TFWYH – Chapter 154 No Death

Ling Xiaofang didn’t know that Ling Sheng was planning something against her.

She sat inside, darkly hoping that Old Lady Liu would put on a good show this time and make a big scene.
If she could wreck Tang Wan’s face, that would be perfect.

But did Old Lady Liu really have that kind of power?

At the village head’s house, Tang Wan had just finished arranging the old house sale with the head when Old Lady Liu came storming over like a fury, cursing loudly outside.

The village head’s face was quite unpleasant.

Without a word, Tang Wan walked out and — on the way — grabbed the knife that Auntie Liu was using to chop pig feed.

Auntie Liu glanced at her but said nothing, thoughtfully opening the gate for her.

By then a few villagers had gathered to watch.

Old Lady Liu sat on the ground, crying and cursing like a mad dog. When Tang Wan appeared, she cried all the louder.

“You unfilial piece of trash! You marry and forget your granny — how can you be so heartless? You’re still just a mere scholar, heaven must be blind — why hasn’t lightning struck you yet… You… what are you doing? Don’t come near… ahhh… someone’s going to kill me!”

Before she could finish wailing, Tang Wan strode forward, brandishing the knife in a fierce, menacing way.

Old Lady Liu trembled, couldn’t finish her curses, scrambled up and ran.

Tang Wan decided to teach her a lesson so she wouldn’t pick fights for no reason.
This time she wasn’t going to just scare her a bit like before.

She chased Old Lady Liu with the knife, full of menace and killing intent.

When Old Lady Liu ran fast, Tang Wan ran fast; when she slowed, Tang Wan slowed.
If Old Lady Liu stopped, Tang Wan would rush up and slash — no questions asked.

Of course, when Old Lady Liu couldn’t see, Tang Wan switched the blade to the back of the knife.
But Old Lady Liu didn’t know that — she was panting and screaming with terror, thinking she’d barely escaped the blade as she ran.

Surprisingly, the old woman could run quite fast.
Tang Wan chased her like walking a dog for three or four li.

Finally Old Lady Liu couldn’t run any farther. She collapsed like a dying dog, barely breathing — inhaling more than exhaling, her eyes rolled back — and she fainted.

Tang Wan snorted, then carried the knife back and returned to the village head’s place.

As for Old Lady Liu, Tang Wan didn’t need to do anything — some nosy villagers who loved to watch a commotion had already gone to the Ling household to fetch people to carry her back.

Tang Wan returned the knife to Auntie Liu. Auntie Liu gave her a complicated look but said nothing, took the knife, and kept chopping pig feed.

The village head sighed and scolded Tang Wan for being impulsive. After all, Old Lady Liu was still an elder — how would it look if a daughter-in-law went and swung a knife at her husband’s grandmother? People would gossip.

Tang Wan politely pretended to accept the rebuke, but inwardly she didn’t care.
As long as her handsome husband wouldn’t divorce her, what did reputation matter?

Besides — she had a pretty fuzzy concept of “reputation” to begin with.
She could just take her handsome husband and live apart from everyone else; she didn’t need to care what people thought.
Nonhuman reasoning is blunt and simple like that!

After leaving the village head’s, Tang Wan took the two families and left Huanshan Village.

Auntie Yang was quite happy and clung to Tang Wan, gossiping away — still fresh and juicy.

“Village head’s wife is finished now. I heard the other women say that a few days ago her son came back with his daughter-in-law to see the elders, but the old woman bullied her, bossing her around and making her do chores, even making her wash clothes in the river. Well — she fell into the river, and when they pulled her out there was blood below her waist. The baby she was carrying was gone — she nearly died! Her son was so furious he cut her off completely…”

Tang Wan: …

No wonder she wasn’t all sarcastic and snide this time!
Seems she took a hit.

You could only say: don’t court trouble, and you won’t die from it.