"Sister Ruan, your temper really is admirable," someone said, looking at the matriarch of the Ruanlin Family with respect, "If it were in my house, I’d beat the hell out of someone who double-crosses us!"
In these days, daughters-in-law were already under strict control, let alone one who siphoned off money . She claimed she’d take a year’s worth of money back home, and she went through with it. What about a few more years? Would she leave us with nothing?
Oh, indeed – she had left us with nothing.
Everyone was so poor now that even a few hundred bucks were hard to come by.
All at once, the way they looked at Liao Zhaoji changed, filled with disgust and contempt. Who wouldn’t consider such a daughter-in-law a curse upon their house!
And a family like that...
Almost everyone instinctively took a few steps back, as if fearing they would catch some bad luck just by being too close.
The Li Family was stunned.
They had never anticipated their carefully orchestrated situation would be demolished by a few words from the Ruanlin matriarch.
On the other side, Liao Laifu, who had been proudly straddling his bike, basking in everyone’s admiration, saw the situation take a turn for the worse. Seeing several burly sons of the Ruan Family approaching, he quickly mounted his bike and pedaled away. He even took a fall along the way, prompting laughter from the crowd. He brushed it off, picked himself up, and continued to flee, leaving his mother behind without a care.
Even Liao Xinmin quietly slipped away from the crowd. However, he wasn’t as lucky as his son; he was caught on the spot by Ruan Jianguo and his brothers.
The Ruan Family had no shortage of men; about a dozen of them, big and small. Even the half-grown boys made an impressive sight when gathered.
Liao Xinmin’s legs began to tremble at the sight of them.
Ruan Jianguo didn’t bother with him but walked straight to the Ruanlin matriarch and called out, "Mom."
"Why have you all come?" Ruanlin was surprised, her eyes filled with disapproval. Such a minor situation didn’t require her sons’ intervention. Besides, it was not proper for men to get involved in this kind of affair; she alone was enough to handle it.
Ruan Jiaojiao followed Ruan Jianguo, her eyes shining with admiration for Ruanlin. If it weren’t for the inappropriate setting, she would have really liked to give her a big thumbs-up. So impressive!
Ruan Jiandang looked extremely upset.
He had been holding back these days, knowing that a divorce would not be straightforward. He didn’t want to spoil his older brother’s good days, yet he hadn’t expected Liao Zhaoji to pull a stunt .
If there had been any hesitations before,
at that moment, his heart turned completely cold.
Liao Zhaoji never considered the implications her actions could have on the Ruan Family. Her mind was filled with her own interests, her selfishness intolerable to him.
He walked up to her with his crutch.
Liao Zhaoji turned her body away, not daring to look at him.
"Since you want to make a scene, let’s clear the air today, come back with me." With that, he turned and started walking away.
"Husband!" Liao Zhaoji had never seen such an expression on his face, and it wasn’t even anger anymore. Deeply alarmed, she hurried after him, attempting to hold him, but Ruan Jiandang firmly pushed her away.
His rejection was as if he had touched something filthy.
Liao Zhaoji turned pale, her eyes red, daring not to take any further action, and just cautiously followed behind him.
The Li Family and Liao Xinmin were incredibly embarrassed, their faces might as well have vanished into thin air. They bowed their heads and scurried out from the crowd like ostriches, fleeing as if chased by ghosts.
"Auntie Ruan, you’ve really got a good temperament. If that were my daughter-in-law, I would strangle her on the spot!" Now that Liao Zhaoji had left, the crowd around the Ruanlin matriarch spoke up.