Shocking! My Rugged Husband is the Hidden Tycoon in the 70s Novel-Chapter 181: Xu Hongtu Learns of the Xu Family’s Upheaval
Jiang Chengxu gazed deeply at Lu Nianying, his eyes filled with longing.
In his previous life, he also heard these words, and now as they are uttered again, the little recollections between him and Lu Nianying from that past life are stirred up once more; they were husband and wife, he thinks, she is indeed different to him.
"I don’t want to marry her; that day was an accident, not what I intended."
Lu Nianying laughed a little, "Whether you intended it or not, you two are already like this, Jiang Chengxu, hurry up and get married and move away!"
Though Lu Nianying had once been driven by Xu Manman’s provocations, she had her pride; a man sullied by others couldn’t possibly match her.
After speaking, she turned to leave, but Jiang Chengxu grabbed her wrist, "Nianying, do you not believe me either?"
Lu Nianying was startled, turning to look at Jiang Chengxu’s face, and then even more frightened by his expression; she was about to slap him and scold "You lunatic," but her own face was slapped instead.
Xu Manman looked at the two in shock, crying and cursing, "Lu Nianying, have you no shame? Are you so short of men that you’re eyeing someone else’s?"
Lu Nianying, who had only ever been hit by Xu Qinghuan, retaliated with a slap to Xu Manman’s face, "You’re the shameless one, using despicable means to take your own brother-in-law. When it comes to shamelessness, who could surpass you, Xu Manman?"
Xu Hongtu rushed in to attack Lu Nianying, but Dai Yifeng stepped forward to block him, "Xu Hongtu, how many times must we warn you; if you dare act, I won’t be polite!"
Xu Hongtu was practically faint with anger, "I’m Xu Qinghuan’s brother!"
Dai Yifeng sneered, "Only if she acknowledges you as her brother!"
Women fighting each other they wouldn’t interfere with, but if a man tried to hit Lu Nianying, both he and Zheng Siqi wouldn’t stand idly by—after all, in Yan City now, the Lu Family still held sway.
Before coming, the elders of the two families had instructed him and Zheng Siqi.
Lu Nianying thought it was a consequence of Song Wanlin’s words, but it wasn’t.
"Nianying, what are you saying?" Jiang Chengxu pointed at Xu Manman, "You’re saying she manipulated me?"
Lu Nianying had no proof but indulged her suspicions, "If not her, who else? I say you’re foolish; after what you two did, who’s the beneficiary if not her?"
Jiang Chengxu looked at Xu Manman coldly, Xu Manman shook her head desperately, "No, it wasn’t me, it wasn’t, I’m a victim too."
Lu Nianying was determined not to let Xu Manman go today, sneering, "A victim? I’d say you’re a gratified party. Xu Manman, you dared to hit me—you’re dead meat!"
With that, like a proud peacock, she strode back to the house, Xu Manman didn’t care about Jiang Chengxu, quickly ran back, but was a step too late—Lu Nianying had shut the door again.
"If anyone dares to open the door for Xu Manman, they’re crossing me!"
Inside the house, everyone lay down without saying a word, naturally, no one opened the door for Xu Manman.
The next day, Xu Qinghuan finished cooking at noon and went to the field to bring food.
With the harvester now, the Shangjiang Team didn’t struggle as desperately to harvest as before; at least, everyone’s mindset was much more relaxed, not facing such severe urgency.
For the Jiang Family, Zhou Guiying was delivering food; everyone was resting nearby in a small grove, with Jiang Xingye sitting as usual at the tree root, leaning back with his eyes closed, resting.
"Little Five, come eat first?" Zhou Guiying called.
If it was before, He Yuzhen would definitely make snide remarks, but lately, she’s been exceptionally quiet.
Last night, she went out again, worried the whole time, but when she returned, Jiang Xingyong was already asleep, didn’t even ask her a question. She was exceedingly humble, explaining to Jiang Xingyong, "Wenyan had something asking me to go over, you guess why she wanted me?"
Jiang Xingyong ignored her entirely, sleeping facing away from her on the kang head.
He Yuzhen was lying in deceit; she and Dong Mantang were in that straw house doing things, well aware she shouldn’t act this way, but as soon as Dong Mantang hinted, she couldn’t contain herself.
He Yuzhen dared not speak too much; she carefully lay down, slowly approached Jiang Xingyong, was startled by his sharp yell "Off!" and frightenedly backed away, nearly falling off the kang tail.
This time, He Yuzhen brought two mixed grain steamed buns, trying to please her mother-in-law, "Mom, how come you’re willing to eat mixed grain buns today?"
Zhou Guizhi, seeing her son growing colder towards her, didn’t know what happened, but lacked the patience to act along, "Eat yours; can’t eating shut your mouth?"
Jiang Xingye then opened his eyes, "Later Huanhuan will bring me food."
"Okay, then wait a while." Zhou Guizhi said.
After about ten minutes, He Yuzhen couldn’t help but remark, "Little Five, did the educated youth not come to deliver food for you?"
As she spoke, someone ran over hurriedly, "Captain, it’s bad, two educated youths are fighting!"
Jiang Baohua was still asking, "Which two educated youths?"
Jiang Xingye stood up suddenly, rushing towards where the educated youths were doing labor; they were on the embankment, only about ten minutes from here.
Xu Qinghuan pinned Xu Hongtu to the ground, beating him fiercely, her face pale, eyes bursting with a ruthless force, seeming as if she intended to kill him; Qiao Xinyu and others were frightened by her demeanor, hurriedly pulling her away.
"You think you can bully me, don’t you?" Xu Qinghuan, once pulled away, kicked Xu Hongtu below, causing him to curl up painfully like a shrimp.
"For ten years I lived under the Xu Family roof; haven’t bothered seriously with your foolish bunch on most days; you get more brazen by the day? Your shameless mom having an affair, what’s it got to do with me?
Was it me who undressed her?"
Xu Qinghuan yanked her arm back, straightening her clothes.
Xu Hongtu had asked for leave this morning, went to the commune, called Xu Liqun for money, but didn’t get it, moreover Xu Liqun didn’t even acknowledge him as his son, telling him to stop calling home from now on,
He felt uneasy, called a classmate, was told his home had suffered a major upheaval, his mom caught having an affair publicly, already sent to a farm for reform, his dad had divorced his mom.
Two brothers caught stealing family possessions, arrested by the police station, lost their jobs, now facing being sent down to the countryside, his dad doesn’t care, now passionately involved with a young widow from the factory.
Heard he wants that widow to bear him a son.
This raises suspicion over all four siblings, questioning if they’re even his flesh and blood?
Xu Hongtu had a sudden realization, recalled Xu Qinghuan’s past words about Xu Manman, where she’d said Xu Manman wasn’t her sister, specifics to ask her mom.
At the time, they hadn’t taken those words seriously, but now they couldn’t ignore them.
Xu Hongtu believed it was all Xu Qinghuan’s doing; since she decided to leave the Xu Family, things began to go wrong for them.
He rushed back in haste, saw Xu Qinghuan coming to deliver food, and without another word, attacked Xu Qinghuan’s face, but Xu Qinghuan wouldn’t let him get close, instantly beating him until blood flowed from his head.
