A domineering country girl flirts with her son, and Commander Huo can't resist.

Liu Huying curled her lip, completely unconcerned. "He's a good-for-nothing. If he's killed, so be it. What's it to you?"

Joan sneered, "According to you, your mother should have strangled you the moment you were born!"

"And you too." Qiao An pointed at Shen Xiufang, "At least Liu Huying had three sons, but what about you? You're a complete money-loser. You've been married into the Huo family for so many years and only given birth to a daughter. Could it be that you're too old to have any more children?"

"If I were Huo Jifeng, I would divorce you tomorrow and marry a younger woman; at least she could have a son."

Shen Xiufang panicked immediately. Over the years, her biggest fear had been that Huo Jifeng would divorce her.

She tried all sorts of folk remedies, tonics, and talismans, but her stomach just wouldn't start to grow.

"Bullshit! I'm going to tear your stinking mouth apart today!" Shen Xiufang lunged at her.

Qiao An nimbly dodged it, then slapped him hard across the face again, leaving two symmetrical red handprints on his cheek.

Shen Xiufang couldn't beat them with a fight or a verbal argument, so she simply sat on the ground and howled.

"Heavens above! Open your eyes! Strike this slut with lightning! Even if I can't bear a son, I haven't done anything to betray the Huo family. What about you?"

Shen Xiufang pointed at Qiao An's nose and cursed, "You slutty vixen, how many men have you slept with in town? Otherwise, how could you have a formal job at the police station? Bah!"

"Sister-in-law, it's no use scolding her. Qiao An's skin is thicker than a dam. She doesn't care. As long as she can make money, she'll take her clothes off and sleep with anyone, not just the police station chief, but even any man in the county." Wang Shuyun sat on a small chair, looking at Qiao An with disdain.

They used very offensive language, almost to the point of using vulgar language.

If she were an ordinary young wife, these few words from her own family would almost certainly condemn her, and she would be condemned by everyone in the village from then on.

"If I heard you correctly, you just said that I have an improper relationship with Jiang Yushun, the director of the Jinshui Town Police Station, right?" Qiao An asked.

"Yes! I saw it with my own eyes!" Wang Shuyun stood up, hands on her hips.

She wasn't actually sure if Qiao An and Jiang Yushun had that kind of relationship, but she had been monitoring Qiao An in town on her bicycle for over a week. If she didn't get any results, it wouldn't be right to face her in-laws.

So when Wang Shuyun saw Qiao An and Jiang Yushun laughing and talking, she found out Jiang Yushun's identity, and after making a few connections, she went home and embellished the story for them.

Then he asked his sister-in-law, Shen Xiufang, to go home and tell her mother, Deng Yufen. Within a week, the whole village knew about it.

"Good! Very good! You all heard that, right?"

Joanne turned around and asked loudly.

"Since you all heard it, you are all witnesses."

"Wang Shuyun, don't think I'm taking advantage of your ignorance of the law. Let me make this clear upfront: if you don't have sufficient evidence to prove that you have an improper relationship with Comrade Jiang Yushun, then everything you're saying now is slander!"

"Slandering state officials, spreading political rumors, inciting the masses, and damaging the image of officials are all illegal acts, punishable by at least five years in prison!"

Qiao An stood up straight and spoke clearly and concisely, showing absolutely no sign of guilt.

Wang Shuyun, on the other hand, seemed flustered after hearing Qiao An's words. "Who...who are you trying to scare?"

"Or you can go ask Secretary Tian and see if what I said is true."

Qiao An crossed her arms in front of her chest and looked down at the Huo family members.

"I'll call the police tomorrow. We can discuss whatever it is at the police station."

"Oh! No, Chief Jiang is involved in the case, so it's inconvenient for him to handle it. Let's go to the county town and talk to the police station about this properly!"

"So many fellow villagers heard it, Wang Shuyun, you said it yourself, that I was having an affair with Director Jiang. Don't be a coward when the time comes!"

"You...you're really not ashamed! What sins did our Huo family commit to marry such a shameless woman like you?!"

Liu Huying could tell from Wang Shuyun's expression that she had no evidence, so she quickly came out to change the subject.

"Besides Huo Fang, I'm probably the one who cares most about my reputation."

"Don't try to fool me with your dirty thoughts. Even if Huo Jiyun and I divorce, he won't send you money. I already sent him a telegram telling him that you heartless bastards are after his money."

