Chapter 198: Scaring Away the Crowd
Shang Hongying didn’t give Zhang Qiaoyan the chance to speak, continuing, "If you look down on me, fine, I’ll just go back to my parents’ house and clear some space for you all. With a capable sister like you, it’s just a matter of minutes for your brother to find a high school or college student as a wife. I won’t serve you anymore."
With that, she turned around and went back to her room, a move that took everyone in the courtyard by surprise, as Shang Hongying had never dared to provoke Zhang Qiaoyan, the younger sister-in-law, on an ordinary day.
Zhang Dongze came to his senses, stood up, glared at his own sister, and rushed to his room; he couldn’t let his wife return to her maiden home. If her several older brothers found out that their sister was aggrieved at her in-laws’ place, they would surely come over and cause trouble for the Zhang Family.
Unfortunately, this time Shang Hongying was determined to make a big deal out of the situation. She wanted to separate from the family, and this was the perfect opportunity. She had made up her mind to go back to her parents’ house today. By the time Zhang Dongze got there, she had already packed her clothes into her bundle.
She also stuffed the few dozen yuan she had saved over the years into her pocket and ignored Zhang Dongze’s efforts to stop her as she left the courtyard. Wang Chunnian saw that her daughter-in-law was serious about leaving, truly walking out with her bundle in hand.
She hurried out after her. The neighbors on either side had heard everything that had happened in the Zhang family’s courtyard clearly, as most of the villagers were eating their meals outside due to the hot weather.
Zhang Dezheng said to his daughter, "If your sister-in-law really goes back to her maiden home today, you’re responsible for bringing her back. If you can’t bring her back, you might as well stop going to school."
Zhang Qiaoyan replied, "She wanted to go back to her maiden home on her own, I didn’t drive her away. Even if she doesn’t come back, it’s not my fault. Did I say anything wrong?"