Upon hearing this, Sun knew that the village chief was on their side, and immediately said, "This matter must be reported to the authorities today. My daughter-in-law's innocence must be cleared!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's first reaction was that it couldn't be that serious. After all, such verbal disputes often occurred in the village, but they would just be scolded or even beaten as a lesson.

Now that the Lu family has already fought and cursed, yet still insists on reporting to the authorities, everyone feels it's unnecessary.

Of course, it also shows how much the Lu family protects and cares about their third daughter-in-law. From now on, no one will dare to make up stories about He Jiu Niang.

Otherwise, if those wicked women from the Lu family found out, wouldn't they come knocking on our door right away?

The village chief also found it difficult to handle. After all, this was a family matter of the Lu family, and as the village chief, he could only play a persuasive role. As for the rest, it was up to the Lu family to make their own choice.

After thinking for a moment, he pulled Old Man Lu and Boss Lu aside to talk.

“Brother Lu, in my opinion, it is not advisable to bring this matter to the magistrate.”

As soon as the village chief spoke, he noticed the dangerous look in Old Man Lu's and Boss Lu's eyes, and hurriedly explained, "It's not that I want to protect the Qian family, it's just that if this matter blows up, it might not be a good thing for your Lu family either!"

Upon hearing this, the old man and his son's expressions returned to normal. The old man asked, "How do you know?"

"Think about it, this woman's reputation is extremely important. Originally, only the people in our village knew about it, but if it gets taken to the county government, wouldn't even more people know? Besides, if the county magistrate finds out that he's being gossiped about with a peasant woman, wouldn't he take his anger out on the person who made it up?"

After the village chief shared his thoughts, the Lu father and son fell silent, indicating that such a possibility could not be ruled out.

Officials have complex minds; who knows what they're thinking? If we blame He Jiu Niang for this, wouldn't we be putting ourselves in a difficult position?

Seeing that they were somewhat moved, the village chief continued to fan the flames... no, he continued to persuade them: "It's better to avoid trouble. I think Li has been frightened today and won't dare to cause trouble again in the future. Let's just let this matter rest."

The village chief is capable of managing such a large village; he must have some serious skills.

He was genuinely concerned for the Lu family's sake in this matter, but he also had his own selfish motives.

While other villages remained relatively untouched by incidents, Anping Village, under his jurisdiction, was plagued with problems every few days. If this continued, the county magistrate would surely become angry, and his position as village chief would soon be over.

After the agreement was reached, Old Man Lu relayed the village chief's words to Madam Sun. Madam Sun herself didn't care, but this was a major matter involving He Jiu Niang, so she couldn't make a decision lightly.

Considering that the village chief's family had treated them fairly well since they moved here, and that it hadn't caused any harm to the Lu family overall, Sun agreed to settle the matter privately.

Originally quite angry, Sun Shi became even angrier when she turned around and saw He Jiu Niang eating melon seeds with great interest.

What a jerk! Even in this state, he's still just busy joining in the fun!

While lamenting her bad luck, saying that she was too old to do this for her daughter-in-law, Sun was also doing these things willingly, which made her seem somewhat hypocritical.

She walked over to the Qian family and said fiercely, "If you know what's good for you, get out of here right now. If you dare to cause trouble at my house again, I don't care who speaks up for you. I'll make sure you're all in jail!"

Qian Tieshu hurriedly helped his wife up, gave the village chief a dry smile, and the whole family ran away in a very disheveled state.

Qian Daniu belatedly realized that after all this commotion, he had forgotten his main purpose for coming to the Lu family!

"Mom, why is it always you who ruins things!"

He felt no pity when his own mother was beaten up; instead, he harbored resentment.

Every time, it was his mother who ruined things. Like last time, they could have avoided suffering for so long, but his mother had the audacity to curse the magistrate in court, which led to them being imprisoned for a month.

If it weren't for his mother's interference, he would definitely have been able to get money from the Lu family to pay for his leg treatment, and he might even have been able to find Lu Xiaoyang and teach him a lesson. Now everything is ruined!

Mrs. Li was stunned, not understanding why her son would blame her.

"I...I'm doing this all for your own good..."

She felt wronged. She had always thought of her son and wouldn't allow anyone to bully him, but she didn't expect to be blamed and disliked.

"It's for my own good! It's for my own good! You say those words all the time, but look at what you've done—is it really for my own good? If you hadn't caused such a scene in court, would I have suffered like this? If you hadn't caused trouble today, would I have missed out on my money? What use are you anyway!"

Qian Daniu had initially reached out a hand to support her arm, but as he got angrier, he flung his hand away. Li was badly injured and had little strength to walk. Caught off guard, she was thrown off by Qian Daniu and fell to the ground instantly.

Qian Daniu not only didn't think he had done anything wrong, but even felt that his mother's fall made him feel much better, so he quickly left, leaning on his crutches.

Qian Tieshu watched his son walk away, then looked at his wife who had fallen to the ground and couldn't get up, and cursed angrily, "I told you not to come, but you wouldn't listen! If it weren't for the village chief speaking up for us, our whole family would have been sent to the guillotine! If you ever misbehave again, I'll divorce you!"

As he spoke, he roughly pulled Li up and dragged her back.

Li was in tears. She had devoted herself to this family, so how could she be the bad person?

The onlookers at the Lu family's place had dispersed, and the Yu family members went back to learn needlework from the embroiderer. He Jiu Niang finally finished eating melon seeds and then clung to Sun Shi for a while, acting coquettishly.

Flattering words poured out like they were free. Sun felt as sweet as honey inside, but she kept a straight face and forcefully pushed her away.

"Stop bothering me! We've seen the show, and it's almost noon. If you're not going to the clinic soon, then you might as well not go at all! Go learn to sew clothes from your sister-in-law and the others, and stop getting in my way!"

"Go away, go away, I'll go, okay?"

He Jiuniang sighed regretfully, then pressed her advantage and said, "You said it's already noon, almost lunchtime, why don't I just eat first and then go?"

Sun was almost amused by her. Her third son's wife was not usually one to indulge in gluttony, but lately she has become increasingly outrageous, acting like a child.

In reality, this was just He Jiuniang's way of showing affection. When she first arrived in this time and space, although she also helped the Lu family, her attitude was never as easygoing and friendly as it is now.

But Sun didn't know that. She thought He Jiuniang was just wasting time all morning, and she raised her hand to slap He Jiuniang: "Eat, eat, eat! All you know is how to eat!"

"Oh dear, if you won't give me food, then I won't eat! I'll just leave!"

He Jiuniang was being chased, but she jumped onto the carriage and sped away in an instant, making the women learning needlework nearby extremely envious.

Who wouldn't be confused by this kind of mother-in-law/daughter-in-law relationship!