Article 613: The idiotic thing the boss did.

On September 20th, Zhao Sidan and Shen Zheng's group finally returned.

As soon as they arrived at the village entrance, the convoy was surrounded by enthusiastic villagers. The group of children from Old Zhao's family were especially excited because they knew that their aunt had bought them many gifts. They were going to return to the village with Zhao Sidan. They had been waiting for so long, and they were finally going to see them.

Donghua excitedly exclaimed, "Brother Sidan, I miss you so much! I even dreamt about you last night!"

Mrs. Sun squeezed in, holding her child: "It's been five months since I last saw him. Si Dan has grown taller and more handsome. It seems he'll be a top scholar in the future."

"Third Aunt, my goal is to become the top scholar in the imperial examination." Zhao Sidan lifted the carriage curtain, yawned, and said, "I'm exhausted from the journey back. I'm going back to sleep for a while. I'll give everyone the gifts later. Excuse me, excuse me."

Seeing that Si Dan looked exhausted, everyone made way for the convoy, which slowly came to a stop at the entrance of the mansion.

Cheng Wanwan stood at the door to greet him. Just as she was about to pat Zhao Sidan's head, the boy lowered his voice and said, "Mom, let's go inside and talk."

She looked up and saw that Xiao Zheng also had a solemn expression, and the faces of Granny Qi, Granny Yang, and the others who followed him were equally grim.

She knew something must have happened while she was away.

However, everyone returned safely. As long as they are all safe and sound, nothing else matters.

Cheng Wanwan was not in a hurry. Instead, she asked Granny Ma to get some money to reward the people who escorted them back from the post station. She also asked Zhao Dashan to take these people to a side courtyard to rest and have tea. They could leave after they had eaten.

After finishing all that, she went to the main courtyard.

She sat down and took a sip of tea: "You said something delayed you, but the letter didn't explain clearly. What exactly happened?"

“My uncle came back with us!” Zhao Sidan said indignantly. “He tried to escape the whole way, causing a lot of trouble. Zheng Ge and I asked the guards at the post station to knock him unconscious and tie him up. My uncle was in the last carriage. If we send him back to Chengjia Village now, he will definitely find a way to run to the capital again.”

Cheng Wanwan was completely surprised. Boss Cheng had actually come back too. She hadn't expected this at all, and quickly gestured for them to explain the situation.

“Godmother, let me tell you.” Shen Zheng was speechless. “A month ago, Godmother had just left the capital when Uncle Cheng redeemed a courtesan from Manxiang Garden and even rented a courtyard outside to keep her.”

"puff!"

Cheng Wanwan spat out the tea in her mouth.

Good heavens, the original owner's older brother was truly remarkable. He was an honest farmer, yet he went to the capital and caused all sorts of trouble.

She wiped her mouth and asked, "The Cheng family's money is all in the hands of the old lady and Xiaoman. Where did he get the money to redeem prostitutes and even rent a courtyard?"

"That courtesan has amassed quite a fortune over the years, enough to buy herself freedom and rent a courtyard. She claims she's fallen for Uncle Cheng and wants to have his child." Shen Zheng was speechless. "Uncle Cheng has never experienced anything like this before, and he's completely smitten. Doesn't he realize that he's a forty-year-old man, and she's a young woman in her early twenties? How could she possibly be interested in him? Yet, in reality, that woman is paying money to be with Uncle Cheng. What is she after?"

Cheng Wanwan narrowed her eyes: "It seems that someone is trying to set a trap for Zhao'er."

Shen Zheng nodded: "I think so too. Brother Cheng investigated privately and found out that the woman had some connection with the He family... Even if the woman is truly innocent, the Cheng family wouldn't allow such a thing to happen. Grandma and Grandpa Cheng were furious. They rushed to the gate of the courtyard outside and started cursing and throwing eggs and vegetable leaves. Anyway, the woman is too ashamed to face anyone anymore. And Aunt Cheng beat Uncle Cheng at home. Uncle Cheng simply lay in bed and refused to eat or drink... Anyway, it's a whole bunch of messy things..."

