WBSGVS Chapter 65 V1

Du Chuan was so furious that he nearly toppled over, tempted to disregard Du Qingli’s threats, and just hit her instead.

However, at that moment, he was caught in her gaze. It felt as if he was staring at his eldest son, hearing her voice while seeing the anger on his son’s face, which made it impossible for him to strike her.

After all, his eldest son was dead, and he felt a twinge of guilt for what he was considering doing.

After all, that child was Du Qingli’s only daughter.

But what good is a daughter? Money given to her wouldn’t be used by the Du family!

He clenched his teeth so hard that the muscles in his jaw felt like they were going to burst. “I’ll give you at most two hundred. You’re a girl who’s going to get married anyway. I remember there are still over a hundred in the savings account; that should keep you going for a long time. Your cousin needs to marry too, and that costs money.”

Qingli laughed. “Grandpa, you just said he’s my cousin, not my dad’s son. If he uses my dad’s money to marry, then what’s my dowry from Uncle’s family?”

Du Chuan widened his eyes in anger. “You’re a girl; you’re going to get married sooner or later! Who knows, you might go back to the Xiang family tomorrow! Take this money and give it to your mother-in-law!”

“I’m not getting married!” Qingli retorted firmly. “Enough already! Give me the money! If you don’t, I’ll make a scene!”

Du Chuan, leaning against the table, pointed at Qingli with a trembling hand. “What do you mean?! Do you think I won’t hit you?”

“Go ahead, come at me!” Qingli provoked.

“Slap!” Under Qingli’s repeated provocations, the last thread of reason in Du Chuan’s mind snapped. He raised his hand again without hesitation, ready to strike.

He Dan, who was secretly watching, felt nervous. Seeing this scene brought a fleeting smile to her face, but just as quickly, her smile turned to shock.

The little girl, who seemed much smaller than the burly man before her, quickly raised her hand to block him. When she saw his other hand coming, she ducked, then pushed the table over with all her might. “Boom!” The table hit the ground with a loud thud, making it seem like the earth itself shook.

“Hiss!” He Dan inhaled sharply, suddenly feeling fortunate that she had restrained herself earlier that afternoon and hadn’t confronted Du Qingli.

Zhang Shuangshuang’s face changed, but she didn’t dare approach.

That girl didn’t look easy to mess with; approaching her would only mean trouble.

But both were anxious; if a commotion broke out and the table and chairs were broken, they would have to spend money and effort to repair them!

Du Qing originally thought Du Chuan could handle everything himself, but when he saw the commotion, his face darkened. He had expected to easily subdue the little girl, but before he could get close, she swung a chair at his outstretched hand.

“Hiss!” Du Qing shivered in pain, clutching his wrist, and shouted, “Are you crazy?!”

Qingli swung the chair with both hands, unafraid of the two big men, her voice clear and bright. “You’re the crazy one! Do you want to hit someone just because you won’t give money? Where’s the logic in that? This money is mine!”

“This is my son’s money! A girl like you wants it? No way!” Du Chuan yelled at Qingli, itching to strike, but they were reluctant to charge at her while she swung the chair so quickly!

This girl was different from others; she had a good diet and a strong physique. Before they could grab her, they would be in pain.

Seeing they didn’t dare to approach, Qingli took a moment to catch her breath but didn’t loosen her grip on the chair. She looked fierce but was calm in demeanor. “What’s wrong? Don’t want to give it?”

Du Qing, unwilling to back down, asked, “What does a little girl need so much money for?!”

“Whether I’m a boy or a girl, my dad’s money should be returned to me! It’s what I deserve!” Qingli said with a straight face.

“One thousand in compensation; you should at least give me five hundred. The remaining five hundred counts as my dad’s support for you and Grandma. But as for my brother, my dad doesn’t need to support a fully capable younger brother! Let alone his son! And as for the gifts from guests, there were at least thirty or so; that money is the labor fee for your funeral. You only took two hundred but used one hundred; the remaining one hundred counts too!!!”

“No way!” Du Chuan waved his hand dismissively. “Six hundred, and why don’t you go rob someone?”

“Is there nothing to discuss?” Qingli asked calmly once more.

Du Qing bit his lip, sensing something was off, but didn’t answer.

But Du Chuan’s attitude was adamant; this was his son’s money, and how he used it was his business. A little girl wanting money was out of the question! “Right, nothing to negotiate. I’ll give you two hundred to take to your in-laws.”

“I understand now.” Qingli nodded slightly, and Du Chuan’s expression softened. He thought she had complied, ready to gently coax her, but the next second, he saw Qingli throw the chair at the altar.

“Crash!” A loud noise erupted, startling even Du Qing’s eldest son, who had tried to ignore the chaos in the hall. He stepped out just in time to see the chair roll down from the broken altar and hit the ground with another loud crash.

It was even louder than when the table was overturned!

He froze in place, not daring to step outside the door.

