"They are actually General Cen's father?" Madam Wan looked shocked.
Then she continued, "Lord Xiang, you are so rich and have inherited such a large general's mansion. It's no exaggeration to say that you are rolling in money. You even have money to build a free private school. How can you be so stingy with your parents-in-law and brothers?"
Look at them, they look like beggars and refugees, but they clearly have food at home.
Yang Cui gave Madam Wan a cold look. She was certain that Madam Wan's visit to offer condolences was a pretense; her real purpose was to cause trouble.
Then Yang Cui said coldly, "My husband told me that there's no one left in his hometown."
Cen Xiao had previously stated that he did not acknowledge them, so naturally he would not acknowledge them either.
Moreover, they clearly came with ill intentions. Once the relationship between Cen Xiao and them is confirmed, it will cause a lot of rumors and gossip, and Yang Cui and Cen Xiao's reputation for being unfilial will definitely be confirmed.
Anyway, no one knows the truth. As long as Yang Cui doesn't admit it, what can they do?
"How can you lie through your teeth?" The Cen family did not expect Yang Cui to deny it so vehemently.
Madam Wan: "Lady De'an, you can't just turn your back on your husband's family just because you've become a lady of the village. Do you even deserve the title of 'De'?"
At this moment, Kuang Meiyun stepped forward and said, "Madam Wan, who in the surrounding area doesn't know the character of Lady De'an? Now that General Cen is gone, who knows where these swindlers came from? Maybe someone is jealous of Lady De'an and deliberately hired them to smear her. There are all kinds of people these days."
“Exactly, once someone has money, there are always a few envious people who want to cause trouble.” After saying that, Mo Zijun added jokingly, “Xiangjun, we’re in the same boat.”
Mo Zijun's business is doing well now, but the people on Mo's side are not honest either, so he has some feelings about this deeply.
Zhou Daqing had also brought some men with him to Yang Cui's place today. Upon seeing the situation, he immediately guessed that the other party had ill intentions, so he pulled his grandson aside and gave him a few instructions...
Upon hearing his grandfather's instructions, the grandson took off running back.
“I remember General Cen married into the family and lived in Anjia Village for a long time. Why didn’t they come then? Now that General Cen is dead, they’ve come?” Ren Donghui said.
"They must think General Cen is dead and that the Lady of the Township is an easy target for bullying. Shameless!" Feng Xiaorui cursed directly. "I've seen plenty of people like this."
Everyone chimed in with their own comments, making Madam Wan's face turn quite unpleasant.
You only know who your friends are when you encounter problems.
Yang Cui was very grateful, then looked at the Cen family with a sad and distressed expression: "My husband is not here now, why are you still pretending to be his parents and family?"
"Who said we're imposters? I am his father!" Father Cen said loudly. "You shameless...you woman, stop pretending! We've been here before! Don't play dumb!"
After finishing speaking, they saw Village Chief An and Cen's father said excitedly, "He was the one who led us to your house back then, so don't try to deny it!"
A group of people stared at Village Chief An, who was startled. He then said, "I don't know you. Don't talk nonsense."
Village Chief An isn't stupid; of course he knows what he should and shouldn't say, since his whole family depends on Yang Cui for their livelihood.
"You...you're all in cahoots!" The Cen family was furious.
“You’re really funny. None of us, your proper relatives, know you. How could the village chief know you?” An Dafu said.
“That’s right. General Cen has lived in our Anjia Village for so long. If you are really his relatives, why didn’t you come to claim kinship before? Coming to claim kinship after someone’s death is definitely not a good thing.”
"They're here to freeload."
"They actually dared to deceive the village head! They're incredibly audacious!"
“They look like peasants. What peasant would dare to cause trouble at the village head’s house? I think they’re instigated by someone to harm the village head,” Zhou Daqing said. “Village head, should we take them to the authorities?”
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