Old Madam Qiao never expected such a thing to happen. Her face turned blue, then red, before turning purple. She looked at the father and daughter, who were beating her son and future daughter-in-law and felt like her heart was stuck in her throat. She did not dare to charge forward, so she could only beat her chest and plop down on the floor as she started to make a fuss. "Someone, come and help us! See how these people are bullying us. Just because we are poor, they think that they can beat us at any time, as they want. Dear heavens! Why don’t you strike these people dead? Look at how they are bullying an old woman and an orphan!"

The villagers heard her cries, but no one came to help Old Madam Qiao. After all, she was not only notorious, but she also had a bad relationship with the villagers. Her son was used to stealing chickens from the villagers’ chicken coop, and every time they went to complain, Old Madam Qiao would throw a tantrum and act sly. So, in the eyes of the villagers, this beating was something that Qiao Tingyan deserved.

When Han Ruochen heard the crying of the old woman, she could not help but sneer. She let go of Xiao Ai and turned her attention to the old woman, who was crying as if the world were coming to an end. She did not think that there was anything wrong with what she did, and seeing the old woman throwing a tantrum for no reason only made Han Ruochen curl her lips.

She said to the old woman, "There is no need to cry like the world is coming to an end. And what about getting hit by lightning? Old woman, I am telling you if there is any justice, then the one who would get hit first would be you and your damned son!"

Old Madam Qiao choked after getting scolded. Her face turned red, and she even forgot to cry. She looked at the woman in front of her and felt as if she had swallowed a fly. This woman! She was not only cruel with her actions but also with her words. What did she mean by the first one to be struck by lightning would be her son and her? This woman was so ruthless!

"Do you really have to tear my house down like this?" Old Madam Qiao asked through gritted teeth. "No matter what, we are in-laws and related to one another by marriage. If you beat my son up, you are going to ruin the marriage of your daughter, and by the laws, it is better to destroy a temple rather than ruin a marriage!"

"Who cares about this rotten marriage?" Han Ruochen sneered coldly. "This match happened because the matchmaker lied to our family. She told us that you have a two-storey house with a tiled roof and a cow with lots of farm land, which was how we were fooled. But do you have anything? I do not think so. Forget about the tiled roof; you don’t even have a single tile in your house! Your house is about to fall apart." 𝚏𝗿𝗲𝐞𝚠𝕖𝐛𝗻𝗼𝐯𝕖𝚕.𝚌𝗼𝗺

Han Ruochen’s teeth were about to grind into dust when she thought about how this family had ruined her elder sister’s life. Even though her elder sister did not have a child, she had been married to this family for years. No man would be willing to marry her elder sister just because of this very reason. After all, who asked this era to be harsh on women?

No wonder the old woman was so confident. She must be thinking that no matter what she does, their family would not dare to divorce Qiao Tingyan.

But the old woman underestimated their family too much. Even if Han Xuehan became an abandoned woman, they would still take her back instead of letting her become a slave for the Qiao family. More importantly, Han Ruochen knew how ruthless this family truly was. They were demons in human clothing. If she left her sister with them, then they would definitely kill her, and Han Ruochen would never let history repeat itself after being reborn.

Old Madam Qiao’s face turned red. Indeed, they had lied to Han Xuehan and the Han family, but so what? In the end, Han Xuehan was already their daughter-in-law, and there was nothing that Han Ruochen and the Han family could do about it. Were they going to make Han Xuehan divorce Qiao Tingyan? She did not believe it.

However, Old Madam Qiao also knew that she could no longer lose her temper with Han Yichen and this bitch. She had to first control them before dealing with Han Xuehan. So, she could only lower her head and pull on an extremely aggrieved expression. She said in a low voice, "In law, I know that you are angry, but let’s be clear about one thing. Xuehan is our daughter-in-law; even if we did something wrong, we can always change for the better. There is no need to make such a fuss, is there?"

Han Yichen curled his lips. He felt like he had heard the biggest joke in the world. What did this woman mean by saying that they were making a fuss? His daughter was treated so harshly. They even brought in a mistress to give birth to a bastard, and they dared to say that his daughter was the one making a fuss?

"There is no need to say anything. I know what is going on, and I know it better than you think. Don’t try to stop me; I will take my daughter away today even if the king of hell comes to stop me!" He would rather die than watch his daughter burn in this fire pit. When he thought about how Meng Yunhan had turned a blind eye to such a thing for so long, he wanted to throttle the woman to death. Once he returns home, he will deal with that woman. But for now, he will deal with the Qiao family first.