The Evil Mother-in-law: Torment Children, Work Hard, Be Rich!-Chapter 248: The Corn-Snatching Incident

Man Er: "..."

Yaozu: "..."

The term "money-losing goods" is something Yaozu and Man Er are quite familiar with.

Yaozu used to always curse Man Er like that.

But now, under the influence of Tong Huaqiong’s stick, he’s changed. Hearing Spring Wang say it now sounded extremely jarring.

Yaozu started to dislike Spring Wang more and more because Spring Wang reminded him of how detestable he used to be.

Chun Ni, being called "money-losing goods," lowered her head.

Man Er said, "Spring Wang, who are you calling ’money-losing goods’? Chun Ni is not a ’money-losing goods.’

Spring Wang shook his fists and said, "She is a ’money-losing goods.’ All you girls are ’money-losing goods.’

Yaozu saw Spring Wang waving his fist at Man Er and stood up to shield Man Er, saying, "You’re the ’money-losing goods.’ All the good stuff at your house ends up in your mouth. Look at yourself, you’ve eaten into a pig. Isn’t that ’money-losing goods’?"

These words were once used by Tong Huaqiong to scold him, and Yaozu applied them effectively.

Liu Yanhong and Man Er, seeing Spring Wang’s fat head and big ears, found Yaozu’s words apt and couldn’t help bursting into laughter.

Spring Wang was furious and humiliated. He wanted to hit someone, but he didn’t dare lay hands on Yaozu.

He was afraid of Liu Yanhong beside Yaozu and knew the County Magistrate’s son couldn’t be bullied.

More so, he feared that if he hit Yaozu, Tong Dajiao wouldn’t spare him.

In his anger, Chun Ni came over and tugged at him, saying, "Spring Wang, let’s go home."

Chun Ni feared that if Spring Wang escalated the conflict and ended up at a disadvantage, her grandmother and father wouldn’t spare her.

If Man Er wouldn’t let her give the corn to Spring Wang, then she would take it home and give it later.

Spring Wang, full of bottled-up anger, with nowhere to vent, grabbed Chun Ni’s hair and kicked her hard, snatching the corn from her hands and throwing it away.

Chun Ni lost a strand of hair and was kicked in the stomach, gasping in pain, with tears in her eyes, yet she dared not cry out.

She was used to it!

Spring Wang always bullied her like this.

Man Er, seeing her good friend Chun Ni getting beaten by Spring Wang, pulled Chun Ni aside and angrily said, "Spring Wang, Chun Ni is your sister. Why do you always bully her?"

Spring Wang spat at Man Er and Chun Ni, cursing, "Money-losing goods, all of you are money-losing goods. Chun Ni is my sister. If I want to bully her, I will, and nobody can say anything."

Spring Wang’s spit landed near Man Er’s feet.

Liu Yanhong couldn’t hold back any longer. Spring Wang was asking for a beating. If his father hadn’t repeatedly warned him not to bully people in Qinghe Bay, he would have already punched that annoying fat face of Spring Wang’s.

"I bully my sister, I bully her, I do."

Spring Wang, unable to get the corn, flew into an impotent rage and kicked Chun Ni once more.

Liu Yanhong couldn’t take it anymore. He grabbed Spring Wang’s hair and pushed him to the ground, then gave him a kick.

Spring Wang, the golden child of his family, even more shining than Yaozu once was, couldn’t stand being treated so roughly for the first time.

After getting up, he couldn’t care less that the kid in front of him was the County Magistrate’s son, and went up to punch Liu Yanhong.

Liu Yanhong was dazed by the punch.

Gu Yaozu, seeing Liu Yanhong was hit, was unhappy and used the corn cob he had just finished eating to give Spring Wang a good whack.

Spring Wang fought back, and Liu Yanhong and Yaozu, coming to their senses, teamed up in retaliation.

Back and forth, the three children got into a brawl.

Man Er cheered and clapped from the side, shouting "Good fight," since it was Spring Wang who was at a disadvantage.

Chun Ni, on the other hand, was anxiously trying to stop the fight.

When Tong Huaqiong and Mrs. Hong came out after hearing the commotion, they saw Spring Wang being pinned down by Liu Yanhong and Yaozu.

"What’s going on? How did this fight break out?" Mrs. Hong went over to pull Yaozu and Liu Yanhong up.

"All of you, get up!"

At Tong Huaqiong’s command, Yaozu and Liu Yanhong quickly got up and stood obediently next to Man Er.

