Wu Musheng was slapped so hard he saw stars.

Wu Na screamed.

Wu Musheng wanted to fight back, but Tong Huaqiong’s fierce gaze was too intimidating.

Nie Xiaofeng and Su Chengmin came up, one on each side, pinning Wu Musheng in place, signaling Tong Huaqiong to slap him as much as she wanted, as he couldn’t cause much trouble.

Tong Huaqiong stopped, after all, slapping someone could be tiring.

"Pandie, it’s your turn," Tong Huaqiong said.

Tong Pandi went straight up to scratch Wu Musheng’s face.

Wu Musheng couldn’t dodge, his face was scratched so much it looked like a soy sauce shop had opened, lines of bloody cuts spread from his face to his neck.

The furious Tong Pandi used all her strength.

Wu Na screamed, "Tong Pandi, you bitch, how dare you hit my brother?"

Tong Pandi swiftly slapped Wu Na.

She had long wanted to hit this former sister-in-law.

Back in the Wu Family, she was abused by Wu Musheng and tormented by Mrs. Qiao, Wu Na often instigated trouble.

She couldn’t understand why, since Wu Na would also marry and have children in the future, how she could be sure she’d find a good husband and have good sons, and why she couldn’t understand the struggles of another woman and insisted on stepping on her.

Tong Huaqiong saw that Tong Pandi was on a roll, knowing she didn’t need to intervene, so she shielded Hua Er, Man Er, and the others behind her.

People clicked their tongues, this former sister-in-law openly calling her a bitch in front of everyone, showing how she bullied her sister-in-law at home.

Tong Pandi gave a curtsey to the woman who spoke about separation, graciously saying, "Thank you for your righteous words, elder. After all, you and I are both women, and it is only elder who saw through the true nature of this scoundrel."

Tong Pandi’s sharp eyes swept over the crowd and said, "This beast was indeed the ex-husband I separated from. This elder is right, I endured such hardships to separate with my children because I didn’t want them to suffer at the Wu Family. To tell you the truth, in the six years I was married into the Wu Family, not only was I abused, but my daughter suffered too. Hua Er is my eldest daughter, I have another younger daughter. When she was born, the Wu Family and Cai Wenpo tried to strangle her. I feared that if I didn’t separate from them, none of us would survive, so I begged my aunt to help me and separated from the Wu Family."

Tong Pandi spoke with tears welling up in her eyes, and the sobbing of Hua Er amplified the emotion, leaving no one doubting Tong Pandi’s story.

Tong Huaqiong added, "I am the owner of Jufu, and she is my niece. The decision for her to separate was my doing. Although I am not her parent and technically not her maternal family after her marriage, making the decision to separate could result in being criticized by those unaware of the truth. If the Wu Family hadn’t gone too far, if my niece had a way to live at the Wu Family, I wouldn’t have taken upon myself to have her separate."

Everyone considered Tong Huaqiong’s words and found them reasonable.

They say it’s better to dismantle a temple than break a marriage; breaking someone’s marriage invites trouble. Manager Tong is willing to risk the consequences, showing how dire life was for her niece at the Wu Family.

At this time, a middle-aged woman in the crowd said, "You all know Cai Wenpo, right? She’s the midwife who was executed last winter for plotting to kill a mother and her child. Why did it happen to her? It’s because she plotted against the niece of Sui Feng Village Lady and was reported to the county government. What reason did a midwife have to harm someone she had no enmity with if not instructed by the family?"

Tong Huaqiong looked over and realized the speaker was Ma Wenpo.

With Cai Wenpo gone, Ma Wenpo, backed by her good reputation, became a renowned midwife in Pingchuan County, often seen throughout the streets of Pingchuan, recognized by many women.

Cai Wenpo’s execution was a sensational event, known to everyone in Pingchuan County.

Ma Wenpo’s words further confirmed the Wu Family’s misdeeds.

