Unlimited Resources: Raising a Minister with a Space Supermarket-Chapter 513 - 455: Haven’t You Learned Your Lesson?
Sun Manhong placed the newly kneaded dough into the steamer while saying to Yu Xiaolian, "I don’t think they’ll report their granduncle. They’re too afraid!"
Yu Xiaolian nodded, "Yes, they’re too afraid!"
Even though Yu Xiaolian was backing them up, they still dared not. The cowardice of women at this time was almost ingrained, with very few daring to resist.
Wang Dafen and Li Dayan returned to Chen Family Village hand in hand.
On the way, Li Dayan persuaded Wang Dafen not to report to the Government, using her and her children’s future as an excuse.
Initially, Wang Dafen had given up the idea of reporting her granduncle’s eldest son, but once she returned home and saw her father-in-law beating her eldest son, Wang Dafen’s extinguished anger reignited. 𝒇𝙧𝙚𝓮𝔀𝓮𝒃𝙣𝓸𝒗𝒆𝒍.𝙘𝒐𝒎
"Zhuang..." Wang Dafen ran over quickly, grabbing the willow branch from her father-in-law’s hand.
"Why are you hitting my son again? What right do you have to hit my son?" Wang Dafen questioned.
Chen Dazhuang, pressed against the side of the kang by his young uncle Chen San, couldn’t move. Seeing his mother return, he shouted, "Mom, grandma went through our room for money. I wouldn’t let her, so they wanted to hit me!"
"Going through money? What money? Didn’t I give you half of the advance half-month’s wages a few days ago? What money are you rummaging through in my room?"
Wang Dafen was furious. Madam Su was right; endure once, and it’ll happen again. If they think you’re easy to bully, they’ll bully you endlessly.
Wang Dafen pushed away her younger brother-in-law Chen San and rescued her eldest son Chen Dazhuang.
"Well, Wang Dafen, you dare to raise your hand, seems you didn’t learn your lesson from the last beating!"
Old Chen saw his youngest son being pushed and almost falling, feeling immediately distressed.
With the elder son and second son dead, only Chen San, the youngest son, was left. Old Chen naturally doted on him like a precious jewel.
"What lesson? What lesson? Yes, I didn’t learn any lesson. I’m not only unrepentant, but I’ll also report you to the Government. The County Magistrate’s Wife told me that knocking out teeth is a serious crime, punishable by exile. I’ll have you all exiled!"
Wang Dafen was impulsive and brainless. When angry, she babbled nonsensically, not caring what she actually said.
But this time, her words intimidated her father-in-law and mother-in-law.
Old Chen’s lips trembled, "What? Exile? Just for knocking out some teeth?"
"What some teeth? Two of them, Chen Changshun punched out two of my teeth!" Wang Dafen showed her missing teeth to her father-in-law.
Old Chen turned away from Wang Dafen’s foul mouth, "Did you really meet the County Magistrate’s Wife? Did she really say that?"
"Of course! I work at the place where she frequently appears, cooking, and I see her often. You doubted me when I told you before, calling me a braggart.
The County Magistrate’s Wife supports me in reporting Chen Changshun and even suggested the County Magistrate create a separate household for me. She wants me to take the kids to live at the meat sausage factory. My relationship with the County Magistrate’s Wife is great. You just wait to be arrested and exiled!"
Wang Dafen’s barrage of words wiped the smile off Old Chen’s face.
"Dafen, you can’t report to the Government. Your son bears the Chen name; if the Chen family falls, it won’t benefit you either!" Old Madam Chen rushed over, urgently tugging at Wang Dafen’s clothing.
Wang Dafen glared at her mother-in-law, "I want to ask you, why did you rummage through my room when I already gave you half of the money?"
Old Madam Chen, caught stealing her daughter-in-law’s money by her grandson Dazhuang, was angered and, rather than explain, simply had her youngest son hold him down for a beating.
She had asked Dazhuang to take his younger siblings to gather wild vegetables. Watching them leave with their baskets, she’d begun rummaging, not expecting Dazhuang to anticipate her moves. This made her furious.
Previously, if Wang Dafen had caught her, she wouldn’t fear, but since Wang Dafen had gotten close to the County Magistrate’s Wife, Old Madam Chen was suddenly unsure.
She wondered how the County Magistrate’s Wife could favor someone as rash as Wang Dafen.
Regardless of whether Wang Dafen’s words were true, Old Madam Chen decided to pacify her second daughter-in-law first.
Old Madam Chen put on a troubled look, "Dafen, I know it was wrong to rummage through your room for money, but I had no choice!
Chen San is already nineteen yet hasn’t spoken of taking a wife. You two sister-in-laws aren’t worried, but as a mother, I am!
How about this, Dafen, Dayan, consider the money a loan from you two. We’ll use it to find Chen San a wife. Once the family farms and sells crops, I’ll return the money. I’m begging you, please?"
Chen San saw his mother humbly pleading with his sister-in-law and hobbled over, angrily saying, "Mom, don’t beg them. If we hadn’t taken them in during the famine, they’d be long dead. Now they’ve found paying jobs and immediately turned on us, ungrateful bastards!
Let’s see how long that job lasts. When you’re out of work, don’t come begging us!"
Wang Dafen initially felt softened by her mother-in-law’s words, but before she could contemplate, her lame brother-in-law lashed out, infuriating her.
"San, during the famine, your brother and second brother died saving you. Mind your conscience!
If you hadn’t tried stealing other people’s food, they wouldn’t be dead."
"What’s wrong with stealing food? Who was I stealing food for? Wasn’t it for this family? As if none of you eat?"
Chen San glared angrily, ready to strike Wang Dafen if his father hadn’t restrained him.
"The food incident isn’t San’s fault. How could anyone know those two kids were armed and skilled? San was just unlucky, picking the wrong targets!"
Old Madam Chen, speaking, playfully nudged her youngest son back.
"Not his fault? What about him using his brother as a shield?" Li Dayan couldn’t hold back any longer, speaking up with anguish.
Whatever the outcome, she’d bet it all on Madam Su. She believed Madam Su wouldn’t let them fail.
Li Dayan realized that raising this issue meant formally opposing her in-laws, openly severing ties, but prolonged suppression made her feel stifled; she had to speak out to avoid lifelong regret.
"Big sister-in-law, don’t talk nonsense. I didn’t push him. He accidentally ran into that kid’s blade!" Chen San denied, but his guilty look lowered his head.
