Chapter 264: Chapter 264: Mom, Something’s Happened—Run!

Mrs. Lai Sr. awkwardly rubbed her hands, chuckling, “Mrs. Qi, it’s just that I haven’t chatted with you for some days. Today’s a bit quiet for me, so I thought I’d come over for a chat.”

Mrs. Qi rolled her eyes in her mind, her expression remaining bland, “Oh, really? That’s quite unfortunate. I’ve been busy all morning, and now I’m all sore and aching. I was just thinking about lying down for a bit!”

“How about this, let’s chat some other day when both of us have some free time.”

Chat my foot.

The more so, the more certain it is that nothing good is coming.

If it wasn’t for her son being the village head now, Mrs. Qi would have wanted to just curse her out directly.

Mrs. Lai Sr. blushed.

She wasn’t dumb; she could clearly tell the other person didn’t want to talk to her.

Had it been any ordinary day, she’d turn around and leave. But today’s matter concerns her son’s lifelong priority and whether she can hold her first grandchild sooner.

Not to mention being rejected like this, even if they took a broom to chase her out, she’d have to strive for it.

“Mrs. Qi, I didn’t mean to disturb your rest. I… I have something to discuss with you, just to take up a bit of your time.”

Mrs. Lai Sr. stopped beating around the bush, but still checked around to make sure no one else could hear their conversation before she quietly pleaded, “Mrs. Qi, you know my second son isn’t young anymore, and he’s not as irresponsible as he used to be. He knows how to earn and support the family now. So I was thinking of finding him a wife. How about…”

“If your son wants to marry, he should go find a wife, talking to me won’t help!”

Mrs. Qi looked shocked, “In my family, it’s either my daughter-in-law or me as the old woman, or it’s our Manbao. What, are you fancying our Manbao?”

She asked the last sentence practically through clenched teeth.

As long as this old lady dared nod, she’d dare to scratch her face!

Mrs. Lai Sr. was also startled by this.

Especially seeing Mrs. Qi’s eyes that seemed capable of devouring someone, she quickly shook her head and waved her hands, “No, no, Mrs. Qi, listen to you. How old is Manbao? Even if I wanted her to marry over, it would only be to my grandson!”

“Hell no! You dim-witted thing, can’t even act, go look in the mirror. With your family’s temperament, you want to marry my Manbao? Dream on, fool!”

Mrs. Qi spat directly on Mrs. Lai Sr.’s face, waving her hand and pushing her towards the front door, “Get out, get out, Qi Family doesn’t welcome you, hurry and leave!”

The shouting was loud enough to stir the few sons resting in the front room, and they rushed out immediately.

“Grandma, what happened?”

“You wicked Mrs. Lai Sr., how dare you come here to bully my grandma! I’ll beat you to death!”

A group of sons rushed out, and Mrs. Lai Sr., scared, backed away hastily, and before they could approach her, she ran away while shouting, “I-I didn’t bully anyone; I came to discuss something with your grandma, really didn’t bully her! Ah!”

A miserable scream followed as a shoe hit Mrs. Lai Sr.’s back, terrifying her into shouting.

Qi Silang, with one bare foot, pointed at Mrs. Lai Sr. and cursed, “If you didn’t bully my grandma, would she chase you away? Dare to come to my house again; I’ll hit you over the head with a stick!”

“Murder! Murder!”

Mrs. Lai Sr. ran off, scared shitless, crying while she fled, making it easy for outsiders to mistake she was being bullied.

Mrs. Qi chased to the gate, hands on her hips, swearing, “Shameless thing, if it weren’t for my family’s fourth daughter-in-law, grass would be growing high on your graves. Now that days are better for you, you start thinking about my Manbao, what a cheek!”

At this point, people from nearby yards also heard the commotion and came out, only to hear Mrs. Qi’s resonant cursing.

What on earth?

Mrs. Lai Sr. has set her sights on the Qi Family’s little girl?

Oh my, that’s something unheard of!

Everyone in the village knew Qi Family’s little girl was a treasure.

On regular days, forget about scolding or bullying, even mean remarks would get the Qi Family men at your door for a lesson if they find out.

Has Mrs. Lai Sr. borrowed courage from the King of Heaven himself to come over with intentions for someone else’s granddaughter?

Some were shocked and exclaimed, while others were puzzled.

“No way, what’s Mrs. Lai Sr. looking at the girl for? Manbao is only so young, does she intend to make her Er Laizi’s child bride?”

“Jeez, if that’s really Mrs. Lai Sr.’s plan, I reckon the Lai Family would have no standing in Yongping Village.”

The villagers speculated, yet none stepped out of their yards, much less dared to go to Qi Family to inquire.

Look at Mrs. Qi Sr.’s furious demeanor, along with the expressions on the Qi sons, whoever goes there now would be asking for a beating?

Qi Family’s sons all widened their eyes upon hearing their grandma’s words.

Qi Dalang asked, “Grandma, what happened? Mrs. Lai Sr. has set her sights on our Manbao?”

“Indeed!”

Mrs. Qi spat again, “Dumb dimwit, said it’s about arranging a marriage for her son, and once she has a grandson, they’d marry Manbao to their grandson as a bride.”

“Damn, Lai Family must have eaten bear heart and leopard gall! No way, I’m going to smash their house!”

Qi Silang exploded upon hearing this.

A twelve or thirteen-year-old boy, filled with rage, forgot to grab his shoes and ran barefoot forward.

The others quickly followed.

Mrs. Qi was still angry and didn’t think to stop her grandsons; instead, she told the youngest, Qi Balang and Qi Jiulang, to go home and call for others.

Though Qi Balang and Qi Jiulang were young, they understood what being someone’s bride meant.

It meant their little sister couldn’t live at home, she’d have to live elsewhere.

No way!

So, the twin brothers ran quickly towards the back yard, shouting about the Lai Family trying to steal little sister Manbao.

Qi Dalang and his brothers ran to the Lai Family first.

When Mrs. Lai Sr. returned home, she immediately closed the door, and after getting inside, she fell directly to the ground beside the kang, too weak to stand.

Tears flowed out as if they were free.

She had just wanted to talk things over with Mrs. Qi, how did it turn out like this?

Bang bang bang!

Bang bang bang!

The loud banging at the door nearly scared Mrs. Lai Sr. into fainting, with a loud cry, she burst into even harder tears.

Er Laizi had been asleep, suddenly hearing the door pounding and angry shouting, he shot up from the kang as if he were spring-loaded, barely taking a second before jumping onto the floor.

Not bothering to wear shoes, he rushed straight into the opposite room.

“Mom, mom, something’s wrong, quick, run!”

Though he had spent two or three peaceful years in Yongping Village, his experiences from fleeing hardships were deeply entrenched, causing his first reaction to the commotion to be a fear of being robbed.

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