Xu Lanzhi wanted to send Ziqiang back to his house to avoid any further trouble, but Ziqiang was worried that his aunt, a woman, would be taken advantage of, so he refused to leave.

Xu Lanzhi could only signal to Wang Shi with her eyes. Fortunately, the tacit understanding between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law remained, and Wang Shi immediately understood Xu Lanzhi's meaning. He said to Xu Lanzhi, "Take the child inside. I'm standing at the gate; there's dirt here, I need to clean it up."

After saying that, Wang picked up a broom and mercilessly swept it towards Liu and her son.

Liu was full of dissatisfaction, but Wang quickly chased her away until she had nowhere to stay, and Zhao Hongcai was naturally not spared either.

Seeing that there was no point in staying any longer, he dragged his mother away in a dejected manner.

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As they left the village, Zhao Hongcai said tearfully, "Mother, Qiu Mei isn't going. Both of my wives have run away." He then burst into tears.

Liu said irritably, "You brainless idiot, you didn't even bother to find out beforehand that the Tang family suddenly became rich, and you rushed off to hang out with that maid from your second sister-in-law's family. Now look what you've done. The Tang family is rolling in money now, and we can't get a single bit of benefit from it."

Zhao Hongcai seemed not to understand what they were saying, and only asked, "Mom, does that mean I'll be a bachelor forever?"

Wang kicked him hard in the buttocks and scolded, "Stop thinking about your wife all day long. Think about how you can go and do odd jobs with them. Now that Tang Qiumei is not here, there is no one to cook at home, and we can't finish the work here."

Zhao Hongcai said unhappily, "Mom, you can't just force me. My brothers can also do chores. Xu Lanzhi definitely won't hire me for odd jobs. I've worked so hard for this family for so long, don't push everything onto me!"

After hearing Zhao Hongcai's words, Liu and her son started arguing again.

Unlike the chaos on the Liu family's side, the Tang family was a picture of harmony and happiness.

Tang Qiumei was at the chicken farm and didn't see Liu and the others in person, so Xu Lanzhi told her all the things Ziqiang had said about self-reliance. She said to her, "Look, your two boys have grown up and they know how to protect you. You shouldn't think about those unhappy things anymore. I told you long ago that your good days are yet to come."

Tang Qiumei was moved to tears, and she pulled her two children aside and said, "Quickly thank your aunt, she gave us the confidence to fight back!"

The two brothers knelt down in unison. Xu Lanzhi was moved and quickly helped them up, offering them kind words of comfort.

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She was self-reliant and had good judgment. She knelt down before Wang, who was sitting to the side, to thank her grandmother for her protection.

Upon hearing this, Wang felt deeply ashamed. She helped the two children up and said to them earnestly, "Grandma was confused and almost ruined things, but your aunt has really been very good to you. From now on, treat your aunt the same way you would your mother."

The old lady's emotional appeal moved Tang Qiumei and Xu Lanzhi to tears again. However, Zhao Hongcai's matter finally came to an end here.

The Tang family's land in Huaiyuan expanded, and their business grew bigger and bigger. Tang Yindi even rented several shops in the center of the county town. Now they have a grain and oil shop, a meat shop, and a jewelry shop. They are just waiting for Jiedi's sheep to be raised well so that they can open a cloth shop.

You know what, her several shops together actually do pretty good business. A lot of people come here to buy things, just for the convenience.

Tang Xiahe was beaming from ear to ear as she counted the silver, while Yindi looked completely uninterested and listless all day.

Tang Xiahe assumed that Yindi was just tired from opening a new store, so she tried to make her nourishing soups every day, but Yindi remained the same.

When Tang Qiqi returned from Tangjiagou, she also noticed that Yindi was acting strangely. It was the first time she had ever seen this. Even when receiving money, she couldn't make her money-grubbing second sister smile, but she didn't seem to be sick.

Tang Qiqi was wondering what was going on when she remembered Niandi and Pandi, who provided her with the answer.

As soon as the three sisters entered, Yindi hurried over and asked, "What did you learn today? What is Mr. Liu doing?"

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Niandi said, "Mr. Liu has been very busy these past few days. He only tells us to study, and the rest of the time he is either reading or discussing the imperial examinations with the students."

Sidi also said, "I heard from my fellow students that Mr. Liu is also going to participate in the imperial examination!"

Yindi's face suddenly turned pale. She said to Tang Xiahe, "Second Aunt, thank you for taking care of my sisters. I'm not feeling well, so I'll go back to my room first."

Tang Xiahe called out from behind, "Yindi, what's wrong with you? You haven't eaten properly for days."

Tang Qiqi asked, "What's wrong with Second Sister? She seems so listless!"

Sisi shook her head and said, "Who knows? My second sister was so happy the first two days after you went back. She would often laugh to herself and was very kind to us. She would often give us some loose change to buy fruit."

But that's how it was for the next few days. Even though the shop made money, she wasn't happy; she hadn't eaten with us for several days.

Tang Qiqi was worried and followed her into Yindi's room, asking, "Second Sister, what's wrong? Are you feeling unwell?"

Yindi said sullenly, "I'm fine. Let's eat together. I want to be alone."

Tang Qiqi thought for a moment and asked, "Second Sister, did you and Mr. Liu have a falling out?"

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Upon hearing the name Mr. Liu, Yindi could no longer hold back and began to sob.

Tang Qiqi was terrified. She hurriedly asked, "Second sister, don't cry. Tell me what happened. Did he bully you? Wait here, I'll go settle the score with him."

Tang Qiqi ran out as she spoke, but Yindi stopped her. She sobbed and said, "Don't go. Mr. Liu has never come since that day."

Sisi and the others said he's busy reading online, preparing for the scientific expedition!

Tang Qiqi was furious when she heard this. Liu Rufeng, that bastard, if he wanted to take the imperial examination and become an official, why did he have to provoke her second sister?

Now that my second sister has feelings for him, he's stopped showing up. It's infuriating!

Tang Qiqi said to Yindi, "Sister, don't cry, I'll help you deal with this bastard."

After saying that, Tang Qiqi summoned Bai Xue from her spatial dimension and headed aggressively towards the private school.

It was already evening, and the students had all gone home, leaving the private school quiet.

Tang Qiqi barged in and found the surroundings pitch black except for Liu Rufeng's study, where the light was still on and Liu Rufeng's silhouette, engrossed in his studies, was reflected in the window.

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Tang Qiqi jumped off Bai Xue, kicked open the door with her short legs, and said fiercely, "Liu Rufeng, you bastard, what have you done!"

Liu Rufeng was startled. When he saw it was Qiqi, he said, "You impetuous girl, why are you here at this hour? You didn't even knock before coming. Let me tell you, I don't have time to give you special tutoring. I have to study."

Tang Qiqi sneered, "Liu Rufeng, you're quite diligent. Since you're so eager to make a name for yourself, why did you provoke my second sister?"