The fastest update of the web novel, Ye Lin's words were like a knife stabbing directly into her heart! The death of Ye Pu was still fresh in her mind. But she didn't expect that just after adopting a granddaughter, someone would come to curse her to die soon. This shadow had been a constant worry in her and Ye Yuqi's hearts, they usually didn't even dare think about it, could they bear such curses? If Zhao heard about it, how would she react? If the curse really came true and something happened to Ye Zhuo or Zhao, this whole family would be finished! This wasn't a curse on Ye Zhuo alone, but a curse that their whole family wouldn't have a good death!

  So Ye Yuqi still had some rationality, but she didn't care about anything anymore. Sorrow, anger, hatred, and fear all surged up in her heart at the same time. She hated that she couldn't tear Ye Lin's mouth to shreds and make her disappear into thin air. So she didn't say another word and rushed over, "slapping" and "punching" Ye Lin's face non-stop. Ye Lin was hit countless times before she finally reacted, letting out a series of mournful cries and desperately covering her head with her hands. Guan Shi couldn't hit her face or head, so she punched and kicked, directing all her blows at Ye Lin's body. Having done rough work for years, Guan Shi had great strength, and Ye Lin not only had a red and swollen face but also likely had internal injuries all over her body. Especially after being spanked on the buttocks and then kicked by Guan Shi, Ye Lin's cries of pain were almost as loud as the sound of pigs being slaughtered.

  The maid who was supporting Ye Lin had already fainted when Ye Lin was beaten by Ye Zhuo. Now that she saw Guan Shi taking action, how could she dare to come forward and stop her? Guan Shi was a senior member of the Ye family, even the old lady of the second house would only be scolded in front of her, let alone her being able to intervene. If the main house investigated the crime, the second house wouldn't dare to punish Ye Lin severely, but she would become a scapegoat and would definitely be beaten to death.

  So she just stood by, afraid that Ye Lin would look for her to settle the account later, and cried out non-stop: "Old Lady Bo, don't hit anymore, our young lady didn't do it on purpose, didn't do it on purpose..."

  The crying and shouting accompanied by Ye Lin's miserable cries suddenly startled the old lady at the corner door of the second house. One of the old ladies was sent to investigate the commotion. However, it was Guan Shi who took action. Ye Yiqi stood aside, and she stopped in her tracks, hesitating whether to go forward and ask questions or return to report to the old master.

  Ye Yuqi actually wanted to take matters into his own hands to vent his anger. However, Ye Lin was the granddaughter of a neighboring family, so he couldn't bring himself to do it. When Guan Shi started beating Ye Lin, he felt only satisfaction and didn't intervene. Just then, the wife from the second house came over. Guan Shi had almost finished beating her anyway, and continuing would have resulted in serious injury or death, so he finally said: "Alright, stop hitting her, you're hurting yourself. This kind of ruthless and crazy thing should be left to her grandfather to handle."

  Guan stopped, but didn't let Ye Lin off the hook either. He grabbed her arm and said, "Go see your grandfather and tell him about this. If he doesn't give me an explanation, how can I take care of you all?"

  "Still need to think about how to deal with it? We just went to invite relatives and friends to drink the wine for the adoption. Tomorrow, as long as we tell them what this scoundrel said, I want to see how the second wife will handle herself."

  Ye Lin was beaten by Guan Shi until her whole body ached, and she didn't even have the strength to stand up. Now hearing Guan Shi and Ye Yuqi's conversation, she knew that this beating was in vain, not only did no one help her get justice back, but she might also be punished again. Especially Ye Yuqi's words scared her half to death. If it were true what he said, would she still be able to marry in the future? Even her own sister and aunt dared to curse her, and came to block others' doors, who would dare to want someone like her? So being dragged by Guan Shi, she didn't struggle anymore, leaning her body on the maid's, using force to stand up, and obediently followed Ye Yuqi and Guan Shi towards the side door of the second house.

  "Guanshi took two steps, then turned back and instructed Ye Zhuo: 'Zhuo'er, take care of the house. If that mad dog comes to our home again and barks wildly, don't be polite, use a big stick to drive it out directly. If anything happens, your grandparents will take responsibility.'"

  Ye Zhuo smiled. At this time, Guan Shi still didn't forget to sarcastically mock Ye Lin a few words. However, what Guan Shi and Ye Yuqi did made her extremely anxious. She nodded and said: "Yes, grandmother, I know. Don't worry."

  Miss, ...

  "Yel Lin thought I was adopted by the first wife and had a miserable life, so she came here to mock me. She got slapped by me and now is being taken by grandfather and grandmother to the second house for punishment." Ye Zhuo feared Zhao Shi would be suspicious, so he didn't give specific reasons, just mentioning it vaguely like this.

  Yel Lin was beaten, and may be continued to beat, Qiu Yue and Qiu Ju were very happy. Ye Zhuo feared they would ask more questions, so only asked Zhao Shi what they had bought and what dishes they planned to make tomorrow. Qiu Yue understood Ye Zhuo's intention and also knew Yel Lin well, knowing that Yel Lin must have said something inconvenient for Zhao Shi to know, so she helped change the subject too.

