Rebirth in the 80s: The Scholar Wife is Cute
Chapter 925 Return to the Village 3

Chapter 925: Chapter 925 Return to the Village 3

Hearing everyone’s comments, Shen Mianmian frowned and said, "She’s not my mother, our relationship was severed long ago, and her hukou was transferred away."

Hearing her say this, an older elder immediately responded, "Young lady, you shouldn’t speak like that. No matter how they treated you back then, the fact that they raised you is true. Without them, where would you be today? You can’t just forget about them once you’re doing well."

"Exactly, Mianmian, now that you’re doing well, you can’t forget your roots! Your father is sick now and needs care, being born doesn’t weigh as much as being raised, you must acknowledge this grace."

"All that happened years ago, why are you still holding a grudge?"

"If you don’t care for him, all the years of your education would have been in vain."

Listening to these words, He Nan furrowed his brow, and Xiaocui was also finding it hard to listen.

Had they all forgotten the suffering Mianmian endured back then?

Shen Mianmian looked at the people who were talking with a hint of a cold smile on her lips. They spoke lightly about matters that did not happen to them.

When she was suffering, all these people had shut their doors and lived their lives, not one stood up to speak for her. Now that she had improved her circumstances and the Shen family had fallen on hard times, they stood on a moral high ground, advising her to be magnanimous.

She glanced at them and her gaze fixed on the first elder who had spoken, she said indifferently, "Grandpa Chen, what you’re saying is right, one indeed should not forget one’s roots, especially since they raised me for over a decade. I should indeed let bygones be bygones, otherwise, I would be ungrateful and immoral."

Thinking Shen Mianmian was admitting her mistake, Grandpa Chen’s face showed a hint of pride in successfully schooling someone. He was about to continue when suddenly Shen Mianmian’s tone shifted and she said with a sharp voice.

"However, Grandpa Chen, I’d like to ask about the time when there was a disagreement in Grandpa Chen’s family about splitting the property, and you were given less rice, you held a grudge for that, never went to see Grandpa Chen even after he passed away, why was that?"

"You..."

Grandpa Chen’s face suddenly became extremely ugly. This was indeed a personal matter, and as the saying goes, one shouldn’t attack where others are sensitive. Over the years, no one had dared to speak about it to his face.

At his age, bringing up these old stories was embarrassing, and he lost face to continue lecturing Shen Mianmian, so he turned around and left in a huff.

Shen Mianmian didn’t let it go at that, but turned her attention to the second person who had made snide comments, "Aunt Yu, in terms of being magnanimous, I really can’t compare to you. After all, you forgave your husband for sleeping with your sister in the same house."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Aunt Yu, not expecting Shen Mianmian to bring up such a matter, was so angry she stamped her feet. She was about to rush over and argue with Shen Mianmian, but then she saw the cold-faced He Nan.

She was so frightened that she broke out in a cold sweat and instantly didn’t dare make a peep.

Knowing she wouldn’t get anywhere, she also left.

This time, the other people who had spoken didn’t wait for Shen Mianmian to say anything more and swiftly left on their own.

Who doesn’t have some embarrassing things in their family? Over time, people stop mentioning these things, but that doesn’t mean they aren’t aware of them. Being called out by Shen Mianmian in public would humiliate everyone. After all, it was someone else’s family business; there was no need to overstep.

The others who were still at the scene also didn’t dare to say anything, and Xiaocui on the side felt particularly vindicated.

This is how you deal with these people.

It’s said that villagers are simple and honest, which is often true, but not everyone is like that. There are quite a few who love to gossip and stir trouble.