With so many people gathered outside, Song Ning couldn't possibly take the blame for nothing.
"Sister-in-law, what are you saying? My Er Ya is very obedient and would never do such a heartless thing," Liu Yuelan said angrily.
Liu Yuelan heard Song Ning and Ma Chunyan's conversation clearly last night, but she didn't utter a single word of instigation.
If she really said that, Liu Yuelan wouldn't let her off the hook.
"Then why did she bring up separating the family as soon as she got back? It must be you! Just because I wouldn't let you into the Zhou family, you can't stand to see us doing well. You're determined to ruin our family's peace. Not only did you ruin Ling'an, but now you're trying to ruin Cheng'an too. How am I supposed to live like this...?"
Here we go again; Song Ning is tired of hearing these same words.
The more she talked, the more outrageous it became. Song Ning already knew Yu's temperament, so she wasn't angry, not at all.
"Then tell me, how did I harm you? Is Zhou Ling'an missing an arm or a leg? Is he blind in one eye or has a broken finger?"
“We’ve been here for so long and get along well with everyone else, so why would I want to hurt you? If you don’t like us, that just means it’s your problem. If you really can’t stand it, you can move out now. Nobody’s stopping you.”
Song Ning just couldn't understand why they kept picking on her.
How could Madam Yu really move away? She just couldn't swallow her anger. The more she thought about her eldest son dividing the family property, the angrier she became. And when she thought about how Song Ning spoke to her on the way they fled the famine, she couldn't suppress her anger.
But faced with so many people pointing and whispering, and hearing what Song Ning had just said, Madam Yu suddenly felt guilty.
But despite feeling guilty, they couldn't afford to lose face.
"Why should we move out! If anyone should leave, it should be you!"
“Okay.” Song Ning actually agreed, and even Liu Yuelan and Song Dahai beside her changed their expressions.
“You’ve bullied me time and time again. I really can’t stay here any longer. I can’t bear the blame. We’ll move to Jiangning County right away.”
Song Ning spoke lightly, as if she had been waiting for her to say those words.
Then Song Ning raised his head and glanced around: "Uncles and aunts, I will go to Jiangning County to find a house tomorrow. I will no longer be in charge of farming. Also, the people who work at my house do not need to come anymore starting tomorrow. We will part ways and go our separate ways."
After saying that, he glanced at Madam Yu, then turned and went inside.
This has made people outside lose their composure.
Er Ya is smart; she can lead them to make money and live a good life. She can't leave.
Since their daughter had said so, Song Dahai and Liu Yuelan naturally had no objections, stopped paying attention to Madam Yu, and went home.
When people's own interests are not threatened, they will only stand on the moral high ground. But once their own interests are touched, it's a completely different story.
Although everyone knows what kind of person Yu is, there will always be some people who speak up for her.
Now that Song Ning has been forced out, everyone else can't make money anymore.
Xie Linzhou, who was standing not far away, curled his lips after Song Ning returned to her room. Sure enough, no one could make this little girl suffer.
However, at such a young age, he has already learned to manipulate people's hearts.
Song Ning entered the room and continued drawing patterns on the table as if nothing had happened.
Song Dahai and Liu Yuelan followed them in, anxiously asking, "Er Ya, are we really going to move?"
Song Ning smiled and said, "Don't worry, we finally managed to build this house, so naturally we're going to settle down here. Why would we move away?"
Liu Yuelan and Old Mrs. Liu both breathed a sigh of relief. Song Dahai asked, "What you just said...?"
"Don't worry, we can't leave."
Before long, there was chaos outside again; the Zhou family must have arrived.
Song Ning didn't go out, but heard a few shouts and curses coming from outside, and then it quieted down.
"It's alright, let's just focus on our own things and not worry about what's going on outside."
Things at home proceeded smoothly until evening, when finally someone arrived from outside.
There were quite a few people who came this time. The county magistrate led the way, followed by the Zhou family, a few people who made braised food at her house, and the rest were the people in charge of farming.
Anyway, everyone who could come, young and old, came, and the Song family's house was almost overflowing.
Seeing this scene, Song Ning finally put down what she was doing and looked at the people who had come, asking, "What's going on here...?"
Zhou Cheng spoke first: "Er Ya, what happened today is all the fault of our Zhou family. It's not your fault. I'm here to apologize to you."
As he spoke, he was about to kneel down.
Although Song Ning had this idea, she couldn't possibly make her elders kneel before her.
He quickly helped the man up: "Uncle Zhou, what are you doing?"
Zhou Cheng looked guilty: "Er Ya, it's all my fault for not keeping a close eye on the family. It's because I didn't take good care of them that I've caused you trouble time and time again. Er Ya, don't worry, it will never happen again. You can keep it."
After Zhou Cheng finished speaking, Zheng Gaoyi also chimed in, "Er Ya, look how many people have come. Nobody wants you to leave. You still have to be my advisor."
Ma Chunyan stepped forward and took Song Ning's hand: "Er Ya, it was my fault yesterday. I didn't expect my mother to cause trouble. You meant well, but I caused you trouble. I'm really sorry."
"Er Ya, I..." Zhou Ling'an couldn't say what he wanted to say at this moment.
Er Ya has always been thinking of them, but her mother's behavior today is truly disheartening.
After that, Er Ya probably wouldn't dare to meddle in other people's business anymore.
Anyone would be unable to pretend that nothing happened after what happened today.
"Er Ya, with you here, we can finally relax. What will we do if you leave?"
"Yes, Er Ya, we all know you did nothing wrong, so why should someone who did nothing wrong be allowed to leave!"
......
Everyone chimed in, making the Zhou family feel awkward, but it was indeed true that ever since they entered the Song family's door, they had never been able to hold their heads high.
They all talked at once, but they all got the same message: they didn't want Song Ning to leave.
After everyone had been trying to persuade her for so long, Song Ning decided to stop while she was ahead.
She hadn't really planned to leave Tianxiang County anyway, so she accepted the offer.
Song Ning looked touched: "Thank you, uncles and aunts. Since you all say so, I naturally can't let you all be sad. Don't worry, I won't leave."
Song Ning's answer relieved many people; it was good that she wasn't leaving.
The women who worked at her house said excitedly, "Then we'll come again tomorrow."
Song Ning smiled and nodded.
After seeing everyone out, Zheng Gaoyi asked with a smile, "Are you satisfied now?"
Song Ning proudly raised her head: "Of course."
Before Zheng Gaoyi had even left, he saw a figure approaching from afar—it was Xie Linzhou.
His emotions were unreadable; he simply asked, "Shall we take a walk together?"
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