"You’re talking nonsense, since when did I ever harm the Li Family Village?" Tang Manyin shouted, red-faced and neck bulging with veins.

Li Yungui didn’t even bother to respond to him and instead turned around to watch the two women from his village thoroughly humiliate the woman, nodding in satisfaction.

He used to think these two were just troublemakers, but now he realized even the most unruly have their uses.

"You two from the Xinglin Family, get up. If she dares to make a move again, beat her up hard."

The two women were in the thick of it, but the village chief had spoken.

Reluctantly, they got up and stood aside obediently, though still very close to the woman on the ground.

They were just waiting for her to make a move again. They felt earlier was just a warm-up and they hadn’t really shown their capabilities yet.

When the village chief brought them out this time, the two had planned it all. They were determined to show the village chief their strengths—they could contribute to the Li Family Village.

The woman on the ground was bawling her eyes out, "Tang Manyin, you coward, just watching your wife get bullied at your doorstep? Why did I marry such a useless man like you?" After cursing, she continued wailing.

People from Tang Family Village were gathered around, and now they all believed the story about Tang Manyin spending two thousand yuan to get a job for his son. So, no one spoke up for him.

Everyone knew Tang Manyin’s family had some money, but definitely not two thousand yuan. They all lived in the same village, how could they not know each household’s situation? While they didn’t know exactly how much money Tang Manyin had, they could make an educated guess.

The source of the money was now a problem—it wasn’t just two yuan, but two thousand. Tang Family Village still owed outside debts. Could all that money have ended up in Tang Manyin’s pocket?

"Li Yungui, what do you want from all of this?" The old man glared at Li Yungui and asked.

"Uncle, do I get to decide what I want? If I could, then let Tang Manyin step down.

Even if I don’t push it, he’s finished. Two thousand yuan? With him, that’s the hard-earned money of everyone. Of course, if you all are willing, then I won’t say anything. But if that’s the case, Tang Manyin must compensate our Li Family Village for our losses."

Li Yungui purely wanted to cause trouble. Who would want to support someone else? Besides, now Tangjiazhuang couldn’t hold its head up outside. It was all because of the famine, so many young guys wanted to marry brides from outside the village, but they wouldn’t come over.

"Li Yungui, you’ve gone too far! What have I done to your Li Family Village?

And what right do you have to say I embezzled everyone’s money?"

The old man turned his head and looked at his nephew, "Shut up." Didn’t he know that family scandals shouldn’t be spread around? Did he have to provoke everyone to denounce him in front of outsiders? Brainless fool.

Though he called him his nephew, he was actually his son, born through surrogacy. However, he never officially acknowledged him.

There was originally a thought of compensating him, he did give birth to him, regardless of calling him Dad, so he suppressed his sons to make him the village chief.

Unexpectedly, this son was truly useless. He couldn’t do anything right and had no sense at all. Tangjiazhuang was once a large village, but ever since it was handed to him, it’s become a joke.

The former village chief still had some lingering influence, and some sensible people stopped those who wanted to cause trouble—this was a family matter to be solved behind closed doors.

"Li Yungui, don’t you think you’re overstepping?"

"Ha, I finally understand, it’s all inherited, huh?"

Li Yungui’s words were explosive to the old man.

Very few people knew about this matter. Now that he’s old, if his sons found out, what good could come of it for him?

Li Yungui knew about their relationship, he overheard it during his childhood when he eavesdropped on his parents talking.

Since then, Dad cut ties with Tang Fugui. Dad’s intention was never surrogacy through a brother, it was an affair with his sister-in-law. He had no respect for Tang Fugui’s character, causing the two families to drift further apart.

"No matter what, Tangjiazhuang’s problems will be solved by ourselves, no outsider should meddle; we still have our own people."

"I never intended to meddle in anything, but as long as Tang Manyin compensates for our losses, it’s fine.

I’m not extorting anyone, just the round-trip fuel and meal money; if Tang Manyin gives me three hundred yuan, it’s settled. However, if I ever find out someone stabbed me in the back again, I’ll shoot you with a bullet.

What’s that? Think I don’t dare?" Li Yungui smiled at Tang Manyin’s audacious expression and suddenly grabbed a shotgun from the cart, cocking it in Tang Manyin’s direction.

Tang Fugui knew the Li Family; they were indeed ruthless, not wanting real trouble to happen.

"Li Yungui, put the gun down," Tang Fugui said, trembling.

Li Yungui saw the change in Tang Manyin’s expression, smirked, "You’re thinking I don’t dare to fire, guessing I wouldn’t risk myself.

But you’re wrong. Once I came, I prepared for this outcome. We from the Li Family Village are not to be bullied."

The two women and the old man driving the cart stood straight and glared at Tangjiazhuang’s people, ready to fight at the slightest provocation.

"Yungui, put the gun down, I’ll handle this,"

"Uncle, you’re a senior, and I should listen to you, but our villagers won’t stand down. Had I not stopped them, everyone in the village would have come here today."

Which means convincing him alone wouldn’t do any good.

Tang Fugui sighed here, acknowledging that the matter had to follow along the path drawn by others.

"Manyin, go and get three hundred yuan for Li Yungui."

"Uncle, where would I have the money?"

Tang Fugui looked at Tang Manyin’s shameless demeanor, deeply regretting it here. Initially, he wasn’t under his name anyway, just treat him like any other nephew, but his own greed led to this situation now.

"Qiangzi, go home and get the money," Tang Fugui instructed his eldest grandson holding him.

"Grandpa, there’s no money for my son’s schooling, where should I get it from?"

The whole family was already extremely dissatisfied with him, and now he even wanted to use their money to cover up Tang Manyin’s mess? No way, not even an option.

Tang Fugui’s chest heaved up and down in anger. But he knew now was not the time for forcefulness.

Li Yungui still hadn’t lowered the shotgun in his hands.

Amused by their petty issues, he gave a cold chuckle. "No worries, no money is no fear, I’ll just go file a police report."

That statement seemed like a wake-up call to the villagers. Yeah, they could get the police to investigate the money, then they wouldn’t be afraid of Tang Manyin denying it.

"Tang Manyin, I don’t care anymore, do whatever you want." Qiangzi heard his grandfather’s words, supported him, and quickly turned back.

Why get involved in Tang Manyin’s mess for no reason?