Chapter 345 Be well, I won't kill you.

"The day you were sentenced and sent to prison, Su Laosan came to me and told me that he still wanted to be with me, even if it meant waiting until Grandpa, Grandma, and Mom and Dad were all gone, until we were all toothless old folks, until we couldn't walk anymore, he would still marry me! Do you know how happy I was?"

Fang Erniu looked at him, "For his words that he still wants to marry me even when we're old, I can forgive everyone—grandparents, parents, younger brother, including... you, big brother—but you've messed things up again!"

Brother Fang pursed his lips and awkwardly turned his face away.

"Look at me!"

Fang Erniu suddenly raised her voice, slammed her hand on the table, grabbed Fang Dage by the collar, and pulled him towards her, "I'll show you what I'm made of!"

The prison guard noticed her movement and knocked on the door to alert her.

Fang Erniu released him and softened her voice, "Big brother, why don't you dare look at me? Don't you know that what you said was threatening Auntie? You're forcing Su Laosan to choose between me and his family, you're forcing him to give me up! He said he's sorry to me, but it's you who are sorry to me!"

As Fang Erniu finished speaking, she gritted her teeth, and an overwhelming hatred rose in her eyes. Her eyes were red as she stared at Brother Fang.

She took a breath and said, "Auntie has already renovated the room where Su Laosan and I got married. We've made countless plans for the future, so detailed and meticulous. You know, Su Laosan's older brother and sister-in-law are so outstanding. Mom told me to follow in their footsteps, so we're under a lot of pressure. We've worked incredibly hard during the rural relocation program. Su Laosan and I are both determined to open the grocery store, so that when the whole family gathers together for New Year's Eve dinner..."

"...His elder brother and sister-in-law can be said to be pillars of the nation, having achieved academic success. We can also proudly say that we helped our farmers open up sales channels, sold their agricultural products in the city, and helped them earn money, ensuring that their hard work was not in vain..."

As she spoke, her eyes suddenly softened, and she smiled gently at Brother Fang, saying, "This is something that Su Laosan thought about for a long time before writing. Actually, we are just ordinary people who want to earn more money. My elder brother and sister-in-law can help the children improve in their studies, and we, who are not very educated, can support the younger generation financially by earning more money. My uncle and second brother are in the army, so whether the next generation wants to join the army, dedicate themselves to scientific research, or become business people, we can provide a safety net for them."

"...I even thought that when I had a lot of money, I would bring my nephews with me. There are too few truly wise people in the village, not many as insightful as my grandparents, and even fewer as intelligent as my elder brother who is willing to dedicate himself to serving the people in the countryside..."

As she was talking, she suddenly burst into laughter.

She laughed until tears streamed down her face, looking at Brother Fang, "Isn't that funny? I actually thought you guys were all good people back then, Brother, when did you turn so rotten?!"

Brother Fang was startled and turned to look at the prison guard standing at the door, but the guard didn't look at him.

"Erniu, you..."

Looking at Fang Erniu, whose mental state seemed off, Brother Fang's expression was complex. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Whether you believe it or not, I was initially very supportive of you marrying Su Laosan. Grandpa and Grandma have also praised Su Laosan to me countless times. We all felt that although he wasn't good before, his later performance was quite remarkable, regarding..."

He paused, pursed his lips, and continued, "...Li Banxia's ability to help her in-laws cook was something Grandpa and Grandma approved of, as were Mom and Dad. I never expected that day... What exactly happened? Mom suddenly tested Li Banxia like that, and Grandpa and Grandma didn't stop her immediately. I did guess their intentions. Considering how Grandpa and Grandma manipulated Uncle's family, they wanted to see where Li Banxia's tolerance limit was, whether she would make concessions to get Su Laosan to marry you. Grandma even stirred things up a few times, urging Mom to probe repeatedly. Grandpa didn't interfere, and I let it go. By the time I realized what was happening, things were already out of control. Erniu, nobody wanted things to turn out like this..."

Brother Fang sighed as he looked at Fang Erniu, whose face was covered in tears.

“Continue,” Fang Erniu said coldly, staring at him.

Brother Fang frowned. "You already know what happened next..."

"I told you to keep talking! I'm lazy, not stupid or dumb. Talk!"

Brother Fang gritted his teeth, "Fine, you'll regret it! Do you think Li Banxia didn't notice our family's scheming? She sensed it back then. To avoid being implicated by our family, and to give up on you, she even threatened to give up on Su Laosan to force him to give you up. I knew this couldn't end well! I still held onto a sliver of hope, thinking that if I made you suffer for a while longer, tomorrow, the day after, or after I used the Yao family's connections and Su Laosan's grocery store to make some achievements and get promoted, then you could get married, and no one would say I got promoted through nepotism..."

Fang Erniu's pupils contracted slightly, and a look of disbelief flashed across her eyes.

“Erniu, I never imagined that your uncle and his family would use your marriage to set a trap, going to such lengths to frame and harm me. They forced me into a corner; my mind went blank, I couldn't think straight, and I chose the most foolish way to fight back. I ruined myself, and I ruined you too. Erniu, your brother is so sorry…”

Fang Erniu opened her mouth, as if to say something, but then heard Fang Dage say the next sentence.

"Go and plead with Li Banxia for me. Hasn't she always liked you? Tell her that as long as she lets me go, I promise I'll never stop you from being with Su Laosan again. We'll still be related by marriage, and we can start over on our political achievements, right?"

Looking at her brother Fang, who was in a terrible state, Fang Erniu said, "Brother, you're hopeless. Thanks to you, I've completely broken off with Su Laosan. You can no longer use my name to cause trouble for Auntie. Auntie didn't do anything to you before because of me. You don't think Auntie is just an ordinary person, do you? Go back and ask the people who went to jail with you how Lin Jiefang and Zheng Huaixin were imprisoned. If you're not afraid of spending your life in jail, you can try again. Or, without Auntie's help, I'll do the right thing and kill my own family..."

"Wh-what?"

Brother Fang's pupils widened slightly. "What did you say?"

“I told you I would find a way to kill you. Anyway, I’m already living a life worse than death without being with Su Laosan. If I take you down with me, we can still be siblings in our next life.”

Brother Fang felt a chill run down his spine. Seeing that Fang Erniu was acting strangely again, he hurriedly said, "Erniu, I'm your brother, your own brother. We're siblings from the same mother. Are you crazy to kill your own brother for a man?"

"You'd better be alright, I won't kill you."

Fang Erniu stared at him, tilting her head slightly and looking at him unfocusedly. "Big brother, don't do anything wrong. Ah, I need to earn money to support your son's schooling, and I need to keep an eye on Mom and Dad with my sister-in-law to make sure they don't cause trouble. It's very tiring. Be good and get out of here soon, okay..."

Brother Fang thought Fang Erniu was crazy, what kind of nonsense was she spouting?

He turned to call the prison guard, but saw Fang Erniu pull out a small, pink fruit knife from her sleeve.

A chill ran down his spine, and he gasped, trying to back away.

But Fang Erniu grabbed her wrist, raised the fruit knife without hesitation, and brought it down vertically!