"Second sister-in-law..."
Liang Xiu wanted to stop her, but Wang Xianghua restrained her.
"Third sister-in-law, today is a joyous occasion. This banquet is not just for my eldest son Shou Wen, but also for the good news that Little Eight, Little Nine, and Little Sweetheart have all been admitted to university," Wang Xianghua said, giving Liang Xiu a meaningful look.
Qi Liangying's sudden outburst was, in fact, a bit out of line. But it didn't matter; what mattered was what people said.
"These few people have ruined a perfectly good event. You need to let your second sister-in-law vent her anger." Since Qi Liangying was targeting Li Cuihua and not Old Mrs. Liang, Liang Xiu likely wouldn't have too many objections.
As Wang Xianghua had predicted, Liang Xiu had no objections to her third sister-in-law, Li Cuihua, being beaten. Instead, she watched with amusement. As a sister-in-law, she couldn't personally hit anyone, but if someone else did, she wouldn't interfere.
Wang Xianghua, who usually appeared boisterous, spoke in a way that made everyone feel Qi Liangying's actions were justified. Their children had been accepted into good universities, and someone had disrupted their celebration. Wouldn't anyone react?
Old Mrs. Liang, being old, dared not step forward to break up the fight between her daughter-in-law and the other woman. She could only call for help. However, only two women, her and her daughter-in-law, had come from the Liang family; the rest were men, and it was awkward for them to step in. According to village customs, men did not intervene when women were fighting. If the Liang men had intervened, the Su family would have certainly done the same.
The wife of Su Changjiu saw this and quickly called for people to separate them. Su Changjiu was the village head, and his wife's call for intervention was quite effective. Soon, several women stepped forward to help. However, everyone present was from Nanling Village, and the Liang family was not well-liked. When the women tried to break up the fight, they inevitably took sides. Because of this, while the two women were fighting evenly, after the other women intervened, the fight became completely one-sided.
The captain's wife saw that the village women were taking sides, but she had no intention of intervening. The Liang family was truly despicable. They caused trouble on ordinary days, but today, on a joyous occasion, they had brought bad luck. They deserved to be beaten. With the help of the village women, Qi Liangying energetically left several marks on Li Cuihua's face.
Li Cuihua cried out in pain, "Liang Xiu, you ungrateful bitch, are you just going to stand there and watch this slut beat your sister-in-law?"
"Third sister-in-law, you brought bad luck to my eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law. This beating is what you deserve. Although you also brought bad luck to my family, you are my sister-in-law, so I won't hold it against you," Liang Xiu said, feigning distress but acting magnanimous. Li Cuihua was furious.
Old Mrs. Liang felt very uncomfortable watching her daughter-in-law being beaten. However, since the other side had more people, she dared not act on her own, fearing she might get beaten herself. Since she wouldn't go forward, Old Mrs. Liang rushed towards Liang Xiu and started to pull at her. Liang Xiu was already annoyed, but this was her own mother, and she couldn't fight back. If she did, she would likely be drowned in the spit of others.
Several children from the Su family quickly stepped forward to pull Old Mrs. Liang away. Old Mrs. Liang could be unruly, but she couldn't withstand the strength of several children. As juniors, they couldn't hit Old Mrs. Liang, but they didn't hold back when pulling her. Old Mrs. Liang, being elderly, couldn't endure being pulled and tugged like that.
Grandma Su knew that Liang Xiu could only passively endure the beating, and although the children had stepped forward, they couldn't directly attack. Being protective, she directly stood in front of Liang Xiu. Liang Xiu could no longer even cry at this point. The women were fighting fiercely, creating chaos.
Old Mr. Liang took the opportunity to lead his three sons and three grandsons directly into Su Lao San and Liang Xiu's room. The chances of getting money today were slim, but they couldn't leave empty-handed. He didn't believe that these people had returned from the capital without bringing anything.
When the Su children discovered Old Mr. Liang and his group's actions, they were already near the door. Su Ci Liang led his brothers forward, but by the time they reached the door, the group had already entered the room. It had to be said that although the Liang family lacked ability, they were quite clever at this moment. After entering, they actually bolted the door. Su Ci Liang knocked, but the door wouldn't open.
"Second brother!" Su Xiao Liu gave Su Ci Liang a look, indicating that the window was open. Su Ci Liang and his brothers immediately rushed towards the window. At this moment, the people inside also noticed the open window. They tried to close it, but it was too late.
"Hurry up and climb in, look for anything valuable," Old Mr. Liang ordered. It would be best if they found money.
As the people inside searched for items, Su Ci Liang and his brothers had already broken through the encirclement and climbed in through the window. Although Su Ci Liang was an educated person, he was agile and strong. He quickly subdued the three grandsons of the Liang family and opened the door. By then, Old Mr. Liang and the others had already found over ten yuan and were quickly stuffing it into their pockets, also planning to take home some pastries. As for other things, they didn't find anything particularly good, so they just took whatever they could grab.
"Are you bandits raiding the village?" Su Ci Liang shouted, trying to snatch the bedding from Old Mr. Liang's hands. The Su children worked together, and most of the items were recovered, but they didn't have the heart to search the money that had already been put into their pockets. Then, each of the brothers grabbed one person and threw them out of the room.
Su Grandpa and the others had also arrived outside with Su Lao Da and his three brothers.
"In-laws, you're not acting properly by doing this!" Su Grandpa said through gritted teeth. "We are relatives. You come to our house to smash and rob. Should I send you to the Public Security Bureau or not?"
"It's all your fault for instigating them. My daughter doesn't want me anymore. How dare you stand here and babble? Why was I so blind to give my daughter to your family? You're poor as hell, and you don't even think about helping your own family!" Old Mr. Liang acted as if he had suffered great injustice, making people's teeth ache. There were many people in the world, but few were as shameless and unreasonable.
The people of Nanling Village quickly surrounded the Liang family. If it were anything else, it would be one thing, but this was home invasion and robbery. The nature of the crime was different!
"Uncle Liang, what you're doing is not right!" Su Changjiu said earnestly. Liang Xiu, seeing her family members acting so shamelessly, was overcome with grief.
"You all stop, I have something to say!"