The Liang family stared at Liang Xiu in disbelief.
They had to provide money and also sign an IOU?
Since when was there such a rule?
Why would a family need to sign an IOU?
“Does anyone have time to help me go to Liang Village and find the village chief?” Liang Xiu’s words were directed at the onlookers.
Since things had escalated to this point, Liang Xiu was no longer afraid of people making a spectacle of them.
She was genuinely worried that if she handed over the money just like that, they might renege on their word in a few days.
It had to be said that Liang Xiu understood her parents all too well.
As expected, upon hearing that the village chief needed to be found, Old Madam Liang became anxious.
If an IOU was signed, how would she continue to extort money from Liang Xiu in the future?
“Why do you need to find the village chief? Just give me the money, and that’s it! No need for such trouble!”
Liang Xiu slowly shook her head, “Mother, dare you say that you truly think this way? If I give you the money, will you let me off the hook?”
Old Madam Liang fell silent.
“I want to provide for you in your old age, but I’m not allowed to have my share of the house. Regardless, a written agreement should be made, shouldn’t it?” Liang Xiu said coldly.
As she spoke these words, it was as if she were talking to a stranger, devoid of any emotion.
Old Madam Liang felt that Liang Xiu’s expression was very wrong.
Yet, she couldn’t pinpoint what exactly was amiss.
But she had a feeling that she had truly lost this daughter.
Naturally, there were young men in the village willing to make the trip.
Su Changjiu’s wife said, “Ride our bicycle there, it’s faster!”
The young man acknowledged her words and quickly ran off.
“Liang family, your family is truly laughable. You expect your daughter to support you in your old age but refuse to divide the family property? You can actually say such things!”
“I think it’s more than that. Perhaps you want to move everything from your daughter’s home over!”
“Dream on!”
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“Let everyone see our family’s joke. Our family has bad luck to have such in-laws!”
Grandma Su was holding back a stomach full of anger and felt very uncomfortable.
As she spoke these words, she was still huffing and puffing.
With such a gaping mouth demanding money, it was fortunate that the third son’s wife was a sensible person, otherwise, life in the household would be unbearable.
As for Liang Xiu’s offer of five yuan a month to support Old Mr. and Mrs. Liang, Grandma Su did not object.
This was like paying to avert disaster. As long as these two from the Liang family didn’t cause trouble, five yuan a month was worth it!
The crowd chimed in, expressing that everyone had troublesome relatives.
Just as things settled down here, the maternal families of Qi Liangying and Wang Xianghua arrived one after another.
It had to be said that people were not comparable.
The Liang family arrived weeping and wailing, making the entire household unhappy.
However, the Qi and Wang families arrived with firecrackers.
Upon reaching the main entrance, they first set off a string of firecrackers before entering the house amidst the festive atmosphere.
In this era, life was not easy for most people. Those who were willing to spend money on firecrackers were truly close relatives.
With their arrival, they naturally received a warm welcome from the Su family.
A gossipy woman from the village leaned towards the Liang family and said, “Look, these people are here to congratulate them. Your family, being like this, deserves to be squatting by the courtyard entrance!”
The Liang family wanted to retort, but upon careful consideration, they had nothing to say.
After all, when they came over this morning, their plan was to cause trouble.
How could they have thought of buying two strings of firecrackers?
Even if they had thought of it, they would definitely have been reluctant to spend the money!
Apart from occasional taunts from passersby, the Liang family was completely ignored, left to themselves.
This situation was not what the Liang family had anticipated.
The Liang family members had originally thought that even if they demanded money, Liang Xiu would be unhappy.
But given Liang Xiu’s personality, she wouldn’t ignore them.
After a bout of crying, she would still treat them with good food and drinks.
They were Liang Xiu’s elders and elder siblings-in-law, and at the very least, her nephews. There was no reason for her to ignore them.
But they understood now. Liang Xiu was truly ignoring them.
Not only was Liang Xiu ignoring them, but the other members of the Su family also had no intention of greeting them.
Even the young boys of the Su family were staring at them with a predatory gaze.
Their meaning was clear: they were afraid they would enter Su Lao San and his wife’s room again.
“Dad, Mom, what should we do?”
Liang Laoda felt that no matter what, they were relatives, and squatting by the courtyard entrance like this was very strange.
He watched as the Wang and Qi families were invited into the main hall, listening to the laughter and conversation between those two families and the Su family, feeling extremely envious.
Then, they watched as the young men from the village, using large red plates, carried in white noodles topped with minced meat sauce, making them extremely hungry.
They hadn’t even eaten breakfast this morning in anticipation of eating at the Su family’s house, and their stomachs were rumbling fiercely.
Old Man Liang didn’t know what to do. The situation had now completely soured.
However, Old Man Liang still hadn’t figured it out.
He felt that this was not his fault, but Liang Xiu’s fault.
This wicked girl was too cruel, how could she abandon her own parents?
With so many people eating here, what was the harm in letting her maternal family have a few bowls of long noodles?
Su Xiaotian had been observing the Liang family from a short distance away.
He had naturally heard Liang Laoda’s words.
“Dad, why don’t we make a scene again? We are in-laws, why are we being treated differently?”
Liang Lao’er, seeing the other two families eating and drinking well in the main hall, could no longer tolerate it.
The craving in his stomach intensified as he smelled the meat.
It seemed to be desperately clamoring for noodles and minced meat sauce!
“If you want to continue causing trouble, I will have my brothers throw all of you out. I mean what I say!”
Su Xiaotian walked over slowly and said softly in a lowered voice.
The Liang family, who consistently favored males over females, absolutely looked down on Su Xiaotian.
Now that Su Xiaotian dared to come over and act arrogantly, the Liang family could not stand it.
A mere little girl dared to step forward and humiliate them?
“Get lost. We are all elders, have you no manners?”
“Uncle, although I really don’t want to call you that, you are my mother’s elder brother, aren’t you?” Su Xiaotian said with a cold smile.
For some reason, Liang Laoda suddenly felt that Su Xiaotian’s smile was extremely eerie.
This girl was strange, a girl in her teens, yet she made people feel scared!
Liang Laoda didn’t want to continue speaking, but he was unwilling to lose face, so he could only continue to glare fiercely at Su Xiaotian.
If looks could kill, he would have already killed Su Xiaotian with his gaze!
However, his gaze held no deterrent effect on Su Xiaotian!
Su Xiaotian lowered her voice and continued, “You might have forgotten, but you were the one who lacked manners first. If you had manners, things wouldn’t have turned out this way.”
People’s hearts are exchanged with hearts. If the Liang family had treated Liang Xiu a little better, this situation would not have occurred.