Chapter 14: Parents Arrive, Battle Begins

This shout was unlike those from the other village women—clear and pleasant, it sounded refined.

Everyone turned curiously, wondering who this unfamiliar voice belonged to.

When they looked back, they saw a stranger—a beautiful woman.

Jiang Dai’s original self, due to her past mental struggles, had always preferred staying at home, at most taking an ox-cart to the city.

She never bothered with grooming or dressing up, always appearing sloppy and listless. But now, she looked completely different.

【This body is really weak. Look at Old Lady Wang, running like the wind!】

【Is that my Er Mao lying on the ground??】

【Oh dear, my little Juanjuan looks like she wants to cry but is holding back—it really tugs at the heartstrings!】

Just as everyone was wondering who this was, Juanjuan, kneeling on the ground, called out in a pitiful voice, “Mom!”

The little child didn’t scream or make a fuss while crying. She just looked at her mother, her teardrops falling like beans, distinct from others’, pattering down silently. Even her crying was delicate.

Yun An, whose face was wet with tears: 【Crying? Kids sure love to cry.】

The onlooking aunties around:

“Whoa!”

“That’s Juanjuan’s mom?”

“I always said Juanjuan’s mom was pretty before—you all didn’t believe me.”

“Juanjuan’s mom looks different now…”

Hua Ni’er’s Mother, seeing Jiang Dai’s lovely appearance, felt even more disgusted and continued walking away.

Why should she listen to that woman and stop?

Jiang Dai looked at her tearful younger daughter and her third son lying unconscious on the ground.

Then she glared at Hua Ni’er’s Mother, who seemed to be deaf, and a surge of rage boiled inside her.

She stopped pretending. If anyone asked, she’d just say she hit her head and was no longer fucking stupid!

“I told you to stop! Are you deaf?”

Jiang Dai narrowed her eyes, quickly stepped behind Hua Ni’er’s Mother, raised her hand, and firmly grabbed Hua Ni’er’s Mother’s hair bun.

“Ah!”

Hua Ni’er’s Mother cried out in surprise, never expecting Jiang Dai to resort to physical action.

“Whoa!”

The onlookers gasped again.

“Tsk…”

Bai Tian, who had just arrived, sucked in a sharp breath as he watched his gentle wife.

“Hic!”

Juanjuan was so startled she started hiccupping.

【Tch!】

Yun An, lying on the ground, secretly opened his eyes and inwardly scoffed.

Jiang Dai paid no attention. She was already in a bad mood.

Having been transported from the comfortable modern era to this harsh ancient time, with a disastrous start, she was already frustrated.

And now someone was bullying her family.

【Hah! I’ve got a belly full of anger! Time to start my first battle!】

Hua Ni’er’s Mother instinctively reached out to push Jiang Dai, her scalp stinging from the pull.

But to her surprise, Jiang Dai anticipated the move and fell backward first.

Hua Ni’er’s Mother: ?

The onlookers: !

Bai Tian, who had rushed over, caught his falling wife and angrily scolded Hua Ni’er’s Mother.

“What are you doing!”

Bai Yunqi and Da Mao, who had just caught up, saw their mother being pushed over by an outsider.

Yun An, secretly watching: 【This mom… is kind of interesting.】

Juanjuan continued hiccupping uncontrollably.

Her parents’ voices were a bit loud, and with the chaos, her mind really wasn’t working too well.

Jiang Dai hadn’t expected her cheap husband to be so reliable.

She quickly calmed down. Seeing the growing crowd of onlookers—the village’s intelligence hub, timeless and ever-present—an idea formed in her mind.

【I didn’t act in all those palace dramas and family melodramas for nothing.】

【Fighting might feel good, but sometimes openly scheming while secretly throwing punches—double the satisfaction!】

【Juanjuan wouldn’t pick a fight, and Er Mao is nearly unconscious. Even if I’m in the wrong, I’ll make it right!】

Juanjuan: Didn’t understand, but it sounded impressive.

Jiang Dai weakly collapsed into Bai Tian’s arms, tears streaming, her words clear and deeply moving, skillfully swaying the onlookers around them

“Husband, don’t worry about me. Go check on Juanjuan and Er Mao.”

“Juanjuan and Er Mao are so pitiful. I don’t even know if Er Mao is still alive.”

Yun An, lying nearby, secretly watching the drama but suddenly named: ……

He had no choice but to quickly close his eyes again.

Play dead!

“She almost beat Er Mao to death.”

“Our poor Er Mao! Aunties, please save our Er Mao!”

“You—if anything happens to my Er Mao, I—I—I…”

Jiang Dai, watching the stirred and chaotic crowd, positioned herself as the most vulnerable.

The onlooking aunties, seeing Jiang Dai on the verge of fainting, rushed to help.

“Hua Ni’er’s Mother, look at this—Er Mao really is still unconscious!”

“The adults are here now, you…”

“Exactly, don’t let this turn into a tragedy.”

Bai Tian, looking at his fragile wife in his arms, handed her over to Dachui’s Mother beside him.

“Please watch her for a moment.”

Dachui’s Mother: “But…”

She didn’t want to help!

Bai Tian ignored her and stood alone, blocking Hua Ni’er’s Mother. “Don’t you dare leave!”