allonlinenovel Chapter 25 The sky is falling
Chapter 25 The sky is falling
"What business is it of yours whether my daughter sold herself or not?" Li's mother had a dark and wrinkled face, and looked like she was not to be trifled with.
Before Cheng Ruoan could speak, another burly woman, about thirty-five or thirty-six years old, pointed at her and said bluntly:
“I recognize you. You’re the wife of the Third Master of the Si family, right? Let me tell you, don’t even think about standing up for Li Xianglan. She’s already sold herself into servitude.”
The master has already paid her the money she received for being sold into servitude.
No one can save her!
As she spoke, she completely disregarded the fact that Cheng Ruoan's leg was in a splint, reached out to push her away, and then pulled Li Shi away.
How could Cheng Ruoan let her large, dirty hands, like palm leaves, push him down?
In the blink of an eye, she took out a stun gun from her spatial storage and hid it in her sleeve. Then, with a flick of her sleeve, she smacked Li's sister-in-law.
Li's mother and second sister-in-law were so frightened that their eyes almost popped out of their sockets when they saw Li's eldest sister-in-law roll her eyes, tremble, and fall to the ground.
"What... what's wrong with you, eldest sister?!"
"Oh dear, sister-in-law, you don't have epilepsy, do you? Why are you suddenly having seizures!"
Li's second sister-in-law rushed to the ground to see what was wrong. She had just squatted down when she saw Li's eldest sister-in-law's eyes roll back and she faint.
Old Mrs. Li pointed at Cheng Ruoan: "You, you, you... what did you do to her?!"
Cheng Ruoan, holding his crutch, spread his hands and said, "What can a cripple like me do?"
Perhaps Heaven couldn't bear to see her target someone with a disability like me, so it punished her.
Her words caused an uproar among the neighbors who had been watching the spectacle without saying a word or taking any action.
"I saw it clearly, that young lady really didn't do anything, she just waved her hand to try and block Li Dajia's push!"
"It's divine punishment, it really is divine punishment!"
"I heard that the village of Baihua, where Li's younger sister married, had an earthquake yesterday, killing many people. This lame woman is from her husband's family; she must have survived the earthquake, right?"
"My God, that earthquake was really serious. We even felt it here. If you survived, you're probably someone even the King of Hell wouldn't dare take."
"For Li Dajia to lay a hand on a lame woman, even Heaven couldn't stand it."
The chatter of the people around them reached the ears of Old Lady Li, who turned pale with fright and took several steps back while staring warily at Cheng Ruoan.
Li Ersao was smarter, so she quickly yelled at the top of her lungs, "Father! Li Lao Er! Come out quickly! People from the Si family have come to snatch my little sister, and they've even beaten her!"
Cheng Ruoan: ...
So you're convinced? If you can't beat them, you call in reinforcements, huh?
"Where are the Si family members?!"
"Who dares to take action!"
Old Man Li and Second Brother Li soon came out of the courtyard, followed by a big, fat old man who was dark-skinned and plump, but dressed in clothes that made him look quite wealthy.
The three men squeezed into the crowd, but they didn't see any of the other men from the Si family. They only saw a frail, limping woman.
And Li was hiding behind this woman!
But considering that the villagers were all gathered there, the two men of the Li family...
Old Man Li glanced at his eldest daughter-in-law, who had fainted on the ground, his face darkening. He glared at Cheng Ruoan and said, "Si Sanlang's wife? Our Li family's affairs are none of your business, a mere daughter-in-law!"
Moreover, Si Erlang has already written a letter of divorce to my Xianglan, and she has nothing to do with you anymore!
"No matter what kind of sorcery you used to knock my eldest daughter-in-law down, as long as you step aside and let Li Xianglan go with Master Zhou, I won't ask you to pay for her medicine!"
Cheng Ruoan frowned: "Grandpa, did you rinse your mouth with fecal water this morning? Why is your breath so strong?"
Everyone in the village saw it. What does your eldest daughter-in-law fainting have to do with me? And you still say, "I don't need you to pay for her medicine?"
