"Li, Li Shu, you're back." Looking at her dark eyes, Zhang Chunhua tried to swallow, forcing a smile onto her face.
Inwardly, she couldn't help but grumble. Just when everything was a sure thing, why did this jinx come back now?
When Widow Liu saw Chen Li Shu, she couldn't help but be stunned. If Chen family's matter was originally a done deal, now with Chen Li Shu's return, it was uncertain.
But no matter what, this marriage had to happen. To get her two sons out, she had incurred debts of several hundred yuan. She had even planned to push all her debts onto Chen Man Tun and his wife after marrying into the Chen family.
"You two get out of my house immediately, or don't blame me for being impolite." Chen Li Shu swept her icy gaze over the two and said in a deep voice.
Seeing that she was including herself, Zhang Chunhua couldn't help but frown and reprimand, "How can you, a child, speak to an elder like this? I am your aunt, after all. Have you forgotten your family just a few days into university?"
"Elder?" Chen Li Shu sneered, "The higher you go, the lower they follow. You're even trying to cheat your own niece, and you think you're worthy of acting like an elder in front of me?"
"Li Shu, she is your aunt after all. What will outsiders think of you if you speak like that?" Chen Man Tun frowned upon hearing her words.
"If she's not afraid of losing face, why should I be?"
As Chen Li Shu spoke, she looked at Zhang Chunhua, "Li Yuan's marriage was proposed by you initially, right? And you privately found the Liu family and agreed to this marriage, correct? My parents are soft-natured, but they aren't people you can bully like this. Today, in front of everyone, do you dare admit that you took the initiative to be the matchmaker? You know what the Liu family is like, and what kind of characters their two sons are. Don't tell me you don't know. Tell everyone, what are you planning?"
"What? There's this too? I thought Man Tun and his wife were confused. It turns out Man Cang's wife was involved? How can family members harm their own?"
"Oh my, living in the same village for so many years, don't you know Man Cang's wife's character? Famously a smiling tiger. How many people who associate closely with Widow Liu are good people?"
"..."
Hearing the discussions from nearby, Zhang Chunhua's face immediately turned red and then white.
"Stop your nonsense. What's wrong with my two sons? With your family's barren lineage, you should be grateful that I'm willing to let my son marry into your family. I'm telling you, either finalize the marriage today, or I'll come here and cause trouble every day. Let's see who can endure it."
Widow Liu was fearless, even looking provocatively at Chen Li Shu, "I don't believe you won't go to school and stay home all day. I'm making it clear today, I've decided on your family's Li Yuan as my daughter-in-law."
"This Widow Liu is too shameless. It was just a verbal agreement, and even engaged couples are separated. But for her, she's directly extorting money."
"Alas, if you ask me, Chen family's eldest daughter shouldn't have escalated things so much from the start. Dealing with such a scoundrel, what will happen now?"
The onlookers began to worry about Chen Li Shu and even the Chen family. They were all families living ordinary lives. Most people couldn't really afford to deal with a shrew like Widow Liu.
"Fine, you're not leaving, are you?" Chen Li Shu nodded at her. "Do you know where this is? This is my house. If you come here to cause trouble, it's trespassing. It wouldn't be excessive if I beat you to death, you know?"
As Chen Li Shu spoke, she bent down, picked up a stool from the ground, and smashed it down towards Widow Liu.
In this era, it was naturally the soft who feared the hard, and the hard who feared the desperate.
Seeing Chen Li Shu's murderous expression and the approaching stool, Widow Liu was instantly terrified, screaming "Mom!" and dodging. While dodging, she yelled loudly, "Chen family's university student is killing people, the university student is killing people!"
Chen Man Tun was also frightened by Chen Li Shu's demeanor, truly afraid she might lose control and cause a death. He quickly grabbed her and forcefully snatched the stool from her hand.
"Li Shu, you can't act impulsively. You're still in university. If anything happens to you, we can't afford to contend with someone like her."
Chen Man Tun's mouth felt bitter. If he had known things would turn out this way, he shouldn't have agreed to this marriage in the first place. It was all his fault for making the children suffer too.
Widow Liu, who had been terrified earlier, now saw that Chen Li Shu was restrained by Chen Man Tun. Knowing they wouldn't dare do anything to her, she couldn't help but move closer, a smug smile on her face, "That's right. I say your whole family is like a donkey. Lead them and they won't go, beat them and they'll retreat. It didn't work when we talked nicely at first, but now you know how formidable I am?"
Chen Li Shu was angry and kicked her. Widow Liu, caught off guard, was hit squarely and sat down on the ground.
"Damn it!" Liu Dabao and Liu Xiaobao had been guarding the courtyard gate. Seeing Widow Liu being wronged, the two brothers immediately rushed in without a word.
Seeing the situation was not good, Chen Man Tun quickly shielded Chen Li Shu behind him, "Da Bao, Er Bao, what are you doing?!"
"What are we doing? She dared to kick my mother, I'll cripple her leg today."
Liu Dabao moved the hand he had injured by Gu Xing Dong. Although the wound had healed, there was still a scar as long as a finger. Moreover, because the knife had penetrated too deeply at that time, even after healing, he couldn't exert much force. All of this was due to this damn woman named Chen in front of him.
"You two dare to touch my third sister-in-law today and see what happens!" Gu Xing Ye heard the news and rushed over. Seeing the Liu brothers acting tough towards Chen Li Shu, he quickly ran a few steps to Chen Li Shu's side.
"This slut hit my mother, my brother and I are going to kill her today!" Liu Xiaobao said to Chen Li Shu with his chin slightly raised, looking at her fiercely.
"Stop bragging here. Weigh yourselves on a scale, you chickens who can't even be killed, yet you want to kill people. I, Gu Xing Ye, am saying this now: if any of you dare to touch a single hair of my third sister-in-law, don't say my third brother won't let you off, I'll let you see some blood first!"
"Gu Xing Ye, don't look down on people. If we're pushed too far, my brother and I will do anything." Liu Dabao said, spitting fiercely on the ground.
"Fourth brother, don't interfere in this matter. I want to see what these two can do to me today."
Chen Li Shu bypassed Chen Man Tun and Gu Xing Ye and walked up to Liu Dabao and Liu Xiaobao, sneering, "You want to kill me? There's a cleaver inside. Do you want me to get it for you?"
The two brothers met her sharp gaze and knew she was truly unafraid, instantly choking. Their arrogance clearly diminished, but they still straightened their necks and said, "You, don't think we dare not!"
"What's going on here? I could hear the shouting from far away. Aren't you going to work? Are you waiting to be penniless at the end of the year?"
Zhang Chang He saw that everyone hadn't reported to the team and heard that Chen Li Shu was back, and that the Chen and Liu families were arguing. Without bothering with anything else, he hurried over to take a look. As expected, he saw the Liu brothers acting hooligan.