"How so?" Xie asked, her eyes filled with intense curiosity.

"These words are mainly for your grandmother!"

"Huh?" Madam Xie blinked. "Are they worried that Grandma will agree or disagree?"

"Of course I disagree."

“No,” Jiang Nuan sighed, “The hearts of parents are truly selfless.”

Even now, they're still thinking about fulfilling their son's wishes; it's really tough on this couple.

“Let him just consider me dead,” the old lady Huang, who had been silent all along, finally spoke up. “This kind of woman is a disgrace to the Huang family. Let them marry her if they want. Don’t ask me. Anyway, we’re already two separate families.”

She didn't want to have anything to do with it at all.

While others might find it difficult to be the parents of the Huang couple, the old lady found it irritating.

If you want to achieve your own goals, why drag yourself down with you? Do you actually want to acknowledge this granddaughter-in-law?

I raised him all these years not to cause myself any trouble.

The old lady felt that in this respect, the father and son were no different; they were both ungrateful wretches who had no regard for their parents.

“Mother,” Jiang Nuan understood the old lady’s feelings and gently persuaded her, “They probably didn’t mean to force you, they just wanted you to know about this.”

After all, no matter what, she is the child's grandmother, and she has to give her elders an explanation.

However, Jiang Nuan felt that it would be better not to give such an explanation at all.

"Mother," Xie's eyes widened, "you mean, my cousin still wants to marry Ding Wan?"

"Not to the point, but they should be buried together."

"That's good," Ms. Jin breathed a sigh of relief, "otherwise I really wouldn't have been able to accept it."

Such a vicious woman, who has harmed so many people, yet Huang Shan remains devoted to her; it's truly incomprehensible.

Perhaps, when Nuwa created humans, she also discovered his stubbornness, which is why she specially held up an umbrella for him, preventing him from becoming a normal person.

"Anyway, it has nothing to do with us," Xie said, not wanting to get involved in this matter. "Let them do whatever they want."

Then, turning to Jiang Nuan, he asked, "Mother, what should we do with the Ding family?"

"I've already sent someone to investigate. If he's of decent character, then I'll have Doctor Gu help treat his illness."

"What about those with bad character?"

"Leave it to fate!"

Jiang Nuan didn't actually have a good impression of these people. There might be a few who were implicated, but most of them were not innocent.

The same goes for Yellowstone.

He also felt that the Ding family was a den of iniquity and filth, especially Ding Wan.

But his son was stubbornly convinced that he didn't have many days left to live, so he could only grit his teeth and accept his fate.

However, the anger in his heart grew stronger and stronger, and it was just one trigger away from igniting and exploding.

Dingjia Village.

In the evening, Chief Ding, realizing what had happened, came to look for the family, only to find that Old Ding's family had left the courtyard empty, and even their valuables had vanished, leaving only some broken tables and chairs.

His face immediately turned ashen, and he gritted his teeth, cursing, "Bastard!"

"Father," Ding Yu sensed his father's murderous rage and his voice became cautious, "They don't have a car, they can only rely on their own two legs, and they're carrying so much stuff, they can't go far. Let's go find them now, maybe we can still make it in time."

"Gather the whole village," Chief Ding sneered. "Go find them, I refuse to believe we can't!"

"Yes, son, I'll go right away."

However, after a night of searching, they found the half-new furniture that the Ding family had hidden, but they didn't find anyone.

"Who was the last person to see them?"

Upon hearing this, no one dared to answer.

This familiar scene once again provoked Chief Ding, "Useless! Two or three hundred people, and you can't even keep an eye on a few of them. They're just wasting food if they're alive."

"Chieftain," someone protested, "everyone has been busy all afternoon looking for the infected people. Who's so free to watch over this family?"

He was doing what the clan leader had instructed him to do, but he was still called a good-for-nothing, which made him very unhappy.

The Ding family was poor, and they were exceptionally united, almost always acting in unison against outsiders. But what happened today exceeded the capacity of some people to bear it.

Some intelligent people already have a premonition about what's to come.

For people with the same surname to have an affair is almost certain to lead to a lifetime of ridicule and contempt for them.

Hearing Chief Ding shirk responsibility like this, he began to feel indignant.

Upon hearing this, Chief Ding was speechless, glaring resentfully at the speaker before continuing, "Where are the people you found? Who are they?"

The thought of these people made Chief Ding furious.

A bunch of shallow-minded fools. Even rabbits know not to eat the grass near their burrows; they're not even as good as animals.

He could understand that she wanted a woman, after all, they had all been through that time. But to dare to make a move without knowing the details, could she be any more stupid?

"It's already locked up; you can bring it up anytime."

The clan's power is great, but it is not omnipotent. Yet this time, they managed to find everyone without missing a single one.

Apart from Ding Laowu, who escaped.

The reason is simple: fear of death!

Fearing they might contract the same disease, they are eager to find the source, even if it is their own blood relative.

Moreover, no matter how strong the bond of blood ties, it is almost completely depleted in the moment of humiliation.

These people did not resist; they knew very well that they were sinners in the clan and that resistance would be futile.

A short while later, the man was brought in. After scanning around and finding no one from his room, he breathed a slight sigh of relief.

"You are a disgrace to the Ding family, sinners, and a scourge!"

He had barely opened his mouth when he clearly defined these people, giving them a cold, emotionless glance before continuing, "The Ding family cannot be disgraced because of you. If you have any conscience, you should die yourselves and not implicate your clansmen."

“Chieftain, we were indeed wrong and implicated the clan, but... our crime doesn’t warrant death.”

In the end, it's nothing more than doing what every man in the world would do.

The fair-skinned beauty looked on shyly, half-heartedly coaxing him into giving her sex. He didn't believe anyone could resist.

"What do you think?" Chief Ding scoffed. "You all know our relationship with the Huang family. He's not going to be kind enough to keep a secret. He's already showing mercy by not making a big fuss about it. Those of you who got involved must die."

His attitude was firm, his tone resolute, and he left no room for negotiation.

The way they looked at this group of people was no different from how they looked at dead people.

"If you're not willing to do it yourself, then let someone else do it!"

“Chief, this is too cruel,” someone said, unable to bear the thought of their son dying so violently. “They were already infected with the disease, and there was no cure anyway. It would be better to let them fend for themselves.”

At least I can live a few more days.

“No,” Chief Ding refused without hesitation, “This is not negotiable.”

And that vile woman Ding Wan, she should be silenced as soon as possible.

Only when all these people disappear will there be no way to verify the truth, and only then will the Ding family have a sliver of hope.

At that time, even if lotus flowers bloom in Huangshikou, without evidence, they will stubbornly refuse to admit it, and even if others have some speculation, they will not dare to go too far.