A Good Country Wife
Chapter 197 Discuss the Matter on its Own Merits_1

Chapter 197: Chapter 197 Discuss the Matter on its Own Merits_1

"Do you think I don’t dare? You stinking woman, vixen, you’ve confused Erhu until he doesn’t know what’s good for him and doesn’t recognize his own kin anymore." Zhao Yunxiang somehow convinced herself that Zhao Erhu’s refusal to lend her money was instigated by Lin Yue. She didn’t realize Lin Yue wouldn’t have known about her borrowing money issue, yet she blamed all of Erhu’s changes on Lin Yue.

"Sister-in-law, don’t go too far. After all, where did my sister-in-law offend you? You seem to always target her. It was clearly your son, Lin Youjin, who was bullying his brother, trying to snatch his things, and not only that, he was beating and kicking his own sister. Sister-in-law didn’t say anything, so how could it be her instigation?" Liu said, sticking to the facts. Although she felt partial toward Lin Yue, she didn’t distort the truth because of that.

Zhao Yunxiang, however, saw it differently. In her eyes, Liu had sided with Lin Yue against her not once but twice. She had kept her grievances to herself out of respect for her elder brother, but now she could no longer contain her anger. Sneering, she looked at Liu with mockery, "How much benefit did this sly fox from the Lin Family give you to make you speak up for her like this?"

Liu, mocked by Zhao Yunxiang in such a manner, turned red with anger and frustration. She was speaking out of a sense of fairness because it was Zhao Yunxiang who was in the wrong, but now, because Lin Yue had recently paid her a generous wage, she felt somewhat uneasy. Accused by Zhao Yunxiang, she began to feel guilty, and her words lost their initial clarity and decisiveness, "Sister-in-law, what are you talking about? I’m just speaking about the matter at hand, don’t make a fuss."

"Zhao Yunxiang, if you have a problem, it’s with me. What does my big sister-in-law have to do with it? She’s telling the truth. Don’t bite like a mad dog. If you have an issue, come directly at me. If I’m scared of you, I won’t carry the name Lin."

Lin Yue felt that her patience had been sufficient in the past, and even though Zhao Yunxiang hadn’t gained any advantage, Lin Yue had been on the defensive. This time, she took the initiative. Thanks to the previous encounters, people already thought of Zhao Yunxiang as someone who liked to pick on and trouble Lin Yue. If the two of them came into conflict, anybody would first think of Zhao Yunxiang as the instigator. Indeed, that was the case, but without Lin Yue’s provocation, things wouldn’t have escalated so severely. However, given Zhao Yunxiang’s volatile temper, especially when facing Lin Yue, she was easily set off like a firecracker.

"If I don’t take care of you, the little vixen, today, I won’t be called Zhao Yunxiang."

And so, it was unclear who threw the first punch, but what everyone saw was Zhao Yunxiang scratching Lin Yue first, and then they started fighting. What was originally a children’s quarrel escalated into an adult conflict, with Liu trying to break it up.

"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, what are you doing? You’re grown adults fighting like this, the kids are watching. Stop it, stop fighting!"

"You kids stay out of it!" If Liu hadn’t held them back, several of the children would have joined the fray too. Sanlang wanted to hit Lin Youjin, the main culprit, while Zhao Lin and Silang, following Sanlang, glared at Lin Youjin eagerly. Lin Youjin cowered and hid behind Lin Xiaoxiang, who looked helplessly between her brother and the others.

Dalang and Erhu wanted to step in and help Lin Yue against their aunt who was bullying their mother. If this had been before, they might have hesitated since Zhao Yunxiang was their aunt. But after these recent events, their impression of their aunt had worsened, especially just now, when she so blatantly favored her son bullying Sanlang and now was attacking their mother. Their mother was such a good person; they would not allow anyone to bully her.

"Fufu, hurry and call your dad, your uncle, and your uncle by marriage over here," Mrs. Liu had no choice but to tell her son to go fetch help as she couldn’t handle Zhao Yunxiang and Lin Yue herself. "Tell them your auntie and your aunt are fighting, and they need to come quickly to break it up."

At that moment, several men were in the backyard, including Zhao Yunxiang’s eldest son, who was helping Lin Genfa split wood. Lin Youyin, Zhao Yunxiang’s eldest son, might have felt neglected by his mother after the birth of his younger brother, spending more time with Lin Genfa and his grandmother. He was also older than his brother Lin Youjin and was the more sensible extreme. He was especially affectionate towards his dad and grandmother, and he was somewhat critical of some of Zhao Yunxiang’s actions. Still, after all, she was his mother, and he didn’t feel it was his place to say much. Usually, he was most protective of his younger sister Lin Xiaoxiang.

When Zhao Fuquan shouted in the backyard, the men heard that Zhao Yunxiang and Lin Yue had come to blows, and they rushed to the front yard without delay.

Zhao Erhu was especially fast. His wife, with her frail frame and slender limbs, would always seem like she was merely tickling him whenever she hit him. How could she possibly win against the older sister? Also, she had been injured several times before. What if she got hurt again? Doctor Jiang had mentioned that his wife was physically weak and needed him to take good care of her. He couldn’t let anything else happen that could harm her health.

He had completely forgotten how Lin Yue had dealt with his cousin Zhao Lan before. He only thought that his older sister must have taken out her anger on his wife because he had just refused to lend her money. Otherwise, in the past, it would have just been sarcasm and verbal jabs. How had it escalated to physical violence now?

Lin Genfa was also worried that his wife might have caused some trouble. If his sister-in-law got seriously injured, Zhao Erhu seemed like the type to cherish his wife and would undoubtedly have endless issues with her afterward. That could destroy the sibling bond between them.

In fact, he was quite content with his brothers-in-law, Zhao Dahuo and Zhao Erhu. Zhao Dahuo was sincere, and Zhao Erhu was righteous. He didn’t understand what more his wife could be unsatisfied with concerning her family. His in-laws had already done as much as they rarely do, yet she was not content and kept causing trouble. If she exhausted their patience, Genfa wondered what she would do then.

Although Lin Youyin was meeting Lin Yue for the first time today, he thought his aunt by marriage seemed gentle and frail, not like someone who would get into a fight. Perhaps it was his mother who had bullied her aunt, which led to the altercation. At home, he had often heard his mother criticizing and speaking ill of her aunt. It had to be said that Lin Youyin and Lin Genfa, father and son, knew their mother well and even shared similar thoughts. His mother really had no choice but to fight this time, considering the circumstances.

When the men arrived, Lin Yue and Zhao Yunxiang were in the midst of their climax of fighting, trading blows with abandon, as if both had lost all sense of reason. From the looks of it, though, Lin Yue seemed to be in a worse state, given her thinner and weaker frame, compared to the tall and robust Zhao Yunxiang, who worked in the fields and had much greater strength.

But in reality, they were equally matched, and if anything, Zhao Yunxiang was at a slight disadvantage. Lin Yue focused on striking at vulnerabilities with planned, calculated moves, and Zhao Yunxiang’s force was largely deflected when it landed on her.

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