Spring Wang got up, crying and shouting, and picked up a stone from the roadside, ready to throw it at Yaozu and Liu Yanhong.

Tong Huaqiong quickly stopped him.

Spring Wang struggled and kicked in Tong Huaqiong’s grasp, cursing, "Widow Tong, husbandless widow," something he learned from gossip in the village.

Tong Huaqiong didn’t give the child a chance to respond, delivering a hard slap on his buttocks.

Tong Huaqiong was well aware of Spring Wang’s notorious reputation.

This brat topped the Qinghe Bay’s naughty child list, even more detestable than Gu Yaozu used to be.

Gu Yaozu, at least, was fierce only at home and stayed out of trouble and didn’t bully others outside. This brat bullied children in the village indiscriminately.

If he ever suffered a loss, his grandmother would curse incessantly.

Tong Huaqiong wasn’t judging him with prejudice, but from the brat’s behavior and how his family indulged him, Tong Huaqiong felt Qinghe Bay’s Xu Si had a successor.

Spring Wang cried out in pain after Tong Huaqiong spanked him.

Tong Huaqiong shouted, "Shut up. If you wail again, I’ll beat you to death."

The surrounding became instantly quiet. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝓮𝒘𝙚𝙗𝒏𝙤𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝓬𝒐𝙢

Spring Wang was stunned by Tong Huaqiong’s demeanor. He knew the widow Tong was not to be trifled with; when she said she’d beat him to death, she wasn’t joking.

"Granny, it wasn’t Brother Yan Hong and Yaozu’s fault."

Man Er, fearing Tong Huaqiong would scold Liu Yanhong and Gu Yaozu, explained the situation to Tong Huaqiong and Mrs. Hong.

Man Er didn’t even need to elaborate; Tong Huaqiong had already guessed the reason for the three fighting.

It’s not that she was defending her own grandchildren and god-grandson, but with a troublemaker like Spring Wang, it was obviously his fault.

"Yan Hong and Yaozu did nothing wrong," Tong Huaqiong nodded and said, "The mistake lies with Spring Wang. Spring Wang shouldn’t have snatched Chun Ni’s corn, shouldn’t have called Chun Ni a ’money-losing goods,’ and definitely shouldn’t have hit anyone."

Spring Wang was discontent, opening his mouth but dared not retort.

Tong Huaqiong glanced at Chun Ni and said, "Chun Ni, you’re not a ’money-losing goods.’ You cut grass, cook, and work for the family every day. How could you be a ’money-losing goods’? A ’money-losing goods’ is someone who eats lazily. If anyone says you’re ’money-losing goods’ again, tear their mouth off."

"And if anyone steals your things, hit them."

Tong Huaqiong didn’t intend to educate another family’s grandchildren, but seeing Chun Ni being bullied by Spring Wang, she couldn’t help but speak up.

She didn’t know if saying this would help Chun Ni, but she hoped it would.

The girl was too pitiful!

Seeing her reminded Tong Huaqiong of the former Man Er.

Chun Ni looked at Tong Huaqiong with tears in her eyes, full of confusion.

She now envied Man Er. Man Er used to be called ’money-losing goods’ like her, but Tong Dajiao changed and began to care for Man Er.

Now, Man Er lived like a lady from an opera, with new clothes and good food, and Yaozu no longer bullied her.

In contrast, everything at home belonged to Spring Wang.

If Spring Wang was unhappy, he would bully her at will. If she showed any discontent, her father and grandmother would yell at her.

Her mother protected her, but every time that happened, they’d both be scolded together.

Moreover, her mother also favored Spring Wang, telling her to endure it because she’s a girl.

Girls, naturally, aren’t as important as sons.

Tong Huaqiong sighed.

Mrs. Hong saw a strand of Chun Ni’s hair had been pulled out by Spring Wang and felt deeply sorry for her.

She pulled Chun Ni over, redid her hair, and then handed her the largest ear of corn from the bowl, saying, "Child, eat it, and then go home."

Spring Wang looked at the corn in Chun Ni’s hand with greedy and defiant eyes.

He didn’t understand why everyone connected to Tong Dajiao sided with Chun Ni.

He was the family’s heir, the precious one at home, and he was the one who deserved to eat the good stuff.

Chun Ni dared not eat the corn, but only after Mrs. Hong reassured her multiple times, promising that no one would dare take it from her, did Chun Ni finally take a bite.

It was delicious!

Chun Ni thought it was the best corn she’d ever tasted.

She ate while tears flowed.