Chapter 17: Taught a bunch of little thieves
Inside the room, Cen Ying's words were not only an insult to Cen Yan, but also an embarrassment. After all, her words blocked all the ideas that Cen Yan might have raised to refute Yu's.
The easiest way to prove that Yu was slandering her was to find loopholes in the fact that Yu had never bought the fruit.
Yu's reaction just now actually showed that she was lying and was the first to complain.
But Old Lady Cen was biased and pretended to be blind and didn't see anything. Cen Ying insisted and spoke for Yu, which really put Cen Yan in a difficult situation.
"Why are you silent? Just now, weren't you quite talkative?" Seeing Cen Yan remained silent, Cen Ying sneered and said sarcastically, "I'm telling you, you dare to slander your elders, you must be punished according to the family rules!"
"Family rules? When did the Cen family have family rules?" Cen Yan finally responded when he heard her say that.
"Of course there is. In your case, you have to follow the example of the government and be beaten with 20 or 30 boards!" Cen Ying made up a story. Anyway, her parents were on her side, and she would definitely not deny it if she said there were family rules!
"No!" Seeing her sister-in-law being so aggressive, Li immediately stood up and said, "Yan'er is weak, she needs to be beaten with 20 or 30 boards... You want to kill her! Because Yan'er made you unable to eat the fruit, you hold a grudge and want to take revenge on her!"
Old Mrs. Cen was sitting there, and when she heard this, she suddenly had an idea in her mind.
She had a nightmare that Cen Yan turned into a demon... The whole family of the second branch was just like demons, and she felt annoyed whenever she saw them.
Especially this Cen Yan, who didn't let her quiet down at all from morning to night today.
This dream must be reminding her of something.
Perhaps, this dream was hinting to her that she should let Cen Yan disappear from this world?
Thinking of this, Old Lady Cen stopped pretending to be dumb and said, "The Cen family didn't have such a family rule before, but from today on, this family rule has been established! Cen Yan herself has a bad character. Not only did she steal the fruit from the third room, but she also refused to admit her guilt and dared to frame the elders. Isn't it too easy for her to be beaten with only 20 or 30 boards? Sister Ying, go and call your eldest aunt to come over to execute her. You guys will hold her down and make sure she gets 40 boards!"
"Mom! How can you be so confused about right and wrong?!" Upon hearing this, Li immediately stepped forward and questioned her in an emotional state.
Even Cen Dahai looked at Old Lady Cen in disbelief.
I really need to give him forty lashes...
She wants to kill Yan'er? !
Cen Dahai kept his honest face tense and clenched his fists secretly.
"Can't you tell right from wrong? I always speak reasonably. Your second branch doesn't have a penny. Where did the fruits come from if you didn't steal from the third branch? Don't tell me you picked them on the mountain. If that's the case, how could there be fruits on this mountain that we haven't seen? This is impossible." Old Mrs. Cen seized on this point and immediately refuted Li, leaving her speechless.
"That fruit was picked by my sister on the mountain!" Cen Yang, who was listening at the side, said loudly and angrily.
He believed that his sister was a hero who protected her family, not a thief!
Who knew that when he said that, Yu would laugh.
"The second room really raised a bunch of little thieves. I think the fruits of our third room were probably stolen by your two siblings from the second room. Second brother, how do you teach your children? Even if it's not your fault, look at the kind of wife you found? She has turned your two children into thieves! I think Li is not worthy of being a mother at all. You should divorce her right away!"
With the support of Old Lady Cen, Yu was full of sarcastic remarks and kept adding insult to injury.
Li's face turned red when she heard this. You know, the thing a married woman fears most is being divorced by her husband's family. Once divorced, she can forget about marrying into a good family again in the future.
But that wasn't what made her most angry.
What made her most angry was that Yu actually used this to sow discord between her and her husband!
Li hurriedly turned her head to look at Cen Dahai. She was afraid that Cen Dahai would believe Yu's words and really think that she deliberately taught the child bad things and turned the child into a thief.
"It's not your third sister-in-law's fault how we teach our children. Besides, Wenjuan has always been kind and polite. She would never teach her children in this way. I also believe that my children would never do such sneaky things." Fortunately, Cen Dahai usually kept silent, but this time he spoke up and knew to protect his wife and children.
Hearing his powerful words, Li immediately breathed a sigh of relief.
She was really afraid that Cen Dahai's answer would make her extremely disappointed!
"As for whether Yan'er stole the fruits from your third room, the matter has not been concluded yet. But don't worry, third sister-in-law, if she really stole them, I will definitely compensate you for the money you spent on the fruits and take the punishment on her behalf! No matter how many beatings you get, just come at me!" Cen Dahai continued.
"No! You can't take the punishment for Cen Yan!"
Old Lady Cen objected immediately, but it was not because she felt sorry for her son. "If you are beaten and cannot get out of bed, who will do the work in the fields? Moreover, if you lie in bed, Li will have to stay by your side and wait on you all the time. In this case, who will do the housework?"
When Cen Yan heard this, he wanted to laugh.
Grandma asked not to let Dad take the beating for her because she was afraid that Dad would get hurt and couldn't work in the fields. And if Li stayed by Dad's side to take care of him, then the housework would have to fall on my aunt and Yu...
Is this really her grandmother?
Are they really not enemies from the previous life?
When Yu and Gao, who had just been called over by Cen Ying, heard this, they immediately thought of this aspect and objected righteously: "Mother is right! Whoever made the mistake must be punished!"
"That's right. It's because of your connivance and protection that Cen Yan dares to be so lawless. Not only does she steal things, but she also disobeys and slanders her elders! She must be beaten with this stick so that she knows the pain and will learn her lesson in the future!"
The Gao and Yu families have always been at odds with each other.
But when it comes to bullying the second wife, the two of them always cooperate tacitly.
When Cen Dahai heard what the two said, he frowned and was about to speak again, but Cen Yan stepped forward and interrupted him.
"I understand what grandma said. Since you are a reasonable person, as long as I can prove that the fruit was not stolen by me, then I won't be punished?" Cen Yan said confidently.
"That's right!" Old Mrs. Cen agreed.
But then she glanced at Cen Yan with contempt.
The key point is, you guys in the second room are a bunch of poor people and don’t have a penny. What proof do you have?
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