Chapter 28: The Ungrateful Wolf Family Makes Their Appearance

Thinking of her eldest aunt's scheming, a flash of unwillingness crossed Liu Xiaoyuan's eyes: "Chuxue, are we really just letting your eldest aunt off like this?"

Hearing these words, Liu's mother's face was full of anger, but after all there was no evidence; relying solely on her daughter's one-sided account, she truly didn't know how to seek justice for her daughter.

The look she gave Chuxue was full of guilt.

Liu Chuxue's lips curved up: "The reason I didn't bring it up openly is that right now I don't have time to waste words with her. She's trying to harm me—how could I just let it go?"

What she didn't say was that since Seeing Seeing Seeing Ge Xiulan liked to strike from the shadows, she would use her own tactics against her, giving her a bitter pill she couldn't speak of.

Next, she was going to accompany her father to the city for treatment; even if something happened in the Liu family, it couldn't be blamed on her.

She was a very petty person, especially since Seeing Seeing Seeing Ge Xiulan and her niece had taken the original host's life.

As for the Liu family, splitting the household was only the first step; she had plenty of patience.

In a small, detached courtyard in Changping County, the old Mr. Chen looked at his son coming in from outside the door: "Jiefang, where's Weiping? Why haven't I seen him around these past few days?"

Chen Jiefang set down the briefcase in his hand: "He told me a few days ago he was going on a business trip to the south, he should be back soon. Dad, do you need him for something?"

As he spoke, he walked to the washstand against the wall, washing his hands while looking at his old man.

The old man set down the teacup in his hand: "Next month he'll be twenty, it's time to bring up the matter of marriage. While these old bones of mine can still move, I'll accompany him to Willow Tree Village to set the wedding date with that side."

The moment these words came out, Chen Jiefang's hand-washing slowed, his face full of difficulty: "Dad, free love is the trend now, and Weiping has seen the world—he's very resistant to an arranged marriage. I think we should just forget about it."

The old man raised his hand and slammed it on the tea table: "You ungrateful wretch, what kind of talk is that?

Back then, if it weren't for Liu Shanliang risking his life to save me, the grass on my grave might already be this tall. When the marriage was arranged back then, why didn't you say anything? Now that the girl has reached marrying age, you say it's not suitable?"

Chen Jiefang's face was full of helplessness—this wasn't his idea either, but his own wife looked down on village girls; what could he do?

Besides, his own son had clearly stated before that he didn't acknowledge this engagement, and told him not to interfere, saying he would handle it himself.

Caught in the middle, he couldn't afford to offend either side—what kind of situation was this: "Dad, let's wait until Weiping gets back to discuss this. He's not here now, whatever we say is useless."

What could he do? He could only resort to the tactic of 'stalling.'

The conversation between father and son was overheard clearly by Chen's mother outside the door. After a soft 'hmph,' she muttered under her breath: "That dead old man owes someone a life-saving debt himself, yet wants to use my son to repay it—dream on."

She didn't even consider that Liu Shanliang had saved more than just old Mr. Chen back then.

She turned and went back to the kitchen: wondering whether that family had gotten things done or not?

This matter really couldn't be delayed any longer; it seemed that before her son returned, she would have to make a trip to the countryside herself.

When the mother and two daughters arrived at the health clinic, Qiu Shaofeng, the son-in-law, had already completed the procedures, just waiting for them to arrive.

Liu Xiaoyuan's face was full of worry: "Mom, Chuxue, let Shaofeng go with you. Without a man to look after Dad on the road, it definitely won't work."

How could Liu's mother not know this? But her eldest daughter and son-in-law hadn't gone home last night; if she let him accompany them to the city again, she was afraid the two children would have a hard time explaining things when they got back. She couldn't be that selfish.

(End of this chapter)