Chapter 286

Chapter 286

"The Wang family from Old Wang's lineage is truly the biggest discord in our village. Because of them, we've had to report to the authorities several times. The case regarding the old lady from the Wang family hasn't been decided yet, and if it is, it'll be a disgrace for our entire village."

Chen Jinhua had nothing good to say about the elderly couple from the Wang family.

Her words also reminded Wang Accountant of how the Wang family had schemed against their own daughter-in-law and grandchild.

It made him even more annoyed with them.

"Jinhua is right. Captain, you really need to do something about the Wang family. They've moved away, yet they still cause trouble."

"Are they still causing a scene?" the team captain asked in response.

"Yes, they are all gathered at Old Wang's place."

Thinking back to when he was stopped there, with both sides insisting they were in the right, and no one to resolve the issue in the absence of the village team captain, Wang Accountant was terrified.

Those people were practically ready to eat him alive.

Chen Zhuangshi arrived at Old Wang's house with the accountant and his wife.

When he got there, about fifty to sixty villagers were already gathered around.

A dark, dense crowd.

Inside the house, the Wang family members were cursing through the door.

"Are you all shameless? This is our own stuff. If you want to eat, go find it in the mountains! You have no skills, so you eye what we have? Pui! We still have a house in the village, so why are we suddenly not considered villagers?"

In the yard, it was Chen Fang, who usually didn't get involved in such matters, scolding.

This opened Zhao Cuihua's eyes.

When the fourth daughter-in-law got angry, she was truly fierce.

But this anger should have been directed at Zhou Jiaojiao! If it weren't for Zhou Jiaojiao insisting on making it known to everyone in the village that the Wang family was living well, there wouldn't have been so much trouble.

A found sheep, and instead of quietly cooking it, they had to set up a stove in the yard and talk about keeping the door open.

She was crazy.

Now that things had escalated, she was silent, crying non-stop.

The people outside were even angrier after being scolded by Chen Fang.

"Team captain is here!" Someone spotted Chen Zhuangshi and shouted.

Immediately, everyone rushed towards him, surrounding him.

"Captain, you need to handle this. The Wang family is really crossing the line. If they had quietly eaten it, we wouldn't say anything. But they're bragging about how well they're living and how lucky they are.

And saying we're not good.

They're sick!

Even if not for the steamed buns, we need to fight for our dignity. This should be shared within the village."

Leading the charge were Yang Chuanwen and Yang Chuanwu, two brothers.

They had been troubled by the Wang family before, which made them even angrier now.

Inside the yard, hearing that the team captain had arrived, Wang Shoucheng, who had been pretending not to hear, came out, tears in his eyes. "Captain, this is all a misunderstanding. We just came back to check on things since we haven't been back for a while.

Finding the sheep was an accident, and opening the door wasn't what everyone thought.

We were afraid that if we closed the door, people would say we were hiding something and not doing good things.

Our family's life has been truly heartbreaking.

Everyone thinks we're the bad guys."

Wang Shoucheng played the pity card.

However, no one had forgotten Chen Fang's scolding just moments ago.

Chen Zhuangshi didn't believe Wang Shoucheng either. He looked at him coldly. "Wang Shoucheng, I'm asking you, is your eldest son, Wang Qinghe, really your biological son?"

Wang Shoucheng froze.

"What? What... what do you mean?" How dare they speak so quickly? Why don't they choke on their food and die?

"What do I mean? Don't play dumb with me. I'm telling you, your eldest son has already told me. You're not his real parents. His real parents have found him. Your Wang family stole the child.

Because the child's biological brothers were also involved, they decided not to pursue it.

That's why you're still strutting around in the village.

But they are them, and our village is our village.

You're utterly despicable, stealing a child and mistreating him. Your food rations have already been transferred to the county; you're county residents now, eating state-supplied grain. Our village can hunt in the mountains, and if someone catches a rabbit or something, I usually don't interfere.

But you can't.

From now on, when your family comes to the village, you're not allowed to hunt large game in the mountains.

This wild mountain sheep belongs to the village."

"Also, when you come back, you must inform the production team. We can't trust someone with a history like yours."

Chen Zhuangshi's attitude was cold.

Wang Shoucheng was stunned. What's going on?

Why is Chen Zhuangshi helping the leader so much?

"Everyone, don’t just stand there. Take this wild goat away. Tonight, our village production team will boil some goat soup, and the whole village will get a share. As for you, just have some goat soup too." Chen Zhuangshi looked at the dumbfounded family of Old Wang.

"Why should we accept this!"

Zhou Jiaojiao couldn't accept it either. She had gone through so much trouble to get it, how could she just let it go?

"If our family isn't allowed, then why are you saying it's okay? I’m going to report you to the commune!" Zhou Jiaojiao was furious.

"Go ahead. The commune already prohibits the private hunting of large game. This goat belongs to our village, or even to three villages together." Chen Zhuangshi said coldly.

He was one of the more lenient and considerate team leaders.

He didn't make a big deal out of many things.

But when it came to Old Wang's family, he was going to make sure they wouldn’t get any advantage in the future.

After hearing about Old Wang's situation, the others didn't hesitate to take the goat away.

Once they left, the goat in the yard was gone.

The Wang family members in the courtyard were all silent, one quieter than the other.

Zhou Jiaojiao, who had never taken such a big loss in her life, was so angry that she cursed, "Did you just hand my thing over to others? Is there anyone capable in your Wang family? Such a big goat!"

"And you still have the nerve to shout? If you hadn't felt the need to show off and make everyone know how well our family is doing, would this have happened?" Wang Shoucheng was even angrier with his daughter-in-law.

Hearing this, Zhou Jiaojiao fell silent. She had just suddenly had this feeling.

It was as if, in some mysterious way, as long as everyone said the Wang family was doing well, she would do well too. As long as people said she was lucky, she would become luckier. But she couldn’t say this out loud.

Even if she did, no one would believe her.

"Alright, let's go back inside. Second daughter-in-law, go and stew those two rabbits. At least we’ll have some meat to eat."

The family, looking dejected, went inside. Wang Shoucheng was thinking about his eldest son and daughter-in-law, and it left a bitter taste in his heart.

The eldest son and daughter-in-law had gone to the provincial city, thinking they would live a good life? What kind of family were they marrying into? Did they even deserve it? They would probably be rejected by the eldest son's biological parents and sent back!

In the provincial city.

In the courtyard.

At the He family's dinner table, Qi Yingying sat with a dark face, looking at the relatives who had come to visit.