Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty
Chapter 169 - 168: I Won’t Recognize Any Other Father

Chapter 169: Chapter 168: I Won’t Recognize Any Other Father

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Chen Afu snorted coldly, saying, "Misfortune can be pardoned as divine will, but one cannot live if he brings it upon himself. If fate takes something away, it should be from those who have done wrong, not from kind-hearted people like me." She covered the box on the table, picked it up, and stuffed it into the girl’s arms. "Take your silver and leave, my family does not need it. Also, don’t come to my house to claim kinship in the future. I am Chen Ming’s biological daughter, I acknowledge no other father."

The old lady had difficulty standing up, her maidservants hurriedly helped her. Her body was shaking severely, especially when stepping over the door threshold, she had to muster all her strength to cross it.

When the old lady got to the yard, she turned back and cursed Chen Afu again, "You’re such an unfilial child! Heaven has eyes, it will punish you!"

She looked really furious, as if she was going to eat Chen Afu alive.

Chen Afu isn’t from this era, and she doesn’t believe herself to be unfilial. She thought, if heaven was always watching, it wouldn’t have allowed this witch to live in pleasure for so long.

She leaned against the doorpost and said leisurely, "Granny, judging by your rancorous desire to devour me, you hardly seem like a loving grandmother. Therefore, I won’t take your words to heart or believe them. You can’t assume I am your granddaughter because I am good-looking, nor can you pair me with Ms. Chen, who is so unattractive. Even if I do not believe it, others would also doubt it. I should show filial piety to my real grandmother in Xiangluo Village, not you. So, don’t talk about my ’unfilialness’. In the future, please refrain from coming to my house in your carriage to shame me. I’m afraid hitting you too hard might hurt you and hitting you lightly would not satisfy me. I’ve been living a poor life in the country while you live a rich one in the capital city. We should not interfere with each other’s lives, yet you insist on harming people." She paused and then said sternly, "If you dare to cause any more trouble, some words might be directly reported to the Imperial Censor."

The old lady didn’t dare, or rather, she didn’t have the energy to argue anymore. Trembling, she was helped out of the yard. This was the most unfortunate day in her life, as well as the most embarrassing defeat she had ever had. She had underestimated her enemy. She didn’t expect that a fifteen-year-old countrysider, who was supposedly a fool, would be so formidable!

Moreover, who would go and make up stories in front of her son? Who would dare to make up stories in front of the Jiang family? She had to hurry back to the capital city...

Chen Yuhui felt even more embarrassed, crying all the way, her face covered with a handkerchief.

Aunt Tang, who was trailing behind, couldn’t stand Chen Afu’s derogatory remarks about her daughter. Before heading out, she turned around and said, "Chen Afu, the old lady is kind-hearted, and we came here with good intentions, wanting to take you to the city to enjoy a prosperous life. If you are unappreciative, that’s fine, but you responded with harsh words and outrageous claims. You’re an uneducated country bumpkin, and heaven will punish you sooner or later. Bah!" After a big spit, she hurried through the door, afraid that Chen Afu would insult her further.

Chen Afu didn’t want to run out and argue with Aunt Tang on the street, but she also didn’t want to let it go. So she said to Zhui Feng, who was held by Shan Zi, "Go, chase after that foul-mouthed evil woman."

As soon as Shan Zi let go, Zhui Feng ran out, chasing after Aunt Tang like a gust of wind. Seeing the ferocious dog chasing after her, Aunt Tang was scared and ran away frantically, screaming, "Help, help!"

Junior Officer Zhao and the coachman, along with the maids, all went to protect Granny Chen, having no time to look after Aunt Tang. Chen Yuhui was even more terrified, too scared to cry.

Zhui Feng ran after Aunt Tang, bumped his head into her and knocked her down. It was following his master’s command strictly - only to knock her over without biting. It chased around Aunt Tang for a few times, which frightened her so much that she fainted.

Chen Afu stepped out into the yard and said to Zhui Feng, "All right, come back."

Zhui Feng wagged his tail and returned to its master. The dog thought it wasn’t fun at all. The woman didn’t even wait for it to bite, she just collapsed after several nudges.

Chen Afu then turned to Granny Chen and the others, all of whom looked scared, and said, "In my family, not only are the people formidable but also our dog. So, in the future, make fewer attempts to show off your power here. If you still come without learning your lesson, it’ll be worse than today, because we have even more formidable things."

After that, she went back to the yard and closed the door with a "bang," bolting it.

Then she turned to Mr. Zeng, the gatekeeper, and said, "If these people come again in the future, don’t let them in the gate."

Mr. Zeng quickly bowed and agreed, treating her with the same respect as he would Chu Lingxuan.

The rest of the people in the yard kept their heads down, maintaining an extremely respectful demeanor. They all acted as if they had neither heard nor seen a thing that had happened.

When Chen Afu went back to her room, she saw Mrs. Wang walking out of the bedroom with tears streaming down her face. As soon as Chen Ming found out that Chen Shiying’s mother had arrived, he had Mrs. Wang hide in the bedroom, fearing she would be bullied.

Wang said softly, "Afu, you’ve offended her so badly, she will retaliate. She is very ruthless."

Chen Afu hugged Wang, saying, "I didn’t provoke her in the past, yet she still sold me into slavery. Mom, the more we show weakness, the more they will bully us. If we show strong resistance, they will not dare to mess with us. Don’t worry, now that I have given them such a lesson, they wouldn’t dare to bully us again, even if they had ten times the courage. Moreover, I must make them fear me, in order to completely eradicate their plans to control me." She lowered her voice and added, "Even if ’that person’ learns about this in the future and has some thoughts, these people will still do everything they can to prevent me from joining that family."

Chen Ming’s eyes were also red, and he said, "Afu, following your poor father, you’ve had to endure so much suffering and bullying."

Chen Afu shook her head, saying, "It’s because I have a protective father like you that I have been able to survive to this day. Dad, thank you, I will always be your biological daughter." She pouted on purpose and asked, "Dad, are you saying you don’t want me as your daughter?"

Before, the three of them had never explicitly mentioned that Chen Afu wasn’t Chen Ming’s biological daughter. Even though Chen Ming and Mrs. Wang knew that Chen Afu was aware of this, they didn’t want to put it into words. Despite knowing that their beloved daughter wouldn’t abandon them for the rich, they were reluctant to make it explicit.

Hearing Chen Afu’s words and questions, Chen Ming was moved to tears. He stuttered, "How...how could it be... Dad...Dad wants you, his daughter, very much..."

Chen Afu laughed, "Well then, it’s settled. No matter what happens, or who shows up in the future, you must acknowledge me as your daughter, and I will only recognize you as my father."

"Yes." Chen Ming nodded with a smile.

The topic ended there.

Chen Afu helped Mrs. Wang, who was still shaking, back to the bedroom to rest, and asked Aunt Mu to make her a bowl of ginseng soup. Afu then went to work at the Tang Garden with her bodyguards.

On the way to work, she was unusually jubilant and relaxed. Those annoying people would never dare to appear before her again from now on.

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