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"Who is it?" Qian Cheng asked.

"Sun Xinghua." Zhang Mingxi's face darkened immediately after he recognized the person standing in the courtyard.

Outside the window, Hou Yufen was stewing chicken in the outer room, still clutching the soup ladle in her hand. When she heard someone call her son's full name in that tone, she immediately poked her head out of the kitchen.

Looking outside, well, there stood Wang Shoujun's spendthrift wife, hands on her hips, in the middle of the yard.

Hou Yufen's face fell instantly.

Qian Lu and his wife were chopping firewood in the backyard.

The weather was nice today, and Qian Lu was thinking of preparing the firewood he would need for the spring. He was swinging his axe when he heard a noise, so he stuck the axe into a wooden stump and went around to the front yard with his wife.

Upon seeing Sun Xinghua, Qian Lu's face turned as black as the bottom of a pot.

His sister-in-law quickly tugged at his sleeve and whispered, "Don't be impulsive, let's see what she's going to do first."

At this moment, the neighbors on both sides also heard it.

That's how it is in the countryside; even the smallest thing can spread throughout the whole street.

Sun Xinghua's shout was heard by several nearby households.

Aunt Li from the east courtyard pushed open the gate first and peeked out. Grandpa Wang from the west courtyard stood at the door with his cane, and Old Zhao's wife from the back street also came over with her child in her arms.

Before long, seven or eight people gathered at the entrance of the Qian family compound, craning their necks to peer inside.

Sun Xinghua stood in the middle of the courtyard, hands on her hips, chin held high.

She wore a new cotton-padded jacket today, and her hair was styled with hair oil and combed neatly.

Anyone who didn't know better would think she was visiting relatives.

She glanced around but didn't see Qian Cheng, so she yelled at Hou Yufen, "Where's Qian Cheng? Make him come out right now!"

Hou Yufen was still clutching the soup ladle in her hand, with chicken soup dripping from it. She didn't bother to wipe it off and just held it there, her face long and drawn.

"What are you doing here?" Hou Yufen's tone was icy cold.

"Of course I'm here to see Qian Cheng about something!" Sun Xinghua said matter-of-factly.

"What's wrong?" Hou Yufen took a step forward. "This is none of your business. Get out of here!"

Instead of backing down, Sun Xinghua pressed on, tilting her head back: "You think I'll just leave because you tell me to? I'm looking for Qian Cheng, not you!"

Hou Yufen was furious.

She had lived for over fifty years and had never felt so disgusted by anyone.

Wang Shoujun and his wife, one owed money and refused to pay it back, the other physically assaulted her, and then turned around and blamed her, bringing people to beat her son so badly that he ended up in the hospital.

Now look what's happened, they still have the nerve to show their faces?

If it weren't for the patient lying in the room and her future daughter-in-law Zhang Mingxi watching over them, making it less appropriate to act rashly, Hou Yufen would have loved to tear Sun Xinghua's mouth apart.

"I'll say it again," Hou Yufen gritted her teeth, "this courtyard doesn't welcome you, get out!"

Sun Xinghua not only didn't go out, but took a step into the house and shouted towards the main room, "Qian Cheng! Come out! I have something to say to you!"

Inside the house, Qian Cheng leaned against the headboard and stood there stunned for a long time after hearing what was happening outside.

Then he laughed.

It's meant to make you laugh out loud.

What's wrong with Sun Xinghua's brain?

Her husband brought people to beat him up, sending him to the hospital where he broke three ribs. Now she's at his door, confidently telling him to get out.

Zhang Mingxi was so angry that her face turned pale. She stood up and said, "I'll go take a look."

"No." Qian Cheng grabbed her hand. "Let her shout. Let's see what she can come up with."

Outside, Sun Xinghua got even more excited when she saw that Qian Cheng wasn't coming out.

With her hands on her hips, she said to Hou Yufen, "I'm here today to ask Qian Cheng for a favor."

My husband and my five brothers are all being held in the police station. The police said that as long as Qian Cheng signs a letter of understanding, they can release us.

