Back then, Song Yan suffered a loss when she got into a verbal argument with someone because she couldn't understand the dialect. Over the years, she has dragged Shi Jianjun along to learn from her, determined not to suffer the same loss again.
Hearing the woman using vulgar language involving genitalia to curse him made him uncomfortable, but he didn't say anything.
As the two walked, the man beside them suddenly rushed forward in two strides. Song Yan narrowed her eyes and quickly followed.
At this moment, Shi Fangfang sat on the ground with tears streaming down her face, looking helplessly at the people around her, but no one helped her.
Just when she was feeling utterly hopeless, a strong hand grabbed her arm and pulled her up.
The sudden scene stunned everyone present.
Shi Fangfang was a little dazed. How did her brother end up here?
The person who had been hurling insults realized what was happening, put their hands on their hips, and launched into another tirade in a fit of rage, calling the two of them a pair of adulterers.
Before Shi Fangfang could explain, Song Yan grabbed her and slapped her hard across the face. The sound was crisp, pleasant, and very melodious.
"Ah!" The woman covered her face and looked at Song Yan in surprise.
Song Yan wore a high ponytail, the latest trendy sportswear, and blue and white sneakers.
Her presence here made her seem out of place.
Song Yan ignored the stares of those around her, crossed her arms in front of her, and looked stern and murderous.
"Fangfang, who is this guy?" Song Yan asked Shi Fangfang, who was standing next to her.
Shi Fangfang was really surprised; she hadn't expected her sister-in-law to come back as well.
The subconscious reaction saved her life. Just as Song Yan was getting impatient with her lack of reaction, Shi Fangfang suddenly snapped out of her daze and immediately spoke up.
"She is Deng Yong's aunt, Deng Chunhua."
"So you're Deng Yong's relative! I haven't even come looking for you yet, and you've already delivered yourself to my doorstep. Shameless bastard, your nephew can't have children and you're blaming my sister? Believe me or not, I'll go to your house and smash your pots and pans." Song Yan was furious. If it weren't for the fact that the other party was old, she would have almost kicked him a couple more times.
"My nephew is fine, it's your sister who's the problem." Deng Chunhua was a bully who preyed on the weak. Hearing that the Shi family's son had married the daughter of a wealthy family in Beijing, she cowered at the sight of Song Yan. However, she still remembered to defend her nephew.
"You still dare to throw mud? My sister went to the county hospital for a checkup, and the doctor said there was nothing wrong with her. You're even more knowledgeable than that doctor. Speaking of which, did your nephew go for a checkup? Some people are all show and no substance, all looks and no action," Song Yan said provocatively.
Enraged, Deng Chunhua blurted out without thinking, "My nephew got that widow Liu pregnant, so your sister is the one with the problem, and you still won't admit it?"
"Oh? So you're publicly announcing that your nephew cheated on you during his marriage!" Song Yan scoffed, eagerly offering them evidence.
"Do you know that committing bigamy will land you in jail? With an aunt like you, Deng Yong is incredibly unlucky."
Deng Chunhua froze on the spot. How could she have known that this would land her in jail? It had nothing to do with her!
"I heard that Widow Liu is pregnant. I'm giving you a piece of advice: make sure you acknowledge the child properly, or you'll end up raising someone else's child for nothing." Song Yan isn't a three-year-old child who will believe everything she's told. Besides, whether the child even exists or belongs to the Deng family is still uncertain.
Deng Chunhua felt a little guilty. She had suspected before that the widow Liu had been married for many years and had been having ambiguous relationships with many men. She wondered if her nephew was really a cuckold.
She was only relieved when her nephew assured her that the child was definitely his.
But hearing Song Yan bring it up again, her suspicions resurfaced. However, she couldn't show her fear on her face, so she could only argue, "I'm not going to talk to you about this. Anyway, they're already divorced, and it's none of your business what happens in my family."
"I don't care about your family. If you hadn't said my sister was crazy, I wouldn't even bother looking at her."
"You...you..."
"You say your sister has been examined? I'd say you forged the diagnosis!" Deng Chunhua blurted out in anger.
"Oh ho, you won't admit defeat until you see the coffin. Come on, let's go to the county hospital to confront each other. If I'm lying, I'll apologize to you in person. If you're lying, then we'll go to court. I'll sue you for defamation, and you'll be going to jail!" Song Yan learned this trick from Liu Zi, and at least it's quite satisfying when she uses it to scare people.
Deng Chunhua was stunned. She had only said a few words, how could she be going to jail?
Nanjiang County is located deep in the mountains, and the people there generally have low levels of education. Most of them are illiterate and do not understand the law.
Upon hearing about the court, the lawsuit, and imprisonment, the surrounding crowd erupted in uproar, and Deng Chunhua was terrified.
"I'm not going, I'm not going, my face hurts. You just hit me, you're the one who broke the law." Deng Chunhua lay on the ground and started acting like a liar.
"Hitting you is the least I can do. If you really piss me off, I could tear your house down. You've insulted your own siblings so badly they've turned into incestuous relationships. Even if you take me all the way to Beijing, I'll still be in the right."
"The villagers around here are all witnesses. Ask them if any siblings are having an affair just because they pulled each other's arms. Maybe she has something to hide!" It's easy to spread rumors, but it takes a lot of effort to refute them. Let this old woman taste the bitterness of it all.
People around immediately started whispering and gossiping. Such big news was rare in the county town, and this kind of gossip was sure to be popular.
Deng Chunhua immediately waved her hands in a panic: "I didn't, I didn't."
Seeing her panicked expression, Song Yan raised an eyebrow. It seemed there really was something going on.
Deng Chunhua was actually a child bride in the Deng family. She grew up with Deng Jianqiang, the son of the Deng family and Shi Fangfang's father-in-law. Deng's parents didn't care, and the two of them got together when they were fifteen or sixteen years old.
If I weren't too young, I probably would have already had a child.
When Deng Jianqiang later went to high school in the county town, he met the youngest daughter of the Zou family, who was excellent in every way and whose family background was even better than the Deng family's. He immediately forgot about the rustic Deng Chunhua and even asked his parents to marry her off right away.
Deng's parents were also materialistic. Seeing that their son was about to rise to prominence with the help of his in-laws, they certainly couldn't leave any stumbling blocks at home.
On the one hand, they lied to the outside world, claiming that this was a new society and that the practice of child brides was no longer common; on the other hand, they treated Deng Chunhua as an adopted daughter and married her off to a widower who had lost his wife.
Deng Chunhua was initially unwilling, but she couldn't resist the persuasion of her lover and adoptive parents. Later, when she heard that the widower had a formal job and a good family background, she reluctantly nodded in agreement.
This happened so many years ago, but now that Song Yan brought it up, she still felt incredibly flustered.
Song Yan didn't bother with other people's messy affairs. She gave Shi Jianjun a wink and left, leaving a flustered Deng Chunhua behind.
Because of the large number of onlookers, the Deng family's scandalous affairs spread throughout the entire county in less than a day, and even the retired widower heard about it.
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