PDLP Chapter 27 Granny Liu's Angry
Chapter 27 Granny Liu's Angry
Upon hearing this, Granny Liu quickly stepped forward and covered Su Songchuan's mouth, glancing nervously around before whispering:
"You and your sister aren't married yet. We can't afford to ruin our family's reputation, so watch your words!"
After saying this, Granny Liu pulled Su Songchuan into the house. Seeing this, Old Man Su hurriedly followed behind. Su Yunhe was about to go in when Granny Liu glared at her.
"What are you doing in here? Go back to your room!"
Then, Granny Liu slammed the door shut.
Su Yunhe was turned away and had no choice but to return to her room dejectedly.
Seeing that Granny Liu could hold back her anger even in the face of such a big incident, Su Banxia realized that Granny Liu valued her reputation highly. This meant that Su Banxia would have leverage over the Su family again.
Thinking this, Su Banxia quietly carried a small stool to Granny Liu's window, sat down, and listened carefully to the sounds inside.
"Songchuan, what exactly is going on?"
Su Songchuan said anxiously:
“Mother, would I lie to you about this? What I saw was exactly what I just said. As for what really happened between my father and that widow Li, you should ask my father yourself!”
With that, Su Songchuan plopped down on the stool, angrily poured himself a cup of tea, and sullenly drank it.
Granny Liu glared at Old Man Su with eyes as sharp as knives, waiting for him to speak.
Seeing this, Old Man Su quickly stepped forward, grabbed Granny Liu's hand, and said anxiously:
“Old woman, things aren’t as Songchuan saw them. After we finished talking today, I thought I’d take a stroll at the village entrance. But when I got there, I saw Widow Li carrying water in her yard. I didn’t want to get involved, but then I thought about how hard it must be for her, a woman all alone…”
As he spoke, Old Man Su wiped the cold sweat from his brow with his sleeve and continued:
"Besides, I had some connection with her husband when he was alive, so I felt bad just standing there. So I went to help her carry a bucket of water. But as soon as I put the buckets down in the yard, Widow Li slipped and almost fell. I... I reached out and helped her up..."
Granny Liu glanced at Old Man Su's hand, then abruptly pulled her hand back and took a few steps back.
"Don't touch me with your filthy hands!"
Having said that, Granny Liu squinted and began to sized up Old Man Su.
"How come I didn't know you had an affair with her man?"
"Well, back then you weren't married into the family yet. We've been friends since we were little..."
"Why didn't you go help when her husband was at his funeral?"
"I... I had work to do in the fields at the time, so I was delayed..."
What's her man's nickname?
"Call me, call me, was it Gousheng, or Goudan? After all these years, how could I possibly remember clearly..."
"When did you start helping Widow Li carry water?"
"Just today, Songchuan even ran into us..."
"to be frank!"
"It started last month..."
Granny Liu slapped Old Man Su across the face and angrily said:
"Don't think I don't know what you're up to. I've never seen you carry a single bucket of water for our family."
"I, I, this, isn't this the second son's family..."
"I think you're just too idle, that's why you're thinking such dirty thoughts. Starting tomorrow, you'll go to work in the fields with the second son's family. I want to see if you still have the strength to help other people carry water after working in the fields every day!"
Su Banxia, who was eavesdropping outside the window, covered her mouth and chuckled.
"Great! Great! That settles the division of labor!"
Upon hearing what Granny Liu said, Old Man Su hurriedly replied:
"Old woman, you can't be confused! I'm an old man, how can I withstand this kind of hardship? I absolutely cannot do any work in the fields!"
Granny Liu stepped forward, grabbed Old Man Su by the ear, and started cursing:
"You think you can do other people's work just because you can't do your own? Let me tell you! Su, there's no room for negotiation. If you want a peaceful life, you'd better get back to work in the fields!"
"Ouch, ouch, ouch, ouch! I'll go, I'll go, okay?"
Seeing that Old Man Su had agreed, Granny Liu finally let go of his hand.
Old Su rubbed his swollen, red ear, and then said:
"If I, as the father, have to go to work in the fields, the rest of the family can't be idle either, otherwise people will laugh at us!"
Granny Liu glared at Old Man Su.
"Now you know you're afraid of being laughed at? When you went to Widow Li's yard to fetch water, did you not think about how others would laugh at our family? When you were having those crooked thoughts outside, did you ever think about what would happen to the marriages of our fourth and fifth sons?"
Old Su lowered his head and muttered something.
"I don't care, if I'm going to the fields, everyone has to go to the fields. Let's assign the work today and start working tomorrow!"
Granny Liu glared at Old Man Su, then sighed and said to Su Songchuan:
"Go, call all the members of the eldest, second, and third families to the main room. Mother has something to tell you!"
Upon hearing this, Su Songchuan quickly got up to call for help. By this time, Su Banxia had already carried a stool back to the second room.
"Father and Mother, Grandma is going to assign tasks to us all soon. You all insist on farming the land at the foot of Dwarf Mountain. Don't back down. After the family is divided, this land will definitely be ours!"
Just as Su Banxia finished speaking, they heard Su Songchuan knocking on the door outside.
"Second brother, second sister-in-law, Mother has something to say. You should all go to the main room and wait."
Su Hanzhang and Wang Guihua exchanged a glance, then shouted something outside.
"Okay, I'll be right there!"
After saying that, Su Hanzhang turned to Su Banxia and said:
"Don't worry, Banxia, this time your father won't back down."
After saying that, she opened the door and went out, followed by Wang Guihua. Su Banxia looked at Su Shiyan and Su Mo and said:
"If Dad can't convince you then, just go along with what I say. Anyway, our family must manage that piece of land at the foot of Dwarf Mountain."
Although Su Shiyan and Su Mo didn't know why Su Banxia was so determined to get that piece of land, Su Banxia seemed to be the only one with any say among the second branch of the family at the moment. So, the two exchanged a glance and nodded to Su Banxia.
After discussing the matter, the group went to the main room.
After everyone had arrived, they saw Su Laosan enter, disheveled and yawning as if he hadn't slept well.
"Mom, I'm sleeping soundly right now. Why are you looking for me? Why don't you just talk to Second Brother?"
Seeing Su Laosan's state, Granny Liu was furious. She had to admit it, whether she wanted to or not: she had spoiled her youngest son rotten.
Thinking this, Granny Liu slammed her hand on the table and angrily said:
"Sit down, all of you. From now on, the affairs of our Su family can no longer be handled entirely by the second branch of the family. Starting tomorrow, everyone will be working in the fields!"