People looked at Wu Musheng and Wu Na with even more disdain than at a villain.

If a family is capable of killing their own flesh and blood, what kind of family could they be?

Such a family running a shop, who knows how they might cheat their customers? Would you still shop at Wu Ji?

Certainly not, lest misfortune rub off on you.

"Madam, I saw you recently in Linglong Pavilion, being pestered by this Young Master of Wu Ji. I didn’t expect him to fail in pestering you and then turn his attention to your daughter. This man is truly wicked." An elegantly dressed lady in the crowd spoke up righteously.

To be honest, no matter the era, conflicts between mothers-in-law, and conflicts between spouses can ignite onlookers’ anger. The watching women, whether as wives themselves or having been tormented by in-laws, naturally empathized with Tong Pandi.

Once empathy is established, they can’t help but comment.

As soon as the distinguished lady finished her comment, a straightforward woman in the crowd piped up, "Why target the daughter? Isn’t it because a daughter is a mother’s treasure, and they think that controlling the daughter will gain control over the mother? Since they’ve separated, why keep pestering her? Isn’t it because Wu Ji is jealous of Jufu’s success and can’t compete fairly, so they resort to such vile schemes? This person isn’t just bad; even comparing him to a beast is an insult to beasts. He deserves to be skinned and boiled in oil in the eighteenth level of hell."

Seeing the straightforward woman scolding so fervently, others chimed in.

The conclusion drawn was that Wu Ji was jealous of Jufu’s success, leading them to resort to such despicable means.

"Thank you for standing up for us, everyone. Without your help, Hua Er would have been taken by the Wu Family. We’re all mothers here — if a child is taken, it’s like cutting out a piece of a mother’s heart. You didn’t just save Hua Er, you saved my Pandie too."

Tong Huaqiong felt the timing was right and decided to take Tong Pandi and the others home.

It wasn’t suitable for the children to stay in the midst of such chaos.

As for the Wu Family, they probably wouldn’t dare to target the two children again.

Wu Musheng thought that a few soft words could coax Tong Pandi back. Impossible, Tong Pandi, having lived two lives, wouldn’t watch her daughters fall back into the Wu Family’s fiery pit.

Tong Huaqiong told the crowd, "To thank everyone, if any of you come to Jufu to shop in the next few days, we’ll give a 30% discount on everything."

With that, she instructed Nie Xiaofeng and Su Chengmin to take down everyone’s names.

The generous reputation of Sui Feng Village Lady instantly blossomed in people’s hearts, and Tong Huaqiong gave Jufu a wave of free advertising.

At that moment, someone in the crowd threw a rotten egg at Wu Musheng, who couldn’t dodge in time. The juice from the egg stung his scratched face, causing him to grimace in pain.

Wherever rotten eggs were thrown, so were wilted leaves and stones.

Not only did Wu Musheng fail to escape, but Wu Na did too.

Despite the separation being initiated by Tong Pandi, in everyone’s eyes, Wu Musheng was the one who abandoned his wife and child.

The scoundrel is never welcome; throwing trash at Wu Musheng only felt satisfying, with no sense of guilt.

Wu Musheng and Wu Na fled with heads bowed.

Tong Huaqiong left the scene with Tong Pandi and the others.

Nie Xiaofeng and Su Chengmin sneakily stretched out their legs, tripping Wu Musheng and Wu Na onto the ground.

"Ouch, my back!"

"My face! Stop throwing, stop, I’m dying!"

Crouching among the crowd, Gu Ruinian gritted his teeth and, taking advantage of Tong Huaqiong and the others not noticing, slipped away along the wall’s edge.

Cursing the onlookers for ruining Wu Musheng’s plan, while also calling Wu Musheng foolish for failing to control even a child.

Gu Ruinian’s mind buzzed; Widow Tong was indeed cunning, not focusing on Wu Musheng but shifting the conflict to Wu Ji and Jufu.

Wu Ji’s business was making its way further downhill.