The husband I snatched halfway through his life is strange.

Chapter 24 You're so delicate!

"you are lying!"

Yu Tingwan asked calmly, "Can you let go of me?"

"Even if you take advantage of your age and break my arm, I won't be intimidated into lying through my teeth."

Grandma Wei: ? ? ?
So what are you doing right now?
She was so angry she couldn't utter a single word.

Yu Tingwan shook her off and took a few steps back to create distance between them.

"I live next door, but I'm not even that close to Aunt Hui. I only came here today because I had to swallow my pride and buy groceries. Why should I help her lie?"

She was calm and composed, and her words were very convincing, especially since she was still holding several plump, fresh cabbages in her arms.

Old Mrs. Wei never imagined that Yu Tingwan would lie through her teeth, and she raised her hand fiercely to hit her: "You who were born of a mother but raised without one..."

Wei Shouzhong pulled Yu Tingwan behind him, neither fighting back nor dodging, and took the slap for her.

There was a ‘pop’ sound.

The force was considerable, and his head was knocked to the side.

Not satisfied with that, Old Lady Wei, like a mad dog, went straight to scratch his face.

"Ah! You were all in cahoots, weren't you!"

The elders of the Wei family could no longer sit still.

"enough!"

"Do you act like a mother? Anyone who didn't know better would think Shouzhong is your enemy."

Uncle Wei said with a stern face, "There were only a few people in the family at the time. How could we not find out? Hui Niang, tell me everything that happened."

He actually wanted Wei Zhao to speak, but Wei Zhao ignored him.

“If your mother-in-law slanders you, we old folks will naturally stand by your side. But if your whole family bullies her because she is old, we will not allow it.”

Hearing him say that, Grandma Wei felt much more at ease.

She held her chin high and mighty, eager to see how eloquent Hui Niang would be!

Just now, Yu Tingwan was about to leave, but Old Lady Wei wouldn't let her go. Now that no one's stopping her... hey, she's not leaving.

Yu Tingwan gave a half-smile.

Hui Niang was honest and couldn't lie. A look of panic flashed across her face, and she stammered, unsure of how to begin.

"Let me tell you."

Yu Tingwan deliberately waded into the mess: "Aunt Hui went to the cellar to get vegetables for me at the time; she wasn't there."

“Uncle Shouzhong was with several elders, so it was definitely not him who did the dirty work.”

Seeing that the others were looking over and didn't intend to interrupt her, Yu Tingwan continued speaking clearly and logically.

"Not me either."

“I have no grudge against her. Her character is terrible, and I can’t even avoid her. Why would I deliberately provoke her and go against her? I can’t expect to have a peaceful life after moving out, so why would I make myself unhappy?”

That makes sense, the village head nodded.

He turned to the elders of the Wei family and said, "This girl doesn't like to get into fights with others and has always been good-natured."

In his view, the complete breakdown of the relationship between Yu Tingwan and Wang Shi was also due to Wang Shi going too far.

But he didn't know that Yu Tingwan had a good temper because she rarely paid attention to others and was too lazy to care.

But if anyone touches a nerve, Yu Tingwan will definitely fight to the bitter end.

The elders of the Wei family believed what the village head said.

If we eliminate them one by one, then... wouldn't that leave only...?

That can't be right. Could there have been other people there at the time?

"I actually think it's weird too."

Yu Tingwan said softly, "When this old lady came over, she started yelling and cursing outside. When she saw that we ignored her, she became upset."

"He barged in as if possessed, extremely provocative, and suddenly poured the still-boiling medicine over his head."

She spoke with exceptional sincerity, and even patted her chest in surprise.

"That really scared me."

Grandma Wei: ? ? ?
Uncle Wei was incredulous.

"Why?" Old Mrs. Wei was a bit simple-minded and petty, but if she was going to splash something, she should splash it on Wei Shen, not on her own face.
Yu Tingwan: "I'm wondering the same thing. How could someone suddenly go insane?"

"But I've figured it out now."

She spoke fluently and even filled in the gaps in her knowledge.

"Firstly, the reason for throwing away the medicine is that we don't want Wei Shen to treat the illness. After all, the eldest son has many grandchildren, and we can't support them all. We need Uncle Shouzhong to help share the burden."

How much money will Wei Shen spend on medicine and medical treatment? As long as he has a breath left, the eldest branch of the family will not benefit from it.

Yu Tingwan: "Secondly, it's framing someone."

“These days she has cursed and made a scene, but the second wife has just swallowed her anger and refused to respond or cause any conflict. She has repeatedly come to the door to be mean and difficult, but she is the only one who is wrong.”

The reputation of the first wife is not good these days.

Besides Wei Qintian, all the other servants in the main house were waiting to get married. With this commotion, who would dare marry their daughter into the family?

"She's been turned away quite a few times. So, she was clever this once and deliberately made herself look like this."

Yu Tingwan: "No one who saw it would suspect that she did it herself."

"There are only a few people in the second wife's family, so someone has to take the blame."

Everyone was led astray by her words.

After all, that's the only explanation.

Seeing that the elders were standing on Aunt Hui's side, she turned around and pointed at Wei Shen in anger.

"Poor Wei Shen, he's still lying in bed and he's already been framed. Grandma is trying to ruin him."

Old Mrs. Wei: "I didn't!"

She was so angry she jumped up and down.

Yu Tingwan: "Look, you can't win an argument with me, so you get angry and embarrassed."

Everyone looked at the honest second wife, and then at Old Lady Wei.

Old Mrs. Wei has been relentlessly pursuing her goals over the years, committing numerous evil deeds. This certainly seems like something she would do. Unfortunately, her attempt to steal a chicken backfired, and she ended up shooting herself in the foot.

Uncle Wei asked Zhao Wei, "My lord, is that so?"

Wei Zhao looked at Yu Tingwan thoughtfully, as if he were looking at someone through her, or perhaps he was absent-minded and lost in thought.

"Yes."

His pale lips moved slightly.

"You've made me suffer."

Yu Tingwan: ...

You're so delicate.

Her expression turned indifferent when she looked at Old Lady Wei, and her tone became sarcastic.

"You should be glad my parents died early. If they were still alive, would you still be standing here unscathed, yelling at me?"

"When the Yu family's house burned down, my mother risked her life to protect me. As a mother herself, you old hag, full of wicked thoughts, do you even deserve to mention her?"

With a cold expression, she went straight back to the old house.

Just then, Wei Shouzhong knelt down heavily before his elders.

"Uncles, village head, I want to divide the family property. I ask everyone to be my witnesses."

This sentence struck like a thunderbolt.

Grandma Wei was stunned: "What? Say it again!"

Uncle Wei's face darkened: "Shouzhong, do you know what you're saying?"

Wei Shouzhong looked at the elders of the Wei family.

“When Ah Lang was sent away, Hui Niang fell seriously ill. I made a fuss about separating the family, but my uncles and elders said that we shouldn’t separate the family while our parents are still alive, and told me not to make a fuss.”

“Every time there was a battle, the government would post obituaries. Widow Shi’s son worked as an accountant in town. When he saw people from our village, he would help spread the news.”

"In the third year after Ah Lang left, the Shi family's son came looking for me."

Wei Shouzhong felt as if the sky had fallen.

"But I dare not mention dividing the family property."

(End of this chapter)