“Are you threatening me?”
Qin Aiguo stared at Su Yun, his eyes filled with menace.
Su Yun spread her hands. “Uncle Qin, there’s no need to put it so harshly.”
“I’m just a weak woman who can’t even tie up a chicken—how could I possibly threaten you?”
A weak woman who can’t even tie up a chicken…
One could only say that Su Yun’s skin was thick enough to utter such words.
Qin Aiguo was furious, unwilling to yield just like that.
Meanwhile, Su Zhen, whose face had been swollen from slaps, finally recovered enough to climb up from the ground.
“Uncle Qin, you mustn’t agree…”
With her face swollen like a steamed bun, she stepped forward to stop Qin Aiguo, urging him not to soften his heart or be bewitched by Su Yun.
Su Yun smiled. “Su Zhen, is your face no longer hurting, or is your stomach fine now?”
Su Zhen instinctively took a few steps back, covering her face with both hands.
Seeing this, Qin Aiguo scolded Su Yun.
“Su Yun, Su Zhen is your own sister.”
“Yes.”
Su Yun admitted calmly. “But Uncle Qin, we’re discussing matters between you and me right now. This has nothing to do with Su Zhen.”
“As for the ‘sisterly bond’ between her and me, I’ll settle it with her slowly, bit by bit.”
And then there was Qin Xiao, who had abused the original host.
None of them would escape.
Qin Aiguo, who had his secrets held by Su Yun, was seething with anger but had no other choice.
He could only glare at Su Yun furiously and ask her what she wanted.
“One hundred yuan.”
Su Yun raised a finger. “One hundred yuan can barely treat my injuries and save my life.”
“As long as I don’t die, the Qin family will surely have no problems.”
“And you, Uncle Qin, will remain the respected team leader everyone looks up to.”
Su Yun was blatantly lying.
Qin Aiguo couldn’t possibly believe her.
Su Zhen was even more frantic, jumping up and down. “One hundred yuan?”
“Su Yun, why don’t you just go rob someone?”
Su Yun raised an eyebrow, crossing her arms and glancing disdainfully at Su Zhen.
“Su Zhen, you just secretly got your marriage certificate with your brother-in-law today, and you haven’t even been recognized by the rest of the Qin family yet. Are you already acting like a Qin family daughter-in-law?”
Su Zhen’s red and swollen face turned pale and then flushed again.
“What are you talking about?” she stubbornly insisted.
“Enough.”
Qin Aiguo scolded Su Zhen, telling her to shut up.
Then he turned to Su Yun.
“One hundred yuan, and everything ends here.”
By “everything,” Qin Aiguo meant all his misdeeds, as well as Su Zhen and Qin Xiao’s betrayal of her.
Su Yun sneered inwardly.
Qin Aiguo was thinking too beautifully.
But for now, she still needed some time to recuperate.
So she wasn’t in a hurry to bring the Qin family to ruin right away.
After all, they were right next door, and she could deal with them anytime.
Taking it slow wasn’t a bad idea either.
“Naturally.”
Su Yun replied with a smile.
Qin Aiguo told Su Yun to wait, then strode out of the courtyard and returned to the Qin house next door.
From his hidden stash of money, he counted out ten ten-yuan bills.
As he was leaving, he happened to run into Team Leader Zhao Fang, who had come over with Qin Jiao.
“Aiguo, I heard from Qin Jiao that something happened at your place…”
Qin Aiguo quickly replied, “It’s a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding.”
Beside him, Qin Jiao couldn’t believe it. “Dad, how is it a misunderstanding? I saw with my own eyes that Su Yun, that bitch, hit Zhenzhen and my brother…”
“Shut up.”
Qin Aiguo silenced his thoughtless daughter.
Then he pulled Zhao Fang aside and began whispering to him.
"Team Leader, to be honest, this is a family disgrace. Su Yun accidentally went to the wrong house last night and ended up in Xiao Yuan's yard. She couldn't accept it and started crying and throwing a tantrum in A Yuan's room."
"At one moment she was banging her head against the wall, the next she was threatening to hang herself. It was all too ugly to watch…"
Qin Aiguo exaggerated the story, pinning all the blame on Su Yun.
"Given A Yuan's condition, his mother and I were very worried. So we thought we might as well make the best of a bad situation and have him marry Su Yun."
As he spoke, he took out ten ten-yuan bills he had just fetched from home. "Look, this is the settlement money I'm giving them."
"Although A Yuan isn't my biological son, he's been raised in our Qin family for so many years, hasn't he?"
"I can't just abandon him…"
It must be said, Qin Aiguo really knew how to talk—and talk well.
After his performance, his image had become towering and noble.
Zhao Fang nodded. "Since it's not a big deal, you can handle it yourself."
"Ah, Brother, you go home and rest. I'll take care of it."
"I'll go have a few words with Su Yun."
With that, Zhao Fang walked toward the dilapidated courtyard next door.
Inside the courtyard, he examined the injuries on Su Yun's forehead and neck, his brow furrowing deeply.
It was exactly as Aiguo had said!
"Su Yun."
Zhao Fang spoke in an unfriendly tone.
"Since you've already entered Xiao Yuan's house and become his wife, you should settle down and behave properly. Stop making a fuss over nothing all the time."
"Team Leader?"
Xiao Yuan, who was sitting on a low stool, looked up upon hearing Zhao Fang's words, ready to explain on Su Yun's behalf.
"You…"
"Brother Xiao."
Su Yun reached out and pressed Xiao Yuan's wrist. Glancing at Qin Aiguo, who stood smugly behind Zhao Fang, she curved her lips slightly.
"Team Leader, you're absolutely right."
"We'll live well together from now on."
Hearing that Su Yun seemed obedient and reasonable, Zhao Fang nodded slowly.
Then he turned and left.
After Zhao Fang was gone, Qin Aiguo stepped forward. "Su Yun, did you hear what the Team Leader said?"
"If you still want to earn work points and survive in this team, behave yourself. Otherwise…"
He glared fiercely at Su Yun, his threat unmistakable.
Su Yun's smile remained unchanged. "Don't worry. You're the one in charge here. I still want to live a few more years, so I definitely won't go against your wishes."
"Good that you know."
Satisfied with her answer, Qin Aiguo tossed the hundred yuan into Su Yun's arms and turned to leave.
The few people Su Zhen had brought to watch the commotion were frightened off by a single glance from Qin Aiguo.
"If any of you still want to survive in this team, keep your mouths shut."
"If I hear any talk I shouldn't, don't expect to get your work points this year."
Qin Aiguo threatened them openly.
Every single one of the threatened individuals hung their heads low.
Su Yun curled her lips, crossed her arms, and watched the cowering crowd coldly.
With a muddle-headed Team Leader, Qin Aiguo, the small team leader, could do as he pleased!
Interesting.
After everyone had left, only Su Yun and the downcast Xiao Yuan remained in the shabby little courtyard.
Su Yun turned to speak, but her stomach growled loudly. She patted her belly, remembering that the original owner hadn't eaten a single grain of rice since yesterday.
Although it was supposed to be the original host's wedding day yesterday, the Su family still made her work in the fields all morning.
When she returned home, lunch had already been finished, and no food was left for her.
Her parents picked their teeth while saying things like, "You'll soon be eating well at the Qin family, so don't take food from your younger siblings here."
Su Zhen, who clearly knew what she was about to face, also added fuel to the fire.