This apology was very thorough.
Under Chen Zi'an's fair judgment, several people ceded territory and paid reparations, compensating for many things before they could finally appease Chen Zi'an's anger.
After all, anyone who mixed around in the county town knew that Chen Zi'an was protective and unreasonable.
This time, having offended Chen Zi'an's relatives, paying money and tickets to resolve the issue was already the best outcome.
The two girls with braids watched this scene, their teeth itching with hatred.
A man like Chen Zi'an was snatched away by that divorced woman, and now Chen Zi'an was even protecting that woman's relatives!
She was unwilling, unwilling!
But what could she do even if she was unwilling? In the end, she could only watch Chen Zi'an leave with Su Lao San and Su Xiao Tian.
"Third Brother, shall we go to the canteen to find Man Xiu?" Chen Zi'an said with a smile as they walked.
"Alright!"
Although Chen Zi'an was Su Lao San's brother-in-law, Su Lao San was actually a little intimidated by Chen Zi'an.
"Third Brother, where did you guys go? It's a good thing I happened to pass by today. If I hadn't, you would have been arrested! So many people have been arrested recently!" Chen Zi'an was glad he had suddenly come this way today.
"I don't know, I just wanted to take Xiao Tian around to see things, but who knew we'd cause trouble." Su Lao San said sheepishly.
"Dad, I saw Su Xiao Qin just now!" Su Xiao Tian suddenly said.
"Su Xiao Qin?" Su Lao San stumbled, almost losing his balance. "Are you serious?"
"It's true, I saw her, hiding behind those people, wearing the same red armband." Su Xiao Tian said solemnly.
"The one who reported you back then?"
"Yes! Later, for some reason, she disappeared, and the people in the brigade searched for a long time but couldn't find her."
"I'll have someone keep an eye on this."
As they spoke, they arrived at the entrance of the canteen, but before they could enter, they heard a commotion inside.
Su Lao San felt that the shouting and cursing sounded familiar. Who was it?
He didn't seem to know anyone in this county town.
But immediately, Su Lao San heard Su Man Xiu's voice and remembered that it was Granny Wang's voice.
"It's bad, brother-in-law!" Su Lao San said, and without bothering with anything else, he rushed into the canteen.
Chen Zi'an also heard Su Man Xiu's voice and followed him into the canteen.
Outside the canteen, only the young girl Su Xiao Tian was left.
She suddenly felt a gaze fixed on her.
Following the direction of the gaze, Su Xiao Tian looked over and happened to see Su Xiao Qin's resentful eyes.
Because Su Xiao Tian suddenly turned her head, Su Xiao Qin immediately turned and ran away, but Su Xiao Tian could still confirm that it was Su Xiao Qin she saw.
This Su Xiao Qin was truly a persistent nuisance.
But now was not the time to pursue Su Xiao Qin, but to go in and see if her eldest aunt was alright.
Su Xiao Tian happened to see a wooden stick about three feet long and slightly thicker than an adult's finger placed by the canteen door. She casually picked it up and entered the canteen.
Inside the canteen.
Su Man Xiu was being pulled by Granny Wang, almost falling to the ground. Fortunately, Su Lao San and Chen Zi'an were quick and supported Su Man Xiu.
"Xiu'er, are you alright?" Chen Zi'an asked anxiously.
Su Man Xiu shook her head with embarrassment.
She hadn't expected Granny Wang to come and make a scene.
"Is this the lover you found? Su Man Xiu, you are our Old Wang family's daughter-in-law, yet you found another man. Are you shameless? You slut, you bitch, I'll beat you to death!"
Granny Wang cursed and rushed towards Su Man Xiu again.
Although Chen Zi'an was famous and many people in the county town feared him, he was reluctant to hit women, so he could only stand in front of Su Man Xiu, protecting her.
Su Lao San also found it difficult to make a move against an old woman, so he chose to stand with Chen Zi'an to protect his sister.
Granny Wang tore and pulled, and although it didn't hurt much, both men felt a bit awkward.
Su Xiao Tian suddenly rushed forward with her short legs and swung the wooden stick in her hand several times at Granny Wang's back.
"You dare to hit my eldest aunt, watch me beat you to death, watch me beat you to death!"
