novelraw Chapter 524 - 515: The Stepmother Who Refuses to Be a Stepping Stone 3
Chapter 524 - 515: The Stepmother Who Refuses to Be a Stepping Stone 3
Outside the window, the courtyard was filled with many members of the Wang Family.
The Wang Family lived in a village adjacent to Li Jiazhuang, and it was quite near, so everyone was familiar with each other, including Anning who knew quite a few people from the Wang Family.
Anning recognized all the Wang Family Eight Tigers standing in the courtyard.
Wang Baozhu’s maternal brothers and cousins totaled eight; she was the only daughter, hence she was overly pampered and willful, getting whatever she wanted. Even so, her maternal family always protected her. One could say that if Wang Baozhu wanted to kill someone, her brothers would hand her a knife.
Sure enough, the Wang Family Eight Tigers had come specifically to create trouble at Li Zhifang’s wedding.
Leading them were Wang Baozhu’s parents.
Wang Baozhu’s father was Wang Exi and her mother was Zheng Xiuqin; both were quite troublesome.
Zheng Xiuqin had already started cursing in the Li family courtyard: "Damned are you, not a single squeak about the daughter-in-law, pity my three grandchildren, from now on they have to live under their stepmother."
Anning slightly narrowed her eyes.
She sneered inwardly, the Wang Family’s this act was nothing more than to force Anning into making concessions, to ensure Anning treated Wang Baozhu’s three children well, at least guaranteeing better treatment for the Wang family’s grandchildren over the three children Anning brought.
In her previous life, it was just like this; feeling helpless, she just wanted to live a good life with Li Zhifang, afraid of causing too much chaos, she had given in, and since then, she had treated Wang Baozhu’s three children as if they were ancestors.
But Anning would not do the same.
She absolutely would not give an inch to the Wang Family members.
"Elder sister-in-law."
Anning’s face fell at once, and she turned her head to look at Zhao Erni: "Why did the Wang Family people come here? Do they even have the face to show up? Aren’t they just embarrassing me?"
Zhao Erni was also very angry.
"I’ll go have a look."
She pushed open the door and went out.
Anning followed her out as well.
When Anning went out, the Li brothers had already started arguing with the Wang Family Eight Tigers.
Li Zhifang’s mother Zhang Fengfeng had also started physically fighting with Zheng Xiuqin.
Zhang Fengfeng, infuriated, cursed loudly: "Shut your damn mouth, look at where this is, your Wang Family really has the nerve, crossing villages to make a scene in our Li family’s place, you have no shame."
Zhang Fengfeng was petite while Zheng Xiuqin was tall and big, during the fight, it was apparent that Zhang Fengfeng was at a disadvantage.
Seeing this, Anning couldn’t stand by; she went over and grabbed Zheng Xiuqin, delivering two slaps across her face.
Country old women fighting did not care about right or wrong, they simply started fighting, moreover, as Anning had married into the Li family, Zhang Fengfeng was officially her mother-in-law, and she was justified in defending her mother-in-law.
Anning, using substantial force, made Zheng Xiuqin see stars.
Anning pulled Zhang Fengfeng behind her and protected her: "Mother, are you alright?"
Zhang Fengfeng wiped her face: "I’m fine, that Old Devout Woman Zheng really is nothing, Anning, beat her well, if anything happens, mom will take care of it."
"Alright then."
Anning agreed, grabbing Zheng Xiuqin’s hair in one hand and with a lift of her leg delivered a gut-wrenching kick, almost making Zheng Xiuqin vomit.
"Shameless scum, what kind of people are you all in the Wang Family? A son who’s no good, a daughter who ran off with someone, and you still have the face to make trouble? If I had such a shameless daughter, I’d be too embarrassed to even step outside. And indeed, you, Zheng Xiuqin, were no good from the start, always sheltering thieves and philanderers. No wonder you birthed such a daughter. Your daughter wreaks havoc on the Li Family and you still have the audacity to kick up a fuss? Fine, you claim to care about your grandchildren? If you really care, why don’t you take them back and raise them yourself? Then I might actually respect you."
Anning’s quick-witted mouth lashed out at the Wang family thoroughly top to bottom.
Zhang Fengfeng felt particularly vindicated, damn, it was so satisfying.
