Xu Cuihua looked at the clean and beautiful Chen Jiayi in front of her and couldn't help but shrink her neck.

Chen Jiayi felt a little uneasy when she saw that Xu Cuihua had become somewhat distant from her.

"Sister-in-law, what exactly happened to you in Lotus Town?"

Xu Cuihua remained silent for a moment before slowly speaking.

“Zhao Lianwei wasn’t feeling well and went to the hospital for a checkup, where she discovered she had syphilis. She didn’t have the money for treatment, and Chen Xiaowei wasn’t willing to give her any, so Zhao Lianwei thought of coming to the city to find you.”

“A few days after she left, I was taking a shower at home when I discovered that Chen Xiaowei was peeping at me. I panicked and secretly ran away. I wanted to go home, but my family didn’t welcome me… I didn’t know where to go, so I thought of going to the city to find you.”

Xu Cuihua paused for a moment, feeling somewhat uncomfortable.

"I finally found your house, only to discover you went to Beicheng. I was just waiting for you to come out when I ran into Zhao Lianwei being kicked out of your house."

Chen Jiayi was a little surprised, "You've been to my house?"

Chen Jiayi had no idea that Xu Cuihua had visited the Chen family.

Xu Cuihua nodded and gave a wry smile.

"Yes, I heard your grandparents passed away. Maybe I was just unlucky; you were busy when I went, so I missed it."

When Xu Cuihua was working day and night, she would sometimes regret why she went home. If she had gone directly to Chen Jiayi, she wouldn't have missed her.

Chen Jiayi looked at Xu Cuihua apologetically.

"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry."

Chen Jiayi felt powerless no matter how she explained. If she had firmly persuaded Xu Cuihua to leave the Chen family, perhaps Xu Cuihua wouldn't have suffered so much.

Xu Cuihua smiled sheepishly, "Jiayi, it's not your fault."

She sighed, feeling that she was just unlucky.

"It's all my bad luck! My husband died young, my parents don't care, and my in-laws despise me..."

Over the years, Chen Xiaowei and Zhao Lianwei have only felt that Xu Cuihua is freeloading at home.

However, Xu Cuihua gave all the work points she earned each month to her parents-in-law.

Chen Jiayi grasped Xu Cuihua's hand, and Xu Cuihua instinctively tried to pull her rough hand away.

Chen Jiayi held on tightly, looking at Xu Cuihua with heartache.

"Sister-in-law, you must have suffered a lot... I'm so sorry for not taking good care of you for my brother."

Xu Cuihua shook her head. "It was my own weakness. If I had been more assertive and hadn't gone back to Lianhua Town with Zhao Lianwei, I wouldn't have been sent to the Lin family's mine by them."

Six months ago, during the off-season, the production teams in Lianhua Town did not need many people to work.

Zhao Lianwei originally had her own job, but at that time someone came to the countryside to recruit manual laborers. When her parents-in-law saw that the wages were high, they immediately decided to send her there to work.

If Xu Cuihua had been a little smarter and had the courage to resist, she wouldn't have been tricked into coming here by her mother-in-law.

Chen Jiayi was furious when she learned that Xu Cuihua had been tricked by Zhao Lianwei.

Her adoptive mother appears gentle and kind, but in reality, she can use a gentle knife to hurt people!

When she was a child, she was scolded and went home to tell Zhao Lianwei.

Zhao Lianwei would ask her, why do others criticize her but not others?

As a child, Chen Jiayi didn't understand and thought it was her own problem.

She remembered it until now, but Chen Jiayi found out later.

This is not her problem!

It's not that the person who insulted her was foul-mouthed and had no manners!

Chen Jiayi grasped Xu Cuihua's hand, "Sister-in-law, come back with me for a while. As for the Chen family, don't go back there anymore."

"Since your older brother is already dead, your marriage is no longer a de facto one. There's no need for you to go back and continue to suffer!"

Xu Cuihua's gaze was complicated. "Jiayi, thank you."

Xu Cuihua could understand Chen Jiayi, but being worn out by working day and night at the forest farm, she couldn't help but feel resentful towards Chen Jiayi.

Chen Jiayi felt extremely distressed, but also very fortunate that she had run into Zhao Lianwei today and learned about her sister-in-law's suffering.

Chen Jiayi brought Xu Cuihua back to the Chen family home, and Xu Cuihua was shocked when she saw Wang Shuting.

She never expected that Wang Shuting was working as a nanny in the Chen family. She had always heard that Li Yan's mother worked in a big city, but she never expected that she was working as a nanny in the Chen family.

Wang Shuting didn't recognize Xu Cuihua at first, until Chen Jiayi introduced her identity, and then she realized that they were from the same place.

She immediately took Xu Cuihua upstairs to take a bath, feeling sorry for her.

Xu Cuihua looked at the separate bedroom, somewhat dazed.

Lotus Town

Zhao Lianwei caught the last bus home, but the bus only went to the town and not to Chenjia Village.

It would cost several dollars to take an oxcart or horse-drawn carriage to Chenjia Village, but Zhao Lianwei couldn't bear to spend the money, so she simply chose to walk back.

She walked back in the afternoon, before the sun had set. She didn't know how long she walked, but Zhao Lianwei finally arrived at Chenjia Village.

Zhao Lianwei felt extremely annoyed at the thought that Chen Jiayi had just dumped her at the bus station and left.

Why didn't Chen Jiayi take him home?

Zhao Lianwei's mind was filled with random thoughts. When she got home, she found the house completely dark.

Chenjia Village does not yet have electricity, but candles are usually lit in the homes after dark.

Zhao Lianwei lit the candles and called out her youngest son's name.

No one answered her, and Zhao Lianwei began to panic.

She went outside and immediately called out to her neighbor when she saw her.

"Brother Du, have you seen my Yaoming?"

The man whom Zhao Lianwei called Brother Du showed a hint of surprise when he saw Zhao Lianwei.

His tone was strange, "Sister Zhao, you're back? Didn't you know? Your son was beaten by your husband and is in the hospital."

It was dark, and Zhao Lianwei couldn't see the other person's expression.

Upon hearing this, Zhao Lianwei was immediately taken aback.

She immediately exploded.

"What? Chen Xiaowei actually hit Yaoming?"

Chen Xiaowei only has one son, Chen Yaoming, and he dotes on this son immensely.

How could Yaoming have ended up in the hospital out of nowhere?

Zhao Lianwei quickly pressed, "Do you know why?"

"How would I know?" Brother Du was in a hurry to get home for dinner, and after saying that, he turned around and left.

Zhao Lianwei was extremely anxious and quickly reached out to grab Brother Du's clothes.

"Brother Du, do you know which hospital they are in?"

Unfortunately, Chen Xiaowei witnessed Zhao Lianwei grabbing another man's clothes.

Chen Xiaowei roared, "You bitch, what are you doing?"

Upon hearing the familiar voice, Zhao Lianwei was so frightened that she quickly let go of her hand.

When Brother Du saw Chen Xiaowei return, he shouldered his hoe and left.

Chen Xiaowei, carrying a lantern, ran quickly to them, his eyes fixed on them with a gloomy expression.

Upon seeing that it was his honest and law-abiding neighbor, Du Danian, Chen Xiaowei frowned.

Du Danian explained speechlessly, "It was your wife who grabbed my clothes on her own initiative. I have nothing to do with your wife."

He was angry. He should have just ignored Zhao Lianwei. Now he had gotten himself into trouble.

Zhao Lianwei quickly explained, "I saw that you and Yaoming weren't home, so I asked Brother Du where you went."