Qu Xiuxiu smiled proudly, then took the initiative to step forward and salute respectfully to the clan leader.

"Grandpa Clan Leader, I am willing to give her my jade hairpin for verification. If she can't verify it, I hope you can make her apologize to our family."

The clan leader smiled and nodded slightly. As expected of someone who was raised in the town, he was well-educated and well-mannered. In contrast, Qu Jingyao was ignorant of the general situation. His face suddenly darkened and he took the jade hairpin from Qu Xiuxiu.

"You heard it too. You are sisters. Learn more from Xiuxiu in the future. Don't always be picky and aggressive. We can't hurt the harmony in our family."

Qu Jingyao nodded slightly and responded humbly, but the way she bit her lower lip and shed tears made the people around her feel even more distressed.

Everyone was talking about the Qu family head being partial to one another, and after Qu Shusheng's death, life became even more difficult for the orphan and his widowed mother.

"What the clan leader was teaching was that Yaoyao should have obeyed. For the sake of family harmony, she shouldn't have cared about her uncle and sister's embezzlement... Oh no... It was the clan leader who was talking about taking the wrong things from my mother.

But you also know that Yuan Shaoguo has always valued filial piety, and mother is also trying to protect the relics left by my grandmother. Isn't that also a form of filial piety towards the elders?"

After Qu Jingyao finished speaking, the people watching outside the yard started talking about it.

"This girl from the Qu family is right. If anyone dares to take the things my mother left me, I will report her to the government office and make her spend the rest of her life in jail."

"That's right. Besides, this is a relic. Our county magistrate is not only an honest official but also a filial son. If we go and sue him, he will get his case."

"That's right! Why would Liu show them any mercy?"

"You can't say that. What if that thing really belongs to the eldest wife of the Qu family?"

The buzzing of words around them reached everyone's ears, making the faces of the Qu family members present even more unfriendly. Old Lady Xu pointed at the people outside the yard and drove them away viciously.

Seeing this, the clan leader knocked the ground with his willow crutch, reminding the stupid woman to stop causing trouble.

Qu Jingyao put her hand to her lips and chuckled, glancing at the Qu family with eyes full of mockery.

"Grandpa, clan leader, I'd like to ask my sister if there's any mark or evidence that this jade hairpin is hers?"

Qu Xiuxiu frowned and her face instantly turned unhappy. She argued that the jade hairpin was given to her by her grandmother and what evidence did she need.

"Sister, if you don't understand, please don't say anything. You haven't seen any jade ornaments before. This jade hairpin is carved from a whole piece of intact jade. It has been meticulously carved and polished all over. How can there be any marks?"

Seeing that she had been carrying things for so long without noticing anything unusual, Qu Jingyao cursed her with a half-curled smile, "idiot!"

"You... Qu Jingyao, how dare you scold me?" Qu Xiuxiu's eyes flashed with a fierce look, but she was extremely confused. When did this little bitch become so bold? Before, no matter how she bullied her, she didn't dare to talk back, but now...

Qu Jingyao was too lazy to argue with this idiot anymore, so she asked Qu Shuliang's family directly whether the jade hairpin was intact without any marks.

"Of course. How could the things my parents gave me not be intact? Where did these messy marks come from?"

As soon as Wu Chuncao finished speaking, Qu Shuliang became suspicious when he saw Qu Jingyao's expression. He was about to open his mouth to stop her when he heard her continue talking to the clan leader.

"Grandpa, clan leader, you can ask the village head uncle to help examine it. This jade hairpin of my mother was given to my grandmother by a nobleman. There is a faint word "Lan" on the head of the hairpin where the magnolia petals are."

The clan leader rubbed the petals to confirm. The village head also stepped forward and asked in a deep voice whether the clan leader had discovered it.

Seeing this, the clan leader couldn't pretend to be partial, so he could only nod slightly and hand the jade hairpin to the head of the village.

Qu Huaer was filled with resentment and had no place to vent it, so she suddenly stepped forward, pointed at Qu Jingyao and cursed.

"Little bitch, it's not enough that you framed me, you also framed the rest of the Qu family. What are you and your son planning? The Qu family has raised you for so many years, and you turned out to be ungrateful wolves."

