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A stream? In the woods!

Upon hearing this, Zheng Daguo, who was sweating profusely while searching, was speechless. What was he doing running around there so late at night?

Zheng Jin ignored all of that and started running towards the river, calling out, "Mother!"

Zheng Xuan followed beside Cao Baozheng, remaining calm upon hearing the shout. Cao Baozheng glanced at Zheng Xuan and said, "You kid, why do you look different than before?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Xuan looked at Cao Baozheng and smiled, "Grandpa Cao, people always grow up, don't they?"

Cao Baozheng nodded, and the group arrived at the grove. A circle of people stood in the middle of the grove, holding torches. Zheng Jin squatted on the ground, supporting someone, and said, "Mother, what's wrong? What's wrong?"

Upon hearing this, Zheng Daguo, Cao Baozheng, and Zheng Xuan all hurried over.

Feng Guiqin was still dazed. Zheng Xuan's blow was really hard. More importantly, she was now disheveled, her snow-white shoulders were exposed, and they were covered with big red welts from mosquito bites.

"mother!"

Zheng Jin called out "Mother" again. Zheng Daguo saw Feng Guiqin's expression at this moment and frowned slightly.

Zheng Xuan glanced at Zheng Daguo, then quickly spoke up, "Oh dear, which flower thief did this? How could they strip my mother of her clothes? Mother, were you violated?"

Zheng Xuan suddenly pounced on Feng Guiqin and immediately put his hat on her mouth.

Feng Guiqin's disheveled appearance had already aroused suspicion, but no one dared to say it outright. Zheng Xuan's shout seemed to confirm that Feng Guiqin was not clean, immediately causing a stir among the people around.

Zheng Daguo's face also turned a liverish color.

After all, a man can tolerate anything, but he can't tolerate being cuckolded!

Zheng Jin then angrily retorted, "Zheng Xuan, what the hell are you spouting? Your mother was the one who was defiled by a pervert!"

"Silly brother, my mother is your mother!"

Zheng Xuan's words left Zheng Jin speechless. Before he could think of a rebuttal, Zheng Xuan had already taken off his clothes and draped them over Feng Guiqin's body: "What kind of son are you? Your mother is exposing her breasts in front of everyone, and you don't even bother to cover her up."

"Mother, quickly put on my clothes."

Zheng Xuan draped his clothes over Feng Guiqin's shoulders. Feng Guiqin realized what was happening and instinctively felt disgusted by Zheng Xuan. She immediately threw his clothes away.

Seeing this, Zheng Xuan thought to himself, "Good."

The next moment, she said in a tearful voice, "Mother, I know you don't like me. My clothes are old and tattered, but it's cold. Please put them on so you don't catch a cold."

When the surrounding villagers saw this, they all pointed and whispered: "Look how filial Zheng Xuan is. Sister-in-law Feng is so wrong. Her son is so filial. No matter how tattered his clothes are, she shouldn't throw them out. It's heartbreaking."

"Yes, Zheng Xuan is such a filial son. He's not my biological son, but he's even more considerate than a biological child."

"Isn't that right? It's Sister-in-law Feng who's such a biased stepmother. Look how poor Ah Xuan's family is, it's unbelievable..."

The whispers among the crowd sounded like a bolt from the blue to Feng Guiqin. How could she, who had been playing the role of a good stepmother for so long, suddenly have something to say about her?

Just as she was about to make amends, Zheng Xuan said, "Mother, quickly check if you're feeling unwell anywhere. You've been lying here naked all afternoon; don't let yourself catch a cold!"

Zheng Xuan emphasized the words "naked" very much, and those around him all had knowing looks on their faces.

Zheng Daguo's face darkened further. He walked up to the group and shoved Zheng Xuan aside. Zheng Xuan, however, was not angry. The seed of suspicion had already been planted, so all he had to do was wait and see how it unfolded.

What are you doing here?

Zheng Daguo looked at Feng Guiqin with a cold gaze.

Feng Guiqin's entire body was covered in mosquito bites from the forest. The pain in her head had just subsided when the excruciating itching started. She stood up and scratched her arms, face, and neck. What she found most unbearable was that her breasts had also been bitten. The stinging sensation made her want to scratch, but looking at the people around her, she was too embarrassed to do so and could only grit her teeth and endure it.

At this point, Zheng Daguo pressed Feng Guiqin, "What are you doing here?"

Feng Guiqin scratched her neck and said, "What did you say?"

Zheng Daguo then asked again, his voice filled with malice, "What are you doing here?!"

Upon hearing this, Feng Guiqin looked around at the people and thought to herself, "Is it okay to talk about my underground business with Yang Sanli in public?"

"What's it to you, your mother?"

Upon hearing this, Feng Guiqin retorted directly. Relying on her family's influence, Feng Guiqin had never taken Zheng Daguo seriously. When Zheng Daguo pressed her for an answer, she snapped back.

Upon hearing this, Zheng Xuan said from the side, "Father, don't ask anymore. What could Mother possibly do here naked? Aren't you deliberately embarrassing her?"

"Shut up! What do you mean I embarrassed her? She did something so shameful behind my back, and I can't even ask her about it?"

Zheng Daguo was in a hurry. His wife was naked in the woods. Couldn't he ask her what was wrong?

"Father, Mother definitely didn't do it on purpose; she had her reasons."

Zheng Xuan continued to persuade him.

"Zheng Xuan, get out of my way! What hardship could she possibly have? Your old man's been cheated on! I'm the one with the hardship!"

Seeing that Zheng Daguo's anger was rising, Zheng Xuan looked at Feng Guiqin and said, "Mother, look what you've done to my father! What are you doing here? Just tell him what's so shameful about this family? Does it have to turn into this?"

"Shut your mouth! None of you Zhengs are good people! Zheng Daguo, come home with me, right now!"

"I won't go back! I'd rather die than go back unless you tell me about that other guy!"

Zheng Daguo gritted his teeth and said that he had been suppressed by Feng Guiqin for many years, and now this happened. How could he hold his head up in front of the villagers in the future?

"A random man? Zheng Daguo, you bastard, you actually think I'm cheating on you? I, I, you come home right now!"

As she spoke, Feng Guiqin prepared to twist Zheng Daguo's ear, but Zheng Daguo shoved her away, saying, "Don't give me that crap! Tell me, who is that wild man?!"

Upon hearing this, Feng Guiqin burst into tears, saying, "You surnamed Zheng, I bore your children, and you dare accuse me of adultery? Do you Zheng people have any conscience? You Zheng people are all bastards..."

As he spoke, Zheng Xuan looked around and said with a pained expression, "Dad, please don't press Mom anymore. Someone must have seen who came into the grove this afternoon. We can ask them later. Let's take Mom home first; we shouldn't air our dirty laundry in public!"

Upon hearing this, a busybody nearby said, "Hey, I think I saw Yang Sanli from the tofu shop come to the grove this afternoon. He left in a hurry, and when I asked him what he was doing there, he wouldn't say."

Yang Sanli!

Zheng Daguo's eyes widened, his blood boiling, when Zheng Xuan immediately interjected, "Dad, don't listen to their nonsense! Mom definitely has nothing to do with that Yang guy. You absolutely mustn't get into a fight with him!"

"Get out of my way!"

Zheng Daguo shoved Zheng Xuan aside and roared, "My wife has been bullied like this, how can I not say a word? Am I even a man?"

Hey!

Zheng Daguo snatched the iron shovel from the person next to him. Seeing this, Zheng Xuan immediately shouted from behind, "Dad, please don't kill him!"

"Get lost, don't worry about me..."