I Became a Vicious Supporting Role in the '70s
Chapter 168: All the Tools Are Fully Prepared for You

Chapter 168: Chapter 168: All the Tools Are Fully Prepared for You

Huang Maochun approached Uncle Guai and Zhu Jujuying. After all, it was a matter of the Lu Family, so Wang Guizhi and Shen Fugui thought it over and over and still decided not to go. Shen Xiaobin could go by himself. Just today, the engagement was set, and then trouble started brewing in the Lu Family. If they all went rushing over, who knows how embarrassed Lu Xiangxiang might end up.

"Xiao Meng, just go and have a look, the rest of us don’t need to go. And this woman must be Jiaxuan’s wife, right? It’s cold and icy outside, you should go back home. Don’t go slipping and then blame it on our Xiao Meng."

Lv Qinlan said with a smile. One look and she knew this young woman was no good, that deadpan look was clearly not here to deliver news, but to relish in the spectacle, her deadpan face was a clear sign of bad news.

Shen Meng glanced at Lv Qinlan and silently gave her a thumbs up in her head. Her sister-in-law had now started to stand up for herself.

Zhou Jiaojiao, scared, immediately clutched her belly and glared at Lv Qinlan, her face full of anger. With a snort, she turned her face and walked away.

When Shen Meng arrived at Uncle Guai’s house, Lu Xiangxiang was already rolling up her sleeves and fiercely fighting with Huang Maochun. When Shen Xiaobin went to pull them apart, he even got elbowed out of the way by her. He started to question his life choices as he watched the girl who had just been engaged to him, that delicate and lovely girl suddenly transformed into a fighting fury.

"Lu Xiangxiang, you shameless wench, you dare to hit me? Do you want your second brother to be unhappy? Lu Xingchang, are you dead? Can’t you see your sister hitting me? Don’t you care anymore, huh?"

"I’m hitting you, and why not? I used to accommodate you for the sake of our parents, for the sake of my newborn nephew. I put up with you taking my things, ordering me around, hitting and shouting at me. But we’ve divided the family now, it’s none of my business if you can’t live well. If you don’t want to live, take your man and die together, both of you!"

"You want me dead? I won’t die just to please you. It’s not that I look down on your second brother, the good-for-nothing, but our whole family looks down on him. Even if you offered him as a stay-in son-in-law, we wouldn’t accept him. We’ll frustrate you all to death. You didn’t go to a good marriage that was arranged for you, and now you’re eager to marry off for just a small bride price, making it clear to everyone that you’re cheap goods. Haha, you’re practically a freebie to somebody, a stupid family, ptooey!"

Lu Xiangxiang grabbed Huang Maochun’s hair, and suddenly her own face was pinched by Huang Maochun. Both women were desperately fighting, grinding their teeth, as if wishing to kill each other.

Lu Xingchang, holding his child, was panicking desperately as he watched the two women fighting. He glanced at his cold-eyed parents, siblings, and in-laws, and hurried over.

"Mom and Dad, what’s this all about? Everybody’s watching. If you let Maochun and Xiangxiang keep fighting, isn’t that just making us a laughing stock? Look, Maochun obviously doesn’t mean anything else, you should quickly stop them from fighting, stop them, Mom, elder sister-in-law, third sister-in-law, the kids are crying, hurry up and pull them apart!"

"She’s the one who’s after half of Xiangxiang’s bride price. What is she thinking? We’ve already split the family, Xiangxiang’s bride price is her own money. Whatever the Shen Family has given Xiangxiang, she’ll decide how to use it; what right do you have to meddle?"

"That’s right, Mom and Dad have raised Xiangxiang, and even if they want to keep the bride price money, that’s out of filial respect. What standing does she have? Second Brother, you also need to weigh things carefully. We’ve split the family so long ago; can’t everyone live their own lives? Why do you all have to bother our parents, and Xiangxiang? If you’re really craving the bride price money, go have a daughter yourselves. Then you can ask for any amount you want, and nobody will stop you."

