Transmigrated as a Stepmother: Time to Bring the Family to Prosper!-Chapter 99 - 98: Bullshit Your Mother

Liu Ji looked at Da Lang and Second Lang, and asked if it was true.

The two boys, perhaps feeling ashamed of themselves, turned their heads slightly and nodded sulkily.

Immediately, Liu Ji rolled up his sleeves, "How dare they bully my kids! Just wait, I’m going to get justice for you!"

Who are Da Niu and Er Niu?

Coincidentally, they were the two sons of Liu Facai, who previously used Liu Ji’s mill without paying.

The brothers, aged eleven or twelve, were physically strong and acted quite domineeringly.

The children in the village split into two groups, one following them to bully the smaller kids.

The other group included Da Lang, Jinbao, and others who were bullied.

Though they were often bullied in the past, it was mostly verbal and shoving, never escalating into a fight until now.

Liu Ji thought simply, only a cornered animal bites. For his normally obedient Da Lang to fight back indicated how excessive Da Niu and Er Niu must have been.

With past grievances and new anger rising, Liu Ji grabbed a broom by the door and charged down the mountain in a fury.

The four Da Lang siblings were stunned; they had never seen their father so angry.

No, they had never seen him protect them like this before.

What surprised them even more was that their stepmother didn’t stop him; she just watched as he entered the village.

Qin Yao asked the four battered children in front of her, "Can you still walk?"

Da Lang, Second Lang, and Si Niang nodded, while Sanlang wiped his tears and nodded with a sob, indicating they could walk.

So, Qin Yao locked up, turned around, and called the four children to follow in Liu Ji’s aggressive footsteps.

Da Lang felt a little uneasy, "Auntie, where are we going?"

Qin Yao coldly curled her lips, "To! Get! Justice!"

Second Lang and Da Lang shared a nervous glance.

Second Lang whispered, "Maybe we don’t really need to..."

Unfortunately, Qin Yao seemed indifferent, but the anger had already reached her head, and she didn’t hear what they were saying.

Holding the crying Sanlang with one hand and leading the indignant Si Niang with the other, she walked briskly.

Da Lang and Second Lang had to jog to keep up.

Turning around, Liu Ji saw his fierce wife had also come along, bolstering his momentum. Before even reaching Liu Facai’s house, he started shouting:

"Liu Tu Tou, get out here! Encouraging your two big brats to bully my young kids, have you no shame?"

Unexpectedly, Liu Facai and his wife immediately responded angrily.

"Liu Laosan, I was just about to come to find you to settle this, yet you came to me first!"

Liu Facai’s wife dragged their two sons from around the corner, with Liu Facai holding a torch behind them.

When they saw each other, Liu Ji, who had been aggressive, narrowed his eyes and became less sure of himself.

Amidst the torchlight, the swollen faces of Da Niu and Er Niu were quite visible, and Liu Ji couldn’t help but think — beaten beyond recognition.

"Da Niu, Er Niu, let Uncle take a look at your faces, cluck, cluck, cluck, karma caught up with you, huh? Both of you fell and got this way on your way home at night. Next time, dare bully my Da Lang, Second Lang, Sanlang, and Si Niang, will you?" Liu Ji rolled his eyes and sneered disdainfully.

Although they looked worse off than his four kids, he couldn’t lose his aura.

Dare to bully his children, if he didn’t make Liu Facai shed a layer today, he wouldn’t be called Liu Ji!

Qin Yao already led the four children behind Liu Ji. Seeing Da Niu and Er Niu’s horrific faces, she couldn’t help but clench her jaw, letting out a slight hiss.

Turning back, she saw Da Lang looking at the ground, Second Lang looking up at the sky, Sanlang and Si Niang holding hands, with defiant expressions.

But the tension had already risen to this level, Qin Yao took the broken toy ball from Da Lang’s arms and stood alongside Liu Ji, giving Liu Facai’s group a cold, angry glare.

