Wen Tianyang is only eight years old this year. Compared to Wen Ran's skinny arms and legs, he is so chubbily lovable.
His face is round, and his belly is even rounder. Watching his dad, mom, and sister all get hit, he finally couldn't hold back and rushed towards Wen Ran with a shout.
Then, he was easily subdued by Wen Ran. "I never said I wouldn't hit kids, you know."
People watching this couldn't help but feel a bit sympathetic.
These annoying adults getting a slap or two is a lesson learned, but after all, Wen Tianyang is just a child.
What could a child do wrong anyway?
"No matter what, Tianyang is your brother, born of the same father. You should go easy on him.
Arguing with a kid lowers your dignity. Listen to your auntie, let go and put Tianyang down."
"Oh dear, that's right. Young girls should be gentle and generous, not petty and calculating.
Enough is enough! Look at your domineering nature! You come home, do nothing, and first beat your parents. Back in the day, with a temper like yours, you'd be thrown into the river to drown."
Heh.
Wen Ran turned, retorting sarcastically, "Even if someone's going to get drowned, it should be you first. Your mouth is as loose as a waistband. Not long ago, you got beaten at your door for gossiping about others.
How many days has it been? You've already forgotten the pain once the wound healed. Now you're here barking again? What, you think I won't hit you because I hit them? I'm telling you, it's an easy task to hit you."
The woman speaking turned red and white, ultimately feeling guilty and left cursing under her breath.
The rest continued to try to persuade.
Wen Ran was already tired of listening.
"Scum, scum," Wen Tianyang was still struggling, as kids at his age were particularly proud and wanted to save face.
Some of his little friends in the crowd watched him being easily handled by Wen Ran and mocked him with silly faces.
Wen Tianyang, already red with anger, blurted out thoughtlessly, "I'm telling you, you little b*tch, you only get to be arrogant for a couple of days.
My mom and sister have already signed you up to go to the countryside. By then, the job will be my sister's, and you, this lowly thing, can go eat chaff and swallow vegetables in the countryside."
His eyes glinted with malice, wishing to see Wen Ran dead, "By then, marry a country bumpkin, give birth to a bunch of country bumpkins, your whole life would end there, what are you so proud of?"
The crowd went silent, everyone staring dumbfounded at the Wen family, never expecting them to do something like this.
Wen Ran sneered, this time without hesitation, raising her hand to slap Wen Tianyang twice across the face.
"Something worse than a beast."
Wen Ran exhaled, "So, do you have anything to explain? Signing me up to go to the countryside, just for my job?"
By this point, there was absolutely no need to hide anything. Li Minmin covered her face and laughed, "Yes, it's for your job."
Yuan Mei sensed something was wrong, tugging at Li Minmin's hand, stopping her from speaking.
Li Minmin broke free, "Mom, things have already gone this far, it doesn't do any good to keep being a turtle hiding its head. Let's just make things clear today."
"Well, you guys are truly shameless, brazenly using such low tricks to steal my job. Impressive, huh!"
Li Minmin felt no shame, rather, she was proud, "So what? The means aren't honorable, but the benefits are solid in my hands.
I'm just jealous of you, why is it that both of us graduate from high school, and you get a job as soon as you come out, but I have nothing?"
Wen Ran said lightly, "If you have the skills, you take the test! I didn't stop you."
Li Minmin lost it. If she could pass, there'd be no need to snatch anything, "You b*tch!"
"Yeah!" Wen Ran suddenly let out a miserable laugh, "I am a b*tch because as long as I exist, your family can never have a good time.
I'll do as you wish and leave."
She scanned the four people in the house with heavy eyes, "But, I want us to have nothing to do with each other afterward." Wen Ran pulled out a declaration of severance from her pocket, "Sign it, and from then on, we won't recognize each other."
Mr. Wen was silent, "Wen Ran, you don't have to make things…"
"And you," Wen Ran's gaze burned into him, "Change your surname back, and continue to be called Zhang. Wen, you are unworthy."
A single sentence stirred a storm, the eyeballs of everyone were about to pop out in shock.
"What? He's a son-in-law who took the wife's surname?"
"Now you mention it, it seems likely. When the family of three moved here, the kid was already one year old. We wondered at the time, a family of three with the same surname, very unusual."
Now, the puzzle is solved.
A son-in-law named Zhang, took on the wife's surname after coming here, makes perfect sense.
The Wen family is just a farce.
The people could only sigh and leave it at that.
Wen Ran is pitiful, but at this moment, who isn't pitiful?
Every household has its own difficult story, they can barely manage their own days well, who has the attention to give to someone irrelevant?
The door closed, shutting out the gaze of everyone, Mr. Wen was thoroughly provoked, "Fine, as you wish, we'll sever ties!"
His gaze carried rage, to keep this secret, that b*tch Yuan Mei died, yet he held back from changing his surname, only to be exposed entirely by this dead girl, Wen Ran!
"Wen Ran, you will regret what you've done today, for half your life," Mr. Wen said sinisterly, "Once you go to the countryside, let's see how you can still be arrogant!
Even if you die in the countryside, turning into mud in the swamp, no one will collect your body, because that's your ultimate fate."
Fine, Wen Ran cracked.
The crow's mouth had hit upon the origin's past life demise.
Then, let's just go mad right here!
She raised her hand and began slapping Mr. Wen across the face relentlessly, "A foul mouth needs more brushing, what are you flaunting with that stinky mouth!"
Her slaps were so rapid, one after another, they made Mr. Wen roll his eyes.
Wen Ran felt a jolt of panic, and immediately decided to switch to slapping another person.
She turned, raised her hand, "Smack~"
Yuan Mei: "..."
Covering her face, screaming, "This time I didn't do anything!"
"Ha! Can't I slap you anyway?!"
The noise in the room was quite significant, and neighbors were starting to get tired of watching the drama, soon feeling like they couldn't bear it.
But no one dared confront Wen Ran in her current frenzy, they could only angrily go to the neighborhood committee to mediate the conflict.
The neighborhood committee, after hearing the backstory, broke into a cold sweat.
They tried persuading a bit, and after getting Wen Ran's assurance that she'd stop the nonsense, they quickly left.
By then, the moon was high in the trees, and Wen Ran glanced at the clock.
It's eight in the evening.
Time to sleep, or else she wouldn't be able to get up in the middle of the night to pack.