"You're the shameless one, your whole family is shameless! Your son was caught for fornication, and you still want to force my eldest aunt to death. You're the shameless one, you're shameless!" She couldn't say more, so she could only repeat that Granny Wang was shameless.
But she cleverly pointed out that Wang Gouzi had been caught for fornication.
Many people were watching at this time, including canteen staff and dining guests. They had been looking at Su Man Xiu with doubt because Granny Wang was cursing her for finding a lover.
When they heard the little girl say that Granny Wang's son was caught for fornication, they knew that there might be some unknown reasons.
"You little brat, you're as shameless as your aunt, and you dare to hit me..." Granny Wang stopped tearing and pulling at the two men she couldn't defeat and instead went straight for Su Xiao Tian.
Su Lao San quickly rushed forward and hugged his daughter.
As Su Xiao Tian was held by Su Lao San, she did not forget to hit Granny Wang a few more times.
"Dad, this is a bad person. She used to force my eldest aunt to death, and now she's here cursing my eldest aunt. I want to hit her, hit her!"
The little girl said the most fierce words in a soft voice, making the surrounding people's expressions somewhat stunned.
This little girl was truly formidable.
The two big men could only let an old woman hit them, but such a little girl dared to act directly, which was not simple!
"Are you trying to make us unable to live? Su Man Xiu, are you just going to watch your maternal family bully your mother-in-law?" Granny Wang said, looking at Su Xiao Tian being tightly protected by Su Lao San, knowing she couldn't gain an advantage. She turned her attention back to Su Man Xiu.
This damned girl was really ruthless, the place she was hit hurt terribly.
She never expected that after a lifetime of throwing tantrums, she, who had been beaten by Su Po Zi before, would now be beaten by a little girl from the Su family.
"You are no longer my mother-in-law. Your son and I are divorced."
"You married my son, so you can only be from our Old Wang family. You slut who is available to everyone, you found another man to cuckold my son and dare to let your maternal family beat me! There's no justice!"
"I remarried, and this is my husband, not a lover!" Su Man Xiu had been mumbling before because she lacked confidence, but now with her third brother and Chen Zi'an protecting her, she had much more confidence and dared to confront them head-on.
"I don't know about remarrying or not, I only know that our Old Wang family has misfortune, how did we find someone as shameless as you!"
"We're divorced, what's wrong with remarrying?" Su Man Xiu said, "I'm no longer your Old Wang family's daughter-in-law. Now your daughter-in-law is Liu Xiao Cui!"
"Heaven, what sins did I commit to be bullied by my daughter-in-law like this! This woman found a lover herself and still has the nerve to talk back."
"You all listen, are you planning to make our Old Wang family the laughingstock, to be pointed at by others! We can't live anymore!"
Granny Wang acted, sang, and cursed Su Man Xiu, but she didn't mention the matter of Su Man Xiu's daughter-in-law being replaced.
However, the surrounding people were not fools. They had a general understanding.
This old woman's son was involved in fornication and might have already married another daughter-in-law. This was an abandoned woman, so they didn't sympathize with Granny Wang very much. Instead, they looked thoughtfully at Su Man Xiu and Chen Zi'an.
"Old lady, you are already divorced, so she is no longer your family. There is nothing wrong with remarrying! You should go home!" Someone spoke up to persuade Granny Wang.
"What divorce or not, as long as she entered my Wang family's door, she is my Wang family's wife. Even if Liu Xiao Cui also entered the door, she is just a concubine, and it has nothing to do with her."
"Old lady, this is where you are wrong. This is a new era, and there is no such thing as a concubine. Since your son has married a new daughter-in-law for you, why don't you all live a good life?"
"This shameless woman found a lover and got my son arrested. My life is so hard, my daughter-in-law ran away with someone, and my son was arrested!"
Granny Wang's words made some people look at Su Man Xiu with a different gaze. Could she really be so ruthless?
"I've been divorced from your son for four months, and the child in Liu Xiao Cui's belly is already seven months old? Your son was arrested for fornication with a young widow and getting her pregnant, what does that have to do with me?" Su Man Xiu's tone became increasingly unpleasant.
She had wanted to give Granny Wang some face before, but who knew this person was completely shameless.
Since she was shameless, why should she give her face?
