Zhang Yumei's expression had been rather unpleasant ever since she left Xujia Village.

Looking at her expression, Xu Weiguo and Xu Fang didn't dare to utter a sound.

Finally, Xu Weiguo braced himself and asked, "So, should we go straight home now, or go to Chenjia Village?"

Zhang Yumei's current state gave Xu Weiguo the feeling that she wanted to devour people, and he wondered if she still had the heart to go to Chenjia Village.

To be honest, Xu Weiguo didn't really want to go to Chenjia Village.

Because in the past, if you went to Chenjia Village, you would almost always run into Chen Ming.

Even if she hadn't run into Chen Ming, the people of Chenjia Village would definitely have bombarded Xu Fang with questions.

If he were in charge of the finances, he would definitely prefer to buy something more expensive at a department store rather than buy it in Chenjia Village.

Upon hearing Xu Weiguo's question, Zhang Yumei answered loudly, "Go! Why wouldn't I go!"

Okay, okay, since Zhang Yumei says she wants to go, then let's go...

......

"Hey, look, isn't that Chen Ming's wife?"

"It seems like it really is. Is she coming back to remarry Chen Ming?"

"I don't think so. Chen Ming is so different now than before. I don't even think much of him, let alone other people."

"That's right. I heard from the village chief that Chen Ming's wife's older brother is a leader in the city's Public Security Bureau."

"I've heard about it too. Why did Chen Ming have such a stupid idea and divorce his wife?"

"Who knows? Besides, they're divorced, so stop calling her Chen Ming's wife. She's his ex-wife."

"Oh dear, I just didn't know what Chen Ming's wife—oops! I mean, Chen Ming's ex-wife's name was."

"Yes, do you know her name?"

"I don't know either."

As the group was engrossed in their conversation, one of them noticed Xu Fang and the others approaching and quickly reminded them, "Alright, stop talking now."

"They're coming this way."

As soon as Xu Fang entered the village, she saw them staring at her. She knew they were probably curious about her divorce from Chen Ming.

However, they didn't ask, and Xu Fang wouldn't bring it up herself.

Of course, even if they asked, Xu Fang wouldn't answer.

"Hello, sisters-in-law, it's been a long time."

After greeting them, Xu Fang asked directly, "I'd like to trade some dried longan with you. Do you have any dried longan at home?"

Anyway, that's their purpose in coming here today. If they can change at the village entrance, Xu Fang doesn't really want to go into the village.

"Yes! I have plenty more at home, Chen Ming's wife—oops, how many do you want?"

"Yes, yes, I have one too. Mine is a really big one. How many do you want?"

"I have one too!"

A group of people who were just chatting and gossiping in harmony now wish that everyone else in the room would leave.

After all, Xu Fang's demand for dried longan is definitely limited. There are four or five of them here. What if she doesn't get selected?

That's all money!

It's so hard for them to earn even a penny in the village, so no one wants to miss this opportunity.

Xu Fang didn't intend to specify whose family she wanted. Her relationship with these sisters-in-law was about the same; none of them were particularly good, and none were particularly bad.

So Xu Fang said directly, "Well then, we're in a bit of a hurry, we need about twenty to thirty catties of dried longan."

"The price is one cent per pound. If any of you ladies have some at home and think the price is right, please go home and get it now."

"We want the thirty pounds that can be delivered as quickly as possible."

As soon as Xu Fang finished speaking, everyone rushed home.

Just kidding, let alone one cent per pound, they would be willing to sell it for five cents per pound, okay?

There are so many longan trees in Xujia Village that the village can't eat them all every year, and there are no restrictions on villagers picking them.

The dried longan in their home costs nothing; just bring over ten pounds and you'll get a dollar.

They'd better hurry up and get it, since Xu Fang said that whoever gets it first gets it.

Xu Weiguo felt both relieved and regretful when he saw that Xu Fang had bought dried longan right at the village entrance.

Fortunately, if they hadn't gone into the village, they probably wouldn't have run into Chen Ming.

Unfortunately, without meeting Chen Ming, Xu Weiguo will never be able to witness firsthand how miserable Chen Ming's life is now.

Xu Weiguo firmly believed that Chen Ming would definitely not live well after leaving the Xu family, so he actually wanted to witness it with his own eyes.

Taking advantage of the fact that no one was around, Xu Weiguo walked to Zhang Yumei's side, gently pulled her into his arms, and whispered to comfort her, "Don't worry."

“I know you’re worried that Xu Weimin might actually send someone to retaliate against us, but you don’t need to worry too much.”

"Now that we know in advance, we just need to take precautions and be careful in everything we do."

"Besides, I don't think Xu Weimin can find any powerful people to deal with us. At most, he can just spend some money to send out some messages."

Zhang Yumei's tense emotions gradually relaxed under Xu Weiguo's reassurance.

She sighed sadly, "Sigh..."

"Why is he so persistent? He's already in a labor camp in the Northwest, yet he's still thinking about taking revenge on us."

"Besides, it's clearly their own fault that they ended up like this, how dare they blame us?!"

Xu Weiguo patted her back, staring blankly ahead, his tone somewhat lost: "Who knows?"

"Maybe some people are just born bad. I believe I've done everything I could to be fair to them, but look how they treated me?"

"There are many things in the world that cannot be explained clearly. As everyone has said, the most complex thing is the human heart."

After Zhang Yumei got out of Xu Weiguo's arms, the two looked at each other and sighed in unison, "Sigh~"

"Ah! What are you doing?! Let go!"

Xu Weiguo and Zhang Yumei, who were still feeling melancholy, immediately turned around when they heard Xu Fang's scream.

When they saw a disheveled man grabbing Xu Fang's hand, they both hurriedly ran back.

As Xu Weiguo ran, he shouted angrily, "Who are you?! Let go of Afang!"

Xu Fang struggled to break free, but she smelled a rancid odor on the man, and she felt utterly devastated.

"Who are you! Let me go!"

The disheveled man kept his head down and remained silent, but he tried very hard to pull Xu Fang towards the village.

When Xu Weiguo arrived, he immediately pushed the man away forcefully.

The slovenly man was pushed to the ground by Xu Weiguo, revealing his face.

When Zhang Yumei arrived, she stared wide-eyed at the person on the ground and exclaimed in shock, "Chen Ming?!"