Old Yang glanced at the people sitting on the ground, then at the standing Chen Family members, and his face darkened. He looked at his two useless sons hiding in the old house, Yang Da’an in the east corner, and Yang Xiaochuan in the west corner. He couldn’t help but be angry at their incompetence!
"Mother-in-law, what’s going on?" Old Yang looked at Old Lady Chen on the ground and said, "My granddaughter has always been a filial girl. Since she got married, she’s rarely come back. Before getting married, she had been spoiled by our family, so it’s natural for her to miss home after being away for a long time. Now that she’s finally had a chance to come back, why can’t she stay?"
Old Yang pointed his smoking pipe at the group of Chen Family members and said, "Why are there so many of you? Are you trying to catch a criminal? My granddaughter’s just visiting her parents’ house, and you’ve brought so many people to catch her, what’s the meaning of this? She can’t even have the freedom to come back home?"
Seeing that Old Lady Chen wanted to speak, Old Yang continued, "Don’t try to argue with me. I’m just going to say one thing — if my granddaughter wants to stay at home for a while, you can agree and take your people back home. When the time is right, our family will send her back ourselves. If you don’t agree, then let’s fight. Let’s see if the people you brought are more formidable, or if our Yangshu Village has more people."
Seeing how resolute Old Yang was, Old Lady Chen hesitated for a moment.
Yang Chuxia caught the hint and subtly signaled her family’s servants. Immediately, over a dozen servants went over to confront the Chen Family members.
Chen Family’s Second, Yang Dongzhi’s husband, seemed unafraid as he stepped forward, while the rest retreated.
Old Yang glared at him. The man was also stubborn and stared back at Old Yang.
Yang Chuxia shook her head, thinking that everyone in the Chen Family was insistent on taking the woman back no matter what.
She looked at some onlookers in the courtyard and said, "Everyone, the rest is my Yang Family’s business. Please give us some face and leave for now so that we can handle this matter."
At such blunt words, most people consciously left. After all, it was clear that the family didn’t want their conversation to be overheard. However, a few people like Auntie Li, who pretended to be dead on her stool, were unwilling to leave.
Yang Chuxia snorted, "Auntie Li, are you just itching for something after scolding your daughter-in-law?"
"You!" Auntie Li got angry as soon as her daughter-in-law, Li Chun, was mentioned. Li Chun married Li Anshun, and no one knew how they got together. Nevertheless, Auntie Li never liked Li Chun and always tried to suppress her, but Li Chun was not submissive and disapproved of Auntie Li in many areas. They bickered constantly.
Small fights occurred every three days and big fights every two days at their home.
"What do you mean ’you’? Are you leaving or not? If you don’t, I’ll call someone to drag you away." After saying that, Yang Chuxia beckoned to two old ladies behind her.
Auntie Li had no choice but to carry her stool and leave. If she didn’t, Yang Chuxia would really throw her out.
After Auntie Li left, only the Yang and Chen families remained in the courtyard.
Yang Chuxia turned around and gave Old Lady Chen a cold glance, making her shrink back.
"Even if my Yang Family’s daughter is a useless person, she won’t become someone’s shared wife!" Yang Chuxia said bluntly.
Old Yang hadn’t known the real reason, thinking Old Lady Chen simply didn’t want her daughter-in-law to visit her parents. Now, having heard the truth, he became furious.