The claws of Jianjian were merciless, and they scratched Wei Shuying's face until it was covered in blood, just like Cheng Nonuo.

She started to cry and pushed Cheng Zheng again: "Do you still have the nerve to watch others bully your wife like this?"

Cheng Zheng's face turned livid: "Shut up, stop arguing! Let's go!"

"Where are you going? We haven't settled the bill yet!" Wei Shuying rushed over and sat down on the ground. "Your dead cat has rubbed my face. If you don't give me an explanation today, we're not done!"

Wei Shuying clapped her hands on the ground as she spoke. She didn't look like a lady from the city at all. She looked exactly like a housewife from their village.

Cheng Yaoyao covered her eyes, unable to bear it any longer. Cheng Nuonuo was still lying on the ground, not knowing whether she was dead or alive, Wei Shuying was sitting on the ground and throwing tantrums, while Cheng Zheng could only stand there, at a loss as to what to do. She really didn't want to admit that she knew them.

Seeing her like this, Xie Zhao stepped forward to block her, his tall figure protecting her like a mountain.

Cheng Yaoyao's rosy lips curved and he secretly hooked Xie Zhao's fingers. The clear and pure yang energy continued to flow, dispelling all the grievances and depression in his heart.

Cheng Zheng knew Wei Shuying's character. She was not afraid of embarrassment. If she got angry, things would only get worse. But he couldn't stand it and just wanted to get out of this embarrassment as soon as possible.

Cheng Zheng gritted his teeth and said to Grandma Xie: "Grandma Xie, there is no need to make this matter like this. It embarrasses everyone..."

"Embarrassing?" Grandma Xie sneered and raised her voice, "Your little daughter did such a shameful thing, and you don't feel embarrassed. Yaoyao, an innocent girl, was dragged into this by you, and she is not embarrassed? Your family blocked my door and cried like a bereaved family, and my family is not embarrassed?"

Grandma Xie didn't use a single dirty word and scolded Father Cheng so much that he couldn't even raise his head.

A woman said: "I don't know what sin Cheng Zhiqing has committed. Look at this family..."

"They say if you have a stepmother, you will have a stepfather. Fortunately, Cheng Zhiqing is different from them."

"You can tell by their looks. Cheng Zhiqing looks like Guanyin, while Cheng Nuonuo is..."

Wei Shuying spat at the woman's feet: "Bah! Shut your cunt mouth tight! My daughter is an educated youth from the city, it's none of your business to say anything!"

This really set off a hornet's nest. All the women in the village chimed in: "Thank you, old lady. Let me tell you, this Cheng Nuonuo is no good!"

"She embezzled food from the cafeteria, and everyone knows it!"

"And more, she bullied Lin Ranran and her brother for being fatherless and motherless, and even slandered them for hiding in the woods!"

"She and Shen Yan have been going to the woods for a long time! My husband gets off work late and has seen them in the woods several times!"

One by one, they hit Cheng Zheng's face hard like slaps. He widened his eyes in shock and looked at his little daughter who was in such a state of panic.

He only knew about the incident between Cheng Nonuo and Shen Yan. Cheng Nonuo was wrong, but it was Shen Yan who seduced her first. But after hearing what the villagers said, he couldn't believe it at all.

Wei Shuying was alone against a crowd of enemies, and she cursed until her throat was broken. She was breathing heavily and still wanted to curse, but was pulled hard by Cheng Nonuo.

Wei Shuying pushed her away: "Why are you pulling me..."

Only then did she notice that Shen Yan and Shen's mother were standing not far away, looking at her with extremely ugly expressions.

Lin Dafu came with Shen's mother and Shen Yan. He felt a headache when he saw this scene and had to step forward to disperse the crowd.

Cheng Zheng breathed a sigh of relief when he saw help coming. He scolded Wei Shuying in a low voice while helping Cheng Nonuo up.

The show was over. Cheng Yaoyao held Grandma Xie's arm affectionately and said to her, "Grandma, let's go back. Don't be angry over someone who has nothing to do with you."

Grandma Xie said angrily, "I just can't stand her trying to link you up like this! We are each other's biological daughters. It would be in no good for them to ruin your reputation!"

The neighbor woman also advised: "Thank you, old lady, let's not be angry. It's a big festival, it's not worth it to get upset! We all know that Cheng Zhiqing is a good girl!"

After recovering from her breath, Grandma Xie said kindly, "Our Yaoyao is a good child in every way, except that he is very straightforward. He will never complain when he is nice to others, and he will never suffer any loss!"

