Urban's Fury: The War Dragon God -
Chapter 607: Family Law
Chapter 607: Chapter 607: Family Law
Li Xinyue fanned the flames on the side, which indeed angered the furious old Mrs. Li. In her anger, she grabbed a teacup from beside her and smashed it near Li Feng’s feet.
"You disobedient brat, kneel down!"
Li Li, who stood in the courtyard, heard this and felt a sudden dread in his heart. He quickly turned around to go to the front hall to find Li Mingrui.
This eldest master had remained the same as he was over a decade ago, unable to utter a soft word. Back then, it was also because of some events that he chose to leave home. Afterward, in the Li Family, this eldest master became a taboo, never mentioned by anyone.
Li Feng glanced at Li Xinyue. "She’s quite right, I’m not a son of the Li Family, why should I kneel!"
After saying that, Li Feng turned and walked over to a chair on the side and sat down.
"Old lady, is there anything you summoned me to the Li Family for?"
Old Mrs. Li was so enraged she felt like she could ascend to heaven. She raised her hand and pointed at the disrespectful Li Feng, "Rebellious child, truly a rebellious child! How could the Li Family have such a bastard like you? Indeed, like mother like son. It was the most correct decision in my life not to let your mother marry into our family."
"Mother, please don’t let this anger ruin your health."
At that moment, a scent wafted in from outside the door, and it was Han Rui, Li Zidong’s mother and the current lady of the Li Family, who walked in.
"Li Feng, how can you speak to Grandma like that? Apologize to her right now."
Han Rui stepped forward to help calm the old lady’s fury, turning her head to face Li Feng with a somewhat schadenfreude manner. On this visit from the North, her husband had wanted Li Feng to acknowledge his ancestors and return to the clan, a matter Han Rui was completely opposed to.
After all, if Li Feng were recognized as a descendant and added to the Li Family genealogy, it would mean finding a rival for her own son.
The Li Family was supposed to belong to her son. Even if this Li Feng was not rightfully a part of the family, any slight threat posed by him had to be nipped in the bud. Luckily, this Li Feng was just as stubborn as he was when he was a child.
It was the perfect opportunity to completely infuriate the old lady. As long as the old lady was around for one more day, Li Feng could forget about getting any benefits from the Li Family.
Watching his manipulative stepmother, Li Feng couldn’t be bothered to act along.
"I didn’t do anything wrong, why should I apologize?"
"You—you made Grandma so angry, and you still think you’re right?" Han Rui sarcastically glanced at Li Feng. "Don’t you know your grandma has poor health? If something happens to her because of your actions, I’d like to see how you’d explain it."
Han Rui mocked Li Feng with her eyes.
Li Feng calmly said, "You really don’t have to worry about that. My mother and grandfather come from a family of doctors, and I have picked up a bit of medical knowledge myself. Just now, when the old lady scolded me, her voice was strong and her health seemed quite robust."
"You...!"
"Grandma, isn’t he cursing you right now?" Li Xinyue seized the opportunity to stir things up further, acting in her role as the skilled mistress of manipulation.
Indeed, if Li Feng truly acknowledged his ancestors and returned to the clan, this mistress would likely be the least pleased.
The reason she reluctantly agreed to acknowledge Li Feng’s return to the clan was that her own uncle could not bear any stain on his reputation—it had to be acknowledged that her uncle had been married to Li Feng’s mother before they divorced, and by registering Li Feng under the Li Family household, this loophole could be patched.
However, this made her feel like a secondary wife, hardly something she could feel comfortable about.
Moreover, once registered under the Li Family household, Li Feng would have a share in the Li Family’s future, which wasn’t something that could be denied.
"Li Xinyue, was slapping you once not enough?"
As Li Feng’s gaze swept over Li Xinyue, who was stirring the pot on the side, she either genuinely got scared or pretended to be, and quickly hid behind the old lady.
"Grandma."
The old lady hadn’t expected that Li Feng, this worthless creature, would not only disobey her orders but also dare to threaten Li Xinyue right in front of her, completely disregarding her authority.
"Good, good, you think you’ve grown wings now, and I can’t tell you off, is that it?"
"Bring the family whip!"
Li Xinyue turned and walked into the inner room, and when she came out, she had a whip made of rattan in her hands.
"Grandmother."
The old lady directly reached out and took the rattan stick, which was specially made; immensely flexible, it hurt to the bone when used to strike someone. Moreover, this family punishment had not been employed in the Li Family for many years—the last time it was used, it also seemed to have been used on Li Feng.
The old lady stood up and walked to where Li Feng was, "Stand up."
Li Feng slowly stood up, gazing at the old lady, who without saying a word swung the rattan stick at him.
It was a scene all too familiar.
Smack.
The rattan struck Li Feng’s body, while the old lady watched him neither dodging nor pleading, his stubbornness just the same as it had been a decade ago, and it was the very expression she detested the most.
Immediately, the rattan fell on Li Feng’s body again and again, while Han Rui and Li Xinyue surreptitiously sneered.
He deserved it.
It was then that Han Rui noticed a stir in the courtyard and swiftly stepped forward, "Mom, that’s enough, or if you really do damage him, Mingrui will lash out at me again."
"Get out of the way!"
"Today, I’m going to clean up our family’s reputation by killing this scoundrel."
Mad with rage, the old lady escalated further from Han Rui’s interjection than if she had been persuaded to stop.
"Mom, what are you doing?"
Li Mingrui stepped forward, frowning as he saw the situation.
"What am I doing? That’s your well-raised son, without any family discipline, flaunting the name of our Li Family everywhere...!"
The old lady, speaking thus, swung the rattan once more, but this time it did not land on Li Feng; instead, he caught it with his hand.
"Old lady, have you had enough?"
The old lady tried to tug the rattan free but couldn’t, and upon hearing Li Feng accuse her of causing a fuss, her anger surged even more.
"Li Mingrui, did you hear that? This is your son, daring to speak to me like this, saying I’m causing a fuss; am I indeed causing a fuss?"
"Today, if I don’t beat this little beast to death, how can our Li Family ever have peace?"
Li Mingrui glared fiercely at Li Feng and then stepped forward, "Mother, step back, I’ll handle the family discipline."
Surprised, the old lady looked at Li Mingrui, "Very well, you handle it."
"Help mother to sit down."
Li Mingrui looked at Han Rui, who quickly came forward to help the old lady to a chair. Li Mingrui then took the rattan.
"Let go."
Li Feng looked at Li Mingrui and immediately released his grip. Li Mingrui, holding the rattan, walked behind Li Feng and swung it fiercely, striking Li Feng’s back three times, instantly marking three bloody stripes on his back.
The old lady had just sat down, and both Han Rui and Li Xinyue did not expect Li Mingrui to be so severe.
The more than ten strokes the grandmother had given just then were arguably less severe than these few.
Li Xinyue gleefully thought to herself that it seemed the Shiatsu Family who had come earlier had also complained to the eldest uncle, and Li Feng was really in a bad situation this time; maybe the eldest uncle was truly going to clean house.
It simply benefited the uncle’s wife.
Han Rui was also quite surprised; after all, having lived for over twenty years, even though Li Mingrui seldom mentioned Li Feng over the years, she knew that Li Mingrui was fond of this son born from a woman he loved.
As for her, her marriage with Li Mingrui was one of convenience without much affection.
"Do you know why you are being beaten?"
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