Transmigrated into a slave? I raised a frontier war god while pioneering new lands.

As he hurried towards the village, he asked Shen Ping'an, "Who is Jinbao?"

Xu Qinghe rarely goes to the village except to wash clothes, so she doesn't know many of the children.

Shen Ping'an: "Shen Jinbao is the uncle's child."

"The auntie's family."

Xu Qinghe frowned. "You mean Shen Gui's son?"

Shen Gui is Shen Zhi's older brother, and also Shen Da Sao's husband.

Shen Ping'an quickly nodded, "Yes."

Xu Qinghe frowned even more deeply. "Why are they fighting all of a sudden? Did Shen Jinbao bully Chengyue again?"

In Xu Qinghe's mind, there was no good in the Shen family, and the fact that the two of them were fighting must be because of Shen Jinbao.

Shen Ping'an stammered, "Okay, it seems that Cheng Yue made the first move."

Xu Qinghe paused, her voice cool and clear as she asked, "Why?"

Shen Ping'an glanced at Xu Qinghe subconsciously before hesitantly replying, "It seems... it seems it's because of you."

Xu Qinghe stopped in her tracks. "Because of what?"

Seeing that Xu Qinghe really didn't understand, Shen Ping'an didn't hesitate any longer and explained the whole conflict between the two of them, "It seems to be because Shen Jinbao said something about you."

"They say you're a maid bought by your second uncle, just like a servant, without any title or status. In a wealthy family, you'd be at most a concubine, not a proper wife."

"Chengyue couldn't stand it anymore and started a fight with Jinbao."

"This has nothing to do with Chengyue; it's Shen Jinbao who said the worst things."

Xu Qinghe nodded knowingly. "How old is Shen Jinbao?"

Shen Ping'an: "He was only a little over six years old."

For a child who is just over six years old to understand so much, it must be because Sister-in-law Shen has been stirring up trouble behind her back and talking badly about her. Since that's the case, don't blame her for being impolite.

The two ran all the way to the village, and before they even got close to the crowd, they heard Sister-in-law Shen arguing.

"You're such ungrateful wretches! We've been feeding and taking good care of you, and you've turned out to be two such ingrates."

"Come here! You come here right now. I want to ask you, which hand did you use to hit my Jinbao? I'm going to teach you a lesson today on behalf of your mother." Saying this, she grabbed Shen Chengyue and was about to hit him.

Shen Chengyue, abandoning his usual timid demeanor, bit his lip and retorted fiercely to his sister-in-law, "He deserves to be hit. Who told him to talk about my aunt like that?"

Upon hearing this, Sister-in-law Shen immediately exploded, raising her hand to slap Shen Chengyue across the face, "You little brat, you're such an ungrateful wretch!"

"What's wrong with her? What did she say wrong? Look at how protective you are of her; hasn't she given you some benefits too?"

"I never would have guessed! You're so capable, you even managed to bribe such a young child. No wonder you come from a wealthy family, your methods are truly impressive."

These were incredibly harsh words, and some neighbors couldn't stand it and spoke up in defense, saying, "Sir, if the kids are fighting, just talk about the kids fighting. Why are you attacking them!"

Sister-in-law Shen scoffed, turned to look at her, and began spreading rumors, "What, you took bribes from her too?"

One sentence made the woman blush, and just as she was about to retort again, Xu Qinghe suddenly rushed through the crowd and ran in.

He slapped Sister-in-law Shen across the face, the crisp sound instantly silencing the noisy environment.

Sister-in-law Shen looked at Xu Qinghe who rushed in, her eyes red with anger, "You little bitch, how dare you hit me!" With that, she pounced on Xu Qinghe.

Xu Qinghe didn't give way to her either, and reached out to grab her hair, and the two of them were instantly tearing at each other.

As soon as Shen Chengyue saw the two start fighting, he raised his hand and started punching Shen's sister-in-law, gritting his teeth and hitting her hard.

Seeing that his brother and aunt had started fighting, Shen Chengchuan, who was standing to the side, also raised his little fists and started punching his sister-in-law.

However, Shen Jinbao, the sharp-eyed sister-in-law, glanced at the group fighting amongst themselves and quietly moved aside.

He had already been beaten badly enough by Shen Chengyue, and he really didn't want to be beaten again.

And so, Xu Qinghe and her two children relentlessly beat Shen Dasao.

Sister-in-law Shen was a bit chubby and no match for Xu Qinghe, who was slender. She was beaten black and blue in no time.

It was the older sisters-in-law from the same clan who couldn't stand it anymore and came over to pull the group apart. "Look at you two, you're supposed to be sisters-in-law, aren't you afraid people will laugh at you?"

Xu Qinghe got up from Shen Dasao's body, straightening her clothes as she said expressionlessly, "If she hadn't been talking nonsense, I wouldn't have hit her."

Sister-in-law Shen, wincing in pain, got up from the ground and looked at Xu Qinghe, who hadn't changed much, with great indignation. "Who's talking nonsense!"

"You dare to do it, but you can't even let people talk about it?"

Xu Qinghe looked at her sharply and questioned, "What did I do to make you ruin my reputation like this?"

Sister-in-law Shen felt uneasy under Xu Qinghe's gaze, feeling that if she said those words again, she would be beaten again.

She pouted, unconvinced, and said, "You know what you're doing." Then she turned to leave.

Xu Qinghe suddenly grabbed his arm from behind. "Apologize."

Sister-in-law Shen impatiently shook off her hand, rolled her eyes, and said, "Dream on." Then she turned and left without looking back.

As soon as she left, everyone started offering their own comforting words to Xu Qinghe, "Shen Zhi's wife, don't take it to heart. She just doesn't know how to keep a secret, she says everything."

Xu Qinghe nodded politely, "It's alright." After saying that, she took the two children home.

As soon as he got home, Shen Chengyue apologized to Xu Qinghe with a gloomy face, "I'm sorry, Auntie, I shouldn't have gotten into a fight."

Xu Qinghe knelt down and tenderly touched his cheek, whispering, "Does it hurt?"

Shen Chengyue shook his head, "It doesn't hurt."

While checking his wound, Xu Qinghe comforted him, "It's okay, you did a great job today because you protected your aunt."

"If anyone talks about you in front of your aunt today, she will not hesitate to fight them."

Shen Chengyue's eyes lit up. "Auntie, are you serious?"

"Of course it's true. We're family, so we have to support each other."

"Your aunt thinks you were especially great today. Don't feel inferior to others because of your background. You should know that your aunt and dad love you both very much."

"You're just like any other child in this village. Don't feel inferior or afraid to speak just because you're not your father's biological child, okay?"

"Look, Auntie bought it too, but Auntie isn't afraid of anyone!"

Upon hearing this, Shen Chengyue immediately nodded firmly and asked in return, "Then if they bully me again in the future, will I still be able to fight back?"

Xu Qinghe: "Yes, kids, you can handle it yourselves. If you can't, come to your auntie. If your auntie can't handle it, then let your dad step in."