The daily life of a space tycoon raising children, doting on his husband, and farming.

Chapter 54 The Bitter Meat Scheme

A group of villagers followed behind the Lin family, their expressions varied, as they marched towards the Lu family's residence.

"Sister-in-law, Lin Daren said that Tiedan was kidnapped by you. What exactly happened?" Rong Niangzi spoke up before anyone else, informing them of the group's purpose in advance, so that Shang Wan would not be kept in the dark and fall into the Lin family's trap.

In her opinion, given Shang Wan's character, it was absolutely impossible for her to kidnap Tie Dan.

Shang Wan secretly raised an eyebrow. Why did the Lin family always like to come looking for a beating?

"Madam Shang, it's all my fault, please don't hold it against the child." Zhou knelt down before Shang Wan with red and swollen eyes, crawling two steps on her knees. "Tiedan is only six years old, he doesn't understand anything. If you have any questions, come at me. Please give my child back to me."

"My Tiedan!" Liu Shi also knelt down before Shang Wan with a "plop," tears streaming down her face. "This old woman begs you, please, spare the child!"

Oh ho, this time they've switched to a self-inflicted injury ruse.

Shang Wan crossed her arms and watched the two perform quietly.

Lu Chengjing and the other two remained silent, and did not even get up from the straw mat.

Yuanyuan nestled in her beautiful father's arms, her big eyes wide open, watching intently.

This left Liu and Zhou completely bewildered; what did their silence mean?
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law exchanged a glance, thinking about the plan that Village Chief Lin had devised, and then, regardless of Shang Wan and the others' reactions, they cried even louder, as if their own parents had died.

The villagers were completely bewildered. One side was crying pitifully, while the other side didn't utter a single word. What was going on? Had the child been kidnapped or not?

Someone couldn't help but ask, "Madam Shang, did you kidnap Tiedan?"

"No." Shang Wan picked up Yuanyuan. "I'm a mother too, how could I possibly harm a child?"

Of course, it doesn't count if he bumped into her hands on his own. Besides, Tie Dan didn't bump into her hands; he bumped into the wolf's arms.

Shang Wan spoke without the slightest hint of guilt.

"You dare to do it but not admit it? My Er Ya saw you kidnap Tie Dan with your own eyes." Lin Jianshan snatched Er Ya from Chen Guifang's hands and pointed at Shang Wan, "Er Ya, was she the one who kidnapped Tie Dan?"

Er Ya's head was wrapped in a thick layer of gauze, and her thin, pointed face was pale. She turned her head and glanced quickly at Shang Wan, nodded, and said timidly, "Yes."

A look of satisfaction flashed across Lin Jianshan's eyes, and he asked, "Er Ya, did she tell you to tell Grandpa and Grandma that you need silver to get Tie Dan back?"

This time, Er Ya didn't even look at Shang Wan, and continued to nod, "Yes."

Everyone believed that children wouldn't lie, and the villagers all showed astonished expressions after hearing Er Ya's identification.

They were summoned by the Lin family. It is said that Shang Wan harbored resentment towards the Lin family because of what happened that morning, so she deliberately kidnapped Tie Dan and hid him, threatening the Lin family to send money to ransom him.

The Lin family wanted to get their child back from Shang Wan, but they were afraid of being beaten by her. They wanted the villagers to help them get justice and get their child back.

After what happened that morning, most of the villagers didn't believe the story, but considering that the Lin family had indeed been searching for their child for a long time, and that Tiedan had also gone missing after that morning's incident, and that everyone had helped search but hadn't found him, they came with a sense of curiosity and curiosity.

Unexpectedly, Tie Dan was indeed kidnapped by Shang Wan, just as the Lin family had said.

Immediately, someone advised, "Scholar's wife, what does a child know? Don't hold it against the child, just hand the child over." "Yes, everyone knows that you and Scholar were wronged this morning, but you also beat up the village chief, and Scholar's jade pendant was found. Let's call it even. Hand the child over, so as not to damage the harmony between the two families."

“Even if you’re angry, you can’t just use your fists to kidnap someone. What’s the difference between you and a bandit? Scholar’s ​​wife, quickly hand over the child and apologize to the person, and this matter will be over.”

"Tiedan is only six years old. He can't handle being frightened. He might lose his soul. Hand him over so that Master Lin can call back his soul. Don't let anything really happen to the child."

“If this matter really escalates, you, the scholar’s ​​wife, will be the one who suffers. The Lin family is only considering that we are all from the same village; otherwise, if it goes to court, you, the scholar’s ​​wife, will go to jail.”

The crowd offered their advice, causing Rong Niangzi to frown. Even with Er Ya's identification, she still didn't believe that Shang Wanhui would do something like kidnapping someone; there must be some misunderstanding.

She looked at Shang Wan with concern, only to see Shang Wan suddenly yawn, seemingly unaffected by the villagers' words.

For some reason, Rong Niangzi's heart, which had been pounding, instantly settled back into her stomach. Her sister-in-law was truly carefree.

Seeing everyone start to condemn Shang Wan, Zhou and Liu exchanged a glance, and together they cried out and rushed towards Shang Wan, "Give the child back!"

But they came up empty-handed.

Shang Wan's figure blurred, and the two collided with a "bang." The tears on her face finally had a bit more authenticity, coming from the pain.

Liu clutched her head, crying out "Ouch, ouch," and lay on top of Zhou for a long time, unable to get up.

Zhou struggled like a turtle flipped over, and because Liu was pressing on her and hurting her, she reflexively reached out and pushed Liu away.

Caught off guard, Liu not only hit her head but also experienced the exhilarating sensation of her buttocks hitting a rock.

"Mother!" Lin Jianshui ran forward to help her up. Zhou Shi was also so frightened that she scrambled to her feet. Just as she got close to Liu Shi, a loud slap came right in her face.

"How dare you push me!" Liu's buttocks were bruised and bleeding from the fall, and she grimaced in pain as she slapped him with all her might.

Four finger marks were clearly visible on Zhou's face, and it was visibly swollen. Tears streamed down her face uncontrollably.

Shang Wan clicked her tongue inwardly. Look how real the sadness and grievances were! If she had this kind of acting skill, she wouldn't have been yawning while watching.

The villagers were stunned. They had seen people discipline their daughters-in-law before, but they had never seen anyone do it in front of so many people. How could Lin Dajia face the villagers after this?
Lin Jianshan hadn't expected that the two would not only fail to extort Shang Wan, but would also start fighting. He was furious, his face turning ashen, and he grabbed Zhou Shi and gave her a good scolding.

Zhou's tears flowed even more profusely. She had only done what her husband and father-in-law had told her to do. She hadn't pushed her mother-in-law on purpose, so how could it all be her fault?

An auntie couldn't stand it anymore and scolded Lin Jianshan, "This isn't just your wife's fault. Can't you see her face is swollen? Hurry up and send someone home to get some cold water to soothe it."

"We'll go back together once we get the child back." Lin Jianshan suppressed his anger and redirected everyone's attention back to the child.

The villagers had tried to persuade him quite a bit, and they all looked at Shang Wan, waiting for him to hand over the person.

Shang Wan placed Yuanyuan in Lu Chengjing's arms, met Lu Chengjing's concerned gaze, and mouthed "Don't worry."

She turned and walked closer to Chen Guifang, her gaze falling on Er Ya in her arms.

(End of this chapter)