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Chapter 853: Chapter 856: Holding Back
Yan Clan, biting her words, said, "You hussy, I will tear your mouth apart!"
As she lunged toward Duo’er, Almond stood in front of Duo’er like a mother hen protecting her chick.
In the instant before the two were about to come to blows, Qiao Duo’er’s fingers twitched slightly, and a small stone flew out.
This was her special skill, but she hadn’t used it in a very long time.
Because ever since Tan Zhenghong could stand up, he hadn’t let anyone bully her.
The next second, Yan Clan thudded to her knees on the ground.
Qiao Duo’er walked over to Yan Clan, pressed a hand on her, and stopped all of her resistance.
"You just tried to hurt my child? Today, you will kneel for two hours. If there’s a next time, I will make your entire family kneel in the threshing floor. If that’s not enough, I can send you all to work there."
Qiao Duo’er said coldly.
If it had been before, she wouldn’t have been so angry.
But now she couldn’t control herself; she would not allow anyone to harm her little angel.
This is probably the true meaning of "Though mothers and children are weak, a mother for her child becomes strong."
"People are inherently equal, but some earn their living by their own hands, while others live off others, hence the distinction between the upper-class and lower-class," she said.
Having said that, Qiao Duo’er left with Almond.
Almond worked hard every day, but the other women present were a different story.
Some of them let their men do the farm work while their mothers or daughters did the household chores, idling their time away gossiping while munching on melon seeds.
What right did these women have to mock Almond?
At this moment, the Tan Family’s permanent workers happened to pass by, heading to the old place to carry the last load.
One of the workers, with keen eyes, spotted his own wife and then saw Yan Clan kneeling; his face color changed slightly.
A mere shift of his heel and he already guessed what had just happened.
He didn’t want to comment on anything else, just wanted to talk about his wife.
Getting a job as a permanent worker at the Tan Family had been hard-earned. It was bad enough his wife was no help, but now she was even holding him back.
He knew that if he angered Mrs. Tan, he could kiss his job goodbye.
Gu Changsheng said gruffly, "What are you even doing, you damn woman? Scram back home!"
Better to be weeding her own field than idly chatting under the tree.
Being shouted at by her own husband, Changsheng’s wife left with her tail between her legs, but in her heart, she was thinking of finding a few good-natured daughters-in-law to gossip about Yan Clan’s beating.
And about Qiao Duo, who was practically a shrew!
Yet Tan Zhenghong doted on her like a treasure, never letting her suffer the slightest hardship, nearly making you die of envy.
The village was small, and word of Yan Clan being put in her place spread quickly.
Gu Changsheng also learned about what had happened and felt unease in his heart. Although Yan Clan was the main culprit, his wife surely had taken great pleasure in her misfortune.
Damn this family-ruining woman!
After finishing work, Gu Changsheng specially made a trip to the Tan Family, standing before Qiao Duo. He became so nervous that he forgot all the words he had thought up in Xi’an.
Qiao Duo’er said indifferently, "Speak whatever you want to say."
"Madam, my wife is ignorant. Please don’t stoop to her level. I will surely ground her down when I get back!" Gu Changsheng said respectfully.
Qiao Duo’er nodded, "You are you, she is she; I will not mix you two together."
Gu Changsheng was a hardworking man; it was just a pity he married a lazy wife.
"Thank you, Mrs. Tan," Gu Changsheng said repeatedly, expressing his gratitude.
However, he still needed to discipline his wife at home, otherwise, if she caused even more trouble next time, he wouldn’t be able to make amends.
