Chapter 256 - 256 Stupid Father, Stupid Son
256 Stupid Father, Stupid Son
The reason why Lu Jiao hit Liang Ziwen so hard wasn’t only because of his disgusting words. Since they had already offended Liang Ziwen, he would for sure cause them trouble in the future. If that was going to be the case, it was more satisfying to beat him up hard.
Lu Jiao didn’t forget, however, that all of this happened because Hu Shan chose to bring him.
Hu Shan was about to explain but Lu Jiao didn’t give him the chance to speak. She said in a low voice, “I hope you can deal with this properly. If Liang Ziwen causes us trouble, we shall go straight to magistrate Hu to tell him how you repaid our kindness with ingratitude.”
Hu Shan’s expression changed. He studied Lu Jiao and realized that other than her good looks and good medical knowledge, she was also smart.
If she went to find his father, his father may just beat him to death. Plus, if his wife found out about today, she would also scream at him.
Hu Shan responded quickly, “Don’t worry. I will deal with this.”
He was the reason for today’s chaos and he will deal with it.
Hu Shan helped Liang Ziwen and they walked away. Once they were far enough, Liang Ziwen muttered under his breath, “Xie Yunjin, just you wait.”
Lu Jiao glanced at the messy courtyard and ordered Feng Zhi and Lin Dong, “Hurry up and clean this place up. Also, prepare some more food for the guests.”
“Okay, ma’am.”
Feng Zhi and Lin Dong started to clean up. From outside, uncle Lin and old man Wen also rushed in to help.
Lu Jiao was embarrassed and said to the guests, “I apologize for what happened here today.”
The guests quickly comforted, “Lady Lu, there’s no need to apologize.”
Classmate Han said, “Lady Lu, it’s okay. We are all friends and we don’t mind.”
Then, he thought of his fight with his wife. He originally wanted to bring his wife but when the time came, Du Lanzhu refused to come. Classmate Han was furious and scolded her and she yelled back at him. Classmate Han ended up coming with only his two sons.
Lu Jiao smiled and was about to leave when she thought of Liang Ziwen. She said to Xie Yunjin, “Even with Hu Shan in the middle, Liang Ziwen may still stir up trouble. You must be careful.”
Xie Yunjin wiped the disdain on his face and gently nodded, “I know. I will be careful.”
Lu Jiao nodded, then asked Zhu Baozhu, Lady Tan, and Lady Liu to go back to the back courtyard.
“We just wanted to have everyone over for a meal. Sadly, such an unfortunate event happened. It’s our fault.”
Zhu Baozhu answered, “It’s not your fault. It’s that bad man’s fault.”
She then recalled how strong Lu Jiao was and stared at her with jealousy, “Lady Lu, you’re so strong. It’s amazing.”
Zhu Baozhu took Lu Jiao’s hand and checked it out. Lu Jiao’s hands were pale and smooth and she even had dimples on them. How could this pair of hands be so strong?
Xie Yunjin watched Zhu Baozhu touch Lu Jiao and his face darkened. Solemnly, he stared.
Behind him, Classmate Han and Zheng Zhixing walked over, warning Xie Yunjin to be careful.
“Liang Ziwen is not a good man. You have to be careful.”
“Yes, you have to watch out. Even with Hu Shan on your side, Liang Ziwen wouldn’t just let this go. He may seem to be over it but he will plot against you in secret.”
“Yunjin has such bad luck. He sat at home yet trouble knocked on his door.”
“Yeah, before, Yunjin was hit by a horse carriage. He just healed and encountered someone like Liang Ziwen.”
“It’s all Hu Shan’s fault. If he didn’t bring Liang Ziwen, this wouldn’t have happened.”
“Hu Shan isn’t a bad guy. He’s just a bit dumb.”
“I think Hu Shan’s father is also a little dumb. I heard that the majority of his work has been stolen away by county magistrate’s assistant Yang and administrator Peng.”
Luo Xinwu’s words garnered everyone’s attention, “Are you for real?”
“Assistant Yang and administrator Peng now control the Qinghe district? It doesn’t look that way. Those two act like such good men and they don’t show off their wealth. It doesn’t look like they’ve been bribed.”
Luo Xinwu coldly snickered, “They’re pretending. At least that’s what I heard.”
Luo Xinwu knows someone who talked about this a lot.
In the back courtyard, Lu Jiao told the four little ones what happened, “It’s okay now. I’ve dealt with it. You don’t have to worry about your father.”
“That’s good. Daddy’s legs cannot get hurt again.”
The First Born said in a serious manner.
Lu Jiao was used to him worrying. However, Zhu Baozhu, Lady Tan, and Lady Liu haven’t seen that before, “Your children are really good kids. They know to worry about their father?”
Lu Jiao pointed at the four little ones, “They worry about their father more than adults.”
The four little ones got shy and ran away. Behind them, Lu Jiao asked Lu Gui to go back to the front courtyard.
“Okay, sister.”
Lu Jiao restarted her chat with the female guests. The women, however, were very intrigued by Lu Jiao’s super strength. Lady Liu, Luo Xinwu’s wife, was the most interested.
“Lady Lu, were you born with super strength or did you train for it?”
Lu Jiao raised an eyebrow, “I was born with it.”
Lady Liu was disappointed, “Is there a way to get stronger?”
Lu Jiao found that strange and stared at Lady Liu. She realized that Lady Tan was wearing many layers that covered every inch of her skin despite the hot weather. Of course, all women dressed conservatively in this era, but they would at least show their wrists.
This Lady Liu however, wore clothes more suitable for autumn. High collar, a corset, and even narrow sleeves wrapped tightly around her arms.
Lu Jiao felt like sweating just looking at her. She couldn’t help but say, “Lady Liu, aren’t you hot? You’re all covered up.”
Zhu Baozhu replied, “She likes to dress like that. She’s old school.”
Lady Tan also nodded.
Lady Liu was a little frozen. Lu Jiao found this strange and asked, “Lady Liu, are you okay?”
Lady Liu shook her head, “I’m fine. I’m just interested in your strength.”
She then returned to being silent.
In the front courtyard, Feng Zhi, Lin Dong, and Lin Dawen cleaned up the front courtyard spotlessly. Feng Zhi went to the kitchen and cooked up a few more dishes with aunt Qiu and aunt Hua.
Since aunt Hua was too busy to do it all, aunt Qiu helped out.
The men in the front courtyard started to eat again. Because of Liang Ziwen, they didn’t even get to have a few bites and were hungry.
Still, they remembered to tease Xie Yunjin, “Yunjin, your wife is so strong. If you ever offend her, you may just get beat up.”
“You better dot on her and don’t make her mad. Or else she’ll teach a lesson.”