Flip the table and divide the family property! Take his wife and daughter into the mountains and eat

Seeing this, Liu the carpenter secretly felt pleased with himself and quickly cleared his throat to introduce himself:

"Gazi, this is my Cui'er! Cui'er, quickly greet him, this is Brother Gazi from Kaoshantun!"

Liu Cuier slammed the steaming plate of peanuts down in the middle of the table, then casually put her hands on her hips, her bright eyes scanning Ergaizi from head to toe without any hesitation.

Erga Zi felt a chill run down his spine from her gaze, so he quickly puffed out his chest, trying to regain his "capable city man" persona.

Before he could even open his mouth and put on airs, Liu Cuier's two rosy lips curled up slightly, and she suddenly burst out laughing, her laughter as clear and crisp as a copper bell in a mountain stream.

Carpenter Liu's expression changed, and he frowned and scolded:

"Cui'er! How can you be so ill-mannered, girl? What are you laughing at!"

Liu Cuier raised her delicate eyebrows, extended her fair finger, pointed at Ergaizi without any politeness, and said in a crisp voice:

"Dad, how could I not laugh? It's so sunny outside today, and there aren't any candles in the house. This guy, Ga Zi, with two black glasses perched on his nose, almost tripped over the threshold when he came in. Anyone who didn't know better would think we'd hired a blind fortune teller to check the feng shui!"

"puff……"

Aunt Liu, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but burst out laughing and quickly covered her mouth with her apron.

Erga's face flushed red to the roots of his neck in an instant. Enraged, he pulled down his sunglasses, revealing wide eyes, and argued in a gruff voice:

"You... what do you know! This is called Hong Kong fashion! All the big bosses in the city wear it like this!"

Liu Cuier was not afraid at all. Instead, she took a step forward, her gaze falling on the loose cuffs of his shirt, and gave a mocking chuckle.

"The big boss? Brother Ga Zi, what kind of big boss wears clothes that are the wrong size? This white shirt is at least half an inch too wide on the shoulders, and the collar is big enough to fit a fist. This shirt probably isn't yours, is it? Or did you specially rip it off some strong guy in the village to make a good impression when you came to our house for a blind date?"

Before Ergaizi could even open his mouth to defend himself, Liu Cuier's bright almond-shaped eyes twitched upwards again, landing directly on his shiny bald head, her lips curling into an even wider smirk.

"And your head! Oh my goodness, did you smear all that 20-cent osmanthus hair oil from the supply and marketing cooperative all over your head? You can smell that cloying artificial fragrance from three feet away! It looks like the old ox from the production team licked it, all oily and shiny, even a fly would slip and break its leg if it landed on it! Don't you feel suffocated with that head of oil on you?"

Even with his thick skin, Erga couldn't stand being insulted like that by a beautiful young woman.

In an instant, his face flushed red and then turned pale, and he felt the evil fire in his chest suddenly slam into the top of his head.

He ripped off his large sunglasses from the bridge of his nose, slammed them hard on the rough wooden table, and stood up abruptly, craning his neck as he yelled at Liu Cuier:

"What do you know, you country bumpkin! What's wrong with me borrowing clothes? What's wrong with me using hair oil? That's because I'm particular and I value things! Even if I came shirtless, I'd still have plenty of cash in my pocket! That's how big bosses in the city operate these days. You're just a country bumpkin who's never even left the commune, so stop pretending to be some big shot!"

As he spoke, Ergaizi reached into his pocket, pulled out a thick wad of cash, slammed it heavily on the table, and sneered with a sidelong glance:

"Don't think you can get away with anything just because you're good-looking! I, Erga, work for Brother Shanhe in a big business, earning more in a day than your whole family earns in a month! If it weren't for Aunt Wang's sake, do you think I'd bother making this trip? With your sharp tongue, meanness, and unreasonable behavior, you'd be a spendthrift if I married you, and I might not even want you!"

These words were so harsh and blunt that the atmosphere in the room instantly plummeted to freezing point.

The carpenter and his wife stared wide-eyed at the thick stack of ten-yuan notes on the table, fearing their daughter would drive this fat sheep away. The carpenter suddenly stood up, pointed at Cui'er, and began to curse:

"You brat! What's wrong with you! Ga Zi has come all this way to see you, that's a huge favor for you! Instead of serving him water properly, what nonsense are you spouting? Hurry up and apologize to Brother Ga Zi!"

Aunt Liu hurriedly went over to pull Cui'er away, wiping her eyes as she advised, "Cui'er, say less. Ga Zi is a very capable person..."

Liu Cuier, instead of being frightened by her parents' scolding, let out a cold laugh.

