Granny Yang was terrified. She trembled with fear whenever she saw Shen Yunsheng's eyes.

"If you...if you take another step forward, I...I'll kill myself right here." Shen Yunsheng glared at her coldly, and Granny Yang turned pale with fright. Her lips trembled, and the kitchen knife in her hand clattered to the ground.

Shen Yunsheng bent down to pick up the kitchen knife and walked towards Granny Yang with a wicked grin. "Old lady, there are too many ways to commit suicide. You can cut your wrists or slit your throat."

Shen Yunsheng casually toyed with the kitchen knife in his hand; the sharp blade gleamed coldly in the sunlight, sending chills down one's spine.

Granny Yang looked at Shen Yunsheng in horror, her body trembling violently, her lips quivering and unable to speak.

Shen Yunsheng remained unmoved, a wicked smile still playing on her lips, as she approached Granny Yang step by step.

With each step she took, Granny Yang's heart sank a little lower. She felt like a lamb to the slaughter, about to become Shen Yunsheng's victim at any moment.

Finally, Shen Yunsheng walked up to Granny Yang, held the kitchen knife up to her eyes, and gently blew on it. "Well? Have you made up your mind? Do you want me to help you choose one?"

Granny Yang was terrified out of her wits by Shen Yunsheng. She shook her head desperately, tears streaming down her face, and choked out, "Please... spare me... I won't do it again... I'll never do it again..."

However, Shen Yunsheng did not stop. She continued to approach Granny Yang until the two were only inches apart. Granny Yang closed her eyes in despair, awaiting death.

Shen Yunsheng picked up a knife and brandished it at Granny Yang's neck. Granny Yang was terrified and cried out, "I...I won't kill myself, you...you stop!"

"I even took out the knife for you, and you're telling me you're not going to commit suicide? Aren't you just playing me?" Shen Yunsheng looked at Granny Yang with deep eyes. She had to teach the old woman a lesson for her bad habit of hitting people today.

Xiao Wenjing was stunned by his daughter-in-law's sudden action. He stared wide-eyed for a long time before he came to his senses and hurriedly stopped her, saying, "Jingchuan's wife, you...you stop right now! Don't hurt your grandmother!"

Upon hearing this, Xiao Jingchuan's face immediately turned red with displeasure. He interrupted his father rudely, "Father, my wife is helping the old lady commit suicide! I advise you not to get involved in this matter, otherwise you will be branded as an unfilial son."

Xiao Wenjing looked at his son, trembling with anger. He glared at him, his voice low and stern: "What kind of time is this? You're still blindly following the crowd! Don't you know? Your wife's hatred for your grandmother has reached an intolerable level, yet you're still siding with her. Is that reasonable?"

He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, but his anger remained unabated. His gaze was sharp as a knife, as if he could see right through his son: "You good-for-nothing! You can't even control a woman! You've disgraced us men! How could I have a son like you?"

Xiao Wenjing felt a wave of helplessness and disappointment. He had always believed that his son could be the pillar of the family and shoulder responsibilities, but now it seemed he was completely wrong. His son was weak and incompetent in front of his wife, lacking any opinions of his own, and even willing to oppose his family. This situation pained him deeply, and filled him with worry about the future.

Xiao Jingchuan was absolutely furious with his father! He stared wide-eyed, glaring at everything before him. That old, vicious woman was clearly faking it; even a blind man could see that. Yet, his father actually believed this old woman wanted to commit suicide? This filled him with immense anger and helplessness.

Shen Yunsheng was equally angered by her father-in-law's behavior. She secretly rejoiced that her husband, Xiao Jingchuan, was a clear-headed and decisive man. Otherwise, if Xiao Jingchuan had been as easily trusting as his father, she would likely have been in an even worse situation than her current mother-in-law.

Thinking of this, Shen Yunsheng couldn't help but shudder. Although they had separated their households, her father-in-law's heart was still with that old poisonous woman, and he could drag her down at any time.

With a gleaming kitchen knife pressed against her neck, Granny Yang was terrified and broke out in a cold sweat. Seeing her eldest son speak up for her, she immediately begged him for help, "Son, quickly tell Jingchuan's family to stop!"

Shen Yunsheng's lips curled up slightly, revealing a wicked smile: "I'm the kind of person who likes to finish what I start. Since you don't want to commit suicide now, then you have to pay me for the knife."

Granny Yang stared wide-eyed at Shen Yunsheng in disbelief, stammering, "Wh...what? You're actually asking me for money for the knife?"

She could hardly believe her ears. This woman not only threatened her with a knife, but now she dared to ask her for money!

Granny Yang was so angry she almost fainted. She thought to herself, "That wretched woman! She was the one who threatened me with the kitchen knife, and I haven't even had a chance to blame her yet, and she has the audacity to ask me for money."

Upon hearing Shen Yunsheng's words, the people around him burst into laughter.

They felt that this old woman Yang had finally met an opponent she could not defeat.

"Haha, Granny Yang has finally met her match."

"That's right, it's because she always bullies others. Now look what happened, she's been brought down."

“I’ve long felt that her habit of hitting people should be properly addressed.”

Granny Yang's face flushed with anger, but she couldn't refute it. She could only glare fiercely at Shen Yunsheng, her eyes filled with resentment and rage. However, Shen Yunsheng met her gaze without fear, as if to say, "You're still too green to fight me."

Xiao Jingchuan walked towards his wife and gently took the kitchen knife from her.

“Wife, since the old lady is willing to give money, you can stop now.”

"You brat, why are you siding with outsiders? When did I ever promise to give you money?" Granny Yang pounded her chest in anger. Before the family division, she had only given Shen Yunsheng a few dozen taels of silver. Now they wanted more? Where was she going to get the money to give them?

Xiao Jingchuan gripped his wife's hand tightly, staring coldly at Granny Yang: "Old lady, don't get me wrong. To me, you are the real outsider."

Upon hearing this, Granny Yang's expression instantly twisted in horror. Her eyes widened as she stared at Xiao Jingchuan in disbelief, her voice trembling as she roared, "You...you dare call me an outsider..."

"Of course you are an outsider. I have never seen any elder as selfish as you."

Xiao Jingchuan's voice was cold and deep, as if carrying an invisible pressure that made it hard to breathe.

Even the surrounding air seemed to be affected by his aura, becoming heavy as if it were about to freeze.