Translator: Dj22031
Editor: Dj22031
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The villagers had heard Cheng Linshi’s wailing from afar. Cheng Linshi was a notorious shrew in the village; she was usually the one making others cry. Who was so powerful as to make this old woman wail like that?
But when they heard Qin Yunzheng’s name, they were all incredulous!
“Old hag Cheng, have you gone senile? Everyone knows that Yun Zheng treats your family like royalty. Even if she doesn’t even eat or drink herself, she wouldn’t let you go hungry. How could she possibly lay a hand on Cheng Fugui?”
These words came from the village’s most gossipy woman, known as “Sister Loudspeaker.” She knew every family’s size, circumstances, and temperament perfectly; if anything happened, she could spread the word far and wide.
Seeing that the villagers didn’t believe her, Cheng Linshi’s voice became shrill with anger, “Nonsense! I’m in my prime, how could I be senile? Am I blind? That damned girl Qin Yunzheng went mad after jumping into the river! She not only beat my Fugui, but also me and her mother, and she even let all my chickens and ducks escape! Look at my house and yard, she’s done all this to me, she even smashed the ancestral hall! Heaven is truly blind! What sins has our Cheng family committed to raise such a good-for-nothing? May lightning strike her dead!”
Yun Zheng almost laughed out loud. This old woman’s ability to lie through her teeth was truly unparalleled. The original owner of this body had never eaten a single meal from the Cheng family, so where did this “raising” come from? At first, everyone didn’t believe her, but seeing that Cheng Fugui was indeed lying on the ground screaming in pain, it didn’t seem fake. And Cheng Linshi couldn’t possibly be so bored as to destroy her own home.
“Could it really be Zheng girl who did this?”
“Who else could it be? Maybe Zheng girl’s brain was damaged by the fever and she suddenly had a relapse?”
“This is outrageous! No matter what, as descendants, we cannot disrespect our elders. This is a grave violation of ancestral precepts and unfilial piety!”
With the villagers’ support, Cheng Linshi instantly became more confident and howled even louder. She thought to herself, “That brat dared to go against me and even hit my precious grandson. Today, she’ll make sure she and the Qin family suffer greatly.”
Just then, Cheng Linshi’s eldest son, Cheng Qiang, his wife, Cheng Jinshi, and her second son, Cheng Jian, heard the commotion and rushed back.
Cheng Linshi immediately felt like she had found a backer and, pulling them aside, embellished Yun Zheng’s evil deeds.
“Cheng Jian, your daughter is something else! She even dared to hit your wife and me, her own grandmother and brother! In a few years, will she be committing murder and arson?”
Cheng Jian couldn’t believe that the ruthless witch his mother described was actually Zheng, the girl who always obeyed the Cheng family’s every command.
But his mother couldn’t lie, so he adopted a fatherly authority and reprimanded, “Qin Yunzheng, are you crazy? How could you lay a hand on your own family?”
Yun Zheng didn’t even look at him. The biggest disaster in the original owner’s life was having such an irresponsible father.
In her memory, he was indifferent to the original owner, but before divorcing Qin Zhihua, he would at least try to save face.
However after marrying Zhang Li, he ignored the original owner completely, but the original owner was stubborn and always wanted her father’s affection.
If Cheng Jian really didn’t like his daughter, that would be one thing, but couldn’t he at least stop treating her coldly while eating the food she gave him?
Hypocritical and disgusting.
This was the first time Cheng Jian had been given the cold shoulder by Yun Zheng. His daughter was usually very devoted to him, so he was quite uncomfortable. He was about to speak when the villagers blocking the entrance quickly made way for Village Chief Li Shan upon hearing his name.
“Fifth Sister!”
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