Everyone then realized that it was this old woman's son who got involved with someone and was arrested. In that case, divorce was not wrong.
"I'm still alive, and you let your son marry Liu Xiao Cui. You also want me to serve Liu Xiao Cui with food and drink. Is this what humans do? I finally divorced and started my life anew, and you came to my door to make trouble again. Are you trying to force me to death?" Su Man Xiu couldn't help but cry, choking.
"If you don't want me to continue making trouble, then give this job to my eldest grandson, otherwise, I'll come here to make trouble every day!"
Granny Wang put on a tough attitude and stated her demands.
Su Man Xiu, this bitch, found a new man, so she should give the job to their Old Wang family, otherwise, wouldn't it be benefiting a wild man?
The surrounding people understood. This old lady wanted this job!
No wonder she came to make trouble like this. She intended to ruin this woman's reputation and force her to compromise.
Looking at this old lady, she seemed to be from the countryside. Her daughter-in-law should also be a country woman.
How did a divorced country woman find such a good job?
This family didn't seem simple.
Everyone pondered, not knowing whose side of the story to believe.
Just then, someone rushed in from outside.
"Who is making trouble here?" A middle-aged bald man entered and said coldly.
"Director, it's Su Man Xiu's former in-laws!" Someone whispered the situation.
The middle-aged bald man's expression changed when he heard it was Su Man Xiu's former in-laws.
Su Man Xiu was Minister Chen's wife. If anything happened, he wouldn't be able to explain.
He quickly looked for Su Man Xiu privately, but upon seeing Su Man Xiu, he also saw Chen Zi'an.
He immediately stepped forward and bowed to Chen Zi'an, saying, "Minister Chen, I'm truly sorry, such a small matter has disturbed you."
"Anything involving my wife is not a small matter! It is my duty to protect my wife!" Chen Zi'an did not show much emotion, but his tone was firm when he said this.
He actually had some opinions about the canteen staff for allowing Granny Wang to bully Su Man Xiu.
So many people watched a female comrade being bullied, yet no one extended a helping hand...
It seemed that Man Xiu's job had to be changed. This canteen was not a good place.
"Su Man Xiu, do you want face or your job? You choose!" Granny Wang said confidently.
She didn't believe that Su Man Xiu could abandon her reputation.
What the eldest son said was right. If Su Man Xiu was unwilling to give up the job, she would come here to make trouble every day.
"My job is mine, and my reputation is mine. You won't get either!" Su Man Xiu said fiercely.
Even if it meant mutual destruction, she would not compromise. If this old woman tasted sweetness, who knew how many unreasonable demands she would have.
"You shameless Granny Wang, you dare to bully my daughter, do you think everyone in our Su family is dead?" Grandma Su's fierce voice suddenly came.
Immediately, everyone saw an old woman rush over and press the shameless Granny Wang to the ground and beat her.
"Dad, Grandma is here?" Su Xiao Tian shouted happily.
This was truly an unexpected joy. She was a child and couldn't beat Granny Wang, but with Grandma here, it was good.
Grandma Su was strong before, and now that she was eating well and her body was replenished, she was even more formidable.
"You shameless woman, you and your son forced my daughter to jump into the river. My daughter was lucky not to die, yet you impatiently married that shameless little slut and dare to come here to blame my daughter? You have such a big face? Don't you even look at whether you're worthy! My daughter is married, and my son-in-law treats my daughter very well. So give up this idea!"
"I was blind back then to have fallen for your useless Wang Gou Zi, who ruined my daughter's life! I'm telling you, if you dare to continue to harm my daughter, I'll go to your Old Wang family's door and splash dung! I mean what I say! If you don't believe me, just wait and see!"
"You old hag, you dare to pull me, watch me scratch your face. Your daughter can't have children, and you want my son to be heirless? No matter how much of a slut Liu Xiao Cui is, she's better than your daughter, this hen that doesn't lay eggs! I don't know how foolish a man would be to marry your daughter like this!"
Grandma Su's face immediately darkened when she heard Granny Wang's words!
Su Man Xiu's inability to have children was her sore spot.
"It's your son who can't have children. Do you know whose seed is in that little widow's belly? And whose wronged fool your son is to recognize someone else's son as his own!" Chen Zi'an suddenly spoke.