Chapter 156: The Chen Family Moves Their Ancestral Grave

Chapter 156: The Chen Family Moves Their Ancestral Grave

Listening to Wang Lihua's words, Chen Shuming's heart sank.

Sure enough, many people had already started cursing.

"That jerk Chen Dong has messed everything up! My son is 19 this year and was about to get engaged. Isn't this just causing trouble?"

"Your son is only 19, he can wait a couple more years. My sister-in-law is already 23! If this keeps up, she'll end up an old maid!" The woman glared at Chen Jiahua, as if she could bore a hole through him.

If her sister-in-law couldn't get married, wouldn't she just stay at home and fight with her all day? It would drive me crazy!

An elderly woman with gray hair also slapped her thigh and shouted, "Oh no, my Da Niu is already 35! What are we supposed to do? Chen Jiahua, you're a jinx! What kind of troublemaker did you raise? Why does he only cause trouble in our own village?"

"I don't care! If Da Niu can't find a wife, it's your fault! It's all because of your son Chen Dong!"

"That's right! If my sister-in-law can't marry, it's your family's fault!"

"And now there's this incident with Chen Bei. Are you trying to ruin our entire village?"

"Call the cops! Send Chen Bei to the police station so he doesn't stay in the village and cause more harm!"

Chen Shuming was so furious he nearly fainted on the spot. "Sister-in-law Yan, you need to be fair. Your Da Niu is 35, not 15. He has epilepsy and seizures. He hasn't been able to find a wife at 35, how is that my Chen Dong's fault?"

Sister-in-law Yan wasn't buying it. "It's your family's fault! If it weren't for your Chen Dong getting caught by the police and ruining the reputation of our Ninety-Three Village, maybe my Da Niu could have found a wife this year and I could have held a fat grandson next year! My Da Niu has been delayed because of your Chen family!"

Chen Shuming was driven back by Sister-in-law Yan's relentless cursing, looking utterly disheveled.

Seeing the focus of the drama shift, Wang Lihua spoke up sternly, "Enough!"

"Discuss other matters with the Chen family later. Right now, we're talking about Chen Bei's situation!"

"Chen Bei, tell the truth!"

Su An sneered, "Hmph, Uncle, don't waste your breath. He's not being honest. Let's just call the cops and have him locked up! So no one can accuse you of protecting a criminal!"

"No!"

Chen Bei looked around in panic, seeing everyone glaring at him, his face turned pale.

"I didn't, I didn't peek at Su An going to the bathroom."

Su An narrowed her eyes, "You clearly used a pole to lift the curtain!"

"I accidentally lifted it!"

The onlookers were not satisfied, "Who do you think you're fooling? Who would randomly use a pole to lift a bathroom curtain?"

"That's right! If you weren't peeking, why lift the curtain?"

Hearing the accusations around him, Chen Bei looked at Chen Jiahua for help.

"No, no, I didn't! Uncle Jiahua, say something!"

Mao Chun grabbed her son's arm, "Chen Bei, what were you doing with the pole? Speak up!"

Chen Jiahua's eyes darted away, avoiding Chen Bei's gaze.

Chen Bei's heart sank, "It was Uncle Jiahua! He told me to steal the pole from the Wang family's wedding procession and tamper with it. He sawed it halfway so that Wang Xuanying's wedding pole would break on the road!"

"I was helping him steal the red carrying pole (a traditional wedding item), and I was in such a hurry that I accidentally hooked the sack hanging on the toilet as I passed by."

"I'm innocent, I didn't peek at Su An going to the toilet, I really didn't, sob sob, Mom, I didn't act indecently."

As Chen Bei's words fell, the atmosphere instantly turned icy.

Everyone looked at Chen Jiahua with condemning and angry eyes, "How utterly shameless and disgraceful."

"If the upper beam is crooked, the lower beam will be too, no wonder Chen Dong was arrested and shot. I think Chen Jiahua should be arrested too."

"Exactly, this is sheer malice, how much does he hate our Village Ninety-Three? He's blocking the marriages of unmarried girls and young men. People have arranged their weddings, and he goes to ruin their marriages."

Wang Xiaocui was furious. She genuinely loved her niece Wang Xuanying. Hearing this, she not only spat right in Chen Jiahua's face but also kicked him on the shoulder, sending him sprawling on the ground!

Seeing Wang Xiaocui about to go at him again, Chen Shuming quickly stepped forward to stop her, "Miss Wang, Miss Wang, my son Jiahua was confused and did a foolish thing. I apologize to your Wang family on his behalf."

"Later, I’ll take him to Yongsun to make amends, I'm really sorry, really sorry."

"If anything goes wrong with Xuanying, I will personally go to the Liu family’s village to explain!"

Chen Shuming looked at his son's face, filled with anger and disappointment. With his grandson gone, if anything happens to this son, he would truly be left with no heirs.

Wang Xiaocui was so furious she was gasping for breath, "Chen Shuming, who do you think you are? You going to the Liu family’s village to explain, who knows you there?"

"Everyone knows how important the wedding pole (a traditional item) is! You are so despicable!"

Aunt Maochun looked embarrassed, gritting her teeth as she patted the dust off Chen Bei's back, "You foolish boy, you do everything they tell you, do you realize what you’ve done wrong, do you realize what you’ve done wrong?"

Chen Bei was scared and broke down in tears, "Sob sob, Mom, I didn't peek at Su An going to the toilet, I didn't act indecently, it was Uncle Jiahua who told me to steal the carrying pole..."

Although the misunderstanding was cleared up, the beating that Chen Bei, Chen Jiahua, and the Chen couple received was for nothing.

The Chen couple strongly demanded Su Ping to cover their medical costs because Chen Bei's foot was indeed fractured by Su Ping.

Upon hearing this, Su An immediately threatened to call the police. Regardless of whether Chen Bei intentionally used the carrying pole to hook the toilet curtain, he did hook it.

Finally, under Wang Lihua's persuasion, Su An gave up calling the police to protect the village’s reputation.

The Chen couple didn't dare to ask Su An for medical expenses anymore and turned to Chen Jiahua instead.

Chen Shuming, in his old age, had to compensate Su An a large sum of money due to his unfilial descendants, lost his position as Secretary, lost his grandson, and was hated by many in the village. Now even his own nephew resented his family.

Most importantly, Su An kept threatening to get back at the Chen family through her husband, a leader in a big factory, saying she wouldn't let the Chen family off if she got divorced.

This series of blows finally took a toll on Chen Shuming's health.

After the Chen couple left demanding money, Chen Shuming fell ill.

Lying in his sickbed, Chen Shuming couldn't understand how, just two months ago, the Chen family was the most powerful in Village Ninety-Three, and everyone in the village respectfully called him Secretary Chen.

But in such a short time, they had fallen so low.

After thinking for several days, Chen Shuming finally found the reason: there must be something wrong with the Chen family's ancestral grave.

This theory was also agreed upon by many members of the Chen family.

They began to gather and discuss the issue of relocating the grave!

Meanwhile, Su An, who had been staying at home for over two months, was also preparing to take her brother and mother to City A.