The chattering, crackling, and popping sounds were endless and incessant.

Everyone is curious, and the patrons in the restaurant craned their necks and stared wide-eyed at Ji Xiaoxiao's crotch. With limited entertainment options these days, watching the love affairs of men and women had become the best way to pass the time.

Li Tianfu, who had "murdered his wife and beat his son," remained calm until he heard the word "daughter," at which point he was stunned and terrified, as if he had been frightened by a ghost.

In Lijia Village, Li Tianfu's murder of his wife and beating of his son was no secret. Having given up all pretense of morality, Li Tianfu made no attempt to hide it. The only thing he truly feared was what he had done to his daughter. If that were exposed, Li Tianfu would certainly face dire consequences.

"Who...who are you?" Li Tianfu couldn't help but suspect Ji Xiaoxiao's true identity when a complete stranger seemed to know so much about him.

"My former mother-in-law was Li Lanhua." Before she got married, Li Lanhua was from Lijia Village, and she and Li Tianfu belonged to the same village and ancestral hall. Back then, Li Lanhua was behind the scenes helping Li Tianfu marry the original owner of this body.

Not only did Li Lanhua cause the original owner to be infertile for life, but she also wanted to push her into the deepest hell. Ji Xiaoxiao racked her brains but still couldn't figure out why Li Lanhua was so determined to bite the original owner. Oh well, never mind. Now Ji Xiaoxiao was going to turn the tables on Li Lanhua and make her taste the bitterness of dog-eat-dog.

Leaving behind a single sentence, Ji Xiaoxiao departed the restaurant.

When Ji Xiaoxiao encountered Zhang's mother on the street, Zhang's mother asked her all sorts of questions, but Ji Xiaoxiao didn't answer. It wasn't until she got home that Ji Xiaoxiao told Zhang's mother everything that Li Tianfu had done.

"You can know a person's face but not their heart. Thank goodness, thank goodness." Zhang's mother patted her chest with lingering fear. "But, daughter, how did you know?"

"I overheard Li Lanhua saying it." Unable to reveal the truth, Ji Xiaoxiao shifted all the blame onto Li Lanhua without any apparent pressure.

Ji Xiaoxiao thought Zhang's mother would press for details, but after waiting a while, Zhang's mother seemed lost in memories. Ji Xiaoxiao gently nudged Zhang's mother and asked, "Mom, are you alright? Did you know Li Lanhua before I married Wang Da'an?" Ji Xiaoxiao had no choice but to make this guess. Zhang's mother was distraught after hearing about Li Lanhua, but it had nothing to do with Li Lanhua. Ji Xiaoxiao couldn't get any other answers.

"Sigh." Zhang's mother sighed, but her mouth remained wide open. "Of course we know each other. We were rivals for love back then."

"A love rival?" The answer was obvious, and Ji Xiaoxiao held her breath and waited.

"Don't let your father's current age and appearance fool you. When he was young, he was a renowned handsome young man in all the villages. Li Lanhua and I both fell in love with him at first sight, but he had the foresight to choose me." Zhang's mother beamed with happiness as she recounted those glorious years.

No wonder Li Lanhua kept targeting the original owner of this body. It turns out that she hated him because her love turned to hatred after he refused to marry her. Li Lanhua was taking revenge on the original owner for all the grudges and grievances from their past life.

A big question that had been lingering in Ji Xiaoxiao's mind was solved by Zhang's mother by accident.

"Oh right, we need to call the police. Murder is illegal." Zhang's mother exclaimed in alarm as she rushed home to answer the phone. Ji Xiaoxiao was already used to this.

Ji Xiaoxiao originally planned to let Li Tianfu annoy Li Lanhua for a few days before calling the police to arrest her, but now that Zhang's mother has intervened, Ji Xiaoxiao has no choice but to find another way.

Zhang's mother called the police to arrest Li Tianfu, who was causing a scene at Wang Da'an's house at the time. If the police hadn't arrived in time, Wang Da'an would have abandoned his wife and run away.

The house was in a mess. Li Lanhua was lying on the ground, injured by Li Tianfu. Wang Da'an was extremely anxious. "Mom, are you alright?"

Li Lanhua held Wang Da'an's hand and remained silent. Wang Da'an was flustered and thought something had happened to Li Lanhua. In his panic, he yelled at his wife, "What are you going to do? Didn't you see Mom was beaten?"

Zhou Xue was from a neighboring county and married Wang Da'an three years ago. Before the wedding, Zhou Xue had heard that her future husband was a college graduate, and she was full of hope for the future. After marrying him, Zhou Xue realized that some people, even if they wear dragon robes, still don't look like princes; Wang Da'an, on the other hand, had wasted his education on trivial matters.

He's a grown man in his mid-twenties, yet he calls out "Mom, Mom" ​​endlessly all day long. He calls for Mom when he's hungry, he calls for Mom when he's cold, and he still calls out "Mom" before going to bed. If he were just clinging to Li Lanhua, Zhou Xue's complaints wouldn't be so overwhelming. But Wang Da'an obeys Li Lanhua's every word, while Li Lanhua always treats him with disdain, always verbally abusing him even when it's not her fault. Wang Da'an never stops her, just quietly watching, as if she weren't part of the family, but rather a cleaning lady they hired.

This is my husband, and this is my mother-in-law.

She either explodes in silence or becomes abnormal in silence. Unable to rely on her husband, Zhou Xue has no choice but to wholeheartedly take care of her future support.

Zhou Xue smiled dismissively at Wang Da'an's angry roar, tidied up the house, and left with her two-year-old son.

"Zhou Xue, Zhou Xue, where are you going? Zhou Xue, stop right there." Zhou Xue's figure gradually disappeared from Wang Da'an's sight.

Wang Da'an was furious. If it weren't for his trip to Zhangjia Village, where his complaint failed and he was falsely accused, his reputation as a wicked mother-in-law, a foolishly filial son, and a husband who couldn't distinguish right from wrong would spread far and wide. From then on, all the good girls in the surrounding villages avoided the Wang family like the plague. There were suitors, but most were ugly and unattractive women, whom he looked down on. Those he would consider were naturally daughters of good families, but those families couldn't bear to see their daughters suffer. Without a suitable candidate, would he have bothered marrying that restless woman, Zhou Xue, from the neighboring county?

After some time, Li Lanhua recovered from the shock. The woman, who was in her fifties or sixties, cried and said, "Da'an, I can't live like this anymore."

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