The wicked mother-in-law doesn't try to whitewash herself; she only abuses her awful children.

Chapter 534 She's just here to watch the drama unfold.

Tong Huaqiong arrived at the warehouse.

The warehouse was packed with people; there wasn't even room to put your feet down.

The Xu family members were inside, while the Gu family members formed an outer circle.

Seeing Tong Huaqiong enter, they unconsciously made way for her.

Grandma Gu was so frightened by the tall and strong Xu family lads that her hands trembled. But when she saw Tong Huaqiong, she felt like she had found her pillar of support and burst into tears.

"Eldest daughter-in-law, their bullying of the second son's family is also a slap in your face."

Tong Huaqiong looked down expressionlessly and saw Gu Ruinian lying on the ground, curled up and groaning, with two clear large footprints on his right leg.

It seems that the Xu family knew that Gu Ruinian's right leg tendon had been severed, so they kicked him a few more times. Now, Gu Ruinian's right leg is probably completely useless.

Jia sat on the ground, hugging Gu Ruinian and crying. The Gu family patriarch and village chief Liu Tielian stood aside. Xu Jin's two sons, Xu Dabao and Xu Erbao, stood in front of Gu Ruinian with iron rods in their hands, looking fierce, as if they wanted to devour him.

“Tong Dajiao, this has nothing to do with you. Our Zaohua family was ruined by Ruinian, and my two sons were kicked out by the Zheng family. I have to avenge this.” Xu Jin, the former richest man in Qinghe Bay, greeted Tong Huaqiong with a polite expression as she entered.

He couldn't be impolite; provoking Tong Huaqiong would bring him no good. First, his brother's village chief was taken down, then the entire Xu family went to court. He was afraid that if he offended Tong Huaqiong, he would be exiled like Xu Si.

Therefore, we can only lower our stance for now.

Tong Huaqiong said, "This matter really has nothing to do with me."

She's just here to watch the drama unfold; at most, she'll try to prevent anyone from getting hurt.

Xu Jin was relieved.

Gu Ruinian's leg was kicked by Xu Dabao, and his stomach was kicked by Xu Erbao. The two of them were originally worried that Tong Huaqiong would side with Gu Ruinian and use Magistrate Liu to pressure them, but they were relieved to see that Tong Huaqiong obviously did not want to get involved in this matter.

“Village Chief, Uncle Gu, our Xu family is not unreasonable. We said yesterday that Gu Ruinian would kowtow to us to apologize and pay us 500 taels of silver in compensation. You delivered the message, but they did not return to Qinghe Bay, so we came to you in person today.”

Liu Tielian and the Gu family patriarch nodded.

Uncle Gu sighed and said, "Come on, let Gu Ruinian go back to Qinghe Bay and apologize to the Xu family first. As for the money, we can pay it back little by little with an IOU. It's not like we're reneging on the debt. Maybe the Xu family will be willing to compromise."

Grandpa Gu stubbornly refused to listen to him, insisting that Gu Ruinian recover fully before returning home. This angered the Xu family.

Xu Jin said, "You think that if my brother doesn't become the village chief of Qinghewan, our Xu family will be wiped out, right? My perfectly good daughter was ruined by Gu Ruinian, and I can't swallow this insult. You Tian, ​​what do you think about this?"

Gu Youtian stood in the corner, he hated his youngest son to death.

This whole mess has completely offended Wu Ren, and he'll be packing his bags and leaving soon.

He wanted to kill Gu Ruinian even without the Xu family lifting a finger.

Gu Youtian said with a sneer, "Paying compensation is out of the question. Take Ruinian away. I won't say a word whether you beat him or torture him."

Tong Huaqiong glanced at Gu Youtian and thought, "Good heavens, this father is really ruthless."

Xu Jin was furious when he heard this. Since Xu Zaohua was already in this state, he couldn't let his daughter be lost for nothing. He wanted to use Gu Ruinian's life to threaten Gu Youtian and force him to pay up.

Unexpectedly, Gu Youtian didn't care at all whether Gu Youtian lived or died.

With bloodshot eyes, Xu Dabao pointed at Gu Ruinian and said, "Then beat Gu Ruinian to death."

He hated Gu Ruinian to the core. Gu Ruinian was originally the manager of the Zheng family shop, and everyone called him Young Master Xu.

He could ignore Xu Zaohua's life or death, but he couldn't stand having his promising future ruined.

Upon hearing that Xu Dabao was about to beat Gu Ruinian to death, Xu Erbao stepped forward and grabbed Gu Ruinian. Jia Shi and Old Madam Gu exclaimed in surprise and stopped him.

