The village women heard they could get a pound of pork just for going inside. They hadn’t even smelled pork in months.

So what were they waiting for? Nothing could stand in their way, and certainly nothing could stop their desire for that pork.

Old Mrs. Hu panicked when she saw this. "Su Shuochi, we’re family! How can you treat us like this?"

Her attitude had clearly softened, and if you listened closely, you could even hear a hint of fawning in her voice.

"What has my Chi done to you? Why don’t you think about how your Hu family has been treating our Su Ermei?"

Su’s mother demanded aggressively. Seeing her son back, she felt her confidence surge. She could go another two hundred rounds with the old hag and not break a sweat.

As she spoke, she began to roll up her sleeves, ready for another shouting match with Old Mrs. Hu, since she had lost the last round.

Even with several of the other women helping her, she hadn’t gained any ground. If her son hadn’t come back, a real fight might have broken out.

"My dear in-law, search your conscience. We treated Su Ermei as well as our own daughter. You knew that back when you were still in the village."

"That was only when we were still in the village! My daughter just told us everything. For the past two years, your entire family has been bullying her."

Old Mrs. Hu was at a loss for words. After all, her in-law was speaking the truth.

’But how could they have known that their eldest daughter-in-law’s brother would be able to stand on his own two feet again!’

’Now, all they could do was wait for their daughter and son-in-law to get back. Only then would they be able to negotiate properly!’

"Eldest Sister-in-law, get out here and talk some sense into your brother! If my things get damaged, I’m holding you responsible!"

With her hands on her hips, Third Madam Hu shouted toward the main room, her words laced with an obvious threat.

"Get lost. Who gave you the nerve to shout at my doorstep? Who do you think you’re threatening?"

But Su Shuochi’s voice was filled with endless disgust as his cold eyes swept over the Hu women.

"Third Madam Hu, what do you think you’re doing?" Old Mrs. Hu was terrified and quickly ran over to scold her.

"Ma, my dowry is still in the house! If those women damage it, I’ll make Eldest Sister-in-law—MMMPH..."

Before Third Madam Hu could finish, her husband clamped a hand over her mouth and roared, "You stupid woman, get the hell out of the way."

Hu San had spent several years pursuing his wife, and he had been overjoyed when they first married.

He used to hang on her every word, but that changed after his younger sister married into a good family. He wasn’t so obedient anymore.

He even began to find his wife foolish and unpresentable.

Meanwhile, Uncle Hu Er walked up to Su Shuochi and cautiously requested, "Su Shuochi, how about you let us go inside and move our things ourselves?"

Before Su Shuochi could speak, Mr. Su, who had been silent until now, spoke up with dissatisfaction. "We told you to move it yourselves earlier, but you wouldn’t listen. You can’t blame us."

"That’s right! And your wife was arrogant enough to say she’d call her son-in-law back to deal with us, threatening that we’d regret it!"

"My dear in-law, my foolish wife is uncultured. Please, don’t stoop to her level," Uncle Hu Er said humbly.

"Hmph. Fine. Then go on in and move your things," Su’s mother relented, her heart softening.

The main reason was that her daughter didn’t want a divorce. Truthfully, her own thinking wasn’t that progressive, and she didn’t approve of divorce either.

But she wanted her son to take the Hu family down a peg so they would treat Su Ermei as well as they used to.

Hearing Su’s mother’s words, the Hu family didn’t dare to move. In unison, they all turned to look at Su Shuochi.

"Since my mother has agreed, then get in there and move your things," Su Shuochi said in a hostile tone, sweeping a cold glance over the Hu family. 𝗳𝚛𝚎𝚎𝘄𝕖𝕓𝕟𝕠𝚟𝚎𝕝.𝗰𝕠𝐦

Only then did the three men of the Hu family—the father and his sons—walk toward the Su house with relief. Third Madam Hu moved the fastest; she wouldn’t feel at ease unless she moved her own things herself.

’She had even wanted to take the Su family’s carved bed, but it looks like that isn’t going to happen today!’

’Maybe after Eldest Sister-in-law’s brother leaves, they can move back in.’ With that thought, Third Madam Hu decided against trying to move the bed.

Old Mrs. Hu didn’t dare to overthink it either. She turned and followed her husband’s footsteps into the house.

Seeing the Hu family go inside to move their things, Su Shuochi said to his mother, "Mom, go on in and ask those aunties to start preparing a meal in the kitchen. I’ll still give them each a pound of pork as promised."

"Alright. Dear, let’s go check on the kitchen," Su’s mother said, then turned to her daughter. "Su Ermei, have a good talk with your brother." After speaking, she pulled Mr. Su away with her.

Hu Er’s wife followed her mother-in-law into the main hall but didn’t immediately start moving things.

Instead, she stood in the middle of the room, staring at Su Ermei with a sullen expression, her eyes filled with resentment and hatred.

’How could this bitch be so lucky!’

’They’d only been tormenting her for a little over a year, and from the looks of it, she was about to rise up again!’

She had married into the family a year after Su Ermei. The only reason she’d done so was that she saw how Old Mrs. Hu treated her daughter-in-law as well as her own daughter.

The younger sister-in-law and brother-in-law were both very respectful to their Eldest Sister-in-law, which was why she decided to marry Hu Erge.

’In truth, Hu Er’s looks weren’t good enough for me, but he had a kind and amiable mother, so I put up with it.’

’But who knew that after I got married, it wouldn’t be like that at all? It turned out the only reason the Hu family was so good to their eldest daughter-in-law was because her older brother was an official.’

’The Hu family treated her so well, while I was just the daughter of an ordinary villager. That’s why our mother-in-law always made me do all the work by myself.’

’I worked in the collective fields with everyone else, and when I got home, I had to rush to cook and do laundry.’

’And what about the Eldest Sister-in-law? She just sat in the courtyard, holding her daughter and rocking back and forth, all because she had a powerful older brother.’

’Moreover, her husband doted on her completely—it was no exaggeration to say he hung on her every word. Even after she gave birth to two daughters in a row, the Hu family didn’t dare say a single bad thing about her.’

’I gave birth to a son within a year of joining the Hu family, but because I worked constantly, my son was as skinny as a little monkey.’

’But the Eldest Sister-in-law’s two daughters were fair-skinned and chubby. My mother-in-law even said it was because they were raised on the Su family’s grain and told me not to be jealous.’

’With her third pregnancy, the Eldest Sister-in-law finally gave birth to a big, healthy boy, who became the Hu family’s precious treasure.’

’Later, I finally saw the day when Hu San got married. I thought that with another woman from a similar background joining the family, my own burden would lighten.’

’But Third Madam Hu knew how to act cute and play the victim. She could pretend to be a fragile little thing, so delicate she couldn’t even withstand a breeze.’

’The moment she opened her mouth, Hu San would be completely wrapped around her little finger and would help her with the housework.’

’I was so angry I could have exploded on the spot. But then, it seemed the heavens had finally opened their eyes: the Eldest Sister-in-law’s brother was crippled! The rumor was that he would never be able to stand again.’

’At first, the Hu family didn’t dare to torment the Eldest Sister-in-law so openly. After all, her brother’s prestige still lingered.’

’Later, their sister-in-law married the town mayor. At her instigation, anyone in the Hu family felt free to trample on the Eldest Sister-in-law, and I was the first one to jump at the chance.’

"Second Sister-in-law, what are you looking at? Are you thinking of bullying me again?" Su Ermei demanded, full of newfound confidence.