On the other side, the villagers quickly dispersed after realizing there was no excitement to watch.
Only Shen Yongcai, Fang Qiaolan, and Shen Ling remained in the courtyard.
The wind made them feel even more uneasy.
"Has that bitch Shen Zhihuan gone mad? She actually dared to hit us and caused such a huge incident as severing ties with our family!"
Shen Ling crumpled the "Letter of Severance of Relationships" into a ball and threw it on the ground, stomping her foot hard, still feeling that she hadn't vented her anger enough.
"Chen Zhihuan did it on purpose! She beat me up like this, how am I supposed to go on a blind date now!"
Fang Qiaolan was afraid of ruining her daughter's good marriage, so she quickly comforted her, "It's okay. Shen Zhihuan was afraid that people would find out, so he didn't dare to hit your face much when he hit you. Your face is still fine."
Shen Ling picked up the mirror with some skepticism and looked at herself. She found that her face was not badly injured and she was still as beautiful and charming as ever.
She finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Fortunately, that brat Shen Zhihuan didn't disfigure me, otherwise I would have torn her to pieces.
Having finally been reborn, Shen Ling now only thinks about marrying into a wealthy family to turn her life around, fearing that Gu Yuchuan will look down on her because of her disfigurement.
She scrutinized her reflection in the mirror, her eyes gradually darkening.
She's determined to be Mrs. Gu!
It's just that Chen Zhihuan is foolish and easily gave up the marriage for a small dowry.
That brat will regret this later!
Shen Yongcai and Fang Qiaolan forced themselves to calm down and began to exchange their stories.
"I don't know where that brat Shen Zhihuan learned the trick of severing ties. She went to the village chief and the police."
"But it's alright. We raised her all these years. Filial piety alone can crush her. The villagers were just deceived by her words and that's why they sided with her."
"As long as we deny the existence of the 'Letter of Severance of Relatives' to the death, it will naturally become invalid over time. If Shen Zhihuan dares not to support us in our old age, he will be drowned in the spittle of the world sooner or later."
Fang Qiaolan nodded repeatedly as she listened, praising his idea as excellent.
"That's right. Although Xie Lanshen is still unconscious, he is still a military officer. He lives in a small courtyard house. Wouldn't it be too unfair for Ling'er to live in a large tenement?"
"If that slut Shen Zhihuan marries into our family and then becomes successful and doesn't acknowledge us, we'll be at a huge loss."
They believed that they had raised Shen Zhihuan for so many years and that their kindness to her was extraordinary.
We must seize this opportunity to exploit her thoroughly.
Shen Ling, however, didn't seem to care. She calmly did her makeup while telling them.
"Impossible. Forget about rising to prominence, marrying Xie Lanshen will only bring Shen Zhihuan great misfortune."
"Mom and Dad, just listen to me! It won't be long before Shen Zhihuan becomes a widow. We'd better stay away from her so we don't get entangled with her."
Shen Yongcai and Fang Qiaolan exchanged a glance: "How did you find out all this?"
"You don't need to worry about that."
Shen Ling said confidently, "Xie Lanshen is currently seriously injured and unconscious. With the current level of medical technology, his treatment will definitely be delayed."
"By the time he wakes up, he'll have developed chronic illnesses, and he'll still want to go back to the army. Isn't that just rushing to his death?"
She happily fiddled with her cosmetics.
This is a combination of beauty cream and face powder; it must be worth quite a bit of money.
In the past, the Shen family was not well-off, so Shen Ling naturally couldn't bear to spend money on these nice things.
Fortunately, there was that idiot Shen Zhihuan around. Even with a high fever, she didn't fail the exam, and her qualification to go to university brought her back a lot of money.
The family is relatively well-off for the time being.
Before Shen Yongcai went to buy wine, Shen Ling secretly took money from home and bought these wines.
She's about to marry into the Gu family and become a wealthy wife; wouldn't it be a laughingstock if she used shabby things?
She deliberately chose the most fashionable cosmetics available at the moment, and even the powder compact was printed with lotus patterns.
Shen Zhihuan probably won't ever need these good things in his lifetime.
Shen Ling felt like laughing out loud just thinking about it.
Shen Yongcai and Fang Qiaolan listened with skepticism.
But seeing how confident Shen Ling seemed, he reluctantly believed her.
"Then hurry up and pack your things. Once you see Gu Yuchuan, you must keep a tight grip on him."
"Yes, Ling'er, our family's wealth and prosperity now depend entirely on you."
These words greatly satisfied Shen Ling's vanity.
The thought of having a wealthy husband and an obedient, adorable son made her lips curl into a wide smile.
She was so foolish in her past life that she actually thought being a stepmother was a shameful thing.
Looking back now, it's such a wonderful thing that she didn't have to endure any pain to have such a big son!
Shen Ling was pleased with her own idea.
If it weren't for the fact that the wedding date hadn't arrived yet, she would have been eager to marry him right now.
Then, as if remembering something, she turned to ask, "How is Xie Lanshen doing?"
"Did their family submit a marriage report to the military? Since Shen Zhihuan is getting married in a few days, we can just use her name."
Shen Yongcai and his wife shook their heads; "It hasn't come to that yet."
"She's not old enough yet. You could have just submitted your application to marry her directly, but she has to wait another year."
Shen Ling gripped the rouge box tightly, her anxiety growing instantly.
If we don't submit a report, what if something goes wrong in the process?
The thought of that disgusting mother-in-law and those old men and women who looked down on her sent chills down Shen Ling's spine.
Aside from Xie Lanshen, that short-lived bastard, there wasn't a single good person in the Xie family!
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