CHAPTER 17: CHAPTER 17: SHARP AND FIERCE

EDITOR: ATLAS STUDIOS

"Where’s that bitch Mrs. Pang? Is she back? That little brat beat my sister so bad, I won’t let her off today!"

Bang! The courtyard gate of the Li family slammed open, and Mrs. Zhang’s elder sister, Zhang Guihua, rushed out, wielding a firewood stick in her hand.

"Third sister-in-law, it’s second sister-in-law’s sister..."

A qiu watched the woman who had rushed out, her face turning pale from fear as she nervously grabbed Long Yue.

"What are you afraid of?"

Long Yue said as she stepped forward, looking at her coldly, "Got something to discuss with me?"

Zhang Guihua’s aggressive momentum halted for a moment as she glanced at Long Yue. Seeing that she was just a petite woman who seemed easy to bully, her courage increased and she asked with a sullen face, "Are you Mrs. Pang, the one who beat my sister?"

"Yes, that’s me!"

"Ha, alright! I’ll beat you to death!"

Zhang Guihua smirked evilly and swung the firewood stick towards Long Yue, but before she could land the blow, she felt unsteady, and her whole body lurched forward.

"Oh!"

She fell hard on the ground, ending up with a mouthful of dirt.

Long Yue turned to look at her, a mocking and disdainful smile on her face. With such amateurish skills, she wanted to hurt me? Even before the stick could reach me, I stretched out my foot and tripped her.

Fool!

Zhang Guihua fell hard, feeling a sharp pain in her back. She struggled to get up, spat on the ground, cursed her misfortune, then grabbed the firewood stick to attack Long Yue again.

Li Qingmu timely stepped forward to intercept her.

"Move aside, Li Laosan! Get out of my way. This little brat beat my sister, and I’ll beat her to the point she shits herself today, or I’ll never let this go!"

"Long Yue is my wife. If you want to hit her, you’ll have to step over my dead body!"

Li Qingmu said with a stern face, fire flickering in his eyes. At that moment, Long Yue sensed the cold and murderous aura emanating from him—feelings she had never experienced in her past life!

"Wow, you really want to protect this brat, don’t you? Fine, fine, I’ll beat both of you!"

She charged forward again, but Li Qingmu was tall and straight, like a wall Zhang Guihua couldn’t bypass.

Moreover, he knew a bit of boxing. After two or three attempts, Zhang Guihua’s hands were restrained by Li Qingmu.

At this moment, Long Yue said: "Mrs. Zhang, today you brought people to my house to make a fuss, claiming I hurt your sister. But do you know why I hit her?"

"Hmph, what reason could there be? You’re just a wicked woman, an evil woman who won’t die well! You beat her just because you don’t like her..."

"Slap!"

Zhang Guihua received a slap from Long Yue, fuelled by rage that made her eyes flare red.

"Watch your mouth. If it wasn’t for your sister spilling soup over my husband, I wouldn’t have bothered with her. Luckily, the soup was already cold that day. If it had been hot, I’d have killed her—don’t doubt it!"

"Oh my, just for a bowl of soup? Fellow villagers, see how vicious this woman is? My sister only spilled a bowl of soup, and she wants to crack her head open, doing such heartless things aren’t she afraid of divine retribution?"

"Divine retribution? What is divine retribution? A woman adheres to the Three Submissions and Four Virtues: at home obeying her father, in marriage obeying her husband, and after his death obeying her son! My husband is my one and only, my heaven and earth. Your sister dared to bully my husband. If I don’t deal with her, how can I respect the principles of the female virtues?"

Uh?

Zhang Guihua originally planned to make a fuss, hoping the villagers would support her, thereby pressuring the Li family to concede some benefits. Everything was carefully arranged. But Long Yue’s words immediately quashed all questions.

Indeed, a man in the family is heaven and earth. Don’t women live relying on men? If anyone dares to bully one’s man, it’s only natural to defend him fiercely!

"Well, I think Li San Niang is right. If it were me, if someone dared to bully my man, I’d definitely grab a knife and fight to the death!"

"Yes, even if they’re relatives, they can’t bully one’s man. I couldn’t tolerate it either."

"..." Zhang Guihua.

Long Yue looked at everyone’s reactions, revealing a smile as if they were meant to agree. The Three Submissions and Four Virtues are the basic disciplines for women. Anyone who dares question her words would be challenging these principles and eventually be criticized and scorned by others.

"Who...who bullied your man?"

Zhang Guihua came to the Li family to create trouble, initially intending for the family to be embarrassed and demand compensations, but Long Yue turned the situation around with just a few words. She recalled her sister’s tendency to get physical, feeling somewhat insecure.

"Pouring soup over my man isn’t bullying? If it’s not, I’ll immediately go to your house and pour soup over your man to see how it feels. Don’t worry; mine won’t be cold soup!"

If it’s not cold, then it must be boiling hot...

"Ahem..."

Li Qingmu knew his petite wife wanted to act demure and appear pitiful, otherwise, she wouldn’t have thrown herself at him earlier. But now, after a few sentences, her true colors were revealed. How awkward.

"I was forced to!" Long Yue turned around and justified, clutching Li Qingmu’s hand, rubbing her big eyes, and acting pitiful.

"I also want to be a good daughter-in-law, gentle and kind, loved by parents, praised by neighbors. But this second sister-in-law at home always troubles me! It’s okay to bully me, but she almost injured my husband defending me! Now tell me, don’t I have to act tough? Shouldn’t I show some strength? Is it wrong for me to do so?"

"It’s not wrong; just a bit harsh..."

A villager muttered, and Long Yue immediately replied, "If not harsh, Second Sister-in-law won’t learn!"

"Learn the lesson, you dirty brat! I’ll fight you!"

Long Yue’s words barely finished when the angry shouts of Mrs. Zhang rang out behind, and turning back, she saw her head wrapped like a dumpling, claws extended, rushing towards her!

"Oh gosh, folks look! This is my Second Sister-in-law, she’s fierce!"

Long Yue said as she darted behind Li Qingmu, hiding like a little lamb.

"You brat, what are you pretending for? If you’re tough, don’t hide! I’ll make you suffer today!"

Mrs. Zhang shouted as she charged ahead to grapple with Long Yue, while the surrounding villagers watched with interest.

"Hey, sis, that’s enough, stop it!"

Zhang Guihua felt something was off. They came to confront the Li family for an explanation and potential benefits, but now, wrestling with her sister-in-law in front of the whole village was pointless.

Originally victims, but her sister’s brawling now makes it look like they were the ones causing trouble.

They say old ginger is spicier; Zhang Guihua figured out the way and promptly stopped Zhang Meihua’s actions.

Next, Mrs. Li Zhou hurriedly came out, saying, "You kids, it’s all family matters, what are you arguing about? Hurry inside, let’s talk slowly, the mother-in-law is still inside!"