I'm dressed up as the timid eldest daughter, and the whole family has to listen to me!

Su Banxia completely ignored the shouts behind her, picked up her cane and ran back into the house, bolted the door, and started eating steamed buns.

The steamed buns were dark and hard, clearly made from coarse grains mixed with rice bran. Although they were a bit hard and prickly, Su Banxia, ​​who hadn't eaten for a day and a night, didn't care about anything else at the moment; as long as she could fill her stomach, that was good enough.

While eating, Su Banxia was thinking that she couldn't just lie at home like this tomorrow. She needed to go out and see if she could find something good to eat. Otherwise, if she kept eating this kind of food, she was afraid she would starve to death in the old house before she could even reclaim the second wife's property.

Su Hanzhang and Wang Guihua, who were outside, were quite frightened to see their eldest daughter, who was usually hardworking and dutiful, overturn the table in front of the whole family. But after all, she was their daughter, and they couldn't just stand by and watch Granny Liu beat the child to death.

So, Wang Guihua used her body to block the doorway from letting anyone else in, while Su Hanzhang clung desperately to his elderly mother, begging for mercy incessantly.

"Mother, Mother, please don't be angry. Please calm down. If you want to hit me, then hit your son. I will teach Banxia a lesson for being ignorant!"

Having finally swallowed the steamed bun, Su Banxia heard Su Hanzhang's voice outside, and a slight warmth rose in her heart.

It seems this father isn't entirely useless; despite his blind filial piety, he still knows how to protect his daughter in crucial moments.

Just as Su Banxia was feeling gratified, she heard Granny Liu calling from outside:

"Su Hanzhang! You're married now, so you think you're all grown up? You dare disobey your mother? That brat of yours, I could beat her to death, and she wouldn't be wronged! What's with you stopping me now?!"

As she spoke, Granny Liu threw down the broom in her hand, stopped struggling to hit Su Banxia, ​​and instead began slapping herself repeatedly in the face.

"I'm useless. My sons don't listen to me, and my granddaughter is a good-for-nothing jinx. I'm useless! I'll die, I'll die! Your family will have peace after I die!"

Hearing this from inside the house, Su Banxia couldn't help but give a thumbs-up to those outside.

"That old hag finally said something right. Only when you're dead can this family have peace!"

Seeing that his mother's face was swollen from being slapped, Su Hanzhang quickly grabbed Liu Pozi's hand and said anxiously:

"Mother, don't hit yourself. Hit me if you want to vent your anger. You can't die. The Su family is finished without you!"

As he spoke, Su Hanzhang grabbed Granny Liu's hand and slapped himself in the face.

Granny Liu had already hurt herself a bit from hitting her, but seeing that Su Hanzhang had softened, she quickly pulled her hand away and cried as she said:

"Hanzhang, you are my own flesh and blood, how could your mother bear to hit you? But I must discipline Su Banxia for you, otherwise she will really become a menace!"

Upon hearing these words, Su Hanzhang, who had been wholeheartedly protecting her daughter, couldn't help but shed tears.

"Mother, I know you're doing this for the good of the Su family. Fine, go ahead and hit her. Banxia really went too far today. You can discipline her, I won't stop you!"

Having said that, he released his grip on Granny Liu, then turned to look at Wang Guihua, who was blocking the doorway, and shouted sternly:

"Guihua, what are you doing blocking the doorway! Let your mother in!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Guixiang glanced at Granny Liu, who stood behind Su Hanzhang with an angry expression, and then met Su Hanzhang's gaze. She could only stammer out:

"Hanzhang, Banxia, ​​she... she might have been struck by lightning and damaged her brain. Could you please not hit her? I..."

Upon hearing this, Granny Liu ripped Su Hanzhang out of her way and stormed up to Wang Guihua.

"I think you got struck by lightning and lost your mind. Get out of the way, or I'll beat you up too!"

Wang Guihua shrank back in fright, glanced timidly at Su Hanzhang, and had no choice but to step aside.

Seeing that her parents had given up on her so easily, Su Banxia, ​​who was lying inside, quickly got up, put on her shoes, grabbed her cane, and went to the door.

"Boom boom boom!"

"Su Banxia, ​​you brat, open the door right now!"

No matter how much the door was pounded on from outside, Su Banxia held on tightly to the doorknob from inside. However, the original owner of this body was always hungry and had little strength, so she soon couldn't hold on any longer.

Su Banxia realized that she couldn't rely on her parents at this moment. If she went out now and was caught by Granny Liu, given how often Granny Liu beat Su Banxia, ​​she would be beaten half to death.

Left with no other option, Su Banxia took a risky tactic. Taking advantage of the moment when Granny Liu was pushing the door open, she suddenly yanked it open. Granny Liu, caught off guard, fell flat on her face.

Before anyone could react, Su Banxia leaped out and ran with all her might to the door, where she began to cry and scream loudly.

"Grandma, I know I was wrong. Please don't kill me. Although you broke my tailbone, I can still work. I'll go up the mountain to cut pig feed first thing tomorrow morning. I just beg you to have mercy and not kill me!"

As she spoke, Su Banxia began to cry pitifully. When she saw Aunt Wu from next door push the door open and come out, Su Banxia pretended to lose her balance and sat down on the ground with a thud, crying even more so, looking utterly pitiful.

At this moment, Granny Liu realized she had been thrown. Without caring about anything else, she struggled to her feet and rushed outside, holding her broom high and cursing incessantly.

"You jinxed nemesis, who are you mourning for? I'll beat you to death today, you jinx! Shut up! If you dare to wail again, I'll cut out your tongue and feed it to the pigs!"

By this time, quite a few neighbors had come out to watch. Aunt Wu had just stepped out of the courtyard when she saw Granny Liu raising a broom, about to hit Su Banxia. She quickly rushed forward and stopped Granny Liu.

"Grandma Liu, are you really going to beat your granddaughter to death? We've watched Banxia grow up. She's always been hardworking and dutiful in helping with the household chores. You, as her grandmother, shouldn't go too far. If someone really dies today, do you think you can get away with it?"

Granny Liu was already old, and Su Banxia had exhausted her strength. Now, being held by her younger aunt, Fifth Aunt, she had no strength left to struggle and could only mutter curses under her breath.

"You're a jinx too! You're just meddling in other people's business. From now on, stay out of our family affairs. She's my granddaughter. Even if I beat her to death, it's a matter for the Su family. What does it have to do with you!"

As she spoke, Granny Liu turned and called out into the courtyard:

"You unfilial children, can't you see your old mother being bullied? Why aren't you coming out to help me!"