Reborn Spicy Little Wife

Chapter 23 Seeking Justice (2)

"The Xie family forcibly broke into my parents' home and took away the homecoming gifts. They also beat my mother, forced my father to vomit blood, and my sister jumped into the river. This is what happened to our Luo family yesterday. My seventh uncle, eldest uncle, fourth uncle, and my father are all direct descendants of the Luo family. How could he be bullied like this? Has the situation in Qing'an Village changed?"

We implore our seventh uncle and other elders to consider my father's many years of hard work and dedication to Qing'an Village and to uphold justice for us!

Luo Ning's resounding words drew a crowd of villagers who had gathered around to watch the spectacle.

They hadn't had enough of the excitement at the Luo family yesterday, and today, upon hearing that Luo Quan, the respected head of the Luo family, had appeared at the Xie family's house, the villagers immediately came, young and old alike, eager to see what was going on.

The three men, including Seventh Uncle, nodded, their brows furrowing slightly. The Xie family was simply lawless!

This matter must be dealt with properly. Outsiders are bullying the Luo family. Do they think the Luo family has no one to rely on?

Grandma Xie rolled her eyes, speaking with absolute righteousness, "That's what the Luo family owes to our Xie family!"

"Should I?" Luo Ning laughed loudly, tears streaming down his face.

"What do you mean by 'should'? What law in this world stipulates that the wife's family should support the husband's family?"

Luo Ning's words resonated with all the young wives, who all sided with him and collectively criticized the Xie family.

"unacceptable!"

"I've never heard of such a thing in my life!"

"Old Mrs. Xie is obsessed with money. It's not enough for her to keep Xie Chang'an's allowance. She also wants Luo Ning's family to support her. She's shameless."

Old Mrs. Xie glared at the doorway, then snapped at Luo Ning, "This was your father's promise. Now you little whore, you want to go back on your word? No way!"

Luo Ning raised an eyebrow. "Would my father agree to such humiliating conditions? My father is the village chief, not that idiot at the village entrance. You're the one who coerced him into giving the Xie family a certain amount of money and grain, and how to support your entire family if I marry into the family..."

Old Mrs. Xie's eyes flashed, and her heart skipped a beat. How did that little harlot Luo Ning know so much detail?

Luo Ning could guess what was going on with a snap of her fingers. Old Mrs. Xie's guilty conscience made her aura fully unleash. "My parents love me so much that they would sell everything they own to agree to your coercion!"

Seventh Uncle and the others nodded, agreeing that it was indeed the case.

Luo Baiwan's doting love for Luo Ning is well-known throughout the village. Last December, Luo Baiwan borrowed money from all over the village to prepare Luo Ning's dowry and build a house. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that he sold everything he owned.

Grandma Xie's cloudy eyes looked somewhat blank; she couldn't quite understand what Luo Ning was saying.

The rest of Lao Xie's family couldn't understand it either.

The only one who understood a little was Xie Changle, whose eyes were lifeless. He sat far away, not wanting to get involved in this mess.

Under the threat and enticement of his parents, he concealed the truth from his fourth brother and did not tell him the inside story of his family.

Since his fourth brother came back, he hasn't said a word to him, which makes him very sad and regretful.

But he had no choice. His mother said that as long as he didn't tell his fourth brother, she would send him to the hospital to have his eyes checked after the New Year.

He wanted to see a doctor, he wanted to get better, and he wanted to return to school.

Therefore, he betrayed his fourth brother, who had raised him since childhood and had always protected and helped him.

His fourth brother ignored him until he left, as if he didn't exist as a younger brother.

Last night, he hid under the covers and cried for most of the night.

He was wrong, he was really wrong, but he didn't even get a chance to apologize.

This is a matter concerning his fourth brother's family, and he doesn't want to get involved or go down the wrong path.

