Shen Wan was so angry that his brows furrowed and his eyes were red with rage.

He had been a shopkeeper in the town for many years and was considered a respected figure. Not only the villagers, but also the people in the town would greet him respectfully as Shopkeeper Shen.

I never expected that upon returning this time, I would not only be verbally reprimanded, but also slapped by my two aunts.

This is truly a complete loss of face.

At this point, his expression turned sour: "I'll call you 'Aunt' one last time today. This is Shangqing Village, not your Chenjia Village. If you want to cause trouble, go back to your own home. I, Chen Wan, have also remembered the debt I incurred for hitting my mother today. Don't expect me to give you any face next time we meet."

Upon hearing this, the two aunts dared not say another word.

After all, Shen Wan had made a name for himself in the town, and they couldn't afford to offend him.

But Chen Lang's mother and Chen Lang's aunt were not afraid. Their own Lang-ge'er was still in critical condition, and they were very anxious. If they couldn't please Shen Danru, Lang-ge'er would be finished.

"Don't try to fool us with those words. Your two aunts give you face, but we're not afraid of you. Now, send your mother to Shen Cheng's house to kneel down and apologize, or we'll beat you up too."

As they spoke, the two women stepped forward, grabbed Chen's clothes, and dragged her forward. The other women also came forward to help.

Shen Dazhuang and Shen Wan tried to stop them, but were knocked to the ground by several burly women who then pinned them down and beat them.

At this moment, not a single person from Shangqing Village was willing to step forward and help.

Someone recognized one of them as the wife of the head of Chenjia Village. What was originally a conflict between two families would escalate into a conflict between the two villages if the people from Shangqing Village took action. They were not that stupid.

At that moment, Shen Danru was holding hands with Qingtan and chatting about everyday things.

Only then did they learn that after Shen Danru fell off the cliff, Qingtan and the people from the Qinglong Escort Agency tried to go down into the ravine to look for her, but after searching for several days, they did not find her or her body.

They didn't even see the wreckage of the carriage before realizing they were going the wrong way.

But the mountain stream was like a maze, and she couldn't believe Shen Danru was dead until she saw the body.

Two days ago, people from the Ningzhou Qinglong Escort Agency branch came to them and said that Miss Shen had returned to Shangqing Village.

Only then did they head to Ningzhou.

Just as she arrived in Ningzhou, someone told her that Miss Shen seemed to have encountered some trouble, and their master had already rushed to rescue her.

Qingtan panicked and followed Su Biaotou to Chenjia Village without pausing for a moment.

"Qingtan, thank you for your hard work."

Shen Danru felt a tenderness in her heart. Although Qingtan was not related to her by blood, she was more like any of her relatives.

She was also the first person to pull herself ashore when she was about to drown.

“Miss, what are you saying? The moment you saved me, I was already yours. My life was given to me by you.”

Shen Danru nodded and instructed her, "Now that we're in our own home, we don't need to be as reserved as we were at the Marquis's residence. Do whatever you want here."

Qingtan was quite excited and curious about her surroundings: "This is Shangqing Village. Although the houses are a bit dilapidated, the scenery is beautiful, and it's a good place to retire. Miss, we can raise some pigs, geese, chickens, ducks, sheep, and rabbits."

Shen Danru smiled. This girl hasn't even taken good care of herself, yet she wants to take care of everything.

However, since she, as the older sister, earns money, she naturally has to pamper her younger sister.

"good."

Qingtan chuckled.

Shen Danru saw her grinning foolishly and laughed along with her.

It seems we need to urge Dad to speed up the construction of the house; she can't bear to let her live here.

Qingtan herself didn't say anything about her background, but Shen Danru knew in her heart that she was definitely not a child who grew up in poverty in the countryside.

The tranquility was shattered by the pig-like screams coming from outside the door.

After the Shen family left, they learned that Shen Danru's abduction was actually Chen's idea.

Shen Danru narrowed her eyes. She had been tolerant of Chen Shi because she had raised her father.

She was afraid her father wouldn't be willing to part with them, so she gave the Shen family some face; otherwise, why would she have allowed them to act so arrogantly in front of her so many times?

Before Shen Danru could react, Shen Yuyan had already taken action and gave Chen a beating.

With more than a dozen women, including Chen Langniang, surrounding them, Old Shen's family members were unable to approach.

"I'll teach you a lesson for harming my second sister! I'll beat you to death today, you heartless old woman! It's one thing for you tormented our family before, but has my second sister ever eaten a single meal from your family? How dare you do this to her?"

Since the family split up, Shen Yuyan has been well-fed and clothed, and has gained weight. The twelve-year-old boy is also quite strong, and he beat Chen Shi until she cried out in pain.

Shen Dazhuang and Shen Wan stepped forward and questioned Shen Cheng: "Shen Cheng, are you even human? Even though she's not your biological mother, she still raised you. Are you just going to watch your mother get beaten by Yu Yan? That's his grandmother. Aren't you afraid of being struck by lightning?"

These days, filial piety is highly valued. If someone is labeled as unfilial, they will be scorned by the world.

This is also why the Shen Cheng couple were repeatedly weak before.

But Shen Cheng remained unmoved: "Shut up! Your mother is the one who killed my mother. I didn't report her to the authorities because she raised me, but I warned you not to mess with me again. If you touch my wife and children, I, Shen Cheng, will be the first to fight you to the death."

"Yu Yan, beat her to death, just leave her with a breath left."

Shen Danru was secretly happy for her father. This time, her father had truly let go. When Chen was beaten, not a trace of heartache flashed in his eyes.

My father is a very traditional person. If we don't let him figure out for himself what we, as the younger generation, have done to the Chen family, he will definitely be heartbroken.

When Chen opened her mouth to say something, Shen Yuyan thought she wanted to curse, so she hit her even harder.

But at the same time, I also heard two words: background.

He stopped.

Could it be related to my father's background?

“Speak up! If you don’t explain yourself, I’ll beat you to death and the government won’t care, just because you had my second sister kidnapped.”

Chen kept spitting out blood, and several of her teeth fell out. She was truly terrified this time. Her second son, who had bullied her for decades, now hated her to the core.

Knowing that she might be beaten to death if she didn't tell the truth today, she had no choice but to say, "I... know about your... father's... background. When I brought him home, he had... a token on him."

Chen's speech was a little slurred, but Shen Yuyan, who was closest to her, gradually understood her.

The surroundings became quiet.

Shen Cheng stepped forward, looked at Chen Shi, and a glimmer of hope appeared in his eyes.

He hoped that Ms. Chen had not lied to him.

Chen continued weakly, "I can... take out the... token, but... I hope the Chen... family will... let us go this time."