"What?" Wang Yue didn't immediately grasp what she heard, thinking she had misheard.
Ignoring her shock, Zhang Liunian repeated, "Clean it for me."
She shouldn't insult his beloved car just because she was new or his cousin's girlfriend.
Wang Yue heard him clearly this time. This overwhelmingly handsome man wanted her to clean the footprints from her own kick.
Fine, very fine. Wang Yue hadn't been targeted like this in a long time. It seemed it was time to show the Yu family her true colors, so they wouldn't get so full of themselves and try to walk all over her.
With that thought, Wang Yue raised her leg again and delivered two more kicks, adding two more footprints to Zhang Liunian's beloved car.
"Dream on if you think I'll clean your footprints. Move it, or I'll smash your car." As Wang Yue spoke, three burly men behind her pulled out wooden clubs, their expressions menacing.
The onlookers were startled and retreated to outside the courtyard, murmuring amongst themselves.
"Yu Sheng's girlfriend seems to have a terrible temper. She'll be hard to get along with. Yu Sheng's life won't be easy from now on."
"He has money and a wife, so why worry about so much?"
"Exactly, Yu Sheng is already this old. Having a wife is good enough. Why be picky? Besides, the young lady's family is wealthy."
"Couldn't agree more. It's just that Yu family's grandson has to be wronged now."
"The Yu family matriarch is in a tough spot. One is her grandson, the other is her granddaughter-in-law. She'll have to offend one side."
"They always pick on the weakest. It's obvious the grandson is easier to bully, so they'll naturally side with the granddaughter-in-law."
"That's right."
"..."
Listening to the villagers' gossip, Fang Xiaocao's face turned grim. She anxiously looked at her grandson, and indeed, seeing his displeased expression, her heart sank.
Her grandson had just agreed to provide capital for her three sons to start their own businesses. Now, she couldn't afford to offend him too badly.
But her granddaughter-in-law insisted on moving her grandson's car, and she couldn't do anything about it.
"Liunian, can you do your grandma a favor and move it?" Fang Xiaocao knew these words signaled her stance, but the situation didn't allow for much thought. Who knew what else this granddaughter-in-law might do?
Hearing this, Wang Yue smugly looked at Zhang Liunian and said, "Did you hear that? Your grandma wants you to move the car quickly. What are you still standing here for? You idiot, trying to go against me, courting death."
"..." Fang Xiaocao was speechless. This woman was truly a lunatic, acting arrogantly because her family was poor and couldn't find a wife. Just wait, she'd have her comeuppance.
"Who are you calling an idiot? You slut, if you can't speak properly, don't speak at all. You're a disgrace!" Yu Xiaohua, seeing Wang Yue call her son an idiot, immediately rushed forward and pointed at Wang Yue's nose, calling her a slut.
Jiang Qingqing, holding her son, also walked into the crowd, glaring at Wang Yue with anger. But being a cultured person, she wasn't good at cursing and, after struggling for a long time, couldn't utter a single word.
"How dare you call me a slut? Yu Sheng, are you dead? Someone is insulting your girlfriend, and you don't curse back or fight back?" Wang Yue pointed at her own nose in disbelief, then turned her direction to Yu Sheng, who was hiding to the side, and shouted.
Yu Sheng wore a bitter expression. On one side was his aunt and cousin, and on the other was the woman he wanted to marry. If possible, he didn't want to offend either side.
"Yueyue, we're all family. Can we talk things through calmly?"
"No. If you don't help me beat them, I'm leaving now. We'll break up from now on, and go our separate ways," Wang Yue knew the Yu family's weakness all too well – weren't they afraid of not being able to find a wife? Weren't they afraid of losing her, a rich young lady?
She intended to use this to make the Yu family obey her.
Upon hearing about a breakup, Yu Sheng instantly panicked and looked at Yu Xiaohua apologetically, "Aunt..."
"Yu Sheng, are you really going to hit your aunt's family?" Before her eldest nephew could finish, Yu Xiaohua interrupted him forcefully. Did her eldest nephew really intend to listen to the crazy woman and hit them?
If that happened, she would completely sever ties with her maternal family from now on.
Yu Sheng looked pained, not knowing what to do. He looked from one person to another, utterly speechless.
Fang Xiaocao quickly stepped in to mediate. "Yueyue, today is the second day of the Lunar New Year. It's not suitable for fighting. Let's talk calmly and peacefully. We will resolve any issues."
Wang Yue didn't insist on a fight. She merely wanted to show off her influence and make the Yu family understand that once she married in, they would all have to listen to her.
"For the sake of you being an elder, this fight can be avoided, but the car must be moved. If you can't even handle this small matter, I'm leaving now."
Wang Yue wasn't afraid they wouldn't agree, as she knew the Yu family's situation too well.
They would never dare to let go of her as a valuable asset.
This was indeed the case. As soon as she spoke, Yu Sheng immediately felt she was giving him some face and busy praising her for being beautiful and kind-hearted.
Wang Yue accepted it with great pleasure, tilting her nose up at him proudly.
Yu Sheng seemed accustomed to her demeanor. He smiled, then turned to Zhang Liunian, "Cousin, could I trouble you to move the car? Yueyue's car is parked at the entrance, and it's not ideal."
Zhang Liunian raised his eyebrows and retorted, "Cousin, I'd like to ask, this courtyard is so large, it can accommodate three or four cars. Why do they insist on me moving? There's space everywhere, front, back, left, and right. Why fight over this particular spot?"
"..." Yu Sheng was stumped by his question. He couldn't figure it out either. There was parking space everywhere; why did his girlfriend specifically like the spot his cousin had parked in?
Seeing Yu Sheng at a loss for words, Wang Yue spoke for him, "No matter what I do, I like to be in the middle. It's my habit. Now, your car is parked in the middle of the yard, which is taking up my parking spot. If you don't move it, we'll smash it. Don't you dare cry then."
These words were incredibly arrogant, and everyone disliked them but dared not say anything, given her wealth and connections.
"Is that so? Then try it. Do you really think everyone is afraid of you?" Zhang Liunian was unfazed by such women. Smashing his car in front of him was impossible.
"Oh, so you're a stubborn mule who won't shed a tear until they see the coffin. You guys, go ahead and smash it." Seeing Zhang Liunian's fearless attitude, Wang Yue was instantly enraged. With a wave of her small hand, she ordered the three burly men behind her to act.
Fang Xiaocao, standing nearby, couldn't bear to see them actually start fighting. She quickly called out for them to stop, "Yueyue, don't be hasty. I'll talk to him and work on his mindset. I'll make sure you're satisfied. Give me two minutes."
The three burly men, about to move, all looked at Wang Yue. Seeing her wave her hand, signaling them to wait, they returned to stand behind Wang Yue.
Fang Xiaocao, seeing that they had stopped, breathed a sigh of relief. She came to her grandson and pulled him aside, saying, "Liunian, you're a man, it's only right to yield to a woman. Besides, Yueyue is your cousin's girlfriend, and they've come today to discuss marriage. It's not a big deal for you to indulge her."
"..."