Zhu Juying hadn’t even started to speak when her two daughters-in-law fought back in a frenzy. They had been suppressed for too long. Before, they had hoped for the day when Lu Xingchang would wake up to the understanding that marital life wasn’t about one overpowering the other, but about mutual support. When Huang Maochun had just married into the family, they hadn’t treated her poorly. After all, the Lu Family had spent so much money, all to foster their son’s love life and hoping that the young couple could lead a good life together.

Having a family was the foundation for establishing a career, they didn’t marry off Lu Xingchang to have a daughter-in-law for them to bully. Somehow, the relationship had degraded to where the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, sisters-in-law, and aunts-in-law were like enemies.

With his face flushed, Lu Xingchang hesitantly started to speak, looking at his elder sister-in-law and younger sisters-in-law, "But... Huang Maochun isn’t wrong either. Xiangxiang’s engagement is such an important affair, how could we not participate? Even though she initially said she wouldn’t go, if we just coax her a bit, she’ll surely come. Mom and Dad, can’t you just lower your heads on this, why do you have to make such a scene?"

Uncle Guai, Zhu Juying, and the two daughters-in-law of the Lu Family, who had just thought they finally got to vent their frustration, suddenly choked up, unable to breathe in relief or catch their breath, completely taken aback. They couldn’t fathom the peculiar notions in Lu Xingchang’s head.

The neighbors from the Lu Family Village watching on also looked constipated, wondering exactly what kind of creature Aunt Juying had given birth to.

Shen Meng was speechless too. Standing aside and watching, she cheered for Lu Xiangxiang in her heart. The Shen Family had always been honest people, and now Lv Qinlan was starting to show some backbone. Although Su Xiaomei still needed some development, the Shen Family overall was decent. Initially, Shen Meng had appreciated that Lu Xiangxiang was a girl who was resilient, thoughtful, and full of substance, smart, brave, and indomitable, which is why she was willing to promote the marriage with Shen Xiaobin.

It seems she was right!!!

Huang Maochun was being pinned down and slapped by Lu Xiangxiang so that her face was turning into a pig head. She originally thought that by bringing up Lu Xingchang and the child, the Lu Family members would, as usual, not dare to make a sound, not dare to retort, and continue to tolerate her. She didn’t expect them to fight back, and so fiercely at that.

"Huang Maochun, you want money, right? I’ll give it to you today. Here, 50 cents, enough for you to get a bit of medicinal alcohol at the clinic. If you dare to mess with me again, I’ll still beat you. Take your man and child and get the hell out!"

"Xiangxiang, how can you talk to your elder sister-in-law like that? She was just saying things, she didn’t mean any harm. I’m the useless one, okay? Blame me, blame your second brother, but look at you..."

"Shut your worthless mouth. You can’t even control your own sister, what can I expect from you? I can’t take it anymore. And 50 cents? If you don’t split half of the dowry with me today, I’ll hang myself at your old Lu Family’s doorstep, choke your grandson to death. I dare you to marry off your daughter—if you dare, I’ll make it happen. Let’s see who can outlast who!"

Lu Xiangxiang wanted to say something more but was pulled back by Lu Xingchang. Hunched over and bowing, he begged her not to throw insults back. She looked at the small child in her second brother’s arms, her mouth opened and closed, her tears welling up as she finally closed her mouth.

Seeing Lu Xiangxiang like this, Huang Maochun quickly got up, looking triumphant as she was about to continue scolding, but then someone suddenly stood in front of her.

"Hemp rope, kitchen knife, pesticides—come on, all these things are prepared for you. Choose whatever you like. Everyone here is a witness that you’re choosing to die of your own free will. It surely isn’t Uncle Guai and Aunt Juying forcing you, oh!"

Shen Meng watched her with a smile, thoughtful enough to provide her with a few tools to choose from!!!

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