Back to the 1970s: Building My Fortune Through Time Trading-Chapter 365: Zhang Guilan Comes to Fight

Does her family have some curse that always gets interrupted when they’re eating?

Su Xiaoxiao thought irritably, why does someone always come to the door right at mealtime?

Liu Cuilan frowned. Could it be another stingy neighbor trying to freeload?

There are so many people in the village; there’s always someone brazenly asking for food when they smell something good from someone else’s house.

"You two, old four and old five, hide the food. I’ll get the door."

Liu Cuilan issued the order and stood up.

She had barely stepped over the threshold when she heard angry cursing from outside.

"Liu Cuilan, you heartless, shameless wretch! Get out here now, or I’ll tear you apart!"

Zhang Guilan had been knocking without response and, losing patience, resorted to shouting curses.

Her voice was so loud that it attracted many neighbors who were also having dinner around.

Some, enjoying the commotion, made sarcastic comments on the side.

"Oh dear, they say there’s always trouble at a widow’s door; this Su’s wife really can’t sit still. Could she be hooking up with Sun’s secretary again?"

"Exactly, why else would his wife show up at this time?"

Grandma Liu couldn’t stand it: "What nonsense! Gossiping without facts, aren’t you afraid of your tongue rotting?"

The two women who were chastised only rolled their eyes and ignored Grandma Liu.

At this moment, the courtyard door opened from inside, and Liu Cuilan came out with a sullen face.

Her action was so sudden that Zhang Guilan, who was vigorously knocking, almost fell forward.

"Zhang Guilan, what are you screaming about at this hour?"

Liu Cuilan showed no friendliness toward her.

The two had been at odds since their youth.

Back then, Liu Cuilan was the village belle, admired by many from one end of the village to the other.

Sun Hongjun was one of them.

He often helped her with chores and brought her things to get noticed.

Liu Cuilan held no affection for Sun Hongjun’s smooth talking and never treated him kindly.

Yet, Zhang Guilan, who had a match made with Sun Hongjun since childhood, accused her of shameless seduction and caused trouble repeatedly until she married Old Su.

Originally, the matter ended there, but surprisingly, after Old Su passed away a few years ago, Sun Wenbing started to bother her again, deepening the grudge between the two.

"Pah! Liu Cuilan, you are so malicious! You couldn’t seduce my husband, so now you’re harming my son. I’ll fight you, you shameless hussy!"

Seeing her nemesis, Zhang Guilan charged over, spitting curses.

Liu Cuilan didn’t hold back either, and the two immediately started pulling each other’s hair.

By the time Su Xiaoxiao and the others rushed out, the two were entangled in an inseparable fight.

They grabbed each other’s hair and throttled each other’s necks, rolling their eyes while cursing, creating total chaos.

"Liu Cuilan, you’d better bring my son out now, or I’ll kill you today!"

"Try it if you dare; it’s not clear who’ll kill whom!"

Su Xiaoxiao and Xu Zhaodi looked at the two tangled like conjoined twins, at a loss on how to separate them.

It was Grandma Liu who reacted first: "Xiaoxiao, you two quickly pull your mom away, and we’ll grab the other one."

Saying so, she found two strong young wives and charged up to pull them apart.

Su Xiaoxiao and Xu Zhaodi went to pull Liu Cuilan, and soon the two were separated.

"You shameless slut, I’m not finished with you today! Pah!"

"Come over if you dare, watch me tear that dirty mouth of yours apart! Pah!"

Even separated by force, the scene escalated into a shouting match.

With people holding them back, they spat and cursed at each other.

In an instant, saliva flew everywhere; except for those holding them, no one dared to approach.

Zhang Guilan, not content while being held back, raised her foot to kick Liu Cuilan.

The dirt on her shoe soles flew everywhere.

"Aunt Zhang, I advise you, instead of causing a scene, to quickly go to the police station and ask what crime your precious son has committed. Attempted murder is a serious charge, possibly punishable by death."

Su Xiaoxiao deliberately exaggerated.

As expected, Zhang Guilan’s fierce expression immediately turned pale: "You... you’re lying! How could my Wenbing do such a thing? He’s just childish without any bad intentions."

Ha, already in his late twenties, if he got married early, he’d be carrying two kids by now. And yet, Zhang Guilan still had the face to say he’s childish.

"Whether he is or not, you should go ask the police. Caught red-handed, I suggest you spend more time checking on your precious son instead of making a scene..."

Su Xiaoxiao continued unhurriedly.

"You’re lying! My son only accidentally lit a small fire behind your house; why talk about murder? Aren’t you all standing here perfectly fine?"

Zhang Guilan explained in a panic, her mind in chaos.

She originally thought it was no big deal and came to make a fuss, hoping the Su Family would issue some letter of understanding to quickly get her precious son out.

Unexpectedly, in this moment, it felt as if her son was beyond saving.

The onlookers, hearing their conversation, couldn’t help but start whispering.

"Murder? Oh dear, what’s going on?"

"That Zhang Family boy never seemed like a decent type; who knew he’d go so far."

"Goodness, what deep hatred to resort to killing. Wouldn’t this lead to execution?"

Zhang Guilan’s face turned even whiter, and she clumsily scrambled up: "If anything happens to my son, I’ll never forgive your family!"

Saying this, she hurried away.

Once she was gone, the onlookers dispersed as well.

"Mom, let’s go inside; the food is getting cold."

Su Xiaoxiao helped Liu Cuilan inside. As soon as they stepped over the threshold, Liu Cuilan uncertainly asked, "Xiaoxiao, is it true what you said? Is Sun Wenbing beyond saving?"

"Mom, I was bluffing her; otherwise, that crazy woman wouldn’t have left today."

Liu Cuilan was still worried: "What if he comes again after getting out and sets fire behind our house?"

"Don’t worry, mom. If he dares come again, I’ll make him regret it."

Su Xiaoxiao assured, patting her chest. Given Sun Wenbing’s cowardly nature, he probably wouldn’t have the guts.

After the commotion, the Su Family gathered around the table for a somewhat extravagant dinner.

Though slightly cooled, the red-braised pork they hadn’t had in a while left everyone thoroughly full.

Especially the two little brothers, who were stuffed to the point of almost falling off their seats.

Su Xiaoxiao looked at the two with their pitiful look and couldn’t stand it.

Honestly, even if the family didn’t eat meat daily, they had it fairly regularly, so there was no need to act like starving ghosts at the table, right?

With someone eager to clean the table, there was no room for her to help.

After dinner, she was about to return to her room when she turned and met two bright, pleading pairs of eyes.