In his previous life, although Liang Hui felt it was somewhat unfair to use his savings as a bride price for his cousin, his uncle and aunt repeatedly promised that they would help arrange his marriage in the future.
In the end, they took all of his savings—and from then on, they ignored him completely.
This kind of unfair exploitation was one of the reasons he later turned dark and became a villain.
In this life, Yu Yao had transmigrated into the book and changed the course of the plot.
Liang Hui’s money was not siphoned off by intermediaries this time—it directly bought him a wife.
That night, in front of the entire family, he made it clear: he spent his own money to marry a wife, and he had nothing to feel guilty about.
Liang Manchang’s face was dark as he smoked his pipe in silence.
Liang Dajun and Liang Dazhu reacted calmly. After all, the money wasn’t theirs, so they didn’t feel much pain over it.
Zhao Chunhua, however, kept listing everything she had done for Liang Hui over the years, cursing him as ungrateful and a heartless wolf.
Feng Xueqing stared at Yu Yao’s wrist for a while.
The bracelet wasn’t on her?
Her heart stirred. She first exchanged a look with Zhao Chunhua, then stood up and stormed out in anger.
Seeing Zhao Chunhua still muttering curses, Grandma Liang reminded her, “Where did the third daughter-in-law go? It’s dark outside—go after her and take a look.”
But Zhao Chunhua waved her off. “It’s fine, let her cool off alone!”
She had already seen the signal from her future daughter-in-law—they were in tacit understanding.
Liang Manchang slammed his pipe heavily on the table. “Enough! Stop talking. Eat!”
He didn’t even mention waiting for the missing future daughter-in-law, nor did he send anyone to look for her.
It was obvious he had already accumulated quite a bit of dissatisfaction toward this prospective third daughter-in-law today.
The children were already drooling over the meat on the table. Hearing that Grandpa had declared dinner, the youngest, Mao Dan, immediately reached out to grab some.
“Hey, little ancestor, your grandpa hasn’t even picked up his chopsticks yet!” the second daughter-in-law scolded, pretending to slap his hand.
But Mao Dan stuffed a piece of wild boar meat straight into his mouth and couldn’t be stopped.
“Alright, eat,” Liang Manchang said, also picking up a piece of meat.
Thinking about splitting the family with his capable nephew, a trace of hesitation rose in his heart.
Liang Hui had been skillful since childhood, quick to learn anything, and also a good hunter.
If they had supported him in school, his grades might even have been better than Liang Haifeng’s.
Although Liang Hui only finished elementary school, he was literate and very good at bookkeeping.
He could calculate mentally and was skilled in abacus work—skills he learned from Liang Haifeng on weekends.
From junior high onward, Liang Hui supported Liang Haifeng’s schooling in town.
He paid for high school, then university—until Liang Haifeng finally landed a stable job as a chemical inspector at a state-owned food factory in town and secured a “iron rice bowl.”
Liang Haifeng was not only the pride of the Liang family but also the only university student in Hukeng Village—and even the only one within dozens of miles.
He was a “golden phoenix” who had flown out of the mountain village.
Liang Manchang and his wife had always advised Liang Hui to give all his savings to help pay for Liang Haifeng’s wedding, saying that in the future, Liang Haifeng would help him find a good job in the city—and even a city wife.
Trusting them, Liang Hui handed over all his savings as a bride price for Liang Haifeng’s marriage, only to realize he had been deceived.
After that, his resentment grew, and he began picking fights and opposing Liang Haifeng at every turn.
After Grandma Liang passed away, he lost his last remaining relative.
Combined with Feng Xueqing’s influence, his behavior became increasingly extreme, eventually turning him into the story’s main villain.
In this life, he no longer used his savings to fill that bottomless pit—so naturally, there was no resentment.
He acted openly and honestly. Even if Liang Manchang and his wife were dissatisfied, they could not find fault with him.
This meal was both Liang Hui and Yu Yao’s engagement dinner, and also the Liang family’s division-of-household meal between the main branch and second branch.
Once Liang Haifeng returned tomorrow, Liang Hui would officially split off and start his own household.
The adults each had their own thoughts, while the children’s attention was entirely on the wild boar meat.
Seeing Mao Dan and Gou Dan repeatedly grabbing meat, the eldest daughter-in-law’s daughters, Liuzhi and Jiaozhi, couldn’t resist and also reached out…
Yu Yao’s stomach had already been growling. She was so hungry her body felt weak.
The smell of pork pushed the body’s hunger to its peak.
In order to sell her off to the old bachelor and prevent her from escaping, her father Hao Lizhi and stepmother Wang Yuelan had deliberately starved her for two days.
Just as she was about to pick up a piece of wild boar meat, smack—a chopstick struck the back of Jiaozhi’s hand.
Zhao Chunhua shouted, “Look at what you are! A girl like you thinks you deserve meat?”
Five-year-old Jiaozhi burst into tears from the pain.
The eldest daughter-in-law, heavily pregnant, hurried to comfort her child and could no longer eat.
Zhao Chunhua cursed the granddaughter, then shot a sharp glare across the table at Yu Yao.
“The elders haven’t even started eating, and you’re already so rude! No manners at all—you deserve a lesson!”
“It’s only because you’re lucky enough to marry into our kind-hearted Liang family. If it were another household, you’d be beaten and locked in a pigsty! And you still think you deserve meat…”
Liang Hui picked up a bowl of wild boar meat, scooped some fatty and lean pieces into Grandma Liang’s bowl, then into Yu Yao’s bowl until it was overflowing.
Then he set the bowl down without saying a word.
He had brought back about two jin of wild boar meat; at most only one jin was on the table.
The rest—no need to guess—must have been hidden by Zhao Chunhua.
Forget it. After this meal, they would split the family anyway. No need to argue further.
Yu Yao also didn’t bother arguing. She needed to fill her stomach first before continuing the fight.
Seeing her wolfing down the meat, Zhao Chunhua’s heart ached so much her eyes nearly rolled back.
“Eat, eat, all you know how to do is eat—are you a starving ghost reincarnated or what…”
Bang! Liang Hui slammed his bowl heavily onto the table.
Zhao Chunhua flinched and finally went quiet.
Liang Manchang also disliked the way his nephew’s wife ate meat. It didn’t follow the Liang family rules.
Men did heavy labor and therefore deserved meat. Women should just drink the soup.
He frowned so hard it looked like he could kill a fly. Just as he was about to speak, he caught sight of his nephew’s dark expression and swallowed the words back.
This nephew usually didn’t talk much—but when he got angry, even his second uncle felt intimidated.
Yu Yao finally finished eating and restored her “health bar” to full, her combat power fully recovered.
She wiped the corner of her mouth and suddenly remembered something.
“Oh no—where’s Feng Xueqing? She still hasn’t come back for dinner!”
“Did she secretly run home? It’s more than ten li of mountain road—not something to joke about!”
“I’ll go check!”
With that, ignoring Zhao Chunhua’s attempts to stop her, she quickly walked out of the house.