Chen Qingqing knew that in ancient times, it was a very shameful thing for a woman to be divorced by her husband. She would be looked down upon, and her family would not even allow her to enter their home, as they considered it a disgrace to the family and a disgrace to the clan.
Unable to contain her anger, she stepped forward and coldly questioned, "What did my mother do wrong? What gives you the right to ask my father to divorce his wife?"
Old Mrs. Chen's expression froze. She looked at Chen Qingqing and saw her piercing gaze fixed on her. Her heart skipped a beat.
This brat has always been timid and never dared to speak loudly in front of others. Why is she acting like a different person today, daring to talk back?
She gritted her teeth and glared angrily, "Whether your father divorces his wife or not is up to me. Does he need a reason to divorce her?"
Chen Qingqing sneered, "That's not up to you. If you dare to cause trouble, I will find a place to reason things out for my mother."
Old Mrs. Chen said she was just trying to scare Lin Shi by saying she was going to divorce her, but she didn't expect to be threatened by a little girl, and she was furious.
He grabbed a wooden stick and started hitting Chen Qingqing with it, yelling, "You dare threaten me? You disrespectful brat, I'll skin you alive today!"
Chen Qingqing immediately dodged the wooden stick that was being hit. She was not the original owner of this body; she would only cry when scolded and grit her teeth and endure when beaten.
How could a medical genius of the 21st century be bullied in ancient times?
She grabbed the stick from Old Mrs. Chen's hand and said, "You think you can skin me alive? You dare to hit me again?"
Old Mrs. Chen was taken aback when she saw her daughter dare to resist. A surge of anger rushed to her head.
"You brat, you've gone too far! I'm the boss in this house. You eat my food and drink my water, and you still dare to talk back to me? Let go of me, or I'll beat you to death."
She gritted her teeth and glared, trying to snatch the stick away.
Chen Qingqing gripped the wooden stick tightly, a mischievous smile playing on her lips. "Want it? Here you go."
She suddenly let go, and Old Mrs. Chen, who was pulling back with all her might, was caught off guard and fell flat on her back, looking extremely disheveled.
"What if you break it?" Lin was terrified and her face turned pale. She rushed forward to help her up. "Mother, are you alright?"
"You worthless wretch, letting your daughter bully me like this, I'll beat you to death!" Old Mrs. Chen raised her hand and slapped Lin across the face.
Ignoring the pain, Lin explained in a trembling voice, "Mother, Qing didn't mean it. Get up quickly, the ground is cold."
Seeing the swollen handprint on Lin's face, Chen Qingqing felt a pang of heartache and quickly stepped forward to help her up.
"Mother, don't worry about her. I don't think she'll die anytime soon."
Hearing Chen Qingqing say that, Old Mrs. Chen rolled her eyes in anger.
"You, you damn girl."
She clutched her buttocks, wincing in pain and screaming like a pig being slaughtered.
"This is terrible! Someone's going to die! This brat is going to kill this old woman!"
Chen Zhancai and his wife were flirting inside when they suddenly heard shouts. They rushed out of the house and helped Old Mrs. Chen up, pulling and dragging her along.
"Mother, what's wrong? Get up quickly."
"Oh my good boy, this damned brat is trying to kill your old mother!" Old Mrs. Chen pointed at Chen Qingqing with trembling hands, "You, you, you, you damned brat, you dare to fight back! Third brother, you teach her a lesson for me."
"Mom, calm down first."
Chen Zhancai gave Chen Qingqing a cold glance and immediately began to scold her.
"Qing'er, what's wrong with you? How dare you disrespect your grandmother like this? If you break this, you'll be a sinner in our family. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to burn you alive."
"She fell down on her own, what does it have to do with me?"
“You still dare to argue? If you were obedient and agreed to marry Butcher Li to ease our family’s burden, would your grandmother be so angry? You’re getting more and more ignorant as you grow up.”
Chen Qingqing glanced at Chen Zhancai and saw that he had thick eyebrows, triangular eyes, and fair skin. He looked like a lazy person who wanted to do nothing. His family had no money or food, but he still wanted to study. He was a selfish person who sucked the blood of his whole family.
She scoffed, "Third Uncle, aren't you ashamed to say such things? If it weren't for you, would my grandmother have sold me to Butcher Li?"
Chen Zhancai's face flushed red, and he gritted his teeth in anger, "Nonsense! How can you say it's selling? Your grandmother went to great lengths to find a good family for you through a matchmaker. Once you go to the Li family, you'll have plenty to eat and wear. You'll be living in a paradise. How can you not know what's good and bad?"
Liu Fengjiao quickly chimed in, "Qing'er, your third uncle is right. After all, you're not getting any younger. Your grandmother went to great lengths to find you a good marriage, so you can't miss it."
Chen Qingqing said sarcastically, "Since you all think this is a good thing, why doesn't Third Uncle marry Chen Ruolan off to him?"
Chen Zhancai's expression turned slightly cold. Ruolan was his own daughter, as beautiful as a flower bud. She was destined to marry someone rich and powerful. How could she marry a butcher?
He forced a fake smile. "Qing girl, if Ruolan weren't so young, wouldn't this good thing have come to you? Why are you still so ungrateful!"
"Third Uncle, have you gone crazy from reading too much? Ruolan and I are the same age, she's only two months younger than me. Since you think marrying Butcher Li is a blessing, I won't compete with Ruolan for this good thing."
"Being two months younger is still young. There's no reason for the older sister to not get married while the younger sister gets married first. You should just obediently get married first. There's no rush for your younger sister Ruolan's matter."
Chen Qingqing scoffed, "Third Uncle, you're wrong about that. If I remember correctly, when my Third Aunt married you, her older sister from her maiden family wasn't married yet. She got married first, didn't she? Everyone in Nanshan Village knows about this."
Lin picked up the thread and continued to deliver the witty remark, "What Qing said is true. I remember that you two got together before you were even engaged, had a child, and then hastily got married. You gave birth to Ruolan less than half a year after you got married."
Hearing Lin's words, Chen Qingqing mentally gave her a thousand thumbs up and suppressed a chuckle.
"Oh, so Uncle and Aunt were having an affair without a matchmaker!"
Chen Zhancai was speechless for a moment, so angry that he couldn't speak. After a long while, he finally stammered, "You, you, you, you're going to rebel against heaven."
Liu Fengjiao's face turned pale with embarrassment. Back then, she was still young and saw that Chen Zhancai was a handsome and talented man. Everyone in the village said that he was a child prodigy and would surely pass the imperial examination with flying colors. In order to prevent him from being snatched away by others, she took the lead.
Who would have thought that after so many years, he hadn't even passed the lowest level of the imperial examinations, and she regretted it whenever she talked about it.
Being publicly exposed made her furious; her eyebrows shot up, she put her hands on her hips, and roared fiercely.
"You shameless girl, just marry whoever I tell you to marry, why are you making so many excuses?"
Old Mrs. Chen was so angry that her cheeks twitched. "What an ignorant brat! Ruolan will be the young lady of a scholar's family in the future. You and your father are just peasants. How can you compare to her? You even want Ruolan to marry Butcher Li. You really dare to say that!"
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