Rebirth in the 90s: Her Counterattack and Redemption

Chapter 1256 - 751: Slapped

In my memory, Lu Zhishan never lost his temper with anyone, always wearing a smiling face. So, when he shouted angrily, Li Cuixia was immediately stunned.

"Cuixia, let’s go home first." Lu Qi happened to come in, saw the scene, and pushed Li Cuixia out, "Old Lu is not in a good mood, don’t take it to heart."

Lu Qi’s remark reminded Luo Ye of the classic line, "Cuixia, bring the sauerkraut," and she couldn’t help but smile.

Li Cuixia saw it and mistakenly thought Luo Ye was laughing at her. She pointed her finger at Luo Ye: "You wicked flirt, so young and up to no good, flirting with my father-in-law, instigating my father-in-law and mother-in-law against us. I haven’t even begun to settle accounts with you..."

"Smack!"

Everyone in the room was stunned, including Li Cuixia, who had just been slapped powerfully. And the person who did it was surprisingly Lu Zhishan!

Even as feisty as Li Cuixia was, she didn’t dare to do anything to Lu Zhishan. Her lips quivered for a moment, then she covered her face and left silently.

Earlier, she dared to act out because she thought that if Luo Ye had been demoted to this small Cultural Troupe, her family background must not be very impressive. This indirectly proved that Wen Su and Lu Qingqing had targeted the Lu family’s status, and their recent eagerness in front of them, even knowing Lu Zhishan was gone, must have been to save money on the bride price.

Such men have no status at the father-in-law’s home, and according to local custom, the less outsiders value future sons-in-law, the more precious the daughter appears — of course, only if the man’s family conditions were inferior to the woman’s family’s.

Unexpectedly, she miscalculated. Someone like Lu Zhishan, who could strike like that, showed that the Lu Family valued this future son-in-law unusually highly.

In reality, it wasn’t how Li Cuixia imagined it. As her figure disappeared, Lu Zhishan solemnly looked at his wife and children: "The fact that I was able to return alive is all thanks to Miss Luo. For my entire life, she will be an benefactor to the Lu Family!"

...

Li Cuixia fuming returned to her home. Her husband, Li Lixing, saw the swelling on half of her face and burst out laughing: "Who hit you like that?"

"You wretched man, you’re happy when I’m bullied?" Li Cuixia was filled with rage and started beating her husband indiscriminately. Li Lixing, surprised by her sudden action, took a few punches, jumped up with a loud "Ow," and started fighting back.

"Hit, hit harder, let’s see who beats whom!"

"Bro, should we cheer them on?"

"I’ll count one two, and we’ll do it together!"

"One two, cheer! One two, cheer..."

The two children, seeing their parents fighting, not only didn’t panic but acted as if they’d taken an adrenaline rush, jumping around and chanting slogans.

After a few locks of hair ended up on the ground, the couple finally stopped. Each wiped the blood stains off their faces and arms. Li Cuixia gave her younger son Bingbing a slap on the back: "You little rascal, all my love for you wasted, I’ll teach you a lesson!"

"Ow ow ow..." Bingbing cried loudly, "It was bro that started it..."

The older son Lu Lu saw Li Cuixia aiming her gaze at him and swiftly ran out: "I’m going to Grandpa’s house."

"I’m going too!" Bingbing stopped crying and quickly chased after him.

"So what was all that about?" Li Lixing lazily half-reclined on the couch.

"You good-for-nothing, still have the nerve to ask?..." Li Cuixia then reported her visit to the Lu family in detail and added, "If not for planning an easier job for you, would I have needed to bring gifts and get slapped at their place?

That little flirt is truly a ghastly piece of work; I can’t stand her wherever I meet her. Don’t let me meet her again, or I’ll hit her every time."

Clearly, hitting each other was a regular occurrence for the two of them. After the fight, they acted as if nothing had happened, talking normally.

"Would you dare?" Li Lixing shot her a sideways glance, "That’s a relative of the Lu Family. Hit her, and you would’ve given those gifts for nothing."

"Ugh!" Li Cuixia slapped her thigh in annoyance, "Why did the timing have to be so unfortunate? Anyway, this trip was unlucky, running into the fifth aunt as soon as I walked in, what a downer!"

"Well, she’s your matchmaker!"

"My matchmaker is your matchmaker too, huh. I’m mad about this — at that time, she described your family as so good, but what happened?" Li Cuixia pointed at the wall covered in moss, "Look at this shabby house, small and damp, the walls never seem dry. If I had known your family was like this, I absolutely wouldn’t have agreed to marry you."

"Your temper, only someone like me would want you. Anyone else would’ve divorced you ages ago, just look..." Li Lixing pointed to his scratches, "You sure are rough!"

"Who told you to laugh?" Li Cuixia covered her face and started wailing again, "I’ve been cursed for eight generations, how did I marry you, such a man who knows nothing about pampering a woman? I got beaten up like this outside, and you don’t even say a kind word, only watch the fun..."

"Stop wailing, I’m not dead yet!" Li Lixing glared at her, "Show me a bit of sympathy, or you’ll become like the fifth aunt when I’m gone."

"Pff pff pff..." Li Cuixia spat repeatedly, leaned toward her husband, "Why don’t we discuss with Dad, not asking them to give us the house now, but exchanging places with us — wouldn’t that be possible? By then... it might as well be ours."

"Even if Dad agrees, do you think second brother’s wife will?" Li Lixing puckered his mouth, "That house, no matter how you slice it, belongs half to each of our families. Stop daydreaming."

"Can I not dream? Old Second’s family only has a daughter, ours have two sons. Shouldn’t we plan ahead on what to do about their marriages?" Li Cuixia checked herself in the mirror, washed her face, applied some lotion, thought for a while, and then applied a layer of powder, looking at Li Lixing. "Does it look good?"

Li Lixing didn’t even look up, "How will you scare people with a layer of white ash on you?"

"I saw on TV that if people look good, viewers will be in a good mood, and when they’re in a good mood, they’re easier to talk to. If I go with a swollen face, surely Dad and Mom won’t like it." As she spoke, she applied and removed a bit more makeup in the mirror, pulled Li Lixing up, "Let’s go, I’m hungry."

"Go if you want, I’ve eaten." Li Lixing remained unmoved.

"What did you eat?" Li Cuixia’s eyebrows nearly stood up, "I went to deliver gifts to plot your future, and you secretly ate and drank well behind my back?" She sniffed, "I didn’t notice earlier, did you drink that leftover wine from yesterday?"

"No, Mom’s stuffed buns." Li Lixing lazily turned over, "I’ll take a nap; you go ahead, and don’t forget to bring some back for breakfast tomorrow..." His voice started to fade.

Li Cuixia looked at her husband, who quickly became a dead pig, walked a few steps, turned back to kick him, and cursed as she left.

Listening to the footsteps grow farther away, Li Lixing opened his eyes, entered the bedroom, opened the wardrobe: "Come out, she’s gone."

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If I can finish drafting the next Chapter, I’ll update it tonight. If I’m too sleepy, Nu’an will update it tomorrow. Special thanks to Xiao Yu from "Eternal Post-rainy Season" for the reward. (To be continued. If you enjoy this work, feel free to visit Qidian () to vote and support with recommendation tickets and monthly tickets, your support is the greatest motivation for me.)