Li Chunmiao was furious when she heard her third son's words: How could she not know that her third son's wife was following Zhou Shuixian's example?
But what could she do?
She can't very well admit that she was too harsh on her daughters-in-law, and that two daughters-in-law in a row couldn't stand their family life, can she?
This isn't her fault; it must be someone else's.
Seeing Li Hui squatting in the yard cutting pig feed, Li Chunmiao seemed to have found a place to vent her anger, and pointed at her and started cursing: "It's all your fault, it's all your fault, you slut."
Not only did you cause your ex-husband's death, but you also came to harm our family!
If you hadn't seduced Da Niu back then, how could my honest Da Niu have ended up with you and been discovered by Zhou Shuixian?
If it weren't for you, why would the Zhou family have come to make a scene and insist on taking Zhou Shuixian back...?
Just as Li Chunmiao was about to launch into another tirade, Wang Daniu's shouts echoed from inside the house.
Wang Daniu, who was recuperating in the house, was shocked when he heard his third brother's words: a few days ago, his third brother's wife's family had come and made a scene, forcing his third brother to agree to a divorce.
Why hasn't his mother learned her lesson and treated her daughter-in-law well?
When Li Chunmiao entered Wang Daniu's room, Wang Daniu immediately yelled at her, "Mom, what do you want?"
Are you only satisfied when you drive Hui Niang and your second sister-in-law away?
"So, you really can't stand seeing us brothers have wives, and you want to lead us brothers to remain bachelors and spend our lives with you?"
Hearing Wang Daniu's words, Li Chunmiao was shocked: how could her eldest son, who had always stood by her side in the conflict between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law, say such a thing?
Her dry, trembling lips trembled a few times as Li Chunmiao weakly protested, "No, no, that's not what Mom meant..."
Mothers only want the best for their sons. Why would she want to drive away her daughter-in-law and leave her sons to remain single?
It's just that her mother-in-law treated her like that before, so she naturally treats her daughter-in-law the same way!
It is said that a daughter-in-law eventually becomes a mother-in-law after many years of hardship. She endured it for so many years, so why couldn't her daughters-in-law endure it?
Seeing Li Chunmiao like this, Wang Daniu sighed: "Mom, with my circumstances, it's not going to be easy for me to find a wife. If you drive Huiniang away, I'm destined to be a bachelor forever."
Besides, if you really force Hui Niang away, it will only damage your reputation, and your fourth and fifth sons will never be able to find wives again..."
Wang Daniu's words were like a bucket of ice water poured over Li Chunmiao's head, chilling her to the bone.
With a mournful face, Li Chunmiao sat blankly on Wang Daniu's bed, tears streaming down her cloudy eyes: How did life turn out like this?
She was once the envy of all the women in the village because she had given birth to five sons!
******
Haicheng, train station.
It had just rained, and the platform was all wet.
After getting off the train, Zhou Jingyun carried all the things he had brought on his shoulders and walked out with Ruan Miaomiao, insisting that Ruan Miaomiao not carry anything.
As soon as I exited the station, several tall, straight men in military uniforms walked straight towards me.
After a quick mental search, Ruan Miaomiao recognized the people walking towards her as Ruan Wenhao, the eldest brother of the Ruan family; Ruan Wenming, the second brother of the Ruan family; Chen Fuqiang, the eldest cousin of the Chen family; Chen Ping, the second cousin of the Chen family; and Ruan Wenqiang, the eldest cousin of the Ruan family.
Upon seeing Ruan Miaomiao, they all gathered around: "Miaomiao..."
Several tall, burly men's eyes reddened when they saw Ruan Miaomiao, whom they hadn't seen for over a year.
During the previous Chinese New Year, they were all on missions in other places and none of them saw Ruan Miaomiao.
Ruan Wenming walked around Ruan Miaomiao and remarked, "You've grown a bit taller!"
All eyes were on Ruan Miaomiao, with no one paying any attention to Zhou Jingyun beside her.
Several men in military uniforms surrounded him, and it wasn't appropriate for a group of people to stand at the train station exchanging pleasantries.
Ruan Miaomiao pointed to Zhou Jingyun and introduced him to the group:
"Big brother, second brother, eldest cousin, second cousin, eldest cousin, this is my girlfriend Zhou Jingyun."
He then turned to Zhou Jingyun and said, "Ayun, this is my elder brother, Ruan Wenhao..."
When Zhou Jingyun heard Ruan Miaomiao introduce him to the Ruan family, he knew that this was an opportunity for him to show off. He immediately put down the bag on his shoulder, took out several packs of cigarettes from his handbag, and handed one pack to each of them.
"Big brother, second brother... eldest cousin, these are cigarettes produced locally here. Try them and see how they compare to those from Haicheng?"
Originally, none of the five men, including Ruan Wenhao, had any good feelings towards the man who had taken their sister away.
However, as soon as they met, the other party gave them gifts, and more importantly, the words he said while giving the gifts made them feel quite comfortable, so the five people's aversion to Zhou Jingyun was not so strong.
After all, compared to Shen Qingming, Zhou Jingyun is much better now!
Last year, when Miaomiao was making a fuss about going to the countryside, they all came back and inquired about Shen Qingming.
At that time, they were extremely disappointed in Shen Qingming.
However, after their rejections proved futile, they could only work even harder to be a strong support for their younger sister, whom they had always doted on.
Later, after hearing from home that my sister had changed boyfriends, they were so excited they wanted to buy firecrackers to set off.
Upon returning this time, they learned about Zhou Jingyun's achievements from Ruan Minqiang and others, and they all felt that their sister had finally seen the light.
After accepting the cigarettes, the five men did not make things difficult for Zhou Jingyun. Instead, they helped him divide the items and carry them home.
Seeing the pile of things Zhou Jingyun brought, the five were even more satisfied: he was a man who knew how to handle things, at least not a gigolo like Shen Qingming who only thought about living off women!
The group exchanged pleasantries and returned to the Ruan family's small villa half an hour later, before dark.
Seeing the three-story villa of the Ruan family and its exquisite and high-end furnishings, Zhou Jingyun felt no inferiority or fear. On the contrary, he carefully memorized the furnishings and planned to buy a villa for Miaomiao when he had saved enough money.
His Miaomiao can't be wronged.
"Oh my, this is Miaomiao's boyfriend?"
As the wedding approached, many relatives came to the Ruan family's mansion. When they saw Zhou Jingyun following behind Ruan Miaomiao, they all gathered around and asked him questions with curiosity.
Before coming to Haicheng, Zhou Jingyun specially bought several new outfits.
Today I'm wearing a light blue Zhongshan suit that was custom-made based on the suggestions of Luna and Factory Director Chen.
Originally, Zhou Jingyun was handsome and masculine, and wearing black best showcased his calm and domineering presence.
However, considering that she was attending Ruan Wenbin and Zhao Yajing's wedding, neither black nor white was suitable, so she chose cyan.
He also got his hair styled like the Premier's, with thick hair cut in a smart and energetic way. Paired with a well-tailored light blue Zhongshan suit, black leather shoes, and an imported Rolex on his wrist, he looked clean, neat, and exceptionally elegant.
Even standing among a group of officers, his imposing presence was in no way inferior, immediately attracting the attention of many people...
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