"Then tell me, what is this?" Jiang Qinyu quickly pulled out two wide-mouthed, flat porcelain bottles from Ma's large sleeves, looking at her with a mocking smile.
Ma was stunned by her sudden action, staring blankly at the two porcelain vases, her mouth agape, unable to utter a word for a long time.
"Caught red-handed, Ma, what else do you have to say?" Village Chief Li suddenly shouted.
Mrs. Ma waved her hand instinctively and said, "No, I didn't steal..."
"You didn't steal anything, so how could it be on you?" Meng Tianze rolled his eyes speechlessly. "Does this thing grow legs on its own?"
Lu Yancai was also dumbfounded. He had gone in with Ma Shi and had indeed seen the two bottles, but he didn't know when Ma Shi had hidden the bottles on her person.
Seeing that she couldn't deny it, Ma immediately changed her tune, smiling obsequiously at Jiang Qinyu, "Sister-in-law, we're all family. I just thought these two things smelled so good that I wanted to borrow them to take home. I really didn't mean to steal them. For our parents' sake, how about we just let it go?"
"Again, for the sake of our parents?" Jiang Qinyu laughed in anger at these words, then looked at Chen Shi and said, "Mother, for the past few years, no matter what sins Lu Yancai and Ma Shi have committed, I have not held them accountable for your and Father's sake. But now they even want to seize our house. Should I let them go?"
Chen was not in a good position to respond to this, especially since Lu Yanzheng was still alive and well, and they had already separated and were living separately. She really couldn't ask Jiang Qinyu to back down.
"Eldest daughter-in-law, you handle this yourself! Your father and I won't interfere." After saying this, Chen shook her head, sighed, and left.
"Mother, come back! What will we do without you?" Lu Yancai cried out immediately.
Upon hearing Jiang Qinyu's words, Madam Ma knew things were going to get bad. Forget about trying to appease Jiang Qinyu any longer, and shouted at Chen's retreating back, "You old hag, come back here! You still need us, the second branch, to support you in your old age. If anything happens to us today, you won't have a good life either!"
Jiang Qinyu had lost her patience and looked at Village Chief Li, saying, "Uncle Village Chief, I'll have to trouble you to find someone to take them to the county government office. I want to get to the bottom of this!"
"No, no, sister-in-law," Lu Yancai saw that Chen Shi didn't turn around, so he turned around and knelt down in front of Jiang Qinyu. "I'll kneel down for you. I admit my mistake. I shouldn't have had the bad intention of taking over your house. Sister-in-law, please forgive us this time..."
While apologizing to Jiang Qinyu, he pulled Madam Ma, saying, "Tianbao's mother, quickly kneel down and beg your sister-in-law for mercy! Do you really want to be beaten and thrown into jail?"
Madam Ma was pulled to the ground by him. Hearing about being beaten and going to jail, she panicked and quickly knelt down next to Lu Yancai, crying and begging Jiang Qinyu, "Sister-in-law, please forgive me, I was wrong, I will never dare to do it again..."
Jiang Qinyu sneered, "When have you ever said the same thing? But what has been the result?"
"We really mean what we say this time, sister-in-law, please give us a chance!" Lu Yancai clasped his hands together and kept bowing to Jiang Qinyu.
Seeing this, Village Chief Li looked at Jiang Qinyu with a troubled expression and said, "Niece, we're all from the same village. It wouldn't be good if this got out of hand. What do you think..."
Upon hearing this, Jiang Qinyu silently gave Village Chief Li a thumbs up in her heart, but her expression became even colder as she said, "No, this time I will not let them off easily!"
In fact, she never really intended to do anything to Lu Yancai and his wife. Her purpose in making such a scene was simply to take this opportunity to completely sever ties with the second wife's family and ensure that the couple could never gain any advantage from her again.
"No, sister-in-law!" Lu Yancai cried out anxiously, "What will it take for you to let us go? We'll do whatever you say!"
Although Ma was unwilling, she knew that Jiang Qinyu was not someone to be trifled with at this time. Hearing Lu Yancai's words, she nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes, sister-in-law, you say so, we will definitely obey!"
Jiang Qinyu curled her lips into a cold smile, "It's not impossible for me to let you go this time."
"That's great! I knew you wouldn't be so heartless, sister-in-law..." Lu Yancai said excitedly, but before he could finish speaking, Jiang Qinyu interrupted him.
"I'm severing ties with you!" Jiang Qinyu said coldly. "As long as you sign the severance agreement, I won't pursue this matter any further."
Suddenly, Ma screamed, "Sever ties? What do you mean?"
The term "severing ties" is extremely serious these days. Once the government recognizes that two families have severed ties, they will never have anything to do with each other, and no matter what happens, they will not be bound by any moral constraints.
"What do I mean?" Jiang Qinyu looked at Madam Ma as if she were an idiot. "What I mean is, no matter what your second branch wants to do in the future, don't drag our first branch into it. Similarly, we won't involve you in anything we do."
These are my conditions. If you agree, I will immediately ask Uncle Village Chief to write a letter severing ties, and we will take it to the county government for stamping and filing tomorrow.
Otherwise, you two should both go to jail!
After Jiang Qinyu finished speaking, she looked sharply at the two of them.
Lu Yancai was somewhat clever; he knew that Lu Yanzheng was now the Grand General Protector of the Nation, and the glory of the eldest branch of the family was just around the corner, so he did not want to sever ties with his relatives.
"Sister-in-law, we'll agree to whatever you say, but severing ties... I'm my elder brother's own brother. If you sever ties with us now, it won't be easy for you to explain to him! Besides, we really won't do it again. Sister-in-law, please let us go this time?"
Thinking of Lu Tianbao, Madam Ma's eyes lit up and she added, "Yes, sister-in-law, we can't sever ties so easily. You and my brother don't have any children yet, and you might have to rely on my Tianbao in the future. We can't sever ties now!"
"You don't want to break it off?" Jiang Qinyu raised an eyebrow and asked calmly.
Lu Yancai and Madam Ma both shook their heads vigorously, saying in unison, "No, no!"
Upon hearing this, Jiang Qinyu immediately said to Village Chief Li, "Uncle Village Chief, please help me find someone to bring them..."
"No, sister-in-law!" Lu Yancai cried out anxiously, "Aren't you forcing us?"
"I understand!" Madam Ma pointed at Jiang Qinyu and said angrily, "Are you deliberately trying to sever our ties?"
Ma finally made a smart move this time.
However, Jiang Qinyu could not admit to this. "I severed ties with you because you were all so outrageous. If you hadn't made mistakes, why would I have severed ties with you?"
"What if we just don't sign the letter severing ties?" Lu Yancai asked.
He could tell that Jiang Qinyu would definitely not let them off easily today.
Jiang Qinyu said calmly, "If you don't sign the letter severing ties, then you'll be beaten and thrown into jail. You have to choose one of these two paths."
"You!" Ma was furious, but she couldn't do anything about Jiang Qinyu.
Lu Yancai pondered for a moment, then pulled Madam Ma to her feet and said through gritted teeth, "Fine, let's sign the marriage contract!"
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