Chapter 26 - 26: Great-Aunt

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Our mother-in-lawdoesn’t knowhow to keep her mouth shut, and she’s been tricked into saying all sorts of things all this while.

If this goes on, our mother-in-law will spill all of the Gu family’s secrets!

The sisters-in-law exchanged glances and made a decision in their hearts. They could not let them quarrel anymore, they had to quickly pull their mother-in-law back.

“Mother! Let’s not lower ourselves to her level! Let’s go back first!” Madam Zhou went forward and grabbed Madam Wu’s arm.

Madam Liu also walked over and grabbed Madam Wu’s other arm. “That’s right, Mother. Let’s not argue with this crazy woman!”

If they had said that at the beginning, the villagers might have believed them. However, after their spat, Madam Wu and her two wives had been completely riled up, but the old lady was still calm and composed. If they had to say who was the crazy one, it would be Madam Wu.

The villagers’ delighted expressions infuriated Madam Wu.

Madam Wu rolled up her sleeves and spat, “Old fart! Do you know who I am? I’m the village administrator’s wife!”

“Ha.” The old lady rolled her eyes. “And I’m the emperor’s mother!”

The people around them all burst out laughing.

This old lady was quite the character. She did not hold back at all, and was not afraid that she would be beheaded if word got out.

Madam Wu was an unreasonable person, but she had finally met someone who was more than her match. She could not win with her words, so she planned to attack her directly. “I swear I’ll chase you out of the village today—”

Before she could finish her sentence, the old lady splashed a basin of cold water on Madam Wu, causing her to be petrified on the spot.

Then, ignoring everything else, the old lady turned around and entered the house. She did not want the stool, nor did she care for Gu Xiaoshun. She slammed the door and bolted it shut!

She slipped away real quick!

Everyone’s stomachs hurt from laughing.

Just now, this old lady’s true abilities had been completely unleashed. They had thought that she would fight Madam Wu to the bitter end, but it turned out that she was not blinded by anger at all. Knowing that she could not defeat Madam Wu and the other two, she first insulted Madam Wu, then took the opportunity to lock Madam Wu and her daughters-in-law outside!

When had Madam Wu ever suffered such humiliation? She found a rock on the ground and rushed forward in a rage to smash the door.

However, the rock did not reach the door. Instead, a bright sickle flew over with a whoosh, chopping into the door!

Madam Wu was shocked, and her hand that was holding the rock instantly froze.

If the sickle had been half an inch higher, it would have slashed her hand.

Madam Wu was so shocked that she let go. The rock fell to the ground and smashed her foot.

“Ah—” Madam Wu screamed.

How could a rock for smashing a door be small? Of course she had to specially pick the largest one! Madam Wu was in so much pain that she cried when such a huge rock landed on her foot!

The scythe flying over, and Madam Wu dropping the rock on her own foot—this all happened too quickly, and the commotion was simply too much for everyone to take in.

It had been a long time since such a huge commotion had happened in the village.

Everyone turned around and saw Gu Jiao walking forward calmly.

She carried a small basket on her back. Her thin figure looked harmless, but her cold eyes emitted a murderous aura.

Everyone involuntarily shrunk their necks and automatically made way for her.

Heavens know how she threw that scythe. If it didn’t hit the door, wouldn’t it be sticking out of someone’s head right now?

Thinking of this, everyone could not help but feel a chill run down their spines…

Madam Liu was the first to react and yelled at her, “Miss Jiao, you came back at the right time! Hurry up and get that crazy woman to open the door! Look at how she hit your grandmother with that stone!”

“Pfft~” Gu Jiao laughed coldly. “Second Aunt, arc you getting old-sighted at such a young age? The person who picked up that stone, and who hit her foot with it—don’t you clearly know all that?”

When she said this, Madam Liu was dumbfounded.

This, this, this lass, when’d she get this good at dissing people?

If she had only been muddle-headed when she pulled Gu Dashun and kicked Gu Er shun, then calling her and Madam Wu blind in public would have been a clear sign of falling out with the Gu family.

“You damn brat! How dare you scold your grandmother?” Madam Wu rolled up her sleeves and was about to walk forward when she almost tumbled to the ground in pain.

Madam Zhou hurriedly supported her mother-in-law. “Mother, be careful!”

Madam Wu was in pain and anger. She pointed at Gu Jiao and yelled, “Bloody ingrate! Why didn’t I drown you back then!”

At this moment, Xiao Liulang came over.

Recently, Xiao Liulang and Gu Jiao had been seen together with each other frequently, and rumors were spreading in the village that their relationship had gotten better; however, Xiao Liulang had never affirmed their relationship explicitly, so many were still guessing that this was all Idiot Gu’s wishful thinking.

“Liulang, look at what your great-aunt and Gu Jiao have done. Your grandmother’s already getting on in years…” Madam Zhou chided Xiao Liulang.

Unexpectedly, before she could finish, she heard Xiao Liulang say indifferently, “Since she’s already old, she shouldn’t be out and wandering.”

Madam Zhou suspected that she had heard wrongly!

“Are you okay?” Xiao Liulang walked to Gu Jiao’s side and asked.

“I’m fine.” Gu Jiao shook her head and plucked the sickle off the door.

Xiao Liulang said towards the door, “Great-aunt, we’re back.”

The door creaked open.

Xiao Liulang and Gu Jiao walked in.

Everyone looked at each other. Were our eyes playing tricks on us just now? Did Xiao Liulang really talk to Idiot Gu?And he even asked her if she was okay? Did they really get together?!

Xiao Liulang closed the door after entering the house, but it was not shut tightly, so they could hear his unhurried voice. “If you encounter such a thing again in the future, report it to the officials. I’ll go to the magistracy personally to submit a report.”

As soon as he said this, the three women from the Gu family, who had originally planned to rush in, froze in their tracks.

Could this sort of thing be reported to the authorities?Xiao Liulang said it so self-righteously… We might actually get reported!?

Who could’ve known that that cripple was so cold-hearted!

“Mother, remember that issue with the third branch…” Madam Zhou reminded her softly.

There was indeed something fishy back when the family had separated—the third branch’s fields and their daughter-in-law’s dowry had been confiscated by them. If this matter was really brought to the authorities, they were afraid that they would be found out.

Madam Wu gritted her teeth and left with her two daughters-in-law.

The people involved had all left, so those who were watching the show also returned home.

Gu Ershun also left, while Gu Xiaoshun circled around the village before sneaking into his sister and brother-in-law’s house.

Gu Jiao and Xiao Liulang were sitting on chairs in the central room, while the old lady sat on a stool opposite them. Her legs were crossed, and she was munching on melon seeds, not at all thinking that she should explain herself for the trouble.

The villagers thought that Gu Jiao and Xiao Liulang were different from what they had imagined, but the two of them felt that they had completely misjudged this old lady.

Not knowing how to do anything, not knowing how to answer when asked, while also reacting stiffly; Gu Jiao really thought that she had dementia. Yet, when she fended off Madam Wu just now she was practically like a master fending off a mewling kitten.

“These past few days, was that all an act?” Gu Jiao asked.

The old lady said unhappily, “Is this how you talk to your great-aunt?”

Did you get addicted to acting?

No, wait, this didn’t seem like an act.

Gu Jiao said solemnly to Gu Xiaoshun, “Come with me..”