Chapter 173: Thunderbolt from the blue

"Have you never thought about changing?" Ling Yao looked at Ma Meifang, whose face was haggard and eyes were cloudy, and she couldn't help but feel an indescribable sadness and anger in her heart.

She knew what kind of person Ma Meifang was. She was very traditional in her thinking. She believed that once a woman got married, she must be faithful to her husband and live her whole life with him. No matter how difficult and hard life was, she had to endure it silently.

However, it was this ignorant concept that ruined Ma Meifang's life, and even ruined the lives of her three poor innocent daughters!

In her previous life, after she succeeded in her career, she came back to look for Ma Meifang. But by that time, Ma Meifang had already passed away, and her two remaining daughters were sold by Mrs. Zhang's family to a remarried man and a cripple, respectively, and lived a miserable life.

Recalling all this, Ling Yao clenched her fists involuntarily. In this life, she finally had the opportunity to change their fate, and she would never let them repeat the past.

Ma Meifang shook her head and smiled bitterly, "What can I change? I can't even read a single word." She was just a woman. What else could she do besides serving her husband and mother-in-law and taking care of her daughters?

Ling Yao knew that it would take time to change Ma Meifang's mind. "Sister-in-law Meifang, the world is big, you can go out and see more. And the great man also said that women can hold up half the sky. Don't belittle yourself. If you want to change, I can help you."

She reached out and patted Ma Meifang on the shoulder, giving her an encouraging smile.

Ma Meifang smiled, "Thank you, sister-in-law Lu!"

"Then I'll go back first. If you have any difficulties in the future, come to me." Ling Yao knew that it would not be long before Zhang Huzi would ask Ma Meifang for a divorce, because Zhang Huzi had a lover outside, and the other party was pregnant with his child.

In her previous life, Ma Meifang was unwilling to divorce, and cried and begged the Zhang family mother and son, but finally found out that she and Zhang Huzi had never obtained a marriage certificate.

After Zhang Huzi married someone else, Old Lady Zhang made a shameless request, which was to let Ma Meifang and her daughter stay at home to serve their family like slaves. In the end, Ma Meifang became ill from overwork and died within a year.

Thinking of Ma Meifang's tragic experience in her previous life, Ling Yao shook her head and sighed.

"Madam Commander! You are leaving now. It's time for dinner. Please stay and have a quick meal." Old Lady Zhang saw Ling Yao coming out and said with a smile. If she flatters the wife of the commander, she will be happy. Maybe she can say a few good words to the commander and her son will be promoted.

Ling Yao didn't even look at Old Lady Zhang and walked out of the house.

Old Lady Zhang gritted her teeth and said "Pooh!" at Ling Yao's back, "What the hell!" If she wasn't the head of the group's wife, she wouldn't bother to pay attention to her. She

caught a glimpse of Ma Meifang coming out of the room. Old Lady Zhang walked up to her and stretched out her hand to pinch the flesh on her arm. "What's the use of you? You can't even give birth to a son. Why don't you go and cook? Do you want to starve me to death?"

Ma Meifang frowned in pain, but she didn't dare to say much. She waited for Old Lady Zhang to let her go, then she lowered her head and walked towards the kitchen.

Ling Yao's previous words flashed through her mind. Ma Meifang shook her head and laughed at herself. What is she thinking? What can she change?

Zhang Huzi's voice came from outside the door, "Mom, is the meal ready?"

"No, your wife is lazy all day long. If I hadn't urged her, she wouldn't have cooked yet."

Zhang Huzi frowned unhappily, "Mom, I have something to tell you. Let's go to the room to talk."

Old Lady Zhang nodded and followed Zhang Huzi into the room.

After closing the door, Zhang Huzi pulled Old Lady Zhang to sit down on the chair, "Mom, Yingzi is pregnant, I plan to go with her to get the marriage certificate."

"Really?" Old Lady Zhang slapped her thigh happily. Yingzi is not comparable to Ma Meifang. Not only is she from the city, but her parents are both leaders. If her son marries Yingzi, his future will be limitless.

"It's been two months. I want to have a wedding with Yingzi, but that woman..." Zhang Huzi looked worried.

"Mom will take care of it. You don't have to worry about it." Old Lady Zhang said with a smile. At the beginning, her son and Ma Meifang did not get a marriage certificate. They just held a wedding banquet in the village. She and her son were not really a couple at all.

Wait a minute, she will make it clear to Ma Meifang that she will not drive her away. Next, her son will marry Yingzi. Yingzi will need someone to take care of her after she has a child. She and her son will also need someone to take care of them. Ma Meifang can stay and take care of their family. And those three girls, the money spent on them these years can't be wasted.

In a few years, she will marry them off in exchange for gifts.

Ma Meifang was busy in the kitchen, and she didn't know what the Zhang mother and son were planning.

After serving the food to the table, Ma Meifang called out to the room, "Mom! Huzi! It's time to eat." As for her and her three daughters, they could only eat what they left over and were not qualified to sit at the table to eat with them.

Old Lady Zhang and Zhang Huzi walked out of the room, sat down at the table, picked up their chopsticks and started eating. Since Ma Meifang came to their home, they have been living a life of having food and clothes provided for them.

After dinner, Zhang Huzi winked at Old Lady Zhang and walked out.

Old Lady Zhang nodded clearly, and after Zhang Huzi left, she waved to Ma Meifang, "Come here, I have something to tell you."

Ma Meifang lowered her head and walked to Old Lady Zhang's side.

"Meifang, you have been in our home for ten years,

right?" "Yeah." Ma Meifang nodded.

"Hu Zi and I have seen all the hard work you have put in for the family over the past decade. But you also know that Hu Zi is the only son in three generations, and I only have Hu Zi as my son. You like Hu Zi so much, you definitely don't want Hu Zi to be without roots in the future, right?"

"Don't worry, mom. I will definitely try my best to give Hu Zi a big fat boy."

Old Mrs. Zhang smiled. "Hu Zi is not an ordinary person. With his talent, he will definitely achieve something in the future. You don't want to delay him, do you?"

Hearing this, Ma Meifang's heart tightened, and an ominous premonition came to her mind. "Mom, what do you mean?"

"Hu Zi already has someone he likes. Not only is the other party from the city, but the other party's parents are officials. Now the other party is pregnant with our Hu Zi's child..."

"What...what?" This news hit Ma Meifang like a bolt from the blue, catching her off guard and causing her to stumble a few times.

She widened her eyes, her face full of disbelief, and asked in a trembling voice, "What should I do?" And what about her daughter?

Old Lady Zhang curled her lips in disapproval, "You and Hu Zi haven't obtained a marriage certificate, so how can you be considered a couple? However, considering that you have worked hard in our family for so many years, you and your three daughters can continue to live here in the future. But there is one thing you have to listen to me, don't gossip about me outside. If others know the truth, I will say that your three daughters are bastards born from your extramarital affairs."