CHAPTER 60: CHAPTER 59: THAT FACE IS NO LONGER WORTHY OF YOU, NANFENG

Especially when Ruan Jiao saw Ruan Mian and Mrs. Chen arriving amidst the crowd, she widened her eyes in realization. It was all... Ruan Mian’s scheme!

She must have known that she intended to lure Mrs. Chen over, known that Li Mao was interested in Mrs. Chen, so she turned it around and put herself in a pit, becoming the shameless one.

But before she could grab Ruan Mian and insult her, the formidable Mrs. Yao had already yanked out most of her hair and clawed fiercely at her face with sharp nails, causing her to scream in pain.

In a flurry of rage, the two began to wrestle and pull each other violently, and no one could stop them until Mrs. Yao casually picked up a piece of shattered tile from the ground and pressed it against Ruan Jiao’s head, severely slicing her face.

As a bright red streak of blood flowed down, Ruan Jiao howled in agony.

Over at Qi Mansion, they were also watching the spectacle; the Liu Family clicked her tongue twice at Ruan Jiao’s appearance, saying regretfully.

"That face is no longer worthy of you, Nanfeng."

Watching the two fight, Ruan Mian motioned Rui over and pointed at Li Mao’s sleeve.

Rui, quick-witted and agile, darted into the crowd and fiercely yanked on Li Mao’s sleeve!

"You little brat!!" Li Mao stumbled backward, and the documents hidden in his sleeve scattered to the ground.

Old Madam Li hurried to help him up, but then she saw the contents of the documents.

They were none other than the transfer agreements for Chaling Restaurant, complete with an official seal!

Old Madam Li looked over in disbelief, her face turning pale with anger, "When... when did you sell the shop? Where’s the money?! Where’s the money?! That was your father’s... your father’s only safeguard for our family!"

When the family in the Capital City was confiscated, this restaurant was listed under Mrs. Yao’s name as an extra asset, but Li Mao was the one managing it.

The plan was, now that they were here, they would collect some accounts before leaving, and after establishing connections in Wuheng, they would come back to collect again, always having a backup plan.

Now he not only sold it privately, but didn’t even mention receiving the money, clearly intending to keep it all for himself!

Old Madam Li immediately began punching and kicking him, "You unfilial son! You beast! If your father knew you were disregarding your family’s survival, how would you ever face him again! Our Li Family really has no such son!"

"Madam, madam, please take care of yourself!"

"Mother, mother, listen to my explanation."

The nanny beside hurried to console her, while Mrs. Yao kicked Ruan Jiao away, also seeing the documents.

Alas, her good husband... all her heartfelt devotion, using her own Silver Coin to support his family along the way, and now, he intended to keep the money secretly, not even giving her a hint.

Moreover, he planned to elope with that little wench, completely abandoning her, the legitimate wife!

She tore those documents into pieces, wailing in utter heartbreak. Li Mao, frightened his face turned ashen, angrily shouted, "Are you mad!!"

But the documents had already been torn into shreds. Flustered, he was about to pick them up when he saw a pair of shoes standing before him.

Before Li Mao could look up, a foot decisively stepped on his hand!

He howled in pain, and the next moment, his chin was forcibly lifted, and fists rained down on him, repeatedly knocking him to the ground, his cries of misery uninterrupted!

"Asong!"

Mrs. Chen worried for Ruan Qingsong, wanting to intervene.

But Ruan Mian stopped her, "Sister-in-law, elder brother knows Li Mao wants to harm you, he won’t spare this boy; evil-doers should be punished. Even though elder brother isn’t a military general, he’s trained for some years, Li Mao is no match for him. We can just watch."

With arms folded, Ruan Mian regarded the chaotic scene, finding it no less than a fine show.

Even Cui Zhu, getting a good vent out of it, felt immensely pleased, "Miss, this is quite a show!" just missing some melon seeds to crack.

Ruan Qingsong didn’t pull his punches, beating Li Mao who kept pleading for help, but no one from Uncle’s Mansion came out, not even the Old Madam, outraged at the unfilial son, paid any heed.

The government officers, as long as he was left with a breath, wouldn’t interfere more.

And Ruan Jiao, scratched and clawed by Mrs. Yao until her face was bloodied, was in a sorry state.

With both injured, in the following days, no one had the energy to stir up trouble.

Due to the snow disaster, the whole group was forced to stay in Taoqiu County for a while.

Every day, Ruan Mian would walk around the city with County Magistrate Lin, during which she discussed in detail with the two managers of the restaurant about managing the business.

Until the road was cleared on the day, the snow finally stopped.

The wide official road was the result of the entire city’s continuous efforts, and everyone cheered, also signifying Ruan Mian and the others couldn’t delay any longer.

The afternoon the road opened, the government officers informed everyone to prepare for departure. Originally, they were to go to the post station in Jixian County to replenish supplies, but given the natural disaster, there were no supplies at Jixian anyway, and it would only be a detour.

So the government officers directly took the straight route, heading for Zhuangzhou Mountain Pass, towards Ru Ning.

However, when Qi Nanfeng heard they were bypassing Jixian, he couldn’t sit still!

He immediately questioned the government officer, "If we don’t go to the post station, will they agree?! Besides, our supplies are already limited, if we don’t replenish at the station, what if we perish on the road?"

"It’s still a distance to Zhangzhou Mountain Pass! And this whole area is filled with forests, there’s no..."

"Who’s in charge here, you or me?!"

The officer, full of impatience, lashed him twice with a whip.

At the forefront of the group, seeing him in such a hurry, Ruan Mian couldn’t help but squint slightly, pondering for a moment.

When they rested again, they found a windbreak for shelter and heard arguing and cursing from Uncle’s Mansion’s group, waking Ruan Mian from sleep in the carriage.

Cui Zhu happened to come in, clutching a hand warmer, eager to gossip.

"Miss, just now I saw Mrs. Yao and Mr. Li fighting! No one else in Uncle’s Mansion cared, just letting the couple quarrel. Can you believe that Mr. Li, after being beaten by our First Young Master, still had the strength to beat Mrs. Yao till she bled from the nose."

"He’s really something! But Mrs. Yao isn’t a pushover, I see..."

Before she could finish, their carriage was suddenly bumped hard!

Cui Zhu quickly got out of the carriage, and Ruan Mian lifted the curtain to see, by golly, the couple had fought their way over to them.

Li Mao looked like a rabid dog, biting whoever dared to stop him, having picked up a stick from who knows where, fighting with Mrs. Yao.

Despite his injuries, Li Mao was knocked down by Mrs. Yao.

Ruan Mian had no intention of stopping them, even moving her carriage farther away, to avoid letting it be tainted with blood.

The two old women from Uncle’s Mansion started to admonish.

"Miss Ruan! They’ve fought all the way over here and you see no restraint, what if they cause a fatality?"