Liu Dabing's complexion finally improved a little.
"A mother's brother is the most respected elder. Wang Hao, you must remember, I am the closest person to you other than your mother.
"I won't harm you. Just listen to everything I say."
Wang Hao kept nodding, but Lin Wanyi did not look at Liu Dabing even once from beginning to end.
Liu Dabing went to find Liu Chunlan, who was still wiping her tears in her room:
"Brother, I was truly humiliated today. That damn outsider actually blocked the door and wouldn't let Juan'er come in.
"What do you think her intentions are? With so many people watching.
"Juan'er even brought her things over, but she just wouldn't let her in the door. She even held a knife like she was going to kill someone.
"Oh, brother, I almost died under her knife today. I almost died!
"Brother, my life is so bitter, so miserable!"
"What? She dared to pull a knife? She's that arrogant?"
Liu Dabing slammed his hand on the table. "Don't be afraid. Your big brother will help you deal with her later.
"Damn it, if worse comes to worst, we'll just lock the doors and give her a good beating. We'll see if she listens then.
"Hasn't the wife of Chen Daniu at the edge of your village already been beaten into submission?
"I've said it before, don't be afraid of anything. The worst that can happen is you give her a beating! You guys never raise a hand, so of course she isn't afraid of you."
Liu Chunlan had wanted to beat her for a long time, but she was afraid that Lin Wanyi was already pregnant.
She endured it, all for the sake of a grandson.
Liu Dabing lit another cigarette:
"Then give her a few more days. If she isn't pregnant and still refuses to listen, harden your heart and hand her over to me.
"In less than a week, I will absolutely make her obedient so she never dares to defy you again."
Liu Chunlan nodded with a ruthless gleam in her eyes:
"She is no longer the Lin Wanyi she used to be, brother.
"Why do both of my daughters-in-law go against me? I used to say Lin Wanyi was honest and well-behaved, but now she is even more infuriating than Chen Qingxiu.
"Heavens, what on earth did I do wrong!"
While Liu Chunlan started wailing again, Lin Wanyi kept wondering where Li Suhua and Lin Jiajun had gone.
She couldn't get through to them on the phone, and her heart was restless.
But on the other side, Li Suhua looked excited. She had just gotten off the plane. It had been eight years, and this was only the second time she had visited the city where her daughter lived.
Back during the wedding, the Wang family had not even wanted her to come, but she couldn't set her mind at ease, so she had come to see for herself anyway.
She didn't like it here. The wind was dry, scraping against her face like a knife.
But her daughter loved Wang Hao, and there was nothing she could do about it.
Lin Jiajun carried her suitcase and said with a smile:
"Stop overthinking it. We'll get to see my oldest sister and Keke soon. Are you happy?"
Of course she was happy. She said, "Are we really not going to tell your sister? Do you even know how to get to their village?"
Lin Jiajun opened his phone. "As long as we have the address, it's fine. How could I not know?
"Mom, I just want to drop by unexpectedly. My oldest sister is always so vague whenever she calls, and she seemed weighed down by things on her mind during the few days she was back home. I always feel like she's hiding something from us.
"We'll just show up out of the blue today. If she's living well, of course I'll be happy. But if she's having a hard time, I'll take her away immediately.
"I won't let her be bullied by anyone."
Li Suhua nodded, her earlier excitement replaced by worry.
Lin Wanyi was her daughter; how could she not see that Lin Wanyi had too much on her mind?
It was just that Lin Wanyi wouldn't say anything, so she could only worry in silence.
Thinking of this, she clutched her bag tightly and said:
"Your sister has been like this since she was a child. She only ever reports the good news and hides the bad. Sigh, she is just too considerate."
On the other end, Lin Wanyi's call finally went through. She asked Li Suhua anxiously:
"Mom, where are you guys? I've been calling for a long time but couldn't get through."
Li Suhua smiled. "It's a secret."
