Chapter 148 I'll Break Your Legs
Chapter 148 I'll Break Your Legs
"Okay! We'll go quietly tonight after nightfall. You pack your things first."
Zhao Chunxiu specifically instructed Li Yuemei to wear her most festive clothes.
"Mother, why are you wearing this?"
"To get rid of bad luck." Zhao Chunxiu's eyes flashed, a sense of guilt welled up in her heart, and she seemed unwilling to talk about this anymore, so she replied perfunctorily.
As night fell, the entire Dongyuan Village was quiet.
Two figures quietly emerged from the village chief's house, carrying large and small bags, and headed into the mountains.
Zhao Chunxiu couldn't help but remind her, "Yuemi, when you go to your aunt's house, you can't be as lazy as you are at home. You need to be proactive, understand?"
Li Yuemei didn't speak or refute. After all, she was living under someone else's roof, and she still had some sense.
"Mother, when can I go home?"
Upon hearing this, Zhao Chunxiu, who was walking behind, felt a lump in her throat. She rubbed her eyes haphazardly in the darkness and forced herself to remain calm, saying, "Don't worry, once this period is over, you can come back whenever you want."
After walking for an unknown amount of time, the two finally arrived at Zhao Chunhua's house in Shanxie Village.
Zhao Chunxiu did not enter the room, but handed the bundle to her younger sister, holding her hand and saying, "Sister, I'm entrusting Yuemei to you."
"My dear daughter, I won't go in. Take good care of yourself at your aunt's house. I'm leaving now."
As soon as Zhao Chunxiu turned around, tears streamed down her face. After all, she had raised her daughter with her own hands, and in the blink of an eye, the child had already married without her knowledge.
She couldn't quite describe how she felt at that moment. It was as if the humiliation of being pointed at and insulted had vanished, leaving only a mother's reluctance to part with her daughter.
Soon, Zhao Chunxiu's figure disappeared into the mountains and forests, her eyes filled with tears as she walked the most difficult mountain path of her life.
Zhao Chunhua pulled Li Yuemei through the door and tied her tightly to the door.
A hint of reluctance flashed across her face hidden in the darkness, but when she thought of her future, she gritted her teeth and hardened her heart. There was no turning back.
To Li Yuemei's surprise, two large red "double happiness" characters were pasted on the doors and windows of her aunt's house.
"Auntie, did my cousin get married? How come I had no idea?"
Zhao Chunhua was taken aback, unsure how to answer. After a long pause, she awkwardly replied, "Yes, things were indeed rushed, so we just had a simple meal and didn't hold a banquet."
"Where is my cousin's wife?" Li Yuemei looked around the yard, not noticing that there didn't seem to be an extra person in the house.
Just then, Qian Laoshui came out dressed in festive clothes.
"It seems you're still in the dark."
His eyes were fixed on Li Yuemei, darting around, a greedy glint in them.
Li Yuemei felt extremely uncomfortable under Qian Laoshui's gaze, as if she had been stripped naked. She crossed her arms and took a few steps back.
"Auntie, what did he mean?"
Li Yuemei turned to look at Zhao Chunhua standing to the side, but the other woman avoided her gaze and did not answer her question.
“Let me tell you,” Qian Laoshui said, a glint of desire flashing across his wrinkled face. “Your mother begged and pleaded to marry you into our family so that you could become our daughter-in-law.
Qian Laoshui's words struck Li Yuemei like a thunderclap.
She stood there, her face deathly pale, trembling all over, muttering to herself:
"Impossible! Absolutely impossible! You're lying to me! You're lying to me!"
"Tch! What's there to fool about a little brat like you? Otherwise, why would you be dressed up so nicely today?"
Looking at the clothes she was wearing, Li Yuemei felt her heart sink to the bottom. She had asked her mother why she had to wear this...
"No way! No way! I don't want to marry your family's cripple!"
Having figured everything out, Li Yuemei roared, veins bulging on her neck. She ran to the door, desperate to escape.
To her surprise, the door had been locked the moment she stepped inside.
When Qian Laoshui heard her cursing his son for being crippled, he ran over, grabbed her, and slapped her hard across the face.
Li Yuemei, who was roaring, was stunned by the slap and sat on the ground in a daze.
Did her mother just abandon her like that?
That's impossible! She said she just needed to come here to lay low for a while, and that she could go home whenever she wanted.
"If you dare to run, I'll break your legs!"
Qian Laoshui, exasperated, pointed at her and threatened her.
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