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Wang stood with her hands on her hips, her eyes glancing disdainfully upward, exuding an air of arrogance as she sneered, "What’s wrong with you all? Helping you fix your houses is a favor to you. If I didn’t want to, I wouldn’t even bother showing up. Hmph! Don’t cause trouble here!"
The villagers of Sanhe Village, already furious, were now struck at their sore spot. They clenched their fists, their eyes reddening as they glared at the haughty woman.
"Hah! What a blind fool you are! The house you fixed for Liu Goudan is about to collapse! We’ve seen it; it’s cracking right where you worked on it. What do you have to say now?"
Village Head Liu stepped in to temper the young people's anger. The main purpose of coming here was to resolve the issue, not to fight; the crowd was just trying to bolster their confidence!
"What? Collapsed? How is that possible?"
Wang seemed to hear the biggest joke ever. She had used the same methods as that shameless little wretch; how could there be a problem?
"Don’t slander us here! Even if it’s damaged, it must be because you all deliberately ruined it, trying to swindle us. Hmph, it has nothing to do with me!" Wang outright refused to take responsibility.
"Uncle Zhang, look at her! It’s definitely her fault!"
"Wang, what’s your deal? Do you think you’re in the right?" A few young people exchanged glances and stepped forward in unison, rolling up their sleeves with the urge to fight.
Wang was startled and took a step back in fear. "You all want to hit me?"
The young people remained silent, their eyes fixed on Wang, preventing her from making any further moves.
The Jiang Clan was frightened by the scene before them and trembled backward until they bumped into a wall of people. "Ah!!!"
A scream caused those behind to frown. "What’s going on with you?"
"Oh dear, the head of the household is back! Look at this! They’re all here for us; the houses we fixed are about to collapse today—it’s our fault!"
Liu Er seemed to have heard some incredible theory, but seeing the indignant crowd, he silently stepped back, his heart racing. What should he do now?
Liu Eldest was not particularly brave either. Seeing Wang being put in a difficult position, he wanted to step forward to protect her, but ultimately could not overcome his own fear and retreated in sync with Liu Er.
Truly, they were brothers through and through.
"Let them go see for themselves! See if what we say is true!"
"Exactly, let them go see for themselves!"
"Go see for yourselves."
If Wang had been a bit more agreeable, things wouldn't have escalated to this point. It was precisely because she refused to admit anything that the people of Sanhe Village insisted on forcing them to go see for themselves!
"I’m not going!" Wang stubbornly refused.
But in the Liu Family's New Residence, there were only Liu Eldest and Liu Er, both of whom were useless. Wang looked around and found no one to rely on.
It was truly a situation where she had no one to turn to.
Wait, there was still one person! Yes, how could she have forgotten about this!
Like finding a lifesaver, Wang straightened her back and regained her arrogant demeanor:
"You all don’t know, do you? My daughter is married in town! If you keep this up, hmph, with just one word from my son-in-law, your entire village will be doomed!"
"Ah????" This time, it was the people of Sanhe Village who were filled with fear!
Wang proudly declared her daughter's full name, which silenced the few individuals present, and she couldn't help but feel triumphant.
"It's not me; being able to build houses for you is already a favor. My son-in-law is a prominent figure in Biqi Town. When my daughter gives birth to a big fat son, she will be the head matriarch of Wanjia. Do you still dare to act so arrogantly?"
In addition to this, Wang continued to boast as if she were the ruler of Biqi Town, raising her arm as if everyone should heed her command.
The people of Sanhe Village felt both respect and fear; after all, they were from a wealthy family in town, and they dared not provoke them. Wang's imposing demeanor made Village Head Liu reconsider.
He weighed whether it was worth taking this risk. Compared to the villagers uniting to shelter Zhang Dogdan's family, opposing the wealthy families in town was indeed an unwise choice.
Just as he began to have second thoughts, a young man from Sanhe Village rushed over, panting heavily.
He was gasping for breath, and despite the cold weather, sweat was running down his forehead.
"Uncle Zhang, it's bad! Ah!"
Village Head Liu's heart sank suddenly, his expression changing dramatically. In the next moment, it seemed like a storm could break: "Sanzi, catch your breath!"
"Huff huff! Uncle Zhang, several houses in our village are about to collapse!"
"What? What did you say?" Village Head Liu's heart dropped to his stomach. His hand holding the pipe trembled slightly, and he spoke with a quivering voice that he didn't even notice.
Shakingly pulling out a Fire Stone to light his tobacco pipe, he tried several times without success. Finally giving up, he forcefully shoved it back into his pocket.
The young man glanced fearfully at Village Head Liu and then at Wang and the others.
"Hurry up!" Village Head Liu urged impatiently, exuding an aura of authority that made the young man shudder. He blurted out, "Um, the houses that are damaged were all repaired by their family before!"
His voice was not loud, but it was enough for everyone present to hear.
Wang's smug smile faltered. The issue with one house could be a coincidence, but with so many problems occurring simultaneously, all of which she had handled, it was clear without needing to think or explain that the Liu Family's repairs were to blame.
Village Head Liu dropped his pipe from his pocket onto the ground in frustration.
Damn it, he couldn't worry about that anymore! If he offended Wanjia, so be it; what was there to be afraid of?
The Liu Family had repaired over a dozen houses in Sanhe Village. With so many issues arising at once, even if he wanted to help and downplay the situation, he felt powerless.
"Take them away!"
With so many lives at stake, there was no time to consider Wang's threats. Even if Old Wang himself came over from Biqi Town, it wouldn't quell their anger.
Several fellows were waiting for the village head's orders. Young and impetuous, they didn't think too deeply; they only knew that when their fellow villagers were bullied, they would roll up their sleeves and take action without hesitation.
"Hey, hey, hey! You can't take me away!" Wang struggled against them.
However, with just these few people, how could they possibly stop over a dozen strong men? Wang and the others were dragged out of Ten Li Pu like chickens.
Those who witnessed the scene murmured among themselves, but no one stepped forward to intervene.
Seeing those people so aggressive, stepping up now would only invite trouble for themselves.
Two quarters of an hour later, in Sanhe Village,
As they passed by one house after another, Wang went from shouting to being utterly speechless.
Every house she had been involved with had issues.
"Wang, do you have anything else to say? Compensate us! Compensate for the houses!"
"Compensate! Compensate for the houses!"
Wang was left with nothing but sycophantic laughter!
No matter what, she couldn't compensate for money or houses!
Wait, there was also Liu Qingxi, that Dead Girl!
"Wait a moment!"
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