A fierce wife enters the house: She helps up a house full of spineless people.

"Grandma, which eye of yours saw me cause trouble?" Wang Jinzhu retorted without hesitation. "It was Second Aunt. She was too lazy to do the laundry herself and insisted I do it. When I refused, she tried to hit me. Tianwei protected me, and she pushed Tianwei down! Look, the child's hand is all scraped!"

Old Mrs. Chen glanced at Chen Tianwei's hand wrapped in a handkerchief, her eyes flickering, but her words remained sharp: "It's just a scrape, what's so precious about it! Your second aunt is an elder, what's wrong with her letting you wash a few clothes? You have to listen! That's the rule of our Chen family!"

"The Chen family's rules?" Wang Jinzhu sneered. "How come I didn't know the Chen family had a rule that lazy people bully hardworking people? Second Aunt has hands and feet of her own, why should I serve her? Just because she gave birth to a son who studies? Did Shuyan study the classics just to watch his mother bully his brother's wife?"

"You...you dare mention Shuyan!" Chen Xiufen bristled like a cat whose tail had been stepped on. "You jinx! If it weren't for you, would our Shuyan have suffered that kind of humiliation at his in-laws' house? How dare you even say that!"

"How could I not have the face to say anything?" Wang Jinzhu retorted, not backing down an inch. "He's being bullied because he's incompetent. He promised to do something but couldn't keep it, what does it have to do with me! If he's so capable, let him earn his own money! Stop being so arrogant at home all day long!"

"You...you shrew! I'll fight you to the death!" Chen Xiufen was hit where it hurt, and she bared her teeth and claws as she lunged at him.

Just then, Chen Tianfang, who had been silent all along, returned from hunting. As soon as he entered the courtyard, he saw this chaotic scene. He saw Chen Xiufen about to attack Wang Jinzhu, and he saw Wang Jinzhu protecting her crying younger sister in her arms.

Without saying a word, he threw the bow and arrows and the prey on his shoulder to the ground, strode over, and grabbed Chen Xiufen's wrist.

His grip was extremely strong, like an iron clamp, and Chen Xiufen cried out in pain.

"Let go! Chen Tianfang, you bastard, are you trying to rebel? How dare you lay a hand on your second aunt!" Seeing this, Old Mrs. Chen hurriedly came up and pounded on Chen Tianfang's back.

Chen Tianfang seemed oblivious, his eyes fixed on Chen Xiufen, his voice squeezed out through clenched teeth: "Don't touch her."

These four simple words carry a fierce edge.

Chen Xiufen felt a chill run down her spine under his gaze. This usually quiet nephew had such frightening eyes, like a wild beast from the mountains.

"Mother...look at him...he's going to kill me..." Chen Xiufen's voice changed with fright.

Grandma Chen panicked. She never expected that her eldest grandson, who had always let her beat and scold him, would dare to resist today.

"This is outrageous! This is absolutely outrageous!" Old Mrs. Chen plopped down on the ground, slapping her thighs and wailing, "There's no justice in this world! My grandson is going to beat his own grandmother and kill his own aunt! I can't live like this anymore! Heaven, open your eyes and see!"

When Chen Xiufen had a moment to spare, she immediately joined in the wailing.

Wang Jinzhu found the back-and-forth performance by the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law amusing.

She handed Chen Tianwei to Chen Tianrun, asking him to take her sister back to the house. Then she walked to Chen Tianfang's side, patted his arm, and gestured for him to let go.

Chen Tianfang then released his grip.

Wang Jinzhu looked at the two people sitting on the ground throwing a tantrum. Her voice wasn't loud, but it carried clearly throughout the courtyard: "Alright, stop howling. It's just washing a few clothes, why make such a fuss? If you want me to wash them, fine, but give me the money. One coin per garment. I'll wash them for you whenever you give me the money."

"What? You want more money? Why don't you just rob someone!" Chen Xiufen stopped crying and jumped up to yell.

"This is a clearly stated price, no deception whatsoever," Wang Jinzhu said, arms crossed, looking completely at ease. "It's much more respectable than some people trying to sell their own niece for money, isn't it?"

Upon hearing this, Chen Xiufen and Old Lady Chen's faces turned completely pale.

"That's all in the past, and it wasn't sold, so why keep bringing it up!" Chen Xiufen quickly realized what was going on and retorted in a low voice.

Chen Shuyan sat in his study, listening to the noises outside the window, but his mind was already in turmoil. Wang Jinzhu was already suspicious of them.

"No, we can't wait any longer." Chen Shuyan closed the book, a ruthless glint in his eyes.

He strode out of the room and bumped into Liu Yiyi. Liu Yiyi lowered her voice, her expression anxious: "Shuyan, that Wu Laosan just sent someone to say he'll be waiting with his car under the old locust tree at the village entrance tomorrow morning. If he doesn't see him, he'll demand double the deposit!"

"Tomorrow morning?" Chen Shuyan gritted his teeth. "Alright, tomorrow it is! But we need to get those people from the eldest son's family out of here first."

He turned to look at the main room and saw Old Man Chen and Old Woman Chen sitting at the door shelling beans. An idea immediately came to him. He put on a worried expression, walked over, and sighed heavily.

"Shuyan, what's wrong? Are you having trouble reading?" Old Mrs. Chen doted on this grandson the most and immediately stopped what she was doing.

Chen Shuyan's eyes reddened, and she said aggrievedly, "Grandma, it's not about the book. It's...it's about my sister-in-law. Today I went to the kitchen to ask for some hot water, and my sister-in-law actually said that I'm a parasite of the Chen family, and that she would kick me out first after the family is divided."

"How dare she!" Old Mrs. Chen stood up abruptly, trembling with anger. "That heartless shrew, she really dares to say that?"

"Grandma, she's taking advantage of the fact that our eldest brother listens to her, and she doesn't respect you two at all." Chen Shuyan pressed on while the iron was hot. "I think she's determined to cause a family division now, and that will ruin the Chen family's reputation! Grandpa, you have to go to the village chief and ask him to judge the matter, accuse her of filial impiety, and put her arrogance to rest. Otherwise, our whole family will be ridden on by her!"

Old Chen's face turned ashen, and he slammed his pipe on the ground. "I'm going to find Chen Defu first thing tomorrow morning! I want to see who's really in charge of this Chen family! That woman surnamed Wang thinks she can ride roughshod over all the Chens in our village."

The next morning, right after breakfast, Old Man Chen and Old Woman Chen stormed out of the house and headed straight for Village Chief Chen Defu's house to complain.