When Zhou Jing'an heard Ning Huan's words, he really wanted to say that if she was willing, he could agree not to divorce her.
But Ning Huan continued, "Don't worry, I'm trying to slowly let go of my feelings for you. I promise I won't bother you after the divorce."
After he said those words, Zhou Jing'an's face seemed to darken even more.
After a long pause, he slowly said, "Even if you intend to let go, you wouldn't treat this relationship so coldly right now, would you? You seem like a completely different person now, not like you're letting go of the relationship, but like you have no feelings at all."
Hearing Zhou Jing'an's words, Ning Huan felt a little flustered. According to Zhou Jing'an's analysis, wouldn't he soon start to doubt whether she was still the same Ning Huan as before?
She quickly put on a look of deep affection and helplessness: "I'm just pretending. I'm actually heartbroken. You don't need to doubt my feelings. Although forgetting is not easy, I will try my best."
Seeing that Zhou Jing'an seemed about to say something more, Ning Huan quickly brought him a glass of water: "You must be thirsty after talking with the village chief and the others for a while. Drink some water and rest. I'll go out and clean the house first. Call me if you need anything."
As she turned to leave, she muttered in a voice Zhou Jing'an could hear, "If that brat Xiao Cui dares to have any wicked thoughts, I'll make sure she's dead!"
However, Ning Huan did not see the playful smile on Zhou Jing'an's face when she turned around.
If he hadn't already known that the woman in front of him was no longer the Ning Huan he knew before, he probably would have been completely fooled.
Even though he knew Ning Huan's background, when he heard her say that she would slowly let go of her feelings for him, Zhou Jing'an felt a pang of resentment.
When Ning Huan walked out of the house, she saw Xiao Cui washing her face with water from a bucket.
After Xiao Cui ran out, she saw that her face was covered in patches of white and black, with streaks of sweat on it. She was shocked to realize that she had just stood in front of Zhou Jing'an looking like this.
She wished she could disappear into the ground, and the more she thought about it, the sadder she became, until she burst into tears. Compared to her fake crying in front of the village chief and the others earlier, she was now genuinely heartbroken.
Seeing that the water in the bucket was clean, Xiao Cui thought she should quickly use the water to wash her face.
Seeing this, Ning Huan was so angry that she wanted to pickle Xiao Cui into sauerkraut on the spot. This bucket was the water she used to cook at home, and this woman was actually using it to wash her face.
"Xiao Cui, don't you think about what kind of water you should use before washing your face?!"
As she spoke, she stepped forward and pulled Xiao Cui up. Seeing that the clean water had become completely murky, Ning Huan pointed to the water vat next to her and said, "Wash the bucket clean for me, and then fill the vat with fresh water."
Xiao Cui was startled when Ning Huan grabbed her by the collar and pulled her up. She cried out in a shrill voice, "What are you doing? Let me go right now!"
But Xiao Cui was no match for Ning Huan's strength, and after struggling a few times, she couldn't break free from Ning Huan's grasp.
She rolled her eyes and quickly begged for mercy, saying, "Okay, okay, let me go first, I'll go get some water, alright?"
Ning Huan corrected, "You should clean the bucket first, then pour the water in."
Seeing that Xiao Cui had agreed, Ning Huan didn't make things too difficult for her. Even if she shouldn't use the water from cooking to wash her face, as long as she cleaned it again and it didn't prevent her from using it, it was fine.
So Ning Huan turned around and went back into the house, intending to measure the fabric she had bought for the four little ones in town and make a few winter clothes for them.
Xiao Cui watched Ning Huan's retreating figure and spat viciously: "You wretched woman, I'll teach you a lesson you won't tolerate by ordering me around."
As she spoke, she carried the bucket to the water tank, poured the dirty water into the tank, and then began to scrub the bucket.
Da Bao was originally in his room when he heard the noise in the yard and thought it was Ning Huan. But as soon as he went out, he saw that annoying, smelly woman had put the wooden bucket into his family's large water vat.
He quickly called out, "What are you doing! This is our family's water vat!"
Xiao Cui said with a smile, "Your mother told me to wash the buckets, so here I am, doing my chores!"
Just as Da Bao was about to run into Ning Huan's room to complain, Xiao Cui stopped him, saying, "You better behave yourself. If you dare to tell anyone, I'll teach you a lesson!"
"Let me tell you, I'm going to be your stepmother from now on. If you dare to make me unhappy, you'll be in big trouble!"
"Who will get away with this?"
Ning Huan looked at Xiao Cui with a cold face. She was originally going to cut clothes, but she thought that she didn't know the size of the four little ones very well, so she wanted to call them in to measure the clothes.
But as soon as she went outside, she saw Xiao Cui threatening Da Bao. It seemed that this woman was more troublesome than she had imagined.
When Xiao Cui saw Ning Huan come out, she instinctively panicked. But Da Bao took advantage of her distraction and suddenly shoved her, causing Xiao Cui to lose her balance and fall flat on her face.
Da Bao hurriedly ran over to Ning Huan and said, "Mom, this woman used our big water vat to scrub the wooden bucket, and she even said you told her to. I wanted to tell you, but she stopped me!"
Upon hearing this, Ning Huan's face instantly darkened.
Following the direction Da Bao was pointing, she saw the wooden bucket floating on the water tank, and her anger flared up instantly.
This water vat is the only one in the house used to store clean water, which is used for eating, drinking, and washing. It takes Ning Huan five or six trips to the well at the village entrance to fill the vat.
If Xiao Cui had just dirtied the water she was cooking with, she could have forgiven her and not made a big deal out of it. But now that she saw the water tank was dirty, she just wanted to smash this woman into the ground.
She walked towards Xiao Cui, her face extremely gloomy.
Ning Huan suddenly raised her foot and stomped on Xiao Cui's face, scaring her into closing her eyes and screaming.
The next second, just when she thought her face was going to be kicked to pieces by Ning Huan, she opened her eyes and found Ning Huan's foot lying to the side.
Just an inch away, that foot, which was using all its strength, would have stepped on his face.
"Clean the vat and bucket thoroughly, then go to the well at the village entrance to fetch water and fill the vat with water."
Then she paused and said, "Also, I'm not a very patient person. If I find out you're up to something again, don't blame me for being rough!"
Xiao Cui was already frozen in fear when Ning Huan coldly shouted, "Hurry up! If it's not ready by the time I use the water tonight..."
Before Ning Huan could finish speaking, Xiao Cui immediately got up from the ground and hurriedly began to act.
window.fkp = \"d2luZG93Lm9ua2V5Zm9jdxmoIkRRqwNwR3VJStdmb1lYSlNnR3NqZVmxN2R0VUh0mVJooth5R1b3ZthawxbKmdJ1K3ZpbzNpd1FYSjZpdFVF UUpwN01Edks4VwFRRhAvS29hwnF1UUpNdkhEwVlpNmFLqwVhNhRkUURiVFY4cmNqwjZ4Sy9vYtl4a1hiRjZ6czN3IiwgmtYzmjI3otEymyk=\";
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com