Thinking of how the original owner of this body had tolerated the bullying from the second wife and her husband for the sake of her two children, Jiang Qinyu wished she could transmigrate here as soon as possible to avenge her.
Now it's all good. Regardless of whether the Lu family elders can accept her personality, she can never become like the original owner again. At worst, they can just separate. Can't she afford to raise two children?
Upon hearing Jiang Qinyu's reasoning, Old Man Lu and Madam Chen both sighed.
“It was indeed the fault of the second son and his wife that Pan’er was in trouble, but don’t misunderstand, your mother and I have never treated you as outsiders. From now on, I will keep an eye on the second son and prevent him from acting recklessly again,” Old Man Lu said earnestly.
Madam Chen stepped forward and took Jiang Qinyu's hand, saying, "Your father is right. From the day Shufan and Pan'er came to our home, we have been a family. You can just stay here and relax. I will take care of the second son's wife!"
Just then, the door to Lu Yancai and his wife's house opened.
Ma stretched and yawned. When she opened her eyes, she saw that all five people in the yard were staring at her. Still traumatized by the beating she received yesterday, she reflexively retreated and slammed the door shut again.
Immediately afterwards, Jiang Qinyu heard Ma's loud voice coming from inside the house, "Baby, go out and ask your grandma for food later. I dare not go out. I'm really afraid they'll beat me to death!"
"Why did Grandma hit you?" Lu Tianbao's childish voice also came out.
Madam Ma said bitterly, "All I wanted was for you to eat a few more bites so I could sell Jiang Pan'er, but your aunt rescued her. We didn't lose any money, but instead lost the land next to the ditch, and our food rations have to be halved!"
"What? Mother, are you stupid? If you're going to sell Jiang Pan'er and the others, you should wait until there's no one else at home..."
Despite his young age, Lu Tianbao's mind has been warped by Lu Yancai and Madam Ma. He speaks without thinking, and even though he is the same age as Shu Fan and the others, only six years old this year, it doesn't change the fact that he is a bad child.
When Old Man Lu and Madam Chen heard Lu Tianbao's words, their expressions both turned sour.
They had just said they would treat Jiang Qinyu and the other two as family, and then their eldest grandson said that betraying a child should be done in secret. Wasn't that a slap in their face?
Jiang Qinyu merely gave a sarcastic smile, her gaze icy as she looked at the door of the second room.
Shufan and Pan'er, their faces pale, each held Jiang Qinyu's hand tightly on one side.
Old Man Lu strode forward, kicked open the door to the second room, and roared at Lu Tianbao, "Lu Tianbao, you get out here right now!"
"Grandpa?" Lu Tianbao wasn't frightened. Instead, he looked at the old man and said, "Grandpa, you're not my father, you're my grandfather! Why don't you tell my dad to get out of here..."
Old Man Lu's blood boiled with rage. He reached out and grabbed Lu Tianbao, dragged him into the yard, and gave him a good beating on the buttocks.
"I'll teach you to be a bad person! I'll teach you to always try to take advantage of others! I'll teach you to be so vicious at such a young age! I'll beat you to death, you wretched wretch!"
Old Man Lu didn't hold back at all; Lu Tianbao's howls could probably be heard from one end of the village to the other.
Madam Ma was stunned for a moment, then went to pull at Lu Yancai on the bed, "Lu the Second, you bastard, are you still sleeping! Your son is about to be beaten to death!"
Regardless of whether Lu Yancai had gotten up or not, he rushed into the courtyard, trying to save Lu Tianbao.
"Father, Father, stop hitting him! If you keep hitting him, Tianbao will be ruined!" Madam Ma knelt on the ground, trying to pull Old Man Lu away while also trying to pull Lu Tianbao away.
Unfortunately, she was beaten yesterday, and now every movement hurts her whole body, so she didn't get any pain.
At this moment, Lu Yan rushed out of the house, shouting, "Who dares to hit my son?"
Lu Yan was still half asleep when he rushed out and saw his father fiercely beating his son. His anger instantly subsided, and he knelt on the ground with a thud. "Dad, Dad, hit me if you want, but please don't hit Tianbao! He's still a child!"
"Hit you? Haven't I hit you enough since you were a kid?" Old Man Lu's anger rose as he thought about all the trouble Lu Yan had caused over the years. "If we don't straighten Tianbao's crooked personality, his life will be just like yours, completely ruined!"
What kind of terrible thing has he done?! What a worthless wretch he raised! And now he's even given birth to a little devil!
Hey buddy, where are you? Do you even know what kind of life your dad's living these days?
Thinking of his eldest son, whose fate was unknown, Old Man Lu felt a surge of sorrow. The breath he had just mustered dissipated, and he slumped down on the stone bench, letting go of Lu Tianbao.
"Old woman, I'm tired." As soon as Old Lu said this, he covered his eyes, and tears slid down his cheeks.
Last night he fought with bandits, and he didn't shed a single tear even when it was a matter of life and death. Who would have thought that he would be so angry at his unworthy descendants that he wanted to burst into tears?
Chen's eyes were already red with tears. She picked up a brush and lashed it at Lu Yancai. "Lu Yancai, how did I raise you since you were a child? I accept that you don't study hard, but I got you a wife and raised your son. Now you want to raise your son into a good-for-nothing like you? I won't allow it!"
After beating Lu Yancai, Chen slapped Ma again, yelling, "It's all your fault, you troublemaker! Give me back my precious grandson! Give him back!"
When Lu Tianbao was a child, he was chubby-cheeked and smarter than other children, making him the pride of Old Man Lu and Madam Chen.
Back then, they could never have imagined that in just a few years, Lu Tianbao would become like this, often leading other people's children to cause trouble everywhere, always snatching things from Shufan and Pan'er at home, and now he can even give Ma Shi advice on things like selling people!
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