He pinched the bridge of his nose and continued, "Brother Cheng doesn't understand why his father has become like this. Uncle Cheng was clearly the one who did something wrong, but he kept clamoring to divorce Aunt Cheng... In the end, it was Brother Cheng who made the decision to send Uncle Cheng back to Chengjia Village. However, Uncle Cheng tried to sneak back to the capital along the way. If we just send him back to Chengjia like this, I'm afraid there will still be trouble."

Cheng Wanwan was truly drunk.

She always thought that Sister-in-law Cheng was prone to causing trouble, but she never expected that it would be Boss Cheng who would end up creating such a huge mess.

Fortunately, Zhao'er made the quick decision to send this fool back to the village, otherwise he would have caused a lot of trouble in the capital sooner or later.

She said, "Cheng Jia, go and bring Boss Cheng in."

Cheng Jia stepped out, and soon returned carrying the unconscious Cheng Laoda. At Cheng Wanwan's signal, he carried a bucket of water and poured it over Cheng Laoda.

"It's raining!"

Cheng Laoda jumped up from the ground with a somersault.

When he saw Cheng Wanwan, he knew he had returned to the village. Trying to make it to the capital again would be harder than climbing to heaven for him alone.

His face was dark, and he was clenching his jaw tightly.

"What, still not awake?" Cheng Wanwan sneered. "Cheng Jia, pour another bucket of water on me."

Boss Cheng quickly stepped back: "Speak properly, don't resort to violence!"

"After Zhao'er was promoted, so many people from your Cheng family went, but you were the only one sent back to the village. Do you know what that means?" Cheng Wanwan curled her lips. "It means that Zhao'er has abandoned you. If I were Zhao'er, I wouldn't allow myself to have such a disgraceful father. I don't expect you to do anything for his career, but you can't hold him back, can you?"

The eldest brother of the Cheng family had a very sour expression: "Our Cheng family's affairs are none of your business!"

He turned to leave, but Cheng Jia blocked his way.

"I really don't want to get involved in the Cheng family's affairs, but I have no choice. I'm in the same boat as Zhao'er now, and if I get schemed against because of you, it would be a huge loss." Cheng Wanwan smiled. "Two years ago, when my family was starving, I went to the Cheng family to collect a debt, and you ended up hitting me on the head, almost killing me. Tell me, if I accidentally hit you on the head now, and you died, wouldn't the Cheng family be rid of a menace?"

Boss Cheng's eyes widened: "You dare?!"

"Why wouldn't I dare?" Cheng Wanwan's smile widened. "This is my territory, and everyone here is my man. The death of one person is nothing. Everyone has seen my wholehearted dedication to the Cheng family. No one would suspect that I killed you. Shall we give it a try?"

With a single glance from her, Cheng Jia immediately drew the sword from his waist.

Cheng Laoda was so scared his legs went weak: "Wanwan, I'm your own brother, don't do this kind of thing. Let's talk this out, don't fight, I'll listen to you, whatever you say, okay?"

"If you dare to run back to the capital, I'll have someone chase after you and make sure you die on the way." Cheng Wanwan's eyes were gloomy. "Also, now that you're back in Cheng Family Village, if you want to be respected, then you'd better just farm honestly like before. Otherwise, I'll spread the word about all the dirty deeds you did in the capital, and let's see how you can act all high and mighty as the father of a third-ranked scholar!"

Boss Cheng didn't dare utter a single word.

He was afraid of dying, and he was also afraid of being gossiped about and spat on by the Cheng family...

Cheng Wanwan looked at Zhao Dashan, who was standing guard beside her: "Take your uncle back, and take care of the things Zhao'er asked me to do..."

She had originally planned to make the trip herself, giving money for the Cheng family's education, the old scholar's retirement, and gifts to everyone in Chengjia Village, but seeing that scumbag Cheng the eldest filled her with anger, and she was too lazy to make the trip.