Du Chuan and Du Qing felt as if their brains were buzzing; that sound seemed to strike them in the head, leaving their faces pale.

Compared to the table, the altar was their most important possession. Even though they hadn’t placed any idols to worship due to the circumstances, it was still not something that could be easily destroyed!

“I think you’re crazy!” Du Chuan gritted his teeth.

Qingli’s expression was cold. “What’s wrong? Feeling unhappy? If your ancestors knew you were doing this, they’d probably be furious.”

She did it on purpose; the altar was bare, and if it weren’t, she wouldn’t have smashed it so easily. She aimed to provoke them thoroughly.

“Damn it!” Du Chuan and Du Qing were indeed furious, and seeing her defiant attitude, they rushed at her without a second thought.

Qingli nimbly dodged them, swinging her chair.

“Ah!” Du Chuan yelped in pain.

“Hahaha! You deserved it!” Qingli laughed, and the next second, when Du Qing chased after her, she sprinted outside, into the yard, moving gracefully as if she were dancing.

Du Chuan hurried to follow, and the two of them chased after her.

Qingli shouted, “Help! Du Chuan and Du Qing are trying to hit me because they want to steal my dad’s money! Help!”

Du Chuan fell slightly behind, hearing her voice echo through the village, feeling even angrier. “You better wait for me!”

At this hour, people in the village had mostly finished eating. Some might visit neighbors, chat with others, or rest at home for a bit before going to sleep.

Overall, the village was still quite peaceful.

But suddenly, a shrill cry for help erupted.

Almost everyone rushed out in response to the voice and saw a little girl running out of the Du house, with two men chasing her, cursing as they ran. Everyone was alarmed.

When they saw that the girl being chased and scolded was Du Qingli, some men who had a good relationship with her father quickly ran out to stop Du Chuan and Du Qing: “Uncle, what are you doing?”

“What’s wrong with the little girl? Du Shi treasures this daughter; you can’t treat her like this. Your brother took care of you before!”

Du Qing was furious: “Do you even know what she did?”

Now that the danger had passed, Qingli stopped running and shouted from about three meters away: “What did I do? You took the one thousand yuan condolence money from my dad’s factory and aren’t planning to give me a single penny. You took two hundred from my dad’s savings account, spent one hundred on the funeral, and earned back thirty from gifts. You still don’t intend to give me anything and even want to hit me!”

Gasps of shock filled the air as people reacted with a mix of envy and jealousy, murmuring among themselves:

“One thousand yuan in condolence money?”

“Wow, they aren’t giving a single cent to the granddaughter? What would Du Shi think if he found out!”

“Du Shi was always supporting his brother. I can’t believe Du Qing would treat his daughter this way after his death—tch, tch…”

Du Chuan and Du Qing felt overwhelmed by the surprised comments from familiar faces in the village, and they were at a loss, their faces going pale. Du Qing anxiously tried to explain: “No, it’s not like that!”

Qingli had started to cry at the right moment: “How is it not like that? This is the money my dad left for me. I only want half of the condolence money; the other half is for my grandparents’ living expenses. Yet, they won’t give me anything…”

The men holding Du Qing’s arms grew serious: “Du Qing, you’re going too far!”

Du Chuan wasn’t ready to back down, shouting: “She’s just a little girl. Sooner or later, she’s going to get married. Who knows if her in-laws called her back to get money to honor her mother-in-law? Why does she need any money?”

Before Qingli could retort, someone quickly interjected to defend her: “If Du Shi were here, he’d give Arli whatever she asked for. This money is left for his daughter; you can’t just take it!”

“Have some conscience! Even if she gets married, she’s still Du Shi’s only child!”

Seeing the tide turning against him, Du Qing began to panic. He knew he was being unreasonable, but his father supported him. Now that the truth was out in the open, he felt too exposed to speak up.

Du Chuan tried to hold his ground, but as the villagers continued to call out Du Shi’s name, he felt a twinge of guilt. With the situation becoming increasingly embarrassing, he realized he couldn’t afford to stay silent without risking being cursed behind his back.

“Uncle, the girl just wants half. Just give it to her,” urged the man still holding Du Chuan back.

Some of the onlookers still looked down on the situation.

They all knew how much Du Shi treasured this daughter. Afraid that his stepmother would bully her, he had never remarried and had raised her alone.

Now that he was gone, they believed he would have wanted to leave his money to his child.

And the girl was even willing to give half of it to them for their retirement—truly generous of her.

After all, Du Chuan still had a son!

Of course, some people thought that a girl had no right to such a large sum of money.

But now that Qingli was making such a scene, and everyone knew how Du Shi had doted on her, many villagers couldn’t bring themselves to disagree. Instead, they began to scold: “What’s wrong? Everyone says women can hold up half the sky, but now it’s as if girls can’t take the money their fathers left them. This is his only child!”

Yes, she was Du Shi’s only child.

So, she had to be given the money!

Du Chuan felt his face twitch in discomfort, knowing that half of the one thousand yuan was suddenly gone!