“Stepmother? You have no mother to teach you! Your stepmother is about to run off with someone else! Do you know that she’s going to cuckold your father? Do you know that?” Xu threatened.

"Good boy, go stand at the back first." Jiang Hua gently pulled Jiang Jingyi behind her, then took two steps forward and kicked Xu Shi to the ground.

Those who had followed to watch the show gasped in astonishment.

Jiang Hua ignored them and casually walked towards Xu Shi. Upon seeing this, Xu Shi immediately sat up. She didn't even have time to stand up, so she had to shuffle backward on her bottom.

"Who are you calling motherless and uneducated?" Jiang Hua approached Xu Shi step by step with a cold face, and grabbed Xu Shi's neck.

Didn't I tell you not to mess with me?

"ah--!"

Screams erupted from the crowd: "Quick, get the village chief! Someone's going to die!"

Someone shouted and rushed off to find Xu Wanli.

"You bitch!" Xu Shi saw that Jiang Hua was not using any force when she grabbed her hand, and thought that she was just bluffing and trying to scare her.

However, the next second, Jiang Hua's hand tightened, and she forcefully grabbed Xu's neck.

Xu was still incredulous and hadn't even reacted yet. She felt like she was about to be strangled to death, and her face turned bright red.

"Huahua, don't get agitated. She's still your mother. If you kill her, you'll go to jail," Aunt Liu hurriedly said, completely flustered.

Jiang Hua suddenly seemed like a stranger. Jiang Jingyi, who was behind her, heard Aunt Liu mentioning that she was going to jail, and quickly stepped forward to tug at her sleeve.

"Jiang Hua, what are you doing? Let go!"

Xu Wanli, who rushed over, almost fainted when he saw the scene before him. He quickly stopped her, saying, "Jiang Hua, what are you doing? Let go of her right now!"

Just when Xu thought she was about to be strangled to death, the hand that was tightly gripping her neck loosened, and Xu was so frightened that she almost collapsed to the ground.

Meeting Jiang Hua's ambiguous smile, Madam Xu became even more frightened and quickly hid behind Xu Wanli.

Jiang Hua sneered, and a puddle of water appeared on the spot where Xu had just been sitting.

"Jiang Hua, do you know you're killing someone?" Xu Wanli glanced coldly at Xu Shi, who was hiding behind him, and then turned to Jiang Hua and said sternly.

"Is she dead?" Jiang Hua asked casually.

Faced with Jiang Hua's answer, Xu Cunzi was speechless for a moment, then glanced at the onlookers behind him and asked in a deep voice, "What exactly is going on?"

"I don't know what happened either," one of the women said softly.

"Yes, we just saw Xu Shi, Li Dahua, and Qin Lianlian coming here angrily, so we followed them," another woman explained.

Li Dahua?

When Xu Wanli heard that his wife was also involved, he was furious. She was just being nosy and causing him trouble!

"Mrs. Xu, what's going on?"

Since he couldn't very well interrogate his own wife on the spot, Xu Wanli had no choice but to target Xu Shi.

"It's all because of this wretched girl,"

"Can't you speak properly!" Noticing the murderous intent flashing in Jiang Hua's eyes, Xu Wanli immediately roared at Xu Shi, who was slumped on the ground.

"Yes, yes, I can." Madam Xu nodded repeatedly, startled by Xu Wanli's words.

"This girl is married to Xiao Jiang, but she's still not content with a quiet life. She's actually trying to seduce those wealthy gentlemen in town," Xu explained meekly.

What?

Upon hearing this, Xu Wanli's expression froze.

What evidence do you have?

“They even sent a carriage to the village to pick her up, and she got into the carriage and left. Doesn’t that mean she’s having an affair with someone?” Xu said matter-of-factly.

“Mrs. Xu, you’re confused! Huahua is your daughter! How can you think of her like that? I even rode in the carriage. Does that mean I’m having an affair with someone else?” Aunt Liu immediately explained.

“So you’re on that girl’s side, you’re definitely siding with her. Besides, someone like her already has someone who wants her, maybe you’re also disgusted with your husband, Lao Liu, and want to find someone else.” Xu Shi added.

"Xu, you!" Aunt Liu was so angry that her face turned red. She never expected that after being neighbors with Xu for so long, this was how Xu thought of her.

"Jiang Hua, is what your mother said true? Aren't you going to explain?" Xu Wanli questioned Jiang Hua.

"Who does she think she is? What I do has nothing to do with her, so why does she have the right to criticize me?" Jiang Hua said coldly.

“Since when did the person who was smeared have to prove their innocence to the person who smeared them? Village Chief Xu, she said that Aunt Liu and I were having an affair, so why don’t you show her any evidence?” Jiang Hua retorted.

“Jiang Hua, you two are related by blood no matter what. Your mother just wants you to live a peaceful and law-abiding life, which is why she said those things in a fit of anger. You can explain it clearly, and that will be fine,” Xu Wanli said in a softened tone.

"Hilarious, Village Chief Xu, don't try to smooth things over with me. Whoever brought it up has to provide evidence. If she can't find any, don't blame me for being ruthless," Jiang Hua said with a light laugh.

"Blood ties mean nothing to me. I've never valued them. I treat others the way they treat me."

"Xu, hurry up and tell me! What evidence do you have?" Xu Wanli asked impatiently.

Every time Xu Wanli faced Jiang Hua, he felt that his authority as the village chief was not only challenged but also humiliated.

"I... I was told this by Li Dahua and Qin Lianlian," Xu Shi stammered under Xu Wanli's questioning.

"You, Xu! I was just trying to be helpful, and now you're making it sound like I'm the one who's wrong!" Li Dahua exploded like a cat whose tail had been stepped on.

"Shut up, you're everywhere!" Xu Wanli glared fiercely at Li Dahua.

When Li Dahua met her man's gaze, she quickly shut her mouth.

"So, village chief, how do we resolve this matter?"

"What's wrong? Mother, why are your eyes red?" Liu Tianming pushed through the crowd and immediately saw his mother's red eyes.

Xu Wanli's headache worsened when he saw Liu Tianming appear.

"What? Aunt Xu, my mother has never offended you in any way, has she? Whenever your family has needed help, our family has always contributed money and effort. Why are you trying to smear my mother like this!"

After hearing his mother's explanation, Liu Tianming almost rushed up and beat Xu Shi up.

"If you don't explain yourself clearly in front of everyone today and clear my mother's name, I'll report you to the righteous official!" Liu Tianming said fiercely, protecting his own.