Before Feng Yuanchun could retaliate, Qiu Guihua charged over, grabbing Mother Chen by the hair. "Mother of Shengjin, you shameless old hag! You dare bully my Yuanchun right in front of us? See if I don't beat you to death!"
"Sister-in-law, I'm coming to help!"
Ding Xiaotao rushed in as well, pinning down the fist Mother Chen was swinging at Qiu Guihua. The three women instantly devolved into a tangled brawl.
It was two against one, and Mother Chen was left howling in pain.
Mother Chen shrieked at her eldest daughter-in-law, "You little bitch! Are you dead? Can't you see I'm being beaten? Why aren't you over here helping me?"
Li Wuniu, timid and cowardly, didn't dare step forward. "Mother, you... you just hold on. I'll go get Shengjin to help."
With a flash, she bolted.
Infuriated, Mother Chen cursed after her, "You come back here! You unfilial wench! Your mother-in-law is getting beaten and you don't even help, and now you dare run away? Wait until I get my hands on you—I’ll beat you to death!"
Someone laughed. "Mother of Shengjin, you brought this on yourself. You have the nerve to scold your daughter-in-law? If you're so tough, why don't you try winning against Guihua and Xiaotao?"
"Mother of Shengjin, don't you think you deserve this? Did you really think you could bully Yuanchun while Guihua and Xiaotao were right here?"
A large crowd had gathered to watch, but no one moved to break up the fight. Some went to find the village head, while others simply stood by, jeering at Mother Chen.
"Qiu Guihua, Ding Xiaotao!" Mother Chen raged. "If you've got the guts, then kill me! Because if you don't, my sons will come and they won't let you off easy!"
"Hmph! Let them come! Who's afraid of them? Those four lazy bums you raised? My husband could knock them all down with one hand!" Qiu Guihua landed several hard slaps across Mother Chen’s face.
Mother Chen wailed in agony. "Oh, murder! They're killing me! Village head, quick, call the village head! Qiu Guihua has gone crazy, she's trying to kill me!"
"Mother!" Chen Shengjun, who had arrived to pick up his farm tools, saw his mother being beaten and flew into a panic. "Aunt Qiu, stop! Don't hit her anymore!"
He lunged forward, trying to pull Qiu Guihua away, but Yuanchun’s eyes turned cold. In a flash, she stepped in and kicked him flying.
"Chen Shengjun, what do you think you’re doing? Trying to get fresh with my aunt?" She stared coldly at the scumbag as he clutched his stomach in pain.
Chen Shengjun looked at her in disbelief. He couldn't believe Feng Yuanchun had hit him again—and was slandering him on top of it.
"Yuanchun, you... you hit me?"
*Slap! Slap! Slap!*
Yuanchun walked over and delivered several more stinging slaps to the scumbag’s face. "Who do you think you are, calling me by my name? Are we close? Is my name something you’re allowed to say?"
Taking advantage of the situation, Yuanchun openly pummeled the scumbag with a flurry of punches and kicks.
Chen Shengjun was in so much pain that tears streamed down his face. "Feng Yuanchun, stop! I wasn't trying to get fresh with your aunt, I was just trying to break up the fight!"
Feng Caihua jumped in. "Break up the fight, my foot! I saw you reach for Aunt Qiu’s chest with my own eyes. If you were really trying to break it up, why didn't you go after your own mother? She’s the one who started this!"
"Exactly! Who do you think you are, addressing Yuanchun so familiarly? If Yuanchun hadn't been quick on her feet just now, Aunt Qiu would have been violated by you."
Another one of Feng Yuanchun’s close friends stepped forward to join in.
The way the crowd looked at Chen Shengjun changed instantly.
"Shengjun, you're still so young—how could you be into that? Guihua is old enough to be your mother, for goodness' sake!"
"Chen Shengjun, your family is a nest of bachelors. If you’re really that desperate at night and can't find yourselves wives, why don't the four of you just share one?"