Shen Yongcai was so angry that he kept swearing: "I'll fuck you, you two-faced bitch! You better not wait until I'm better! I'll kill you, you dog!"

Shen Ling's heart skipped a beat, and sure enough, she saw the two middle-aged women's expressions change instantly.

Aunt Zhang was the first to speak up: "You damned Shen Yongcai! Who are you cursing, you piece of pig dung? Watch your mouth! Do you have to call the village chief and the police station before you'll shut up?"

Sister Liu couldn't stand it anymore: "This heartless man only knows how to use violence, beating Huan'er every day! What kind of person is he? Are you even Huan'er's biological father?"

As they spoke, Aunt Liu hugged Shen Zhihuan tightly and noticed that the girl's expression was off.

She sensed something was wrong and lowered her voice, saying, "Huan'er, are you feeling unwell, or has something happened?"

When Shen Zhihuan met Liu's worried eyes, her nose tingled, and she whispered, "Aunt Liu, Grandma Zhang, please help me. I need to report to the police station and call the village chief."

“I want to sever ties with this family. I can’t stay with them anymore, or I’ll die.”

Sister Liu and Aunt Zhang immediately understood, and their hearts ached terribly.

As a woman myself, with a daughter at home, I can empathize with her the most.

They could never get involved in the Shen family's affairs, always being brushed off with a mere attempt to smooth things over, since it was, after all, a Shen family matter.

But this was the first time Shen Zhihuan had asked them for help, so even if they couldn't help her, they had to!

Aunt Liu readily agreed: "Huan'er, don't be afraid, Auntie will listen to you."

Shen Zhihuan immediately whispered something in their ears.

Sister Liu nodded and called her daughter-in-law over: "Chunlan! Quick! Go and invite the village chief!"

Aunt Zhang had already whispered something to Sister Li, who had come over to join in the fun.

Sister Li, whose hands were still covered in flour, immediately replied, "Leave it to me."

She was tall and fast; she disappeared in an instant by swinging her legs.

Before Chen Yongcai and Fang Qiaolan could react, they were already surrounded by this group of enthusiastic middle-aged women.

"You two haven't done anything good in your lives. Having a sensible and outstanding girl like Huan'er is already a blessing from your ancestors. Don't you know how to cherish her? And you even beat the child like this! How old is the child already!"

"Oh dear, that wasn't hitting the child, that was abuse! You didn't see the marks on Huan'er's body, she doesn't even dare to wear short sleeves in the summer!"

Shen Yongcai was so angry that he puffed out his beard and glared at her: "I hit her?! I hit her! If I had hit her, would I be like this now?"

He was about to defend himself when, after saying only one sentence, the group of spittle-flecked middle-aged women cursed at him ten times.

"Good heavens, you shameless bastard, how dare you try to argue? The stench of alcohol on you is worse than a pigsty, and he actually threw himself on Huan'er's head while drunk!"

When the older women saw Shen Zhihuan's pitiful appearance with red eyes and tears, their maternal instincts were instantly overwhelmed, and they immediately imagined all sorts of reasons and scenarios.

Before Shen Zhihuan could even say a word, they started cursing.

"You damned beasts, are you Japanese? How dare you do such heinous things! You were just having fun again! If you have so much energy, why don't you go and clean up the manure at the village entrance!"

"The village chief absolutely has to come today. If he doesn't do something about this family, someone will die!"

"Right now he's just drunk and beating his own family, but what if he loses his temper one day? Our whole village will be in trouble! We can't ignore this kind of thing; someone could die!"

People who were initially indifferent became alert upon hearing this.

Every household has children, and the children usually run around the village.

They didn't even dare to imagine what would happen if they were targeted by this ruthless Shen Yongcai.

Because of his own involvement, the number of people condemning and insulting Shen Yongcai suddenly increased.

Shen Zhihuan remained expressionless, but she couldn't hide her deep emotion.

Having just been reborn, she was immediately faced with this situation, and her body was strangely uncomfortable. She didn't even have time to think about what happened before her rebirth.

Under such extreme fear, being choked and stabbed would cause even the most mentally strong person to experience a post-traumatic stress response.

Shen Zhihuan belatedly realized that she couldn't hide her physical discomfort.

Aunt Liu noticed immediately and said gently, "Huan'er, are you feeling unwell and nauseous? Let me get you some medicine."

Aunt Zhang and Old Lady Du came over, worriedly saying, "This girl is definitely not right; her face is deathly pale."

"What exactly happened? Huan'er, just tell us directly, and the aunties and grandmas will stand up for you."

Sister Liu then pulled Shen Zhihuan into her arms and hugged her tightly.

Shen Zhihuan's eyes welled up with tears, and she shook her head: "Thank you, Auntie. I'm fine, I'm just a little scared."

This made them feel so sorry for them.

Shen Ling's expression was incredibly distorted as she looked at Shen Zhihuan, who was surrounded and protected by this group of elderly women.

She just didn't understand, were these old ladies and grandmas sick?

Why would they rush to protect a good-for-nothing like Shen Zhihuan, who is unloved by her parents?

Fang Qiaolan glared fiercely at Shen Zhihuan, thinking that she would be in for a beating once these gossipy old women left!

However, Shen Zhihuan ignored her completely. She turned her head to look at a certain place, and her eyes suddenly lit up!

"The village chief is here!"

Sister Liu and Aunt Zhang beamed with joy: "That's wonderful, Huan'er, don't worry, this time it'll definitely work!"

When Shen Zhihuan met the village chief's ambiguous gaze, her relaxed heart tightened again.

She clearly noticed that the village chief looked at Shen Yongcai and his wife the moment he walked in.

There was an inexplicable understanding between them as they looked at each other.

Shen Zhihuan immediately realized that severing ties today might not be so simple.

Sure enough, her guess was confirmed the next second.

The village chief didn't even let Shen Zhihuan speak before stepping forward and helping Shen Yongcai sit on a stool.

"What exactly happened with the materials? You, the head of the household, explain!"

Shen Ling couldn't help but smile, looking at Shen Zhihuan as if she were a clown.

This idiot, he never imagined that the village chief and his father were in cahoots, did he?

There are many things she doesn't know!

The stack of bills hidden at home were all given to me by the village chief.

Shen Zhihuan frowned. At this time in her previous life, the village chief did not show that he was very close to Shen Yongcai.

She didn't think about these things.

Something seems off now. These two weren't this close two years ago. When did they become so intimate?

Shen Yongcai was already furious. After exaggerating, he pointed at Shen Zhihuan and said, "It's this unfilial daughter! She wanted to kill our whole family!"

Upon hearing this, the village chief's expression changed.

He frowned and turned to look at Shen Zhihuan: "Shen Zhihuan, what else do you have to say in your defense? Your parents are injured like this, you can't possibly say they fell down on their own, can you?"

"How dare you, a junior, do such a rebellious thing! There are so many children in the village. If you corrupt them, the entire village's morals will be affected! And you even want to sever ties with your parents?"

"Judging from your personality, you're definitely not suited to stay in our village! I'd like to see just how capable you are, and how you'll survive outside of here!"