Upon hearing this, Yang Chuxia finally understood. This second aunt simply couldn’t accept the fact that her second cousin hadn’t been chosen, and thus had no family to marry into, which was detrimental to her own reputation. Not only was it embarrassing for her to face so many people in the Wang family, but she also didn’t want to bear the brunt of everyone’s anger. So she came up with a way to shift everyone’s fury to Yang Chuxia by pure coincidence.
But was she really such an easy target? Could anyone just take a bite out of her?
It was ridiculous to always blame her.
"Second aunt, do you think my family is so powerful? Can I even speak to those responsible for the selection?" Yang Chuxia looked lazily at Ms. Qian of Wang Family, then at Wang Yongshan, "Second uncle, you don’t think so too, do you?"
Yang Chuxia thought to herself, if they had really tried to stop it, could second aunt, a woman, have broken through the barrier of them being two men, let alone the large Wang family?
Upon being questioned by Yang Chuxia, Wang Yongshan’s face turned red and he mumbled for a long time without saying anything coherent.
It was Wang Pingtao who spoke up instead.
"Big cousin, my mother actually thinks that since you’ve been doing business with people for a long time and know many people, isn’t the County Magistrate Shen also familiar with your family? And the so-called divine doctor you once knew, you know many powerful people. Obviously, your words would be more effective than money."
Upon hearing this, Yang Chuxia waved her hand dismissively.
"I don’t like what you’re saying, big cousin. Although I know people, why would I try to make sure second cousin’s not selected? People say cousins are like close siblings, even if bones are broken, the tendons remain connected. If second cousin becomes rich and prosperous in the future, won’t I benefit as well? Second uncle and grandma indeed didn’t want her to be chosen, but they never said I should try to pull some strings. Besides, I never said I would."
Yang Chuxia’s original intention was to say that it would be impossible for her to let Wang Yunlian be eliminated without the Wang family’s consent. However, once it reached Ms. Qian’s ears, it changed.
"Well, that’s a nice thing to say, cousin, cousin. Since you know these important figures, why didn’t you try to put in a word to get your cousin chosen? Huh? What is your intention? Do you not consider our Wang family as your relatives at all?"
Upon hearing this, Yang Chuxia was almost choked with anger. She had seen people who twist words and make a fuss, but never to this extent.
Ms. Wang laughed out of anger.
"Second sister-in-law, just leave and don’t come to my house again." Ms. Wang waved her hand, "I’ve never seen someone as unreasonable as you. When my second brother and mother came that day, they wanted Xiaxia to come up with a way to make Yunlian not chosen. Did they ever say they wanted Xiaxia’s help to get Yunlian chosen? Now, Xiaxia has given her advice, though it wasn’t used, Yunlian didn’t get chosen after all. Now you come here, one moment accusing her of letting Yunlian not get chosen, and the next moment of not helping Yunlian get chosen. Yes, Xiaxia knows people. But do you think those people are our servants? Will they help you just because Xiaxia says so?"
After being scolded by Ms. Wang, Wang Yongshan couldn’t sit still any longer. His original intention was not to make trouble, but mainly because Ms. Qian had gone crazy, brandishing a knife and scissors at home. He couldn’t stop her and was afraid she would go too far, so he followed her here.
"After all, they are cousins, and she is the niece. Just talking about things, she keeps twisting her words. No wonder nobody wants to help." Ms. Qian, after being scolded by Ms. Wang, finally realized that she was in the wrong. Still, she persisted stubbornly.
Yang Chuxia couldn’t stand to listen to her twist words and make a fuss any longer. In a burst of anger, she kicked over a chair, "Stop going back and forth between this and that! I think it’s better that second cousin was not chosen. If she were, with a mother like you who speaks and acts so irresponsibly, she would also be a disaster."