Chapter 226: Are You a Dog, Biting Whoever You See?

Peng Ailan hated hearing those words the most; although they never explicitly said her son was a matrilocal son-in-law, his situation was no different, for since her daughter-in-law's family was powerful and they wanted to bask in their reflected glory, they had to swallow their pride and endure humiliation.

Not to mention that her son had not had an easy time in his wife's family, not only did he humble himself and act small, but his sisters-in-law and their husbands had also mocked him no end.

One could say that the more glorious her son appeared on the surface, the more wretched he was behind the scenes; every time she thought of the life her son led, she felt unbearable pain, and now that someone had brought it up, it was truly life-threatening: "My son is not for you to discuss; I'll fight you to the death."

Seeing Liu Chuxue about to go mad, she directly grabbed the woman and dragged her to the accountant, Liu Quanwen, then with a sudden force threw her onto him: "I have no intention of meddling in your family's broken affairs, and I ask you to keep your wife in check; if you dare to interfere with my family's matters again, don't blame me for sprinkling salt on your wounds."

Peng Ailan still wanted to fight back, but her husband held her tightly: "Have you made enough of a scene?"

Peng Ailan was driven mad by Liu Chuxue's words and, disregarding everything, shouted: "What scene am I making? I am only thinking of Fifth Uncle and Fifth Aunt; what fault is there in that? Now that the eldest and the third cannot come up with the money, why can't we turn to the second family? Even if we sever ties, it is still bone broken but sinew connected."

Liu Chuxue stared at Liu Quanwen with a half-smile: "Look how reasonable she sounds, standing on the moral high ground to dictate how my family should act; where does that leave the Party Secretary and the Village Head? Don't forget the circumstances under which the severance agreement was signed; you want to trample on our family's dignity and old wounds to establish your own authority; is the next step to campaign for votes for your husband to seize power?"

Liu Quanwen frowned and glanced at Liu Chuxue: This brat was already formidable, but recently she had become even sharper-tongued, saying things that left one unable to utter a single word of rebuttal.

His own foolish wife was truly looking for trouble; last time she had been rebutted so badly she nearly suffered internal injuries, yet she never learned from her mistakes and always wanted to provoke her.

This time it was even worse; she had laid his hidden calculations bare in the open, effectively placing him on a roasting fire; if he did not admit it, how could he run for election in a few months, but if he did admit it, the Party Secretary and the Village Head families would surely not let him live in peace.

Liu Quanwen glared fiercely at his wife: "Girl Xue, don't listen to your aunt's nonsense; once the severance agreement is signed, the relationship is naturally gone, and Fifth Uncle and Fifth Aunt's affairs naturally should not be your family's concern."

Seeing that Liu Chuxue had directly silenced the accountant and his wife, the onlookers naturally did not want to become the second target, so no one dared to drag Liu Chuxue's family into the matter again.

Liu Quanwen had intended to quickly end the scene and take his wife away from this place of trouble, but the words just spoken had angered the people of the First and Third Branches in the courtyard; Ge Xiulan immediately started cursing: "In the past you were just a bookkeeper; what is so impressive about that? You still want to meddle in our family's affairs; look how arrogant you've become."

Peng Ailan could not stand this anymore: "Ge Xiulan, are you a dog that bites whoever you see? I was just speaking up for you, and you truly do not know good from bad."

With one disaster after another happening in the family, how could Ge Xiulan be in a good mood: "We are all from the same village; everyone knows everyone; do you not fear twisting your tongue by saying such things? Besides, did you not hear what your husband just said? The two of you are singing in perfect harmony; even opera singers would feel ashamed."

Hearing Ge Xiulan call them opera singers, Peng Ailan was so angry that she raised her finger and pointed at her: "Ge Xiulan, who are you calling an opera singer?"

(End of this chapter)