Shen Danru carefully examined the woman and noticed that her eyebrows and eyes resembled those of her mother, Zhou Shi. She also saw that Aunt Tai called her Yulan, so it was definitely her eldest sister, Shen Yulan.
But the eldest sister's outfit just looks awkward no matter how you look at it.
From these few interactions, Tai Kangping seemed to be an honest and hardworking person, and Tai's father was also a loving father who doted on his son. Every day, he would go out with Tai Kangping to fish and sell the fish to supplement the family income.
Looking at it now, it's actually her eldest sister, Shen Yulan, who seems like a wicked daughter-in-law.
Are all those rumors circulating in the village false?
Tai's mother was so frightened that she stood there, too scared to move.
Shen Yulan spat at Tai's mother: "You unlucky old thing, hurry up and chase the people away and clean up the ground."
Only then did Tai's mother realize what had happened and tried to squat down to pick up the broken teacup.
Seeing that Tai's mother wanted to squat down, Chen Danru immediately pulled her back.
She had absolutely no liking for Shen Yulan.
"You are Shen Yulan?"
Shen Yulan was confused and questioned, "What do you mean? How do you know my name? Oh, I know, it must have been Tai Kangping who told you."
Shen Yulan scrutinized Shen Danru for a moment, her eyes instantly blazing with jealousy:
"You little slut, you're the one who hooked up with Tai Kangping, aren't you? You've even come to his doorstep. I'll teach you a lesson today."
Shen Yulan rolled up her sleeves, ready to grab Shen Danru's hair.
The implication was that Shen Danru and Tai Kangping were having an affair.
Before her hand could even reach Shen Danru's head, a loud "slap" rang out as Shen Danru slapped her across the face.
"You bitch, how dare you hit me."
Shen Yulan rushed over, but Qingtan stopped her and restrained her hand, making her unable to move.
Shen Yulan screamed like a madwoman, "You wait, you just wait, I'll make you wish you were never born!"
Madam Tai hurriedly said, "Miss Chen, our Tai family has offended you today. I apologize and beg you to release my daughter-in-law. We will not sell the fish. Please leave."
Tai's mother made a move to kneel down.
Just then, Tai's father and Tai Kangping returned home. Hearing the commotion inside, they quickly ran inside.
Seeing that Shen Yulan was being restrained and unable to move, and was still hurling insults, he immediately understood that she must have been taught a lesson by Miss Shen for speaking rudely.
He hurriedly stepped forward: "Miss Chen, I'm sorry, please let her go, we can talk this out."
"Qingtan, let her go and invite Father in."
Shen Yulan was shocked. What did it mean to invite her father in?
Who exactly are you?
Although Shen Danru was reluctant to admit that she was her sister, she still replied, "I am Shen Danru, the second daughter of Shen Cheng from Shangqing Village."
Shen Yulan looked up at her in surprise; she was the younger sister who had returned from the Marquis's mansion.
Shen Danru saw jealousy, hatred, and resentment in her eyes.
She couldn't understand why this sister, whom she had never met, would hate her.
Tai Kangping, his father, and his mother all looked at her in surprise. So this was Yu Lan's second sister. In that case, all her trips to Xijiang Village to collect fish these past few days were for Yu Lan's sake.
This child has truly suffered.
Shen Cheng came in and saw Shen Yulan as soon as he entered. He immediately stepped forward and said, "Yulan, I'm so glad to finally see you."
Shen Yulan was stunned. After realizing what had happened, she took a step back, then lost control and shouted hoarsely:
"What are you doing here? Didn't you sell me out? Now that you've sold me out, what are you doing here? Get out, get out!"
Shen Cheng was speechless. How did Yu Lan become like this?
His Yulan is only seventeen years old, and they've only been married for less than two years. How did she turn out like this?
He then glared angrily at the Tai family.
Mr. Tai smiled wryly and said, "My dear in-law, we have treated the child with all our hearts since she entered our family. We have never mistreated her."
Mother Tai added, "My dear in-law, Kangping is our only child. I long for a daughter too. We treat our daughter-in-law like our own daughter."
Tai Kangping lowered his head and remained silent.
Shen Danru then realized that the Tai family's claims about not letting her eldest sister return to her parents' home and preventing her from seeing her father were all lies; the problem lay with her eldest sister.
"Go, all of you go, all of you go."
Shen Yulan suddenly went berserk, smashing everything on the table to the ground.
“Yulan, I know I’ve wronged you. I was weak and incompetent before. If you’re really not satisfied with this marriage, we’ll return the betrothal money to them, and you can come back with me.”
Shen Yulan glared at Shen Cheng with wide eyes and a look of hatred: "Don't you think it's too late to tell me all this now?"
She then looked at Shen Danru and pointed at her, saying:
"We are both your daughters, so why should I suffer from childhood, go hungry, and be sold by you for thirty taels of silver, while she can enjoy wealth and luxury in the Marquis's mansion and live a life of luxury? Why is that?"
Only then did Shen Danru understand where Shen Yulan's hatred came from.
It turns out that this older sister already knew everything about the family and knew that she had returned. Although she had never seen her, she had already come to hate her.
Because of all the suffering she had endured, she hated everyone.
Shen Danru looked at her, feeling both pitiful and pathetic.
Just like when she was in the Marquis's mansion, a sudden disaster struck. She couldn't escape the cage she had drawn for herself, trapping herself inside. In the end, she chose to hang herself.
Seeing her older sister like this, she really couldn't bring herself to hate her.
“This, this has nothing to do with Ru’er. She has also suffered a lot. It’s all my fault. I’m sorry. I will make it up to you in the future.”
As Shen Cheng spoke, he wanted to hit himself.
Shen Danru reached out and stopped her.
“Chen Yulan, I know you hate your father, but can he have a say in this matter? You probably already know that he is not your grandmother’s biological son. He has suffered a lot since childhood. He is also a victim. Can he have a say in this matter? Also, the girls in the Shen family, it’s not just you, is it? The girls in the first and third branches, which one of them escaped?”
Shen Danru took out fifty taels of silver notes and placed them on the table: "Uncle Tai, Aunt Tai, the Shen family received thirty taels of betrothal money from you back then. Here are fifty taels. I'm returning them to you in the hope that you will release my eldest sister."
Tai's parents exchanged a glance, and saw the decision in each other's eyes.
“Take the money. Yu Lan can leave this house anytime she wants.”
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