kingnovel Chapter 226 Arguing! The one who jumps up first loses; she's got all the experience.
Chapter 226 Arguing! The one who jumps up first loses; she's got all the experience.
Seeing that she couldn't reason with her daughter, Li's mother changed her expression again, wiping away tears with her sleeve and crying to Gu's mother.
"I carried them all for ten months and raised them with my milk. They've all become my enemies and my in-laws. Now I can't say anything to my daughters anymore. You, as their mother-in-law, please say something fair!"
"Tsk tsk..." Lin Chang'er finally found a chance to speak, "Does my mother look like someone who's easy to bully?"
Looking at Li's mother with utter disdain, he said, "Whether my mother-in-law is a human or a ghost, she knows best in her heart."
“We all know what kind of person Second Sister-in-law is. If you really treated her well, our whole family would naturally treat you as honored guests. But are you? Do you deserve it? Don’t you really know your own limitations?”
"Don't tell me you're just putting on this show of a loving mother to appease everyone. Everyone knows the truth, but you, an opera singer, have even fooled yourself?"
He twitched the corner of his lips and said, "I must say, it's a real shame that my mother-in-law's acting skills aren't on stage with a Southern Opera troupe."
"You..." Madam Li was so angry she almost fainted. Li Er rushed forward to help her, but she pushed him away. "Look at your parents, being bullied by a little wench, they don't even dare to fart. What can we expect from you?"
Grabbing Li Da, who was on the same side, Li's mother's fingers trembled as she said, "You little wench, did you lose your parents when you were young and have no one to teach you? I am still your elder, how dare you compare me to an actress, you are simply..."
Perhaps she was too angry, because Li's mother didn't come up for a long time.
Lin Chang'er remained calm and composed. Arguments are all about who jumps first and loses; she was very experienced in that.
Lin Chang'er shrugged. "Elder? Let me ask you, what kind of elder are you?"
"A true elder is one who leads by example, sets a good example for younger generations, and respects them without being told what to do."
"But all you do is abuse your status to bully your daughter. You're just an old hag who's annoying and takes advantage of his age."
"Auntie is right, that old hag who bullies Mother!" Gu Xiaoman clapped her hands and cheered.
Gu Erlang quickly pulled his son in front of him and covered his mouth. Although he was reluctant to admit it, his son Xiaoman did indeed have a trace of the Li family bloodline, and he was not directly oppressed.
If word gets out, people will just think that Xiaoman is a mean-spirited person.
Even for Third Sister herself, the burden of filial piety always weighed on her shoulders, making it difficult for her to say many things.
The third sister-in-law, on the other hand, has always been brave and resourceful, and she is the one who built up the family's businesses.
The Li family wanted to use Third Sister to gain benefits, which meant they planned to steal her money.
Fortunately, nothing happened; otherwise, it might have been necessary to take it to court.
Besides, the third sister-in-law has always been the most eloquent in the family. With her being the one who cares for her older brother and sister-in-law and is friendly to the younger generation, the rest of them would feel like they were taking up too much space just to keep up appearances.
When Li's mother saw her own grandson Gu Xiaoman applauding that little slut, she was so angry she almost fainted on the spot. It's true that bad bamboo can't produce good shoots.
Li San Niang is a freak; how could her son be a good one?
She pointed at Gu Xiaoman, too angry to utter a single word.
Seeing her like this, Lin Chang'er continued, "Besides, everyone saw it. It wasn't me comparing my mother-in-law to an actress; it was my mother-in-law herself who acted like an actress."
"We can't just say anything if our mother-in-law does it, can we?"
Mother Li's eyes rolled back, and she almost couldn't catch her breath.
Seeing this, Lin Chang'er hurriedly said, "You mustn't faint. If you dare to faint, I'll ask the most talkative old women in the village to take them to the entrance of your Li Family Village in a donkey cart and tell them that you came here to try to seize my Gu family's property and forced my daughter to kill the child. I'll talk about it for ten days or half a month and let the villagers from all around see the true face of your Li family."
After a pause, she continued, "Oh, if you think this platform is too small, I can also set up a platform in the county town and let the old ladies go there to talk about it, so that you can become famous throughout Ninghai County. If that's still not enough..." the prefectural city is also an option.
"You..." Madam Li shuddered, caught her breath, and cursed, "You poisonous woman!"
"You flatter me!"
Lin Chang'er was not angry at all; using magic to defeat magic was harmless.
Things have developed to this point, and the Li family has almost lost all face and dignity.
Since they've lost all dignity, they shouldn't expect to escape unscathed either; nobody should want them anymore.
Mother Li glared at Second Sister Gu and said, "I carried her for ten months and gave birth to her. I don't expect her to take care of me in my old age and see me off in my final days. It's not right to cut ties with her for no reason."
Li Dafu chimed in, "Third Sister Li, let me tell you, the Li family raised you, and now that your husband's family has become wealthy, you don't want to acknowledge the Li family anymore. There's no such logic in this world, don't even think about it."
“Even if my mother and I go to the county government office to beat the grievance drum and file a complaint in the county town, we will not let you have your way.”
"Your Gu family is now considered a respectable family. If people knew that the Gu family had someone as ungrateful as you, your Gu family would not be able to do business properly."
Li San Niang was also furious. Holding Yu Dian'er, she suddenly turned around and met Li Da's eyes. Her eyes, which were filled with tears, were full of hatred that seemed about to burst out. Her body was also trembling with anger.
Perhaps influenced by her mother, the baby in her arms also began to cry loudly.
Lin Chang'er was heartbroken and forgot to argue with the Li family mother and son. She quickly stepped forward and gently put her arm around them, patting Gu Ersao's back to comfort her, "It's not worth getting sick from anger. What will happen to Yudian if you get sick?"
Gu Ersao turned to look at her, and the tears in her eyes burst open in an instant, gushing out of her eyes.
Suddenly, she knelt down in front of Lin Chang'er with a thud, holding Yudian in her arms.
"Erlang's wife!"
"Second sister-in-law."
"daughter in law!"
The Gu family members quickly surrounded her. Gu's mother and sister-in-law pulled her from the left and right. Gu's mother said, "Second son's wife, what are you doing?"
"Chang'er never lets her family suffer. If you want her to help you, just tell her..."
Sister-in-law Gu also said, "Second sister-in-law, please get up quickly!"
Second Sister-in-law Gu shook her head, gesturing with one hand, "I beg Third Sister-in-law to help me sever ties with my husband."
Lin Chang'er was so startled that she, who was originally the closest, was the last to come to her senses.
Seeing Gu Ersao say this, she sighed, "Ersao, have you thought it all through?"
Gu Ersao gritted her teeth and nodded. She didn't need or want family members who only bullied, suppressed, and schemed against her, and who didn't even spare her in-laws and children. She certainly couldn't let the Gu family have such a troublesome group of relatives.
"Get up first!" Lin Chang'er helped her up, seeing that her firm attitude was the result of careful consideration.
Turning to Zhou Hai, she said, "Uncle Hai, our Gu family is from out of town, and we don't have any elders here. We'd like to trouble you and Elder Huo to act as witnesses..."