They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 85 Liang Mingliang's Domineering Protection of His Wife

A man suddenly rushed over and forcefully shoved Young Master Zeng away, shouting, "What are you doing! Bullying me, huh!"

It turned out that Liang Mingliang had spent two coins to tie up the oxcart and entrusted it to someone to watch over it. He was worried about Zeng Xiaoyan and Xu Zhichun, so he came to find someone.

Liang Mingliang was furious when he witnessed Young Master Zeng making a move.

Madam Zeng and the others exclaimed in surprise and hurriedly helped Young Master Zeng up, preventing him from falling. Otherwise, he would have definitely landed a thud on his backside.

Even so, it was enough to make them angry.

How dare you push me?

"Third brother-in-law, how could you lay a hand on me? Your Liang family has absolutely no manners."

Liang Mingliang glared at Young Master Zeng: "Why did you hit my wife?"

Young Master Zeng was furious: "When did I hit her? She's so unruly, I just slapped her hand away."

Liang Mingliang thought to himself, "You city people are shameless! You beat someone up and you still act like you're in the right. Even the shrewish women in our village don't act like this; at least they dare to take responsibility for their actions."

Liang Mingliang: "That means you hit her, I saw it with my own eyes. You hit my wife, so what's wrong with me pushing you?"

For the first time, Young Master Zeng felt a sense of frustration that he couldn't explain, and he was so angry that he stammered, "I'm her older brother. She's just being immature. What's wrong with me hitting her to teach her a lesson?"

Liang Mingliang: "She is my wife now, she is a member of the Liang family. If you dare to touch her, I will touch you."

Zeng Mingzhu sneered: "This is outrageous! Are all of you Liang family members unreasonable bandits? You have no shame!"

Liang Mingliang then looked at her and said, "I understand what you mean. You're just deliberately cursing me and my family in front of Xiaoyan so that we'll blame Xiaoyan. Humph, I'm not falling for your tricks."

Liang Mingliang grew angrier the more he thought about it. "You dare call me shameless? You're the shameless one!"

Zeng Mingzhu screamed: "What did you say! Shut up!"

No one has ever dared to call her shameless, especially not to her face. She's really gone too far.

Young Master Zeng, who always doted on his younger sister, was furious: "Third brother-in-law, apologize! If you say another word, don't blame me for being impolite."

Don't assume he's the only one who can take action.

If things really came to a head, the Zeng family would have servants. Today, there were few people accompanying them, only a maid and two strong young servants.

It's only natural for the brother-in-law to teach his clueless brother-in-law a lesson.

It's outrageous that they would let Mingzhu suffer such injustice.

Seeing their aggressive and unreasonable behavior, Liang Mingliang decided to go all the way: "I didn't say anything wrong. On your father-in-law's birthday, that maid named Cuiqiao by your side tried to scheme against me. She conspired with your maids to catch me in the act and frame me for harassing and assaulting your maid. Isn't that shameless? Luckily, my wife overheard them plotting by the rockery in the garden and told me beforehand. Otherwise, I wouldn't have been on guard, and you might have succeeded."

"Isn't that Cuiqiao your confidante? Humph, you dare say it wasn't your idea? You even dare to call me shameless? Who's shameless here?"

Zeng Xiaoyan intervened and stopped the matter that day, and afterwards everyone pretended that nothing had happened, and there was no further follow-up.

It wasn't that Zeng Xiaoyan didn't want to go with the flow or use a counter-strategy, but in the Zeng family, and given the unexpected situation, where would she have room to maneuver?

She was lucky to have saved Liang Mingliang in time.

Without evidence, the couple were both angry that day but couldn't say anything, so they had to let it go.

If it weren't for this commotion today, Liang Mingliang wouldn't have gotten so angry that he yelled it out.

Zeng Mingzhu trembled with rage, her eyes wide as she glared at Liang Mingliang and Zeng Xiaoyan. Cuiqiao's face turned deathly pale as she hastily denied it: "Nonsense! Nonsense! I didn't! Third son-in-law, why are you framing me! Are you trying to force me to my death!"

Zeng Xiaoyan sneered: "Whether you want to live or die is your own business. Don't play these games. You know in your heart whether it's true or not. We have no evidence, so don't ask any more questions. Anyway, believe it or not, it's up to you."

"Husband, Sister-in-law Zhichun, let's go."

The three people left, and this time no one stopped them.

Young Master Zeng looked at Zeng Mingzhu with suspicion, while Young Madam Zeng showed little outward expression but was already shocked inside.

Liang Mingliang is clearly not the type to lie; besides, not that I look down on him, but he really couldn't come up with this kind of lie.
Mrs. Zeng felt a little smug. Her mother-in-law and husband doted on her sister-in-law, always putting her first. Since her return, the sister-in-law had acted like a tyrant, demanding that everything be done her way. She even deliberately caused trouble and made things difficult for her, and Mrs. Zeng dared not resist in the slightest.

Unexpectedly, she was so willful that she almost caused a major incident on her father-in-law's birthday banquet.
Zeng Mingzhu didn't take her sister-in-law seriously at all, but she couldn't stand her brother's suspicious gaze; it stung her heart.

"Brother, do you trust outsiders more than me? How could I possibly cause trouble at Father's birthday banquet?"

"I don't disbelieve you!"

Without thinking, Young Master Zeng blurted out that he couldn't bear to see his sister so upset.

Zeng Mingzhu bit her lip, her eyes brimming with tears: "But you still doubt me in your heart."

Young Master Zeng was heartbroken to see his sister crying. "How could I possibly doubt you? Don't overthink it."

"Really?"

"of course it's true."

"Yes, I knew Big Brother was the best to me! Xiao Yan has always been cunning since she was little. She must be talking nonsense. I didn't expect her to still be so bad even after she got married. Big Brother, you must help me teach her a lesson. We can't let this go."

Without a second thought, Young Master Zeng nodded: "I will look for her."

Zeng Mingzhu was then happy, and they went to Shangyulou together again.

Madam Zeng scoffed inwardly. Now that Xiao Yan was a member of the Liang family, did they still think the Liang family was like the Lou family? Want to teach her a lesson? Ha! It's hard to say who'll be the one teaching whom a lesson.
Thinking this, Mrs. Zeng felt a pang of envy for Zeng Xiaoyan.
Xu Zhichun and the other two left.

Liang Mingliang was still very nervous: "Are you alright? Did it hurt when Young Master Zeng hit you? Did they also attack before I came?"

Zeng Xiaoyan shook her head repeatedly with a coquettish look on her face, her eyes so tender they seemed to melt with tears. "I'm fine, nothing's wrong. He just slapped my hand away, how awful, and then you came over."

"That's fine, that's fine."

"My dear husband, I'm so happy that you're protecting me like this, really."

"You're my wife, isn't this what I should do? Hehe."

"whee."

Xu Zhichun wisely slowed his pace, following them at a distance that was neither too close nor too far.

This darn stench of love! Her eyes are practically drooling. This single dog is about to be overwhelmed by all this PDA.

This is a couple you have to ship even if you don't want to.

Xu Zhichun curled her lips into a smile, revealing an aunt-like expression.

I'm happy for them.

(End of this chapter)