"Go ahead, hurry up and go. Do you think anyone will believe you if you go out and say this? I should thank you for your usual behavior. Everyone knows how the Du family has treated you."
"You know in your heart who will suffer in the end. Don't forget, the place your family is living in now was arranged by our family."
“If something happens to our family, do you think you’ll have anywhere to go? And don’t I know you, Zhang Manli? You can’t bear to leave us.”
"You're willing to give up living here in Beijing? Don't even mention burning down my house, go ahead and burn it down, you might as well burn down the surrounding area too."
Seeing her trembling hands, Du Wenshan knew he had made the right move; she wouldn't have dared to do that.
After enduring a prolonged period of cold treatment, Du Wenshan finally snapped and subdued Zhang Manli on the other side.
She had something on her mind; she knew she could never be a real husband and wife with Du Wenshan, otherwise she would have no future.
“Du Wenshan, I will take good care of you in raising Dabao, but when my sister died, I swore that you would be my brother-in-law from now on, and I would never have another child for you.”
"And this is what your Du family owes me. You were the one who got drunk and dragged me to bed. I had already agreed to marry into your family."
Zhang Manli knew that Du Wenshan wouldn't back down now, so she immediately changed her approach.
How could Du Wenshan possibly know that she could have had a much better future, that she could have lived a life of luxury, if it weren't for...
He will never know what she gave up.
"Ha, Zhang Manli, you're as shameless as ever. You're making it sound so nice, all for your sister?"
"You don't want to give up this good life, but you don't want to have my child, right? Then why did you scheme against me in the first place?"
"I'm drunk? You and I both know whether I'm drunk or not. What do you mean by our family owing you? You're just making things up and fooling yourself!"
"I'm only giving you two choices: either we live like a normal married couple tonight, or I'll send you back to your parents' house first thing tomorrow morning and we'll get a divorce."
"Don't try to threaten me. I'm not afraid of you. At worst, we'll fight to the death. My family is just superstitious and will be arrested and locked up for a few days for destroying the Four Olds."
“But we haven’t harmed anyone, so you can’t say for sure. Some things can’t withstand investigation, and I’m not afraid of your crazy ideas.”
Du Wenshan looked at the people; he had already prepared a way out for their family in his mind, in case things really came to that.
His mother would take the blame; at worst, she would be locked up or sent to do manual labor, but he and his father would be fine.
They'll think of another way after some time. Even if they can't get the person back, it'll still be better than it is now.
He will remarry, not for any other reason than that the woman is honest and can take care of the children at home.
It's still better than this, no matter what. He's afraid that someone like Zhang Manli will cause a big disaster sooner or later.
"You want to get rid of me? Don't even think about it." Zhang Manli could tell that Du Wenshan wanted to break off all ties with her.
Since returning to the Du family, she has had a smooth and successful life.
She was also quite disappointed by this, and even though she was panicking inside, she still wouldn't hold back her words.
"Then let me see just how capable you are." Du Wenshan slammed the door and left, carrying the child, the anger that had been building up inside him for so long suddenly dissipating.
Zhang Manli is not scary at all; it's her family that's too cowardly. Look at her now, what's there to be afraid of?
He'll send her back tomorrow. With her family, as long as we give them some more money, they'll keep her in check.
"Son, what's wrong with you? Why are you fighting with that woman again? Our family has finally had a couple of peaceful days, but we can't take any more trouble."
Mother Du was terrified when she heard the commotion inside the house, fearing that the madwoman would go crazy again.
"Mom, don't worry, I've already talked to her. We'll send her back to her parents' house tomorrow. At worst, she might be extorted for some money. This is the best outcome."
"Dad, go and give them a heads-up in the countryside. I guarantee those people won't dare come looking for us again." Du Wenshan was now very confident.
“Son, what did you do? How could that woman possibly agree? Besides, all the money our family has earned this year is with her.”
Du's mother looked at her son in disbelief.
That woman went crazy and burned down her house just because she said she and her son should have a child. How could she possibly be so obedient as to go back to her parents' home?
"Didn't she spend all the money she had on furniture? Even if she has some left, after deducting household expenses, there's not much left in less than a year."
“I’ve hidden all the money we had before. The savings book isn’t with her. My dad and I can earn more money in the future. That little bit of money is nothing.”
“She has no choice but to agree, and I won’t let her have her way this time.” Du Wenshan went from being timid at the beginning to feeling that he had Zhang Manli completely under his control.
He spoke in a relaxed tone, believing that Zhang Manli wouldn't dare and that she would definitely behave.
Seeing their son like this, Du Laowu and his wife felt something was wrong, but they didn't dare to ask.
Du Wenshan didn't go back to his room to sleep; he went straight to the outer room. Perhaps feeling that he would be free tomorrow, he slept exceptionally soundly that night.
They had no idea that Zhang Manli had run away while the family was asleep and had gone to the Shi family's house in front of them, knowing the way perfectly.
If an outsider saw this, they would definitely recognize who he was. Isn't this Shi Zhenxing, the youngest son of the glass factory manager?
"It's a bit late tonight." Shi Zhenxing frowned when he saw that her hands were empty.
"Stop looking, our son isn't here. Zhenxing, Du Wenshan, I don't know what triggered him, he's actually disobeying us."
“He sent his son to his parents’ room. My threats to him are no longer effective. He still wants me to have a child for him.”
“He said if I don’t listen to him, he’ll send me to the countryside for revitalization. What should I do?”
Zhang Manli looked at the man in front of her, hugged him tightly, and started crying.
"What have you done now? The Du family are all cowards, when did they become so tough?"
Shi Zhenxing was taken aback, then realized what was happening and pulled the woman away. He knew how arrogant this woman usually was.
He was somewhat prepared for this situation. Everyone has a temper, and no matter how tolerant the Du family is, trouble will inevitably arise sooner or later.
"I don't know either. I didn't do anything. A couple of days ago, I set fire to their house and they didn't dare to say a word. This time, they suddenly became tough."
"What should I do? If I go back to the countryside, what will happen to our son?"
Zhang Manli looked at her man; she truly loved him, but the world wouldn't allow them to be together.
She remarried, and he remarried; she knew in her heart that he didn't care about her that much.
But it doesn't matter, he cares about his son, and they have a child together, so things can never be completely unresolved.
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