Farm Tough Girl
Chapter 607 - 607 608 Explanation Due_1

Chapter 607: Chapter 608 Explanation Due_1 Chapter 607: Chapter 608 Explanation Due_1 Mr. Zhao understood Muniang’s meaning, and the burden on his shoulders seemed to have grown heavier.

From their time together these days, he understood Muniang’s temperament all too well. When this girl was good to you, she could be better than anyone, but you mustn’t cross her bottom line; otherwise, what she could do was undoubtedly beyond your imagination.

Her mother was one of her bottom lines. If today he failed to establish Mrs. Lin’s authority here and instead allowed Zhao Danggui to make a scene, casually brushing it off with a few perfunctory words, Muniang would probably even consider taking her mother and heading straight home.

Mr. Zhao lifted his hand and slapped Zhao Danggui’s face harshly, unhesitatingly. He had always been strict in educating his children; there wasn’t one among the three who had not been beaten before. The actions of Zhao Danggui today were completely unfilial; how could he let her off easily?

“Aren’t you going to apologize to your mother this instant!” Mr. Zhao shouted sternly.

Stunned by the slap, Zhao Danggui’s eyes reddened with anger as she pointed at Mrs. Lin and said, “Dad, are you actually hitting me for this woman?”

“What do you mean ‘this woman, that woman’? She is your mother!”

Zhao Danggui glared at Mrs. Lin with extreme hatred and angrily said, “My mother died three years ago, I don’t acknowledge her as my mother!”

“Then you also don’t have me as your father! And don’t always think about expecting me to bail out your husband’s family,” Mr. Zhao said coldly. His daughter was becoming more and more lawless, daring to disrupt her father’s event in public. What wouldn’t she dare to do in the future?

Zhao Danggui’s face turned pale. Mr. Zhao’s words had clearly hit a nerve. She feared nothing more than Mr. Zhao abandoning her. Without the support from her natal family, she wouldn’t be able to get by at her husband’s home.

Zhao Danggui had married into a Wang surname family in Qingcheng five years ago. Initially, they were a moderately wealthy household, but who knew that after the patriarch passed away and the business fell into the hands of her husband, Wang Fuqiang, he proved to be irresponsible and wasteful, only knowing how to gamble and drink. The once decent family wealth dwindled under his control, and to make matters worse, the fool was cheated out of all their assets while drunk, leaving the Wang family with nothing but a shell. Zhao Danggui regretted marrying such a loser of a husband.

With no income at home, the entire family relied on Zhao Danggui’s natal family for support. If Mr. Zhao stopped caring for her, both Zhao Danggui and Wang Fuqiang would be finished.

Previously amused by the spectacle, Wang Fuqiang suddenly could no longer sit idly by. He jumped out and slapped Zhao Danggui across the face, “You shameless wretch, what scandal are you causing now? Dad’s already so furious, and you still dare to backtalk? Apologize immediately!”

Zhao Danggui, infuriated and her face swelling from the slap, fell silent under Wang Fuqiang’s warning glare.

Wang Fuqiang approached Mrs. Lin obsequiously with cupped hands, “Mother-in-law, I apologize for my wife’s earlier rudeness. She is just an ignorant shrew; please, don’t lower yourself to her level.”

Zhao Danggui, grinding her teeth with hatred, looked up to see Zhao Song watching her coldly. Fearing him in her heart, she reluctantly moved forward, “Mother, it was my fault just now, I shouldn’t have said those words.”

Mrs. Li took the opportunity to kick someone while they were down, sneering, “Who was it that was throwing around their weight here just now? Talking about her own family, as the saying goes, a married daughter is like spilled water. Yet it turns out there really is someone who treats her family home like a bank, always ready to take money. I don’t know who could be so shameless, mooching off food and drinks is one thing, but sponging off her family’s silver, how embarrassing!”

Zhao Danggui was about to react, but Wang Fuqiang pulled her back, warned her in a low voice, “If you dare cause more trouble, I will not let you off today!”

Mrs. Lin was nervous inside, but with the bridal veil over her head, no one could tell, and she didn’t know how to respond to this insincere apology.

Muniang’s lips curled into a mocking smile, “Since you know you were wrong, my mother’s magnanimity ensures she won’t say much, but some people should really keep their mouths clean and not disgust others at every turn.”

“You!” Zhao Danggui had never seen such an audacious woman.

“Mr. Zhao, the hour is getting late, let’s proceed with the wedding ceremony,” as for the person before her, she thought it best to deal with her later.

Muniang couldn’t care less about Zhao Danggui’s apology, as she knew it wasn’t sincere. What mattered to Muniang was Mr. Zhao’s attitude. Seeing that he was fair and firm, Muniang felt at ease. This matrimonial matter had reached this stage and naturally had to move forward.

As far as that eyesore was concerned, Muniang hadn’t really thought about her, although she had heard early on that Mr. Zhao had an elder daughter. Considering that Mr. Zhao’s sons seemed quite decent and knowing Mr. Zhao was strict with his children, she assumed the daughter wouldn’t be much different. Moreover, since the daughter was already married and lived far away, Muniang hadn’t given it much thought.

But today, she realized that a large forest harbors all kinds of birds; she was just unlucky to encounter such a character. Yet, today was after all a day of joy, and continuing the conflict wasn’t right. First and foremost, they had to go through the wedding ceremony and become husband and wife. As for Zhao Danggui, she would deal with her afterwards!

Muniang cast a cold glance at Zhao Danggui and then proceeded to help Mrs. Lin inside.

Zhao Danggui didn’t understand why, but she felt there was something truly chilling about Qiao Muniang’s gaze, as if it could reach deep into one’s heart. For a moment, she was stunned.

By the time she gathered her senses, she turned her head only to see Wang Fuqiang looking even more dazed than her, his eyes fixed on Muniang’s retreating figure, stuck to it like glue, with the look of a lecher.

Zhao Danggui twisted Wang Fuqiang’s arm in annoyance, “Still staring? You’d really like to follow her, wouldn’t you?”

Wang Fuqiang glared at her, “What are you raving about? Can’t you stop being so brash? You’ll be sisters now, can’t the difference between you be smaller?”

Zhao Danggui was internally wounded, biting her lip until it bled, thinking bitterly, how dare you disdain me, who has been supporting you until today?

But she didn’t dare say it aloud. Wang Fuqiang had a temper, and if he heard her say that, he would beat her on the spot.

Yuanbao tugged at Zhao Danggui’s skirt, his face smeared with snot and tears, “Mommy, where’s my candy, where’s my candy?”

Zhao Danggui slapped Yuanbao on the head, “Eat, eat, eat, that’s all you know. What else can you do besides eat? You’re the one who caused all of today’s trouble. Go stand over there and see how I deal with you when we get home!”

Seeing Zhao Danggui’s frightening look, Yuanbao thought better of protesting with tears and quickly ran away.

Zhao Jianghe and Zhao Jiangshui tidied up the wedding hall, and the wedding ceremony began.

It was as though none of the chaos had ever happened. After offering their vows, the bride was finally escorted into the bridal chamber.