The children of the second branch, just as detestable as their father, Old Man Jiang the second!
In the few memories the foolish daughter retained, the children of the second branch always secretly bullied her, either snatching her food, hitting her, or tearing her clothes.
Poor foolish daughter couldn't speak, and could only stare blankly when bullied, not even crying. Thus, the children of the second branch were always fearless.
Jiang Wan clenched her small fists. She would get back every bit of bullying and grievance the foolish daughter had suffered!
Old Madam Jiang heard the commotion outside and ran out like the wind. Her eyes lit up as soon as she saw the wild chicken in Second Lang's hand.
"Our entire family hasn't split up yet. Anyone who dares to hide private gains, I'll skin them alive! Second Lang, give me the chicken! It's just right that your young aunt is in confinement; this wild chicken will help her produce milk."
Second Lang hid the wild chicken behind him. "Wan Wan caught this. She had such a big scare today; she needs to be nourished too."
Only then did Old Madam Jiang notice Jiang Wan clinging to Jiang Pan's back and exclaimed, "How did she get back!"
Jiang Pan narrowed his eyes. "Mother, you knew that Old Man Jiang the second took Wan Wan away to sell her?"
Old Madam Jiang's relaxed eyelids flickered. "So what if I knew? In this day and age, even healthy children are struggling to survive. How can we possibly care about ać»ć like her!"
Chen Yuezhi's eyes immediately turned red. She stepped forward angrily and said, "Mother, what do you mean by that? You know how Wan Wan became like this! If it weren't for Old Man Jiang the second back then, would Wan Wan have been so scared that she became foolish and mute for several years!"
It turned out that the foolish daughter wasn't born foolish. It was when she was three years old that a change occurred in the family due to Old Man Jiang the second. Due to the adults' negligence, Jiang Wan suffered excessive fright, causing her to become foolish and mute from then on.
Upon mentioning the events of that year, Old Madam Jiang felt a bit embarrassed. "So many children in the family were fine, only she was scared silly. It's not like she's easily frightened. Stop slinging mud at Old Man Jiang the second!"
Chen Yuezhi trembled with anger. She no longer cared about seniority and just wanted to argue with Old Madam Jiang. But as soon as she opened her mouth, Old Man Jiang's voice came from the courtyard.
"Enough, what's with all this clamor!"
Old Man Jiang walked out with his hands behind his back, his face grim. "Eldest daughter-in-law, what are you shouting about here? If you think the Jiang family is not good enough, then go back to the Chen family!"
Chen Yuezhi's face turned pale from his blatant favoritism.
The eldest son and his brothers were indignant. "Grandfather, today Second Uncle took Wan Wan out to sell her to a human trafficker while we were away. Grandma knew about this too. Why did they do this!"
Second Lang gritted his teeth. "Grandfather, you always said that a family should be of one heart and work together. We all listened to you and never cared that Second Uncle's family was lazy and ate without working. But how has Second Uncle treated us? Today, with Grandma and Second Uncle doing this, as the head of the family, you must give us, the eldest branch, an explanation."
Jiang Wan, resting on Jiang Pan's back, placed her chubby face on her father's shoulder and couldn't help but shake her head.
These foolish children, Grandma knew about Old Man Jiang the second selling her, so how could Grandpa not know? It was likely that this matter had even been approved by Old Man Jiang. Could Grandpa really be asked to preside over justice and give the eldest branch an explanation?
As expected, Old Man Jiang glared. "What are you all doing! Isn't that little fool back? Since she wasn't sold, what's there to talk about? Alright, everyone disperse quickly. We don't want the neighbors to laugh at us later!"
Second Lang was unconvinced and stretched his neck to argue with Old Man Jiang, but Jiang Pan kicked him lightly. "Enough, it's not over yet. Go back to the room."
No matter how unconvinced Second Lang was, he had to obey his father. So he stomped his foot and, carrying the wild chicken, was about to enter the house.
