Transmigrated as My Aunt in the 70s-Chapter 31 - 0 Bullying by relying on one’s powerful position

Tian Xinhua was not someone to easily back down. He had noticed that out of all the Shou family members, Shou Chengzu was the most troublesome and the most malicious. He spoke up, "This must be the great-uncle from the Shou family, right? I don't think this is just some ordinary squabble between children. Just now when we entered the village, we saw this Shou Liguo leading a dozen children to beat up my three cousins. I heard from my cousin Jianguo that this kind of thing happens quite often. Hmph, as an elder brother, instead of protecting your younger brothers, you collude with outsiders to bully your cousin. Great-uncle, would you say this still counts as just ordinary children's bickering?"

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Shou Chengzu was at a loss for words and after a long pause, he said, "My family's Li Guo is indeed a bit naughty."

"It's not just a bit naughty; it's criminal behavior. Only in his teens and already so vicious and cruel to his own cousins. Hmph, maybe he needs to be sent to juvie for some re-education, to learn what it means to care for your siblings, to understand the depth of fraternal love," Tian Xinhua said coldly.

"Yes, Brother Xin Hua, let's go to the town now and call our third uncle. Have him notify the Police Station, get this Shou Liguo into juvie for a good education. If he isn't re-educated properly, he shouldn't be released."

Tian Sisi added fuel to the fire, bragging about their influential third uncle. She was acting like a spoiled young lady who bullies others without reason. She was still young, so even if others criticized her, it was no more than a child's naive joke to them. Besides, she wasn't serious about sending the fat boy to juvie; she only wanted to scare the Shou family members.

Shou Chengzu's face went through a dramatic change, but he managed to maintain his composure. However, Old Lady Shou couldn't bear it and collapsed to the ground, wailing, "Oh my, there's no justice! My Li Guo is so well-behaved, and you all are determined to kill my precious grandson to be content! Li Guo, if you are gone, Granny can't live on either!"

The old lady from the countryside didn't know what juvie actually was; upon hearing about the Police Station, she immediately thought of serious punishment. She couldn't stand any longer and started to cry, make a scene, and even threatened to commit suicide, trying to save her grandson's life.

By this time, the rest of the Shou family had also returned: Shou Chengzu's father Shou Yaosong, his elder brother's wife, along with his younger brother Shou Sizu and his wife, who formed a circle around Tian Xinhua and Tian Sisi. Shou Sizu seemed to have a hot temper. Seeing that Tian Xinhua and Tian Sisi, two young children, had managed to distress his mother to tears, he lost his temper.

"Elder brother, why waste words with these two little bastards? Just beat them up. They have the nerve to come to our Shou family's home and act wildly. Let's see how I discipline these two little brats."

Tian Manlan, frightened, quickly wiped her tears. This younger uncle of hers was a known tyrant; even she had been beaten by him several times. Ah Nan was the apple of her parents' eye, and if something happened to her here, her parents would value her even less. Summing up her courage, Tian Manlan shouted at Shou Yaowu:

"Second great-uncle, if my niece and nephew come to any harm here today, no one from Huangkeng Village will ever think of joining the military again."

Tian Manlan was not stupid, just a bit timid. She knew strategy, aiming for the enemy's weakness. As soon as she spoke, she hit Shou Yaowu's sore spot. Indeed, Shou Yaowu's face dramatically changed, and he dared not hesitate. He quickly stopped Shou Sizu and had a few sturdy young men from the village restrain him, fearing that in his rashness he might really hit the two kids. It's always better to err on the side of caution; he couldn't afford to gamble with his own son's future.

Tian Xinhua looked at his aunt, puzzled. His aunt wasn't that weak, so why had she let her three children be bullied? What Tian Xinhua didn't know was that although Tian Manlan was somewhat timid, she wasn't the type to suffer in silence without fighting back. However, over the years, as the Old Man had refused to acknowledge her and forbade her siblings from interacting with her, she had been essentially ousted from the family. In those days, a woman without the support of her natal family had no confidence or standing, which explained why Tian Manlan's life had been so miserable.

Now that Tian Xinhua and Tian Sisi had stood up for her and her children, although they were just children, they had given her a boost of confidence. She was no longer alone; she too belonged to a family! That's why Tian Manlan had the courage to confront Shou Yaowu.

Tian Xinhua saw the Shou Family unwilling to concede and gave a cold laugh. Pulling out a piece of firewood as thick as a child's arm from the nearby stack, he looked around, exerted a bit of force, and chopped down with his hand. With a "crack," the firewood broke clean in two, leaving everyone around, including Tian Sisi, utterly dumbfounded.

