As night slowly fell, Xu Lanzhi still had no idea what to do. It seemed that she had no other choice but to beg Qian Yuan.

When the three older sisters-in-law heard about their mother-in-law's situation, they all rushed back in a panic.

Tang Chunya asked, "Mother, how hard did you hit her? Is Old Lady Liu dead? What should we do?!"

Xu Lanzhi explained the situation, saying that Liu was not seriously injured, but had been bribed by Qian Yuanwai in an attempt to force her to submit.

Upon hearing this, the three sisters realized that they had offended a wealthy person, and that going to the yamen to plead their case would be futile.

They were all anxious but helpless.

Tang Chunya was worried about her mother and couldn't help but mutter, "Lanzhi, you're really something. How did you end up messing with that devil Qian Yuanwai? If you had just stayed at home obediently, none of this trouble would have happened!"

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Upon hearing this, Xu Lanzhi felt extremely wronged. She protested, "Elder sister, I swear to God, ever since I married Dongsheng, I have always lived a law-abiding life."

Two years ago, I went to the fields and happened to run into Mr. Qian collecting rent. I've only ever seen him that one time. Can you blame me for that?

Tang Chunya pouted and said, "There are so many young wives in the village, why doesn't he have his eye on someone else? Isn't this your own problem?"

"You..." Xu Lanzhi was so angry that she couldn't say a word.

Tang Xiahe tugged at Tang Chunya's sleeve and said to her, "Stop saying anything. We all know what kind of person Lanzhi is. Even if you're worried about your mother, you can't pin the blame on her!"

Tang Qiumei also said, "Second Sister is right. Now is not the time to blame anyone. We have to think of a way to save Mother as soon as possible!"

When Tang Chunya saw her two younger sisters scolding her, she said irritably, "You two are just pretending to be good people. What can you do to save Mother now? I think the one who tied the knot must untie it. The only one who can save Mother is Xu Lanzhi!"

"Lanzhi, you should go and beg Master Qian for help tomorrow, otherwise if anything happens to Mother, this family will fall apart!"

Xu Lanzhi knew in her heart that the only way to save her mother-in-law, Wang Shi, was to beg Qian Yuanwai, but she still couldn't accept hearing it from Tang Chunya's mouth.

Does she think only your mother is human and I, Xu Lanzhi, am not? This is driving her to the brink of despair!

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Seeing that Tang Chunya's words were becoming increasingly outrageous, Tang Xiahe directly scolded, "Big sister, is that human language? Lanzhi is gone, how can she possibly have a good life? How are you going to let her live from now on!"

Tang Qiumei also said, "That Master Qian has a terrible reputation. He has ruined countless good girls. You're going to kill Lanzhi!"

Tang Chunya was also dissatisfied: "When that little girl was born, you all acted like do-gooders, and now you're doing the same thing. What else is there to say? Just let your mother rot in jail!"

After she said that, Tang Xiahe and Tang Qiumei were speechless. This was a dead end. Either they had to sacrifice Xu Lanzhi or give up the Wang family. Neither way was right.

So everyone fell silent, and the silence around them was unsettling.

After an unknown amount of time, Xu Lanzhi spoke up: "Tomorrow I will go to the Qian residence and bring my mother-in-law back. Second sister, third sister, please help out with my children from now on, especially Qiqi, she's still so young! It's getting late, so please don't go back tonight, three sisters, help me look after the children tomorrow!"

After Xu Lanzhi finished speaking, she went into the house without looking back.

Tang Qiumei whispered, "Lanzhi means she's going to give herself to that guy surnamed Qian. What about Dongsheng? How can he live with such a huge green hat on his head?"

Tang Xiahe sighed and said, "It's really tough on Lanzhi. Judging from her expression, she seems to be going all in!"

Tang Chunya pouted and said, "Why would she go all in? I don't think she's planning to come back. She's going to enjoy herself in the Qian family mansion. She looks so bitter and resentful. Who knows what she's thinking!"

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Tang Xiahe couldn't hold back any longer. She glared at Tang Chunya and said, "Tang Chunya, how could I have a sister like you? When Lanzhi didn't go, you said she was heartless and refused to help. Now that she's sacrificing herself to save Mother, you say she wants to go and enjoy life. If Mother were here, she would slap you across the face!"

Tang Chunya retorted, "Why are you always protecting her? If Dongsheng had listened to me and married Old Tian's daughter, he would not only have had a son, but he also wouldn't have gotten into trouble with that Qian family!"

Xu Lanzhi heard every word of those words, and she didn't want to hear what the three sisters said next.

She looked at the children sleeping soundly on the kang (a heated brick bed), and tears streamed down her face. They were just children after all; they had gone through such a ordeal during the day, yet they could still sleep peacefully at night.

Xu Lanzhi kissed them one by one, and finally picked up Tang Qiqi, only to find that the little girl was staring at her with wide eyes.

"Little Qiqi, why aren't you asleep yet? Be a good girl, because once the two of them leave, we'll never see you again!" Xu Lanzhi said, already sobbing uncontrollably.

Tang Qiqi was already exhausted and had barely managed to stay awake until now. Seeing Xu Lanzhi crying so sadly, she tried her best to raise her little arm and touch Xu Lanzhi's face.

Xu Lanzhi's heart was warmed by her kindness; such a young child already knew how to care for his mother.

Tang Qiqi babbled something again, her little hand pointing outside.

Xu Lanzhi was puzzled and only said, "It's getting late, we can't go out now."

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Tang Qiqi's arm was almost broken, but Xu Lanzhi still didn't understand what she meant. So she had to use her trump card: waving her little hands and crying loudly.

No matter how Xu Lanzhi tried to coax her, she wouldn't listen. Seeing that she kept pointing outside, she finally hugged her and took her outside.

Tang Qiqi continued to cry. Xu Lanzhi noticed that her hand was pointing in the direction of the woodshed and thought she was hungry, so she quickly heated up some milk for her.

Tang Qiqi kept whimpering with her little mouth closed, refusing to eat a single bite.

Xu Lanzhi carried her to the woodshed, and she stopped crying and started babbling something.

Xu Lanzhi asked helplessly, "Qiqi, what do you want to say to your mother?"

Tang Qiqi kept pointing at the cow and babbling incessantly.

Xu Lanzhi recalled what happened after Qiqi was born and suddenly realized that Tang Qiqi was probably teaching her how to save her mother-in-law.

She thought desperately, "How can a cow be my mother-in-law?!"

Oh right, it's milk. If the Sun family comes to collect the milk tomorrow, we can trade it for the cow. Maybe they have a way to deal with Master Qian and rescue Grandma!

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Xu Lanzhi was extremely excited. She asked, "Do you want the Sun family to help you?"

Tang Qiqi giggled.