“Ah…”

Chen Sixi let out a loud scream as she was slapped to the ground by Jian Xiu.

Seeing this, Zhang Zihua, who was standing nearby, immediately stepped forward, intending to attack Jian Xiu.

However, just as he made a move, Jian Xiu kicked him hard in the stomach.

“Overestimating yourself!” she said coldly, spitting out the words. Then, turning her gaze back to Chen Sixi, she continued,

“My child is not someone anyone can just hit. That slap just now was only interest. Since my son has bled, this is no longer just a matter of a single slap.”

“You’ve already hit me, what more do you want—”

Slap! Slap! Slap!

A series of slaps rained down, each one landing with a satisfying crack.

“Ah… mmph…”

Before Chen Sixi could finish her sentence, Jian Xiu’s hand kept striking her face.

By the time Chen Sixi realized what had happened, she was already sprawled on the ground.

Her ears were ringing so loudly that she couldn’t hear a single sound from the outside world.

Jian Xiu seemed to know that Chen Sixi was temporarily deafened.

So, she didn’t say anything right away. Instead, she squatted down slowly.

Once she saw that Chen Sixi had regained some awareness, she reached out and gripped her chin tightly, speaking in a chilling tone:

“These ten slaps are just to tell you that I will return everything tenfold. This is the price for making my son bleed.”

Then, she shifted her gaze to the rice and fine flour that Old Madam Liu was clutching in her hands.

Seeing that Old Madam Liu was still holding on tightly, unwilling to let go, Jian Xiu curled her lips into a mocking smile and slowly walked toward her.

“Looks like you still haven’t learned your lesson. I’ll give you one more chance—three counts, just three. If you still don’t let go, then it won’t be as simple as a dislocated jaw this time.”

But at this moment, Old Madam Liu had eyes only for the rice and flour in her hands.

She didn’t hear a single word Jian Xiu had said.

Besides, the last time Jian Xiu hit her, there had been no witnesses.

Now, with all the villagers present, she assumed that Jian Xiu wouldn’t dare lay a hand on her in front of everyone.

“One…”

Hearing the eerie and threatening voice, Old Madam Liu stiffened her neck and said, “You think you can scare me? Hah! This old lady isn’t afraid of—”

“Two…” Jian Xiu interrupted coldly.

After saying “two,” she deliberately paused.

This brief pause gave Old Liu a surge of arrogance.

“What? Why aren’t you counting anymore? Weren’t you acting tough just now? Come on, I dare you! Right here—”

Before she could finish, Jian Xiu delivered a swift and vicious kick to her stomach.

Old Madam Liu flew a full three meters before crashing onto the ground.

Thud!

The impact was so loud that the watching villagers winced just hearing it.

Old Liu felt like her chest was being crushed, making it impossible to breathe.

She wanted to curse, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she broke into a fit of coughing.

Seeing this, Old Zhang furiously jumped up, pointing at Jian Xiu and shouting,

“Do you even know who you just hit? She is your mother-in-law! She is your elder!”

“Elder? Hahaha…” Jian Xiu burst into laughter. “Now you remember she’s my elder? Where was that respect when she bullied my husband and children?”

“If I’m not mistaken, she just called my son a bastard, didn’t she? And if I’m not mistaken, she also called me a whore, right? Tell me, does someone like that deserve to be called my elder?”

As she spoke, Jian Xiu turned to face the gathered villagers.

Slowing her tone, she asked, “If someone like that still qualifies as an elder, then I can only say she has disgraced the very meaning of the word. Besides, everyone here knows that my family didn’t leave on our own—we were cut off by them. A mother who abandons her own son—does she deserve to be called an elder?”

Her voice turned mocking.

“Our family is full of the weak and the young, yet they still cut ties with us and even declared that we should never contact each other again. Tell me, do people like that deserve to be called elders?”

Then, she stepped up to Old Zhang, her tone turning icy.

“Tell me—am I wrong? Or did I say anything untrue? If you disagree, then say it here and now, in front of everyone.”

“And as for those things you’re holding—what exactly gives you the right to take them? Being elders? Being parents? Pah! You? Animals like you dare to call yourselves elders in front of us?”

After saying this, Jian Xiu let out a cold snort at Old Zhang before turning to Zhang Zixuan.

Softly, she asked, “Are you okay?”

“I’m fine… just that my wheelchair isn’t moving anymore.”

“Did someone kick it?” Jian Xiu glanced at the footprints on the wheelchair.

“Yeah. Old Liu kicked it.”

At this point, Zhang Zixuan didn’t even want to call her ‘mother’ anymore.

He simply referred to her as ‘Old Liu.’

It was clear that he had completely given up on the people from the old house.

Before, he used to comfort himself by thinking, A birth mother is nothing compared to a mother who truly raises you.

Now? Hah…

Hearing this, Jian Xiu immediately walked toward Old Liu, who had just struggled to her feet.

When Old Liu saw Jian Xiu approaching, she instantly panicked.

Without thinking, she turned to Old Zhang. “Old man, she… she…”

Old Zhang’s face had already darkened.

Jian Xiu’s earlier words had left him fuming.

Hearing Old Liu’s panic, he didn’t even think before snapping, “Let’s go home! Haven’t you embarrassed us enough?”

As he spoke, he shot Old Liu a furious glare.

“Go home? Hahaha…” Jian Xiu sneered. “You really think this matter is over?”

Hearing this, the villagers were shocked.

“You… What more do you want? We didn’t take anything! Everything is still here! What else do you want?”

“Wrong. It’s not just about Zixuan. Even my child was frightened today. Shouldn’t that be compensated? And before you came, my house was clean and tidy. Now, look at this mess—both inside and outside! Don’t you see the difference?”

“We… We can clean it up for you,” stammered Fang Miaojun, trembling.

She had been completely terrified by Jian Xiu’s ruthless attitude just now.

If Jian Xiu could beat her own mother-in-law—no, kick her—then what wouldn’t she dare to do?