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Chapter 80: Relatives Go Their Own Ways

(Girls' Literature)

Shen Yu and Yang Qingshan warmed up in a short while. They were very curious about this warm thing called a kang. When they knew it was made by Su Zhi, they knew that this sister-in-law was capable. The fact that this family could become so good was closely related to this sister-in-law.

"Fourth brother, seeing that you are living a good life makes me feel at ease."

Shen Yu's eyes turned red after she said this. Shen Zi'an lowered his head. This sister had been good to him since childhood. He had always wanted to help her over the years, but he was far away and could not help much. Moreover, Shen Youfu was mad at his daughter's decision to marry Yang Qingshan. Not only was Shen Yu driven out when she came to visit, but her children were also not allowed to visit her. Shen Zi'an went there every time when he was in a hurry. He came and went in a hurry. He could not help her do much work, so he could only give her money, but Shen Yu was strong-willed. Even if he gave her money, she would pay him back. In the end, her life was still so difficult.

"Fourth Aunt, this candy is so sweet."

Ye'er held a piece of candy in her little hand and licked it in small sips, like a little kitten. She felt Su Zhi touching her head, so she raised her head and talked to Su Zhi. The child instinctively knew who was good to her. Su Zhi smiled at her, hugged her and gave her candy. She immediately liked this seemingly nice fourth aunt.

Su Zhi smiled and said, "Don't eat too much sweet food. It will hurt your teeth. My aunt will pack a bag for you later. You can take it and eat it slowly. I will make a lot of delicious food today. You will eat your fill later."

Ye'er grinned and went to lick the candy again.

Shen Yu quietly wiped away the tears from her eyes as she watched her daughter eating candy, and smiled. She said to Su Zhi a little embarrassedly, "Sister-in-law, look at us. A few days ago, our family of three went on a long trip, and we didn't know about the two major events of you splitting up and building a house. I didn't help at all, and I feel really bad."

Su Zhi said, "Sister, don't say that. We are very happy that you can come to warm our house today. Let's visit each other more often in the future. I also know that there are some differences between you and your brother-in-law and father-in-law, but we have separated now and we will go our separate ways. It's okay for you to come to our place."

Su Zhi was speaking out. She had heard from Shen Zian that Shen Youfu was angry with Shen Yu, and not only would he drive Shen Yu away when she came to visit him, but he would also get angry if she appeared in the village, or even if the villagers saw her and told him about it, so Shen Yu rarely went back to her parents' home.

Su Zhi was very disdainful of Shen Youfu's behavior of caring about his face but not his daughter. She felt that Shen Youfu treated Shen Yu like this for Shen Ziju. He was probably afraid that Shen Ziju would have a bad reputation for having such a sister, so he acted so ruthless to his daughter, as if he was so noble for not recognizing this daughter. Su Zhi felt that he was doing this just for his own reputation. If Su Zhi wanted to say, others would say whatever they wanted. The more he acted like this, the more others would look down on Shen Yu and his wife, and the worse the reputation of their Shen family would be.

It is completely understandable that Shen Yu didn't know about Shen Zian's situation because of this, and Su Zhi didn't blame her.

"Sister-in-law..."

Shen Yu held Su Zhi's hand and was speechless. She was very moved. Su Zhi did not mind their reputation and let them come to her house. She felt warm in her heart.

"We appreciate your kindness, sister-in-law, but we should have less contact in the future. If Dad sees you, he will be upset. He hates me so much that he still won't forgive me."

Shen Yu said sadly that when she came back from outside this time, she heard a woman from Hebian Village who married into a village tell her that Shen Zian had separated from the family. She discussed with Yang Qingshan and took the things to return to see her brothers. She originally wanted to quietly enter the village to meet Shen Zian and leave, but she didn't expect to see such a big house. Shen Zian happened to come back from outside, and when he saw them, he pulled them in. Then they realized that today was the day to warm up the house and set up wine.

"Today is the day for you to set up the banquet. A lot of people from the village will come soon. Dad and his family will come too. We'd better leave early to avoid him seeing you and making things difficult for you."

Shen Zian said, "Sister, don't leave. Just stay here. Just like my wife said just now, we have separated. We can go our separate ways. Dad can't control us. Even if he gets angry, at most he will not leave with me. I will show my respect to him when the time comes. At most he will just ignore me. You know he has never paid much attention to me."

Shen Zian thought that his family had just had some money, and his father and his third brother had come to make trouble several times. If they stopped coming to him, he might feel more relaxed. However, he thought that even if his father was annoyed by his association with Shen Yu, he would not break off contact with him. For Shen Ziju, he would definitely benefit from this. Not to mention the money, he would not want to give up the reputation of the Holy Beast.

Although Shen Zian is a farmer, he is not stupid. Instead, he is very smart and thinks things through.

Su Zhi thought the same as Shen Zian. She thought it would be best if Shen Youfu, in a fit of anger, told his family to stop associating with them. That way, when they had more money in the future, they wouldn't be afraid of them coming to take advantage of them. They would stay away from the extremes. How wonderful would life be like that?

