Large patches of purplish-blue bruises were wrapped around her fair legs, spreading from her calves to her thighs, mottled and gruesome, a shocking sight to behold!
The atmosphere instantly became deathly silent.
What's going on?!
The villagers outside the gate were shocked to see this scene. Several women who were farther away couldn't see clearly, and they pushed and shoved each other to squeeze into the yard.
When they saw the mottled bruises on Ye Yun's legs, they all gasped in shock.
hiss……
Ye Yun quickly put her skirt down; it wasn't exactly something a young woman should be proud of to show off her legs.
"Ladies and gentlemen! I'm not afraid of you laughing at me, but you just saw it for yourselves. The injury on my leg is what you all think my dear aunt did to me!"
Her words were firm and resounding!
At this point, whoever shouts the loudest is right, and she can't back down!
Of course, she also knew that she couldn't be blindly forceful in front of this group of people who were easily swayed by emotions. Wasn't Liu Meilan trying to gain people's pity and sympathy? How could she lose in this regard?
She'll fight fire with fire, no matter how Liu Meilan tries to cheat!
Tears streamed down Ye Yun's face in the blink of an eye. Pointing at Liu Meilan on the ground, she clutched her chest and tearfully accused everyone, "Uncles, aunts, you've all come here to judge this! Just because I was a little late cooking, she picked up a wooden board and beat me to death!"
“You all say she’s doing this for my own good, but over the years, I haven’t had a single day of peace under her!”
The child support money my mother left me, she didn't give me a single penny of it, she spent it all on her own daughter!
Now that I've finally gotten married, I just want my dowry back, to take what rightfully belongs to me. Why can't I do that?
"She said she didn't return my dowry because it was for my own good, but think about it, is she just saying nice things, or does she really want to do something?"
Is she truly looking out for me, or is she trying to steal my dowry against her conscience?
One question after another.
A series of affirmations.
Everyone fell silent.
I never imagined that Liu Meilan could be so ruthless. She was the girl we raised, how could she be so cruel?
Ye Pengfei stood behind her, lost in thought, staring intently at Ye Yun's legs, which had already lowered her skirt. His eyes gradually reddened with heartache.
Ye Xue was surprised; she hadn't expected her mother to beat Ye Yun so badly.
Liu Meilan was stunned.
She stared at Ye Yun with her mouth slightly open, her expression blank, motionless. Was this still the same submissive little girl?
How come getting married is so amazing?
Suddenly, someone in the crowd muttered in a low voice, "You're all cursing Yun'er here, have you all forgotten what kind of person Liu Meilan is? You don't know, a few years ago she almost sold Yun'er to a mentally challenged man in Shiliwa to be his child bride. She dislikes Yun'er so much, why would she make plans for Yun'er? She clearly just wants to steal Yun'er's dowry..."
What?
Liu Meilan once actually wanted to sell Ye Yun to another family to be a child bride?
The villagers, unaware of this, all turned their curious gazes toward the plump aunt who was speaking and Ye Jian'an, who was standing to the side with a flushed face, as if flies had smelled meat.
Ye Jian'an was extremely embarrassed.
But this is indeed a true story.
Ye Yun was only five years old at the time. A family on the other side of the mountain had a mentally challenged son and was worried that he would not be able to find a wife in the future, so they wanted to buy a girl as a child bride. Liu Meilan called someone to come to the house to look at the girl. If it weren't for Aunt Pang next door seeing this and notifying him in time to rush home, the girl Yun would have been taken away by someone else.
Thinking of this, Ye Jian'an's gaze towards Liu Meilan became more resentful.
When Liu Meilan was stared at by Ye Jian'an, she suddenly felt a chill run down her spine. In all the years she had been married into the family, Ye Jian'an had never glared at her like that before.
Upon seeing this scene, everyone immediately understood.
Wow, that's really ruthless.
Just to swallow someone else's dowry, her own niece, who had no parents, not only did she not feel sorry for her, but she also had the heart to sell her!
"Liu Meilan, you're truly despicable..."
"What sins did our Ye family village commit to deserve a wife like you?"
"Since Yun came to work for you, has she never worked hard for you? You're so heartless! I think you're just greedy for money. You should just return her dowry to her right now!"
"Jian'an, you're something else too. Your wife is so heartless, and you don't even care about her?"
"Exactly. If you marry a good wife, it's understandable if you're a bit of a wimp. But if this wife is about to sell your own niece, can you really tolerate that?"
The ball was kicked towards Ye Jian'an.
Ye Jian'an blushed deeply. He was already thin-skinned, and being spoken to like that behind his back made him so ashamed that he wished he could disappear into a crack in the ground.
"Uncle, did my grandfather ever tell you that my mother was driven away by this woman?"
Ye Yun decided to use a strong dose as well.
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