The carefree life of Yang Shuisheng, the village miracle doctor

Hiding outside the courtyard wall, Yang Shuisheng heard Liu Yulan's resolute words, "I will not follow anyone but Shuisheng," and his heart was suddenly shaken. A warm current mixed with complex emotions surged into his heart.

He never expected that this woman, who usually silently endured and passively accepted everything, would so fiercely resist her mother-in-law for his sake.

"Well, well! What a shameless little slut!" Granny Sun pointed at Liu Yulan's nose, spitting everywhere. "You're a widow yourself, yet you're still eyeing that young man Yang Shuisheng. Aren't you ashamed?"

"Pah!"

With her hands on her hips, as if occupying the moral high ground, her voice became even more arrogant: "I'll make things clear to you today, so you won't keep dreaming."

"From the very beginning, I never intended for you to go with that Yang Shuisheng. You might as well give up on that idea!"

These words stunned not only Liu Yulan in the courtyard, but also Yang Shuisheng outside the wall.

Neither of them expected that Granny Sun had never intended to keep the agreement from the beginning; her so-called one-month deadline was just an excuse to delay.

"Mother! You...you clearly promised me that back then."

Liu Yulan's face turned deathly pale instantly. She looked at Granny Sun in disbelief, her voice tense: "You promised Shuisheng, and you promised me too!"

"How could you... how could you go back on your word?"

"So what if it doesn't count?" Granny Sun said defiantly, her face full of arrogance. "I just don't count it, what can you do about it?"

"I refuse to believe that Yang Shuisheng would dare to storm into my house and snatch my person away!"

"If he dares to come, I'll report him for trespassing and have him thrown in jail!"

Liu Yulan felt that experience was the best teacher, and that she and Yang Shuisheng were both too naive.

Looking at Granny Sun's smug face, a wave of despair washed over her, and tears began to fall silently.

"Cry, cry, cry! All you do is cry!"

When Granny Sun saw her crying, she showed no pity whatsoever. Instead, she cursed with even greater disgust, "Why didn't you cry so bitterly when my son passed away?"

"What an ungrateful wretch! She married into our family, ate our food and drank our water, and now she's arguing and fighting with her mother-in-law over some other man. Don't you have any shame?"

Liu Yulan's sobs gradually subsided. She raised her tearful eyes and looked at Granny Sun. The last trace of weakness in her eyes faded, replaced by a coldness.

"Whoever is shameless knows it in their heart."

She wiped away her tears with the back of her hand, her voice hoarse but unusually clear: "If that's the case, then I'd rather never remarry and stay in this house for the rest of my life, and you can forget about using me to exchange for those few thousand yuan in dowry."

"Who...who are you calling shameless? Say it again!" Granny Sun was completely enraged by her words. Her face twitched, and she raised her hand, slapping Liu Yulan hard across the face with a whooshing sound.

As Liu Yulan watched Granny Sun's hand, raised high and whistling through the air, rush towards her, she instinctively turned her head away and closed her eyes, bracing herself for the impending searing pain.

However, the expected slap did not fall.

A strong, powerful hand, like an iron clamp, precisely grabbed Granny Sun's wrist in mid-air.

"You dare touch her!"

A cold and angry voice suddenly rang out in the courtyard.

Yang Shuisheng had somehow climbed over the low wall and stood in front of Liu Yulan like an iron tower, his sharp gaze fixed on Granny Sun.

Granny Sun felt as if her wrist was being clamped by a pair of pliers, as if her bones were about to shatter. She cried out in pain, and was pulled to the side by the force of the blow, almost falling flat on her face.

"Yang Shuisheng?"

She steadied herself, clutching her wrist which had been pinched red, and looked at Yang Shuisheng, who had suddenly appeared, with a mixture of shock and anger, her face contorted with rage.

"You're such a persistent nuisance! How annoying!" Granny Sun trembled with anger, pointing at Yang Shuisheng's nose and cursing, "Since you heard everything, I'm not going to waste my breath on you."

"I'll make this clear today: Liu Yulan is my daughter-in-law, and I will make the decisions regarding her marriage."

"There's no way I'll let her be with you! Just give up on that idea!"

The moment Liu Yulan saw Yang Shuisheng appear, her heart, which had been hanging in suspense, instantly settled, and a tremendous sense of security enveloped her like a warm current.

Looking at Yang Shuisheng's back, which stood in front of her as reliable as a mountain, her eyes welled up with tears, and she almost burst into tears again.

If her mother-in-law hadn't been there, she would have loved to throw herself into his arms and have a good cry.

"Grandma Sun, we made an agreement beforehand."

Yang Shuisheng ignored Granny Sun's clamor and said coldly, "Within a month, I will give you two thousand yuan, and you will set Sister Yulan free."

"Now you want to back out? Not so easy!"

"Go back on your word? I've gone back on my word, so what can you do about it?" Granny Sun said smugly, hands on her hips. "I said no, and that's final. Who do you think you are, interfering in my family's affairs?"

"I can prepare the promised two thousand yuan tomorrow."

Yang Shuisheng's lips curled into a cold smile, his eyes filled with a sense of oppression: "I will take the person with me when the time comes."

"Anyone who dares to stop me, don't blame me for being impolite!"

"Oh my gosh! I'm so scared!"

Granny Sun felt a chill run down her spine under his icy gaze, but she refused to back down, sarcastically retorting, "So what if you're a lowly village cadre? You think you're something special? You think you're all that?"

"Trying to steal them away?"

"I'm telling you, this is my house! If you dare to do anything wrong, I'll report you to the town!"

"Whatever, I don't care."

Granny Sun felt a little uneasy under Yang Shuisheng's cold gaze, but her lifelong shrewish nature made her refuse to admit defeat.

"Whatever? Who are you trying to scare!"

She swallowed hard and forced herself to continue, "Let me tell you, Yang Shuisheng, don't think you can run rampant in Taohua'ao just because you've been a village cadre for a few days."

"I've eaten more salt than you've eaten rice!"

"I'm going to take advantage of my age today, what can you do to me? Try touching me!"

"If you dare lay a finger on me, I'll lie on the ground and refuse to get up, and I'll extort money from you until you die."

As she spoke, she deliberately puffed out her chest, adopting a shameless stance that said, "If you dare touch me, I'll fall to the ground and never get up."

"Grandma Sun, I don't want to argue with you right now."

Looking at her shameless and scoundrel-like appearance, Yang Shuisheng's eyes grew even colder, but his tone was surprisingly calm, with a resolute air: "But let me tell you this, if I come with two thousand yuan next time and you still have this attitude, then don't blame me, Yang Shuisheng, for being ruthless."

"When the time comes, even if I have to use force, I will definitely take Sister Yulan away."

His words were resolute, leaving no room for negotiation. The ruthlessness that emanated from his very bones made Granny Sun's arrogant demeanor falter. She opened her mouth, but for a moment, she didn't dare to reply.

"Sister-in-law Yulan, don't be afraid."

Yang Shuisheng stopped looking at her, turned around, and faced Liu Yulan, who was still in shock and moved.

His gaze softened instantly, carrying a reassuring strength, and his voice became much gentler: "With me here, no one can bully you."

"I've already found someone who can come and buy the cabbages from my field tomorrow. Once I get the money, I'll come pick you up right away."

"Just hold on for one more day, just one more day."

Looking into Yang Shuisheng's caring eyes and listening to his gentle yet powerful promise, Liu Yulan's despairing heart was instantly filled with warmth and hope.

"Yes! Shuisheng, I'll be waiting for you!"

She nodded vigorously, her eyes brimming with tears, but she held them back, her voice choked with emotion yet filled with unwavering trust.