Chapter 2010: A Quarrel Between Neighbors

Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios

Xia He had thought that Deng Fan’s parents would be unhappy with her over what she did in the past two years. She did not expect that their only concern was for her well-being. Xia He immediately grabbed Jiang Shu t s hands and said, “Thank you, Mother and Father. Now that I’m back, I don’t intend to go back there for extended periods again. The business there is already on track. When the weather is warmer, I’ll bring you there for a holiday.”

“Sure! I want to see the scenery over there too,” Jiang Shu said.

The Deng family had a happy reunion meal, but it was not so harmonious at the Kong family’s house. After Old Madam Kong reached home, she started to smash everything she could get her hands on. She even wished she could tear down the entire house!

How dare Xia He get someone to chase her out! This was so humiliating! She was the mother-in-law but she had been bullied by her daughter-in-law. If news of this got back to the village, how could she still face anyone! How could she still hold her head up high in the future?

No! She must go and smooth things over with Xia He tomorrow. She must bring Kong Lu along so that they could talk about everything clearly. Perhaps Xia He would agree to divorce her husband on account of Kong Lu!

She made so much noise that one of her neighbors came over and shouted, “What are you doing in the middle of the night! Are you trying to demolish the house! How can we sleep with this racket going on!’

“Why do you care what I do in my house? Get lost! Stop being an eyesore

here!” Old Madam Kong roared.

“Hey! How can your family be so unreasonable! There’s a baby who’s only a few months old in our house! The baby is crying at home now because of you! If anything should happen to the kid! You lowly b*tch, can you afford to compensate me for it?” the neighbor said angrily.

“I’m still wondering which dog is making so much noise in the corridor. So it’s you! Who are you calling a lowly b*tch? See if I don’t rip out your tongue!” Old Madam Kong rushed to the door and started fighting with the neighbor. Kong Li pretended not to see anything and slowly walked into her room and switched on the radio.

This neighbor’s name was Sun Fei and she lived in the unit below Old Madam Kongs house. Ever since Old Madam Kong moved in, there had not been a day of peace and quiet in their house. This was an old building and it was inevitable that the soundproofing was not too good. Everyone here tried their best to be mindful of making noise at home so that they did not disturb others.

When Kong Lu came home, he saw many neighbors standing in the corridor watching the commotion at his house. He hurriedly went forward to pull Old Madam Kong away from the neighbor and said, “What exactly is going on? Why are you hitting my mother?”

“So this is the good son! You’re finally back! This is a military compound! The way your mother struts around every day, anyone who doesn’t know better would think that you are in a high position! Exactly how high is your rank! Even my husband isn’t as flashy as you!” the neighbor said.

Sun Fei’s husband was the highest-ranked personnel in this entire block and also the longest-serving one. Sun Fei was an easy-going person and her husband was also a down-to-earth and hardworking man. The two of them always did their best to help anyone who was in trouble, so their family was quite well-liked by the others.

Sun Fei’s daughter-in-law had given birth recently and moved in with them some time ago. Everyone living in the same block had sent them congratulatory gifts, except Kong Lu’s family. Sun Fei had taken this affront to heart.

“I’m sorry, I’m sorry. It’s our fault. I apologize to you on behalf of my mother! I’m really sorry,” Kong Lu said apologetically.

“Why are you apologizing! I didn’t do anything wrong! She scolded me first! She came over to our house to insult me! I’m the victim here! I’m going to call the police!” Old Madam Kong shouted agitatedly.

“Call the police if you want! Do you think I’m afraid of you?” Sun Fei said.

“Sister! Let’s not call the police! I’ll talk to my mother now. Don’t worry, this won’t happen again!” Kong Lu promised.

“Alright! I’ll believe you this time. If you scare the baby in my house with such loud noises again, I won’t let you off!” After saying that, Sun Fei returned to her own house. When the other neighbors saw that the matter had been resolved, they all went home too.

Kong Lu pushed Old Madam Kong into the house wearily and slammed the door shut. He knew that it was definitely Old Madam Kongs fault. It was very clear to him from all the mess on the floor, but he could not do anything to control Old Madam Kong and could only let her be..