News spread throughout the commune that the director of the development department of Dahe Commune, who had been in office for less than three months, had helped more than a dozen production brigades double their income, but he resigned in order to take care of his elderly father.

Despite the commune leaders' best efforts to persuade her to stay, they ultimately had to reluctantly agree to let Qiao Wanyue take a leave of absence without pay so she could return home to care for her dying father.

Wei Kangjian even hurriedly took a car to the county and reported to the county leaders.

He opened the door in the county leaders' courtyard and loudly publicized Qiao Wanyue's deeds.

They even subtly implied that Qiao Wanyue's relationship with the Qiao family was "difficult."

Please, County Magistrate, recognize Qiao Wanyue's achievements and allow her to return home to care for her elderly father. She can come back to work after her family matters are settled.

Within a day, the news that Qiao Wanyue had returned home to take care of her elderly father spread throughout the entire county.

Winter nights come early.

Qiao Wanyue ate a bowl of hot soup noodles in town and rode her bicycle home.

Before she even got home, she saw a crowd gathered at the door.

"Wanyue, hurry and pull your sister-in-law away, she's gone mad!" The team member shouted loudly when he saw Qiao Wanyue riding her bicycle towards them from afar.

Qiao Wanyue got out of the car and parked it on the side of the road.

"What's wrong?"

"Your sister-in-law cursed your mother-in-law, saying that she was heartless, stubborn, and would drive you to your death. Your mother-in-law was so angry that she fainted several times. The two women are now at odds."

Qiao Wanyue slowed her pace.

When Qiao Wanyue arrived, the onlookers automatically made way for her.

Lu Xingxing stood at the door, hands on her hips, pointing at Lu Rong's nose and cursing.

Lu Rong's eyes were red and swollen, clearly from crying.

His hair was disheveled, and his clothes were covered in dirt.

I'm dizzy.

“Lu Rong, you’re incorrigible. It wasn’t enough that you drove your own daughter to her death, you also went and pressured Sister Wanyue. What right do you have to make decisions for her? Whether she wants to go back or not is none of your business.”

"Why don't you go to the toilet...?"

Lu Xingxing blurted out her curse; once the words were out of control, they were already said.

"Stars," Qiao Wanyue rebuked coldly.

Lu Xingxing suddenly realized that she had blurted something out.

She bit her lip, her eyes red as she looked at Lu Rong.

Did she say something wrong?

Shouldn't she be the one who died?

Qiao Wanyue walked to Lu Xingxing's side and put her arm around her shoulder. "Some words can't be taken back once they're said. I know you're upset. It's okay to vent, but there are some things you can't say."

Lu Xingxing stubbornly bit her lip, refusing to let her tears fall.

When Lu Rong saw Wan Yue return, he was so angry that he could hardly breathe. "This unfilial daughter pointed at me and cursed me, saying that I was going to force you to your death. All I did was say that a person's words are kind when they are about to die, and she cursed me. Is there any kind of daughter like her?"

When Lu Xingxing came to visit, she was overjoyed, thinking that the girl had finally come to her senses and acknowledged her as her mother.

As a result, she stood at the door and pointed at herself, cursing.

There has never been a precedent in thousands of years for a daughter to scold her mother.

She didn't understand why Lu Xingxing hated her so much, since she had been forced into it herself.

"Lu Rong, you're truly incorrigible. What does it matter to you whether your sister-in-law acknowledges her or not? When Qiao Sheng was forcing my sister-in-law and abusing her, did he ever think about how things would turn out now?"

"Does he want his sister-in-law to go and take care of her? He sees that his sister-in-law's husband is dead and that she has the ability, so he wants her to go back and help the Qiao family's brigade develop and help the Qiao family get rich."

"Are you out of your mind? You forced me to my death back then, and now you want to use your position as an elder to pressure my sister-in-law." Lu Xingxing was furious when she heard that her second sister-in-law was going back to the Qiao family.

I immediately realized that it must have been that stupid guy Lu Rong who persuaded me.

With her second brother gone and the Qiao family treating her badly, it must have been Lu Rong who persuaded her to go back.

Lu Xingxing recalled being tricked into going home, and how she was finally about to have her freedom.

She stared intently at Lu Rong.

Lu Rong sent a telegram saying that he was dying and asked her to return immediately.

As a result, when she returned home, she was found tied up, and even her elder brother had been sent away by Lu Rong. By the time her brother found her, she had already been taken into custody by the Geng family.

Lu Xingxing closed her eyes in anguish as she thought of the past.

A tear rolled down her cheek.

She couldn't let her second sister-in-law repeat the same mistake!