Lu Yao and Shen Yanrong were unaware of Shen Shiren’s plans. After leaving the study, they walked directly towards the main courtyard entrance.

They had been through a lot today, and the children were already sleepy.

However,

Before they reached the entrance, they saw a group of people surrounding someone, walking towards them.

They had unpleasant memories of the Shen family, and to avoid any trouble, they decided to take a detour along a small path, waiting for the group to pass before returning.

The group was approaching quickly. They had only taken a few steps off the main path, carrying their children, when they arrived.

“Who’s over there?”

A sharp-eared servant heard the commotion and shouted alertly.

Shen Yanrong and his wife exchanged glances and had no choice but to walk out.

They finally saw who was being surrounded, and they addressed the person respectfully.

“Grandmother.”

“Grandmother.”

“Great-grandmother.”

“Great-grandmother.”

The person was none other than Wang Xiuhua, the grandmother of the Shen family and Shen Shiren’s mother.

Old Madam Wang was born in a rural area, she had a strong and domineering personality, otherwise, she wouldn’t have been able to raise her two sons alone after her husband’s death, and her eldest son, Shen Shiren, even went on to become a Jinshi (successful candidate in the imperial examination) with a promising future.

Her son was obedient and filial, the only thing that annoyed her was that he had married a woman from a prestigious family.

She, as his mother, couldn’t even scold or beat her, and she had to show respect for her son’s sake. The daughter-in-law she had chosen, unfortunately, could only be a concubine, bowing and scraping.

She had finally managed to bring the Rong family down, and her clever and filial niece, Yalan, could only be a concubine, bowing and scraping.

Finally, after that woman died and this little bastard was kicked out of the Shen family, everything in the Shen family was back on track. But they had to bring him back, which was just so annoying, but she had no choice but to agree.

Seeing him now, she naturally wouldn’t give him a good face.

“Who do I see, it’s so dark, where are you going?” Old Madam Wang’s opening remark was a sarcastic jab.

Shen Yanrong was not affected by her attitude at all, he replied truthfully, “Knowing that you wouldn’t want to see me, I was afraid of offending you, so I wanted to avoid you.”

Unfortunately, everything was against them today.

“You scoundrel!” Old Madam Wang slammed her cane heavily, her voice sharp, “Where are your manners! You truly are a bastard with no mother.”

Haohao and Yueyue, the two children, were startled by the sudden change and cowered. Yueyue even hugged her mother’s neck tightly, pressing against her and not daring to make a sound.

This great-grandmother was much fiercer than the grandmothers in the village. She didn’t want to stay here, she wanted to go back.

Lu Yao gently stroked Little Yueyue’s back, looking at Old Madam Wang, “You’ve probably forgotten, a mother alone can’t give birth to a son as big as Rong Ge.”

Shen Yanrong smiled, his wife was so heartwarming.

“Who allowed you to speak?” Old Madam Wang said with disdain and disgust, “You have no father and no mother, you two are a perfect match!”

“You’re right,” Shen Yanrong didn’t refute, instead, he agreed with her, “My own mother passed away early, having a father is worse than not having one, I had no choice but to be exposed to the Shen family from a young age, I can only ask you to bear with me.

And Yao Mei and I, we must thank you for your kindness, for finding me such a good wife.”

He looked at Lu Yao, his eyes filled with warmth and affection, his last sentence was sincere.

As for this old woman, Shen Yanrong had long since lost all affection for her, and she probably wished he would die right then and there.

Even if he were to show respect, he would only feel disgusted, so, in front of her, no matter what he did, it wouldn’t be right, it was better to just do as he pleased.

Anyway, he was determined to draw a line with these people, if possible, he would rather die than see them again.

Lu Yao didn’t expect Shen Yanrong to say such things, she was surprised, but it made sense, she had been holding back these words for a long time.

Old Madam Wang was not a good-tempered person, she was known for being domineering and fierce in the village.

In recent years, because her son had become successful, everyone had been respectful to her, and while she seemed to know her place in public, she was even more unrestrained in private.

Hearing the two of them singing in harmony, she was instantly enraged, as if she had been stabbed in the lungs, she immediately exploded, raising her cane and hitting them.

She had wanted to do this for a long time.

Shen Yanrong immediately protected the child in his arms, and at the same time, he turned sideways to shield Lu Yao.

No one expected the old woman to suddenly attack. Shen Yanrong had to protect the child in his arms and his wife behind him, and there were so many servants blocking him, he had no room to maneuver, and he took several blows.

Old Madam Wang had been living a life of luxury and hadn’t done any work for years, but her former fierceness was not fake.

It seemed that she was getting into the swing of things, her cane swung more and more smoothly, and she was accurate, not missing her target at all because of the “chaos.”

Not only that, she cursed at them with foul language as she hit them, where was the dignified and majestic demeanor of the Shen family’s old matriarch?

Lu Yao was tightly protected by Shen Yanrong and didn’t get hurt at all. Seeing her husband’s slightly disheveled appearance, her heart was filled with mixed emotions, how could this man be so foolish?

Just then, she saw the cane coming down again from the corner of her eye, she was terrified, she didn’t know where she got the courage and strength, she directly pushed Shen Yanrong, who was facing the old woman, and took the blow head-on.

Even though she subconsciously turned sideways at the last moment, her forehead was still injured.

“Yao Mei!”

Shen Yanrong was stunned when Lu Yao pushed him away, now seeing her injured, the wound was still bleeding, he was even more frantic.

Yunhao saw his mother injured and bleeding, remembering the village doctor’s operations when treating people, he quickly took out his handkerchief and handed it to his father, the latter didn’t hesitate, he quickly took the handkerchief and pressed it directly on the wound.

Old Madam Wang was in the middle of her beating, the previous few blows had hit people, but Shen Yanrong was tough, and they were all on his body.

But Lu Yao was injured on her forehead, and it was bleeding, seeing the handkerchief gradually turning red, and her face and lips becoming paler and paler, she was a little panicked.

Especially when that bitch was injured but still restless, her eyes were fixed on her, making her feel like she was being stared at by a venomous snake. She was so scared that she dropped her cane.

This wasn’t the first time she had beaten someone until they bled, but it was the first time she felt this way.

Her son and the others still needed to keep these people for other purposes, she couldn’t continue to attack now, which made her extremely angry, but she couldn’t let those two bitches see her nervousness, so she had to bluster, “This is what happens when you disrespect your elders!”

She had only wanted to scare those unworthy descendants, who knew they would be so foolish as to rush under her cane?

Looking at their poor appearance, perhaps they were deliberately letting her miss, so they could extort some money.

When people are poor, they will do anything for money, even risk their lives, what can’t they do?

Yes, that must be it.