Farm Tough Girl
Chapter 625 - 625 626 Dog Bites Dog_1

Chapter 625: Chapter 626 Dog Bites Dog_1 Chapter 625: Chapter 626 Dog Bites Dog_1 Zhao Jianghe was startled and involuntarily stepped back several times. What kind of luck was this today? Since when did women start throwing themselves at him so recklessly in the Daqian Dynasty?

Before Zhao Song had a chance to speak, Mrs. Ji was the first to lose her temper, pointing at Zhao Danggui’s nose and scolding, “Hey, what are you saying? How is my daughter a *****? Who do you think you are? How dare you make a scene in front of me, believe it or not, I’ll tear your mouth apart!”

Zhao Danggui wasn’t afraid of her at all, hands on her hips, she snorted coldly, “Who am I? I’m not like some people, who are nothing more than distant relatives. Jianghe is my own younger brother, don’t his marriage affairs fall under my supervision?!”

Mrs. Ji sneered, “Oh, so you’re Jianghe’s older sister, eh? I’ve heard much about you. They say you had some kind of luck to marry into a fallen household, not to mention repeatedly asking your natal family for money. What about this girl? Who’s family does she belong to? Oh, she must be your husband’s cousin, that fallen household’s cousin, probably nothing more than a worn-out shoe!”

Zhao Danggui was furious to death. In fact, she had long wanted to marry Wang Rongrong off to Zhao Jianghe, as she was the only girl in the Wang family of suitable age for Jianghe. Now, the Wang family relied on the Zhao Family for money, and it was quite awkward for her to ask for money time and again. It wouldn’t look good to others either, and there might be gossip. If she could marry Wang Rongrong into the Zhao Family, things would be different. With Wang Rongrong working from the inside and the outside in the Zhao Family, one day they might completely turn the Zhao Family upside down.

But the Zhao Family had strict rules; one must observe three years of mourning before remarrying, and Zhao Jianghe’s marriage had been on hold. Zhao Danggui had hardened her heart and made Wang Rongrong wait as well. Now that the three-year mourning period was finally over and Zhao Jianghe had begun looking for a wife, she had immediately brought Wang Rongrong over, only to find that a ‘Cheng Yaojin’ had sprung out halfway and this ***** had taken the lead.

Zhao Danggui exclaimed with a “Heh”, and cursed loudly, “What are you? A relative of Mrs. Lin’s in-laws? They really are a family of lowlifes! It’s one thing for Mrs. Lin to be here, but for you to dare to come to our Zhao Family’s house? Could it be that Mrs. Lin’s former husband’s sister-in-law now has to become a relative of our Zhao Family too? This is truly something out of a strange tale. If someone didn’t know better, they might think Mrs. Lin married two husbands at the same time!”

Zhao Song slapped the table with a palm and shouted, “Zhao Danggui! Shut your mouth!”

Zhao Danggui shuddered with fear, only then realizing that her outburst had crossed her father’s bottom line.

“Dad, I didn’t mean it that way…”

“You shut up! What are you doing here? Bringing a girl to a man’s house to force him to marry her? Do you not care about the girl’s reputation at all?!” Zhao Song’s words were not only meant for Zhao Danggui, but also a reprimand to Mrs. Ji – these two women were truly a matched pair of oddities!

However, Zhao Song clearly underestimated the thickness of Mrs. Ji’s skin. She did not care whether Zhao Song was firing veiled shots at her; she was just delighted to see Zhao Danggui getting scolded.

She immediately snorted coldly, “Oh my, it really is shameful when one’s own daughter does something so shameless. Zhao Song, you really need to discipline your daughter. Just listening to these vulgar words your daughter spouts makes my face burn.”

Mrs. Ji’s words made it seem as though she was still helping Zhao Song discipline his child. A surge of anger bubbled up inside Zhao Song’s chest, climbing rapidly. He wanted to say something to Mrs. Ji, but since she was an acquaintance from Mrs. Lin’s side and, after all, a guest, it really wouldn’t be proper to say much. So he forcibly suppressed it, his face turning red with the effort.

Zhao Dangui couldn’t tolerate this at all and immediately retorted, “What poverty-stricken household has crept in here? How my father disciplines me is none of your damn business! Go back to where you came from! Those clothes must be fresh from the dirt, tsk tsk, reeking of poverty all over, yet you still fancy climbing up to our family’s level? Are you just eyeing the Zhao Family’s silver? With your daughter’s looks and family background, she’s not even fit to be a concubine for my brother!”

Mrs. Ji’s old face turned red. The clothes she was wearing were her best, and knowing the good family background of the Zhao’s, she definitely had to present herself as wealthy. But alas, she was but a frog at the bottom of a well. Even though her garment was made of satin, it was of an inferior quality. To speak plainly, if you don’t have money, your poverty shows no matter where you are. The moment she and her daughter stood in this room, their attire was indeed several notches below everyone else’s.

Qiao Lianhua’s face was so ashamed it was almost bleeding; she furiously rubbed the sleeves of her clothes, internally cursing her parents for their lack of ambition. Why could others be born into such wealth while she was condemned to a life of poverty and contempt?

Mrs. Ji glared at Zhao Dangui, her eyes poisoned with venom, “Speaking as if you are so rich, isn’t it you who shamelessly begged for it from your maternal home? Now you’re getting too big for your boots!”

Zhao Dangui shot back, hands on her hips, “Ha! Even at our weakest, we’re mightier than a horse. We’ll never fall to your level, pauper!”

As the two sides hurled insults with gusto, Zhao Song had a splitting headache and wanted to intervene. But considering Mrs. Ji was a guest and it really wasn’t his place to scold her, he looked to Mrs. Lin, planning to apologize on Zhao Dangui’s behalf. After all, Mrs. Ji and her daughter were her “esteemed guests,” and it really wasn’t right for his daughter to treat them so rudely. However, to his surprise, Mrs. Lin looked utterly bewildered and showed no sign of anger at Zhao Dangui for insulting Mrs. Ji.

As though this person had nothing to do with her.

With that realization, Zhao Song suddenly felt that Mrs. Ji and her daughter were not good people either. If Mrs. Lin didn’t care about them, then he certainly cared even less. On the contrary, he was glad that he had a natural reason to despise these two!

Amidst the noisy quarrel inside the house, no one noticed that Hong Luo had quietly slipped out. Mrs. Ji had the audacity to come knocking, using Muniang as a guise, and Hong Luo could not let her succeed so easily. She needed to inform Muniang immediately.

Mrs. Ji had originally planned to use Muniang’s name to swiftly settle the marriage between Zhao Jianghe and Qiao Lianhua, to secure the marriage contract that day, which would effectively make the arrangement binding. If the Zhao Family wanted to renege later, it would be difficult after Mrs. Ji made the affair known throughout the city, effectively forcing the Zhao’s to accept Lianhua.

However, she had not anticipated the arrival of Zhao Dangui interfering with her “business,” and even less that Muniang had not allowed Mrs. Lin to come alone, but had brought the clever Hong Luo with her. How could she let Mrs. Ji fool the Zhao Family so easily?

Hong Luo hurried to the Yu Family, promptly informing Muniang of the current situation at the Zhao’s. Muniang was immediately furious, “Mrs. Ji really has some nerve! To resort to such tactics now, indeed, for the sake of silver, some people’s thick skin could rival city walls!”