Chapter 373 Disappointment

Chen Biantan tugged at Li Pandi's sleeve, telling her to stop talking. He had heard others talking about this incident on the way here. Although he doted on his wife, he also felt that she was wrong in this matter.

Li Pandi could only shut up awkwardly.

She was also expressing everyone's suspicions. He didn't believe he was the only one who felt that way!

The village chief was not blind, so how could he not see the couple's little tricks? But he didn't care.

After all, a village as large as theirs had its own rules. What was allowed and what was not allowed was clearly written down. "According to the village rules, a gossipy woman like this will be divorced and sent back to her parents' home!"

"What!" Chen Biantan hugged Li Pandi tightly in his arms and said pleadingly, "Village Chief, I will not divorce Li Pandi!"

"I know that what happened today was his fault. I apologize to you on her behalf. I am willing to take care of any compensation or punishment she requires. But regarding the divorce, please don't mention it again, Village Chief."

The village chief is not someone who is easy to talk to. Not to mention that he is the village chief, how could any man remain calm when seeing his wife being beaten like that?

The fact that he could suppress his anger and sit here to talk to them politely was already a consideration given to his position as village chief. Otherwise, he would have rushed over and beaten that careless Li Pandi to death. "Alright, if you don't divorce her today, then you and your family will all get out of Taohua Village!"

Clan leader Chen was unwavering in his heart, but he could do nothing about it. After all, the village chief of Taohua Village was Gu Huangping instead of him.

It was just a few sarcastic words, it was just a small matter.

There's no need to exaggerate.

If we say it's wrong, then his wife is completely innocent? Is it justified to hit someone over a disagreement?

I heard that he would beat Gu Huangping at home. What a disgrace to a man!

Women like this need to be fixed up.

Gu Huangping just doesn't know how to discipline his wife. If Duan Meihua married him, I guarantee she would be beaten three times a day and she would be obedient in a month.

"Yes, Village Chief. I know that it was Bian Tan's wife who was wrong in this matter. But his wife has worked hard for the Chen family for so many years and has never done anything to let the Chen family down. It was she who took Bian Tan's mother to the mountain when she passed away two years ago. So we can't divorce her and send her back home just because of such a small matter."

"Besides, her parents have passed away. If she goes back, her brother and sister-in-law won't tolerate her! The two children at home are also young and can't afford to be without a mother."

"How about this? I'll have the Bantan family pay for whatever it costs, and then I'll prepare a generous gift and go home to apologize to my sister-in-law. We can just let this matter go, okay?"

The village chief still had a cold face and said nothing.

He knew full well that he couldn't divorce Li Pandi today. Although she was at fault, Meihua had beaten her severely. In fact, the grudge had been avenged.

But the most important thing now is not the fight, but the gossip in the village.

He was sure that most of the people in the village now thought that he had embezzled the money from the paper mill!

But he has a clear conscience.

"I know you all suspect I've embezzled money. Today, I'm telling you, Gu Huangping, I have a clear conscience! From today on, I'll place the village share account books for the papermaking workshop in the ancestral hall. If you have any questions, you can look them over to see if I've embezzled any of the village's money!"

"Also, put away those dirty thoughts of yours! How much money the Gu family has or how many servants they have is none of your business! If you feel unbalanced, get out of Taohua Village!"

"And you!" The village chief looked at Li Pandi lying on the hospital bed, "I think you need to apologize not only to Meihua, but also to the Gu family!"

"You must remember! Although the Gu family is the Gu family of Taohua Village, they are not obligated to sacrifice themselves for the benefit of Taohua Village!"

"But they did it anyway. As the beneficiaries, you should be grateful, not jealous!"

The village chief's words made everyone unable to raise their heads, and the little thoughts in their hearts turned into guilt.

Patriarch Chen heard the hidden meaning, which was that he would not force Bian Tan to divorce his wife.

He stepped forward to act as a peacemaker. "What the village chief said makes sense. They've just been blinded by greed. I'll teach them a lesson when I get back."

"Humph! Three days, I'll only give you three days!"

"If you haven't come to my house and apologize to the Gu family within three days, get out of Taohua Village! Taohua Village has no place for gossipers like you!"

"As for coming to apologize, whether Meihua and the Gu family are willing to forgive you is your business!"

After saying that, the village chief waved his sleeves and left!

He felt annoyed just looking at the people in this room.

Seeing Taohua Village getting better day by day, he felt very pleased and had endless energy every day.

But what the villagers did not only disappointed him, but also made him feel disheartened!

It was as if all the strength in my body was drained away, and I felt completely powerless.

I always feel it's not worth it.

Li Pandi sat up from the bed. "Chief, he's targeting our Chen family!"

The team leader rolled his eyes at him. "Quiet down! What are you doing standing there? Go to the county town and buy some gifts, then come back and apologize!"

Chen Biantan rubbed the back of his head. "Chief, what do I need to buy? I think we don't have enough money at home!"

The team leader looked at him in disbelief. "You work in the paper mill, earning 600 wen a month! Where did you spend all that money?"

"Isn't my wife in poor health? I've already improved her life! Isn't it true that men earn money for women to spend?"

"You...you..." The team leader didn't know what to say.

He really didn't want to take care of this family at all, but they were his people, and he couldn't just watch them being expelled from Taohua Village.

He sighed. "Never mind. Come home with me and I'll lend you some!"

"Looking at the village chief's attitude, he won't let this matter go, so you should buy a better gift, and don't use shoddy ones!"

Chen Biantan was honest, not stupid. He knew the village chief was being very respectful by not forcing him to divorce his wife. Naturally, he would apologize sincerely.

Besides, it was indeed his wife's fault in this matter.

Thinking of this, he turned to Li Pandi and said, "Wife, I'm going to the county town to buy gifts now. You stay here and recuperate. No matter what others say to you before I come back, you must not speak, understand?"

"Don't say a word!"

Duan Meihua lived next door, and he was really afraid that the two of them would start fighting again after arguing.

Li Pandi was a little reluctant. "What if Duan Meihua scolds me?"

"Just bear with the scolding. If it doesn't work, plug your ears with cotton. If that still doesn't work, let your third brother take you home and lie down." Duan Meihua couldn't possibly chase him home to scold her, right?

Thinking of this, Chen Biantan felt that he was really smart and immediately called his third brother over. "Third brother, carry your sister-in-law back home and keep an eye on her. Don't let her talk to anyone else."

Chen Chutou is only fifteen years old this year. When Li Pandi married him, he was just a little over five years old.

Witnessing his sister-in-law's power every day for ten years has made him run away whenever he sees her.

Now his eldest brother actually asked him to control his eldest sister-in-law from cursing? He might as well just kill him!

"Brother, I, I still have things to do. Besides, my sister-in-law is seriously injured. Doctor Lin just said that she needs to be treated with medicine. It's not convenient for her to go back."

Chen Biantan thought it made sense. "Well, let's leave your sister-in-law here. But you can't go far. If you see someone trying to hit her, carry her and run."

Chen Chutou thought about it and decided that he could do it. So he agreed. "I understand!"