Only then did they react and rush forward.

Two of them pushed Old An away from both sides, while another two pulled Aunt Wang away from Ministry Councilor He.

Then, they brought both of them together and began punching and kicking them to avenge their master!

Old An and Aunt Wang could only cry out in pain.

“Chief, Chief! Junior Officer! Save us! Save us!”

They turned to the Chief and the Junior Officer for help. After all, they were in their village. How could Ministry Councilor He be a match for the many men here?

Unfortunately, they were wrong. Neither the Chief nor the Junior Officer wanted to interfere in their matters, and the other men looked at them in disdain.

Since Old An and Aunt Wang provoked Ministry Councilor He, they had to be responsible for it. They deserved to get beaten up for bringing these people here. The villagers would even clap and cheer if they were beaten to death!

“Jiuyue, are you alright?”

The Chief sighed and turned to look at An Jiuyue, who seemed a little flustered.

“Y-yes.”

An Jiuyue looked up at the Chief and the others before heaving a sigh of relief. She stepped back and watched Old An and Aunt Wang getting beaten up.

Then, she turned to look at Ministry Councilor He, who was getting up with the help of his servants.

“Chief, what does Aunt Wang’s family want? I can’t afford to offend them. Is avoiding them not enough?”

The Chief’s expression darkened when he heard her say that, and his hatred for Old An’s family grew.

Even if An Jiuyue is a woman with a few children, she is the savior of their village. Yet, Aunt Wang almost snatched her child. How can this be?

“Jiuyue, don’t worry. I’ll definitely seek justice for you. I won’t let this vicious woman off this time!”

An Jiuyue chuckled internally.

It seems like the Chief knows what stupid things his wife did. Otherwise, he won’t be here trying to smooth things over.

You won’t let Aunt Wang off? Is this something Aunt Wang could’ve done alone?

Of course, the Chief knew. His wife had been nagging him to stay out of it ever since someone came to tell him that something had happened to An Jiuyue.

He knew his wife was involved.

But what could he do? He could only take responsibility for the trouble his wife caused.

He had to maintain his reputation, right?

Of course, he had to. He could not be the Chief if his reputation was tarnished. He would be replaced.

However, he decided he would not let his wife off when he returned home after this matter was over. If she continued with her behavior, his reputation as the Chief would be ruined by her sooner or later.

In that case, he might as well divorce that woman.

Although that would also be bad for his reputation, it would be better than her causing trouble repeatedly in the future. He would have to clean up after her repeatedly, right?

“Jiuyue, we won’t let Old An’s family off this time. Don’t worry,” the Junior Officer assured.

He did not know that the Chief’s family was involved again, so he only mentioned Old An.

There was a huge difference between the Chief singling out Aunt Wang and the Junior Officer directly talking about Old An.