It must be said that Zhang Ergou is very good at manipulating people's hearts. He described the situation vividly, highlighting the part where Jiang Yu was wronged and forced to go to the police station, and finally cursed Lu Yi a couple of times.

"I've disliked that pretty boy for a long time. He uses his status as an educated youth to sweet-talk and deceive women in our village. It makes me angry just thinking about it."

The more Zhang Ergou talked, the more unfair it seemed. He sighed, touched his shiny bald head, and wondered, "What exactly is wrong with him?"

Shen Ying finally understood what had happened, and he felt ashamed of his earlier guess. He couldn't believe this woman had suffered such a great injustice. Perhaps she had been framed in many things in the past few years. If he had spent more time with her, or even just a little more faith in her, their daily arguments would have been much less frequent.

At this moment, Shen Ying felt sorry for Jiang Yu.

Jiang Meier looked at Shen Ying and Zhang Ergou together and felt uneasy. Shenjiazhuang was her neighboring village, and news of anything would easily reach there, including the infamous Zhang Ergou.

She knew Zhang Ergou had been eyeing Jiang Yu for a long time, and she figured that if the two of them got together, Zhang Ergou would definitely try to smear Jiang Yu's reputation. Then, if the two got divorced, wouldn't he have an opportunity to take advantage of her?

Since that's the case, then let's lend Zhang Ergou a hand.

"Brother-in-law, brother-in-law, I've finally met you."

Jiang Meier rushed over from a distance, throwing herself at Shen Ying, tears streaming down her face. Worried that her acting was poor, she deliberately pinched her thigh hard, making her wince in pain.

Upon seeing her 'enthusiastic' sister-in-law, Shen Ying dodged to the side, causing her to fall to the ground. Jiang Meier was slightly taken aback by the other woman's strong reaction, and then began to cry:

“My sister brought a fish to the educated youth compound to find Lu, a former educated youth. She was afraid of being discovered, so she hid it in the woodshed in the backyard. A female educated youth saw it and they got into a fight. It even went to the police station.”

She switched roles to Jiang Yu, revealing all the shady things Jiang Yu had done behind her brother-in-law's back over the years.

"You have no idea, my sister only married you because she was instigated by others. Every month, she would give the living expenses you sent back to other men, and every few days she would go to the educated youth compound to see Lu Zhiqing, and she would bother him at night. But Lu Zhiqing was very sensible and never paid any attention to her, and even advised her to live a good life with you."

Not only did she ignore him, she continued to press him, which annoyed Lu, the educated youth.

Jiang Meier completely absolved Lu Yi of any wrongdoing, claiming he was the one being harassed, while subtly and overtly criticizing her sister Jiang Yu for being unfaithful and shameless.

She knew there was no real affection between her brother-in-law and Jiang Yu. Considering Jiang Yu's behavior and the gossip in the village, she predicted that Shen Ying would confront her, and if Jiang Yu couldn't explain herself, they would argue and eventually divorce. The thought of Jiang Yu being kicked out of Shen Ying's house made her happy.

Worried that Shen Ying wouldn't believe him, he deliberately winked at Zhang Ergou, implying that he was an ally.

Zhang Ergou listened to Jun's words as if they were a profound truth. He re-examined the woman on the ground, pointing at her with a bewildered expression. Just as he was about to speak, the door opened, and Jiang Yu saw Wang Cuihua off.

She froze, staring at the people outside the door. Why was Shen Ying back? With Zhang Ergou on one side and Jiang Meier on the other, what was he up to? A winning combination?

Wang Cuihua spoke first, greeting Shen Ying gently:

"Brother Shen Ying, you're back?"

"sister in law."

Shen Ying didn't say much, just nodded symbolically as a greeting.

At this moment, Jiang Meier scrambled to her feet, deliberately hiding behind Shen Ying and pointing at Jiang Yu, shouting:

“Brother-in-law, if you don’t believe what I just said, then ask her properly and make her tell me not only today, but also the details of how she has been harassing Lu Zhiqing in recent years. I’ll be watching right here, and I don’t believe she won’t admit it.”

She glanced at Jiang Yu with secret smugness. "You've become so capable, beyond my control, haven't you? Today I'll expose all your dirty deeds from the past few years and see how you explain yourself."

Seeing Jiang Meier approaching him, Shen Ying took two steps away with a look of disgust, trying to keep his distance as much as possible.

“Jiang Meier, Jiang Yu is your older sister.”

Shen Ying's voice wasn't loud, but it was icy cold. He seemed extremely angry when he said this, gritting his teeth as if afraid he would lose control and beat her up.

This snobbish sister-in-law not only loves to stir up trouble and spread rumors, but she also spreads rumors about her own sister. In the military, what would that be considered? Disrupting morale, espionage.

"I know!"

Jiang Meier didn't notice anything amiss with Shen Ying. She spoke very casually, as if their relationship was like that of strangers. What was the problem?

"But don't worry, I won't protect her just because she's related to me by blood."

Seeing that Shen Ying remained silent, Jiang Meier seemed to have sensed something. Wasn't she asking about their relationship because she assumed he would side with Jiang Yu?

"She's not only your older sister, but also a military wife. Spreading rumors about a military wife and breaking up a military marriage—do you know what that means?"

Shen Ying's eyes were fierce and cold as he reminded her, word by word. However, Jiang Meier acted as if she were perfectly upright and tried her best to clarify.

“Brother-in-law, I didn’t spread any rumors. If you don’t believe me, you can ask Jiang Yu and Zhang Ergou.”

Her voice was deliberately weak, but Shen Ying wasn't buying it. Zhang Ergou, standing to the side, widened his eyes upon being called out and pointed to himself:

"Huh? Me?"

He thought to himself: I came here to build a relationship with Brother Ying. I even left my motorcycle at the village entrance. How is this any of my business?

Wang Cuihua was confused, but she got the gist of it: this younger sister of Jiang Yu was here to cause trouble.

"You're throwing mud at Jiang Yu and ruining her reputation. Don't you know how important reputation is to a woman? Or was it intentional? It's absolutely vicious."

She had long disliked Jiang Meier, even though they weren't from the same village, and she wasn't afraid of offending her.

Jiang Yu pulled Wang Cuihua, who was thinking of her, closer to Jiang Meier. Seeing this, Jiang Meier took a step back, afraid of being hit.

"First of all, not only did you wrong me today, but you also came to my house to complain. I don't know what your intentions are, and I'm just trying to persuade us to get a divorce. Secondly, you said that the money that educated youth Lu borrowed was witnessed by a police officer from the local police station, and an IOU has already been written. Didn't anyone tell you any of this?"

Jiang Meier thought Jiang Yu wouldn't care about these things, but seeing how Jiang Yu clarified things in front of Shen Ying, she thought Jiang Yu was anxious, and she laughed inwardly.

“Brother-in-law, did you see that? She’s obviously lying. She’s talking about an IOU, but that’s completely fabricated.”

"I believe what she said. As for you, don't come to our house again."

Shen Ying's tone was full of warning, which frightened Jiang Meier into retreating repeatedly.