Chapter 57: Not a Person Who Cares About Face

Lu Chuan reminded Lu San, “Use that little bit of cleverness of yours less in front of your sister in law. It does not work on her.”

And her personality was such that she did not know what it meant to be tactful. Just tell me, is it awkward or not.

Lu Chuan felt like saying that for someone so stubborn, you do not startle the rabbit without seeing the hawk. If she does not see your sincerity, she will simply avoid you.

When money is involved, she does not even trust her own elder brother, let alone a younger brother in law. Clever tricks do not work in front of Fang Yuan. A couple of nice words cannot fool her either.

Lu San quickly rolled his eyes and saved face for himself, “I just wanted to get on good terms with second sister in law.”

Fang Yuan said, “That is not necessary. If you behave yourself and do not cause trouble for the family, I will not deal with you.”

As for benefits, there really were none.

Fang Yuan’s standard for getting along with people was simply the difference between not dealing with you and dealing with you. If she did not deal with you, that was already good enough. There was no need to think further than that.

Lu San looked at his sister in law and felt a little indigestion. So this was the standard?

Lu Er said, “What, not satisfied? You want your sister in law to deal with you?”

He still remembered how second sister in law had dealt with Lu Eldest Brother before. Lu San shivered, “No way. I will behave properly. Second sister in law, do not worry, I will not let you deal with me.”

Father Lu said, “You all are not having an easy time outside. Your mother and I have not really been able to help much. Second daughter in law, do not worry, we will not cause trouble for you.”

Fang Yuan said very sincerely, “Dad, you can also rest assured. I am really not afraid of that.”

The whole family looked at Fang Yuan. This tone of conversation, they were going to have to get used to it.

Fang Yuan simply did not give them any chance to cause trouble. Lu San also understood the meaning in her words. Do not expect to take advantage.

He did not even dare to mention going out to work together with his second brother.

Fang Yuan said, “San is grown now. First follow your parents and learn how to be a proper person. When there is a suitable opportunity later, your second brother will definitely think of you. But remember one thing, everywhere you go you have to rely on your own ability to eat.”

Lu San said, “I understand. I have to rely on myself. If second brother introduces me to a job, I will not make things difficult for him.”

Fang Yuan made things clear in advance, “If there is no introduction, do not be unhappy either. It is all personal connection.”

Lu San laughed. He understood. Second sister in law had exactly that kind of personality. “I understand, I will be grateful.”

Fang Yuan smiled, “You are a good kid.”

Lu Chuan on the side felt a bit suffocated watching this. A whole family was being managed like obedient little cats. Everything was according to her word. Of course she was good.

Lu San too. Usually he had plenty of tricks and acted wildly at home, but in front of Fang Yuan he behaved himself completely. He did not dare make a single move.

This meal was eaten comfortably and smoothly. Fang Yuan felt that Lu Chuan’s family was not bad. They were easygoing and easy to talk to.

Over there, Mother Lu helped clean the house before leaving. Fang Yuan felt this mother in law was hardworking and really quite good.

She even specifically praised her in laws and younger brother in law to Lu Chuan.

Lu Chuan’s mood was truly colorful. He just wanted to ask, in my house you are basically a queen, who could possibly think that is bad.

A couple of days earlier, Li Meng’s family had come to make trouble. The Lu family even called the commune officials.

Li Meng’s family did not manage to stir things up publicly, but they grabbed their own daughter and beat her up. Li Meng still had slap marks on her face.

Mother Lu thought to herself that when the eldest son brought Li Meng back to the Li family, nothing was properly resolved.

The matter of the eldest and second sons getting married had not caused trouble in the village, but once Li Meng’s family came, they did not spare her any dignity at all.

Her own sister in law scolded her in the street, saying she was shameless, that she eloped to find a man, and even brought money with her.

The words were as humiliating as they could possibly be. Li Meng’s face could not be recovered.

Li Meng got angry and argued wildly with her sister in law, “My parents did not even control me. Who are you to talk? You even wanted to introduce me to a better family just to earn yourself a bride price.”

Li Meng’s sister in law jumped up and cursed her for being shameless, saying she stole family money.

Li Meng said, “I took the bride price money you all collected for my marriage. That is my money.”

Her sister in law said, “I spit on you. You ran off, what bride price money? I have never seen such a shameless daughter who harms her own family.”

Her sister in law cried in the village, saying that which family raises a daughter without expecting a bride price, and who would not be heartbroken raising a daughter like this.

The villagers only cared about gossip, not their feelings.

Li Meng said, “Ha, so you can trade me for money, but I cannot take advantage of you? The money is gone, and I am not going back with you. I already have a marriage certificate.”

Her sister in law was furious, “You shameless thing. You will not get a single cent from your family for the rest of your life. No matter where you marry, you must return the money. And you agreed to it yourself back then. You changed your mind and now you are harming your own family.”

Li Meng did not admit it. Back then she had been vain and materialistic.

“I never planned to go back. Whoever took the money should return it. I did not take money directly. What I took was the bride price agreed with the Lu family when the engagement was set.”

Her sister in law said, “I spit on you. Look at this poor family. Where would there be that much bride price money?”

There was indeed not that much money, but Li Meng, who had once fought Fang Yuan before, had grown sharper in battle.

“What, you smash someone else’s house and pretend nothing happened? I came here, so I have to compensate them. Otherwise how am I supposed to live?”

Lu Eldest Brother did not say a word. He thought to himself that if Li Meng had this ability when she fought Fang Yuan, she would not have been cheated out of so much money.

Li Meng’s sister in law sat at the village entrance crying, saying her younger sister had taken her private money and eloped.

Whether it was true or not, she cried it all the same.

Li Meng had completely copied Fang Yuan’s stubborn, relentless style. Since I have already lost face and money, I might as well hold onto something.

She could not let Lu Feng despise her again. From beginning to end she stood on Lu Feng’s side. Without even needing Lu Feng to step in, she had already driven her family away.

Li Meng’s sister in law even searched through the Lu family from top to bottom. There really was no money, and nothing worth taking. Otherwise it would not have been so easy to send them off.

In the end, the two sisters in law even ended up fighting. When Lu Feng tried to break them up, he was scratched and hit by Li Meng’s sister in law.

Of course Li Meng was injured in the end. Not because she refused to pay, but because there really was no money.

It was obvious Li Meng’s sister in law was not a good person either.

Mother Lu looked at Li Meng and felt cold inside, silently spitting in her heart. Neither Li Meng nor her sister in law was a good person.

After everyone left, Li Meng grabbed Lu Feng and said tearfully, “Feng ge, I have no family left now. From now on I can only rely on you.”

Lu Feng rarely showed her a good face, “From now on we will live well. With a family like that, what is the point of going back.”

Li Meng mainly still wanted to salvage some face, “Feng ge, my face was even hit.”

Mother Lu, listening nearby, felt disgusted. No matter how she looked at it, this woman did not seem like a proper person.

What decent wife acts like this without shame.

Behind closed doors you can call however you want, no one cares. But with outsiders watching, why act so disgustingly sweet.