Chapter Five: Breaking Ties and Severing Bonds!

At that very moment, swift as lightning!

Su Jinyu’s eyes gleamed with fierce determination. She swiftly dodged Mrs. Sun’s attack, snatched the wooden stick from her grasp, and struck her back with brutal force, causing Mrs. Sun to scream in agony.

“To talk about rotten to the core, how could I ever compare to you, old hag Sun?”

“Last winter, when I was burning with fever, you forced me to wash the whole family’s clothes in the frozen river before dawn. You and Jin Xiao had to toil all day in the fields—without a single bite to eat. How could heaven be so blind, not striking you down with a bolt of lightning, you vile creature!”

Mrs. Sun tried to escape but was pulled back. Su Jinyu mounted her, delivering several harsh slaps that swelled her face into a pig’s snout. Then, she struck her several more times with the stick, eliciting guttural screams like a slaughtered pig.

“Ahhh! The granddaughter’s killing her grandmother! Help!”

Mrs. Sun had long been a notorious troublemaker in the village, berating nearly everyone. After hearing Su Jinyu’s words, the villagers’ hatred for Mrs. Sun deepened, and they clapped and cheered, none stepping forward to intervene.

“Well done, Jinyu! Such a heartless old witch deserves a good thrashing!”

“Old Sun is cruel and ungrateful, disrespecting her elders—she deserves every blow!”

Just then, Yang Lizheng and Su Jinxiao arrived and witnessed the scene.

“Stop! No fighting or brawling in the village!”

Seeing help had arrived, Su Jinyu dismounted and knelt before Yang Lizheng, her voice sincere.

“Grandfather Yang, my brother and I are now without support. The Su family is planning to sell us off. I’ve done my best to show filial piety, but the Su family has no regard for kinship. I beg you to uphold justice and help us divide the family property.”

Su Jinxiao, frail and small, also knelt beside his sister, pleading, “Please, Grandfather Yang, stand up for us!”

Yang Lizheng’s face darkened with authority.

“You Su family have truly lost all shame! As long as I, Yang Tianhe, am alive, you will not break village rules or ruin the spirit of Qingyuan Village!”

Old Su, realizing the gravity of the situation, could no longer sit still. He hurried out, pointing at Su Jinyu with a harsh expression.

“You shameless brat! When your parents are alive, there’s no division of property, especially with your eldest brother and his wife gone. You have no right to speak of division! You and your brother are Su family through life and death!”

A cold smile curled Su Jinyu’s lips.

“You old fool, you just played dead inside, but now you come out muddying the waters? You’re like a rotten turtle stew—full of evil scheming!”

The villagers burst into mocking laughter.

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Never thought little Jinyu could talk such a sharp game—truly a lively treasure!

“Shut your mouth, little brat! I am your grandfather! Disrespecting elders is unfilial! In any case, your branch has no right to divide the family!” Old Su’s glare was fierce as he shouted.

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