Old Mrs. Chen glared angrily, then resorted to her usual shameless act, "Don't try to lecture me. It was your wretched girl who ruined my Ruolan."
Unable to contain her anger any longer, Lin cursed, "You shameless old woman, shut your filthy mouth! You did this despicable thing yourself, stop crying 'stop thief!' Ruolan's current situation is your own fault, you have no one else to blame. Instead of wasting your time acting like a rogue, you should think about how to explain this to your precious third son."
Old Mrs. Chen swayed and almost fainted...
After learning the general outline of the matter, Wu Baoan felt deeply disgusted by the actions of Old Man Chen and his wife.
He felt that this kind of thing must be severely punished, otherwise it would be difficult to appease public anger.
Just as he was about to order his men to drag the man out of the room and beat him to death with sticks, the door was suddenly flung open.
Then Fan Tong swayed his fat body as he walked out of the house.
The courtyard, which had just been noisy, suddenly fell silent.
Everyone stared at Fan Tong in astonishment, and many whispered among themselves...
"Isn't this the wealthy Master Fan from Qingshui Town? How could it be him?"
"Yeah, what's going on? How did he get here?"
"They come here to steal some meat, what else could they be doing?"
"He's that wild man, do you think we can just beat him to death with sticks?"
"What's the point of fighting? Master Fan is rich and powerful. If we piss him off, we'll be in big trouble."
"Yes, yes, it's better to mind your own business. Let's just watch this kind of mess and not offer any opinions."
When Wu Baoan saw Fan Tong, he was stunned and began to have doubts. He had thought that the matter would be dealt with severely, but now it seemed that it would not work.
The Fan family is wealthy and influential, with extensive connections. It's said that they have relatives in the county government, and he can't afford to offend such people.
If left unchecked, he, as the village head, will likely find it difficult to gain the respect of the people.
He pondered deeply, and the best way to resolve this matter was to have Chen Ruolan marry into the family. Both claimed they were mutually in love and couldn't resist committing the grave mistake; otherwise, things would be much more complicated today...
Fan Tong glanced at everyone with disdain, then stormed up to Old Lady Chen, "Old woman Chen, explain yourself! What's going on with the people inside?"
Thinking of her delicate granddaughter being defiled by this fat pig, Old Mrs. Chen felt heartbroken and couldn't help but beat her chest and stamp her feet. "Master Fan, look, you still ask me what kind of thing I did? You ruined my Ruolan. How will she ever have the face to go out and see people again?"
Fan Tong immediately flew into a rage, "You damned old woman, I haven't even settled accounts with you yet, and you're already blaming me. Why did you change the person I was supposed to work with?"
"You're asking me? I don't know what happened either."
"I'm so angry! I wasted a whole night working on this for nothing, and it turned out to be a fake. Give me back my two hundred and fifty taels of silver right now."
At the mention of silver, Old Mrs. Chen's heart skipped a beat. This shameless rogue, he really got a good deal and was now trying to get his money back.
If we were to give it to him, we would lose both our wife and our army, ending up with nothing.
It seems that now we have no choice but to bite the bullet and be shameless.
"I say, Mr. Fan, this is no way to do things. You've taken advantage of this perfectly good young woman, and now that you've had your fun, you want to renege on your debt? There's no such thing as a free lunch. I'm definitely not returning the money."
Fan Tong was extremely stingy, cherishing every single copper coin. Hearing that the money wouldn't be returned, he was heartbroken. His hand trembled as he pointed at Old Lady Chen.
"You shameless old bastard, how dare you swindle my money! I think you're tired of living. You'd better give me the money right now, or you'll regret it."
But he oversimplified things. Old Mrs. Chen was no pushover either; she was a money-grubber who was greedy for money, so how could she easily hand over the money she had already obtained?
“Master Fan, how can you be so unreasonable? This money was your betrothal gift to my family. Now that you’ve already given it to me for the wedding night, I certainly won’t return it.”
Fan Tong belatedly realized why Old Chen's wife had asked him to come at night; the old man must have ulterior motives, trying to curry favor with the powerful.
That's why she used sweet words to lure him here, and took advantage of the darkness when she couldn't see clearly, to get him and Chen Ruolan to consummate their relationship, thus achieving her goal.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became, and he shouted, "Damn it, you really dare to cheat me out of my money! I'll ask you one more time, are you going to give me my money back or not?"
Old Mrs. Chen knew how formidable Fan Tong was; anyone who dared to offend him would be severely punished, if not killed.
Although she was terrified, she really couldn't bear to part with the money.
After all, those two hundred and fifty taels of silver were obtained by her beloved granddaughter Chen Ruolan through humiliation. If she were to return the silver to her, she would truly become a fool!
While she was still in a daze, Old Man Chen shakily approached and lowered his voice,
“Old woman, Fan Tong is a notorious bully. We can’t afford to offend him. In my opinion, we should just swallow this loss and return the money to him as soon as possible.”
"Go back to your mother's leg!" Old Mrs. Chen jumped three feet high on the spot, venting her anger on Old Mr. Chen. "You useless thing, you're a complete coward. He even bullied our Ruolan, and you still want to be a coward? Can't you stand up for yourself?"
"Why are you cursing me? I was just worried you'd get hurt. Don't you know right from wrong?" Old Chen felt aggrieved and dared not say another word.
Fan Tong was getting impatient and gritted his teeth, asking again, "Are you ever going to stop? Hurry up and refund the money."
Old Mrs. Chen stiffened her neck, adopting a defiant stance, "You got a good deal, and you want a refund? No way."
"You old bastard, you're really willing to risk your life for money. I'll beat you to death."
Fan Tong could no longer contain his anger and raised his hand to slap Old Lady Chen across the face, but Wu Baoan, who had regained his senses, firmly grabbed his wrist.
"Master Fan, please calm down. We can talk things out. Let's not ruin our harmony."
Fan Tongyi was stunned. "What are you trying to do? Are you trying to take sides? Let me tell you, if you know what's good for you, let go right now. If you really piss me off, I'll make you regret it."
"Please forgive me, Master Fan, I am the village head of Nanshan Village, I just wanted to..."
"What the hell are you thinking!" Before Wu Baoan could finish speaking, Fan Tongyi grabbed him by the collar, his eyes practically bulging out of their sockets. "Stop talking nonsense to me. Aren't you the village head? Since the people in your village cheated me out of my money, I'm going to ask you for it back. If you don't get my money back, I'll have someone kill you."
The sudden turn of events left Wu Baoan seething with anger, feeling utterly helpless, and he cursed Old Lady Chen in his heart...
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