When she appeared, her strong demeanor made Liu Facai’s family of four shudder.

Seeing things going poorly, Liu Facai loudly shouted, drawing the neighbors over.

With more people, he grew bold again, pushing his sons with pig-headed faces forward, asking everyone to judge who was bullying whom.

The villagers, seeing the brothers’ faces, gasped, murmuring: "It’s just kids’ bickering, how could Liu Laosan’s family be so excessive?"

Liu Ji’s reputation in the village wasn’t good, and seeing the injuries, they instinctively leaned toward Liu Facai’s side, where the injuries appeared more severe.

"Clearly Da Niu and Er Niu came to snatch our things first. When we didn’t give it to them, they pushed us and even hit my little brother. They’re the real bullies!" Si Niang argued loudly.

The little girl wasn’t old, but was clear-thinking and calm under pressure.

Qin Yao thought: she truly was her brave daughter.

Second Lang gave Sanlang a wink, making Sanlang start wailing.

When Da Lang stepped forward to explain, Liu Facai’s wife sat on the ground, kicked her legs, squealed out a few tears, crying about her poor sons and how evil Da Lang’s group was, demanding Liu Ji and Qin Yao apologize and compensate.

Liu Ji laughed out loud in anger, "What nonsense!"

A father’s failure to teach his children starts with the father! Let him take the beating first, then they’d talk.

Grabbing the broom, he charged at Liu Facai.

Waving her hand, Qin Yao motioned for the kids to move back, standing protectively behind Liu Ji. If anyone tried to intervene, she lightly blocked them, giving Liu Ji plenty of room to act.

Seeing this, Liu Ji thought, wow, with Qin Yao as his talisman, could anything scare him?

He hit Liu Facai in the face with the broom, the thin bamboo strips snapping crisply against the skin, that had a satisfying sting.

In pain and rage, Liu Facai swung his fists at Liu Ji.

Liu Ji, accustomed to being hit at least twice a day, had maxed out his dodging skills. While he couldn’t evade Qin Yao’s fists, dodging Liu Facai was child’s play.

As agile as a monkey, with the extra reach of a broom, he completely overpowered Liu Facai.

Seeing this, Liu Facai’s wife scrambled to her feet and tried to grab Liu Ji.

But Qin Yao was watching; she wouldn’t allow it.

Stretching her foot out slightly, Liu Facai’s wife took a hard tumble, howling in pain.

With a kick from Qin Yao, she was sent sprawling, breathless and almost fainting.

The villagers worried that with no one stopping it, someone might get killed, quickly ran to get the Clan Leader.

With the Clan Leader’s aged voice shouting, "Everyone stop now!"

The chaotic scene finally calmed down.

Liu Ji had beaten Liu Facai until he was rolling on the ground, clutching his head, feeling still not satisfied, he struck him another broom hit!

"You still want to blackmail me, if I don’t make you pay up today, I’m not Liu!"

After grumbling, he deliberately messed his hair, smeared some dirt on his face, tossed the broom aside, and ran to the Clan Leader.

What’s the saying about a man’s dignity? He didn’t understand it.

Sliding in on his knees before the Clan Leader, clutching his leg pitifully, he pointed at Liu Facai and shouted:

"Clan Leader, you must stand up for me and my kids! They hit us and want to extort money, they’ve gone too far!"

This move left Liu Facai momentarily stunned, and by the time he reacted, he had lost the first move; he could only crawl to the Clan Leader’s feet, showing his face covered in bamboo lash marks, crying:

"Clan Leader save me... Liu Laosan wants to beat me to death, Clan Leader!"

Liu Facai’s wife tried coming forth to continue her routine of wailing and rolling about, but Qin Yao grabbed her arm, her calm yet commanding voice stating:

"Let’s not trouble the Clan Leader further, let him decide the matter."

The Da Niu and Er Niu brothers, who had been bullying in the village for many years, hid behind their mother. Suddenly meeting Qin Yao’s deep eyes, they finally understood fear.