In officialdom: After she left, I rose rapidly through the ranks!

Chen Dachuan slammed his fist on the table and roared, "Mom, what are you saying?!"

At this moment, the old woman still didn't think she was wrong and stubbornly insisted, "What did I say?"

"Isn't what I said the truth?"

"Is Chen Jingcheng your biological child?"

"They even said they picked him up from outside because he looked pitiful. I told them right away, we can't keep this kind of wild child, he'll never be tamed!"

"Furthermore, how could such a wicked child, who has no regard for his parents and doesn't know how to be filial, possibly be our family's offspring? I've always suspected that this child might be the offspring of Li Sumei and some other man!"

However, at this moment, before the old lady could continue saying anything more hurtful, Li Sumei could no longer hold back. She rushed to the old lady, staring into her eyes with bloodshot eyes, and spoke each word with anger and even murderous intent.

"Old woman, you can bully me, you can insult me, but if you dare insult my son again, I'll fight you to the death!"

"Today, I, Li Sumei, am risking my life here. One of us must leave this world lying down, or even if we both leave lying down, I'll accept it!"

"Old hag, dare to utter another word, and I'll take you down with me today!"

As she spoke, Li Sumei angrily picked up the fruit knife on the table, gripped it tightly in her hand, and her eyes were bloodshot, as if she really wanted to fight to the death.

This wasn't just to vent Chen Jingcheng's anger, nor was it just because I was provoked today. It was because years of grievances had accumulated and finally burst forth.

At this moment, the old lady was also a little scared. When the person who often bullied her suddenly fought back and showed a desperate attitude, even though the old lady was fierce and domineering, she was also afraid.

When she felt timid, the old lady could only think of Chen Dachuan.

"Chen Dachuan, look at your wife and Chen Jingcheng! They're trying to kill your mother!"

"Are you just going to stand by and watch? You unfilial son!"

However, Chen Dachuan, who used to be obedient to the old lady and would only obey her even when she was wrong, had a gloomy face and his eyes were filled with anger.

"Mother, you've gone too far!"

"Because of filial piety, I've endured all the grievances I've suffered since I was a child. Even when Su-mei was bullied by you, or when the children were abused by you, we endured it all, because you are our mother!"

"But what has all this patience and forbearance brought us?"

"I understand that you favor my older brother and his siblings, and I'm not angry about that. But what about you bullying my wife and children for their sake?!"

"Time after time, day after day, year after year, now that you've come, instead of being happy that Jingcheng has become an official and achieved success, all you do is ask him to do things, to be filial, constantly lecturing and scolding him, and even bringing up Jingcheng's background!"

"Mother, what are you trying to do? I'd like to ask you, what exactly are you trying to do!"

As he spoke, Chen Dachuan shook his head, walked up to the old lady, and said in a deep voice, "If you still consider me your son, then think carefully about whether you were wrong, and how wrong you were!"

"Let's go, I'll take you home!"

After saying that, Chen Dachuan was about to step forward and pull the old lady's arm.

However, at this moment, the old lady angrily shook off Chen Dachuan's hand and said through gritted teeth, "Fine, fine, fine, what a filial son who forgets his mother after marrying a wife!"

"Chen Dachuan, I've really wasted my time raising you!"

"I'll talk to your father about what happened today. Don't ever set foot in the Chen family again. You'll be kicked out! You unfilial son, and all of you! I'm going to tell everyone how you treat your own elders. I'll let everyone know that you're a bunch of ingrates, a bunch of heartless bastards!"

As she spoke, the old lady stormed to the door, then seemed to remember something, turned around and came back, picked up a bag of vegetables from the table, ran to the kitchen to pack up the old hen she had brought, and left with it.

"You still want to eat the fresh vegetables I grow and the old hens I raise?"

"Just think about it, I'll take it to my son in the mountains and my grandson Jinghan right now. They deserve to eat the vegetables I grow and the chickens I raise!"

"You are not worthy!"

The door was slammed shut.

Chen Dachuan sat down on the sofa with a grim expression and a sigh. This time, he had completely abandoned all pretense of civility.

However, this time, we had no choice but to tear down this facade.

How could he possibly tolerate it? How could he possibly endure it?

He's endured so much suffering and grievances for so many years; even his own son can't take it anymore.

Li Sumei took a deep breath and looked at Chen Dachuan, saying, "Don't sigh. We didn't do anything wrong. People back home know how shrewish the old lady is, and they know how we were bullied in the past. If she wants to smear us, someone has to believe her first."

"Besides, even if some people believe it, so what? I don't care!"

Upon hearing this, Chen Dachuan nodded, a hint of worry in his eyes.

"I know all that, but in less than a month, it will be the celebration ceremony for the newly built ancestral hall in our hometown. So many people from our hometown will be there. If the old lady says or does something then, I'm afraid it will be difficult to handle."

"I'm not worried about myself, but I'm worried about Jingcheng."

As he spoke, Chen Dachuan looked at Chen Jingcheng with a worried expression on his face.

Li Sumei seemed to have thought of something, and a hint of worry appeared in her eyes.

Indeed, they were more worried about how Chen Jingcheng would handle the situation.

The old lady had a terrible temper; when she got angry, she really didn't care about anything.

If they cause any trouble or say anything unpleasant during the celebration ceremony for the completion of the ancestral hall, it will be a real headache.

Most importantly, public opinion can be a powerful force!

The Chen couple are not afraid of what the old lady might say or say, but Chen Jingcheng is now in the officialdom. When the time comes, will he be able to bear the gossip?

Most importantly, Chen Jingcheng's background!

The old lady always knew that Chen Jingcheng was not the child of Chen Dachuan and his wife, but an adopted child. This was an important handle that the old lady had to control Chen Dachuan and his wife. Now that things have come to a head, would the old lady care about these things?

Obviously not.

If Chen Jingcheng's background is revealed in front of so many people, and his name is not allowed to be included in the newly compiled family genealogy, and he is not allowed to worship at the ancestral hall, then it will truly tell everyone that Chen Jingcheng has been expelled from the Chen family!

Regardless of whether Chen Jingcheng is the biological child of Chen Dachuan and his wife, this matter will have a huge impact.

It wasn't that the Chen family was particularly powerful or influential; rather, in this era, being kicked out of one's family and not even allowed into the ancestral hall would cause a huge uproar, which would be absolutely detrimental to Chen Jingcheng!

This is exactly what Chen Dachuan and Li Sumei are worried about.

At this moment, Chen Jingcheng saw it, but he wasn't worried at all.

On the contrary, at this moment, he was not worried or sad, but rather very happy!

Besides, whether it's the Chen family's genealogy or ancestral hall, does the old lady have the final say?

He, Chen Jingcheng, is no longer the penniless Chen Jingcheng of the past. Now, if we really want to be serious about his status, even county-level officials in Linchuan County would have to give him some face, let alone others!