  Yue polished the vegetables they had bought, and then discussed the menu with them. After that, she went out to collect the kitchen knives and incense in the courtyard. Just as she finished collecting them, she saw Ye Yiqi and Guan Shi returning.

  "How is it?" She came up to him.

  "Hmph, your aunt, no, great-aunt Jiang, still wants to protect her and just wanted to punish her by making her kneel for a few hours. Do I look like someone who can be easily fooled? Who knows, once we leave, she'll probably be sent back to her room to rest. So, under my strong demand, she was publicly beaten with ten boards. If she hadn't been beaten before, I'm afraid she wouldn't have been able to withstand it, and even twenty boards wouldn't have satisfied me." Guan said. Seeing Zhao bringing Autumn Moon and Autumn Chrysanthemum into the kitchen to busy themselves with lunch, she quietly asked: "Does your aunt know about this?"

  "This thing can't be hidden, but I just let Yelin tease me, nothing else."

  Guan's anxiety dissipated, and he patted Ye Zhuo's back, saying: "From now on, if the people from the second house bully you again, just go to Grandfather and Grandmother. They will definitely protect you."

  "Thank you, Grandma." Ye Zhuo's heart warmed up and he went forward to hug Guan Shi's arm.

  The next day, the family started to get busy, washing vegetables, cutting vegetables, moving tables, preparing bowls and chopsticks, cooking, frying, boiling, and stir-frying. Guan's voice was incessant, fortunately there were Autumn Moon and Autumn Chrysanthemum, otherwise they would have been too busy. As for Ye Zhen, neither in her past life nor this one had she ever done household chores, so Guan and Zhao couldn't bear to let her do them, instead letting her go with Ye Yuqi to entertain the guests.

  Most of the people who came to drink were those who had come when Ye Pu passed away. The Guan and Zhao families both brought generous gifts. Mrs. Zhao, probably feeling guilty, gave the thickest gift. In addition to the joint gift given by everyone, she also forced a pair of jade bangles on Ye Zuo. As for the Jiang family, since they were only relatives on the side of Madam Jiang, and the eldest grandson had died because of them, Ye Yuzhang didn't even send out invitations to that side, so naturally they didn't come.

  As for Zheng, although she is no longer related to the Ye family, she is still Ye Zhuo's biological mother. Guan went to the Zheng residence yesterday and invited her to come over for a drink. However, as a divorced woman, Zheng naturally found it inconvenient to appear at the Ye family gathering, and even more so did not want to run into Ye Yu Zhang and Jiang at the dinner party. Therefore, Guan invited the Zheng family to come over to their house another day to have a meal together, in order to avoid running into the Ye family relatives.

  The bad thing about Ye Zhuo, Ye Yu Zhang and Jiang Shi offended the Xie family for this matter, lost face, and the news was still spread by another granddaughter of her own. It's not a glorious thing, so naturally, no one mentions it; The people in the main house don't mention it either. And the Xie family is still quite thick-skinned, they didn't take this out to make trouble. The only one who can know the news from the second house is Ye Jia Mei, because Ye Yu Zhang refused her return to her mother's home, and Wang Yiniang, who was in contact with her, was locked in the courtyard, so she also knew nothing about it. Therefore, the relatives who came to the banquet saw that Ye Zhuo was beautiful, gentle and elegant, responded properly, and all praised her excessively, congratulating Ye Yuqi on having a good granddaughter by adoption.

  However, everyone still has great doubts about Ye Zhuo being adopted by the first wife: after all, Ye Zhuo is the only legitimate daughter of the second wife. If the second wife wants to help the first wife, she should adopt a concubine's daughter instead. This way, not only will it benefit the second wife, but also the adopted concubine's daughter can become a legitimate daughter, and the benefits are obvious.

  Such a question was finally asked by a young daughter-in-law from a distant branch of the Ye family, who didn't quite understand the situation, in the women's section.

  The Jiang lady sitting next to her was extremely embarrassed. If it were an ordinary day, she might have spoken the truth and added fuel to the fire of Gu's discontent with her. But today's events were still fresh in her mind, and if she dared to speak out, Gu would probably punch her on the head. Moreover, if the news about adopting the unlucky granddaughter into the main house came out, everyone would only think that the second branch was unkind, not that Ye Zhuo was good or bad. Therefore, she could only choose pleasant words to say: "We think that Elder Brother and Elder Sister-in-law are both unfortunate, but Zhuo is sensible and obedient, and she's also beautiful. In the future, they'll find a good son-in-law for her, and Elder Brother and Elder Sister-in-law will be blessed. So, if it's not necessary to adopt, then adopting would naturally mean adopting a good one."

  Everyone on the surface kept praising, but no one believed Jiang's words. Who didn't know that the couple in the second house were selfish to the extreme? They wouldn't even consider the first house, let alone think for them, who would believe it? However, no one asked this question again, and they finished the meal in a lively and harmonious atmosphere before dispersing.

  And Ye Yuqi was expecting to talk more with his relatives on the outside men's seats about how to manage the jade carving workshop. After sending away the guests and cleaning up both inside and outside, he comfortably took a sip of tea and asked Ye Zhuo: "Zhuo'er, if our workshop is managed well, will the business be good?"

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