TFWYH – Chapter 48 Quite Talented

But he was the village head!

The village head!

At that moment, Old Zhao genuinely wanted to resign from his post.

After repeatedly psyching himself up, Old Zhao finally mustered the courage to speak to Tang Wan:
“Yu Langjun’s wife, how can you hit an elder?”

Tang Wan looked completely serious as she asked,
“If someone’s old but lacks respect, does that still count as an elder?”

The village head was momentarily choked by her retort, then continued:
“In any case, the fact remains that you hit Old Madam Liu. Our Huanshan Village has never seen someone like… like you!”

Tang Wan replied expressionlessly with a simple “Oh,” then nodded.
“Well, now you have.”

Village head: …

Damn it, does she not know how to talk properly?

How was he even supposed to respond to that?

Seeing the village head at a loss for words, Old Man Ling’s eyes flashed with malice.
“Our Huanshan Village has a reputation to uphold! If the neighboring villages find out we have a woman like this, how will our girls ever get married? A woman like her can’t stay in our village. Today, I’ll divorce this wicked wife on behalf of my poor grandson and restore the honor of Huanshan Village!”

“And who do you think you are?” Tang Wan scoffed. Seeing Old Man Ling glaring at her, she added,
“We’re already separated. The only one who can divorce me is my husband—you don’t have that right.”

Old Man Ling was instantly silenced!

In his rage, he’d completely forgotten about that.

But now that he’d already said it, he could only double down, gritting his teeth.
“Blood is thicker than water. No matter what, Ayu is still my grandson. You think he’d turn against me for a woman like you? I’ll go find him right now and have him divorce you!”

With that, Old Man Ling stormed off.

Tang Wan couldn’t even be bothered to argue with him.
Go then—whatever.

Although her handsome husband didn’t like her, Tang Wan firmly believed he wouldn’t actually divorce her.

No rhyme, no reason—but if she had to explain it, maybe it was…

Just the beastly instinct!

And so, under Old Man Ling’s lead, the crowd marched aggressively toward the second household’s home.

It was honestly laughable—ever since the old Ling family had split off the second household, they hadn’t cared about them at all. But when it came to causing trouble, they were the most enthusiastic!

Every time they showed up, it was to stir up drama!

When Jiang shi heard Ling Yue recount what had happened, she broke out in cold sweat for Tang Wan.

She knew better than anyone how much her son disliked this daughter-in-law.

She truly feared that he’d take this opportunity to divorce her.

Not just her—Ling Yue was worried too!

Only little Ling Chen remained expressionless from beginning to end. Ever since Tang Wan returned and everyone treated her like the plague, he silently walked over, held her hand, and stood by her side without a word.

Tang Wan gently rubbed his little head, somehow fished out a piece of sesame candy, and handed it to him.
“Ah Chen’s a good boy, go play outside, okay?”

Kids shouldn’t be involved in this mess.

Ling Chen wasn’t a cheerful child to begin with—better not to scare him.

But Ling Chen took the sesame candy without leaving.

His meaning was crystal clear: I’ll eat the candy, but I’m not going anywhere.

Tang Wan had no choice but to let him stay.

Soon, the already small courtyard of the second household was packed with people. Ling Yu’s door was wide open, and Old Man Ling sat right beside his bed. He didn’t immediately mention divorce; instead, he launched into a dramatic tirade, angrily denouncing Tang Wan.

Ling Yu sat there calmly, his expression indifferent, steady as an old dog, silently allowing Old Man Ling to perform to his heart’s content.

As Old Man Ling berated Tang Wan for being so wicked, he kept trying to read his grandson’s expression.

But come on—this was Ling Yu. Did he think he was so easily read?

Old Man Ling cursed internally, growing increasingly agitated in his words.

He just kept hammering home how terrible and unfilial his granddaughter-in-law was.

To be fair, it was kind of impressive how he managed to repeat the same point using different sentences again and again.

You had to admit—he was pretty talented at it!