Rebirth: Splendid Marriage in the 80s

Chapter 89: Chapter 89 You’re an Old Shrew

”Sister-in-law, what did I say to make you stab me in the heart like this?” On the other end, Ge Liutao’s eyes reddened, truly unable to hold back.

”You know damn well what you said!” Ho Laidi glared fiercely, looking incredibly sharp, as if ready to strike at any moment.

Chiang Xiao had no idea what had happened before, but she was certain that neither her grandmother nor Ho Laidi would be in the wrong without reason.

So, the moment she ran over, she lashed out at Ho Laidi.

”No matter what my grandmother said, it’s no reason for you to insult us like this! My grandparents will surely live to a ripe old age, and even when they do pass away a century from now, I’ll be able to handle their affairs with dignity. We don’t need your pity!”

In the countryside, elders take funeral arrangements very seriously. The more grandiose the funeral, the more face you have, and the more filial sons and grandsons present, the better it proves the family line will continue, bestowing face and the right to meet one’s ancestors. Some even believe it makes the road in the afterlife smoother and aids in being reborn into a better life.

This is also a reason why rural people favor sons over daughters.

Daughters and granddaughters have no right to carry the incense burner; without filial sons and grandsons to carry it, people will be ridiculed.

Chiang Xiao came from a place touched by modern civilization and naturally did not share these beliefs, but in the countryside, such ideas are deeply ingrained, and the entire environment enforces them. Learned people can’t simply change this with a few words about ’ignorance,’ ’superstition,’ ’feudalism,’ or ’backwardness.’

That’s why Chiang Xiao retorted the way she did.

Ho Laidi had been about to give Ge Liutao a thorough dressing down when Chiang Xiao suddenly darted forward and confronted her with a tough attitude, which infuriated Ho Laidi.

She glared at Chiang Xiao and spat out, ”Tch! You insolent girl, your boast could blow up the skies! Who do you think you’re talking to? Do you have no respect for your elders?”

”Is that how you act as an elder?” Chiang Xiao stood her ground, protecting her grandmother, ”I’ve never seen an elder who curses people to their face like this! My last name is Chiang, the same as Chiang Baoguo, Chiang Baohe, and Chiang Chaoqun. If you call me a bastard, then the whole family are bastards! You say I’m coquettish, well I say you’re an old hag!”

Upon hearing this, everyone was utterly shocked.

Honest Shi’s eyes nearly popped out, and Hu Molan was speechless.

”Oh, my word, can this be the Chiang Xiao I know? Did someone rub chili on her lips?”

They had been neighbors for decades and knew exactly what kind of person Chiang Xiao used to be. It was the first time they discovered she could be so fierce.

It took Ho Laidi a long time to recover, not because she was scared of the scolding, but because she couldn’t believe what she had just heard.

That’s when Chiang Songhai finally stepped forward.

He was too late to intervene, and he had never imagined Chiang Xiao would dare to insult her great-aunt in such a way.

Finally snapping out of it, Ho Laidi, who had been almost breathless from Chiang Xiao’s scolding, exploded with rage and immediately turned around to grab something to hit with.

”The world has truly turned upside down! Your father lacks a mother, and your grandparents can’t teach you properly. Today, I will teach you how to behave myself, you worthless brat!”

There was nothing else nearby, just a broom for sweeping the doorway—Ho Laidi grabbed it, not to chase Chiang Xiao away, but to raise it high above her head and strike down on Chiang Xiao’s head.

Seeing this, Chiang Songhai’s eyes turned red. The broom still had chicken droppings clinging to it. Besides, the broom handle was as thick as a wrist and made of wood. Swinging it down on Chiang Xiao’s head, wouldn’t it knock her unconscious?