Since then, the Chen family has stopped speaking ill of Tang Xinxin. However, it takes only a mouth to spread rumors, but it takes a lot of legwork to refute them. Tang Xinxin's reputation has still been affected, and there are always some ignorant people pointing fingers behind her back.

Finally, Tang Xinxin, driven to desperation, took her young daughter and left the small town to live alone in City A.

Tang Xiaoxiao had heard that Chen Yong found another woman three years after his divorce, and they remarried soon after. That woman gave birth to a son for him, who is now several years old.

As for their daughter Xuanxuan, the Chen family acted as if she didn't exist. In her previous life, when Tang Xiaoxiao was reborn, Xuanxuan was already in college. For more than ten years, the Chen family never took the initiative to visit the child. Even the child support that the court ordered the man to pay was only paid sporadically in the first two years, and then there was no news of them.

The Tang family didn't care about the child support payments, but they were deeply hurt by the Chen family's indifference towards Xuanxuan. Even though the two were divorced, the child was innocent. How could the Chen family, as the father and grandparents, be so cold-hearted towards their own flesh and blood?

Therefore, Tang Xiaoxiao felt a deep-seated disgust for the entire Chen family.

Over the years, although the Tang and Chen families lived in the same town, they tried their best to avoid running into each other, and if they couldn't avoid it, they would just pretend not to know each other.

Upon seeing such an annoying person, Tang Xiaoxiao's mood instantly soured. Especially since most of the onlookers were flattering Tang's father for having such a good daughter and enjoying the blessings of having children so early, but the old lady of the Chen family's expression wasn't one of normal envy, but rather revealed a hint of resentment and bitterness.

Tang Xiaoxiao couldn't help but sneer inwardly.

Resentment? Hatred? Why should I?

In her past life, Tang Xiaoxiao hated this family with a passion that made her grit her teeth. Her sister was still single at forty and refused to remarry, all because of them!

And then there's this old woman. My sister suffered a lot of mistreatment from her during the years she was married into the family. Although she didn't dare to go too far openly because of the Tang family, she always interfered in this and that and acted like a mother-in-law in front of my sister.

She still dares to come near her house now. I'd be doing myself a disservice if I didn't teach her a lesson.

Tang Xiaoxiao walked directly up to Chen's mother and said with a forced smile, "Oh my, isn't this Aunt Chen? I almost didn't recognize you. You've aged quite a bit in the years. If I remember correctly, you're about the same age as my mother, but you look like my grandmother."

After saying that, as if worried that others wouldn't believe her, she pulled on Tang's father and continued, "Look at my dad, this big man is exposed to the wind and sun all day long, but he still looks more than ten years younger than you!"

Upon closer inspection, everyone agreed. Tang's father was dressed in a well-made casual suit, his cheeks were rosy, and his back was straight. He didn't look old at all; he looked like a man in his forties or fifties. On the other hand, Chen's mother had messy, graying hair that wasn't properly styled. Her back was slightly hunched, and she was wearing a gray sweater that was neither new nor old, with obvious pilling at the collar and cuffs. She was also wearing men's leather shoes, and her face was covered in wrinkles, with the deep wrinkles on her forehead being particularly noticeable.

Compared to each other, the two really do seem like they're from different generations.

Then one busybody spoke up: "Hey lady, you're so unkempt! These shoes belong to your husband, right? How could you wear them out like this!"

He then burst into laughter.

Chen's mother's face turned pale and then red, and she stared at the person who spoke without saying a word.

Tang Xiaoxiao wasn't about to let her off the hook: "Aunt Chen, is your brother Chen Yong home? I heard his hair salon closed down. Where is he making his fortune now?"

When her son was mentioned, Chen's mother's face stiffened. Chen Yong was not good with words. After his divorce from Tang Xinxin, the business of his hair salon declined day by day. In addition, several other shops opened and competed with him. Gradually, Chen Yong's business became difficult to maintain, and he eventually closed down the shop and moved back to the old house with his wife and children to live with them.

The fact that their perfectly good shop went out of business so suddenly made the elderly Chen couple feel quite embarrassed. Although they didn't show it to their son on a daily basis, they were most afraid of being asked about it when they were out and about.

Tang Xiaoxiao didn't care whether her expression was good or bad, and continued, "There are some things that I, as a junior, shouldn't be asking about, but you know we don't have any sons, only two daughters. My parents are so old, and I can't bear to let them worry about the younger generation anymore. My sister is kind-hearted, so it really has to be me who takes the lead. When my sister divorced your Chen Yong, the court ordered him to pay 5,000 yuan a year in child support for Xuanxuan. I just came back from my sister's house, and I heard that you haven't paid any money for several years?"

These words immediately caused an uproar among the onlookers.

"Really? Sister Chen, something's not right with your house!"

"That's right, she's still your own granddaughter. How can you not even pay child support? Do you know how hard it is for Tang Xinxin, a woman, to raise a child alone?"

“It costs so much money to send kids to school these days! Five thousand a year isn’t enough to do anything, and they won’t even give that much.”

"This is outrageous."

Unable to bear the whispers and pointing fingers, Chen's mother shouted, "Why didn't we give it! How could our family be short of that little bit of money!" She then glared at Tang Xiaoxiao fiercely and said, "You little brat, don't say whatever you want at such a young age. Who gave you the right to stand up for yourself? If you have a problem, call your sister!"

"Ha, my sister has to raise her child alone, it's very hard for her, she doesn't have time to argue with you." Tang Xiaoxiao sneered: "Whether she gave money or not, the bank statements can be checked. Don't even mention that your family gave cash privately. My sister hasn't set foot in your house since the divorce. In order to avoid contact with your family, she directly left her bank card number for you to transfer money. The bank statements for the first two years have records, but from the third year onwards, not a single penny has been transferred!"

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