TFWYH – Chapter 333 Even Chickens and Dogs Ascend to Heaven

“Exactly, exactly!” Probably emboldened by having her husband backing her up, Madam Shen sneered again. “When the beam above is crooked, the rafters below won’t be straight either. So what if you’re doing well? Who knows what kind of thing is hiding under that skin of yours!”

“You—”

“Are you scolding me?”

Ling Sheng was so angry he was about to curse, but at that moment Ling Yu took over, looking at Madam Shen calmly.

Under his gaze, Madam Shen felt a surge of guilt, but quickly stiffened her neck again. “Am I wrong?”

The corner of Ling Yu’s lips lifted slightly as he said unhurriedly, “According to the laws of the Celestial Dynasty, insulting a xiucai without cause is punishable by twenty strokes. Since Auntie has admitted it, that makes things easy. After I return, Yu will make a trip to the yamen. Everyone present here will be a witness.”

Everyone froze at his words!

Madam Shen’s old face turned pale, and she immediately panicked. “No—no, Young Master Yu, I didn’t mean to scold you…”

“But just now you said, ‘When the beam above is crooked, the rafters below won’t be straight,’ and that you don’t know what kind of thing is under Yu’s skin!”

“No, no! I was talking about Ling Cangshun! You’ve all been split off already—it has nothing to do with the old Ling family!”

Just moments ago Madam Shen had been jumping around arrogantly; now that she heard about getting beaten with boards, she was so anxious she was on the verge of tears.

However, Ling Yu ignored her completely, turning away leisurely and refusing to engage.

Madam Shen grew desperate and grabbed her husband, constantly shooting him meaningful looks.

Shen Dahan’s expression darkened. He raised his hand and slapped her across the face, pointing at her as he cursed, “Have you been eating too much all day? Can’t get anything decent out of that dog mouth of yours? If you keep spouting nonsense, I’ll divorce you, you long-tongued shrew!”

Madam Shen covered her face, feeling utterly wronged. She didn’t dare say another word and just kept crying.

Shen Dahan shot her a glare, then turned back with a forced smile toward Ling Yu. “Young Master Yu, don’t lower yourself to her level. This old woman just eats too much and has nothing better to do. Uncle apologizes to you here.”

Ling Yu pondered for a moment before saying, “Since Uncle puts it that way, we’ll let it go. Still, since Yu and Uncle are fellow villagers after all, I’ll say one more thing: not to mention that the First and Second Branches have already been split off—even if they hadn’t, everyone bears responsibility for their own actions. Ling Cangshun’s fault lies with himself and has nothing to do with others. Auntie’s indiscriminate attacks with her mouth aren’t exactly decent.”

“She just can’t stand seeing others do well. This woman bites people like a rabid dog. If she bites again next time, just beat her up—if one beating isn’t enough, give her two. Why waste words on her?” Tang Wan chimed in, flashing a flattering smile at the beautiful Ling Yu.

Her husband was still upset—he’d ignored her for three whole hours already.

Ling Yu shot her a glance and said coolly, “What my wife says is right.”

Hearing Tang Wan’s words, Shen Dahan shrank even more.

Who the hell would dare fight this woman?

She was as beautiful as a celestial being, but when she fought, she looked like she was out to take someone’s life.

Shen Dahan went on apologizing and smiling ingratiatingly at Ling Yu, all the while thinking that once they got home, he’d definitely give this sharp-tongued wife of his a proper lesson.

The others looked at one another. No matter how much dissatisfaction they had in their hearts, they didn’t dare act out anymore.

The village head sighed helplessly. These people really deserved a lesson—if only they’d treated the Second Branch family a bit better back then, they could be enjoying some reflected glory now.

The families stopped paying attention to the villagers and began the ancestral rites.

They burned the paper ingots and joss money as if money were no object, making the villagers feel even more sour with envy.

Truly, when one person succeeds, even the chickens and dogs rise with them. When the villagers paid respects to their ancestors, they just went through the motions—nothing like these families, who were so lavish.

But after Madam Shen’s little episode, no one dared say anything anymore.

At this moment, Aunt Liu found an opportunity. With a heart full of hesitation, she came up to Tang Wan. “Wan’er, um… was that thing delivered?”