Just seeing that the couple had this idea, they wanted to interact with Shen Yu's family even more.

Su Zhi said, "Sister, brother-in-law, you just stay here. You can't stop interacting with your family forever. This is not your fault at all. The hatred can be resolved, so why can't this matter be resolved? If you ask me, you should sit here today and let others see that you are still related to us. Hebian Village is still your mother's home. It's settled. I'm going to cook. Zi'an, you sit here with sister, brother-in-law and little niece for a while."

"Sister-in-law, I'll go with you."

Shen Yu hurriedly followed them down to the ground. She was grateful to her fourth brother's wife, thinking that if she wanted to get married, she had to act like a relative. She didn't help her brother build a house, so it would be unreasonable not to help with the greenhouse.

"Then come along, sister. Actually there's not much to do, so it's good to chat with everyone."

Su Zhi took Shen Yu to the kitchen. Shen Yu was still a little nervous. She had been away from the village for a few years and had no contact with the people in the village. Her parents' dislike and the gossip of her husband's family and the villagers made her start to get a little scared, wondering how others would look at her in a while.

"Sister, are you still nervous? What is there to be nervous about? You did nothing wrong. Don't you know? Zi'an and I were separated from our family because I was rumored to be a bad luck. At that time, some children even threw stones at me, but now it's all right, right? We are not afraid of others throwing dirty water on us, but we are afraid that we ourselves will think we are dirty and don't even have the courage to clear our name. Then we will always be looked down upon by others."

Shen Yu was surprised when she heard Su Zhi's words. She had just learned about what had happened to Su Zhi these days, but she understood it all at once. She nodded at Su Zhi and felt her back straightened.

"Sisters, look who's here?"

As soon as Su Zhi entered the kitchen, she smiled and pulled Shen Yu to the front. Shen Yu smiled at a few people. She knew all of them and had talked to them before. She knew that they were all people with good tempers, but she had not been around them for a few years, so she was a little shy.

Sister Li opened her eyes wide and said, "Isn't this the eldest daughter of the Shen family? Ah Yu, I haven't seen you for a long time. You have lost so much weight!"

Sister Feng was smart. As soon as she saw Su Zhi's expression towards Shen Yu, she knew that this eldest sister-in-law who was disliked by the Shen family had caught the eye of this fourth brother's wife. She also knew what happened in the past, but she didn't believe that it was true, because she knew that the evil man from the rich family who wanted to bully Shen Yu had molested her before, but she got away with it, so she believed that Shen Yu was unlucky in his hands. Because she believed, she would not look down on Shen Yu. She liked Su Zhi, so she wiped her hands immediately and walked over to hold Shen Yu's hand.

"Ayu, you're here. That's great. I was just trying to take a break. Can you help me chop the meat? My hands are sore."

Shen Yu was relieved to see someone paying attention to her, and said ok with a smile.

Li and Wang also nodded at Shen Yu. Although they understood Shen Yu's insistence on marrying Yang Qingshan, they were still unhappy because Shen Yu had ruined her reputation and almost implicated the Shen family. They both had daughters, and if people heard that they had such an aunt with a bad reputation, they might have trouble getting married in the future. So Shen Youfu asked them to ignore Shen Yu these years, and they just let it go. However, Shen Zhang also told them to help Shen Yu in private when they met her, and they would not say anything bad to Shen Yu.

In these years, they have not seen Shen Yu except when she came to visit them. Every time they met, Shen Youfu would drive Shen Yu out, and they had no chance to talk. This made their relationship with Shen Yu seem to have stopped a few years ago. It was easy to repair it, but they didn't know what Shen Youfu meant, let alone what impact this sister-in-law would bring to the family, so they could only nod their heads and leave it at that.

Wang saw Shen Yu go to help with the work, called Su Zhi aside and asked her: "You left her here, aren't you afraid that your father-in-law will be angry? Didn't your fourth brother tell you about her?"

Su Zhi said, "I know, sister-in-law. Do you think that if my father-in-law doesn't let my elder sister into the family, the Shen family's reputation will be good? Now no one mentions it, but if someone brings it up, the Shen family's reputation will still be linked to my elder sister. It's better to change it. I think you know that my elder sister and brother-in-law are all wronged. It's obviously a good thing. If we accept them and change their reputation, won't it be better for the Shen family? What do you think?"

Wang had a sullen face and said nothing.

Li came over and said, "I think what Fourth Sister-in-law said is right, Sister-in-law. Our daughters have grown up, but there are still people in the village who remember A-Yu's story. If it is brought up, your Chunlan, Chunxiang, and my three daughters will all have trouble with their relatives. Have you forgotten what Grandma Hua said last year?"

Last year, when Hua Pozi and Sun Shi had a quarrel in the village, Shen Yu was involved. Although it was just a passing incident, it still made the Shen family uneasy.

Wang's face darkened, and she turned back without saying anything.