Chapter 2: A World of Difference
As soon as Old Mrs. Cen started crying, the footsteps outside suddenly became hurried.
Then, the curtain in the room was suddenly lifted.
A tall, slender middle-aged man wearing a dark grey shorts and with a heroic look on his face walked in first.
"Mom, what happened to you?" He didn't understand what was going on, so he wanted to help Old Mrs. Cen up from the ground.
"Big brother, you're here at the right time. Quickly tie up this money-loser from the second brother's family and send her to the government! Let the officials charge her with the crime of rebellion and unfilial piety for murdering her own grandmother!" As soon as Old Mrs. Cen saw her eldest son coming, she immediately pointed at Cen Yan and yelled.
"Mom, you get up first." Cen Dajiang glanced at Cen Yan who was in Li's arms and wanted to help Old Lady Cen up.
But why would Old Lady Cen be willing to get up?
Just at this time, the second son Cen Dahai and the third son Cen Dahe, who were about to follow Old Man Cen to work in the fields, also walked in.
As soon as she saw Cen Dahai, Old Lady Cen started flapping her legs and hands and crying to the sky.
"Oh, I can't live any longer! My granddaughter wants to kill me, an old woman! My son's vicious wife also wants to kill me, an old woman! I can't live any longer! Boss, get out of the way! Let them beat me to death!"
"mother……"
When Cen Dahai heard her shouting like that, he looked embarrassed and helpless. He squatted down and tried to help her up, but was kicked by Old Lady Cen.
He was caught off guard and fell to the ground.
My back hit the edge of the cabinet and it hurt a lot.
Without asking a single question, Old Lady Cen pointed at him and started to curse: "Get out of here! It's all because of you, this unfilial son! The daughter you gave birth to is a useless waste of money! The woman you married is also a heartless thing! Everyone hopes that I will die sooner!"
Cen Dahai was used to being beaten and scolded, and Li accepted it submissively.
Neither the husband nor the wife dared to say a word in reply.
The elder uncle and the younger uncle were watching from the side, one as if he heard nothing, the other yawned and put his hands in his pockets, just like watching the fun. No one thought of saying a good word for their brother Cen Dahai.
Suddenly, a flame ignited in Cen Yan's eyes!
This old hag who specializes in massaging their second room!
And there are these two uncles who are always watching the fire from the other side of the river or adding fuel to the fire and bullying their second uncle!
In her previous life, she faced the difficulties posed by Old Lady Cen, and like her father and stepmother, she never dared to disobey.
Even though the first and second wives suddenly betrayed them behind their backs, she followed her father's advice, treated them leniently and never took it to heart.
But now, she really doesn't want to endure it anymore!
"Grandma, what do you want?" Cen Yan calmed down the anger in his heart a little, and his tone was calm, without any dissatisfaction in his voice.
But she did not kneel down and surrender immediately as she usually did, which was considered disobedience to the domineering Old Lady Cen.
"What do I want?" Old Lady Cen was furious and sneered, "You, my granddaughter, dared to curse me to death. I must go to the government and let the officials sentence you to the crime of disobedience and unfilial piety and put you in jail for a few years as punishment!"
Cen Yan clenched his fists tightly!
Old Mrs. Cen really didn't treat her as her own granddaughter at all and wanted to torture her to death!
At this moment, she suddenly heard a steady sound of footsteps coming from outside.
Her eyes flickered and her face changed immediately, revealing a look of pain and sadness. She cried, "Grandma, how could you do this? I was just dreaming and talking in my sleep. I don't know how you misheard me and insisted on saying that I cursed you... You are my dear grandma, I have been filial to you for so long, how could I possibly curse you?"
"Bah! I heard you say I was dead with my own ears! How could I have heard it wrong?" Old Mrs. Cen was furious.
"Grandma, you really heard me wrong. What I said was - Grandma, I am about to drown... I dreamed that I fell into the river, and I wanted to ask you to save my life... Did you miss a few words and mistakenly think that I was cursing you?" Cen Yan said, wiping away non-existent tears with a really sad look.
But it was still dark and the room was dim. Who could tell whether she was crying for real or fake?
She lowered her head to hide the hatred in her eyes.
Outside, the footsteps moved twice and then paused, but did not come in immediately.
"Bah! I'm not deaf!" Old Mrs. Cen was convinced that she had not heard it wrong.
"Okay, okay, grandma, it's my fault. I shouldn't have said you heard it wrong. But no matter what, you can't send me to the government, can you? We are a family. If someone makes a mistake, the whole family will be implicated. My eldest brother is studying in the county town now. If I am convicted of the crime of murdering my own grandmother and being disobedient and unfilial, how can my eldest brother continue his studies?" Cen Yan said crying.
When Uncle Cen Dajiang heard this, his face suddenly changed, and he couldn't help but let go of Old Lady Cen's hand.
Cen Yan’s elder brother, that is his beloved son.
He was counting on his son to pass the imperial examination as soon as possible so that he, as his father, could enjoy the happiness!
"Mom, forget it. Xiaoyan didn't mean it. She was just talking in her sleep." Cen Dajiang rarely took the initiative to speak well of the second wife.
But Old Lady Cen has not yet realized the connection between the two.
She only knew that her eldest grandson was her treasure, and her granddaughter Cen Yan was just a money-loser who she didn't like. There was a huge difference between the two.
"Bah!" As expected, Old Lady Cen pointed at Cen Yan and started to curse, "You little bitch! Who do you think you are? The official was very wise. He sentenced you to the crime of disobedience and unfilial piety. How could he possibly implicate Han? I think you just want to escape punishment and drag your eldest brother into this! I won't be fooled by you!"
When Cen Yan heard her say that, the corners of his mouth curled up quickly.
She is indeed an old woman with little knowledge!
After hearing this, Cen Dajiang felt that it made sense.
Han Ge'er is Han Ge'er, and Cen Yan is Cen Yan.
If she made a mistake, how could Han Ge'er be implicated?
He shut his mouth and stopped trying to persuade her.
"Grandma, I really didn't lie to you."
Cen Yan looked aggrieved and said timidly, "Grandpa is a scholar who has been here for decades and is highly respected. Who wouldn't praise him for teaching my father, my uncle, and my younger uncle very well, and for raising my eldest brother to be a good candidate for studying in the county school? Who would mention my eldest brother, and wouldn't they say that he would have a bright future?
“But now, you insist on dragging me to the government to make a scene. By doing this, I will become a sinner who murdered my own grandmother and was disobedient and unfilial. When others ask who my family is, they will find out that I am grandfather’s granddaughter and eldest brother’s sister... Grandma, think carefully, what will those people say?
"Grandpa is so famous, and my eldest brother is so talented, there must be many people who are jealous.
"They will definitely take the opportunity to add insult to injury - it turns out that Grandpa actually has a granddaughter like me, so is my elder brother also of bad character, disobedient and unfilial? The court has regulations that in order to participate in the imperial examination, at least two scholars in the village need to guarantee my elder brother, proving that he has good character and his family has not committed any serious crimes... Will someone take the opportunity to discredit him and say that it is not fair for Grandpa to guarantee his own grandson of bad character? In this way, won't Grandpa's good reputation for many years be tarnished?
"Being unfilial is a serious crime! I think your life is over!"
Cen Yan analyzed the pros and cons clearly.
As soon as I finished speaking.
"Shut up!" Old Mrs. Cen blurted out in frustration and panic.
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