Chapter 1424: Do You Dare?!

Chapter 1424: Chapter 1424: Do You Dare?!

Meng Han swallowed hard, but her eyes gradually brightened.

"I, I understand now."

She never thought there could be such a strategy.

Watching Tao Qin, who usually relied on sweet talk and acting coy to get her mother’s unconditional support, sitting on the ground trembling with a swollen face, Meng Han felt indescribably pleased.

Next moment, Ms. Tao screamed, pushed aside Ying Xi’s hand, and tearfully hugged Tao Qin, crying in heartbreak.

"My poor Ah Qin, no one has ever dared to hit you since you were a child. How dare she, that wretched woman, to lay such a heavy hand on you."

Shu Yu felt awkward hearing this, as if Tao Qin were her daughter.

Ms. Tao abruptly lifted her head, looked at Uncle Meng with reddened eyes, "Husband, are you just going to watch? She hit Ah Qin, and you saw it with your own eyes."

Uncle Meng opened his mouth, truly confused by the situation before him.

Meng Yunzheng explained to him, "Uncle, don’t feel troubled. Yu just didn’t want to let Ms. Tao’s slander go unanswered. Since she claims Yu hit her, confirming her words is the only way to address this situation for both parties."

Uncle Meng, "..." What? Address?

He looked at Meng Yunzheng with a complex expression, the latter remained serious, seemingly unaware of anything wrong with the explanation.

Shu Yu also turned around, earnestly speaking to Uncle Meng, "Yes, Uncle, you shouldn’t feel troubled. This is a conflict between the two of us. Ms. Tao knew full well that Yun was my fiancé yet she still tried to covet him, so she should face the consequences. It’s just a slap; I think it’s quite mild. After all, for such shameless women, putting them in a pigbasket would be fitting."

Uncle Meng’s eyes widened, "Covet, covet Yunzheng???"

Shu Yu nodded, "She said it herself earlier, asking me to step down and make way for her. She said I am just a simple village girl, even if I was given the title of Village Chief, I still have no power or influence and am not qualified to be Yun’s wife. After all, his future is boundless. But she is different; her aunt is Yun’s aunt-in-law, and her uncle is Yun’s uncle, establishing a natural advantage whether you like it or not. Her aunt and uncle will surely help her, advising me to see sense so as not to make things ugly for both parties."

As she spoke, she raised her head, "I saw earlier that Aunt surely helped her. So...what about you, Uncle? Do you also think I’m unworthy of Yun, that I should break off the engagement and give way to your niece?"

Uncle Meng was shaking with anger, "Nonsense! How could I help her? You and Yunzheng are a rightful couple, matched through proper engagement traditions, with birth charts exchanged perfectly aboveboard; everyone recognizes you as the Meng family daughter-in-law. No one can surpass you."

Shu Yu appeared relaxed, "With Uncle saying this, I am relieved."

But Ms. Tao and Tao Qin were almost fuming with anger, never expecting that Lu Shuyu would pre-emptively block their reversal of truth, which should have been spoken during their complaint.

Tao Qin endured the pain and shouted, "Uncle, don’t listen to her nonsense. I never uttered those words."

Shu Yu smiled, "Oh? Really? Then dare you say you never coveted Yun, nor wished me to give you the status of his fiancée? Dare you swear that if you have any inappropriate ideas, then may the heavens strike you, ruin your appearance, rot your guts, and meet a miserable end? Do you dare?!"