"Anyone else feeling unconvinced and wants to try me? Hmph, my great-grandpa only taught me the moves to kill the Japanese, and if I accidentally hurt someone badly, I'd really be sorry. Oh, and let me tell you, even if it results in a death, I won't be breaking the law, as I am acting in self-defense." Tian Xinhua looked coldly at the Shou Family. Although young, his eyes shone with a faint murderous intent.

Shou Yaowu broke out in a cold sweat. These two were living ancestors, and he couldn't afford to let them run amok here. He immediately made a decision, shouting at Shou Yaosong, "Big cousin, Li Guo really went too far, only knowing to bully Jianguo and the others all day. If you refuse to enforce family discipline, then I'll do it for you."

Shou Yaowu finally understood that these two little ancestors came to take up for Jizu's daughter-in-law. And it was his fault for not realizing earlier how powerful Jizu's daughter-in-law could be. Over the years, as his older cousin had made Jizu's daughter-in-law suffer, he'd simply turned a blind eye, maintaining a neutral stance. On one hand, there was a lonely outsider who became their daughter-in-law, and on the other, there were his own kinsfolk. Though he disliked it, he could do nothing more than not lend a hand to either side, and not kicking someone when they were down was already the best he could do.

Shou Yaosong trembled with rage. Li Guo was his life and blood; asking him to beat his precious grandson was harder than taking his life! But now that the Village Chief had spoken, how dare he disobey? In Huangkeng Village, Shou Yaowu held the greatest authority and power.

Seeing the Village Chief taking the side of outsiders, the Shou Family women had no choice but to use the tactic they wielded best as rural wives—throwing themselves on the ground, wailing, and making a scene. This infuriated Shou Yaowu even more, causing Tian Sisi to shout at him, "Village Chief Shou, it seems your influence in the village isn't that great after all!"

Stung by Tian Sisi's words, Shou Yaowu's face lost its color. He looked at the Shou Family with a hint of coldness in his eyes, preparing to personally discipline Shou Liguo. He was Liguo's second uncle, and punishing a nephew was beyond reproach. Seeing the look on Shou Yaowu's face, Shou Chengzu felt a chill in his heart. He knew that today Liguo couldn't escape this misfortune; otherwise, their family would find nowhere to set foot in Huangkeng Village in the future.

Shou Chengzu gritted his teeth, steeled his heart, and grabbed his son, who was still enjoying the commotion, to spank him over his knee. Tian Sisi, seeing this, quickly handed over the long wooden rod, "Use this, lest your hands hurt. This one's good; it won't damage the muscles and will make him remember."

Tian Manlan couldn't help laughing. Ah Nan was really devious. Tian Xinhua adoringly looked at Tian Sisi, thinking that she was becoming more and more to his liking. Shou Jizu took the rod, thick as a child's arm, his hands shaking. He would remember this day's loss and would surely get his revenge in the future.

Shou Jizu closed his eyes, and with seventy percent of his strength, he struck down on his son's buttocks. Li Guo, pampered since childhood, never so much as had a finger laid on him by his family members. He had never experienced such pain and immediately started crying for his parents.

Old Lady Shou and Shou Chengzu's wife's hearts ached violently, wishing they could take the place of their grandson (son), but now they also understood the situation was beyond them; they couldn't defy the Village Chief. All they could do was stand aside and watch their beloved suffer, tears flowing like broken strings. Tian Sisi pulled Jianguo and the other two aside, speaking loudly to them:

"Jianguo, Weiguo, Bao Guo, remember this: we Tian Family members eat everything but loss. Today, your Brother Xinhua and Sisi restored the losses you've suffered in the past, but in the future, you must rely on yourselves. Just remember this: the soft are afraid of the hard, the hard fear the reckless, the reckless fear those who have nothing to lose. If anyone dares to bully you, regardless of who they are, beat them mercilessly. At worst, it will be one life for another. Understand?"

Actually, Sisi was just repeating the words of her mother Zhong Juying from her previous life. Back then, Zhong Juying, by herself, had made her mark in Sui City Market with her fearless style. If anyone dared to bully her, she would take two kitchen knives and storm into their shop, yelling, "Today, this old lady's life is worth taking down your whole family, it's worth it." Like this, she had managed to establish over a dozen shops in the early days of Sui City Market and earned the nickname "Hu Sanniang." Zhong Juying had also raised Tian Sisi this way since she was young, so in her previous life, though Sisi seemed delicate, she was not to be provoked. Remembering her mother's teachings, Sisi even once beat the most troublesome boy in her class into begging for mercy, which made all her classmates look at her with newfound respect.

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