Twins from the 1970s, if you disagree, I'll slap you.

You only realized that in Chapter 20?

Chen Dachuan didn't give her a chance to speak at all, and directly interrupted her, pretending to be magnanimous, saying: "Okay, I took Er Ya away back then, leaving you nowhere to vent your anger, so you must have felt frustrated."

"How about this, you hit me a couple of times to calm down, and then you won't hit Er Ya anymore, okay?"

Zhou Xiaoqin was already furious, and upon hearing this, she immediately rolled up her sleeves, her eyes widening: "Fine! You said it!"

Standing behind Chen Dachuan, Wang Erya quickly stepped forward and grabbed his arm, her face full of worry: "Brother Dachuan, please don't do this... my mom will really beat you!"

Chen Dachuan turned around and grinned at Wang Erya: "Don't worry, just don't feel sorry for your mother. If you really can't bear it, just close your eyes and don't look."

"what?"

Wang Erya was stunned for a moment, not understanding what Chen Dachuan meant, her eyes full of confusion.

Chen Dachuan turned around and slowly walked towards Zhou Xiaoqin.

Zhou Xiaoqin was angrily rolling up her sleeves, looking ready to show off her skills and teach him a lesson.

Pa~!

Chen Dachuan walked up to Zhou Xiaoqin and, without giving her a chance to make a move, slapped her hard across the face.

The crisp sound still echoed in the courtyard. Zhou Xiaoqin covered her face, completely stunned.

His eyes were filled with shock, as if he couldn't believe his eyes.

She froze for a full three seconds before suddenly reacting, covering her face and angrily shouting, "You dare hit me?! You little brat, you actually dared to hit me?!"

Chen Dachuan spread his hands innocently, his eyes clear and his tone sincere: "Aunt Zhou, please slap me with the same force I used just now."

"Ideally, it should be heavier than this; the heavier, the more satisfying! Bring it on, I won't back down!"

"You, you, you..."

Zhou Xiaoqin was speechless with anger, feeling that something was wrong.

"I'm going to slap you to death today, you ill-mannered brat!"

Zhou Xiaoqin gritted her teeth, her eyes filled with anger, and raised her hand high again.

He mustered all his strength and was about to slap Chen Dachuan hard across the face.

Just as her hand was about to touch Chen Dachuan's cheek, Chen Dachuan reacted quickly, raising his hand and delivering a resounding slap.

The sound was even crisper and more forceful than the previous one.

The slap sent Zhou Xiaoqin staggering back two steps, and half of her face swelled up at a visible speed.

Zhou Xiaoqin was stunned again, still holding the raised hand, her eyes vacant, clearly bewildered by the sudden slap.

Chen Dachuan withdrew his hand, still with that innocent and kind look: "Aunt Zhou, did you see that? You can slap someone with your backhand like this!"

"I don't care about either side, I'll accept it, and I won't fight back! Please don't be nervous!"

"The password! You don't consider this fighting back?!"

Zhou Xiaoqin finally calmed down, trembling with anger, her voice cracking: "I haven't even laid a finger on you! And you've already slapped me twice!"

"You little brat! You did this on purpose! You're just messing with me!"

"Oh, Aunt Zhou, you can't say that."

Chen Dachuan frowned, feigning grievance: "I was just trying to teach you how to slap someone to vent your anger! Why are you getting so worked up?"

"I see now! You little brat, you were just playing me! You never intended for me to slap you!"

Zhou Xiaoqin was so angry that her face was contorted, and she wished she could rush up and tear Chen Dachuan apart.

Chen Dachuan suddenly took two steps forward, leaned close to Zhou Xiaoqin's ear, lowered his voice, and said in a smug and arrogant tone, "Aunt Zhou, you're only just realizing it?"

After saying that, he immediately took two steps back to create some distance and loudly addressed the surrounding crowd, "Since Aunt Zhou has calmed down, let's just let it go! I knew Aunt Zhou was a kind person!"

"I'm not calming down, my foot!"

Zhou Xiaoqin was so angry she was about to go crazy; her chest heaved violently, and she almost fainted.

She knew she couldn't outwit Chen Dachuan with words, nor could she beat him in a fight, so she could only vent her anger on Sun Yanhua.

