"Hmm, this little brat. So conniving, holding onto the key for so long, who knows how much stuff he’s swiped from our house!" Father Wang spat and went back inside.
"Mom, make sure Dad takes his medicine before sleeping." said Gu Junming.
"Mm, I know, you go to sleep." Mrs. Wang glanced at Sun Chan, "Frightened, weren’t you? Stay with him a bit."
Wang Shufen, holding her son inside, thought, Serves you right! Can’t beat you to death!
Ding Kang glanced outside, "What are we going to do?"
"What do you mean, do? Go to sleep. Remember how he used to beat you before."
Ding Kang thought, indeed, that old man was never nice to him, so he just lay down with his mom.
Gu Junming, seeing everyone had left, ran over to Sun Chan: "Were you scared?"
Sun Chan smiled, "I’m fine, you go back. You’re not wearing anything on the bottom, careful not to catch a cold."
Gu Junming only had time to pull on some thermal pants, still wearing long johns underneath.
"Alright, if you’re scared, I can help chase away your fright." Gu Junming offered seriously.
Sun Chan pushed Gu Junming gently, "Really, I’m fine, hurry back." She’s truly not afraid, having seen so much before, she’s gotten used to it.
Gu Junming, looking into her eyes, couldn’t help but feel a flutter in his heart, but alas, she’ll only be eighteen after the New Year, still two years away.
"What’s wrong, aren’t you going back?"
Gu Junming looked around, cupped her face, kissed her hard, and ran back.
Sun Chan stood there, blushing with surprise, almost forgetting about going to the bathroom.
Gu Junming went back to the kang, thinking of her lovely face, feeling a sweet satisfaction that his beloved was sleeping just across in the other room. Even if he couldn’t reach her, he felt content.
The Wang family stirred for a bit, then quieted down once more.
But things were bleak for Ding Quan, his plan to steal his own son completely failed, and he hobbled back, his coat snagged and ripped by the stove hook in several places, cotton flying out continuously.
It was cold already, now even colder.
He swore in anger, "Damn! So fucking mean, don’t let me stand above you, or I’ll kill you all!" He is a grudging man, but his abilities are sorely lacking.
As he walked near the Su family’s yard, he suddenly saw two shadows coming out, it was Su Jinxiu and Su Miao.
Neither of them could sleep due to anger, meeting while going to the bathroom at night, eyes flaring with animosity, they agreed to go outside and talk.
Sun Jinxiu cursed angrily, "You shameless slut, even have the nerve to ask why I scold you? You’re after my man!"
"Your man is worth anything? Me going after him? Stop spewing nonsense! You bitch. Who let you come to my house for the New Year?"
"I’ve lived here for over twenty years, this is my home, you’re going to be married off sooner or later!" Su Jinxiu retorted angrily.
Su Miao sneered, "Married daughter, spilled water, not to mention, this house was passed from grandpa to my dad, I’m his only child, this house will be mine, you think it’s yours? But don’t worry, no matter how vicious I am, I’m not as vile as you, driving people out in the middle of the night! You go back to sleep. Don’t be an eyesore here."
Su Jinxiu’s chest hurt from the anger, "You ill-bred trollop! You know why I kicked you out? Should we let the whole village know?"
"Haha, you’re old and ugly, can’t keep your man, see any young girl and think they’re after your husband? Don’t worry, your husband, even free, I wouldn’t take, also don’t forget, you rose to the top by hanging onto him, in the old society, you’d be nothing but a bed-hopping maid, acting high and mighty with me! I’m just ignoring you, if I really went after him, where would you stand? He’ll ditch you sooner or later! Pfft!" Su Miao finished and turned to leave.
Su Jinxiu couldn’t hold back, grabbed her hair, "Stand still, you slut!"
Su Miao, caught off guard, fell to the ground, before Su Jinxiu could react, she kicked Su Jinxiu down as well.
"Bitch! Shameless, seducing my husband!"
"You’re the shameless one, thought I didn’t know how you seduced my uncle back then? Just because we’re family, I don’t bother to expose you! You kick me out, then come to my home and disgust me, truly shameless!"
The two weren’t far apart in age, filled with fury, they started to tear into each other on the snowy ground. Their voices were loud, and soon enough, Su Minjian and Ding Qiuyue came running out from the noise.
Both rushed out hurriedly, and even Zhao Yingjun, who had been asleep, came out quickly.
The two women rolled back and forth in the snow, noses filled with snow, pulling each other’s hair, each striking harder than the other!
"You bitch, I’ll kill you!"
Su Miao sneered, "If you don’t kill me, you’re not human, you’re a beast!"
"Let go! Let go of each other!"
Sun Minjian was furious, rushing over, seeing the neighbors’ lights coming on, people draping on coats to watch the commotion. As the village head, having such issues at home, he wished he could find a hole to hide in!
"What is going on!" Ding Qiuyue rushed over to separate them, of course, biased towards her own daughter, pinched Su Jinxiu’s waist several times, making her cry in pain, before she could retaliate, Su Miao’s mother had already pulled her up.
Ding Qiuyue patted the snow off her daughter while scolding, "How could you do this! She’s your aunt! You’re an adult now, how can you do such shameful things, you’re about to get married, letting people know, is it right? Isn’t it embarrassing?"
On the surface, she was scolding her daughter, but in reality, she was scolding Su Jinxiu. You’re a grown-up, married, and still fighting your niece, this is our home, don’t you have any shame?
Su Jinxiu, red-eyed, was about to charge over, Zhao Yingjun grabbed her, "Stop! Aren’t you embarrassed enough? Want everyone to laugh at us even more before you’re satisfied?"
Su Jinxiu glared angrily at Zhao Yingjun, "I’m bullied by them, and you blame me!"
"Shut up! At big brother’s place, hitting your niece, isn’t that too much?" He turned to Su Minjian with an apologetic look, "Sorry, Xiu’er has been unpredictable since her pregnancy, she must have had a fit now, please don’t mind."
"I’m not being unreasonable! It’s Su Miao’s fault!" She pointed at Su Miao and shouted, "She’s shameless!"
Su Miao covered her face, sobbing, "I’m sorry, Aunt! I won’t go to your house again. I was wrong."