At this time, Old Lady Xu also joined in the shouting. Seeing this scene, Qu Jingyao shook her head. If they and their children didn't leave such a home as soon as possible, who knows what would happen in the future.

This family is really heartless.

Qu Qingchen argued with them for a few sentences, and was then accused by Qu Shushan of being unfilial in a few words.

"Uncle, you should think about your problem. If this gets out, I'm sure you won't be able to continue in school."

Qu Jingyao said sarcastically with a half-curled lip.

"Alright! Shut up, everyone. This jade hairpin is indeed Liu's, so I, as the village head, will return it to her. And since the clan leader just agreed to split the family, let's write the division document."

After the headman finished speaking, Qu Shuliang and his wife looked at each other and shook their heads in denial.

Liu said at this time that if you don't believe it, she still has the previous dowry list, which records it clearly. Also, the dowry she brought when she married into the Qu family was not just these two items.

"Are you sure you want to argue with me now?" Liu's words silenced everyone present.

Qu Jingyao looked at Liu in confusion. On the other hand, the Qu family members also had eyes full of resentment and a hint of panic. She didn't understand why it was so, but it seemed that this grandmother was not a simple person.

At this moment, Old Lady Xu stopped her daughter from cursing. She glanced at Liu with hatred and then said to the clan leader and the village head:

"Clan leader, the village head is blamed on me, an old woman, for being confused. I really took this thing by mistake. I don't think you, Liu, will blame me, a mother-in-law, for being confused in my old age, right?

Now we should just return it to them. Since she wants to split up, then let her do it. Her heart is no longer with our Qu family anyway."

"Mom!" the two sons shouted in unison, but were glared back by Old Lady Xu. If they continued to argue, they would have to return all the dowries they had embezzled.

Qu Xiuxiu looked at the mother and daughter with eyes that were as if filled with poison, as if she wanted to eat them alive on the spot!

Qu Jingyao was very surprised that Old Lady Xu suddenly changed her mind and agreed, but now was not the time to dwell on these things, it would be better to sign the separation documents as soon as possible.

The head of the village was calling out to others to get some writing brushes and ink. Old Lady Xu signaled Qu Shushan to go inside to get them. He could only snort coldly and reluctantly walk into the house with his sleeves swung.

A moment later, Qu Shushan came to Li Zheng with two written documents on the division of the family property.

"Clan leader, village head, please review this family division document. If there are no problems, just let them sign it. But let me be frank. If there are any problems after they sign..."

Qu Shushan's words were interrupted by Qu Qingchen:

"Don't worry, uncle. I will take care of my mother and sister myself in the future. I won't trouble the Qu family. I didn't take care of them before we separated..."

With red eyes, Liu walked forward and pulled her son's arm, and with her other hand stroked Qu Jingyao's hair bun, and said apologetically in a soft voice that it was her incompetence as a mother that made them suffer.

"Mom, don't say that. Don't worry, even if the Qu family is gone, your daughter will be able to let you and your brother live a good life in the future."

"Are you going to sign it or not? Stop pretending to be so affectionate with your mother."

Qu Jingyao looked at the family division document in front of her, which stated that they were leaving the house penniless and they did not agree to the monthly salary. If they insisted, then they would divide the house well and their share of the second branch must not be less. Otherwise, apart from the New Year and festival gifts, they would not be responsible for anything else in the future.

The village head also nodded in agreement. Since they were not going to divide up the family property, then this was the only way...

Qu Shushan looked at them with a malicious glint in his eyes. Even after Qu Qingchen signed the separation document, he still warned them disgustingly that today's incident was just a misunderstanding. If he found out that there were any bad rumors outside, hehe...

"you......"

"Brother, don't pay attention to them. Let's go pack up with mom."

As soon as Qu Jingyao finished speaking, she heard Old Lady Xu shouting at the mother and her two children, forbidding them to take away a single thing from the Qu family.

No one noticed that Qu Huaer's eyes were red at this moment. She was ruined by this little bitch. How could she be willing to accept this? She suddenly stood up and rushed straight towards Qu Jingyao while no one around was paying attention.

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