Chapter 106: Beating Up the Yang Family Mother and Daughter
Upon hearing that her brother had something to tell her, Li Mei immediately set down the plate of sponge cakes.
“What is it? Are you short on money to get married?”
Apart from that, Li Mei couldn’t think of any other reason why her younger brother would have come all this way just to see her.
Li Yi smiled and said, “Sis, it’s not about money! Your little brother here is doing really well now—I’m the one who earned all the money to build our house!”
“Then what is it?”
Li Yi replied immediately, “Here’s the thing: I’ve secured a job for both you and my brother-in-law at the sugar factory in our county!”
Li Mei looked at Li Yi closely and said, “What nonsense are you spouting? It’s not that easy to get into the sugar factory!”
“Sis, I’m telling the truth!”
Li Yi continued, “I did the factory director a huge favor a while back. To thank me, he specially set aside two spots for our family!”
Seeing how serious Li Yi was, Li Mei couldn’t help but take him seriously too. She asked, “Really?”
“Of course it’s true—would I lie to you?”
“Only two spots in total?”
“Yeah. Dad and I talked it over, and we decided to give both spots to you and your husband so you two can go to work!” Li Yi said.
“But what about you? What will you do if we both get jobs at the factory?”
Li Mei then added, “You and Tang Zhqing are getting married soon. You two should keep these spots for yourselves!”
“Sis, we have our own things to do now. We don’t need to work at the factory,” Li Yi said.
“What could be more important than a job? This is a chance to work in a factory—are you just going to give it away like that, you silly boy?” Li Mei frowned.
“What do you mean ‘give away’? Big sis, you’re not a stranger!” Li Yi said.
“That still won’t do…”
Before Li Mei could finish, Li Yi cut her off decisively. “Sis, it’s settled. You can have my brother-in-law come back from the forestry camp. When the time comes, I’ll personally drive you both to work!”
“You’re getting bolder and bolder, aren’t you? How dare you start making decisions for your big sister?”
“Heh, you’re my big sister. Your business is my business, so of course I can make decisions about my own affairs!” Li Yi retorted.
Li Mei knew her younger brother had a stubborn streak—he was as headstrong as a mule!
Once he’d made up his mind, there was absolutely no changing it. So she frowned and said, “You rascal, you’re all talk. Do Mom and Dad agree with this?”
“Dad doesn’t have any objections, and Mom wouldn’t dare to object!” Li Yi said.
Li Shankui naturally wanted his son to work at the factory, but since Li Yi himself was unwilling, there was nothing he could do.
As for Zhang Yuehong, she’d never been able to control her son since he was a child, nor could she make decisions for her husband. After Li Shankui had already given in to his son, she naturally had no objections.
“If you give both of these spots to me, won’t Xiao Lan and Nana have something to say about it?” Li Mei asked worriedly.
As for Third Sister, Li Mei wasn’t too worried—that girl had a sharp tongue but a soft heart, so she probably wouldn’t say much.
But Second Sister Li Lan was a strong-willed person. Even though she was the eldest at home, most of the time she had to follow Second Sister’s lead.
She was genuinely worried that Second Sister might feel upset upon learning of this, or even take it out on her younger brother.
Li Yi immediately smiled and said, “Sis, I’ve got Second Sister covered—you don’t need to worry!”
“You know Second Sister’s temperament. Be careful she doesn’t give you a hard time!”
“Hahaha, it’s fine. I’ve already figured out what to do about Second Sister!” Li Yi said.
“Then I’ll discuss this with your brother-in-law…”
Just as they were speaking, the sound of footsteps came from outside the courtyard.
Li Yi turned to look and saw two women—an older one and a younger one—walking in.
The older one was around fifty years old; even in the middle of summer, she was wearing a yellow headscarf, seemingly unfazed by the heat.
The younger one was about twenty, not very tall, and a bit plump!
Li Yi recognized them at a glance: the older woman was his eldest sister’s mother-in-law, Yang Liushi, and the younger one was his sister-in-law, Yang Wenjuan.
Seeing them, Li Yi felt a surge of anger welling up inside him. In his previous life, his eldest sister’s miscarriage and subsequent death were directly linked to these two sharp-tongued, spiteful women.
Yang Wenjuan and her mother had just returned from a banquet. As soon as they entered the gate, they spotted the flatbed cart in the courtyard and asked in surprise, “Mother, do we have visitors?”
“I don’t know!”
“Mother, could it be that bunch of penniless folks from Nianzishan?”
“Hmph, do they even have the nerve to show up at the Yang household? Go inside and take a look!”
With that, Yang Liushi led her daughter through the door.
Once inside, the mother and daughter first spotted Li Yi on the kang, and then noticed the chicken cakes in front of him.
Instantly, Yang Liushi bristled like a cat whose tail had been stepped on: “Eldest daughter-in-law, who gave you permission to give our family’s chicken cakes to outsiders? You heartless wretch, siding with outsiders over your own family…”
Li Mei’s face fell, and she hurriedly protested, “Mother, I didn’t…”
Before she could explain, her younger sister-in-law, Yang Wenjuan, shouted from the side, “How can you be so shameless? The cake is right here, and you’re still trying to wriggle out of it…”
“Smack!”
Amid the horrified stares of the crowd, Li Yi slapped Yang Wenjuan hard across her left cheek!
In an instant, Yang Wenjuan’s face swelled up, making her already plump face—which was a full size larger than everyone else’s—look even bigger.
When Yang Liushi saw her daughter being struck by her daughter-in-law’s younger brother, she let out a shriek and then screamed at the top of her lungs, “Oh my God! You monster! You hit her… you hit her…”
Li Mei was stunned to see her younger brother actually strike out without warning.
However, Li Yi showed no sign of stopping. After slapping Yang Wenjuan, he also slapped Yang Liushi across the right cheek.
“Smack!”
Compared to the slap Yang Wenjuan had received, this blow to Yang Liushi was even more brutal. Not only did it send her stumbling backward, but it also knocked out one of her back molars.
The blood and tooth fell to the ground, creating a jarring sight!
Naturally, Yang Liushi and her daughter weren’t going to let it go after being struck. After a moment of stunned silence, the two of them charged at Li Yi together.
Li Yi had never been afraid of a fight. Even when he’d faced so many burly male educated youths that day, he hadn’t flinched—let alone two women.
Li Yi unleashed a flurry of punches from both fists, pummeling Yang Liushi and Yang Wenjuan relentlessly until the mother and daughter were screaming in agony!
Li Mei finally snapped out of it. Forgetting she was pregnant, she rushed forward and grabbed Li Yi’s shirt.
“Xiao Yi, calm down! Stop hitting them!”
Hearing his older sister’s voice, Li Yi feared he might hurt her, so he forced himself to suppress the rage in his heart and stopped!
But his gaze remained fierce and murderous; he looked at the mother and daughter before him as if they were already dead!
Yang Liu and her daughter were terrified under his gaze. Taking advantage of the moment when Li Mei was holding Li Yi back, Yang Wenjuan suddenly bolted out of the house.
As soon as she stepped outside, she screamed at the top of her lungs, “Help! Someone’s being killed…”
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