The clan chief spoke first, his face beaming with barely suppressed joy: "Sun Dapao, I'll give you a few more days, half a month at most. If you don't pay back the rest of the money by then, we'll go to the commune and have someone judge the matter!"

Xia Tianyu hurriedly said to him, "Grandpa, we will definitely pay back the money, don't worry!"

After the clan chief and the others left, Sun Qiaomei pretended to wipe away tears:

"Granddaughter-in-law, if it weren't for you, the Su family would be finished today!"

The person who just arrived was the patriarch of the Su clan!

With a wave of his hand and a stomp of his foot, the Su family was doomed!

"Granddaughter-in-law, you are truly a great contributor to our family!"

Su Xueshu, who was in the corner, also said, "Yes, granddaughter-in-law! You saved everyone in our Su family."

Then, both Sun Qiaomei and Su Xueshu turned their gazes to Su Dazhi.

Su Dazhi was now filled with regret, beating his chest in despair—he had only thought this girl was a bit dim-witted, but he hadn't expected her to be so rich! If only he had known, he would have kept her firmly under his control! Alas, there's no going back now!

Seeing his parents' piercing gazes sweep over him, Su Dazhi could only stammer, "Our Yinzi is truly blessed to have found such a good wife!"

Summer rain was praised by everyone to the skies.

After finishing breakfast, she went to the brigade headquarters to call her second uncle, Xia Xi.

However, the person who answered the phone said that Xia Xi had been isolated and investigated again! This time, it was because they had received a report about him, which was very serious and could very likely result in a prison sentence!

Summer rain made her legs feel weak.

She asked about Xia Xi's condition, and it was indeed not optimistic. After losing their target, those who were frantically attacking her father, Xia Dong, turned their attention to Xia Xi!

Xia Dong, during his time in power, made countless enemies and caused countless families to fall apart.

Those ordinary people had nothing but their lives. They were using their lives to fight back, and Xia Xi simply couldn't handle it!

After finishing her phone call, Xia Tianyu walked back to the Su family's courtyard, looking dejected.

Sun Qiaomei greeted her with concern: "Granddaughter-in-law, how did it go? Did you manage to borrow the money?"

Xia Tianyu burst into tears: "Grandma! What should I do? My second uncle has been placed under investigation. He's all I have left. They say he'll be sentenced. Grandma, what should I do?"

Upon hearing this, Sun Qiaomei looked incredulous: "Girl, are you telling the truth? You're not lying to Grandma, are you? Is it because your second uncle doesn't want to lend money and is just making it up?"

The summer rain stopped the crying:

"Grandma, why would you think that?"

When have I ever lied to you?

My second uncle was indeed reported and is now under quarantine for investigation.

Grandma, I have nothing left!

Dad's gone, Third Uncle... even Second Uncle..."

Sun Qiaomei frowned and said, "Don't you have a fourth uncle?"

"Fourth Uncle..."

Xia Tianyu frowned as she thought of Xia Bei. "Fourth Uncle has long since stopped contacting our family."

Sun Qiaomei stared at Xia Tianyu and said slowly, "So, you don't have anyone to borrow money from now?"

Xia Tianyu shook her head blankly and said, "Grandma is gone. I only have you all left, only you, my family from Sujiazhuang."

Undeterred, Sun Qiaomei asked again, "What do you have on you? Do you have any money left?"

Xia Tianyu took out a little over two yuan in change from her pocket: "Grandma, this is all the money I have left."

Upon hearing this, Sun Qiaomei's face changed, and she snatched the two yuan back: "You little whore! Give it to me! In our Su family, there's no rule about wives holding money!"

Faced with Sun Qiaomei's sudden change in expression, Xia Tianyu looked bewildered: "Grandma...Grandma, what's wrong? Don't scare me!"

Sun Qiaomei scoffed, "Who the hell is your grandma? You shameless little whore! You seduced our grandson, and with your belly all over, you still want to swagger into the Su family's door? What kind of shameless woman is you in the world?"

Summer rain struck as if struck by lightning, leaving the area stunned.

In an instant, tears streamed down her face like two threads: "Grandma, you can't do this to me! How could you do this?! I've used all my money to pay off the family's debts!"

Sun Qiaomei had already turned and walked away, but upon hearing her words, she turned back and, without saying a word, swung her arm in a wide arc—

"Smack!" "Smack!"

Two quick and hard slaps made Xia Tianyu see stars.

Xia Tianyu was about to continue speaking when Sun Qiaomei raised her leg again and kicked her in the lower abdomen: "I don't know where this bastard came from, trying to get involved with my grandson?"

Sun Qiaomei was telling the truth, and it was what she was thinking—Su Yin was dumbfounded; he himself couldn't say for sure whether the child was actually his.

This girl's initiative is quite unusual!

Maybe she conceived a bastard child somewhere and wants to pin it on the Su family!

Xia Tianyu was stunned when she heard these words, and even forgot the pain in her lower abdomen after being kicked.

"ah--"

She screamed like a madwoman, "This child is of course Su Yin's! Su Yin, say something!"

Everyone looked at Su Yin.

Meanwhile, Su Yin was hiding in the shade under the eaves, playing with a foxtail grass she had picked from somewhere, trying to stuff it into her nostrils.

Everyone's attention shifted from Su Yin to Xia Tianyu.

Sun Qiaomei said viciously, "You came to our Su family pregnant with an unknown bastard child! A woman like you should have been drowned in a pig cage years ago!"

Xia Tianyu clutched her lower abdomen and murmured, "If this child isn't Su Yin's, may I be struck by lightning and die a horrible death!"

"..." Seeing Xia Tianyu make such a solemn oath, Sun Qiaomei was also moved.

She curled her lip. "Our Su family doesn't support idlers! After you finish eating, hurry up and wash the pots, then report to the points clerk and get to work! If you don't earn six work points today, you won't get any dinner tonight!"

Summer rains have long been blasted to a crisp by the successive thunderclaps in the clear sky.

She stood there blankly, at a loss for words, saying, "Wash the pot... I..."

At this moment, Fourth Aunt Su Cuifen came forward and took her hand: "Xiaoyu, come on, let me help you clean up the dishes."

Xia Tianyu shook off her hand: "Isn't clearing the dishes your job? I've never done anything like clearing the dishes at home! We have maids in our family who do these servant-like tasks!"

Everyone watched as Xia Tianyu offended the only person in the Su family who had shown her any kindness, and they couldn't help but look away.

Su Cuifen was also taken aback.

She never expected that Xia Yu would be even more clueless than she appeared.

This guy's a complete idiot! Even more idiotic than Su Yin, who's actually an idiot!