Chapter Twenty-Six Meng Wanshu
As Zhang Chunxue listened to her daughter-in-law's tearful complaints, her anger flared up, and her face turned frighteningly pale.
She gently patted Zhou Mingli's back, but her voice was as cold as ice.
"What nonsense are you spouting!"
"Whether a child is a boy or a girl is determined by God, what's it to you? Zhong Chengren can't control himself and is cheating on you, yet he blames it on you?"
"You gave birth to Yuanyuan for the Zhong family; she's our Zhong family's granddaughter! Who dares to say a word against her!"
Zhang Chunxue comforted Zhou Mingli, but a complex light flashed in her eyes.
She suddenly remembered her past life.
In his past life, Zhong Chengren was the same way, constantly arguing and demanding a divorce from Zhou Mingli, always calling her a barren hen and complaining that she couldn't give birth to a son.
At that time, she was blinded by the idea of valuing sons over daughters, and felt that her son's words made some sense, so she acquiesced to Zhong Chengren's outrageous behavior.
Later, Zhou Mingli was heartbroken. With tears in her eyes, she sadly returned to her parents' home with her frail daughter, Yuanyuan.
As for Zhong Chengren, that heartless man, he had barely driven the man away when he couldn't wait to ask someone to act as matchmaker and happily married a new bride...
Memories flooded back, and Zhang Chunxue's eyes grew increasingly cold.
She will never let this tragedy repeat itself in her lifetime!
"Mingli, don't cry. Mom will take care of this for you!" Zhang Chunxue helped Zhou Mingli lie down. "You should rest well, get better, and don't worry about anything else!"
She tucked the blanket in, turned around, and left the room.
She's going to tear that little bastard Zhong Chengren to shreds!
Zhang Chunxue walked around the courtyard but didn't see Zhong Chengren. She asked Zhong Xiaoxiao, who also said she hadn't seen her second brother.
That brat, he's probably off gallivanting off somewhere again!
Zhang Chunxue stood in the courtyard, her eyes flashing with a sharp look. What was the name of the woman Zhong Chengren later married in her previous life?
Meng Wanshu!
Yes, it's Meng Wanshu! She works as a recorder at the town's grain and oil station!
She sneered, "Zhong Chengren, you think you can get away with it by hiding?"
I'm going to meet your lover today!
Zhang Chunxue locked the courtyard gate, clutched the receipt, and sped off towards the town's grain and oil station.
Inside the grain and oil station, people were coming and going, buying grain and oil, while several people in work clothes were busy behind the counter.
Zhang Chunxue's gaze swept across the room and locked onto a young woman who was engrossed in writing something in the corner.
The woman was wearing a polyester shirt and had two braids. She looked quite neat, but there was a hint of calculation in her eyes.
It was Meng Wanshu!
Zhang Chunxue strode over and slammed her hand on the counter!
"Meng Wanshu!"
Meng Wanshu was startled by the sudden shout and almost dropped her pen.
She looked up and saw a fierce-looking rural woman staring at her, her eyes filled with panic: "Who...who are you? What do you want?"
My God, isn't that Chengren's mother? What's she doing here?
Other staff members and customers at the grain and oil station also looked over curiously.
Zhang Chunxue curled her lip, her voice not loud but clear: "Hand over the gold necklace around your neck, and everything else Zhong Chengren bought for you!"
Upon hearing this, Meng Wanshu's face turned pale instantly, and her eyes darted away.
"Wh...what gold necklace? I don't know what you're talking about! You've mistaken me for someone else, haven't you? I don't know you at all!" she said, trying to sound calm, but her voice was a little weak.
Zhang Chunxue sneered and took a step closer: "You don't recognize me? Then you must know Zhong Chengren!"
"Zhong Chengren?" Meng Wanshu's panic intensified, and she shook her head vigorously. "No... I don't know him! I don't know any Zhong Chengren or Li Chengren!"
"Ha!" Zhang Chunxue laughed in exasperation at her stubborn denial.
She suddenly raised her voice and shouted at everyone in the grain and oil station who were craning their necks to watch the commotion: "Everyone, come and judge! This woman named Meng Wanshu is seducing my son Zhong Chengren and having an extramarital affair!"
“My son has a wife and children. She’s just a grain and oil station employee. She has no shame and broke up someone else’s family!”
"Whoosh—"
The surrounding people immediately erupted in an uproar, pointing and whispering among themselves.
Meng Wanshu's colleagues stared at her with wide eyes, as if they were seeing her for the first time.
Meng Wanshu's face instantly turned bright red, both ashamed and angry, and she was so anxious that tears were about to come out.
"You...you're talking nonsense! You're slandering me! When did I ever seduce your son? You're ruining my reputation!"
Zhang Chunxue's eyes grew colder, her tone laced with sarcasm, and she said sharply, "I'm talking nonsense? Meng Wanshu, do you think I'm a fool? I know everything about your affairs!"
"Were you married two years ago? Did your husband have an affair, and that's why you're so determined to divorce him?"
"You yourself were hurt by a man's infidelity. How come you've forgotten the pain and now you're learning to be one of those shameless people who deliberately break up other people's families?!"
Upon hearing this, Meng Wanshu seemed to have been choked; her face turned from red to white, then from white to green, and her mouth opened but she couldn't utter a single word.
She never imagined that this old woman from the countryside would know so much about all her old stories! A sudden chill ran through her as an ominous premonition washed over her.
Zhang Chunxue's gaze was sharp as an eagle's; she had already caught a glimpse of a thin gold chain peeking out from under Meng Wanshu's collar and around her neck.
She pointed sharply at Meng Wanshu's neck, her voice suddenly rising: "You say you don't know anything about gold necklaces? Then what's that shiny thing you're wearing around your neck?!"
Startled by Zhang Chunxue's earth-shattering finger strike, Meng Wanshu nearly fainted and instinctively reached out to cover her collar tightly.
"This... I bought this myself! What's it to you!" She stiffened her neck, but her voice was clearly weak, and her eyes darted around.
However, Meng Wanshu was no pushover either; almost instantly, she came up with a way to break the deadlock.
As soon as she finished speaking, her eyes reddened, and large tears rolled down her cheeks. She choked out, "I... I'm a divorced woman, haven't I suffered enough gossip every day?"
"Now, someone has come to my door for no reason and ruined my reputation in front of so many people. How am I supposed to live like this?!"
She was crying so hard her tears were falling, and her shoulders were shaking. She looked quite pitiful.
People in the crowd immediately began to whisper among themselves.
"Hey, isn't this old lady going a bit too far? She already said she doesn't know her son, and she bought the necklace herself."
"Yes, it's not easy for a woman to get divorced, and if she gets this kind of commotion, what will become of her reputation?"
"I think this old lady is probably just jealous because she saw the young lady wearing a gold necklace, and she's trying to scam some money from her!"
"That's right, there are plenty of people like that these days!"
The murmurs were neither too loud nor too soft, just loud enough for Zhang Chunxue and Meng Wanshu to hear.
Hearing the people around her speaking in her favor, Meng Wanshu cried even louder, looking at Zhang Chunxue with a mixture of grievance and accusation.
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