Fortunate Life of the Rural Beauty
Chapter 276 - 275: Even More Evil

Chapter 276: Chapter 275: Even More Evil

Upon seeing Wang Laohan’s selfish, incompetent, muddle-headed, and scruffy appearance, Chen Afu frowned. Despite his shortcomings, this man was her maternal grandfather.

She snorted coldly, "You’ve raised a fine daughter. Even though you never cared for her as a father should, she still has responsibilities towards you because you are her father. However, that wicked woman who sold my mother and my little uncle cannot share in the blessings of my mother with you. Otherwise, heaven would not permit it."

Wang Laohan only heard the first part and did not comprehend the latter. As soon as he heard that he could share in the good fortune of his daughter, he broke into a grin and chuckled, "Daughters are dutiful, good, good. Had I known, I would have sought my daughter’s help sooner..."

At this time, Chen Ming returned from the county town. He was enraged to see Mrs. Ding and Wang Cai causing chaos in the house.

Chen Afu pulled him into the West Room and also called Granny Chen, Chen Ye and Chen Agu. They discussed in low voices and Chen Ming seemed to calm down.

Half an hour later, the courtyard echoed with noise again. Mrs. Wang’s elder cousin, Matriarch Wang, had been brought in a carriage by Xue Dagui, accompanied by his two sons and daughters-in-law. Seeing them arrive, Mrs. Ding and her son became fearful. They were barred from entering the house to find Wang Laohan. Mrs. Ding collapsed onto the ground and started wailing, which attracted Granny Chen, Aunt Mu, Mrs. Gao and others to shove her away.

The official negotiations with the Wang family had to be handled by Chen Ming, Chen Ye, and Granny Chen. Seeing this, Chen Afu exited the main house, as her presence was no longer required.

She asked Aunt Mu to prepare more food, including for the malevolent mother and son. She left Xia Yue behind to help with the cooking and had Xue Dagui stay behind to escort the Wangs back to their village.

By now, the sun had set. The bystanders left, leaving only Wang Cai lying under a tree, staring resentfully at Fu Garden.

At the entrance of Fu Garden, Alu was leading Dabao, who was leaning on his crutch, and looking towards Lu Garden. Zhui Feng and Sasa were standing beside them, they had been instructed not to venture to Lu Garden.

Upon seeing Chen Afu come out, Dabao shook off Alu’s hand and ran towards her, his small body moving swiftly despite the crutch. "Mother, mother, where’s my grandmother?" he shouted.

Chen Afu scooped up the rushing Dabao into her arms. Alu, who had ran up to them, picked up the crutch that Dabao had discarded. His eyes concealed a deep worry as he asked, "Sister, is my mother alright?"

Chen Afu smiled, "It’s fine, Granny and your Uncle Chen are there. This time, we will definitely drive that wicked woman Mrs. Ding out of the Wang family. From then on, she will never trouble your mother again."

Upon hearing this, both Dabao and Alu grinned.

Nobleman Hou and Chu Lingzhi had arrived early. They were in the room talking with Chen Shiying.

Auntie Zeng had already prepared the food. Seeing Chen Afu return, she and Qiu Yue began to serve the dishes.

Nobleman Hou did not want to ask too much about the situation in Lu Garden, he said to Chen Afu, "If you need the support of Tang Garden, just tell Manager Luo."

Chen Shiying also asked, "Do you need father’s help?"

Chen Afu shook her head, "They can handle it."

After dinner, Nobleman Hou and Chen Shiying discussed the political situation in the court. It was only after it was completely dark that they planned to take the children back to Tang Garden.

By now, the commotion in Lu Garden was even more intense. The pig-like howling of Mrs. Ding scared Chu Hanyan into crying.

Chen Afu held her, comforting her, and even escorted her to the door of Tang Garden.

Alu and Dabao were studying in the east wing study room. Chen Shiying and Chen Afu were talking in the main room.

The commotion at Lu Garden was quite intense. Chen Shiying had heard a rough outline of the events. He asked Chen Afu, "Are you planning to divorce Mrs. Ding?"

Chen Afu nodded, "Yes. If we don’t divorce her, heaven would not tolerate it."

Chen Shiying nodded, "Yes, that wicked woman deserves to be divorced. She has caused my sister and her brother so much suffering."

Chen Afu glanced at him and chuckled coldly, "Mrs. Ding is abhorrent, but there are people who are even more hateful and worse than her, who are the source root of all my mother’s tragedies..." And there’s more that she did, she even hired men to rape and kill me. However, she couldn’t say this directly because it was Jin Yanzi who told her about it. Suppressing her anger, she continued, "She committed so many heinous acts but has not been punished. Instead, she continues to live a life of luxury. Father, you are a governor who punishes the evil and rewards the good, how should this heartless evil person be punished?"

Chen Shiying’s face turned red. He knew that Chen Afu was pointing at his mother. He sighed, "Fu’er, father knows that your grandmother has done many things wrong. But no matter how reprehensible she is, she is still my mother, your grandmother. All parents have their flaws, we, as their children, should be understanding. In the past, she suffered a lot, our whole family was dependent on her embroidery skills. It was not easy for her to support us, get treatment for your grandfather and my studies. I have already arranged for people to keep a close eye on her, she can’t harm anyone anymore. Besides, her legs and feet aren’t working properly, even if she wanted to do harm, she can’t. Fu’er, I beg you, don’t expose her. If news of her deeds gets to our hometown, it won’t end well for her, and it would also ruin the reputation of your sisters. You have found a good home, but you still have sisters to consider..."

As Chen Afu looked at Chen Shiying, whose face was red and ears were burning, he knew all about his old loving mother attempting to hire men to rape and murder her. Yet, he still sided with her.

Chen Afu said softly, "Father, I often think that it may have been a blessing that my mother did not marry you. It’s even better that I was not born into your family..."

Chen Shiying’s face became even redder, he opened his mouth to say something, but no words came out.

Chen Afu continued, "My mother married my current father. She had to support the whole family by herself and the family used to be very poor, unable to afford enough food or warm clothing. But the family was harmonious and warm, we lived happily. Although Father Chen is bedridden due to illness, he treats my mother and me very well. He doesn’t allow anyone to wrong us, and he doesn’t condone anyone bullying us. That family also has a Granny Chen, whom I call Granny. She understands that I’m not her biological granddaughter. She is crude, calculative, and money-minded but she never thought of hurting me, and she never thought of exchanging me, a granddaughter with no blood relation, for money or benefits. On the other hand, what did your biological mother, my biological grandmother, do? She thought my mother was hindering your marriage with a rich family’s daughter, so she kicked my mother out of your house and let Mrs. Ding sell my mother to the mountains. Once she realized that I existed and that I might expose her misdeeds to Tang Garden, she bribed the main household of the Chen family to force me into a marriage. And there’s more..." She held back from mentioning that incident, and continued, "If my mother had really married you, would she have been happy? If I had been born in your family, with no motherly guidance, I would have either been killed by her or raised to be as wicked as Chen Yuhui..."