Pointing his finger at Sun Yanhua's nose, he began to hurl insults: "Sun Yanhua! This bastard is your adopted child! His ill-mannered behavior is entirely your fault for not raising him properly!"

She raised her hand to touch her swollen cheek and cried to the onlookers, "Everyone saw it, right? He just slapped me hard twice in front of so many people!"

"And there's the matter of him kidnapping my daughter, Wang Erya, ruining her reputation, and delaying her wedding tomorrow!"

"Sun Yanhua, you have to give me an explanation today! Otherwise, I'm not leaving your house!"

Sun Yanhua stood aside, watching Zhou Xiaoqin's tantrum, and then looked at Chen Dachuan. She knew in her heart that no matter what, Chen Dachuan was in the wrong for hitting someone.

She frowned and asked, "Xiaoqin, don't be angry, let's talk this out. So, what do you want?"

Zhou Xiaoqin held up one finger, head held high, and demanded an exorbitant sum: "Give me 100 yuan! Otherwise, this isn't over!"

"What?! 100 yuan?!"

The surrounding crowd instantly erupted in uproar.

"My God! 100 yuan? That's outrageous! People working in factories in town only make about 30 yuan a month!"

"Exactly! How is this any different from robbery? Zhou Xiaoqin is so heartless! Where would Sister Sun's family get so much money?"

"I think she's deliberately trying to scam people! She's using Er Ya's situation to ask for an exorbitant price! Asking for three or five yuan for nutrition would be believable, but 100 yuan? That's pure fantasy!"

"That's right! She usually beats and scolds Er Ya, and now she's using Er Ya's name to ask for money. She's heartless!"

Hearing the whispers of the crowd, Zhou Xiaoqin felt a little embarrassed, but she still tried to remain calm.

She retorted defiantly, "You don't know anything! He took my daughter away and delayed her wedding to that idiot tomorrow. This is compensation for my emotional distress!"

"My daughter is a virgin, and they've ruined her reputation by doing this to her! This 100 yuan is nothing!"

The "idiot" she was referring to was the son of Zhang Laosan from the next village. He was born with intellectual disabilities and was over thirty years old but still hadn't gotten married.

In order to get a wife for their son, the Zhang family specially set aside 50 yuan as a bride price. As soon as Zhou Xiaoqin heard that there was money, she agreed to the marriage without thinking and didn't care whether Er Ya was willing or not.

Just then, footsteps sounded at the courtyard gate; Lu Ye had returned from town.

He had just arrived at his doorstep when he saw so many people gathered around the yard, making a lot of noise, so he pushed through the crowd and went inside.

As soon as I entered the courtyard, I heard Zhou Xiaoqin demanding 100 yuan and mentioning the matter of marrying Er Ya off to a mentally challenged man.

Lu Ye's eyes instantly turned cold. He walked to the middle of the crowd and his gaze fell on Zhou Xiaoqin.

He asked coldly, "What gives you the right to decide Er Ya's fate? Are you even worthy to be her mother? You actually want to marry her off to that idiot from the next village for a little money?"

Scenes from his previous life instantly flashed into Lu Ye's mind.

After Er Ya was forced to marry that mentally challenged man, she was beaten to death at home not long after. She was not even twenty years old when she died.

Zhou Xiaoqin didn't care about any of that, and said with her head held high, "So what if he's a fool? He's rich! Er Ya is going to be living a life of luxury by marrying him! You're just envious and jealous! You're not even as good as a fool!"

Lu Ye sneered, "I'm afraid you're only after that 50 yuan dowry, aren't you? You'd sell your own daughter for that little bit of money? Do you even have the heart of a mother?"

"That's my daughter! I gave birth to her, I raised her, and I can marry her off to whomever I want! It's none of your business, an outsider! Who do you think you are? Do you have the right to interfere in our family affairs?"

"I'm taking care of it, so what?"

Chen Dachuan stepped forward and stood beside Lu Ye, coldly saying, "You still have the nerve to say you gave birth to her and raised her? You always beat and scolded Er Ya. You and Wang Tiegang are not fit to be Er Ya's parents at all!"