Chapter 17: Old Woman, What Are Your Orders?

“How did you know?” The woman in the lead wore a rather bright and magnificent Mongolian silk robe, but whether she intended to pick a fight or something else, she had actually wrapped the hem around her waist. Whether it was due to her excessive movements or something else, a tear had appeared in her remaining white trousers.

“Your dominance is leaking out.” Su Zhirui extended a finger and pointed toward her lower body.

Everyone followed her gaze, and a burst of thunderous laughter erupted. The so-called Fourth Aunt’s face flushed hot, and she immediately grabbed Hua Chun beside her to shield herself. “Anyone else who laughs, I’ll cut out their tongue!”

“You, bathe and change my clothes immediately.” Seeing that Su Zhirui’s smile remained unabated, the woman reached out and grabbed her. Knowing she couldn't escape this calamity, Su Zhirui could only follow her inside cautiously.

“Which family’s daughter are you? Where does your father serve as an official?” Soaking in the large bathtub, the woman closed her eyes and enjoyed Su Zhirui’s “sauna” service; one wouldn't have guessed she actually possessed some level of skill.

“I have no father or mother.” Su Zhirui could only answer this way. Was she supposed to say she had a beastly brother and father, both of whom were in the twenty-first century?

“Such a lowly origin?” The woman froze momentarily, then opened her eyes and asked, “Leave Little Si immediately. A woman like you shouldn't think that by clinging to our Yi family, you can fly up to the branch and become a phoenix. At most, you are just a hen that lays eggs.”

“Yes,” Su Zhirui replied half-heartedly, then let go and stood up.

“Come back, I didn't tell you to leave yet.” Having lost her support, the woman suddenly slipped into the bathtub and gulped a few mouthfuls of hot water. She struggled like a zombie for a moment before managing to grab Su Zhirui’s sleeve and sit up.

“What are your further instructions, Fourth Aunt?” Su Zhirui asked patiently.

“Is 'Fourth Aunt' a title you are allowed to use?”

“Yes. What instructions do you have, old woman?” Su Zhirui obediently changed her wording, which angered the woman so much she stood up to slap her. However, because she couldn't stand steadily and Su Zhirui didn't expect her to rise so suddenly, Su Zhirui could only watch helplessly as the woman’s mobility-impaired body tumbled out of the bathtub.

After a bout of chaos, the world was finally quiet.

“Fourth Sister-in-law, you actually managed to make Fourth Aunt faint from anger. I can no longer underestimate your strength.” Seeing her idling alone in the pavilion, Yi Lun finally deigned to come out and tease her. Although he had heard that today's developments were quite spectacular, he was truly unwilling to joke around with his own life.

“A nest of freaks,” Su Zhirui said bluntly. “They told me to leave your Fourth Brother, complaining that my birth was bad and lowly.”

“Fourth Sister-in-law, you wouldn't happen to...”

“If I hadn't complained that your Fourth Brother has childhood dementia, obsessive-compulsive disorder, and geriatric hypersomnia, you all should be secretly laughing with joy. Yet you still dared to come looking for trouble with me?” Su Zhirui gave a cold laugh. Since that man had gone out and she was feeling bored, since they had come to her door, wouldn't it be impolite not to play along?

“Uh, Fourth Sister-in-law, what do you mean by that? I don't understand a single word.” Yi Lun had thick, arched eyebrows and a growing smile on his lips. This wife chosen by his Fourth Brother was indeed no pushover. He had originally thought this little girl would be gnawed to nothingness, but it turned out the one spitting blood from anger was his deathly persistent Fourth Aunt. Was the world changing?

“You'll understand when you're older. By the way, did your Fourth Brother say when he's coming back?” Su Zhirui said, waving her hands impatiently.

“Fourth Brother didn't give a return date, but tomorrow, our little cousin from Lingnan will also arrive here. She's coming...” Yi Lun said somewhat hesitantly. “But before Fourth Brother left, he assigned me a task, so it will still have to be you, Sister-in-law, to personally look after her.”

“Another one of the freaks?” Su Zhirui looked at Yi Lun with great interest, staring at him for a long time.

“Fourth Sister-in-law...”

“How long did your ancestors spend being despised by the King of Hell in their past lives?”