After the frail beauty went to the countryside, she went crazy with scientific research.

Chapter 452, Episode 497: The Past Affairs of the Yuan Family (Part 3)
At that time, Yuan Hongping's mother-in-law did not look very well, as if she was still recovering from a serious illness. According to the mother and son themselves, it was because the injury she had suffered a fall a year ago had not fully healed.

No one in the village knew exactly where Yuan Hongping's mother-in-law was injured or how badly she was injured. They assumed that she must have been seriously injured back then, since she had been recuperating for a year and still looked so unwell.

This makes Yuan Hongping, who "kicked" her seriously injured mother-in-law out, even more despicable.

As for the baby they brought back, the mother and son explained that they had found the child in the mountains.

Yuan Hongping's mother-in-law put on a pitiful act, as if her son was no longer reliable and she had taken in a child hoping that the child would grow up and take care of her in her old age.

Yuan Hongping's husband, on the other hand, seemed utterly useless, unable to make any decisions about family matters.

In short, the villain is Yuan Hongping. She and her son are both victims: one is powerless at home, and the other is a pitiful mother-in-law who is bullied.

At this point, whether Yuan Hongping was willing to keep the child or not was no longer important, even though almost all of the family's income came from her and her son.

She has already been condemned by public opinion, and now she has been submerged in a vat of sewage; her voice is no longer important.

"Everyone thinks they are righteous, and everyone is upholding their so-called justice. As for right and wrong, truth and falsehood are not important. They only believe what they want to believe."

After Zhang Hongying finished speaking, she sighed deeply. Since ancient times, Yuan Hongping has been the only one who has been forced to do so by rumors.
Those who are hurt by rumors as weapons will not stop with Yuan Hongping.

Perhaps the oppressive atmosphere affected the baby's sleep, as the little bundle of flesh in her arms seemed to move restlessly a few times, startling Zhang Hongying, who quickly fell silent and skillfully rocked the baby gently to soothe him.

Lin Yuexi had overworked her brain and hadn't fully recovered after less than five hours of rest. Her head was still a little dizzy and throbbing. She was mainly worried that the child wouldn't have any problems in her mother's hands, so she didn't pay much attention to anything else and focused on making chicken legs.

The baby didn't wake up. Zhang Hongying shook him slightly and continued to sleep soundly. However, Zhang Hongying still lowered her voice before continuing.

"After Zhang Hongying's mother-in-law went back home, she stayed in bed to rest, but her temper improved a lot. It was as if she had picked up a child and her life had a different kind of hope."

That's right. Her husband treats his mother-in-law the same way he treats a woman in postpartum confinement. Every day it's meat and eggs. If Yuan Hongying shows the slightest reluctance, her husband will come up with a bunch of reasons, saying it's for his mother and for her, making Yuan Hongying completely lose her senses.

“That day, Zhang Hongying’s husband went to the city to buy meat early in the morning. There should have been no one else at home except her mother-in-law and the baby. However, the mother and son heard a man’s voice coming from her mother-in-law’s room while they were in the yard.”

Perhaps she was genuinely worried, perhaps her pent-up resentment finally found an outlet, or perhaps there were other reasons. Whatever the reason, for the first time, without her mother-in-law's prompting, Yuan Hongying grabbed a sickle, broke down the door, and rushed into her mother-in-law's room.

Then, she saw a scene she would rather be blind than see.

Her husband and her mother-in-law, two blood relatives, were stacked together like two pieces of pork belly with their hair removed.

Her intrusion was quite conspicuous, disturbing the ongoing poker battle.

Lin Yuexi: "..."

A little queasy.

Explosive, so explosive.

"and then?"

The whole village is in an uproar; something must have happened. But then again, even the most good-tempered person would have to endure this injustice.

Wait, something seems off.

The timing doesn't match.

A group of people went to Yuan Honggang's house late at night, but it was only afternoon. Several hours had passed in between. What happened during that time?
Zhang Hongying didn't let Lin Yuexi waste her brain cells on this matter. She pouted, shook her head, and continued talking.

"Yuan Hongying's temper is really something else. Not only did she not make a fuss, but she was also beaten up by that mother and son."

"The mother and son didn't care whether she lived or died at all. They beat her until she was bleeding from the head and unconscious. They didn't even think about saving her. Instead, they moved her to the cellar and left her to fend for herself."

"Well, what about the eldest son? Never mind, I won't comment. Her eldest son only went out to call for help after the mother and son had fallen asleep at night, which is why this incident eventually came to light."

Yuan Hongying's home is at the end of the village, and the surrounding neighbors are all some distance away from their homes. Because of this, coupled with the fact that Yuan Hongying never says anything outside, the villagers will see whatever her husband and son say and do outside.

Sure enough, when the mother and son were playing mixed doubles, even the nearest neighbor didn't hear it.

In Aunt Qiu's memory, Yuan Hongping's eldest son explained to Yuan Honggang that he was tied up by his father during the day, so he was powerless to help his mother. He was able to break free of the ropes at night and run out to find someone to help him.

He learned about his father's and grandmother's relationship from them while he was being held captive.

At the same time, he heard something even more shocking: the baby his grandmother claimed to have found was actually his grandmother's and his father's child.

After his grandmother discovered she was pregnant a year ago, the mother and son set up a trap that would last for a year. First, his grandmother faked a fall and injured herself, then tormented Yuan Hongying, making Yuan Hongying show her dissatisfaction with her injured mother-in-law in public, and then find an opportunity to go back to her parents' home to give birth.

No matter how honest and submissive she is, she is still human, and humans have their own thoughts. In addition, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has been bad for many years. There were already unresolved conflicts between the two sides. With the mother-in-law's deliberate provocation, Yuan Hongying, although she did not air her dirty laundry in public, would occasionally show her dissatisfaction with her mother-in-law.

If my mother-in-law had stayed home to "recover," that would have been fine; everyone knows how difficult it is to care for someone who is injured and bedridden. But her subsequent departure, and especially the time she spent giving advice to all the relatives and friends in the village before leaving...
Well, it turns out everything has a trace. Yuan Hongying only looks honest on the outside, but she actually acts like a tyrant at home. When her mother-in-law was injured and unable to move, she took care of her for less than half a month before kicking her out. Before, when her mother-in-law was able to move, who knows how much she wasted her at home.

Once rumors start, they're hard to stop; they get more and more exaggerated, and Yuan Hongying becomes increasingly malicious.

This was exactly what the mother and son wanted.

The worse Yuan Hongying is, the more advantageous it is for her and her son.

This is all part of their plan to successfully bring their child home in the future, ensuring they always have a free nanny at home, and finding a mother for their child who can be seen in the light of day.

"They had a good plan. The worse Yuan Hongying's reputation became, the more she would be unable to leave their family. The scene they put on in the village when they returned home after the child was born was clearly meant to deepen Yuan Hongying's bad reputation and increase the legitimacy of keeping the child."

Even Yuan Hongying had to admit that the mother and son were exceptionally intelligent, but they weren't using their intelligence in the right way.

What's even more frustrating is that: "After the incident, Yuan Hongying not only didn't leave that family, but also took the initiative to register the child under her own name. Aunt Qiu said that she treated that child better than her own."

This guy must have a screw loose.