"Lin Xiaojuan, stop spewing nonsense!" Xia Hongfen rushed over, her face contorted with rage. "I'll tear your mouth apart!"

The neighbors quickly pulled the person away.

"Lin Xiaojuan, don't talk nonsense. Chunmei is this young master's savior. Are you deaf? Didn't you hear the young master call Chunmei 'sister'?" Xia Mingshi retorted angrily.

Chen Jinlian: "Their son calls Xia Chunmei 'sister.' If the father wants to marry her, how can he not make his son change how he addresses her? I think you're just jealous and can't stand to see Chunmei doing well."

Aunt Pear Blossom: "Don't bring bad luck on such a fine day."

Xia Chunmei walked over casually: "I've noticed that you always side with the Fan family. As far as I know, the Fan family isn't even related to you. Why do you always side with them? Could it be that you have some kind of relationship with someone in the Fan family?"

This relationship is rather intriguing.

People usually associate it with a romantic relationship.

Xia Hongfen put her hands on her hips and said loudly, "Lin Xiaojuan, come on, tell us, tell us what your relationship is with the Fan family, tell us all."

Lin Xiaojuan gasped for breath, "You little bitch, I have absolutely no connection with the Fan family! You're framing me! I'll beat your mouth to a pulp!"

Every woman is afraid of being talked about having an illicit relationship with someone, and Lin Xiaojuan was no exception.

Upon hearing Xia Chunmei's words, she angrily swung her fist and charged over.

No regrets!

Jin Yuntian shouted, and Wu Han immediately grabbed Lin Xiaojuan by the collar and threw her several meters away, where she landed right in front of Du Jinghua and his wife.

Seeing Lin Xiaojuan's thin body crash to the ground, tears streaming down her face in pain, Du Jinghua felt as if he were seeing himself crash to the ground.

He kept telling himself that he absolutely, absolutely, absolutely must not offend Xia Chunmei again.

"How dare you make up stories about my husband! Are you tired of living?"

Wu Huan's clean and efficient action immediately startled the villagers who were watching the spectacle.

Some people initially thought Lin Xiaojuan's words made sense, but now they are all silent in fear.

Jin Yuntian had investigated Xia Chunmei and naturally knew her situation. Today, he was going to stand up for Xia Chunmei and make an example of her!

Are they bullying Xia Chunmei because she has no parents?

Are they bullying Xia Chunmei because her family consists of defenseless little girls?

Weigh your own abilities carefully; can you defeat the Jin family of Xiangcheng?

"Miss Xia is a great benefactor of the Jin family. It's alright if she speaks ill of me, but anyone who speaks ill of or insults Miss Xia is going against the Jin family!" Jin Yuntian said. "Miss Xia, how do you intend to deal with this wicked woman? Kill her? Slice her flesh?"

Jin Yuntian's words frightened the villagers, who all retreated. He was terrified by the constant threats of killing and dismemberment.

Du Jinghua and his wife were so frightened that their legs went weak and they could not walk.

"Chunmei, your aunt was wrong. Your aunt was blinded by greed and talked nonsense."

"Your auntie is just jealous that you've made money and are living a good life. Please, have mercy on me, I have elderly parents and young children to support."

Ignoring her pain, Lin Xiaojuan crawled over and knelt in front of Xia Chunmei, pleading.

Lin Xiaojuan's two children, Xia Chong and Xia Hu, also quickly knelt down and begged for mercy.

Xia Chunmei knew that Jin Yuntian was helping her establish her authority. However, she couldn't possibly kill someone over a mere verbal dispute.

She said, "I'll forgive you this time for the sake of Xiaochong and Xiaohu, but I hope you'll think twice before you speak out, because loose tongues can cause trouble."

Jin Yuntian added, "If there's a next time, I'll have someone rip out your tongue and use it as a snack with my drinks."

"No... I won't dare again, I won't dare again." Lin Xiaojuan was so frightened that she couldn't speak coherently.

The other villagers were so frightened they didn't dare breathe. They were being killed, skinned, and had their tongues pulled out. They couldn't afford to mess with them.

"You damned woman, get back home right now! How could our Xia family have married such a jinx?" Lin Xiaojuan's mother-in-law, Madam Wei, rushed over angrily and began scratching and cursing Lin Xiaojuan.

Lin Xiaojuan didn't dare to fight back and endured the beating.

"Chunmei, you're a good girl. Today is your coming-of-age ceremony, so don't stoop to the level of that old hag." Lin Xiaojuan's husband, Xia Xing, quickly apologized to Xia Chunmei and said kindly, "Don't worry, I'll definitely teach her a lesson when we get back."

"Lin Xiaojuan is becoming more and more outrageous."

"Was that something an elder should say? I think he deserves to be taught a lesson."

"That's right, Chunmei, Hongfen, don't be angry. Quickly invite our distinguished guest in to sit down."

"Uncle Jin, Grandpa Wang, please have a seat. I'm sorry you had to see this."

Jin Yuntian took out a jade pendant: "If Miss Xia encounters any difficulties in the future, she can use this jade pendant to come to the Sihai Trading Company to find me. If I am not there, she can also find Xu Qingfeng."

“Miss Xia, I am Xu Qingfeng. If you need anything, you can come to Sihai Trading Company to find me,” Xu Qingfeng, who was standing next to Jin Yuntian, introduced himself.

"Then thank you very much, Uncle Jin, and thank you very much, Manager Xu." Xia Chunmei knew that having a powerful backer was very important in this era, so she didn't stand on ceremony.

The Du family was extremely envious when they saw Xia Chunmei accept Jin Yuntian's jade pendant.

In fact, Xia Chunmei had already seen Du Jinghua and Madam Du, but since the two of them were really no good, Xia Chunmei couldn't be bothered with them.

“Miss Xia, happy birthday. Our two families had a small misunderstanding because of that scoundrel Fan Baowen. I hope you can forgive and forget. If you ever need my help in the future, I will do my best to help you.”

Du Jinghua spoke beautifully, but the smile on his face looked disgusting.

"Here are some small items for the young lady. A young lady shouldn't dress too plainly."

The jewelry box in Madam Du's hand contained several silver hairpins of different styles, as well as some pearl hairpins and pearl earrings, which she estimated to be worth about a hundred taels of silver in total.

"Mr. and Mrs. Du, I think you know the truth of the matter better than I do. For the sake of Young Master Du, I will let it go. Please take your things and leave. We cannot entertain you further."

Madam Du's scheming mind hasn't died down yet. Does she think I don't know what she's secretly planning?

Want to shake hands and make peace? Want to take this opportunity to get involved with the Jin family? Dream on!