Ning Yan was just about to sell her family's old house when Ning Xiaojuan returned.

This cunning woman also set her sights on their old house.

Ning Yan felt that Ning Xiaojuan was really too brave.

I have no idea where she got the nerve to be so shameless!

But it's good that she came back. If Ning Yan had sold the house, and her three younger brothers came back, the villagers would definitely have favored her.

But if it was the second sister who sold it, then it's none of her business.

She took a moment to put the eighty-odd yuan that her second son had hidden into her own pocket.

Then, pretending to know nothing about Ning Xiaojuan selling the house, she made a special trip to the city to buy New Year's goods.

The man will soon get his driver's license, so I'll buy him a new outfit as a reward: a Zhongshan suit, a woolen overcoat, well-fitting suit trousers, and a pair of cotton leather shoes.

Next were the things for her son. She only planned to have Niu Niu as her only child in this life, since everything she owned would belong to Niu Niu in the future, so she certainly wouldn't let her child suffer.

She prepares everything for her child, from food and daily necessities to clothing and accessories, ensuring everything is perfect.

After buying most of the things, Ning Yan went to a state-run restaurant for a meal, and in the afternoon she bought chicken, fish and pork before taking a horse-drawn carriage in the village back home.

As soon as Ning Yan entered the village, the familiar old women there pulled her aside and started talking about what Ning Xiaojuan had done. "Da Ya, you didn't know, did you? Your sister came back today and sold your family's old house!"

"Sell the house? That doesn't make sense. The property deed is in my father's name. Now that my father is gone, it should belong to my three younger brothers. What right does she have to decide to sell it?"

"Who can argue with that? But she got your property certificate and sold it to someone from the same village. The paperwork was completed in just one day."

"If you don't want to, hurry up and go to Old Mu's house, return the money, and you can get the house back."

Ning Yan thought to herself, "Am I crazy to want the house back?"

"Thank you so much for telling me, Auntie! I'll go find Ning Xiaojuan right away!"

After Ning Yan returned home and put all her things down, she immediately borrowed a bicycle and went to town.

She had been looking forward to this fight for a year, and today she was determined to have a good fight.

Ning Xiaojuan had done something wrong, and when she heard that her older sister had come to visit, she was terrified and wanted her mother-in-law to send her away.

But Ning Yan was not one to be trifled with. She stormed into the Huang family's house, dragged Ning Xiaojuan outside the yard, and told everyone in front of the neighbors about the mess Ning Xiaojuan had made.

"You are a married woman, what right do you have to sell the family house?"

Even if we were to sell it, we would have to call our three younger brothers home to discuss it before we could sell it!

And you, of all people, chose a day when I wasn't home and sold the house in no time. What, you can't afford to be poor anymore, so you're hoping to sell your family's property to save your life?

The onlookers commented: "Isn't it because Old Huang's family can't afford to be poor? Otherwise, why would they run back to their parents' home to sell their house?"

Who would have thought that Huang's daughter-in-law, who usually seems so honest and gentle, could do something so despicable!

"My two younger brothers married into the family, and my youngest brother was adopted. Why can't I sell the house?"

Ning Yan slapped her hard across the face, and with a loud "smack," Ning Xiaojuan's face was turned to the side!

"Because that's the root of us five sisters!"

Because you're not the Ning family's only child!

You acted on your own initiative without consulting anyone!

Ning Yan slapped her for every word she said, and after several big slaps, Ning Xiaojuan's hair was all messed up.

"It's because I spoiled you too much when you were little that you became this selfish and self-centered. Today, as your older sister, I'm going to give you a wake-up call."

Ning Xiaojuan had already been slapped four times and was furious. She went up to grab Ning Yan's hair, but Ning Yan kicked Ning Xiaojuan in the chest and then pinned her to the ground and beat her.

Ning Xiaojuan screamed in pain, but unfortunately, none of the onlookers offered to help: firstly, Ning Yan had been too ruthless, and they were afraid of being implicated.

Secondly, they felt that the Huang family's daughter-in-law had gone too far; what kind of married daughter sells her parents' house?

Therefore, they only watched the spectacle and never interfered in the sisters' affairs.

Ning Yan beat him for a full quarter of an hour before stopping. It wasn't that she didn't want to beat him anymore, but that this brat was too weak and would die if she beat him any longer.

"Take out the money from selling the house, I'm going to buy our house back!"

Ning Xiaojuan wiped her nose, her hands covered in blood. The beating she had suffered today had made her hate her older sister intensely. "Don't even think about it! Why should I give you the money I earned through my own hard work?"

"Go ahead and kill me if you dare, you won't get a single penny of the money anyway."

"Good, good, Ning Xiaojuan, you're really great! You're awesome, you're really awesome!"

You're not going to pay me back, huh? Then I'll disown you as my sister from now on, and we'll never see each other again!

Ning Xiaojuan, remember this: don't ever show your face in front of me again, or I'll beat you every time I see you!

After saying what she needed to say and doing what she needed to do, Ning Yan got on her bicycle and left.

She had just gone inside and looked around. The Huang family had added a lot of things to their house. Although they weren't very valuable, Ning Xiaojuan was just being unreasonable.

Just wait, she'll make sure their family has a good New Year!

Ning Yan went to the secretary's house to return the car and happened to run into Wang Xiufang carrying a bundle on her way back to her parents' home.

She got married this year, marrying someone from the same village. After the incident at the tool shed, Wang Xiufang no longer wanted to marry an educated man. She married Liu Chengwen, the third son of the Liu family, one of the most capable young men in the village, and they are living a good life now.

The two greeted each other and chatted for a bit. Ning Yan sensed that Wang Xiufang was in a particularly good mood today.

She felt that it might be related to Mu Xiaoxiao and Lian Mingcheng's divorce.

Mu Xiaoxiao and Lian Mingcheng were not people who could endure hardship. They could only earn five or six work points a day at most, and they often bought grain to eat in the village.

In her previous life, Mu Xiaoxiao was heartbroken by Lian Mingcheng, and in this life, she has been wary of him and will not let him take advantage of her in the slightest.

As time went on, the two started arguing every day.

Lian Mingcheng felt that in his previous life, he had at least made Mu Xiaoxiao his wife for most of her life, and she had never lacked food or drink, which was already a great blessing. In this life, Mu Xiaoxiao should dedicate everything to him.

But Mu Xiaoxiao had already crossed Lian Mingcheng off in her heart, especially after learning how good Guang Sheng was to Ning Yan, and how Wang Cuiyun and the brigade leader wouldn't even let Ning Yan work after she got pregnant. She felt both bitter and resentful, and her attitude towards Lian Mingcheng worsened.

The two often fought, and villagers saw Mu Xiaoxiao beaten black and blue by Lian Mingcheng more than once. Mu Xiaoxiao proposed divorce more than once.

However, Lian Mingcheng disagreed.

Because in their previous life, the Mu family helped them return to the city ahead of time. If they were divorced, he wouldn't be able to go back.

So the two of them were stuck there. Divorce is difficult to complete if one party is not cooperative, which is true in any era, and even more so now.

Mu Xiaoxiao couldn't do anything about Lian Mingcheng for the time being.

Ning Yan was quite eager to see the couple cause trouble, since that way Mu Xiaoxiao wouldn't have time to bother Guang Sheng.

...(End of this chapter)