Chapter 273: Conflict Escalates

Wang Yi was originally toasting with the leader when he heard his mother arguing with someone else; his face immediately darkened. He couldn't understand why, on what was clearly his happy day, his mother kept causing trouble for him.

Does she have to see him lose face to be happy? At this moment, Wang Yi's hand gripping the wine cup bulged with veins from his anger.

The archrival sitting beside the leader said, "Brother Wang, it seems Aunt's side has run into trouble again—you'd better go check!"

The leader's expression wasn't good either. Having known Wang Yi for so many years, he originally held Wang Yi in high regard, and this time Wang Yi had also allied with the Hao family; barring any mishap, his future prospects were bound to be limitless.

But Wang Yi's family had too many issues; when his first wife was alive, the household was constantly in chaos.

Later, that woman finally gave birth to a son, and they thought this time they could finally have some peace.

Unexpectedly, that woman had ill fate and died in difficult labor, not even enjoying a day of blessing.

Now, on the first day the new bride entered the household, Wang Yi's mother kept stirring up trouble one after another, making it clear that future days would never be peaceful.

The archrival then said, "As the saying goes, if you can't sweep your own room, how can you sweep the world? To govern the state, you must first settle your family. Brother Wang, if you can't even manage your own household affairs, how can you wholeheartedly serve the country and the unit?"

The leader sat there silent, but it was clear he clearly agreed with that statement.

Although Wang Yi was capable and diligent, with his family in such disarray it was inevitable that it would affect his work—who would dare to rely on him?

Wang Yi's face grew even grimmer, but he had to suppress his anger and turned to his mother-in-law for help, hoping she would speak a few kind words for him.

Because of the Hao family's senior status, Mother Hao still held a high position here; as soon as she spoke, no one dared to oppose her.

But Mother Hao kept a stern face and wouldn't even glance at him; she was so furious she felt like she might die of anger—she had never been so embarrassed in her over forty years of life.

If it weren't for her inner cultivation and concern for her daughter's reputation, she would have left long ago—there's no way she would help Wang Yi.

Seeing Mother Hao ignore him, Wang Yi could only turn his gaze to his wife, but he saw Hao Manru standing there absent‑minded, as if everything happening had nothing to do with her.

Most importantly, even at this moment Hao Manru kept glancing at Song Jingyu; when she saw him giving Su Ruo food, their intimate attitude made her look away with a jealous expression.

Although Wang Yi had long known Hao Manru didn't love him, she openly thought of another man in front of everyone, blatantly cuckolding him—how could he bear it?

But even if he couldn't bear it, he had to endure, silently fuming inside; tonight, after everyone left, he would make Hao Manru know—make her realize who truly was his man.

A woman is just like that—once she sleeps with someone, her heart is set on that person!

As for Song Jingyu, he will definitely not let him have an easy time; after all these years in the military camp, what gives Song Jingyu the right to surpass him as a latecomer and constantly outshine him?

Su Ruo was eating, and I must say the head chef invited by Mother Hao truly had superb skills; seeing her eat happily, Song Jingyu kept serving her food.

The deliciousness of the food immediately captured Su Ruo's appetite, so she didn't even have time to look at the liveliness over at Wu Xiu'e's side.

But at that very moment, Su Ruo suddenly felt a strange gaze; she looked up and met Wang Yi's sinister eyes.

Song Jingyu also raised his head to look, but he didn't care and continued leisurely serving Su Ruo.

Su Ruo thought Wang Yi was really strange—his mother caused trouble, yet he didn't rush to fix it but just stared at them; did he also blame them? That would be too unfair, since aside from watching the excitement and eating, they had done nothing after arriving.

Fortunately, Wang Yi hadn't been blinded by anger; he only glanced at Su Ruo and her companions, then withdrew his gaze, apologized to the leader and his tablemates, and hurried over to deal with his mother's situation.

In just a few breaths, the argument over there grew louder; the woman being scolded by Wu Xiu'e was also a notorious shrew in the compound.

Furthermore, because others feared Wang Yi's status, even if they were angry they would give Wu Xiu'e some face; but her husband and Wang Yi were originally rivals, so their remarks were also blunt.

"I say, Aunt Wu, we just couldn't stand by and wanted to kindly remind you: what's wrong with the girls? Girls are people too and have the right to live."

You look down on girls so much—aren't you a woman yourself?

It's only because these girls are pitiful that they were reborn into your family; their mother died young from your abuse, and now you still mistreat them.

They don't even have a decent garment to wear, let alone a piece of meat; Wang Yi is, after all, a regimental commander—seeing how you abuse the children, don't you even bother to manage them?

After the woman finished speaking, she lifted her head with a smug look at Wu Xiu'e; arguing with this old woman was pointless—she just wanted to drag Wang Yi into trouble.

The woman's name was Ge Erhong; her husband, Dong Liang, was the commander of the Second Battalion, and since the day they enlisted, he and Wang Yi have been rivals—everyone in the military region knows they don't get along.

Originally, Wang Yi managed to marry Hao Manru, the daughter of the chief's family, which already made them uncomfortable; now that they could see Wang Yi's misfortune, they were delighted beyond words and naturally wanted to add fuel to the fire, hoping to ruin this marriage.

Seeing Ge Erhong not only dare to scheme against her but now even against her son, Wu Xiu'e's anger flared even more.

She immediately shouted angrily, "Shameless little slut, how dare you speak about my son—I'll tear your mouth apart."

Having said that, Wu Xiu'e lunged at Ge Erhong.

Seeing this, Ge Erhong's face lit up with excitement as she looked at Wu Xiu'e; she was originally a rural woman with great strength, and her personality was even more shrewish—she had never lost a fight.

Moreover, Wu Xiu'e was already half‑in‑the‑grave; Ge Erhong fighting her faced no burden, and she now only hoped to make the situation as big as possible, so as to show the bride's natal family just what kind of people they were.

But Ge Erhong's hope of destroying Wang Yi's wedding through a fight ultimately came to nothing.

The hastily arriving Wang Yi grabbed Wu Xiu'e's hand.

Wu Xiu'e had been fuming and was about to unleash a torrent of abuse, but upon seeing her son's grim face she immediately calmed down.

Thinking of how her son had repeatedly warned her not to cause trouble, Wu Xiu'e couldn't help but feel regret and fear.

Her son wouldn't just abandon her when he got angry, would he!