"Grandma Xie coerced my dad into causing such serious consequences. From now on, you'll have a place to be fed, for at least twenty years! Prison food, guaranteed to make you sick." Luo Ning said this nonsense with a straight face.

Actually, there is no crime of coercion in current laws or in the future, but people in the early 80s were basically ignorant of the law! They didn't understand or know, so Luo Ning recklessly intimidated the Xie family.

In this day and age, anyone who gets involved in things like going to jail or breaking the law will be scorned and avoided like the plague.

Grandma Xie's mind went blank for a moment. She gripped the table tightly to steady herself, her face ashen.

"You—" Zhu Cuifen pointed at Luo Ning, trembling, "This is disobedience and unfilial piety!"

“Accomplices can be given a lighter sentence, five or six years in jail with plenty of food. Congratulations, sister-in-law! Oh, and second brother too!” Luo Ning said with a grin.

Zhu Cuifen and Xie Changtai immediately backed down.

Xie Yaolin never expected things to turn out this way; he only now realizes how serious the matter is.

The onlookers were thoroughly entertained; they hadn't expected things to escalate to such a huge extent. They were glad they'd come today.

"Luoning, didn't you ask us to uphold justice?" Seventh Uncle's brows were furrowed like mountains. Now you want to uphold justice?

Luo Quan's expression also turned somewhat unpleasant. "Luo Ning, are you just playing us for fools?"

Luo Ning nodded, "Seventh Uncle, of course I intend for you and my eldest and fourth uncles to uphold justice, but their attitude has been so arrogant that I will consider taking legal action! However, I will not go that far unless absolutely necessary! How this matter is resolved depends entirely on the Xie family's attitude!"

The three uncles nodded in agreement. That made sense.

"So, what do you plan to do, Third Brother?" Seventh Uncle asked Xie Yaolin, the head of the family, directly.

Xie Yaolin stammered and couldn't come up with a plan. Old Mrs. Xie was terrified. There was no one in the Xie family who could take charge.

"Luo Ning, tell me what you want!" Uncle Qi turned to Luo Ning and asked.

"Alright, then let me explain. I won't make things difficult for the Xie family. I don't want the grain, things, or money my father sent, nor do I want the 200 yuan dowry money that Old Mrs. Xie secretly gave me. I'll just consider it as filial piety towards my parents. I won't hold the Xie family accountable for not giving me a single penny of betrothal gifts and dividing up my dowry."

My dad was the pillar of our family. He worked hard for the village and our family for most of his life, but in the end, all his efforts were in vain. The Xie family emptied our savings and left us with a mountain of debt. He was even so angry that he vomited blood and suffered a stroke. He was only 40 years old.

My sister had a terrible life. She never drank a drop of milk from her mother's womb, couldn't speak until she was three or four, and didn't walk until she was seven. Before she was even ten, she was already working in the fields to help with the family. She was almost old enough to be married, but a heartless man drove her to jump into the river. Now she's barely clinging to life..."

Luo Ning broke down in tears, overwhelmed with grief, which saddened all who heard it and brought tears to their eyes.

Those watching the spectacle unanimously agreed that the Xie family was utterly heartless, bullying their new daughter-in-law and her family like this—they were not human!

"As long as one of the older generation of the Xie family suffers a stroke and vomits blood, and one of the younger generation jumps into the river, that's enough. What our family has suffered, the Xie family will suffer too! What goes around comes around, what is repaid will be repaid. Except for Xie Changle, his eyesight is not good, and if people say it, it will seem like I bullied him!"

That morning at breakfast, Luo Ning keenly noticed that Xie Chang Le's eyes had a problem. Connecting this with the original owner's memories, she completely understood that the shadowy Xie Chang Le was a special existence, so Luo Ning removed him from the picture.

"I'll let bygones be bygones the fact that my mom fainted! I still live in the house my dad built for me, so I'll just pretend I don't know anything about the Xie family trying to seize it."

The room suddenly fell into a deathly silence; the air seemed to freeze.