She mimicked Old Man Li's words with exaggerated expressions, making the surrounding villagers laugh.
"Old man Li, don't take advantage of your age to bully this lame young woman."
"That's right, she's not your junior, why are you scolding her? Or is there something fishy about your Xianglan being divorced yesterday and then coming to the master's house to sell herself today?"
"That's right. Last night I heard the Li family fighting. I peeked over the wall and saw the two sons of the Li family beating up their son-in-law. They were even forcing him to put his fingerprints on some kind of paper."
These gossips infuriated Old Man Li, making him glare and puff out his beard.
Master Zhou had already paid the money and was waiting. He couldn't let the deal fall through, otherwise his eldest brother wouldn't be able to make up for the shortfall and would really have to go to jail!
Old Li took the piece of paper that the villagers had been talking about directly from his clothes and held it up for everyone to see.
"This is a divorce letter signed and sealed by Si Lao Er himself. Li Xianglan is still a member of our Li family. As her father, I'm making the decision to find her a good place. What's wrong with that?" As he spoke, he glared fiercely at Cheng Ruoan. "Si Lao San's wife, if you keep clinging to our family, don't blame us for being impolite!"
Old Man Li's voice was so loud that Cheng Ruoan felt her ears hurt from his shouting.
What the hell.
That old geezer, he's the type who thinks whoever shouts is right, isn't he?
Row!
Cheng Ruoan, with her crutches tucked under her arm and hands on her hips, started yelling at the top of her lungs:
"What divorce papers? My family never gave them, and I've never seen them. Li Xianglan is my second sister-in-law. I'm here to take her back on my mother-in-law's orders!"
Don't think you can fool me with just some random piece of paper!
You want to out-shout, huh?
She never lost in her past life, from childhood to adulthood.
After all, in an orphanage, the louder you cry, the more likely the director will see you!
come!
You old bastard!
Cheng Ruoan put her hands on her hips, feigning madness with an air of self-righteousness: "What divorce letter?! There's no divorce letter?! This isn't a divorce letter!"
When the fat old man saw Cheng Ruoan like this, his lewd little eyes narrowed.
Little Chili Pepper?
he likes!
He quickly tugged at Old Man Li's sleeve: "It's fine if your daughter doesn't come with me, but if you help me get this lame young lady, I'll give you an extra three taels."
Old Li's eyes darted around. "Alright, she's disliked by her husband and mother-in-law in her husband's family. I'll pull some strings and make sure Master Zhou gets her!"
Cheng Ruoan, who has excellent hearing: ?
Do you two think I'm deaf?!
Although she wasn't as plump and curvaceous as Ms. Li, her temperament was far superior.
It's only three taels more expensive!?
Those two bastards, die!
"You're saying that's a letter of divorce? Let me see it!"
Cheng Ruoan pretended to lean over to look at the letter of divorce in Old Man Li's hand, and sure enough, Master Zhou gave a lewd smile and was about to help hand it to her.
"Come here, young lady, take a good look... um... uh uh uh uh uh."
A thud.
It was as if a two-hundred-pound piece of pork belly had fallen to the ground. Master Zhou twitched and fainted on the spot.
"Oh dear, Mr. Zhou! Ah... uh uh uh..."
Old Li wanted to help him up, but Cheng Ruoan found a hidden angle and secretly stunned him with a stun gun.
"Husband!" When Old Lady Li saw her husband fall, she forgot all about being afraid of Cheng Ruo'an and rushed over to check on him...
Cheng Ruoan: ?
So affectionate?
Is she eager to share electrotherapy with men?
Okay, let's go!
Old Mrs. Li tried to push Cheng Ruoan aside to see Old Mr. Li, but Cheng Ruoan swept her backside with his sleeve.
With a cry of "Ah!", she collapsed onto Old Man Li.
Li Lao Er and Li Er Sao had just carried their eldest sister-in-law back to the courtyard when they came out and saw their parents and the family's big spender piled on the ground laughing. They instantly felt like the sky had fallen.