Chapter 45
With Meng Xuan's departure, someone in the team finally dared to discuss the affairs of Lu Chen and Lu Dashan, as well as Lu Chen and Meng Yinyin openly.
After all, Meng Xuan was there before, and everyone was afraid of Meng Xuan and his identity, so they didn't dare to gossip about them behind their backs, for fear that Meng Xuan would find out and cause trouble for them.
Everyone saw how Meng Xuan helped Lu Chen to seek justice and reduced Lu Dashan to nothing, and they were all in awe of him.
But it is impossible for people not to gossip. After Meng Xuan finally left, everyone finally dared to speak out what they had been holding back for a long time.
"...Now Lu Chen has really turned things around, got his good house back, and found a beautiful girlfriend whose brother-in-law is in the army. Who would have thought that Lu Chen, who was looked down upon by everyone, would be able to achieve what he has today."
"I'm not jealous of anything else, I just envy the house. And it's said that Lu Dashan and his wife paid him back several hundred yuan in cash. I don't know how I can spend all the money!"
Some people lamented that there was too much money and nowhere to spend it, but others disagreed.
"How can it not be used up? Wouldn't the wedding cost most of the money?"
"marry?"
"What else? Now that Meng Yinyin has moved into the Lu family, and her brother has agreed to their relationship, do you think marriage is still a long way off?"
We already live together, if we don't get married, what will happen in the future?
Everyone thought what he said was right after hearing it, and then they sighed that Meng Yinyin also had good vision. They originally thought that she would be a peasant for the rest of her life if she was with Lu Chen, but who would have thought that not long after, Lu Chen would take back everything from him.
With such a nice house and so much money, even if Meng Yinyin doesn't work, or even if Lu Chen doesn't work, the money will be enough for the two of them to spend.
As everyone was talking, there was another wave of envy and jealousy.
The group of people who said this were some aunties who were washing clothes by the river. They were chatting about gossip and killing time while washing clothes.
Not far from them, a haggard-looking woman was lowering her head and patting a pile of clothes in her hands.
But if someone was closer, perhaps someone would notice that the woman washing clothes had a look of disbelief in her eyes.
Lu Chen and Meng Yinyin are together?
They are actually getting married! ?
How is this possible!
What is going on?
In the original novel, doesn’t Lu Chen like “Lin Xiuzhi”?
How could he fall in love with other women!
The key is that this woman is the supporting actress Meng Yinyin who likes the male protagonist "Dou Zhengrong" in the original novel!
However, there are not many plots about Meng Yinyin in the original novel. In addition, when Lin Xiuzhi first read the novel, she only focused on the plot about the infatuated male supporting role Lu Chen, and basically ignored the plot about Meng Yinyin.
The only thing she remembered clearly was that Meng Yinyin was a supporting actress from a good family, very beautiful, and she liked the male lead.
Good family background and good looks?
Isn't this the setting for the vicious female supporting characters in general TV dramas and novels?
So even though she didn't care much about Meng Yinyin's situation, Lin Xiuzhi didn't take her seriously and felt that she could deal with her easily.
She even thought that if the vicious female supporting role Meng Yinyin came to steal Dou Zhengrong's corner, she would definitely not stop her this time. She even wanted to send Dou Zhengrong, the drag, directly to Meng Yinyin!
But what she didn't expect was that the vicious female supporting character Meng Yinyin not only did not come to snatch Dou Zhengrong, but instead got together with Lu Chen!
What on earth is going on?
It’s a pity that she thought the plot had not yet arrived and had been waiting for Meng Yinyin to come and pry the wall, but who knew that things would turn out like this!
Lin Xiuzhi was in a state of anxiety and didn't want to continue washing the clothes in her hands. She rubbed them twice, put them in the basket, got up and went home.
As soon as she left, the aunts who had been talking about Meng Yinyin and Lu Chen suddenly changed the subject, their eyes unconsciously fell on Lin Xiuzhi, and then they started talking in low voices.
"Have you noticed that Lin Xiuzhi seems to have changed a bit during this period of time?"
"I don't know, what happened to her?"
"Oh, I can't really explain it. Her appearance hasn't changed, but I feel like she's different from before. It's like she's become a different person!"
The person who said this lived not far from the Dou family. The sound insulation of the country house was not very good, so once it was quiet, one could hear what the neighbors said next door.
Seeing that the neighbor seemed to know something, the people around couldn't help but ask hurriedly.
"What's going on? Tell me in detail!"
The neighbor did not hide it and quickly told everyone what she felt was wrong in the past few days.
Ever since Dou Zhengrong came back with a limp, and Lin Xiuzhi happened to be sick and bedridden, the neighbors next door felt that their family was having a hard time, so they took better care of them.
Fortunately, Lin Xiuzhi recovered from her illness quickly and became more energetic day by day. Just when everyone thought that Dou Zhengrong and Lin Xiuzhi's lives would gradually get better, they found that not only did their lives next door not recover, but they often heard complaints from Lin Xiuzhi, the young daughter-in-law with the best reputation and the worst temper in the team.
Her complaints were not excessive. She would just occasionally say that she was tired, that she couldn't hold on much longer and that she would cry and lose her temper.
"If you think about it carefully, it makes sense. After all, if anyone were to encounter Dou Zhengrong's situation, there would be nothing they could do."
Her husband is lame, her two children are still young, and her parents-in-law don't help. She is the only woman who takes care of the household. Who wouldn't feel devastated?
The neighbor didn't say anything when he heard this, but just frowned.