Old Madam Jiang shouted, "Give me the wild chicken."
Second Lang was furious. "Not a chance!"
Old Madam Jiang narrowed her eyes. "If you don't hand over this wild chicken today, you're not getting through this door!"
Second Lang, furious, turned to look at Old Man Jiang. "Grandfather!"
Old Man Jiang snorted. "Your grandmother is right. Our entire family hasn't split up, so everything belongs to the common fund! This wild chicken must also be handed over to your grandmother for disposal."
Old Madam Jiang triumphantly raised the corners of her eyes. "Did you hear that? Hurry up and hand over the wild chicken."
Second Lang refused, and the eldest son and third son were also unhappy.
Seeing Second Lang's non-compliance, Old Madam Jiang turned to Jiang Pan. "Eldest son, look at your sons. They are becoming more and more ill-mannered, daring to defy their elders like this. This is great filial impiety!"
Jiang Pan, with a cold face, remained silent. He handed Jiang Wan to Chen Yuezhi, stepped forward, and snatched the wild chicken from Second Lang's hand.
"Father!"
Second Lang wanted to snatch the wild chicken back but was glared at by Jiang Pan.
He dared not act recklessly and could only stomp his feet angrily.
The others in the eldest branch also looked indignant and wronged. It was always like this; their eldest branch was always bullied. If they showed the slightest bit of non-compliance, Old Madam Jiang would use filial piety to force them to bow their heads.
It was acceptable before, as it only meant doing more work. They had the strength and weren't afraid of getting tired, so doing a little more was fine. But today's matter was unbearable. Second Uncle and Grandma wanted to sell Wan Wan, Grandpa had to preside over justice, and yet he continued to favor the second branch.
Why!
Was it just because their father wasn't Grandma's child, so they deserved to be treated like this?
When would this kind of life ever end!
Jiang Wan watched Jiang Pan carry the wild chicken towards Old Madam Jiang, feeling disappointed. She hadn't expected her father to be so foolishly filial! His own daughter was colluded to be sold, and he still had to bow to these bad people!
It was simply too off-putting!
Chen Yuezhi was so angry that she turned her head away, tears streaming down her face.
Jiang Pan walked up to Old Madam Jiang. Old Madam Jiang was extremely pleased. "That's more like it. Kill this chicken later, clean it up, and send it to the kitchen."
Jiang Pan glanced back at his wife and children. Seeing them all turn their heads away, he turned back to Old Madam Jiang. "You want to eat the wild chicken my daughter caught?"
Old Madam Jiang frowned. "What do you mean, your daughter's? We haven't split up. Every needle and thread in this house belongs to the common fund! Stop rambling and go kill the chicken!"
Jiang Pan suddenly glared. "You old hag, you and that bastard you gave birth to colluded to sell my daughter, and now you want to eat the wild chicken my daughter caught? Aren't you afraid of choking to death! If you want to eat wild chicken, go catch it yourself! You won't get a single feather of the wild chicken my daughter caught!"
His sudden change in demeanor caught everyone off guard.
Jiang Wan was the first to recover, her eyes immediately beaming. She raised her chubby little hands and started clapping. "Wow, Daddy is so handsome!"
The others in the eldest branch also recovered, their faces splitting into smiles. Father is so mighty! https:/
Chen Yuezhi even blinked her eyes in disbelief. Was this still her man?
She had been married into the Jiang family for nearly twenty years. Over the years, her husband had always been forbearing towards Old Madam Jiang and never argued about anything, which also caused her to suffer many grievances.
She thought it would be like this forever, but she didn't expect Jiang Pan to suddenly turn on Old Madam Jiang.
Old Madam Jiang was stunned by Jiang Pan's scolding. After recovering, she slapped her thighs and sat down on the ground. "Oh, my heavens! I can't live anymore! I worked so hard to raise this ungrateful wretch, married him, and had children for him, only for him to scold me like this for a wild chicken. I can't live anymore!"