My Dear Wife, Please Be Gentle!-Chapter 83 - 84 Kneel Down!_1

Of course, the villagers’ outrage was largely thanks to Big boss Tan Zhengyuan.

He often visited neighbors, and he was never one to keep his mouth shut, speaking the blunt truth whenever questioned about his affairs.

So, everyone in the village knew that Tan Zhenghong did most of the work in the Tan Family, and virtually all the income was earned by Tan Zhenghong.

But what did Tan Zhenghong get for it?

They spent a Tael of Silver to marry him to a simple-minded wife, divided three mu of land for him, and a dilapidated thatch-roofed house. The Tan Family really had some nerve.

"Who has a son like Ah Hong and doesn’t treasure him as if he were a precious gem?"

"Exactly. If I were in charge, I wouldn’t let him do any work, just ensure he gets things done during the busy farming seasons."

"Same in my household, if we don’t cherish our own, who will?"

"Do you not know what kind of people the Tans are? A whole nest of lazybones, yet they still want to live in comfort! If someone else does all the work for them, they’re only too happy. Why would they care if others are overburdened?"

"A family with black hearts, if it were me, I would disown such parents and siblings!"

"Didn’t the wife of Fourth Brother Tan just say she wanted to cut off relations? It looks like it’s about to happen this time!"

Tan Yuancheng and the Wang Clan both had a sickly look on their faces, clueless on how to respond to Qiao Duo’er’s words.

Just bringing back a son who was supposed to continue the lineage for someone else was enough to attract heaps of scolding; they feared that continuing to speak would only add to their list of transgressions.

How was this woman able to find faults in every single thing about them?

It was exasperating how she always seemed to be the only one in the right!

Public opinion had already tilted in Qiao Duo’er’s favor, and the second branch of the family had become the laughing stock.

Tan Yuancheng and the Wang Clan had already lost their fight, and Qiao Duo’er turned to the Little Wang Clan, "Second sister-in-law, can you produce any other evidence? Or maybe you should continue searching for that bellyband, since Ah Hong can’t sit for too long with his leg injury."

"Don’t call her second sister-in-law, she doesn’t deserve it," Fourth Brother Tan stated indifferently.

Qiao Duo’er nodded, then restated, "Wang Cuihua, hurry up and bring out the evidence!"

Tan Zhenghong narrowed his eyes, feeling that this was exactly the right attitude to have towards these people.

Now he saw clearly that there was no warming their hearts; no matter how much he gave, they always felt shortchanged.

Better to draw a clear line, to secure a peaceful life in the future.

The face of the Little Wang Clan changed color. What other evidence could she have?

The bellyband had been premeditated by her, and now it had mysteriously disappeared; what other evidence could she possibly find?

Her silence was already an admission of the truth.

Qiao Duo’er raised an eyebrow and said, "Why are you still standing there like a fool? Are you waiting for someone to bring you a meditation cushion?"

A meditation cushion was a circular seat woven out of cattail rushes, commonly used in households for kneeling during worship.

Naturally, the Little Wang Clan was reluctant to kneel; she immediately brought out her own rationale.

"Don’t you understand the principle of respect for the young and old? I am your second sister-in-law, do I deserve your kneeling? Be careful, or you might bring bad luck upon yourself and shorten your lifespan!"

Qiao Duo’er nodded and muttered to herself, "You make a bit of sense, but what should we do? Can we just let you off so easily?"

"The second brother’s household is shameless. Now she remembers she’s a sister-in-law?"

"Talking about seniority now? She set her own terms, and now she can’t live up to them, she resorts to excuses. Isn’t that disgraceful?"

"Like father, like son— isn’t that what they say? The second brother’s wife is a niece of Tan Yuancheng’s wife, could she be any different?"

With a stern face, Tan Yuancheng said, "Second brother’s wife, apologize quickly and stop spreading rumors in the future, or our Tan Family won’t let it slide!"