"If you cause trouble for me again, I'll send another telegram tomorrow. Anyway, I have money. At worst, I can just write him a letter by telegram, telling him how you spend the money he worked so hard to earn to support your third wife and how you abuse his two children."

"I'd like to see whether Huo Jiyun believes you or me."

Liu Huying clutched her chest, gasping for breath.

She was truly at her wit's end.

Joan didn't forget that she still had a little kid in her arms.

She tossed Deng Chunlei next to Shen Xiufang, saying, "Is this your little cousin?"

"Tell your mother to shut her mouth. If I hear her talking about me again, I'll kill that old hag."

Qiao An actually looked down on the Huo family the most, and it was always the women who argued with her.

The men hid in the back, seemingly unconcerned.

"Hmph, look at the Huo family. Every single one of them, the men are all worthless rotten dog shit. Just looking at them makes me want to vomit."

After saying that, Qiao An stepped forward and picked Huo Fang up in her arms. She had a first-aid kit in her space. As long as Huo Fang was taken back and her wounds were cleaned properly and given anti-inflammatory medicine, she would be fine after a couple of days.

"What are you doing! Where are you taking her?"

Shen Xiufang blocked her way.

Huo Fang was born two years younger than her actual age. According to the village, she would be fifteen after the New Year, and a fifteen-year-old woman was old enough to be married.

She's young and pretty, so she can earn a lot in dowry.

Shen Xiufang absolutely could not let Qiao An take Huo Fang away.

"Are you blind? Can't you see she's about to be beaten to death?"

"If anything happens to her in the Huo family, you'll have another charge against her: intentional homicide!" Qiao An roared.

"I'm her mother. Even if I beat her to death, it's not illegal. Don't try to scare me."

"You don't deserve it! Who do you think you are as a mother? Great people have said that women hold up half the sky. I think your brain has been bound by bound feet. Your thoughts are rotten and foul."

"If Huo Fang wants to go to school, I'll support her and pay for it. Your Huo family doesn't need to contribute a single penny!"

Shen Xiufang was anxious. If Qiao An really supported Huo Fang's schooling, Huo Fang would be even less likely to listen to her in the future.

"No! Put her down right now! Even if Huo Fang dies today, she can only die in this courtyard!"

Shen Xiufang stepped forward to grab the person, but Qiao An kicked her away.

"Fangfang, do you want to go with your second aunt and never come back to this house again?" Qiao An looked at the thin girl in her arms and said gently.

"As long as your second aunt has food to eat, you won't go hungry. Your second aunt will support your schooling. You can go to university if you want, and you can go to university wherever you want."

A glimmer of light suddenly appeared in Huo Fang's dull and lifeless eyes. "Second Aunt..."

"I...I want to go to school...I don't want to get married."

After saying that, hot tears fell on Qiao An.

"Huo Jifeng, what are you standing there for? Get Huo Fang back for me!" Shen Xiufang said through gritted teeth.

Huo Jifeng thought about it for a moment and didn't move. He actually thought it was good that Huo Fang was gone and there was one less person to eat at home.

And for some reason, seeing Shen Xiufang acting like a shrew today was particularly annoying. Perhaps Qiao An was right; Shen Xiufang just couldn't have children.

Maybe if you had a different person, you could have given birth.

Seeing that Huo Jifeng didn't move, and hearing Huo Fang's words, Shen Xiufang made up her mind.

"You ungrateful wretch! If you leave this house today, don't ever come back! I don't recognize you as my daughter!"

Qiao An ignored her and turned to leave.

At this moment, Huo Shoutian, who had been silent until now, spoke up, "Second son's wife, you should ask the brigade for a divorce tomorrow. Our Huo family can't tolerate a big shot like you."

"Divorce? Let Huo Jiyun talk to me. Who do you think you are? You think you can just tell me to get a divorce?" Qiao An mocked.

"We can make the decision for the second brother. If he knew you were this kind of woman, he probably would have divorced you long ago." Huo Shoutian tapped his pipe a few times.

"Yes! Go to the brigade tomorrow for a divorce. Our Huo family won't tolerate this humiliation from you. Get out of here!" Liu Huying was still so angry her chest ached. "Huo Chen and Huo Ning must be sent back. You can go wherever you want!"

They could only ask Huo Jiyun for money if they had children.

Just as Qiao An was about to make a sarcastic remark, a deep, mellow, and slightly magnetic voice suddenly appeared behind her.

"I do not agree to a divorce."