She didn’t care about how much Zheng Xiuqin’s slaps hurt or how uncomfortable her hair was pulled, she jumped and cursed: "All your Old Wang family are good for nothing, lacking any virtue, raising a daughter who tormented my Lao Si so miserably, and you still have the face to show up..."
Anning supported Zhang Fengfeng: "Mom, go rest to the side. This trash Zheng Xiuqin, I can handle her alone."
The Wang family came in large numbers, and so did the Li brothers, but the Wang Family’s Eight Tigers were strong and burly. The wives of the Li family grabbed weapons to help their men, leaving Anning and Zhang Fengfeng rather unattended.
Seeing Zheng Xiuqin continue to swear unabated, Anning strode over and slapped her again.
Wang Exi was fighting over there, and when he turned his head and saw his wife being ganged up on by the two Li family women, he grabbed a weapon and rushed over.
Anning’s slap hadn’t even landed yet when Wang Exi arrived with a stick: "What’s it to you, you shameless wretch?"
Anning was actually amused: "What am I afraid of? I’m upright and proper, I’m not afraid of people talking. But raising a thing like Wang Baozhu, that’s what truly lacks shame."
Mentioning Wang Baozhu made Wang Exi’s eyes burn red: "I’ll beat you to death, you gossipy woman."
He raised his stick to strike.
But Anning wasn’t scared. She grabbed the stick away in a flash, picked it up, and gave both Wang Exi and Zheng Xiuqin a satisfying beatdown.
"It’s really no surprise seeing this kind of shamelessness from you, and no wonder Wang Baozhu did those shameless things—it’s all hereditary. Parents have no decency, daughter has no shame..."
"Beat them, beat them hard!"
Zhang Fengfeng stood with her hands on her hips: "Our Fourth Family has never suffered this kind of insult before. If we don’t beat these Wang family folks until they’re crawling and peeing, someday everyone will dare come to our doorstep to curse."
Anning responded, and with a whirl, the stick created a furious wind, and it didn’t take long before Wang Exi and his wife fell to their knees.
Anning turned her head to see Li Zhiyuan and Zhao Erni struggling against the Wang family’s tough guys. She couldn’t care about Wang Exi and his wife anymore, grabbed a knife from the kitchen wielding it along with the stick, chopping and swinging so fiercely it terrified the Wang Family Eight Tigers.
Holding the knife, Anning stood gasping in the courtyard: "Come on, fight on, you Wang family think they’re so capable? Looking for trouble? You better ask if my knife is willing. And I’ll tell you this—I married Li Zhifang, this house is mine, I’m in charge here. Coming into my yard and creating havoc is like shitting on my head. On a minor note, that’s trespassing into a private residence, and that’s illegal! Even if I genuinely split you with this knife, it would only be considered excessive self-defense, I wouldn’t lose my life and at most I’d be jailed for a few years, and I’ll still be ’a man’ when I come out."
Anning scanned the crowd. Seeing the Wang family relent, she caught her breath and continued: "If I really go in and come out, this matter won’t be over; I’m willing to risk my life against your Wang Family, making it a combat in and out seven times."
Anning then looked at Zhao Erni: "Elder sister-in-law, although we aren’t that close yet, if I really go in, will you look after my children? If you do, then I’m truly fearless."
Zhao Erni, though kind-hearted, was also tough as nails, full of fighting spirit.
She nodded right there: "Don’t worry, if you go in for our family’s issues, your children will be my own, I’ll take care of them to the end."
Zhang Fengfeng also shouted loudly: "Fourth son’s wife, mom’s putting the word out. If the Wang family really sues you, my six sons will take turns caring for your kids, they won’t suffer a bit."
Anning laughed; her laugh sounded so demonic to the Wang family that it made their legs wobble.
The Wang family’s hearts turned bitter.
They always knew Anning had a good disposition, never causing any major disputes in the village, but they hadn’t expected this woman to be fearless when provoked.
Anning chopped a knife into a nearby table, splitting it in half: "Whoever keeps nagging me, don’t blame me for turning my face unrecognizable. If you really don’t trust me, go ahead and take your grandson back, I won’t say half a ’no’. If you don’t take them back, just deal with it."
While saying this, she held the stick horizontally in front of her: "Li Zhifang, if you don’t trust me, I’ll leave immediately with the kids, and you can marry someone better."
Li Zhifang, too, was scared.
His legs were going soft, and he dared not contradict Anning: "Well, we’ve already held the banquet, you are my wife and their mother; I trust you, totally trust you."