"Get Qian Cheng out here and come with me to the police station. He'll sign the papers, and that'll be the end of it!"

As soon as he said that, the courtyard fell silent.

The neighbors looked at each other, their eyes practically popping out of their sockets.

Letter of Understanding?

Her husband beat someone up so badly, breaking their ribs, and instead of offering compensation or an apology, she demands a letter of forgiveness.

She even made Qian Cheng go to the police station with her?

Hou Yufen's hand, gripping the soup ladle, trembled.

She's lived to such an old age and has seen shameless people, but she's never seen anyone this shameless.

"What did you say?" Hou Yufen took a step forward. "Say it again?"

Sun Xinghua didn't think there was anything wrong with it, and even said confidently, "I said let Qian Cheng sign a letter of understanding and release my husband and my brother! What's wrong with that?"

My husband was also beaten by him; his nose is broken, two of his front teeth are missing, and he has a big bite mark on his shoulder! He has injuries on both sides, so why is only my family locked up and not him? It's even; what's wrong with signing a document?

Hou Yufen understood completely.

This person didn't come to apologize or offer compensation; she came to demand that Qian Cheng let her man go.

And it was said so matter-of-factly.

Hou Yufen said nothing and turned to go inside.

Sun Xinghua thought she was going to call Qian Cheng, and was quite pleased with herself, standing there waiting.

When Hou Yufen came out, the soup ladle was gone, replaced by a broom.

It's made of bamboo strips, the kind used for sweeping the yard, with really long handles.

Hou Yufen didn't say anything, but swung the broom and started hitting Sun Xinghua.

"Ouch!" Sun Xinghua didn't react in time, and felt a solid blow to her arm. She jumped up in pain, "What are you doing!"

"What are you doing?" Hou Yufen swept the broom again and again. "I'll teach you to forgive! I'll teach you to sign! I'll teach you to come to my door and bully me!"

Sun Xinghua was beaten and ran all over the yard, cursing as she ran: "You old hag! How dare you hit me! You just wait!"

Hou Yufen chased after her, yelling, "What am I waiting for? Am I waiting for five more brothers from your family to come? Come on! I'm all old, do you think I'm afraid of you?"

Chickens and dogs were running wild in the yard.

The neighbors watched, but no one stepped in to break up the fight.

Aunt Li even shouted, "Well done!"

Sun Xinghua dodged in a disheveled state, her cotton-padded coat covered in dirt and her neatly combed hair disheveled. She hadn't expected Hou Yufen to be so fierce, attacking without warning.

Qian Lu stood to the side, his face frighteningly dark.

His sister-in-law held onto his arm tightly, afraid that he would actually rush forward.

Qian Lu clenched his fists so tightly they cracked, and the veins on his neck bulged out.

He really wished he could go up and give Sun Xinghua two tokens.

But he can't.

Qian Cheng had just been discharged from the hospital, and the matter was not yet resolved. If he were to take action, he would lose his right even if he was in the right.

But this was something I just couldn't swallow.

Sun Xinghua was chased to the courtyard gate by Hou Yufen. Turning around, she pointed at Hou Yufen and cursed, "You old hag! You wait! I'll get my mother here! I'll get my whole family from my mother's side!"

"Come here!" Hou Yufen stood with her hands on her hips, slamming the broom on the ground. "Your five brothers are still locked up in the police station. You still have a family? Call your old hag over here, I'll deal with her too!"

Sun Xinghua was so angry that her face turned purple. She opened her mouth as if to curse, but couldn't utter a word.

None of the neighbors watching at the door spoke up for her.

Grandpa Wang, leaning on his cane, slowly said, "Sun Xinghua, you should just shut up. Your husband beat someone up like that, and instead of apologizing and paying compensation, you expect people to forgive him? There's no justice in this world!"

Aunt Li chimed in, "Exactly! If my son gets his ribs broken, I'll take a knife and go to your house!"

Sun Xinghua's face flushed red and then turned pale.