Liang Shuyan was reborn as the mother of a group of children. Being a mother was one thing, but she also happened to be in the midst of a famine. With originally precarious meals and the added hard...
"Mother, it's my second aunt. Is she seeking justice for Chunyan?"
Liang Shuyan snorted coldly: "You really think she's here to seek justice for Chunyan? To be honest, once Chunyan goes back, she'll lose her 15 coins a month, and she's here to ask for money!"
When the donkey cart arrived at the door, Ruyan and Sanwang got off, and Su Qiaoqiao followed suit.
Su Qiaoqiao said with a smile, "Auntie, I'll go back first to cook for my dad and the kids. You guys go back first."
Liang Shuyan nodded: "Okay!"
What kind of reputation does Zhao have in the village? Everyone in Daling Village is afraid of Zhao. Su Qiaoqiao knows that she has come to Daling Village with her two children after her divorce, and she doesn't want to offend this crazy woman and spread rumors about her everywhere.
Old Mrs. Jin, leaning on her cane, stomped it angrily, saying, "What are you thinking? Don't think I don't know. You brought Chunyan here because you have no other way to make money, so you want me to stand up for you, right?"
Zhao laughed it off, wearing a gray, patched robe: "Mother, that's how it is. We can't break a bond of gold. We're all family. Chunyan was kicked out by my sister-in-law just for saying one thing to Ruyan. How can this be? Can't our Chunyan stay in the Jin family's workshop?"
"Enough! I don't want to hear your nagging! Don't forget, whether it's the teahouse or the restaurant, they are all your sister-in-law's businesses. They have nothing to do with the Jin family, and they have no obligation to take in ungrateful wretches like you. Chunyan, you're just a young girl, how can you be so foul-mouthed and stir up trouble? Who can you blame?"
Liang Shuyan walked over with a stern face: "What, you dare to come to my house? Don't you know what Chunyan has done?"
Zhao didn't know how to explain, and began to stammer, "Well, Chunyan was doing it for Sanwang's own good. Who knows how that unclean Ruyan might cuckold Sanwang in the future?"
Upon hearing this, Sanwang strode over, patted his chest, and said, "Auntie, how Ruyan treats me is our family's business. What does it have to do with you? Why are you here telling me how to behave? Do you need to?"
Zhao clenched her fists in anger and yelled at Sanwang, "Sanwang, I'm still your aunt! How could you treat me like this?"
"I want to tell you that Chunyan is no longer suitable to work in my family, so please don't bother me anymore. You're stirring up trouble, and I don't know if it was you, as her mother, who taught Chunyan to do that. How dare you say it out loud?"
Zhao was so angry that her face turned ashen. She glanced at Old Madam Jin and said, "Mother, I knew it. You've always favored my sister-in-law's family. After all, she stayed with us for a while. Now that you see that my sister-in-law is capable, you've started to look down on us. When you die, I won't give you a single penny for your coffin!"
Zhao's words infuriated Old Lady Jin. Upon hearing this, Liang Shuyan stepped forward and slapped Zhao across the face: "You really think you're the village bully, and no one dares to do anything to you? Fine, I'll show you what a lesson is now."
Zhao covered her face, nearly stumbling and falling to the ground. She burst into tears, wailing, "Oh, Widow Jin, what kind of person are you? How dare you hit me! Don't think I won't tear you apart. Just because you're having an affair with Li Zheng, you think you can do whatever you want in this village? I'm not afraid of you. Come on, if you dare, beat me to death!"
As soon as Zhao shouted, everyone in the village came out, eager to see what was going on.
Upon hearing this, Li Zheng's wife, Jiao, retorted, "You're the only one saying this. Why don't others know? If my husband had the ability to get together with such a capable woman in the village, I would give him a thumbs up. But your husband, I doubt anyone would even dare to take him."
The plump auntie chimed in, "Oh dear, why is that? Why is nobody willing to take them?"
"That goes without saying, it must be that Jin Wang has caught that disease. Who would dare to be intimate with him? That would be suicidal!"
Upon hearing this, Zhao rushed towards Huang San.
"You beast, are you saying I'm sick?"
Huang San stood motionless, his arms wrapped together: "That's right, so what can you do? Did you ever think of giving me your illness?"
Huang San laughed heartily: "It's alright, this kind of disease will be fine as long as I don't take my pants off, right everyone?"
Zhao didn't gain any advantage this time; instead, she was severely humiliated by Huang San and hurriedly fled.
Liang Shuyan said somewhat embarrassedly, "I'm so sorry, everyone, I've made a fool of myself! In a while, when my family moves into our new house, I'll treat everyone to a meal!"
Jiao shook her head: "You really are something, why do you always provoke this shrew? Everyone in the village has a problem with that woman. Today, at least she didn't get away with it."
"It's alright. By the way, you and Aunt Liu should get along well. If you have time, try to persuade Fatty to marry Yinxia. Yinxia is pregnant, and Fatty isn't a cunning person!"
Jiao shook her head helplessly: "I've already spoken to our manager about this matter in a very polite way. Aunt Liu is stubborn and insists on doing it this way. There's nothing I can do. What she said makes sense. That Jiang actually encouraged her son to do such a thing. Aunt Liu said that even if Yinxia never marries, she must never marry into the Li family!"
Liang Shuyan rolled her eyes: "Oh, is that so? Well then, never mind. I just thought Yinxia wasn't a bad person, so I wanted her to find a decent husband as soon as possible. I never expected to encounter something like this!"
After exchanging pleasantries for a while, Liang Shuyan turned around and went home.
Daya had already prepared the meal and placed it on the table.
It was still noodles, simple and plain, without a single piece of meat.
Liang Shuyan picked up her chopsticks, stirred the food a couple of times, and said, "Is there no meat at home? Next time you cook, stir-fry some meat. Otherwise, this kind of food has no oil and water, and you'll get hungry easily."
Daya nodded: "Okay, I'm just not very good at cooking meat, and I'm worried about wasting ingredients."
"How about this, if I'm free tomorrow, I'll come back a little earlier and teach you how to cook. Whatever you want to eat, we can make some. Everyone has been working hard these past few days. Besides the people at the restaurant and the martial arts school, we at home should also eat better."
After finishing his work at the teahouse, Old Liu came to Liang Shuyan, his lips trembling slightly. "Auntie, I'd like to ask for leave to go to town to get some medicine. My wife is sick."