Chapter 413: Chapter 409: Locked Up
When Village Chief Xu saw Xu Wenwan’s expression—the way she looked like she couldn’t wait to leave with Leng Yuan—every fiber of his being ached with rage.
’What a troublesome girl.’
His face was grim. As the donkey cart reached their gate, he gave Xu Wenwan no chance and simply yanked her down.
"Beiguo, I’m heading in then."
With that, he dragged Xu Wenwan through the front door.
Chen Beiguo was left speechless...
He felt that the way the father and daughter interacted was strange, but he couldn’t quite put his finger on what it was.
Since he couldn’t figure it out, he decided not to dwell on it. Chen Beiguo drove the donkey cart over to Old Man Chen’s place before heading home himself.
「At the Xu family home.」
Village Chief Xu shoved Xu Wenwan into the courtyard.
Just then, the effects of the pain relief pills wore off. A wave of agony washed over Xu Wenwan, contorting her face. The force of Village Chief Xu’s push sent her sprawling to the ground.
In the courtyard, Chen Xiumin was feeding the chickens and froze when she saw this.
"Wen Wan, when did you run off?"
When she had brought her food this morning, Xu Wenwan was still there. After the meal, she hadn’t paid her any more mind; she had been beaten so badly that she couldn’t possibly move, anyway.
But here she was, having just come back from outside. Seeing the furious look on her husband’s face, she had a nagging feeling that her troublesome daughter must have done something bizarre again.
Still, she was worried about her daughter’s injuries, so she put down the chicken feed and walked over.
"What’s going on?"
Village Chief Xu shot Chen Xiumin a look, his face dark.
"What’s going on? She ran off to the County Town all by herself! I ran into her on my way back and brought her home."
Hearing this, Chen Xiumin frowned. Xu Wenwan’s injuries were serious. ’To run all the way to the County Town while enduring that pain... she’s really something.’
’But just going to the County Town isn’t reason enough to be this angry, is it?’
Chen Xiumin stepped forward to help Xu Wenwan up, her tone reproachful. "So she went to the County Town, so what! Why did you have to push her like that? She’s still injured!"
Village Chief Xu didn’t bother to spare Xu Wenwan’s feelings.
"Why did I push her? I’m furious! You have no idea what ’good deeds’ your daughter has been up to."
Seeing someone stick up for her, Xu Wenwan immediately cried out pitifully, "Mother."
Chen Xiumin wasn’t made of stone. Seeing her daughter in such a miserable state, she felt a pang of heartache.
"What ’good deeds’ could she possibly have done? Go on, tell me."
’What could my daughter have possibly done on a trip to the County Town?’
Village Chief Xu was so angry he let out a laugh.
"She did things I’m too ashamed to even speak of. Leng Yuan was also on the trip to the County Town. On the way back, we happened to run into Wen Wan. When she got on the cart, there was plenty of open space, but not only did she insist on squeezing in right next to Leng Yuan, she even tried to seduce him."
By the end of his explanation, Village Chief Xu’s old face was flushed red.
He was utterly ashamed to talk about it.
At that moment, Village Chief Xu regretted ever having this daughter.
He was the village chief of the Qingshan Team, after all!
If word got out that Xu Wenwan tried to seduce Leng Yuan, where could he possibly show his face? How could he have any authority to manage others? The entire Xu Family would be judged and shamed because of Xu Wenwan’s shameless behavior.
Not only that, but in the future, whenever the younger members of the Xu Family went out, people would point and whisper. They would all be disgraced because of Xu Wenwan.
The more he thought about it, the angrier he became. A volatile aura radiated from him.
The moment Chen Xiumin heard that Xu Wenwan had tried to seduce Leng Yuan in front of others, the hand she was using to support her daughter immediately let go.
Xu Wenwan was in too much pain to support herself, so she was leaning her entire weight on Chen Xiumin.
When Chen Xiumin suddenly pulled her hand away, Xu Wenwan was caught off guard and fell heavily to the ground again.
"Ouch."
She cried out in pain. Before she could even process what had happened, she heard Chen Xiumin’s furious roar.
"Xu Wenwan, have you no shame?! How could you try to seduce Leng Yuan!"
She could choose not to believe what others had said before, but this time, her own husband had seen it with his own eyes. How could she possibly not believe it now?
