Chapter 12: The argument continues.
Chapter 12: The argument continues.
Lu Shufen has the confidence to back it up.
Since ancient times, a married woman's family has been her source of strength.
A few years ago, even though her parents had passed away, her eldest brother was still alive and took great care of her. She also had many nephews and nieces, so she wasn't afraid at all.
Especially since her second nephew is in the army, if the Qin family dares to openly bully her, the Lu family will come knocking on their door.
Therefore, Lu Shufen knew that in the Qin family, Mr. and Mrs. Qin favored their eldest son and their youngest son respectively, always thinking of them when it came to good things, while her family got nothing. She was angry, but she felt more sorry for her husband.
Her parents didn't want her to marry into this family in the first place.
Not only is it a bit far, but if anything happens, they won't be able to get there in time. Most importantly, after asking around, the elderly couple weren't very satisfied with the Qin family.
The Qin family parents are biased, and Qin Fengmao is the one who is neglected. Lu Shufen's life will not be easy after she marries into the Qin family.
Although the older generation may not have received much formal education, they have lived for so long and have gained some knowledge and experience.
But Lu Shufen had her eye on Qin Fengmao.
Although Qin Fengmao was not favored, he was an honest man and had learned some masonry skills from his uncle in the same village. When he went to Shihua Village to help build houses, he caught the eye of Lu Shufen.
After marrying into the Qin family, she indeed encountered different treatment.
In fact, outsiders can't understand the attitudes of the Qin family parents towards their sons and daughters, but everyone in the family can see it clearly!
After learning about this situation, Lu Shufen was not afraid at all.
Her family won't let anyone bully her, so she just needs to be assertive and not let anyone take advantage of her.
But as bad news kept coming from her family members, the Qin family, these bullies who preyed on the weak and feared the strong, started to cause trouble. First, Zhang Xiaodi started cooking and serving the food for two meals a day.
Lu Shufen cried bitterly: "Captain, you be the judge. Me, Yinghua's father, Yinghua and his wife, every one of us works in the fields every day to earn work points. We haven't been lazy or delayed at all. But his mother only gives us a bowl of thin, watery coarse grain porridge every meal."
Zhang Xiaodi retorted with a fierce look: "Which family isn't short of food these days? Everyone's just getting by. We're lucky if we have anything to eat. Unlike your brother and sister-in-law who let you starve to death, you still blame us for being biased."
"Tell me, isn't this heartless bastard!"
"Then why didn't you serve them plain water and soup? You said you didn't treat them differently?" Lu Shufen glared at her angrily. "Don't mention my brother and sister-in-law to me. You even curse the dead. How dare you say such things?"
Zhang Xiaodi: "Shouldn't I have said that? Didn't your family all starve to death? That's a fact!"
The captain gave him a disgusted look, and they started arguing again after only a few words. I'm speechless.
Snapped!
Lu Yuanqing pressed Lu Yuanbo down and slammed his hand on the table with a loud bang.
The sound was so loud that it completely drowned out the noise.
Lu Yuanqing: "..." Holy crap, that hurts!
Lu Yuanqing remained expressionless. Seeing that everyone was drawn by the noise he had made, he coldly swept his gaze over each member of the Qin family, saying each word clearly, "My family has been poor peasants for eight generations. My second brother is a martyr. This is my last warning to the Qin family: if I hear any of you say anything that insults the family of a martyr, I will definitely report you to the commune. Even if the commune doesn't care, I will still report you until your Qin family is punished!"
The Qin family members are cowards, but in this situation, even those who aren't cowards would be afraid.
They didn't know exactly what crime it constituted for insulting martyrs and their families, but if Lu Yuanqing made a real-name report against them, they would inevitably be criticized and struggled against.
Seeing that they had finally quieted down, the captain chuckled inwardly. What cowards they really are!
However, since this concerns the reputation of Yangliu Village, if the matter gets out of hand, they will also be affected.
"Yuanqing, right! They won't dare say anything more. Your aunt married into our Yangliu Village, we're all family now. Making a scene won't be good for anyone!" Captain Qin quickly intervened to mediate.
"Yes! Yes! Your auntie just has a sharp tongue, she won't dare say it again!" Qin Dacheng pleaded repeatedly.
Lu Yuanqing gave him a cold glance.
Qin Dacheng, the father of my uncle.
What a coward!
He wasn't there when we were arguing, and he wasn't there when we were fighting either. He's just a coward hiding behind his wife.
Lu Yuanqing snorted and turned his gaze to the embarrassed Zhang Xiaodi. "Although I don't know much about today's situation, judging from your attitude towards my aunt, I can tell that you've been bullying her quite a bit lately!"
Seeing the various expressions on their faces, Lu Yuanqing didn't care and continued, "But my brother and I are here today to tell you that my aunt still has her family, she still has her nephew, and our Lu family still has members. If you want to bully her, you'd better think twice!"
"Captain," Lu Yuanqing said to Captain Qin after threatening the Qin family, "My second brother is a martyr. I will not allow anyone to slander him. This is my bottom line."
"I can let this slide today because of my aunt, but this is the last time!"
"Don't worry, don't worry, they won't dare to do it again!" Captain Qin assured him repeatedly.
In his heart, however, he cursed the Qin family repeatedly!
You're bullying your son and daughter-in-law; no matter what others say, it's none of your business.
But you insist on insulting her family, and there happens to be someone in her family whom no one can insult.
Now things are really messed up. Lu Yuanqing doesn't even mention cursing the other members of the Lu family anymore; he just focuses on Lu Yuanjun. You really can't refute him, otherwise, if Lu Yuanqing gets angry and really takes it to the commune, everyone in the Qin family will be implicated, and Yangliu Village will be dragged down with them.
Seeing Lu Yuanqing's cold face, as if he was going to stand behind Lu Shufen today, Captain Qin sighed silently. Why did he have to deal with so many trivial matters in the village?
"Alright, everyone calm down. Let's talk things out properly first. Don't start arguing over every little thing. Let's each say one sentence at a time, and no interrupting!" Captain Qin was getting impatient. These adults are harder to teach than children.
"You go first!" He pointed at Zhang Xiaodi.
While she was still intimidated by Lu Yuanqing's words, let her speak first, lest she utter reckless words after calming down.
Zhang Xiaodi moved her mouth, probably about to swear again, but seeing Lu Yuanqing staring at her with a cold face, she kept quiet.
“The problem is that the second son injured his leg, and the family is not well-off right now. He doesn’t work, but he still needs to eat every day. His father and I are worried that if this goes on for too long, the brothers will have disagreements, so we’re thinking of dividing the family property among them.”
Lu Shufen immediately wanted to retort, but Lu Yuanqing grabbed her arm, shook his head, and gestured for her to stop talking.
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