The village head of Beilan Village came over, jogging: "Stop it right now."
With a shout, both families finally stopped.
The village head was stern-faced: "What are you all doing, got nothing better to do after eating your fill?"
Actually, he had heard of the matter between the two families, but he didnât want to get involved in these trivial affairs.
If someone hadnât called him at home, he wouldnât have come over: "On my way here, I heard that both families are at fault. Everyone has a mouth on their face, some speak truth, and some speak lies. Donât you guys have anything else to do? If anyone stirs up trouble again, donât blame me for deducting your work points, leaving you with nothing to do."
Afraid of deduction of work points, both families quieted down.
Just then, Old Man Lyu stepped forward: "Village Head, we are not here to stir trouble intentionally; itâs the Yu Family that has gone too far. When compensation was paid before, it was agreed that once the money was taken, it would be as if nothing had happened before. But the Yu Family took the money and spread rumors.
You know my daughter Juanzi is about to get married, and finding a son-in-law from town is somewhat related to my third son. Yet, the Yu Family has spread the rumors about Jun Cheng far and wide. If Juanziâs in-laws hear of it and something goes wrong halfway, will the Yu Family take responsibility?"
Upon hearing Old Man Lyuâs complaint to the village head, Yuâs mother also stood out: "Who started spreading the rumors first? Your wife spread gossip about our family, donât tell me you didnât know. You donât manage your own family, but instead bring people to attack mine, and thatâs justified?"
Before Old Man Lyu could speak, Granny Lyu chimed in: "Did we, the Lyu Family, spread the gossip about you and Xinyan breaking off relations first? Why donât you ask your two good daughters-in-law properly, and stop wrongly accusing others.
I was just stopped by someone from their maternal family to confirm, how can you blame us? Whereas you couple, how did you talk about compensation back then? Really shameless, the house was built with money left by someoneâs family, funds for curing the sonâs illness were exchanged, and still stubbornly demanded compensation from us. Arenât these all facts?"
Yuâs mother was not one to back down: "Thatâs our familyâs business, itâs not up to you to manage. According to what you say, your Jun Cheng was caught in bed with his sister-in-law, is that not true? What, do the deed and not let others talk?"
This matter was previously only whispered between a few people in private. Now itâs good, with all the fuss the Lyu Family is making, Yuâs mother simply declared it publicly. After all, she got her compensation, so she wasnât afraid of the Lyu Family.
As for whether it would affect the Lyu Familyâs daughter, she couldnât care less. Anyway, the divorce between Lyu Juncheng and Yu Xinyan, that dead girl, was the fault of the Lyu Familyâs son initially, so the impact on her own Erli wouldnât be too big.
Old Man Lyu was furious, his neck turning red, and Granny Lyu seeing Yuâs mother shouting their third sonâs scandal, got even more agitated.
The village head stood to the side, looking at the Lyu Family: They are really foolish, afraid that the Yu Family will shout, while they are still carrying out those small actions that prompted retaliation, then leading their children to come knocking, now itâs public and everyone knows, what are they trying to achieve?
In fact, Old Man Lyu was impulsive due to hearing the rumors, hence he impatiently came here to ask the Yu Family for an explanation. Hearing what the Yu Family said now, he knew he acted rashly today, glaring at the old wife and daughters-in-law beside him. If it werenât for them stirring things at home, he wouldnât have lost his head in anger.
Granny Lyu initially wanted to argue, but hearing the village head speak: "Iâll say it again, a single palm doesnât clap, both families are wrong in this matter. Even if youâre not in-laws, you live as neighbors, you see each other often, you canât turn into enemies, right?
Take a step back, what do you think?"
Yuâs mother snorted coldly, looking at the village head: "In this matter, they were unkind first, spreading rumors about us, and then attacking us at home. However, since the village head mentioned it, naturally I have to give face."
Granny Lyu wasnât going to let it go just like that, as they were at a disadvantage. But now that the village head had spoken, if they didnât listen, theyâd offend him. She hadnât responded yet, when her old man agreed: "Weâll listen to the village head."
Seeing that both families were sensible, the village head loudly told the onlooking villagers: "This matter affects the villageâs reputation. Everyone has a son to marry off or a daughter to wed. Think it over."
This big drama was solved by the village head in a few words; the onlooking villagers were somewhat unsatisfied, but with the information just revealed, thereâs plenty to chat about for a while.
Once everyone dispersed, the village head looked at the Yu Family: "Actions are watched by the heavens, no matter what, donât do things too excessively. Thereâs a knife above the word âprofit,â so take it easy."
Saying this, he left with his hands behind his back.
Yuâs mother watched the departing village head: "Old man, what does the village head mean by this?"