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"Brother Jiefang, don’t be afraid of me being rude to your mother. This matter cannot be peacefully resolved by mere words alone.
When we have to resort to force, we must use it. If even that doesn’t work, then let’s turn to the law."
Yan Jinsu saw Li Xiaochun get knocked out by Fan Jiefang and only then did she speak to her brother-in-law in softer tones, resuming to call him ’brother’, which obviously was a way to express her stance.
In an instant, Fan Jiefang understood. With a stern face, he replied, "Little sister-in-law, don’t worry. When I get back, I’ll have a serious ’discussion’ with Fan Fengshou, and I’ll definitely get a satisfactory closure for Xiao Hong."
Despite being older than Yan Jinsu, every time Fan Jiefang faced her, his mind would automatically picture Xie Jingchen’s stern and unyielding face behind her. Just the thought of it would make his legs go weak. More than calling her little sister-in-law, he’d rather call her ’sister’!
As for accidentally becoming Mr. Xie’s brother-in-law, he wasn’t too pleased about it either.
Fan Hongshan saw Yan Jinsu dropping her previous arrogance, now expressing her reasoned and understanding stance, and kept thanking her, saying:
"My dear sister-in-law, we’ll definitely explain things clearly to Fan Fengshou, and we won’t let the elder aunt be troubled again!"
Fan Hongshan actually liked her elder sister-in-law, Xie Jinghong, a lot.
It’s just that she really disliked going back to her maternal home. A mere glance at Fan Fengshou would stir towering rage in her, and she had no desire to return home at all! Therefore, she didn’t spend much time with Xie Jinghong. But she was very clear about Xie Jinghong’s character.
Compared to Li Xiaoxia, Xie Jinghong was truly a paragon of virtue and good wife.
Sometimes, Hong Shan couldn’t understand what her own mother was thinking. Clearly, Li Xiaoxia was utterly useless. Next to the elder aunt, she was simply a lazy and shrewd wife.
Yet, her mother was blind to everything else, convinced that the Li Family was the best in every possible way, and no matter what Li Xiaoxia did, she was always good in her eyes!
She simply couldn’t see how much effort Xie Jingwei had put in over ten years since he left military service, moving from an insignificant unit to become the deputy head of the public security team.
Compared to the Li Family, the Xie Family was not much worse at all!
The Li Family may look rich and powerful, but their influence was limited to the small area of the town. Meanwhile, the Xie Family might have roots in the countryside, but Xie Jingwei was capable. In the county town, he could exert his influence and had quite the reputation!
That was the real difference, but her mother and Fan Fengshou, that ungrateful wretch, were completely oblivious to the essence of the situation. They were as dumb as pigs, yet they behaved as if they were incredibly shrewd.
It was utterly speechless.
After Fan Jiefang deposited his mother back home, he nodded to Xie Jingwei and Yan Jinsu before getting in the car with his sister and driving away.
Talk about a hasty visit.
Fan Fengshou had just arrived home, sat down for mere ten minutes, when he heard a knock on the door followed by his elder brother’s voice. Startled, he hurriedly responded and rushed to open the door—
Seeing his younger brother, who had obviously just gotten out of bed, answer the door in a casual undershirt.
At the same time, he heard his elder sister’s contemptuous mutter of "Tsk, I knew it" from behind him.
A memory flashed through Fan Jiefang’s mind – the indifferent and silent look in his wife’s eyes when she looked at him, anger flaring in his heart, a swelling fury that made him seethe!
"Big brother, what... what happened to mother?" Fan Fengshou saw his elder brother and elder sister standing outside his door one after the other, and through his brother’s frame, he noticed his sister supporting their mother, and asked in alarm.
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