Jia cried out, "Xu Jin, your daughter committed adultery, aren't you ashamed? You still come to cause trouble for my Ruinian. If you dare to lay a finger on Ruinian, I'll fight you to the death."

As soon as Jia finished speaking, Xu Jin's wife, Yu, rushed over with a scream, grabbed Jia's hair, and started hitting her.

Yu came to Pingchuan with a group of men to deal with Jia and Old Madam Gu.

"Whose daughter is cheating on her husband? Whose daughter is cheating on her husband? Don't you even know if your Ruinian is worthy of carrying my daughter's shoes?"

Yu has been crying so much these past few days that she can't even open her eyes. Xu Zaohua has been sent to become a nun, and her two sons' futures are ruined. She wishes she could kill Gu Ruinian.

"Xu Zaohua is a slut. As a widow, she's restless and only knows how to seduce men. They say daughters resemble their mothers, so she probably learned all that from you at home."

Enemies meeting are bound to be furious. Jia hates Xu Zaohua for ruining Gu Ruinian. After being slapped a few times by Yu, she turns around and retaliates.

The two women quickly started fighting.

Wei tried to pull her mother-in-law, then tried to pull Yu, but when she couldn't, she simply gave up and ignored her.

Grandma Gu shouted at the top of her lungs, and her hands swung wildly, but she couldn't stop the battle in front of her.

"Stop hitting them! Stop hitting them!" The Gu family patriarch and the Xu family patriarch, Grandpa Xu, were afraid that someone would be killed, so they hurriedly called their respective family members to come forward and pull the two apart.

The two were quickly separated.

Jia's hair was ripped out, and Yu's face was scratched. Neither of them would give in to the other, and they cursed and jumped up and down with their teeth bared.

One person cursed the other's daughter for being a prostitute and deserving to be drowned in a pig cage; the other cursed the other's son for being utterly immoral and childless.

When Xu Dabao and Xu Erbao saw that Yu Shi had been beaten, they grabbed Gu Ruinian and kicked him until Ruinian's mouth and nose were covered in blood.

Gu Ruinian initially hoped that the Second Young Master Zheng would come to his rescue.

Until he was struck by Xu Dabao and Xu Erbao's iron fists, all his hopes were shattered, and all he wanted was for the Xu family to disappear as soon as possible.

Liu Tielian stepped forward and shouted, "Da Bao, Er Bao, don't be impulsive. If you kill someone, you'll both go to jail."

Xu Dabao and Xu Erbao reluctantly put Gu Ruinian down and said to the village chief, "Village chief, you're just biased towards the Gu family."

Liu Tielian said to Xu Jin, "It's not that I'm biased, but killing someone won't do your two sons any good. Ruinian isn't refusing to go back to Qinghewan to kowtow and apologize to you; you saw with your own eyes that his legs are immobile and he can't go back. As for the money, they haven't said they won't acknowledge it. Let's all sit down and talk it over."

Xu Jinli said with his eyes wide open, "You heard what Gu Youtian said just now. He doesn't care whether his son lives or dies. Can he compensate me with money? If he can't compensate me with money, I don't care if he takes Gu Ruinian's life. I want Gu Ruinian's other leg. If you piss me off, I'll burn the shop down."

When the topic of burning shops came up, Gu Youtian's expression changed.

At this moment, Old Master Gu stood up and said sternly, "I will compensate for the money."

Xu Jin chuckled and said, "I know the old man dotes on his grandson, but where do you have the money to compensate him?"

Seeing Tong Huaqiong standing to the side, Xu Jin's eyes lit up. Maybe Old Master Gu could get the silver from Tong Dajiao. So, five hundred taels was too little; he decided to ask for one thousand taels.

Tong Dajiao could easily pull out a thousand taels of silver now.

Tong Huaqiong saw through Xu Jin's intention and said, "Why are you looking at me like that? Do you think I'd lend you money to compensate you? Ruinian isn't my son, what does he have to do with me?"

Then Tong Huaqiong glanced at the Gu family and the Xu family, put her hands on her hips and said, "I won't clean up Gu Ruinian's mess. If any of you try to drag me down with you or try to morally blackmail me into paying you money, I'll teach you a lesson."

Old Master Gu's eyes darkened.

Xu Jin lowered his head, hiding the regret in his eyes. If only Tong Dajiao hadn't severed ties with the second branch of the Gu family, she might have been able to get some money from Jufulai this time.