Return of the Antagonistic Lady Boss

Chapter 413 - 387: Qian Wields a Brick

"You can eat anything, but you can’t just call anyone family. Our two families are now separate; don’t call me family, I can’t bear the weight of your calling me that."

Mrs. Yu had been tolerating this family for the sake of her son, but now she wouldn’t hold back.

"I, I..." Wang Xiaohong’s mother was clearly taken aback after Mrs. Yu pushed her back. She was bold outwardly, but still somewhat intimidated by someone of Mrs. Yu’s stature.

The man beside her nudged her, "Aunt, you can’t back down now. What did we say coming here?"

Recalling the tips and promises given to her before she arrived, Wang Xiaohong’s mother regained her composure, suppressing her fear of Mrs. Yu, and said assertively.

"Family, even if you don’t recognize us, we’ve always appreciated your kindness. Yes, our family is poor, and our daughter doesn’t look as good as your son. Your son has a good job and good looks, but marrying our daughter, shouldn’t he treat her well? Let everyone be the judge, isn’t that right?"

Don’t be fooled by her unworldly, uneducated appearance; Wang Xiaohong’s mother was quite adept at stirring the crowd.

The onlookers, unaware of the truth, hearing only Wang Xiaohong’s mother’s one-sided words, immediately found it sensible. An ugly wife is a treasure at home, and a wife of indeterminate origin should not be abandoned; these old sayings hold moral high ground.

"If you have something to say, say it inside. Don’t embarrass us here. And you, stop filming, turn it off now!" Mrs. Yu pointed at the man beside her who was recording.

The man acted as if he couldn’t hear, continuing to film. They were clearly organized with the intent to escalate the situation; they came here to cause trouble.

"I know my daughter isn’t great, but..." Wang’s mother slapped her thigh, crying out with a trembling voice, theatrically exaggerated, and suddenly knelt down before Mrs. Yu.

"Family~ all you rich people~ your family also has power~ but my daughter has been with your son for so long~ and even took care of a child of unknown origin for your family; how can you just kick her out~ sob sob~ my poor daughter~~~"

Her string of tremulous cries tugged at people’s hearts. The onlookers began to point at Mrs. Yu, discussing if this was the myth of rich people kicking out a daughter-in-law becoming reality?

Mrs. Yu didn’t like overly flashy brands and just casually found something simple to wear, but even so, she had the clean and tidy image of a middle-aged intellectual, looking like someone of status.

In contrast, Wang Xiaohong’s mother appeared ragged, with messy hair, her dark skin resembling bark with large hands, obviously someone from the village.

This contrast in appearance makes it easy for people to assume city folk are bullying using their wealth.

Wang Xiaohong’s mother wasn’t satisfied yet; she began kowtowing to Mrs. Yu, this dusty humiliation not only scared Mrs. Yu but also successfully fooled the onlookers.

Alas, the wealthy really bully people!

Many people have preconceived notions based on their societal experiences; the first glance forms a subjective judgment, like Mrs. Yu standing, wearing good clothes, and Wang Xiaohong’s mother kneeling in rags.

Many immediately feel that Mrs. Yu is bullying with power, her family using wealth and status, despising the rural daughter-in-law, kicking her out!

Now, the "pitiful" village wife’s mother has come, having no power, no status, using the most humble way to kneel before Mrs. Yu, hoping to save her daughter’s marriage in this way.

Mrs. Yu is now unable to articulate; this nonsensical situation, Wang Xiaohong’s family is just shameless, completely unreasonable; they were the ones who went too far first, now pretending to be pitiful.

It’s beyond disgusting; if there was manure by the roadside, avoiding it wouldn’t matter, but Wang Xiaohong’s family is like full-speed manure with legs, you don’t provoke them, they smear themselves on others!

"Your family did what you did; do I need to spell it out? Stop kneeling here; get up now!" Mrs. Yu, a person of upbringing, wouldn’t air Wang Xiaohong’s deeds publicly.

Though Wang Xiaohong’s mother is shameless, Mrs. Yu couldn’t be; she wouldn’t strip away her son’s dignity.

While Wang Xiaohong’s mother brought a crowd here, she aimed exactly at this point, making a huge fuss, for having nothing to lose; Mrs. Yu’s large and prosperous family couldn’t afford even a tiny scandal.

Wang Xiaohong’s mother was unruly, determined to be shameless to the fullest, refusing to get up from the ground, as though the world owed her family, her daughter being the most pitiful person.

The people she brought weren’t idle either; the man calling Wang Xiaohong’s mother "Aunt" earlier suddenly shouted to hit her, and the people they brought pulled out eggs from who knows where, each holding one, throwing them at Dong Yi!

Mrs. Yu tried pulling Dong Yi closer, but it was too late; an egg splattered on Dong Yi’s head, broken yolk sliding through her hair, leaving Dong Yi bewildered and defenseless; why would these people do such a thing?

These people, having thrown eggs, started chanting slogans, exaggerating to the extreme.

"Defeat the wicked mistress, mistress is wicked!"

"Mistress should have their parents, whole family dead!"

"Mistresses deserve horrible deaths!"

This furious mob easily attracted the unknowing onlookers’ emotions; once people’s emotions were stirred, it’s easy to follow the crowd, especially many who are too lazy to think deeply, swayed easily by others.

Initially, only Wang’s family was making noise; eventually, the onlookers began joining in.

In Dong Yi’s eyes, the world started to move in slow motion.

Egg still stuck in her hair, the surrounding shouts pierced her ears repeatedly, especially the cries against mistresses, harshly lashing her heart.

Mrs. Yu initially could control the situation, but later overwhelmed by Wang’s family’s chaos, she became outnumbered; these people were too riled up to listen to Mrs. Yu, who tried to take Dong Yi inside, but surrounded layer upon layer by the crowd, unable to move, while on the ground knelt a mourning-like woman and all aimed their anger on Dong Yi.

This is what they call the "disadvantaged group."

Things had devolved into chaos, Qian stood outside the crowd, during Mrs. Yu’s struggle against the unreasonable Wang’s family, Qian made two calls, one to Yu Mingyi, and one to report the incident.

Once Qian calmly handled the situation, she scanned her eyes around, spotting a slab of brick on the ground, quietly picking it up.