"Anyway, I don't care. If I say you can't take it, then you can't take it. That thing can only belong to our Shu'er."

Hearing Niu say this, Chen felt a chill in her heart. She had always favored the eldest son's family, but she never expected that Niu would want to watch her die.

She beckoned to Shen Wan: "Wan'er, go get it, I hid it where I sleep..."

“Mother, don’t waste your time. I’ve already taken the thing out and hidden it somewhere else. Only I know where it is, and no one else can find it.”

Shen Dazhuang was furious and had nowhere to vent his anger. Seeing how cruel Niu Shi was to his mother, he grabbed Niu Shi by the neck and said, "Hand it over now, or I'll divorce you today."

This is his mother; he cannot abandon her.

"Keep pinching, will Brother Shu still recognize you? He doesn't want a father who killed his mother."

Niu Shi resorted to shamelessness.

Shen Dazhuang let go.

When the people around them heard them say that, they all sneered at the Shen family. So this family knew that Shen Cheng was not their biological son, no wonder they treated him like a cow or a donkey.

Only Shen Cheng was unaware of his own background and foolishly worked all day long.

This cover-up lasted for almost forty years, which really caused Shen Cheng a lot of trouble.

The villagers, unable to bear it any longer, all glared angrily at the Shen family.

Chen's beating was definitely worth it.

Shen Danru didn't want to watch this family put on an act. She knew that her father no longer considered the Shen family as family, so she wouldn't show them any mercy.

She drew her sword from Qingtan's waist and pointed it at Niu's neck: "Tell me where it is. If you don't hand it over today, I'll stab you in the throat."

The woman was cold and aloof, with sharp eyes, no longer resembling Shen Danru who had just returned to Shangqing Village.

Niu was terrified after just one glance at Shen Danru; her face turned deathly pale, and she dared not utter a single word.

"explain."

With only a little force in his hand gripping the sword, blood gushed from Niu's neck.

She was a country woman who had never seen anything like this before. She rolled her eyes and fainted.

Well, I overdid it.

Who knew that this shrew, Ms. Niu, was so easily frightened?

"Ah, murder! Murder!"

Chen shouted.

Qingtan shouted, "Shut up! If you dare to yell again, you'll be next to die!"

Shen Dazhuang wanted to rush forward and fight Qingtan, but Qingtan kicked him away, sending him flying five or six meters away.

At this moment, someone notified the village head of Shangqing Village and the Shen clan chief, who arrived shortly afterward. After learning what had happened, the Shen clan chief summoned Old Man Shen:

"Quanzi, that token represents the background of the second son's child. You should hand it over, otherwise the clan will not tolerate you for the despicable things you have done time and time again."

Old Man Shen understood the meaning behind the Shen clan chief's words; he wanted to expel him from the clan.

The village head chimed in, "If you don't hand it over, you can forget about staying in Shangqing Village."

Shen Quan was somewhat afraid of what the clan chief said, but he didn't take it to heart completely. However, the village head's words hit him hard.

If Shangqing Village won't stay, where can they go? They can't just take their whole family to beg for food.

Thinking of this, he hurriedly nodded and bowed, assuring them, "Uncle Clan Chief, Village Head, don't worry, I'll send the child back to look for him right away."

He then instructed Shen Dazhuang, "Why don't you wake your wife up and go back to look for her?"

Shen Dazhuang struggled to get up from the ground and kicked Niu Shi awake. Once awake, Niu Shi dared not act like a rogue again.

The two of them walked away, supporting each other.

"You all go with them, so your older brother and sister-in-law don't try anything funny."

Shen Wan quickly agreed and left with Madam Lü.

Shen Xiaohua hid in the corner and noticed that the villagers were not looking at the Shen family with goodwill. She knew that the family was finished in Shangqing Village.

Having such an awful family, she really wanted to crawl into a hole in the ground.

She knew that her second uncle's family hated them. Ever since her second uncle moved out, she had wanted to visit him and her second cousin, but she always stopped at the door.

She had no say in the family. Whenever she wanted to bring some food to her second uncle's family, her mother would drag her back and beat her before she even left the house.

She was very worried when she heard that her second uncle's family had no food and had even dug up some devil's tongue to eat.

She saved one steamed bun from each meal and secretly put it in her pocket, intending to bring it to her second uncle. But when she got to the door, she was afraid. She was a member of the Shen family and had no face to see her second uncle.

With so many people in her second uncle's family, her one steamed bun wouldn't make much of a difference.

I remember when she was little, every time her grandma and parents scolded her, hit her, and complained that she was a burden, her second uncle and aunt would always hug her and coax her.

At home, only my second uncle's family are considered normal.

They went too far this time. It wasn't enough that they harmed Sister Yulan; now they're trying to harm Second Sister as well.

She hid in a corner and watched her grandmother get beaten, her aunt get beaten, and then her uncle get beaten. For some reason, she felt a sense of satisfaction.

The awful things they did deserved a good beating from my second uncle.

Soon, Mr. Niu retrieved the items.

She walked shakily to Shen Cheng and handed him what she was holding.

Shen Cheng accepted it, and a warm feeling immediately washed over him.

This was half a jade pendant. He held it in his hand and stroked it carefully, feeling a sense of familiarity.

This was left to him by his mother.

The character "泱" on the jade pendant made Chen Cheng touch it again and again.

Is this my mother's name?

Touching this jade pendant feels like my mother is beside me.

"Miss Chen, now that they know they were wrong, and you've already beaten and scolded them, can you please let our Lang-ge'er go?"

Chen Langniang stepped forward cautiously and tried to please her.

Qingtan snorted coldly: "They were punished, but what about you?"

"you…"

Qingtan glared at her: "What?!"

Aunt Chen Lang quickly pulled Chen Lang's daughter back and stepped forward with a smile, saying, "What my sister-in-law means is that you are very beautiful, and we know we were wrong. You adults are forgiving and forgiving. Look, Lang-ge'er has been punished. Can you forgive him?"

Shen Danru: "Forget it, you can go now. I will go to the Jiang residence tomorrow and have the Jiang family speak to the county government, hoping that Chen Lang will repent and reform. If they hear of him doing evil again in the future, the Jiang family will not let him off the hook."

She wanted to kill Chen Lang with one blow, but she knew that she was not strong enough yet, and her parents and relatives were still in Shangqing Village. If she killed Chen Lang and pushed the Chen family too far, it would only bring trouble.

Before one becomes strong, one should not do everything, say everything, or rely on every advantage.

This made her secretly determined to become stronger as soon as possible.

Now we can only rely on the Jiang family's influence.

Chen Langniang wanted to say something more, but seeing Qingtan gripping the sword in her hand, she shut her mouth and dared not say anything more.

She had originally wanted to ask if Shen Danru could make a trip right now.

But the little vixen beside her seemed to know martial arts, so I didn't dare to provoke her.

Aunt Chen Lang nodded hurriedly, "Okay, okay, then we'll head back now. We've troubled you today."