"Village chief, what do you mean by that? They're clearly deliberately causing us trouble! How does that mean we have to behave ourselves? What's wrong with me visiting my family? What rule says I can't come back to see them? There's a rule that you don't have to go to the countryside with your family after you get married. Others can do that, but I can't?"

Lin Zhaoyue asked several questions in succession, forcing the village chief to answer.

It's fine for this person to speak on behalf of the villagers, but at the very least, they should be reasonable.

They're clearly bullying her dad and brother. What are they planning to do? Are they trying to drive them to their deaths?

"Lin Erwu, what's wrong with your daughter? You need to give her a good talking to later!"

Village Chief Luo said irritably that no one has dared to disobey him so far.

"I think the person who needs to be educated here is you!"

Jiang Jingzhou parted his thin lips slightly, raised his hand to put his arm around Zhao Yue's shoulder, gently pulled her into his arms, and looked coldly at Village Chief Luo, "Since you are the village chief, what you should do is be fair and just. The Lin family did come to the countryside to receive education, but you shouldn't treat them like this."

"What attitude I adopt is up to me, what's it to you?"

Village Chief Luo thought the Lin family was ungrateful, each of them talking back, which was really outrageous.

Don't they know whose territory this is?

Village Chief Luo said coldly, "Lin Dajun and Lin Erwu, I see that you two are simply disobeying orders. I'm going to report this to the higher-ups right now and have you punished properly!"

“Okay, you can report the situation to your superiors now and call them here as well.”

Jiang Jingzhou figured it out; they were deliberately trying to make a big deal out of this. No problem, he'd just play along and see what they got into.

“Jingzhou…”

Lin Zhaoyue looked at Jiang Jingzhou with some concern, "Is everything alright?"

Jiang Jingzhou simply gave her a reassuring look, indicating that there was no need to worry.

He knew what was going on.

Village Chief Luo took this as a provocation. Fine! Today, we'll teach them a lesson and show them whose territory they're on.

"You just wait!"

Village Chief Luo then prepared to inform the town mayor about the matter, saying that the Lin family must be punished severely today.

More and more people gathered around the Lin family to watch the commotion. Lin Dajun frowned and lowered his voice to remind Jiang Jingzhou, "Why don't you take them back quickly? You don't need to worry about the rest, we'll handle it."

"dad……"

Lin Mingyue, somewhat frightened, reached out and tightly gripped Lin Dajun's arm. What could they do? If they left, these people would tear them apart alive!

No wonder her parents were so against her going to the countryside; they were protecting her...

Lin Mingyue was a little nervous.

Jiang Jingzhou's status is undeniable; he should be able to handle this matter...

Lin Mingyue thought to herself, "He seems quite confident."

...Time passed by, and Jiang Jingzhou asked Zhao Yue in a low voice, "Are you tired?"

"..." Lin Zhaoyue shook her head. At this moment, she couldn't care less about being tired; she wasn't tired at all.

Soon, the town mayor arrived on his bicycle, his face sullen. He hadn't been in a good mood after being summoned from so far away, but the moment his eyes met Jiang Jingzhou's, his pupils dilated sharply—

He quickly got out of the car.

He simply left the car aside and asked, "What brings you here? Do you have any instructions for my work?"

"You know me?"

Jiang Jingzhou didn't recognize him.

“Yes, I heard about you when I went to the capital on business,” the man said with a fawning chuckle. “I think it’s not convenient to talk here. If there’s anything you need to say, why don’t we go back inside and talk? Or come to my place! No one will bother us there.”

"No need, I'm here with my wife to visit my father-in-law, I didn't invite you."

Jiang Jingzhou said calmly, "I just didn't expect this article to be so unreasonable. I believe you didn't know, otherwise this would never have happened."

Having said that,

Jiang Jingzhou told him the whole story.

The man's expression suddenly changed. "What?"

Just because of a fish? Are you trying to make him offend this person?

This is truly outrageous, an outrageous act that goes all the way!

"Come with me."

The man reprimanded the village chief, “…”

The two whispered to each other about something, but when the village chief spoke again, his attitude was completely different from before—it was like night and day!

"I'm sorry, I was blind. I never imagined you were... Hehe, I was wrong,"

As Village Chief Luo spoke, he glared at Luo Wenfang, "How could anyone steal your fish! Everyone in the village knows your family is dirt poor, yet you still have fish to eat? You'd better apologize to me right now, and we'll let this go, or I'll send you to the police station. This is called framing someone!"

"ah?"

Luo Wenfang was completely stunned.

I never expected things to turn out so quickly.

What does that mean?

She also has to apologize to the Lin family?

"Village chief, you must have made a mistake... Should I apologize to them?"

"Otherwise what? Let alone you, I also need to apologize to them. I made a mistake in this matter; I failed to find out what happened beforehand. So stop talking nonsense here!"

Village Chief Luo was genuinely angry.

Even if Luo Wenfang is completely confused, she still has to listen to the village chief.

If they offend him, their whole family will forget about living in the village any longer.

But I just can't bring myself to say the apology.

Lin Mingyue: "..."

Now I think I understand the benefits of marrying up.

If it were her man, he would probably only be the one being schemed against.

Lin Zhaoyue finally felt some relief from the tightness in her chest.

It seems they won't dare to make things difficult for Dad anymore.

"Alright, my family just wants to have a good chat and get together. Are you all planning to stay for lunch? My brother-in-law only caught one fish, so I'm afraid we don't have much to offer you!"

Jiang Jingzhou immediately ordered them to leave.

"Okay, we'll be going now. If you need anything later, just let me know!"

"..."

Jiang Jingzhou ignored them.

After everyone had mostly dispersed, Lin Erwu sighed, "Jingzhou, will this matter have any impact on you? If you ask me, you shouldn't have gotten involved! What can they do to us? At most, we'll just get a few days of cold shoulders. They wouldn't dare to kick us out. If any of us were to die here, they wouldn't be able to explain themselves."

“Dad, it was that person who recognized me. I didn’t say anything, and what I said wasn’t wrong. I just came back for a simple meal. They were just deliberately causing trouble.”

"..."

Lin Zhaoyue pursed her lips. This incident reminded her: if a person doesn't do well, they will be looked down upon wherever they go.