Allure of a Country Maiden
Chapter 106 - 104: Recognizing Relatives

Chapter 106: Chapter 104: Recognizing Relatives

Xiao’er glanced at the gloomy Shen Chengyao and sighed. His father was also a key player in this incident, orchestrated by his own mother. They had already heard some of the rumors, and knew that it was Mrs. Shen who started them.

Shen Chengyao said that the innocent will clear themselves. Anyway, those idle women in the village love to gossip about others. If they’re not talking about this, they’re talking about that. The talk will eventually die down, nobody takes it seriously. But he didn’t expect it to get so serious this time.

"Dad, I think Sister Wen Hui is so pitiable, let’s help her out!"

Upon hearing that, everyone turned to look at Xiao’er. Mrs. Youfu, an impatient woman, quickly asked, "Xiao’er, you’re the most creative. How can we help?"

"If my mother acknowledges her as a sister, then no one will have anything to say, and people will think twice before bullying her in the future."

"Oh, this is a good idea!" Mrs. Youfu slapped her thigh in agreement.

"Does this work? What do you, as the child’s father, think?" Mrs. Liu truly liked Xu Wen Hui.

"I’ve no objection, as long as you guys think it’s feasible."

"Well, I’ll seize an opportunity to mention it to her later and ask her if she’s willing." Mrs. Liu felt very happy to recognize a sister. She does have a half-sister from the same father, but unfortunately, they are not close. Having a sister who is not plotting against her is already a good thing. They are not compatible in terms of personality. However, Xu Wen Hui’s personality and hers are a perfect match.

A crowd was gathering outside Wen Hui’s house, even the village chief had come. Shen Chengyao walked towards the village chief and Mrs. Liu went inside.

"How is our sister from the Xu family doing?" Shen Chengyao asked the village chief.

"Doctor Luo said she’s going to be okay. Your sister-in-law is in here. I just heard from her that a thick bloodmark is visible on Wenhui’s neck. It was fortunate that it was discovered early."

"Who saved her?"

"Dashi and his wife saw her while they were chopping firewood in the mountains and rescued her."

Some people in the crowd whispered when they saw Shen Chengyao.

The village chief was angry. These people just don’t know when to stop! He walked up to the group, pointed his index finger at those gossipy women, gritted his teeth, and said, "You don’t know when to stop!"

"What do you mean by that, village chief?" Aunt Wang was not afraid of the village chief, she firmly believed she was in the right!

"If it wasn’t for your big mouths, would she have tried to commit suicide?"

"Village chief, that’s not fair. We didn’t tell her to commit suicide, and we were just stating facts! Her attempt to hang herself shows that even she knew she was in the wrong and wanted to atone for her sins with her death!"

"You all are beyond reasoning! Is this a fact? Did you see it with your own eyes? Atone for her sins with death, how can you even say such a thing? Did you lose your conscience to a dog?" The village chief was so angry his beard was shaking and his eyes were bulging.

"If it’s not true, then why didn’t all the work in Shen Chengyao’s house go to her!" It’s the profitable work, even if they wanted to do it, they couldn’t! Aunt Wang was very dissatisfied!

"Why can’t Mrs. Xu do it? We like to let whoever we want to do our tasks. We like Mrs. Xu, we find her diligent, meticulous, and she lives by herself, which is too hard. My mother thought about helping her, what’s wrong with that!" Xiao’er stepped forward to clarify the matter.

"Why help such a jinx? We’re kind enough not to drive her out of the village."

"Just because she’s divorced, is she now a jinx? Our emperor doesn’t drive divorced women out of the country. By what right do you drive people out of the village? Do you think you’re more powerful than the emperor?"

"Don’t slander me, no one is more powerful than the emperor. I certainly don’t think so! Her sister-in-law said she steals things and is lazy and greedy! Plus she stressed her own mother to death! Doesn’t that make her a jinx?" Aunt Wang looked around nervously, worried that someone from the government had heard Xiao’er’s words.

"Mrs. Xu was already ill, her condition just worsened due to the sorrow of knowing her daughter’s divorce. It’s human nature for mothers to feel pain for their children. Is a mother’s anguish over her daughter’s suffering, which leads to her illness worsening, a representation of motherly love! Isn’t calling this a jinx too much? And what do you mean by petty theft? What did she steal and who saw her?"

"Her sister-in-law said so, of course it was her sister-in-law’s."

"She stole eggs to eat and used soap!" Wenhui’s sister-in-law quickly added.

"After she divorced and returned to her mother’s house, that is still her home. Are you claiming that eating an egg and using soap in her own house constitutes petty theft? I am committing petty thefts every day. You better catch me and put me in the pig cage or call the officer to arrest me! But I have a question, doesn’t Aunt Wang eat the eggs from her own home and use soap from her own home? If you did, didn’t you also commit petty theft?"

"Of course, I eat, those chickens are mine, and I bought the soap! They were mine to begin with! How could it be considered petty theft?"

"Who earned the money for you to buy the chickens and soap?"

"Of course, my husband!"

"If your husband earned it and not you, how can it be yours? And you said you didn’t commit petty theft?"

"How can that be considered petty theft?"

"Why not? If this doesn’t count as petty theft, why is it that when Xu uses an egg or soap in her own house, it is considered petty theft? The money came from her brother, and elder brothers are like fathers! Has your father ever accused you of being a thief for eating an egg or using some soap from your own house?"

When Xu Wenhui’s older brother heard this, his face turned rather pale.

"She is divorced and living a difficult life. You didn’t help and no one blamed you. But you attacked her viciously when she was already down. Brother Chengyao was thinking of helping, then you become jealous and hateful, causing someone to attempt suicide to prove her innocence! You are certainly in the wrong!" The village chief promptly added.

Some people in the crowd bowed their heads in shame. Meanwhile, some still showed faces full of unwillingness, not admitting their fault.

After Mrs. Liu had persuaded Xu Wen Hui, she came out and said, "I initially just wanted to help Wen Hui because her life is so difficult on her own, but I didn’t expect everyone to misunderstand. Since it’s come to this, I’ll just formally adopt Wen Hui as my sister. From now on, Wen Hui will be like a sister to our family!"

"We’re adopting such a good sister today. Tomorrow, we’ll host a banquet at our house to celebrate. If neighbors are willing, please come!" To prove they were serious about adopting this sister, Shen Chengyao chimed in.

There was an uproar in the crowd. A banquet to recognize a relative, that means it’s official. From now on, if Xu Wen Hui gets remarried, they will have to give a dowry as her family. They just adopted a son, and now they’re even adopting a sister. Has Shen Chengyao gone mad? Maybe he just has too much money and doesn’t know where to spend!

In the house, Xu Wen Hui, lying on the kang bed, was moved to tears when she heard this. She never expected that someone would be willing to help her like this. Even her own brother’s family despised her and drove her away, but they, who have no family ties with her, extended their helping hands time after time. Such tremendous kindness is something she will never forget!

Meanwhile, in the crowd, the second branch of the family became extremely angry after hearing the news. The third branch was turning against their own! The third didn’t offer help or support to his own siblings or nephews! Instead, they were very helpful and supportive towards outsiders!

Mrs. Li was furious, but she knew she couldn’t make a scene right then. It wouldn’t do her any good, and it would only earn her the resentment of Chengyao. She had to go back and tell Mrs. Shen Manor about this! Let’s see how they’re going to host a banquet tomorrow!

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