Upon hearing this, the illegitimate children of the second wife all looked angry but dared not speak out.
What gives Zhang Caiyun the right to treat them like slaves in a business transaction?
Mu Wanting was so angry she laughed.
"First of all, they work for me, I don't hire them. They pay my consultation fees, so how dare you take my money?"
"Secondly, from what standpoint did you accept the money?"
Aunt Xu and Aunt Zhang's reluctance was written all over their faces.
Aunt Xu said, "Zhang Caiyun, you have such a thick skin. Give me back my six hundred taels. Lu Ge'er and I want to live separately."
Zhang Caiyun's eyes darted around. Now, Aunt Xu and Shen Lu were considered laborers in their second household. They were always given black flour cakes and vegetable dumplings for meals, and occasionally a white flour cake.
If the work is outsourced, then no one will be left to do the dirty and tiring jobs.
Moreover, Zhao Lanpei has been the mistress of the house for so many years. Now that she has been exiled, she has finally become the head of the second wife's household. If she is separated from the family, how can she continue to be the mistress of the house?
As for the six hundred taels, it's even more impossible to return them.
"No, the family cannot be divided. The second branch of the family does not have this rule."
But Aunt Xu was determined; she had had enough of Zhang Caiyun over the years.
"We must separate. We must separate."
Then, in a great hurry, he found Wang Dazhuang and knelt on the ground.
"We beg Your Honor to grant us this favor and have Zhang Caiyun return our six hundred taels of silver. We also want to separate from the second branch of the family."
Despite the strangeness of the matter, Ma Dazhuang still gave his testimony.
Zhang Caiyun was so angry that she wanted to whip Aunt Xu with vines, but Mu Wanting reached out and grabbed the vines.
"Second Aunt, Aunt Xu isn't an animal. You can't just whip her whenever you want."
"Why are you meddling in other people's business?"
Mu Wanting said, "Originally, this wasn't my responsibility, but now she's my person and has to work for me. If she gets injured, where am I supposed to find someone else?"
Zhang Caiyun was furious, but she couldn't do anything about Mu Wanting.
But with Aunt Xu's division of the family property, the other second wives also started to get restless.
Aunt Xu followed behind Mu Wanting, assisting when people came to see the doctor, and feeding Chen Lu medicine when the time came.
At lunchtime, Mu Wanting didn't have to worry about the food for the farmhands, and Mother Shen also spoke a few heartfelt words to Mu Wanting.
“Wan Ting, I know you’re kind, but they are from the second wife’s family after all. Blood is thicker than water, so don’t trust them too easily, or you’ll suffer the consequences.”
Mu Wanting thanked Chen's mother for her kindness, but she only needed a few helpers and couldn't really trust them.
Just after dinner, Aunt Xu came to find her happily.
"Wan Ting, Shen Lu has woken up."
Mu Wanting went over to check on him and found that he was alright. She gave him the medicine again, gave Aunt Xu a few instructions, and then went to see the other injured patients.
The conditions of the other injured patients have also improved, and they will recover in a few days.
Now, the third family has help with everything: pushing carts, driving horse-drawn carriages, carrying luggage, weaving things, making wooden spears and shields, and their lives are becoming increasingly easy.
The atmosphere in the second room was noticeably less intense, and Zhang Caiyun could clearly feel the undercurrents surging within.
When she brought the food, the illegitimate child would come and take it away. If she said anything, she would be criticized by everyone.
The second wife's household had over forty members, which was considered quite large. Zhang Caiyun and Shen Lijun only had two children, Shen Xudong and Shen Xiangxi.
If they had separated, Zhang Caiyun and her two children would have been the ones who suffered the most.
However, Zhang Caiyun lacked management skills and instead alienated the members of the second wife's family.
Nobody listens to her anymore. If they say anything too harsh, they'll even threaten to split up the family property.
This isn't even between several brothers; a concubine raising children also separates the family. Why are you meddling in this?
However, with this situation involving a concubine's child, Zhang Caiyun was hesitant to act rashly, and her mood was constantly irritable.
She almost regretted causing trouble for Mu Wanting; otherwise, Aunt Xu wouldn't have had to separate the family, and she wouldn't have lost her dominance in the second branch.
Seeing Mu Wanting's thriving life only made him feel more annoyed.
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Having escaped the muddy road, Mu Wanting was directing everyone to help Shen Xinglan into her wheelchair.
"No need, I can manage on my own."
Shen Xinglan looked at her with amusement, and then saw him use his arms to support himself and move to the wheelchair.
His movements were fluid and seamless, executed in one go. Even Mu Wanting was slightly taken aback by his coolness.
Afterwards, Mu Wanting went to make the bed for Shen Xinglan. In order for him to sleep comfortably, she put on a thick mattress for him.
The space beneath the bed is a huge storage area, filled with all sorts of things.
After the paving was completed, Shen Xinglan spoke to Mu Wanting.
"I want to take a walk."
Mu Wanting pushed his wheelchair from behind, following the procession of exiled prisoners.
This wheelchair is made of tough, durable leather and came from my mother's space.
After walking for a long time, Shen Xinglan's ears turned red, and she spoke in a deep, magnetic voice.
"Thank you."
This was yet another time he thanked Mu Wanting, who sighed.
"Actually, if you are truly grateful to me, you should think carefully about where you saw my mother."
Her eyebrows drooped.
"I really miss her."
Shen Xinglan felt a pang of pity and shook his head.
"It's not that I don't want to tell you, it's just that although I've seen her, I didn't see her clearly and I'm not sure if she was your mother."
Why do you say that?
Shen Xinglan said, "Because the person I saw was a man."
"It's my mother!"
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