Having received Wang Mazi's assurance, the second son's wife could no longer suppress the smile on her face and left Wang Mazi's small hut with a radiant expression.

Having made up her mind, she went straight back to the Zhao family's new residence without stopping.

It was mealtime, and the entire Zhao family was sitting at the table preparing to eat. When they saw the second son's wife return, most of them didn't give her a warm welcome, except for the second son, Zhao Lao Er, who called out to her.

After all, she's his wife; even if others don't care, he still has to.

Grandma Zhao rolled her eyes at her: "You certainly know how to pick your time to come back!"

Now that she's back, she has to eat a meal at home. Business is bad right now, so every extra meal means more losses. She'd love for her second son's wife to go back to her parents' house for a few days.

The second son's wife secretly pursed her lips but didn't reply.

She was preoccupied with important matters and had no time to care about anything else.

After lunch, the third son's wife prepared to go to the milk tea shop, and the second son's wife went with her. The two men stayed at home, so there were only the two of them in the shop.

The second son's wife kept the matter that Wang Mazi had mentioned in her heart, and after thinking it over, she set her sights on the third son's wife.

"Third brother's wife, could you do me a favor this time?"

"What kind of help? Tell me first." The third son's wife knew that she was full of tricks, so she didn't dare to agree immediately.

The second son's wife grinned guiltily, "I made my eldest brother and sister-in-law angry today. After my parents scolded me, I realized that I need their help with the shop. I thought I should apologize to my sister-in-law."

The third son's wife was busy with her work when she heard this and glanced at her: "It's rare that you have such an awakening."

The second son's wife felt a chill run down her spine when she saw her, and gritted her teeth, blurting out, "How about you call my sister-in-law out for me? I'll apologize to her in person!"

The third son's wife was puzzled: "Why don't you go apologize to your eldest brother's house yourself? Why call your sister-in-law out?"

This question made the second son's wife stammer a little: "I, I... I was just afraid that my eldest brother wouldn't let me into the house because he was still angry. There are some things that women say... that my eldest brother can't easily hear. You can ask my sister-in-law to come out for me. When she calms down and lends us the money, we won't have to live this miserable life anymore!"

It's a good thing that someone stepped forward to apologize to the elder brother and sister-in-law. After all, the milk tea shop is struggling and they still need the help of the elder brother and sister-in-law. Now that this conflict has occurred, the Zhao family elders certainly won't come out to apologize, and the two Zhao brothers aren't too proud to admit it either. It's appropriate for the second brother's wife to step forward at this time.

Thinking of this, the third son's wife agreed to help her.

After the milk tea shop closed that day, she went to Zhao Yi's house.

Seeing her sincere attitude, Jiang Bai decided to go to the Zhao family again the next day; the matter of the milk tea shop still needed to be resolved.

The next day, Jiang Bai got up, tidied himself up, and went into the village.

The third son's wife arranged a meeting place for her not far from the milk tea shop. The place was a bit out of the way, but she said that the second son's wife had some important things to say and that no one else could hear them.

Jiang Bai merely raised an eyebrow, without saying anything more.

The two of them made things very mysterious, and no one knew what they were plotting. Once they arrived at their destination, everything became clear.

After listening to his third brother's wife, Jiang Bai went alone to the place he had been waiting for. There was a dilapidated house there, overgrown with weeds inside and out, some of which were as tall as a person's chin.

It's unusually quiet here because few people come here.

"Second son's wife?" She looked around inside but didn't see anyone.

Just as she was walking into the dilapidated house, she suddenly kicked over something, and a pungent smell filled the air, making her vision go black.

It was a sleeping drug?!

Jiang Bai was startled and immediately covered his nose, but it didn't help much. His eyes rolled back, and he collapsed to the ground with a thud.

After she lost consciousness, a person slowly emerged from the lush grass; it was Wang Mazi.

He was short, and the weeds completely concealed him, making him virtually undetectable.

He looked at Jiang Bai, who lay unconscious on the ground, and grinned sinisterly.

The third son's wife was completely unaware of the situation. When she saw the second son's wife return from outside, she asked, "Did the eldest sister-in-law agree to help us?"

The second son's wife raised her head and snorted coldly: "She's used to being arrogant, how could she forgive so easily? I apologized to her sincerely, and she even insulted me! I'm not going to let her help me anymore. I can run the milk tea shop well on my own."

Jiang Bai is now tied up by Wang Mazi. All she has to do is wait for Zhao Yi to pay the ransom, then she'll have the money! Who cares about the milk tea shop then?!

Thinking this, she couldn't help but feel annoyed again. Why was Jiang Bai, that woman, worth so much money? She wondered what kind of spell she had cast on her brother.

No… She had to make Wang Mazi deal with Jiang Bai; this woman absolutely could not live any longer!

Hearing her cursing, the third brother's wife immediately realized something was wrong. Jiang Bai's visit hadn't improved their relationship; in fact, it had worsened it. Would her eldest brother still lend them money?

She glared at her second son's wife, both angry and anxious, put down her tools, and went out. If her second son's wife couldn't do it, then she would do it; someone in the family had to take on this task.

She headed towards the road leading out of the village, but did not see Jiang Bai's carriage, so she turned back and headed towards the place where the second son's wife had arranged to meet Jiang Bai.

Just as they turned a corner, they saw the driver who had come with Jiang Bai at the intersection.

"Is your sister-in-law in the car? I have something I'd like to say to her."

The coachman gave her a strange look and replied, "The lady has been inside that old house and hasn't come out yet."

The third son's wife was taken aback. He hadn't come out yet? But the second son's wife had been back for quite a while.

Her eyes flickered as she glanced at the coachman, but dared not voice her surprise and doubt, and quickly walked toward the old house.

The tall grass in the house was blinding, and she searched inside and out carefully several times, but she couldn't find Jiang Bai anywhere.

How could a perfectly healthy person just disappear without a trace?

After she went outside, she dared not hide anything from the driver's gaze any longer and directly told him that Jiang Bai was not in the house.

"Could it be that my sister-in-law went to the old house? But she left in such a hurry that she forgot to tell us?"

The driver dared not delay and hurriedly went to check the dilapidated house, but there was really no one there.

The two immediately rushed to the Zhao family's old house, but after searching the entire house, they still couldn't find anyone.

The two then searched the village again, but still couldn't find Jiang Bai.

Jiang Bai has disappeared; he vanished from the village without any apparent reason.

When the third son's wife finally understood this information, her vision went black, and she began to break out in a cold sweat.

Jiang Bai was invited by her, but now that something has happened, how will Zhao Yi suspect her?