Old Mrs. Chen took a deep breath, her face filled with sorrow, and continued, “Comrades! We can’t be heartless! Think about the changes in our brigade over the past two years. We can’t let Chunqin down. Do you believe she might be better off without being the brigade leader? She worked for the women’s federation in the military compound for many years. I’m not exaggerating, but if she hadn’t been our brigade leader, she might have gone to the county women’s federation. But she cares about our brigade and wants us to have a better life. If we don’t appreciate her efforts, would we even be human?”

It has to be said that Grandma Chen's portrayal of emotions was truly spot-on. This was also the first time Xu Xinning had such a profound understanding of Grandma Chen. Before, seeing her always lounging on the wall at home without any seriousness and always arguing with her grandmother, Xu Xinning always thought she was just a reckless and unreasonable old lady from the countryside. She never expected that she also had great love in her heart.

Member A: "The brigade leader is clearly no ordinary person."

Member B: "The brigade leader really goes to great lengths for our brigade!"

Member C: "We are all part of the brigade, and we must unite our strength and contribute wholeheartedly to the development of the brigade."

Member Ding: "Mingyang is great, we should all learn from Comrade Mingyang."

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Old Mrs. Chen was truly a master at stirring people's hearts. In just a short while, the villagers who were watching the spectacle were all fired up, feeling that if they didn't wholeheartedly contribute to the brigade, they would be letting down the country and the people.

The grandfather's face was as black as the bottom of a pot. Tonight's conversation was supposed to be about their own family. He knew about Xu Mingyang's abilities, but he usually ignored them. As long as Xu Mingyang's abilities were for the benefit of the family, he would acknowledge them. But this kid was like a stubborn mule, becoming increasingly difficult to manage.

And this old woman, the older she gets, the less she understands things. It's normal for her to be eavesdropped on in the countryside, but how can that cause public outrage?

Xu Yaoyang and his wife also looked grim. They used to think that Xu Laosan was just a bit mischievous, but after what happened tonight, they realized that the child was really unpleasant. And that old woman Chen, what did their family affairs have to do with her? Luckily, they didn't let her marry into the first wife's family back then, otherwise their lives might have been even more difficult.

Some people are just selectively blind to their own feelings.

After Yang Chunqin became the brigade leader, they actually benefited quite a bit in the village. Not to mention anything else, at least they were taken care of by the brigade when it came to work. Although it wasn't Yang Chunqin who instructed them, the team leader still secretly made things easier for them when assigning tasks.

That's how people are. When someone in the family gains prestige, other relatives will always receive some kind of care, even if that care isn't very obvious, it still makes things much easier for them.

But this family took all of this for granted, and now they are always arrogant in the brigade, as if they were royalty. Even when their children go out to play, they are always very domineering.

They clearly appreciated the favor, yet they accepted it with such self-righteousness, as if others owed them something.

Grandma was a notorious shrew in the village. When she was young, Old Mrs. Xu suffered a lot at her hands. But Old Mrs. Xu was a typical peasant woman. No matter what grievances she suffered, she still did her work diligently.

Fortunately, Old Master Xu wasn't a foolish and ignorant person. There were some things a man couldn't openly protect his wife from, but he could still do things behind her back. For example, he could drag his good-for-nothing brother out and teach him a lesson. If he still couldn't keep his wife in check, he could just drag his brother out and teach him a lesson too. Wouldn't a few lessons make them behave? If his wife had intermittent outbursts, he would intermittently teach his brother a lesson.

Grandpa Xu was probably terrified of him since he was a child. He respected no one but Grandpa Xu, who could immobilize him with just a glance.

After the family split up, the young mistress became even more arrogant. However, as long as she didn't cause trouble for the eldest son's family, Old Master Xu wouldn't go to his younger brother to spar.

Perhaps because they haven't been taught a lesson in so many years, they've forgotten who they are.

Seeing how Grandma Chen was getting everyone so excited, and how that excitement was all thanks to their family, Grandpa Wu felt a chill run down his spine. He could almost see his older brother's ambiguous smile on his face again.

Grandpa said, "Old Chen, don't make things sound so serious. Don't you know what kind of person my wife is? She's brainless and always making a fuss. Besides, who is Chunqin? She's our own niece-in-law. We would never do anything to betray her, no matter what."

Grandma: "You're like a dog catching a mouse, meddling in other people's business. What are you up to, meddling in my brother's affairs so much? You don't have any improper thoughts about my brother, do you? No wonder you're always peeking over my brother's wall and interfering in everything. You're really not a virtuous woman."

What a master of double act! He successfully defused the topic with just a few words.

Old Mrs. Chen was also successfully swayed, completely forgetting why she had been so high-spirited just now. At this moment, her mind was filled with anger at being accused of being unchaste.

Her Chen family has always been upright and honest, and their ancestors for eighteen generations have all been law-abiding citizens (although she doesn't even know where her ancestors are). How could she allow others to slander her like this?

Old Mrs. Chen rolled up her sleeves and rushed forward without saying a word. Before anyone could react, she grabbed the young lady by the hair and dragged her out of the main room.

Xu Xinning had already sensed Old Mrs. Chen's actions, as if these actions had instantly ignited her inner passion, giving her an urge to join in as well.

Xu Xinning remembered that her mother in her previous life often said: "If you can take action, then stop talking nonsense. Fight violence with violence. I don't believe that my 'Return Your Beauty Fist' can't deal with you."

Because Xu Xinning had heard about it a lot since she was a child, she had been researching what kind of kung fu this "Return Your Beauty Fist" was. However, she never figured out what kind of kung fu this "Return Your Beauty Fist" was in her limited past life.

Grandma Xu dragged the young lady out to the yard like a rag doll and started to ravage her from both sides. The young lady was so fast that she forgot to call out.

The entire audience fell silent, everyone staring wide-eyed with their mouths agape, as if someone had pressed the pause button.

By the time the great-grandfather and the others realized what was happening, the great-grandmother's face was already swollen very badly.

Xu Xinning suspected that Old Mrs. Chen must have practiced the "Return Your Beauty" fist technique, otherwise, no normal person could have done such a move.

By the time Xu Yaoyang's wife and Xu Mingyang's wife ran out to help, Old Mrs. Chen had already retreated quickly, not forgetting to give them a final kick before she left.