These words pierced Cheng Zheng's heart.

Cheng Zheng turned around quietly and saw Cheng Yaoyao being surrounded by the Xie family and being escorted back to the yard without even looking back.

The old wooden door of the Xie family is shining with the light of time. Mugwort leaves and calamus are planted next to the door, indicating a happy Dragon Boat Festival.

It was supposed to be a good day...but I ruined it myself.

Mother Shen looked at Xie's yard with a critical eye. It was the only place in the village where she could stay. But the gate of Xie's yard closed in front of her.

Shen's mother said to Lin Dafu, "What do you mean? Didn't you say that we should stay at Xie's house?"

Lin Dafu had a headache. He couldn't afford to offend the official's wife, but he couldn't afford to offend Xie Zhao either, so he said, "This alley is full of brick houses, why not live in a few houses nearby?"

Cheng Nuonuo closed her eyes weakly: "Sister Yaoyao is at Xie's house. Tell her that I won't live there. At least let my parents move in..."

Lin Dafu rolled his eyes in his heart. He was still trying to do something bad after all this. Cheng Zheng didn't understand and said, "Nunuo, you are so sick, your parents have to take care of you together. Just listen to the captain."

Cheng Nuonuo winked at Wei Shuying, who yelled, "You are the team leader, and his family is a landlord. How dare they disobey your orders?"

Lin Dafu said to her bluntly: "There is no other way. A miscarriage is a bad omen in the village, especially when you are unmarried. Even if you are allowed to live in someone else's house, it depends on whether they are willing! In my opinion, it is better to let the educated youth Xiao Cheng return to the Lin family!"

Cheng Nuonuo immediately collapsed to the ground and refused to get up: "I won't go back to the Lin family, I won't go back to the Lin family!"

Cheng Zheng had been trying hard to support her, but she pushed him so hard that he almost fell to the ground.

A hand supported him immediately. Xie Zhao said, "Uncle, are you okay?"

Cheng Zheng felt a little warm in his heart and looked behind him. The small courtyard door was still closed. Xie Zhao said, "Yaoyao, let me help."

Cheng Zheng smiled bitterly: "Don't comfort me, I know Yaoyao's temper."

Xie Zhao's expression turned cold: "You don't know."

Cheng Zheng was stunned, and his arm was lifted up by Xie Zhao's huge strength, and he stood up involuntarily. Cheng Nuonuo lost his support and fell to the ground with a thud, groaning in pain.

Cheng Zheng said anxiously: "Yes, yes..."

Cheng Nonuo forced an expression of pain and was about to speak when Xie Zhao looked down at her. Cheng Nonuo shuddered violently.

Xie Zhao then said to Cheng Zheng, "Uncle, if you don't mind, I have an empty room at home. As for the mother and daughter, I will arrange for them to live somewhere else."

Cheng Zheng said hurriedly: "No, I will live with Nuonuo. She can't be left alone now."

Xie Zhao was not surprised. He walked to the next door, knocked on the door and said a few words. When he came back, he said: There are two empty rooms in the house of Yingui's wife next door. Cheng Zheng's family of three and Shen's mother moved in. Shen Yan still returned to his original residence.

Xie Zhao was a man of few words, but he had a natural sense of being in control of the situation, which made people believe in him. Seeing him break the stalemate with a quick knife, Lin Dafu breathed a sigh of relief: "It's good this way. I'll live next door to your house, so I can take care of you if anything happens." There would be no talk in the village about Cheng Yaoyao shutting out his biological father.

Aunt Yingui's house had a yard as soon as you entered it. The east and west rooms and the patio were no different, but it was a little smaller than Xie's. The yard was a muddy ground with many chickens running around pecking at food. When Mother Shen entered, she stepped on chicken poop and started screaming.

Shen's mother settled in the east room, and Cheng Zheng's family of three settled in the west room. That room was originally the room where Aunt Yingui's children lived before they got married, and the environment was good.

Auntie Yingui smiled and said, "Don't worry, Zhao'er, I will definitely help you find a place to stay."

Xie Zhao nodded and said to Cheng Zheng, "I live next door. If you have any questions, just call me."

Cheng Zheng had a complicated expression. He was annoyed at heart by the brat who had seduced his daughter away, but seeing that he was doing things in an orderly manner, he couldn't help but feel pleased with Cheng Yaoyao's vision.

