"How could we not recognize you? Second sister, eldest brother, please come in first. We can talk after you come in."

Xu Weimin had already seen people starting to gather around, and he didn't want to get into an argument with them in public.

His house wasn't as big as Xu Wei's. Although it was also a small, independent courtyard, they had actually built a wall and opened a new door to separate the house.

So their house and their neighbor's house are separated by only one wall, and now people from both sides are standing at their doorways. Although they certainly wouldn't dare to say anything bad about him to his face, it's hard to say what they'd say behind his back.

Xu Fang hadn't originally planned to get entangled with him outside, but Grandma Xu's sudden fainting disrupted their plans.

When Grandpa Xu and Xu Weimin saw Xu Fang, they guessed why Grandma Xu had fainted.

More than a decade ago, not long after they sold Xu Fang, they suddenly heard that a group of human traffickers had been arrested. At the time, they didn't plan to inquire about Xu Fang's whereabouts.

However, fearing that Xu Fang would expose them, he secretly went to the police station to inquire. The police officers there told him that all those who were still alive had been safely returned home.

If they have relatives who have been abducted by human traffickers and have not returned home, it is likely that they have met with misfortune or have been moved to other places.

The chances of finding them are very low, and the police officers told them to accept their condolences.

Now, the person they thought had died more than a decade ago has suddenly appeared before them, which is quite terrifying. No wonder Grandma Xu fainted from fright.

After the door closed, Xu Fang couldn't wait to ask, "Why did you sell me back then?!"

"What nonsense are you talking about! When did we sell you? You clearly eloped with someone else!"

How could Grandpa Xu possibly admit it? Anyway, so many years have passed, and as long as they don't admit it, there's nothing anyone can do about it.

Xu Fang had considered many possibilities before, but she never expected that they would deny it.

Grandma Xu had just woken up and heard Grandpa Xu's words, so she chimed in, "That's right! You shamelessly ran off with someone else, how dare you criticize us?!"

"You said we sold you. If we really sold you to human traffickers, would you still be standing here safely?"

The more Grandma Xu talked, the more she felt she was right, and her tone became increasingly arrogant. She even turned around and questioned Xu Fang.

"Now that you're back, you must be married by now, right?"

"Now that you're married, hurry up and pay back the bride price! I raised you until you were over twenty, and you ate a lot of my food!"

Xu Fang was so angry at Grandma Xu's shameless words that her hands and feet began to tremble uncontrollably. She had so much to say, but now she couldn't utter a single word.

Chen Ming was terrified by Xu Fang's appearance. He quickly helped her up, patted her back, and comforted her, "Fang, calm down. They said it was on purpose, but we all know it's not like that."

Seeing Chen Ming and Xu Fang being so intimate in public (because Chen Ming was supporting Xu Fang's back), Grandma Xu directly asked Chen Ming, "You're her lover, right? Hurry up and give me the rest of the betrothal money!"

Zhang Yumei really felt that Grandma Xu always managed to redefine her understanding of shamelessness.

The same thing happened with Xu Junhui and Huang Qinqin last time. They actually told Xu Junhui not to marry Huang Qinqin, when it was clearly Xu Jingui who turned the tables on them.

But she always manages to see it as someone else's problem, which, I must say, is a skill in itself.

Zhang Yumei had originally planned to say a few words in defense of Xu Fang, but unexpectedly Xu Weiguo spoke up.

"Mom! How could you say that about my second sister! She's your daughter, and you're saying Chen Ming is her lover? What does that make her?!"

Oh wow~

Zhang Yumei felt that Xu Weiguo seemed to have sobered up a bit. She thought he wouldn't argue with Grandma Xu, but it seemed that the situation wasn't as bad as she had thought.

Grandma Xu found it unbelievable and pointed at Xu Weiguo, asking, "Are you questioning me? Who are you talking to?! You unfilial son!"

As she spoke, she started hitting Xu Weiguo forcefully. Then she even included Zhang Yumei in her scolding: "It's all my fault for letting you marry such a troublemaker!"

"Not only did they try to sow discord between you and us, they even severed ties with us! Waaah, why am I so unlucky!"

"I've been so good to you! I raised you with so much care, and this is how you treat me? Waaaaah~"

Xu Weiguo was at a loss for words as Grandma Xu cried. He had always been most afraid of Grandma Xu crying. Most of the time, he would give in whenever Grandma Xu cried.

When Zhang Yumei heard Grandma Xu talking about her, she wasn't angry at all. Instead, she just sneered and said, "It's okay. If you, Xu Weiguo, think it's my problem, then we can just get a divorce."

"Now that your children are grown up, if you want to be a dutiful son, then go ahead. What does it mean to be so good to us?!"

"Most of the money Xu Weiguo sends back every month is taken by you, while Ahui and I can't even afford to eat our fill of coarse grains!"

“While you were enjoying delicious food, my son and I were starving, and we even woke up hungry in the middle of the night! Ah Hui was five years old at the time, but he was thinner and smaller than other two-year-olds!”

"If I hadn't threatened to kill myself back then and demanded that Xu Weiguo send the money back in installments, Hongxia and I might have died along with our unborn child!"

"Speaking of which, when Xu Fang was sold, it wasn't long after I asked Xu Weiguo to send the money back in installments."

"So, you've gotten used to living a wealthy life, and now that it's suddenly gone, you're not used to it, so you've started selling your daughters, right?!"

It has to be said that Zhang Yumei was right. The reason Xu Weimin sold Xu Fang back then was because he was short of money. He was used to spending money lavishly, so he encouraged Xu Fang to be sold.

Otherwise, he really wouldn't have been willing to sell her, not because of any feelings, but because if Xu Fang were at home, he and Lin Chunyan wouldn't have to do anything.

Even when it came to earning work points, he only did it casually, since Xu Weiguo sent money back every month, so they would never go hungry.

Several men came to Xu Fang's door to propose marriage, but Xu Weimin chased them all away. Grandma Xu originally intended for her to get married, because she was so old and still unmarried, and people would laugh at her.

However, Xu Weimin did the math with her: how much dowry could she expect if she got married? It would be more worthwhile to keep her at home to work. So, as time went on, Xu Fang remained unmarried into her twenties.

Xu Fang always thought that no one wanted her, and she had no idea that she had many opportunities to get married and escape from this family.