Upon hearing the four little ones' words, Yao's expression changed drastically. She no longer cared what others were saying and rushed towards the four little ones.
"You four little brats, I, as your grandmother, can't even control you anymore? You dare to lie and cheat in broad daylight!"
"It's all because of your mother's teaching! You four have all become deceitful little beasts, following your mother around every day!"
In the past, the four little ones would have been too scared to utter a sound, but now they dared to stand in front of Yao and firmly say, "We didn't lie!"
"We're telling the truth!"
"That wicked woman said all of this herself!"
Yao was furious and reached out to grab the nearest baby, but Ning Huan stopped her and held Yao's hand tightly.
Madam Yao was immediately terrified and asked in a trembling voice, "What...what do you want to do? Let me tell you, I am your mother-in-law. If you dare to hit me, you are being unfilial, and I will report you to the authorities!"
"I'll also get the authorities to arrest you!"
Ning Huan didn't intend to hit Yao Shi, but seeing how scared Yao Shi looked, her wicked thoughts suddenly came to mind.
She gave a wicked laugh, then clenched her fist and swung it out fiercely. Everyone could clearly hear the sound of her fist cutting through the air.
Yao screamed even louder in fright and squeezed her eyes shut again.
But there was no pain as she had expected. She slowly opened her eyes and saw Ning Huan's fist stopped in front of her, just an inch away from hitting her face.
She was so frightened that she collapsed to the ground. Ning Huan said with a smile, "Mother, why are you picking on the children? Since you say I'm the one who corrupted the four little ones, then come at me for whatever you want. What do you say?"
Madam Yao trembled on the ground in fear, pointing her finger at Ning Huan and cursing, "You jealous woman! You drove away the people I hired, and now you want to beat your mother-in-law! Are you determined to have a good time?"
Ning Huan sneered, "Mother, who's really making things difficult for whom? The four little ones didn't lie at all. The person you brought to do the work, isn't it just someone you want to make Zhou Jing'an's concubine?"
"only……"
Ning Huan clicked her tongue and said, "Mother, it's not that your daughter-in-law is picking on you, but you said Zhou Jing'an is your son. Don't you know what kind of taste your own son has? Even if he doesn't find a stunningly beautiful woman, shouldn't he at least find a woman with a dignified appearance?"
"Tell me about the girl you brought. Do you think Zhou Jing'an would even find her attractive?"
Ning Huan had said the same thing to Yao Xiaocui, and both Yao Shi and Yao Xiaocui had the same reaction. Their faces immediately turned as red as hot irons, and then they became very angry.
Madam Yao scolded, "At least this girl is obedient, unlike you, who is always going against me!"
Upon hearing Yao's words, Ning Huan raised an eyebrow and chuckled, "Does Mother mean to admit that you've brought someone over to be my husband's concubine?"
Only then did Yao realize what she had said, and she quickly covered her mouth and shook her head.
At this moment, the four little ones chimed in, "Grandma just said it, we all heard it! Grandma found a bad woman to be Daddy's little wife, and she's going to drive Mommy away!"
"This wicked woman is so ugly, Father will definitely not want her. Is Grandma blind? How could she have chosen such an ugly woman!"
"She also liked to go to her father's room. Every time her father kicked her out, she would shamelessly try to go back in."
"Father hates ugly women, he would never marry her as his concubine!"
Hearing the voices of the four little dumplings, the villagers who were watching the commotion outside began to recall that they seemed to have seen the girl brought by Yao Shi a few times before.
"Hey, now that I hear what Jing'an's wife said, I think I remember now. A few days ago, they did have a girl in their family who wasn't very good-looking."
"You've seen him?"
"Yes, it was getting dark when she ran out of Jing'an's house. She rushed straight out and almost bumped into me! Later, it looked like she went to the Zhou family to find Yao Shi!"
“I’ve seen her before. I remember her saying that. I saw her fetching water a couple of days ago. I thought to myself, whose new bride is she? She’s really ugly.”
Hearing the villagers' gossip, Aunt Xiufen couldn't help but burst into laughter: "Yao, I thought you had some brilliant idea, but it turns out you just wanted to find yourself a new daughter-in-law. But why didn't you read your mind before you did it!"
“Your son is sick and injured, but he’s not blind. You found someone so ugly, how could Jing’an possibly like him!”
As soon as he finished speaking, the surrounding villagers burst into laughter.
Then someone whispered, "Has Yao lost her mind? Jing'an's wife has always been the one running the household, earning money to support the family and taking care of her husband's medical needs. Is Yao trying to kick him while he's down?"
"What do you mean by 'crossing the river and then dismantling the bridge'? This is more like 'using the millstone and then killing the donkey.' It's just too immoral. Jing'an's wife worked so hard to treat his illness, and now Yao wants to replace her?"
"I doubt it will work out. Didn't we already say that Jing'an didn't like it?"
"Besides, Jing'an's wife is doing such a good job, how could that ugly girl possibly compare? Anyone with eyes can tell who to choose as a wife."
Actually, Yao Xiaocui's appearance was average. Although she wasn't pretty, these people, because of the gossip, were willing to add their own descriptions, and in the end, they might have portrayed her as an ugly monster.
If Yao Xiaocui were still as annoying as before, Ning Huan would definitely ignore it, but now that Yao Xiaocui has changed, she can't let everyone continue to talk like this.
She said to Yao, "No matter what you really think when you sent people over, I only have one thing to tell you: your son doesn't like it."
Upon hearing this, Yao was furious. She was sure it was this woman who had interfered, and she was about to curse her out when she looked up and saw the village chief standing behind the crowd.
He glared angrily at Yao, not knowing how long he had been there or when he had arrived.
Suddenly, Yao was so frightened that her vision went black and she fainted. Unlike her previous feigned fainting spells, this time Yao truly fainted out of fear.
Everyone gathered around with concern: "What happened to Yao? Why did she suddenly faint?"
Ning Huan frowned, stepped forward to take Yao's pulse, and found that she had indeed fainted.
Just as she was wondering, the village chief walked over from the door and asked anxiously, "Jing'an's wife, what's wrong with your mother-in-law?"
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