221: Chapter 221: Standing up for Relatives_1 221: Chapter 221: Standing up for Relatives_1 âWho cares about your opinion?â scoffed the old hag.
âWeâre just laughing at how some people have no shameâŠâ
âWhy the hell are you always sticking your nose in, you old hag?â Yang Anshi charged at the old hag, âIâm asking my granddaughter for money, whatâs it got to do with you?â
Although most of the crowd was criticizing Yang Anshi and the others, there were also voices that agreed, arguing that if there was silver, why not give a little to the grandparents; some also said that Yang Ruxin was unfilial.
The one who spoke the most enthusiastically was a daughter-in-law in her thirties, her saliva flying as she spoke: ââŠIf you ask me, that Yang Dani is nothing but an ingrate, always taking things from home to support her man, and yet heâs never grateful.
Now look, sheâs causing a fuss about splitting up the family assets.
A woman whoâs nothing but a loss to her family wants to divide it up, tsk tsk, that kind of person deserves to be drowned in a pondâŠâ
Guan Tongshi couldnât help but roll her eyes at the daughter-in-law, wanting to scold her, but since her own son Qingshuâs name wasnât mentioned directly, she couldnât just jump into the conversation.
She became even more infuriated with Yang Ruxin, blaming this damn girl for causing all the trouble and tarnishing her sonâs reputation â she was a jinx, drowning her wouldnât be unjust at allâŠ
âTreasure Beadâs Mom,â Wang Hehua looked over, turning her head to the enthusiastic woman, âEveryone can talk, but you have no right, do you?
Kicking your mother-in-law out of the house over a mere pound of meat, and now you have the nerve to talk about others being unfilial?
If anyone should be drowned, it ought to be you first, right?â
âYeah, in the dead of winter, your mother-in-law spent a night outside; wasnât she almost tormented to death by you?â Zhao Xinghua chimed in, âYou have the face to criticize others, why donât you take a piss and look at yourself?â
Wang Hehua and Zhao Xinghua got along well, their families always had good relations, and usually in public, if one of them spoke up, the other would back her up.
âThe reason sheâs saying all this now is that sheâs sticking up for her future in-lawsâŠâ Liu Cuiyun laughed, and although she didnât make it explicit, most people understood.
Instantly, laughter erupted from the crowd.
Treasure Beadâs mom was called Tian Jinhua, and her son Horse Pup had taken a shine to Lin Yueâeâs young daughter Wang Baozhu.
Many times people in the village had seen the two sneaking off into the forest behind.
Since they were both young and neither family was well-liked, no one had really commented.
Today, however, seeing Tian Jinhua berate Yang Ruxin, Liu Cuiyun, who was always straightforward, just couldnât stand by and pointed it out bluntly, as those two had been caught kissing under her bean trellis, startling her when she went to pick beans.
Nevertheless, Liu Cuiyun was never one to gossip, so she had only mentioned it to her husband, and the reason she brought it up today was to show goodwill to Yang Ruxin.
After all, she realized that the Gu Family had an unusual relationship with Yang Dani, and her sonâs hunting relied on them, so she couldnât afford to look back and forth.
âNonsense, what in-laws?â Tian Jinhua panicked, âMy sonâs still young.
Donât you dare slander people here.
Itâs your sons and daughters who are messing around.â
âMy son behaves himself, heâd never pull a girl under a bean trellis.â Liu Cuiying sneered.
âExactly, we may not be from a wealthy household, but we still seem to understand the concepts of propriety, integrity, decency, and honorâŠâ Zhao Xinghua also sneered, âAs the saying goes, âIf the upper beam isnât straight, the lower beam will be crooked.'â