Lin Wanyi couldn't figure out what they were keeping a secret, but she felt relieved now that she had gotten through to them.
Hanging up the phone, she was just about to return to her room when Liu Dabing stopped her:
"Niece-in-law, where are you going? It's already the afternoon, aren't you going to get ready to go to my house for dinner?"
Lin Wanyi hated him to death. She turned around without even glancing at him.
But Liu Dabing suddenly grabbed her wrist:
"Lin Wanyi, what kind of attitude is this? I am talking to you.
"I personally came to invite you to dinner, and you actually ignore me. Is this the proper attitude to have when facing your uncle?"
Lin Wanyi forcefully tried to shake off Liu Dabing, but he was holding on too tightly, and she couldn't break free.
She glared at him fiercely. "Let go, I told you to let go."
Not only did Liu Dabing refuse to let go, but he even forcefully pulled Lin Wanyi in front of him.
He smoked year-round; his yellowed teeth and the foul smell of smoke made Lin Wanyi want to throw up.
Her face turned red with anger. "If you don't let go, don't blame me for being impolite."
Liu Dabing blew a breath at Lin Wanyi frivolously, then suddenly pulled out her folding knife and threw it on the ground:
"Heh heh, how are you going to be impolite to me, niece-in-law? I am your uncle. Haven't you heard that a mother's brother is the most respected elder?
"In this family, if you dare to disobey me, tell me, shouldn't I punish you!
"Heh heh, even pulling a knife. Who the hell gave you the nerve?"
Lin Wanyi struggled violently, shouting:
"Let go, get your dirty hands off me."
Liu Chunlan came out of her room. Taking advantage of the fact that Liu Dabing was holding onto Lin Wanyi, she suddenly slapped Lin Wanyi across the face:
"You slut, I've tolerated you for days. Lin Wanyi, during the New Year, I kept giving way to you. Did you think I was afraid of you?
"Just because you went back to your maiden home for a trip, you've been acting up from before the New Year until now.
"Making a scene every day, either flipping tables or blocking the door, and you even stopped Juan'er from coming home.
"How many jokes have you made of us? You made everyone laugh at me.
"Are you happy? Are you pleased?"
As she spoke, her anger got the better of her, and she slapped Lin Wanyi again:
"You think I don't dare to mess with you? You think you can do whatever you want in my house just by acting crazy?
"I'm telling you, keep dreaming!
"This is my house. You will never escape the palm of my hand."
Her cheeks stung with a burning pain, and Lin Wanyi desperately held back her tears.
She knew this day would come. She knew that by making such a fuss, the Wang family would eventually not be able to stand it.
She glared furiously at Liu Chunlan:
"I will remember these two slaps you gave me forever. I will definitely return them, definitely!"
Liu Chunlan originally wanted to go up and give her another slap, but seeing her knife-like gaze, she suddenly felt a bit afraid.
She couldn't help but take two steps back. "Why are you being so fierce? I am your mother-in-law, which means I am your mother. What is wrong with me teaching a disobedient daughter-in-law a lesson?
"Ask anyone you want, and no one can say I did anything wrong.
"Lin Wanyi, let me tell you, this is the Wang family. If you keep acting up like this, I will absolutely make you suffer the consequences."
Wang Hao came back from the restroom just in time to see this scene.
He hurriedly went to pry Liu Dabing's hand away:
"Eldest Uncle, what are you doing? Let go, let go of my wife."
Liu Dabing kicked Wang Hao:
"Get lost, you useless thing. Do you even look like a man?
"Can't you see how badly your mother is being bullied?
"You can't even manage a woman. I'm telling you, like I said before, if you can't manage her, I will help you manage her.
"Right now, I am inviting her to my house for dinner. Do you understand? Inviting her."
He emphasized the word inviting.
Wang Hao panicked and pleaded with Liu Dabing:
"Please don't do this, Uncle. Wanyi just doesn't know any better. She is my wife, so please, let her go for my sake."