She didn't even glance at the stack of money on the table. Arms crossed, chin slightly raised, her eyes sizing up the furious Erga Zi like sharp knives, and she retorted without flinching:

"Who are you trying to smear with your money? You think you're something special just because you have a couple of coins in your pocket! Wearing borrowed clothes is considered sophisticated? Covering your head in grease is considered fashionable? You're just putting on a brave face—suffering for the sake of saving face! The money is because Zhao Shanhe is capable and has the ability to help you, it has nothing to do with you, Ergaizi! Take off this borrowed skin, what's the difference between you and a toad rolling in the mud at the edge of the village?"

"Who...who are you calling a toad!"

Erga was so angry that he trembled all over. He pointed at Liu Cuier, his lips quivering so much that he couldn't finish a sentence for a long time.

Liu Cuier didn't even leave him a breath. She put her hands on her hips, glared at him with her almond-shaped eyes, and her clear voice continued to bombard his face like a machine gun:

"Did I say something wrong about you? Don't you know what kind of reputation you have in Kaoshantun? You're always loafing around, climbing trees to steal birds' nests and fishing in the river. You're the biggest scoundrel in the whole village! If it weren't for Zhao Shanhe giving you a hand, you'd still be playing in that muddy pond in the production team right now!"

"You've barely got a couple of warm coins in your pocket, and you're already rushing to put on oversized clothes, smear on some butter, and show off at someone else's house? Anyone who didn't know better would think you're the commune secretary on an inspection tour! Do you really think all the girls in the world are blind, that they'd kneel down and kowtow to you for a couple of stinking coins?"

This barrage of criticism made Wang the matchmaker shrink back in the room, and Ergaizi turned pale with fright, his hands trembling in the air like leaves in the autumn wind.

Looking at the thick stack of ten-yuan bills on the table, and then at Erga, who was almost driven to the brink of death by his daughter's anger, Liu the carpenter snapped.

If this golden son-in-law, whom he had just secured, was driven away by this brat's scolding, who would Liu Changgui rely on for the rest of his life?

He worked as a carpenter in the village for half his life, but his skills were mediocre. In his early years, he spent all the wages he earned on cheap liquor and tobacco leaves, leaving him penniless.

Now his health is deteriorating day by day, and he can barely push a plane anymore. He doesn't have a son to support the family, and he'll starve to death on his earthen bed when he gets old.

So when Wang the matchmaker mentioned that Erga Zi followed Zhao Shanhe in doing big business and always had a lot of money in his pocket, his eyes immediately lit up and he took a liking to the marriage.

Seeing Ergaizi casually fold such a thick stack of ten-yuan notes again today, he was even more satisfied. He had long regarded Ergaizi as his cash cow, ensuring he would have no worries about food and drink for the rest of his life!

But now, this money tree is about to be uprooted by her daughter's few harsh words!

How could he possibly stand that?!

"Snapped!"

Carpenter Liu slammed his hand on the octagonal table, making the teacups clang loudly.

His old face was as black as the bottom of a pot. Enraged, he grabbed a doorstop as thick as a wrist from behind the door, pointed it at Liu Cuier, and began to hurl insults:

"You've gone too far! You've really gone too far! You jinx, you good-for-nothing! I finally managed to get Wang the matchmaker to arrange a perfect marriage for you, and here you are throwing a tantrum? What has that girl, Ga Zi, ever done to you? You little brat, daring to insult me ​​like this, I'm going to break your legs today!"

As he spoke, Liu the carpenter swung the door bar, ready to smash it down on Liu Cuier.

Aunt Liu screamed in fright and rushed forward, clinging tightly to Liu the carpenter's waist: "Father! You mustn't! Cui'er is still so young, don't hurt her!"

The matchmaker, Wang, was so frightened that she dropped her handkerchief. She quickly jumped over to intervene, urging, "Old Liu! Old Liu, stop! Let's talk this out. You can't be violent in front of Ga Zi!"

The entire main room instantly descended into chaos, with tables and chairs being slammed and rattled.

Liu Cuier, pointed at by her own father with a stick, didn't flinch. Her eyes were red with anger, but her chin remained stubbornly raised as she stared intently at the burly carpenter, Liu, and sneered.

"Hit me! Hit me to death! What have you seen besides money since I was a child? Just because my mother couldn't give you a son, have you ever treated my mother and me like human beings all these years? You're always smashing pots and pans, beating and cursing! I've worked like an ox for you since I was a child, and I've taken all the beatings and abuse."

"Now that you're getting old and haven't built up any wealth in your younger years, you're thinking of selling me for a good price so you can enjoy your retirement?"

"Liu Changgui, I'll only tell you one thing today—fuck you!"