Reborn as a doctor, he takes revenge and ruthlessly punishes the scum.

The two women, Wen and her mother, paused in their tracks and frowned as they looked at her.

Especially Wen's mother, whose hatred for Yu Shuyan had reached its peak, barely suppressed the urge to rush forward and scratch her to death, gritting her teeth as she said:

"Don't forget, you are still our daughter-in-law, the Wen family's daughter-in-law."

This is a reminder to her not to go too far. It's also a reminder to think about Wen Lang and know when to stop.

Yu Shuyan sneered inwardly, but put on a wronged expression on her face:

“Mother-in-law, I don’t care how you treat me. I only want to remind you of something for the sake of the Wen family and my husband.”

Mother Wen frowned:

"Let the fart go."

Clearly, they knew it was pointless to pretend, and they were too lazy to pretend anymore.

Yu Shuyan looked troubled and said:

“Mother-in-law, as you know, my husband has just passed the imperial examination. His subsequent official appointments will be based on his local evaluation. You don’t want him to be appointed to a bad official position because of his poor local evaluation, do you?”

Mother Wen frowned:

"Local evaluation?"

Wen Qing whispered in her ear:

"The local evaluation is the process by which the imperial court collects and evaluates the reputation of officials among the villagers. If the reputation is too bad, the promotion of those already appointed to official positions will be limited. For someone like my brother who has not yet been appointed to an official position, it will affect the level of the official position he is appointed to."

Mother Wen pressed further:

"So, a bad village evaluation will affect the rank of your brother when he is appointed to an official position?"

Wen Qing nodded.

Thinking of Wen Lang's cold eyes, Wen's mother couldn't help but tremble. She unconsciously looked at Yu Shuyan and reluctantly said:

"You go on."

A flash of coldness crossed Yu Shuyan's eyes, but it vanished in an instant. She looked at the onlookers and said:

"Fellow villagers, my mother-in-law just said that my husband promised that once he passes the imperial examination and is able to afford it, he will redeem all my dowry items and compensate me. My husband is a true gentleman of his word; he will definitely do what he says. Everyone must believe him. He is not the same as his mother and sister."

Seeing her say that, Wen's mother stared at her coldly, thinking to herself:

You're smart to know what's good for you. But don't think that just because you said that, I'll let you off the hook.

Yu Shuyan subtly observed her, a hint of sarcasm flashing in her eyes, clearly seeing through her inner thoughts.

She then gave Aunt Niu a look.

Aunt Niu understood immediately, cleared her throat, and addressed the crowd:

"We can believe you, but words are not enough. How can we believe you will do it?"

The onlookers, having just been deceived by the mother and daughter, now only felt disgust towards them. At this moment, swayed by Aunt Niu's words, they immediately began nodding in agreement.

"That's right, words are no proof. Even if we believe Wen Lang, we don't believe you."

"Yeah, anyone can just say it."

"That's right. If we don't provide any guarantees, we can't be sure what they'll say during the village evaluation."

Wen's mother and Wen Qing blushed and paled as they listened to these words.

Mother Wen stared intently at Aunt Niu, wishing she could tear her mouth apart, but dared not gamble with Wen Lang's future. She gritted her teeth and said:

"Then tell me, what do you want us to do to make you believe us?"

Aunt Niu laughed and said:

"It's very simple. Since you say that Wen Lang said he would return all the dowry to Shu Yan, then you should sign a contract in black and white. Then we will believe that you are telling the truth."

"Don't worry, we won't implicate Wen Lang in your despicable acts. After all, I think that child is no different from you."

"Don't you all agree?"

Everyone nodded in agreement, indicating that this made sense.

Mother Wen's face indeed darkened. Without a contract, it was just talk. But with a contract, there was leverage. The Yu family had it in their hands.

Doesn't that mean that if we want to divorce Yu Shuyan in the future, there will be another obstacle? Asking her to come up with such a large sum of money is worse than killing her.

Seeing her hesitation, Aunt Niu sneered:

"What, are you hesitating? Could it be that you were just saying it casually and never intended to return the dowry at all!"

The onlookers also gave her suspicious glances.

Yu Shuyan spoke at the opportune moment:

"Everyone, why don't we just let it go? I believe my husband keeps his word. Although my mother-in-law and the others have been quite... Anyway, I trust my husband. He would never lie to me or do anything to betray his wife who has shared my hardships."

The more she praises Wen Lang now, the more likely it is that people will suspect her of having character issues if he wants to divorce her later.

Besides, she didn't want to immediately break ties with Wen Lang.

After all, she wanted to repay these people, bit by bit, for the excruciating pain she had suffered in her past life.

Aunt Niu looked at her pitifully and sighed:

“Shuyan, I know you are kind-hearted and deeply love Wenlang. But my suggestion is not only for your own good, but also for Wenlang’s sake. He is such a good person, he can’t be burdened by a mother and sister like that. Just listen to your aunt, for your husband’s sake, you have to sign this contract.”

Yu Shuyan sighed inwardly:

Wen Lang is indeed a good actor. Even Aunt Niu, who has always hated Wen Lang's mother, still speaks highly of him.

It seems that dealing with him is not something that can be done overnight.

A flicker of hesitation and struggle crossed his eyes, but ultimately he looked at Wen's mother with an air of being persuaded:

“Mother-in-law, for your husband’s sake, please sign it.”

Wen's mother was so anxious that her face turned pale and then red. If she didn't sign, it would ruin Wen Lang's reputation. But if she did sign, she was very unwilling.

Wen Qing was also anxious, but after a glance from someone in the crowd, she calmed down and had an idea.

She hugged Wen's mother tightly and said urgently:

"Mother, Mother, what's wrong? Are you alright?"

Yu Shuyan immediately understood what they wanted to do.

In the Wen family, they had used this tactic many times, falsely accusing Yu Shuyan of disrespecting her mother-in-law, which caused Wen's mother to faint from anger. However, Wen Qing's ability to come up with this idea under these circumstances was truly unexpected.

Sure enough, Wen's mother reacted immediately, clutching her forehead and collapsing to the ground.

I'm dizzy. Let's see what you do now, making me sign a contract.

Aunt Niu was anxious and looked at Yu Shuyan with pity, as if she thought that the contract might not be signed.

Yu Shuyan frowned slightly. She was wondering how Wen Qing, who wasn't entirely satisfied, could come up with such a clumsy but undeniably effective method at this moment.

Without realizing it, she quickly glanced at the crowd. Sure enough, she spotted the figure in the crowd.

A cold, subtle smile subtly curved the corners of his lips.

It really was you!