Chapter 456: Chapter 452: Scolded to Tears
Chen Shulan was berated until she burst into tears.
The surrounding men hurled insults, each one nastier than the last.
That’s just how men are. They might be quiet at first, but once they open their mouths, they can be even more vicious than women.
Sun Yeshu walked over, having gotten the gist of what was happening. Seeing her mother crying and howling in the middle of the crowd, she felt utterly mortified.
She hurried forward to help her mother up.
"Mom, that’s enough. Get up."
When Auntie Sun saw her daughter, fresh tears immediately streamed down her face.
"Oh, my daughter! You saw it, didn’t you? That Leng Yuan beat your second brother to death! Go on, tell the brigade leader!"
Just as Sun Yeshu was about to speak, someone next to her snorted coldly.
"You claim Sun Yecheng was beaten to death? Open your eyes and take a good look at who’s on the river."
As soon as the words were spoken, the crowd parted, giving Auntie Sun a clear view of Sun Yecheng on the river, engrossed in his fishing.
Auntie Sun was speechless.
’He’s not dead!’
In that instant, she felt the world spin.
All her wailing and hysterics just a moment ago had become a complete joke.
Chen Jie, who had been watching the drama from the sidelines, saw that Auntie Sun had spotted her son and immediately chimed in with a taunt.
"And to think she was putting on a show of a mother’s deep love! Turns out she was already demanding compensation for his death without even knowing he was alive. The Sun family sure is something else."
The crowd looked on with contempt.
If Auntie Sun had truly cared about her son in the slightest, she would have checked on him first. Then she would have known that Leng Yuan was just in a fishing competition with Sun Yecheng and that there was no fight at all.
But not only did she choose to believe a one-sided story, her mind was fixated on the money. She didn’t even care if her son was alive or dead, and that’s how she made such a huge fool of herself.
The people around her pointed and whispered at Auntie Sun.
Sun Yeshu had never been so embarrassed. She quickly helped Auntie Sun up, and the two of them scurried away in disgrace.
Chen Yan and Chen Shulan, the ones left behind, also fell silent. They gave an awkward laugh and were about to leave when Gu Jiaojiao stepped out of the crowd and walked right up to them.
SLAP! SLAP! SLAP! She landed several hard slaps across their faces, which immediately swelled up.
Gu Jiaojiao shook out her hand, feeling like it was about to fall off.
When Chen Yan and Chen Shulan came to their senses, they lunged at Gu Jiaojiao.
Gu Jiaojiao didn’t even try to dodge. As the two charged at her, she kicked them both in the stomach, knocking them flat on their backs.
She had learned self-defense in her previous life. She might not be able to beat a man, but she could handle two women just fine.
But knocking them down wasn’t enough for Gu Jiaojiao. She strode forward, grabbed them by the hair, and dished out several more slaps until they were beaten so badly their own mothers wouldn’t recognize them.
Chen Shulan immediately burst into tears from the beating.
Looking at Chen Shulan’s tear-streaked face, Gu Jiaojiao couldn’t bring herself to hit her anymore.
As for Chen Yan, she had only received two slaps when Chen Shulan started to resist. Seeing Chen Shulan bearing the brunt of the attack, she immediately slipped away.
By the time Gu Jiaojiao was done with Chen Shulan, Chen Yan was long gone.
A cold glint flashed in her eyes.
This wasn’t the first time Chen Yan had caused trouble. While Gu Jiaojiao couldn’t be bothered with someone like Chen Yan, having her constantly making a scene was a real eyesore.
As for Chen Shulan, Gu Jiaojiao looked down at her imperiously.
"The next time I hear you gossiping about my family, I’ll slap you until your face swells up again."
With that, she turned and left.
The onlookers glanced at Chen Shulan. As pitiful as she looked, no one felt the least bit of sympathy for her. She had brought this on herself.
If someone had spread such rumors about their families, they would have done the same thing.
Falsely accusing someone of murder... In their opinion, Gu Jiaojiao just giving her a few slaps was letting Chen Shulan off easy.
Chen Beiguo watched the farce unfold. With a grim expression, he waved his hand. "All right, that’s enough. Everyone, disperse!"
With that, he and the village chief left.
The two men decided that the Sun family’s ideological awareness was too low. They needed to attend a few political education classes.
