Farm Tough Girl
Chapter 408 - 408 409 Revealing Embarrassing Secrets_1

Chapter 408: Chapter 409: Revealing Embarrassing Secrets_1 Chapter 408: Chapter 409: Revealing Embarrassing Secrets_1 Mrs. Ji immediately changed her expression, plumping up her cheeks as she said to Muniang, “Muniang, how can you talk to your elder aunt like that? Seeing your elder aunt and acting as if you haven’t—Isn’t that improper? We are all one family, so why speak as if we are strangers?”

As Mrs. Ji spoke, a wave of surprise swept over the entire place. So, this was also a relative who had come? If that were the case, what business was it of theirs? They all looked nervously at Mrs. Ji.

With a hint of smugness, Mrs. Ji smiled and then tugged at Muniang’s sleeve. “Muniang, our Lianhua is really a promising seedling. You are just in time to recruit female actors, and having Lianhua here, well, she’s our own kin, which would make things more convenient in the future.”

Muniang was truly astonished by Mrs. Ji’s thick-skinned confidence. With things having turned out this way between her and the old house, from where did she draw the confidence to think that Muniang would heed her words?

“Get in line at the back. I don’t want to say it a second time. If there’s any more trouble, I’ll have someone remove you directly. Do you know how many enforcers I have here?” Muniang really didn’t want to waste more words on her.

A woman couldn’t stand it any longer and spoke up directly, “Hey, when will you ever be done? If there’s nothing else, please move to the back quickly. Other people’s daughters are still waiting. Lady Yu herself said that even relatives won’t be given any leniency, so why are you still so shameless?”

Mrs. Ji glared at her, “If you can’t wait, then get lost! Making so many complaints when asking for a favor, do you think you are some kind of ancestor?”

Her eyes immediately glanced at the woman’s daughter beside her and she scoffed, “As black as coal, and you still dare to vie for this job; it’s laughable! If you ask me, you shouldn’t bother waiting. It’s just a waste of time. After all, in terms of appearance, one must take after their mother!” With that, she proudly straightened her back.

The woman was infuriated, on the verge of lashing back. However, she saw that Qiao Lianhua indeed looked a bit prettier than her daughter. Though Lianhua’s features were ordinary, her fair complexion stood out. Lianhua had hardly worked in the fields since she was young, naturally she wouldn’t get tanned like that.

The woman’s daughter burst into tears on the spot, consumed by grievance.

Unable to bear the scene, the Chen Couple who sold tofu spoke up to defend the woman, “How can you berate someone’s daughter like that? To confront a child in front of so many people, have you no shame? Being darker because she helps out in the fields, is that something your farmer kind can’t understand?”

Mrs. Ji placed her hands on her hips and began to scold, “Who do you think you are, you worthless thing? How dare you lecture me? Does your ugly daughter being so make you right?”

Someone immediately commented, “That girl is actually very pretty, soft and tender, much more so than your daughter. Did they ever brag about it?”

It was then that Mrs. Ji noticed Chen Yuhua among the crowd. Seeing the girl’s delicate appearance filled her with rage, and she started to curse, “Just a bitch, clearly unfaithful. Who knows how she seduces men behind the scenes?”

The crowd started to chastise, “You woman, how tasteless! You call the less attractive ones ugly, and the pretty ones a bitch—do you think your daughter is a fairy?”

Mrs. Ji shot a severe glance at those who had insulted her, and then pulled Qiao Lianhua to stand right in front of Muniang, “Look at this, my daughter is much better than those vulgarans. Lianhua is your sister, naturally her looks have taken after hers!”

Mrs. Ji’s words were not a compliment to Muniang, they were a trap, waiting for Muniang to fall into it. She couldn’t very well say she wasn’t good-looking, after all.

Yet Muniang replied indifferently, “She’s not my biological mother, after all. The disparity between the mothers’ statuses is too great, so it’s normal for their daughters to be uneven.”

Mrs. Ji ground her teeth and whispered angrily, “Qiao Muniang, we are relatives, after all. Can’t you give me some face in front of others?”

Muniang directly tore the sleeve out of Mrs. Ji’s hand, and said with a skin-deep smile, “Do you think I consider you a family member, or an enemy, Aunt?”

The way Muniang emphasized the title “Aunt” at the end was clearly sarcastic and heavy with bite.

Mrs. Ji tugged at the corner of her mouth, whispering somewhat awkwardly, “Qiao Muniang, do you really think I’m afraid of you in front of all these people? If you choose Lianhua now, I won’t say anything. But if not, do you believe I’ll spill all your dirty laundry from Tupo Village? Let’s see how you live with that!”

Muniang raised her eyebrows. This was a direct threat. She voiced loudly, “What dirty laundry from Tupo Village does Aunt intend to reveal about me?”

Mrs. Ji was taken aback; she hadn’t expected Qiao Muniang to react like this.

Mrs. Ji clenched her teeth and decided to go all out. She sat on the ground and started making a scene, “Oh, this heartless thing, quietly amassing a fortune without telling her family. It’s one thing for me, your married-in daughter-in-law, but your own grandparents are still living miserably in that wicker-roofed home, eating tough cakes. Yet you parade in gold and silver. If I hadn’t seen it today, I would have been kept in the dark forever! I’ve never seen such a heartless person!”

The young servant angrily retorted, “You stop spouting nonsense; when has our lady ever been heartless?”

Mrs. Ji huffed, wiping tears, “If it weren’t for the fact that my own family had been pushed into a tight corner, why would I be willing to send my precious daughter to be an actress? Look at this wicked woman, making a fortune without sparing a single silver coin for her kinsfolk. The Qiao family truly lost sight when they raised such an ingrate!”

Muniang replied coldly, “The Qiao family you’re talking about—oh, now I remember. Four years ago, the very Qiao family that kicked my mother and me out to die? We were even removed from the family register. And now you’re calling me a member of the Qiao family? Aren’t you afraid your in-laws will chastise you for that?”

Mrs. Ji’s face changed color, but before she could speak, Muniang continued, “Are my grandparents living so miserably? Could it be because all the money was spent on bribing officials for Uncle’s imprisonment? His case was the talk of Chatu Town, becoming someone’s kept man to reclaim his title as a scholar, but the charge of treason was too serious. How many years did the Local County Official sentence again? Three years, haha.”

“The family of my esteemed aunt is forced to sell their daughter? Is it perhaps regret that they married a spendthrift daughter-in-law? It serves them right that the eldest son was so debauched, got an innocent girl pregnant, and then caused her to lose the child; now he’s been coerced into marrying her. The Qiao family’s home has become a complete mess because of this woman. They’re selling everything they own, yet what is that to me? I am already a member of the Yu Family.”

Muniang smirked, watching as Mrs. Ji’s face turned a ghostly white. Mrs. Ji was almost too angry to speak, trembling as she pointed at Muniang, who had mercilessly laid bare all these disgraceful matters for all to see.

The crowd instantly burst into whispers and discussions.