“Whoever wants to bully my second sister-in-law, forget it!”
Lan Shuang swept her cold gaze over everyone present. Then, looking at the somewhat surprised Village Chief Xu, she said:
“Chief, since we’re talking about fairness, this land deed was signed by you and my second sister-in-law’s father.
It’s in black and white—do you recognize it or not?”
Lan Shuang took out a land deed, which she had deliberately retrieved from her space.
Her second sister-in-law’s deed had been well hidden, but fortunately, Lan Shuang had emptied out the entire Duke Zhen Guo’s mansion back then.
Village Chief Xu examined it carefully, his voice slightly hoarse.
“Yes.”
This land deed stirred up feelings of guilt deep in Chief Xu. After all, he had once had a good relationship with Chahua’s father.
His gaze fell on Xu Dabo’s face, and Xu Dabo immediately felt that something bad was coming.
“Chief, this can’t be counted like this! She’s a married daughter…”
“Stop talking about ‘married daughter, married daughter.’ You look down on women—weren’t you born of a woman yourself?”
Lan Shuang was extremely annoyed by their outdated thinking: born in women’s skirts, yet looking down on women.
“Exactly. Chahua’s surname is Xu too.”
Seeing the land deed, Min Ruolan felt full of confidence, and even the tearful Xu Chahua was pleasantly surprised.
“All of these are registered at the local government office. If your uncle doesn’t believe it, he can check the records himself.”
Xu Dabo was speechless—and Lan Shuang seemed to enjoy hitting where it hurt.
“Aren’t you supposed to have many sons? Why don’t you have them build a house for you!”
She looked at Xu Dabo’s line of five sons behind him, all sitting awkwardly or standing stiffly.
A whole batch of sons, yet none outstanding—they couldn’t compare to Chahua, a single daughter.
Xu Dabo: …
“Enough. What she says is right.”
Village Chief Xu discreetly gave Xu Dabo a warning look. “You said you also put money into this yard, that’s why I followed you.
But looking at the situation now, you just want to take your younger brother’s house. Forget it!”
“Chief…”
Xu Dabo wanted to argue further, but Lan Shuang casually grabbed a basin of water that Min Ruolan had just used to wash vegetables and splashed it outside.
“My second sister-in-law has a good temper. You think she’s easy to bully, but my temper isn’t good.
Anyone who offends me—I’d rather be shattered like jade~”
A basin of water splashed onto Xu Dabo and Xu Dabo’s wife, making them stumble back in fright.
“I’m scared of you!”
Xu Dabo’s wife ordered her sons: “Children, are we afraid of one woman? Go!”
“What? What are we doing?”
Village Chief Xu was shocked and tried to stop them. However, the Xu sons—first to fifth—charged at the women.
The villagers outside, watching the scene, naturally wouldn’t help these outsiders.
“Big sister, take care of everyone.”
Lan Shuang gave Min Ruolan a glance, signaling her to protect her grandmother and second sister-in-law.
Lan Shuang held a pole in her hand, aware that the dog emperor’s men might be lurking secretly.
She deliberately acted fierce but a bit unskilled.
Even so, each of the Xu sons was hit painfully by Lan Shuang’s pole.
“Stop, all of you! What kind of behavior is this?!”
At first, Village Chief Xu was worried that Lan Shuang, a young girl, would be at a disadvantage. Xu Dabo’s wife was delighted.
She had said that having many sons was useful—then they would work together in a fight.
The next second, her smile froze.
Bang! Bang! Bang!
One by one, Xu Dabo’s sons were kicked flying in front of Xu Dabo and his wife.
Lan Shuang’s pole swung with terrifying power.
“Ah…”
“Mom, it hurts, Mom!”
“My leg! My leg can’t move!”
“…”
The villagers of Xu family village were stunned, staring at the pole in Lan Shuang’s hands. She stood tall, looking down at the men sprawled on the ground.
“Even though the men of the Lan family aren’t at home, I’m here to protect them. Anyone who dares bully my family in the future—one comes, I’ll hit one!”
“Good!”
Min Ruolan couldn’t help clapping for Lan Shuang. She hadn’t expected her little sister-in-law to be so formidable.
It seemed that before, Shuang’er had been far too low-key!
“Truly a member of the Lan family,”
Old Madam Lan said proudly. With Shuang’er around, the Lan family would never decline!
“You… you all… are bullying people!”
Xu Dabo’s wife looked at her sons, lying twisted and scattered on the ground, clutching her chest in pain.
Xu Dabo’s sons were furious. “Chief, you have to take our side!”
“My waist is broken! You have to pay me silver!”
“It’s clearly you who bullied people first!”
Xu Chahua wiped her tears and angrily asked Village Chief Xu: “Chief, you saw everything clearly just now.
If we want fairness, then let them pay the price!”
Oh!
The soft little bunny had risen!
Lan Shuang’s eyes sparkled. She clapped her hands. “Chief, you can’t keep letting the Xu family bully us, right?
Although we are outsiders, Chahua isn’t. If word spreads that your Xu family bullies people, it won’t look good for marriages.”
Xu family village had plenty of unmarried boys and girls. If they knew how overbearing the villagers were, it would indeed affect inter-village marriages.
Village Chief Xu, frustrated at their stubbornness, glared fiercely at Xu Dabo’s family.
“You, you never listen to advice!”
He had shouted loudly, yet they didn’t heed him—whose fault was that?
“Chief, you can’t show favoritism!”
Even now, Xu Dabo’s wife still didn’t think she was wrong. She even said with self-righteousness: “They need a lesson! Make them give up the house and pay silver!”
Lan Shuang spoke softly, but cuttingly: “So in your eyes, Chief, you’re just someone who likes to show favoritism, huh?”
“You… all of you… go kneel at the ancestral hall tonight!”
Village Chief Xu had wanted to be lenient, but Lan Shuang’s words made him add:
“Kneel for three days and three nights. No one may bring them food or water, or else they’ll stay kneeling in the hall the whole time.”
“Chief!”
Xu Dabo felt as if the sky had fallen. Lan Shuang, however, thought it wasn’t enough.
No matter—she would personally punish them that evening.
“Kneeling in the ancestral hall is just a minor punishment,” she muttered.
In Min Ruolan’s eyes, it wasn’t even as satisfying as imposing a fine.
But for the rural villagers who struggled to afford a meal, being denied food was the gravest punishment of all.
“Chief, spare my children! I’ll kneel for them!”
Xu Dabo’s wife was a good mother, but she had no idea how to raise her children properly.
“Then you kneel with them!”
Village Chief Xu was worried that Lan Shuang and the others would press the matter further, so he walked quickly.
“Thank you, Chief. I’ll go with my second sister-in-law to the ancestral hall to supervise them in correcting their behavior,” Lan Shuang shouted after Village Chief Xu, ensuring the outsiders wouldn’t secretly resist.
Indeed, Chief Xu’s steps slowed slightly as he glared at Xu Dabo’s family:
“This is your own doing. If you don’t behave, don’t blame me for being merciless.”
“We’re going!”
Xu Dabo’s wife seemed to understand the situation better than her husband. With the chief’s words, there was little room to negotiate.
They supported each other as they went toward the ancestral hall. The villagers who had been watching slowly drifted away.
Min Ruolan pursed her lips. “They say they’re fair, but they still favor their own.”
“After all, it’s their own family.”
Old Madam Lan had a more relaxed outlook. “Good. After today, if they want to bully us in the future, they’ll think twice.”