After four years of living alone after marrying far away, he went back to his parents' home and

When Lan Yujuan heard the paternity test report circulating in the village's group chat, she was still slightly shocked.

"Why is it causing such a big fuss?"

"That might not end well..."

The shopkeeper covered her mouth and laughed, not forgetting to roll her eyes towards the clan chief's house halfway through, and said with a grin:

"Well, this kind of thing is nothing unusual in the village."

"If we keep it hidden, people will only spread the rumors more and more wildly. But by revealing it all at once, things will get better and better quickly!"

"When Chief Liu's wife first found out about this, she cried and threatened to divorce him and hang herself every day, saying she couldn't swallow this insult!"

"The sons of the Liu clan chief are also clamoring to separate from the family, move to the city to live independently, and never have anything to do with their family again."

"On the contrary, the siblings Liu Zhigang and Liu Zhifang suddenly seemed like different people, becoming incredibly filial and attentive to the clan chief."

"You might not believe it, but everyone in the village says that the brother and sister are closer to the clan chief than they are to Xiaoman's grandparents!"

Lan Yujuan could only smile helplessly after hearing this, "Whether I believe it or not is not important."

In fact, she believed it because Chief Liu owned a factory and had savings.

Although the factory has long since been handed over to his sons and daughters-in-law to manage.

But after all, that was the empire he built from scratch when he was young, and the fate of the factory was still in the hands of Chief Liu.

Now, Liu Zhigang and Liu Zhifang, siblings, are still young and their family is facing new difficulties.

How could they possibly let go of such a big sucker when a father with some money and power suddenly appeared out of nowhere?

"And now?" Lan Yujuan asked softly.

"Sister, where is Grandma Xiaoman living now? Who is taking care of her?"

The shopkeeper walked to the water dispenser, poured Lan Yujuan a glass of water, then pulled her to sit down beside her and said slowly:

"Right now, I'm still at home!"

"The one taking care of her isn't her children, nor Chief Liu, but Chief Liu's wife!"

"They call it taking care of you, but it's really just three meals a day and wiping your body down."

Upon hearing this result, Lan Yujuan's expression nearly split open. "Huh?"

Her eyes were filled with disbelief. "Chief Liu's wife, she's actually so... magnanimous?"

This is way too virtuous! Didn't they say before that she kept crying and threatening to divorce, separate from the family, and even hang herself?

The shopkeeper winked at her, trying to suppress a laugh, and said:

"Do you think Chief Liu's wife is made of clay? How could she possibly be magnanimous?"

"The situation escalated a while ago, and Chief Liu, unable to handle it, simply proposed: 'Divorce is fine, but first, we'll divide the family property!'"

"However, before the family splits up, all the sons must go to the hospital with him for a paternity test!"

"What else is there to say? He's always felt that his sons don't look like him, and now that they're old and rebellious, they look even less like his own. He insists on getting a DNA test to clarify things and not tarnish the Liu family bloodline!"

"Later, for some reason, the paternity test couldn't be done, and Chief Liu's wife gave in."

The consistent explanation given to the public is that they feel they are too old to continue going through all that trouble.

"No matter the outcome, it won't be good for the reputation of our children and grandchildren. Even for their sake, we should just bear with it..."

"However, the more they acted this way, the more the rumors in the village stopped. Everyone was saying that one of the sons raised by Chief Liu was definitely not his biological child!"

Lan Yujuan didn't believe such rumors at all.

"I don't think so!"

"The man from Chief Liu's family is always gentle and unassuming; he's a very nice person!"

Back when she was living in the village with Xiaoman, Chief Liu's wife would always give Xiaoman some food whenever she saw her.

Sometimes it's chocolate, sometimes it's a handful of roasted pumpkin seeds, or a small bag of peanuts grown in our own field.

How could an old lady who is so gentle and kind to other people's children be a bad person when she was young?

When that person was mentioned, the shopkeeper paused for a moment, her amused smile faded, and her tone was full of sighs.

"I heard from the village elders that when the old clan chief started his factory, he often had to go out drinking and socializing."

"Although Chief Liu's wife wasn't highly educated, she was gentle and kind, and very beautiful when she was young!"

"Back when Chief Liu was starting his business, many of the big deals he secured were achieved by having his wife accompany him to all-night business dinners..."

Upon hearing this, Lan Yujuan's heart sank.

Seeing that she looked strange, the shopkeeper quickly reassured her, "We were just chatting, don't take it to heart!"

"The reason I'm telling you so much is to prepare you mentally and give you a general idea of ​​what's going on around Grandma Xiaoman right now."

"Wait a while, when you get to the Liu family, you won't be completely lost."

"By the way, Grandpa Xiaoman's grave is located on the back hill, next to Grandpa Xiaoman's graves. You should know where it is, right?"

Lan Yujuan forced a smile, "Yes, I know, thank you!"

After exchanging a few more pleasantries, Lan Yujuan picked up her things, got into the car, and the group headed towards the back of the mountain.