"I thought she was just complaining and getting angry at first, but I told you, I also heard her say she wanted to divorce Dou Zhengrong!"
"What? Divorce?"
Divorce is a big deal!
These days, you hardly see anyone getting divorced, let alone the woman getting divorced.
Of course, it was Lin Xiuzhi who said this, which made people even more shocked.
At this time, everyone finally realized what the neighbor meant when he said that Lin Xiuzhi had changed.
According to Lin Xiuzhi's previous soft temper, even if she was angry or sad, she would never ask for a divorce from Dou Zhengrong.
Now she's asking for a divorce. Either she really can't make it anymore, or...
"Could it be that she has someone else outside?"
Some people have made such speculations, but no one can agree with them casually.
"Maybe he was just joking. Well, it's not easy for the couple. I guess they will reconcile after a while."
No one took it seriously, but only the neighbor felt that Lin Xiuzhi was not just talking casually, because she heard the tone of her voice very clearly and it was very serious.
But never mind. It's someone else's business after all and they have no right to interfere.
Even if the couple really divorced, what would happen to their two children? This would be a real sin.
As for Lin Xiuzhi, she had no idea that people had been muttering about her behind her back as soon as she left. She was now only thinking about Lu Chen!
But Lu Chen was the man she had decided to spend the rest of her life with, so how could he be with someone else!
Lu Chen is hers!
She didn't go to look for Lu Chen before, not only because she couldn't leave for the time being and wanted to see how the plot progressed, but also because her current image was not very good. After a serious illness, her energy and spirit were gone. She originally planned to take good care of herself so that she could appear in front of Lu Chen with a brand new look and charm him to death.
Who would have thought that before I could fully recover, this would happen.
This Meng Yinyin is indeed a vicious female supporting role who likes to steal other people’s things. She is so shameless!
When Lin Xiuzhi returned home with a gloomy face, she couldn't hold back her anger and threw the wooden basin containing clothes on the ground, and the clothes in the basin almost fell out.
Dou Zhengrong, who was in the house, heard the noise, walked out quickly with his crutches, and asked worriedly as he walked.
"What's wrong, Xiuzhi? What happened?"
His voice was filled with worry, as he thought something had happened to Lin Xiuzhi.
When the results came out, they found that Lin Xiuzhi was standing there unharmed, but her face looked very bad.
Lin Xiuzhi was already angry, and now seeing Dou Zhengrong limping out, she felt even more disgusted.
If it weren't for him being a cripple, would she be able to do the laundry, do the housework, and be busy every day, leaving herself no time to take good care of herself?
If she had recovered earlier, she might have gone to see Lu Chen and been with him. There would be no chance for Meng Yinyin to pry Lu Chen away!
Facing Lin Xiuzhi's disgusted eyes, Dou Zhengrong's expression froze, and then he slowly lowered his eyes.
He knew that Lin Xiuzhi was dissatisfied with him in many ways, and he also knew that she might not want to live with him at all.
But he thought about his two children and some retirement compensation. As long as he rested for a while and took care of his mentality and legs, he would be able to give Lin Xiuzhi and the children a better life one day.
Even if his legs and feet can never recover to normal, he will never lose heart.
It's just that he still needs some time to adjust.
He also talked about these things with Lin Xiuzhi, but unfortunately, every time he talked to Lin Xiuzhi seriously about these things, Lin Xiuzhi's reaction was very impatient, as if she didn't care at all about what would happen to him in the future or whether he could get better in the future.
Gradually, Dou Zhengrong got used to not chatting with Lin Xiuzhi, and his personality became more and more silent. Even though Lin Xiuzhi often mocked him, he endured it silently.
Even at this moment, when Lin Xiuzhi looked at him as if he was a burden, a nuisance, and a waste, he endured it silently.
Unfortunately, his concession and patience were met with even greater rage from Lin Xiuzhi.
When Lin Xiuzhi saw Dou Zhengrong's useless appearance, she couldn't help but started to mock him.
"Am I okay? I take care of the little ones and the older ones like an old mother every day. I do all the housework. Do you think I am okay?"
"Dou Zhengrong, look at what you are like now! You are like a piece of trash, you can't do anything. I am the one who does all the housework. Am I your wife or your maid?"
"I can't even enjoy a single good day by marrying you, let alone enjoying life. A man like you can get a wife. I was really blind to marry you!"
"And your two children, they are so grown up but they don't know how to help me. They just run around outside all day long. They are not sensible at all. I am annoyed just by seeing them!"
The two children, Dabao and Xiaobao, had just come back from outside carrying two bamboo baskets. Each of the two children was holding a large basket of wild vegetables. They had intended to let their mother take a break from chopping vegetables, but when they arrived at the door of the house, they heard their mother angrily saying in a shrill voice that she was annoyed when she saw them.
The two children's faces turned pale and they stood at the door with pale faces, not even daring to go in.
Dou Zhengrong had originally been listening to Lin Xiuzhi in silence as before, planning to just endure it and let his wife vent her anger. After all, as a grown man with thick skin, a few scoldings wouldn't be a big deal for him.
For the sake of his children and family, he can endure it.
The only thing he was thankful for was that the children were not at home and could not hear their mother Lin Xiuzhi scolding him like that, and even hating both of them.
Who would have known that by such a coincidence, the two children actually came back carrying the frames.
And he also happened to hear Lin Xiuzhi saying that they were ignorant and saying annoying things to them.
Seeing the two children with red eyes at the door, Dou Zhengrong's expression changed and he almost immediately spoke to Lin Xiuzhi.
"Okay Xiuzhi, stop saying those angry words."
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