When Jia Zhangshi had just arrived in the front courtyard, Third Master Yan Bugui, who loved watching a spectacle, spotted her.
He hurriedly called out the whole family, who were in the middle of dinner.
"Come out, quick! Something's about to happen! Grandma Jia from the central courtyard is trying to smash a rock with an egg again."
The eldest, Yan Jiecheng, was the first to run outside.
The second, Yan Jiefang, the third, Yan Jiekouang, and the fourth, Yan Jiedi, hurried out as well.
The people of the front courtyard had barely gathered when they saw Lin Zhen slap Jia Zhangshi across the face.
Third Mistress was so frightened that she shut her eyes.
Lin Zhen snapped, "Jia Zhangshi, have I gone three months without beating you or something? You came to my door and started cursing without knowing right from wrong? Go ask Silly Zhu and Xu Damao what stands before my door! It's a fucking forbidden zone! Who gave you the nerve to trespass?"
"Ooh... ooh... ooh..."
With Lin Zhen gripping the back of her neck, Jia Zhangshi could only make those noises. She could not even cry, much less curse anyone.
Seeing that Lin Zhen was really about to drag Jia Zhangshi into the steps by her neck—
Yan Bugui hurriedly stepped in to persuade him. "All right, all right. Don't let this turn into a death."
Lou Xiao'e also stopped him. "Lin Zhen, stop it! Don't lower yourself to her level!"
First Elder Yi Zhonghai and First Aunt from the central courtyard arrived, along with the Silly Zhu and He Yushui siblings and Qin Huairu.
Yi Zhonghai shouted at the sight, "Stop! Lin Zhen, what kind of madness is this? You're beating an old woman again!"
"Shut up. Don't make me say something ugly about