After Xie Zhao left, Wei Shuying complained, "How can Nuonuo recover in such a dirty place?"

Cheng Nuonuo said weakly: "It's okay with me. I'm sorry, Dad. You've never lived in such a shabby place, right? It's all my fault that you can't live in the Xie family. The house in the Xie family is very nice. Sister Yaoyao's room is even better than the one in Shanghai..."

"Shut up." Cheng Zheng interrupted her, his face serious: "I don't know how much favors and money Xie Zhao spent to get us to live here. It was all for Yaoyao's sake. You still say this now!"

Wei Shuying disagreed: "We can't stay here for a few days! Once Nuonuo and Shen Yan's marriage is settled, we will return to Shanghai!"

Hearing them mention this, Cheng Zheng sighed. Shen's mother saw and heard everything today, and it was even more impossible for the Shen family to accept Cheng Nuonuo.

What's more, they just had nowhere to go, and Shen Yan was completely helpless, not even able to settle his own mother. In the end, Xie Zhao came forward to pay, and comparing the two, Cheng Zheng's opinion of himself was shaken.

Auntie Yingui was not Mrs. Lin. She accepted Xie Zhao's money and notes and did her best to help. She helped to clean up the house, brought in bedding, and brought hot water.

Mother Shen sat on a clean stool, watching Auntie Yingui clean up, smiling politely, "Mother Lin, there's no need to be so polite. I can do it myself."

Auntie Yingui cleaned up the place vigorously while smiling sheepishly: "Hey, you are wearing such nice clothes, don't get them dirty! I will clean up the place, you just sit down! Have the snacks, they are delicious!"

Mother Shen smiled reservedly, picked up the perilla plums from the plate with her fingertips, and after a long time of mental preparation, she put them into her mouth. Her eyes immediately lit up.

There are such delicious foods in the countryside.

While eating, Shen's mother asked Aunt Yingui questions in a subtle way.

She had been an official's wife for many years and was very good at putting on a good front. It didn't take long for Auntie Yingui to open up to her.

"Speaking of this educated youth Cheng, who in the village doesn't know her? She's the famous Guanyin. When she came to our village just now, all the men, women and children in the village were stunned. There is such a beautiful person!"

"After I moved into the Xie family, I often saw her. She was a good girl, a little bit coquettish, but generous and nice. She often made snacks and gave them to the neighbors. Do you like these plums? They were sent by Cheng Zhiqing."

Shen's mother immediately felt the plum in her mouth turn sour. She said, "I'm talking about Cheng Nuonuo."

"Oh, you're talking about the educated youth Xiao Cheng." Auntie Yingui laughed dryly and immediately stopped talking. "I've never dealt with her. All I know is what the villagers have said. Hey, we rural women have nothing to do all day long, gossiping about other people's affairs. We are just too idle!"

The villagers believe that "it is better to demolish ten temples than to destroy a marriage". Who knows whether Cheng Nuonuo will marry into the Shen family in the future, so Aunt Yingui is not going to demolish this fish head.

Mother Shen gave Auntie Yin Gui a bottle of Shanghai osmanthus hair oil, but after asking for a long time, she still couldn't get any information and gnashed her teeth secretly. Who said that village women are ignorant and shallow? Why are they so tight-lipped?

She changed the subject and asked about her son's life in the village. Auntie Yingui held the osmanthus hair oil in her hand and praised Shen Yan to the heavens. Which girl in the village didn't praise him for his handsomeness and elegance? When he first came to the village, everyone said that he and Cheng Zhiqing were a perfect match. At this point, she slapped herself: "Bah, it's just rumors from the villagers. Cheng Zhiqing and Xie Zhao are engaged, and they have a good relationship."

Mother Shen became more upset after listening to this. Her son was such a good man. Even if he didn't marry the beautiful Cheng Yaoyao, he could pick a good girl with a clean character in the village. How could he let Cheng Nonuo get away with it?

In the west room, Wei Shuying closed the door and cleaned up Cheng Nuonuo. Her pants were soaked with blood and she had to use several basins of blood.

Cheng Zheng was driven into the yard, which was filled with the smell of chicken shit. He couldn't stay there and had to go out to smoke.

There was a big golden osmanthus tree at the gate, but at this time it only had green leaves but no fragrant flowers. Cheng Zheng couldn't help looking at the gate of Xie's courtyard while smoking.

A fat orange and white cat came out from the pumpkin vines on the yard wall. Its fat face was squeezed flat, looking so funny.