"Smash it!"

With the order to smash, the people behind sprang into action.

The sheer number of heads made the Jiang Family feel like ants trying to shake a tree, completely unable to stop them.

Bam! Bam! Bam!

Clatter!

Pots, bowls, pans, windows, benches, all shattered.

A group of strong men smashed with great zeal!

Jiang Cheng had said, everything except the house could be smashed.

Jiang Cheng said this to avoid the Old Jiang Family from becoming desperate.

The Jiang Family watched their belongings being smashed, and their hearts were bleeding.

Old Mrs. Jiang was howling and crying out loud.

"Curse the heavens, my own granddaughter wants to kill the elders!"

"Stop it, Jiang Cheng, aren’t you afraid of retribution?"

Old Mrs. Jiang slapped her thighs, sat on the ground, and cried bitterly.

The villagers also came to watch the spectacle, but none dared to step forward to help.

The team leader finally arrived, albeit a tad too late.

When the team leader arrived, the Jiang Family’s house still stood, but everything inside was destroyed.

"Stop!"

The team leader shouted, and Jiang Cheng gracefully halted.

Everyone stopped, standing behind Jiang Cheng.

Jiang Cheng looked at the team leader with a smile.

"Team leader."

"Jiang Cheng?"

"It’s me."

Without any wasting words, Jiang Cheng directly kicked Zhang Dageng.

"Team leader, this is one of our team, right?"

The team leader nodded.

"Good, then I didn’t smash the wrong person."

Jiang Cheng loudly explained the cause and effect, and after she finished speaking, she looked at everyone in the Jiang Family.

"My dad’s earnings were taken by you, my mother and I were like cattle and horses in the Jiang Family for years, anyone with eyes could see this. After my parents died in an accident, you tried to seize their compensation, which was intercepted by the Lin Family."

"The Lin Family isn’t any better. After using me as a nanny for three years, Lin Chengyuan got married. I have no ties to the Lin Family now."

"Now the Jiang Family knows I’m doing well, and without my knowledge, they’ve tried to sell me again, using such vile and despicable means."

"I just ask, was I wrong to smash?"

A question, and suddenly everything went silent.

Truth be told, she wasn’t wrong.

The eldest Jiang Family truly was treated worse than cattle and horses.

Cattle and horses at least get to eat their fill, while the eldest Jiang Family suffered and starved.

"I know everyone here is reasonable. I have long since severed ties with the Jiang Family."

"Nonsense!"

Old Mrs. Jiang squinted her triangular eyes, looking viciously at Jiang Cheng, "I am your grandmother! You must take care of me!"

Old Mrs. Jiang had it all figured out; Jiang Cheng must’ve gotten connected to someone powerful to call all these people.

This damn girl’s face is her most valuable asset!

Jiang Cheng looked at Old Mrs. Jiang; she didn’t want to attempt reasoning with her.

She walked directly to Jiang Laosan, the treasured son of Old Mrs. Jiang.

Strike where it hurts.

The eldest Jiang Family’s earnings were taken by Old Mrs. Jiang, saved up to get Jiang Laosan a job in town.

"Jiang Laosan, the temporary worker at the town’s recycling station... How many days do you think I need to get you fired?"

Jiang Laosan’s pupils widened in disbelief, "Impossible!"

Jiang Cheng sneered.

"I’ve got a hundred workers from three different large factories in the city behind me, and you’re telling me it’s impossible?"

"Short-sightedness that you portray so well!"

Jiang Laosan nervously swallowed, scared.

Terrified, Jiang Laosan instinctively looked at Old Mrs. Jiang; she jumped to her feet, blocking in front of Jiang Laosan.

"Jiang Cheng, don’t you dare!"

Jiang Cheng, unfazed, responded, "I very much dare."

Jiang Cheng leaned close to Old Mrs. Jiang’s ear.

"Don’t provoke me!"

"I can arrange for you to lose limbs, ruin your legacy!"

Fear finally appeared in Old Mrs. Jiang’s eyes.

