Wasn't it inevitable to teach her a lesson with such behavior?
If Yun Erman were to swallow his pride again, could he still call himself a man?
"You wretched thing, I'll finish you off today..."
Yun Erman glared, swung his arm, and slapped Liu Cuirong twice across the face.
The blows were not light; Liu Cuirong saw stars and her ears rang.
She cried out, collapsed onto the ground, and began to wail as if half-dead...
Seeing this, Madam Lu rushed over and started to wrestle with Yun Erman.
No matter how unbearable Liu Cuirong was, she was her own daughter. Since Erman had divorced her and now resorted to violence, he was in the wrong.
So Madam Lu, like a tigress, clawed and bit, drawing blood from Yun Erman's face...
"No, you old hag, what are you doing? Don't think I won't hit you just because you're older!" Yun Erman cursed.
Madam Lu paid no heed, not only refusing to stop but scratching even more fiercely, "I'll let you hit my daughter, I'll scratch you to death today!"
Liu Cui Jin heard the commotion and hurried over to watch the spectacle...
Let them fight; one less troublemaker.
Yun Erman was strong and feared he might accidentally injure Madam Lu, which would lead to further trouble if she tried to extort him.
But if he didn't fight back, Madam Lu would scratch him until he questioned his own existence today.
As another bloody scratch appeared on his face, Yun Erman finally lost his temper. He picked up Madam Lu and threw her into the water vat outside the main room...
"Splash!"
"Gurgle..."
A string of bubbles rose from the vat. Moments later, Madam Lu emerged, dripping wet. "Ah, woo woo woo, you son of a bitch, you're truly a scoundrel! My age is almost the same as your mother's, and you treat me like this! You, you're not human!~"
Madam Lu wailed, it was unclear whether she was crying or laughing.
"Mother, hurry and come out! The water is getting cold..." Liu Cui Jin said with a smile.
Madam Lu glared at her. "You're still smiling? Mother was just thrown into a water vat, and you can still laugh?"
"Then should I cry?" Liu Cui Jin pulled her out.
You should see how your face was scratched by Erman, with streaks of blood. It's no wonder his wife would be furious when they got back...
Yun Erman returned to the inner room, yanked Liu Cuirong up from the ground, and warned her angrily, "You wretched thing, listen carefully. If you dare to cause trouble at our house again, I'll strangle you. Do you hear me?"
As the saying goes, even a rabbit will bite when cornered, let alone a hot-blooded man like Yun Erman...
He had been with Liu Cuirong for so many years, so he naturally understood her character.
The more you tolerated her, the more she would push her luck and take advantage.
Liu Cuirong's face was swollen from the beating, and she complained tearfully, "Can this, can this be blamed on me? You were bewitched by that vixen back then, and nothing I said mattered. Every woman has jealousy. What's wrong with me sending funeral bells for you? I even wanted to send a coffin..."
"Don't spout nonsense!~" Yun Erman threw her onto the kang. "If you had behaved yourself at home back then and not been so bothersome, would I have divorced you? Even if you didn't do any chores and just stayed home honestly with Little Bao, and didn't cause trouble, would Mother have kicked you out?"
Yun Erman touched the blood streaks on his face. "Do you know what you look like to me now? You're more disgusting than the large maggots in a cesspool. Listen carefully, our old Yun family isn't a place you can bully just because you want to. If you dare to cause trouble again, you know the consequences..."
After speaking, Yun Erman felt a stinging pain on his face. He needed to hurry back and apply some ointment. Glaring at Liu Cuirong, Yun Erman left in a huff.
Madam Lu wrung the water from her sleeves and walked in, saying, "Cuirong, why did you send funeral bells for the old Yun family? Aren't you courting death?"
"Oh, Mother, just don't bother with it, aren't you annoying!~" Liu Cuirong rolled her eyes and took out a bronze mirror to look at her face.
Her eye sockets were swollen, and her face was bruised and purple. It would take more than ten days to recover...
Madam Lu was furious, snatched the bronze mirror, and said, "What do you mean 'don't bother with it'? I'm your mother. If you had stayed at home properly and honestly, would Erman have come to settle accounts with you?"
In the end, it was her daughter's troublemaking that implicated her...
Liu Cui Jin leaned against the doorframe with her arms crossed and sneered, "What is she? She's a jinx. She's squandered all the good fortune in this family. Mother, just you wait. After Erman came and made such a scene, no one will come to eat at our steamed bun shop anymore. If you don't believe me, just watch!~"
Hearing this, Liu Cuirong sat down on the kang and retorted stubbornly, "If they don't come, they don't come. You two weren't starving before Mother opened the steamed bun shop..."
"We weren't starving!" Liu Cui Jin frowned. "But now that you've come into the house like a plague, sleeping until the sun is high in the sky, cracking a handful of melon seeds all day, you can do anything but work. Do you think of yourself as an ancestor? I'm telling you, pack your things and get out! Mother and I won't support you anymore. Go wherever you want. If you dare to step into the steamed bun shop again, I'll kick you into the stove!~"
Liu Cui Jin had had enough of her long ago. Today was the perfect opportunity to get rid of Liu Cuirong and save herself the daily annoyance...
Liu Cuirong's eyes blazed upon hearing this. "No, you've gotten so capable! Mother hasn't said anything, so what right do you have to kick me out!~"
Saying that, Liu Cuirong hugged Madam Lu's arm and said tearfully, "Wuwu, Mother, look! This is my own sister. Since you're kicking me out, Mother, please say something fair..."
She had expected Madam Lu to speak up for Liu Cuirong as usual. To her surprise, Madam Lu's face turned cold. She directly pried Liu Cuirong's arm away and went to the kitchen to work without saying a word.
Her intention was clear: this time, Madam Lu sided with Liu Cui Jin and did not object to Liu Cuirong being kicked out.
"See?" Liu Cui Jin sneered, hooking her lips. "Mother isn't taking your side anymore. Are you going to pack your bags yourself, or should I help you?"
Before Liu Cuirong could speak, Liu Cui Jin found a piece of cloth, threw it onto the kang, and began to wrap Liu Cuirong's clothes, socks, headscarves, undergarments, and underpants inside.
"Cui Jin, Cui Jin, my dear sister, let's talk this through properly!~" Liu Cuirong, stunned for a moment, finally reacted and rushed forward to grab Liu Cui Jin.
"Hey, hey, hey, what are you doing?" Liu Cui Jin nudged her. "We're sisters, don't force me to get rough!~"
If she was determined to do something, not even ten oxen could pull her back.
Liu Cuirong was dumbfounded.
A moment later, a crestfallen woman, carrying a bundle, walked out of the steamed bun shop...