Upon hearing this, Ms. Liu immediately got unhappy, staring at Ms. Luo as if ready to start a fight anytime.
"Alright, shut up. You’ll have your say when we reach Daqian Village."
Yang Chuxia also glared at Ms. Luo in annoyance. However, deep down, she agreed with Ms. Luo’s words; after all, the trouble stemmed from Daqian Village twice in a row.
Daqian Village was located to the north of Wangquan Town, not too close to Yangshu Village. It took them more than an hour of winding through small paths to get there.
Upon arrival, many villagers were either having a late lunch or chatting by the village entrance after finishing their meals. Suddenly, they spotted several carts and carriages rolling into the village, sparking their curiosity—what was going on?
Consequently, they began to follow the vehicles.
When the entourage stopped, people whispered among themselves, wondering when Land Officer Qian’s family got such imposing relatives since they hadn’t heard anything about it.
However, the more perceptive ones commented that they weren’t visiting relatives; instead, they seemed to be there to cause trouble.
They all knew Land Officer Qian wasn’t as honest as his father, Old Land Officer Qian, and wondered if he had offended someone.
Well, Land Officer Qian was the son of Yang Dayong’s good friend. After his father’s death, he had spent some silver and became a land officer himself.
As Yang Chuxia and her group arrived at Land Officer Qian’s house, the land officer’s mother rushed out of the carriage and started banging on the door, yelling, "Qian Yuhua, you little vixen, come out! You shameless bitch!"
Hearing the commotion, someone inside opened the door. Recognizing Land Officer’s mother and the many people behind her, the person hurriedly tried to close the door.
"You, old Qian hag, trying to close the door on me? You raised such a great daughter, huh?" It turned out that the woman opening the door was Dayong’s former mother-in-law. For now, let’s call her Old Qian hag.
The Old Qian hag knew trouble was brewing as soon as she saw Land Officer’s mother, but it was too late to close the door since Land Officer’s mother had already pushed her way in.
Land Officer’s mother, bolstered by the many people surrounding her, stormed into the house, shouting again, "Qian Yuhua, you little vixen, come out! What are you hiding inside for, you shameless bitch?"
Hearing the noise, Qian Yuhua’s brother and sister-in-law came out, "Oh, our dear mother-in-law is here? What brings you? How come our brother-in-law is not with you?"
Qian’s sister-in-law was very scheming. Since her sister-in-law had been involved in that incident, she knew there was no way to go through with the marriage with the Yang Family. However, she kept calling Land Officer’s mother "mother-in-law," intending to force the marriage. If they wanted to break off the engagement, the Yang Family would have to return the betrothal gifts, which the Qian Family would not allow.
"Fuck off, who’s your mother-in-law? Don’t disgust me!" Land Officer’s mother spat, "Two days ago, I already told you clearly that we’re not going through with this marriage. Today, I’m here to take back our betrothal gifts and various other presents."
Qian’s sister-in-law got furious upon hearing this, raising her voice, "Mother-in-law, your words are not right! In the entire Wangquan Town, who ever heard of a groom’s family breaking off the engagement and still wanting the betrothal gifts back? Have they no shame? We should be the one asking for compensation!"
Land Officer’s mother choked on her words but stuck out her neck, yelling, "Tell Qian Yuhua, that loose-skinned vixen, to come out now!"
Yang Chuxia, tired of listening to their back-and-forth bickering, sharply said, "Grandma, why are you wasting your breath arguing with her? Didn’t they say she’s pregnant? The child isn’t even related to our family. Just let someone go in and bring out our things. We have the gift list. Let them return the items as listed, and if it’s not on the list, let them pay."