Who was the person in front of her?

"You—you—"

"Understand, I’m not the bullied Jiang Cheng anymore."

Jiang Cheng stepped back a few steps and confidently extended a hand.

Director Lian immediately handed her a piece of paper filled with writing.

Jiang Cheng took it and said, "Sign it, stamp it, and I won’t touch Jiang Laosan."

"If you don’t sign... then Jiang Laosan is the mastermind who instructed Zhang Dageng, and he can be a good cellmate with Zhang Dageng."

After Jiang Cheng spoke, she shot a glance at Zhang Dageng.

Zhang Dageng immediately pointed at Jiang Laosan and shouted, "It was all Jiang Laosan’s orders! He gave me the drugs!"

Jiang Laosan couldn’t defend himself.

"Mom—it’s not me—mom—"

A grown man, Jiang Laosan, in trouble, only knew to call Old Mrs. Jiang.

Old Mrs. Jiang finally realized she was no match for Jiang Cheng.

One by one, the family members signed and stamped, renouncing their familial ties with Jiang Cheng.

All future matters regarding birth, old age, sickness, death, and funeral would have nothing to do with Jiang Cheng.

Jiang Cheng carefully folded the paper, without sparing the Jiang Family another glance.

"Let’s go!"

Over a hundred people clattered onto the trucks, leaving Jiang Cheng a step behind.

She waited for the village team leader.

In a quiet corner, Jiang Cheng smiled warmly at the team leader.

"Uncle Zhang."

"You—you scared me, insisted I come a bit late; what would happen if you suffered losses?"

Uncle Zhang, also the team leader, looked at Jiang Cheng with compassion.

"I knew Uncle Zhang was here, not scared in the slightest."

Jiang Cheng smiled sincerely.

The original owner was able to stay outside without needing village procedures because Uncle Zhang provided many blank papers stamped by the brigade.

Uncle Zhang, a good friend of the original owner’s father, took great care of her.

But back then, the original owner couldn’t stand up for herself, and Uncle Zhang, as an outsider, couldn’t reach her.

Uncle Zhang looked at Jiang Cheng with comfort and said, "Your parents would be very pleased to see you now."

"Aren’t you going to visit them?"

Jiang Cheng hesitated for a moment, thought about it, and said, "I’ll be back in a few days, will visit them then."

"Alright! Wait a moment, I have some mountain goods at home for you."

"No need, Uncle Zhang!"

"Hold on!"

Uncle Zhang paid no heed to Jiang Cheng’s words.

Jiang Cheng smiled wryly while waiting obediently.

"Cough, cough—"

A reminder cough sounded, and a smile unwittingly appeared on Jiang Cheng’s face. She turned and ran.

With arms wide open, Jiang Cheng rushed into the person’s embrace.

A face smudged blackened by Shen Que hurriedly caught Jiang Cheng.

"Director Shen."

"Mr. Jiang... I must criticize you, next time inform me first."

Shen Que, upon receiving Sun Aiguo’s message, was overwhelmed with panic.

He imagined the worst situation, fearing Jiang Cheng was trapped in the village, fearing she met harm.

At that moment, he truly wished he could fly to her.

Ultimately, he couldn’t resist, blackened his face, changed his clothes, and secretly joined the truck under the secretary’s cover.

It was only upon seeing Jiang Cheng that his heart settled a bit.

Jiang Cheng’s half face pressed against Shen Que’s chest, the warmth giving her immense security.

"Alright!"

Jiang Cheng agreed, and Shen Que’s lips curved upward.

Shen Que: She truly trusts me the most!

Their embrace didn’t last long, as Uncle Zhang returned.

Disguised, Shen Que was first to hop onto the truck.

He had to come incognito because a factory director leading a brawl wasn’t proper.

But as Jiang Cheng’s partner, not coming was impossible.

Jiang Cheng naturally understood, even spotting Shen Que amongst the crowd immediately.

At that moment, her heart surged with emotions.