In the Su family courtyard.
The two carts of supplies that Shen Shuli and Su Yuehua had packed up were completely emptied.
The people from the eldest branch were running all over the courtyard, fighting over everything that belonged to the second branch.
The horse cart and ox cart had both been unloaded, and the livestock had been tied up in the animal shed.
The rooms in the east wing that had originally been locked had been forced open. The women from the eldest branch were already fighting over who would get to live in them.
Old Master Su and Old Madam Su were lying in reclining chairs beneath the eaves of the main house, lazily fanning themselves as though they were watching a show. There were even smiles on their faces.
When they saw Su Yunhai and Su Dalin return with their families, they actually greeted them cheerfully.
“Second Son, Third Son, you’re back. Hahaha, you came back at just the right time.” Old Madam Su looked at her two sons smugly, deliberately provoking them.
Su Yunhai’s expression turned extremely grim.
Shen Shuli and Shen Yuehua’s faces darkened as well.
Su Chang’an and Su Ping’an’s wives had also been driven out of their rooms. They were crouched in a corner with the children, tears streaming down their faces.
Only after seeing their father-in-law, mother-in-law, and husbands return did they finally find the courage to push aside the two men from another branch who had been blocking them from leaving and preventing them from complaining. They ran over and hid behind their husbands.
“Dad, Mom, you’re finally back! You have to stand up for us!”
“Waaah, Grandpa, Grandma, the eldest branch has gone too far! They actually stole all the things we had packed and even drove us out of our rooms. They couldn’t wait to divide up our rooms, either! Waaah…”
Su Tianze cried as he reported everything.
“Ping’an… Mom, Mom, my stomach hurts. Is the baby going to be okay? Waaah…”
Seeing her second daughter-in-law clutching her stomach with a deathly pale face, Shen Yuehua hurried over to support her. Then she kicked the still-dazed Su Ping’an.
She couldn’t help shouting at her second son, “You big idiot, go find a doctor! If the doctor is too busy, bring his wife here instead, and have her bring some medicine to protect the pregnancy! What are you standing there for? Go!”
“Oh! Oh! I’m going right now!”
Su Ping’an’s mind was still completely blank. He ran out in a daze.
Su Chang’an carefully checked his wife and children from head to toe. Only after making sure they were unharmed did he finally let out a sigh of relief.
His face was filled with fury.
“Dad, Mom, Grandpa and Grandma have gone too far! The eldest branch wouldn’t dare do this without their encouragement! They’ve taken all our grain and so many other supplies. We’re fleeing the famine tomorrow—what are we supposed to do without any supplies?”
Su Yunhai was already struggling to contain his anger.
He gave Shen Yuehua and Shen Shuli a look, signaling for them to take everyone into a room first.
Shen Shuli really wanted to see how her father was going to deal with this mess, but she had to settle her eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law, and the children first.
At that moment, the eldest branch’s eldest daughter-in-law, second daughter-in-law, third daughter-in-law, and youngest daughter were already arguing heatedly inside Shen Yuehua’s room.
“I’m the eldest daughter-in-law of the family. This room should obviously belong to us! What gives you the right to take it?”
“Mother-in-law likes me the most. I can live in whichever room I want! You have no right to fight me for it.”
“You people from the eldest and second branches were already living comfortably in the main house. Our third branch has always had the worst room, and now you’re even trying to take this one! Why should all the good rooms belong to you? This one has to go to our third branch!”
“Get out, get out, all three of you get out! I’m my mother’s most beloved daughter, and I won’t be living at home for much longer. Can’t you just let me have this room? Once I’m married, you can take your time living here!”
Shen Shuli finally got to witness just how shameless the people of the Su family could be.
She had never encountered such ridiculously unreasonable people in real life.
No wonder the brainless author of *The Princess on the Run* had created such brainless characters.
Without saying a word, she kicked each of the four idiots out of the room.
The entire room immediately fell silent.
Originally, Shen Yuehua hadn’t taken any of the furniture with her when they packed up, but everything from the wardrobe had been packed away.
They had even left a set of bedding on the bed so they could make do for one night.
But now, the entire room was empty.
There wasn’t even a stool left.
The bedding on the bed was gone, too.
Shen Yuehua was so angry that she actually laughed.
Eldest daughter-in-law Li Jiaoe, her eyes red with rage, immediately complained, “Mom, everything in our room was stolen too! They didn’t leave us a single thing!”
Shen Yuehua had Li Jiaoe help support her second daughter-in-law. The woman was trembling all over from the pain, yet there wasn’t even a place in the room for her to lie down and rest.
“This is outrageous!”
With that, Shen Yuehua stormed out.
Shen Shuli wasn’t close to these people. Although her second sister-in-law was in bad shape, there wasn’t much she could do to help her anyway, so there was no point in staying there.
She immediately followed her mother outside.
Shen Yuehua had already rushed into her eldest sister-in-law Cui Yuhong’s room.
With one glance, she could see that many of her own belongings were in the room.
Even the bedding from her bed had been bundled up and placed on the kang.
She grabbed it and was about to carry it away.
Cui Yuhong immediately blocked her path.
“Second sister-in-law, what are you doing? These are things from my room. What right do you have to take them? Put them down!”
Cui Yuhong reached out to snatch them back.
Shen Shuli arrived just in time.
There was no way she was going to let anyone bully her mother.
She grabbed Cui Yuhong by the wrist and flung her aside, sending her crashing to the floor.
“Mom, go ahead and take whatever you want. I’d like to see who dares touch you!”
“Mm. I don’t care about anything else. But your second sister-in-law isn’t doing well and needs somewhere to lie down and rest. As for everything else, smash it all! Don’t leave them a single thing! If anything happens, your father and I will take responsibility!”
Shen Yuehua didn’t even bother looking at her eldest sister-in-law, who was still sprawled on the floor and unable to get up.
She simply gathered the belongings in her arms and walked away.
“Got it, Mom~”
Shen Shuli was more than happy to oblige.
She licked her lips and searched around the room for a while before finally finding a suitable weapon.
She tore off one of the solid wooden table legs and began smashing every piece of furniture in sight.
Cui Yuhong had never expected the wife and daughter of the second branch to be such ruthless characters. They actually dared to smash up the room she had spent so much time arranging.
Many of the pieces of furniture had only just been stolen from the second branch. She hadn’t even had the chance to use them yet, and now they were all being smashed to pieces.
“Oh, heavens! Is there any justice left in this world? These are all part of my dowry! What right do you have to destroy my things?”
“Ahhh! My niece is going to kill me! Help! Mother! Someone’s going to die! Come save me!”
At this moment, Old Master Su and Old Madam Su couldn’t spare even a thought for their eldest daughter-in-law.
Their most precious eldest son and eldest grandson were being brutally beaten by their second son.
He was beating them as though he intended to beat them to death!
How could they possibly have time to worry about their daughter-in-law?
“Second Son, stop this at once!”
“Waaah, waaah, you unfilial wretch! How dare you hit my son? Old man, hurry up and stop him! Your precious son and grandson are about to be beaten to death!”
Old Madam Su wanted to rush over and intervene, but she couldn’t find an opening.
Su Yunhai didn’t care about sparing his mother’s feelings in the slightest.
The more she shouted and tried to stop him, the harder he hit.
Old Master Su was frantic as well, pacing around helplessly.
If only they had known, they never would have provoked their second son at a time like this.
But they simply couldn’t bear to abandon their family property and leave in such a pathetic manner.
After all, their family owned the most fertile farmland in the entire village—more than a hundred mu in total!
How could they possibly bear to just leave it all behind?