Chapter Seventy: Su Yindi's Resilience
Jiang Mi agreed with what her third sister-in-law said.
Perhaps it was a matter of divine favor, but in terms of appearance, all three older brothers inherited their parents' good qualities and not a single bad one; on the contrary, she herself was born round and fat, with a face like a big round pancake.
Looking at her much thinner figure, Jiang Mi felt a little relieved; in less than a month, she would be able to return to her normal physique and get rid of the nickname "fat pig".
"Why is this widow Chen from Qingyun Village trying to seduce Xie Tu in our Hongyang Village?" a villager suddenly asked in confusion.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Mi's gaze fell upon a young man with fair features and a slender figure; he exuded a faint scholarly aura, resembling a Taoist gentleman; it was hard to imagine that such a person would be involved with a widow.
The Xie family had drifted to Hongyang Village more than ten years ago. Zhu Qiancheng took pity on them and allowed them to live in the village. The villagers had a very good impression of the Xie family, except for Xie Tu in front of them.
Xie Tusheng has the appearance of a handsome young man, but he is lecherous by nature and likes to seduce young and beautiful girls everywhere; unexpectedly, this time he actually seduced Widow Chen from the next village. The young man has quite a heavy taste.
Stared at by the villagers, Xie Tu's face turned red, and he wished he could find a crack in the ground to crawl into. He stammered, "I don't know her at all. This auntie clearly had bad intentions because she thought I was handsome."
Looking at Widow Chen, who was behaving like a shrew, he was extremely annoyed; what a foolish and ignorant woman.
If it weren't for her, he wouldn't have been so embarrassed in public.
The Xie family parents, who arrived late, witnessed this scene and looked extremely displeased, feeling utterly humiliated.
Widow Chen was stunned to hear this. She never expected that Xie Tu, who had just been cuddling with her, would so decisively cut ties with her.
Only after a moment of realization did I notice that the village entrance was already crowded with people; some had eyes full of curiosity, others full of doubt, and most of them full of disdain and disgust.
Just a few glances were enough to make him seem like a target of public criticism, someone who should be drowned in a pig cage; this attitude is a sign of a lack of self-respect and deserves to be drowned in a pig cage.
Seeing this, Widow Chen turned deathly pale, overwhelmed with emotion. The thought of being drowned made her forget her previous affection for Xie Tu, and she weakly explained, "I only thought Young Master Xie resembled my husband somewhat, and for a moment I was bewitched, so I couldn't help but think..."
She hesitated, tears welling in her eyes, her teeth biting her lip, her hands twisting together, her head bowed, looking guilty and pitiful.
Yes, Widow Chen was ultimately a weak woman; she was simply moved by her feelings.
Xie Tu was quite satisfied with Widow Chen's performance. This foolish woman did have some brains; she was indeed worthy of being the woman he had his eye on, her judgment was never bad.
"Pah!" Su Yindi felt her ears burning at these words, spat on the ground, and immediately exposed the shame of the two adulterers: "Bullshit! You're lying through your teeth! I clearly saw the two of you standing there, all lovey-dovey and all lovey-dovey; I couldn't stand it and kindly reminded you, but I didn't expect that those lecherous boys would be so easily swayed by you when they saw me!"
Shameless! Lying through your teeth.
Xie Tu's expression changed drastically. Oh no, he hadn't expected to forget about that bitch.
It's all his fault for having such useless eyes. He couldn't help but glance at this pretty woman, which led to this huge mess.
"And you!" Su Yindi stood with her hands on her hips, her face contorted with rage, glaring aggressively at Xie Tu: "You're not a man at all! Your woman is being criticized by everyone, and you're just acting like a coward! You weren't like this when you were taking advantage of her in front of me!"
They bullied her and thought they could get away unscathed? Dream on.
The last fig leaf that the two of them had left was ruthlessly torn away by Su Yindi; the two of them didn't even dare to speak, one of them lowered his head and remained silent.
Seeing this, everyone understood the situation. It seemed that Jiang's third daughter-in-law was right; the two of them had been having an affair for a long time. The sudden surge of sympathy vanished, replaced by gossip and condemnation.
"We know you're a bastard, but we never expected you'd go after even a widow! You're a beast."
"This rascal looks respectable, but he's done quite a lot of dirty work. The girls in the village aren't fooled by him, but there are plenty of girls from other villages who would kill themselves for Xie's son."
The villagers' snippets of conversation made Xie's parents feel utterly ashamed.
Enraged, Xie grabbed Xie Tu's ear and cursed, "You shameless brat, stop embarrassing yourself here and get back home with me right now!"
Turning her head, the silent widow Chen threatened, "You old slut, if I find out you're seducing my son again, don't blame me for scratching your face and making you regret it!"
After saying that, he grabbed Xie Tu's ear and led him home, with Xie's father following along.
After causing such a huge incident, how can I possibly stay here?
Widow Chen also fled in panic amidst the villagers' criticism and gossip, leaving Hongyang Village.
"Alright, everyone, it's time to disperse." Mother Jiang called for the villagers to leave, then turned to look at Su Yindi, whose hair was disheveled, and said, "If you encounter something like this again, just take matters into your own hands. If you can't handle it, just call me. Even if the sky falls, I'll be there to back you up."
Upon hearing this, Su Yindi felt a warmth in her heart and nodded with a smile: "Okay."
Although her mother-in-law doesn't treat her well on a regular basis, the good thing is that she usually sides with her own family, regardless of right or wrong.
"If you ever run into that scoundrel from the Xie family again, just take a detour." Jiang's mother carefully instructed Jiang Mi, afraid that she would be deceived and lose her innocence.
“Okay!” Jiang Mi nodded obediently, then asked in confusion, “Why haven’t I seen him in the village these past few days?”
She wouldn't even consider a man like Xie Tu.
It's not clean, and touching it might get you tainted with some unclean things.
When it came to this, Mother Jiang got excited and kept explaining the reason for the matter: "I heard that Xie's son is dishonest, doesn't listen in class, and likes to flirt with young girls everywhere; I suppose the old teacher was afraid that Xie's son would damage his reputation, so he sent him back; but I didn't expect that he would not change his ways and actually flirt with Widow Chen from Qingyun Village."
Speaking of Widow Chen, Mother Jiang recounted some of her romantic escapades.
Widow Chen was a woman of great skill, and many men in the village were infatuated with her when she was young. Her beautiful arms had been the pillows of countless men, and she had been with many men until she became pregnant, but she couldn't bear to abort the pregnancy. She was rejected by many men, but in the end, only her deceased husband did not reject her and welcomed her into his home. She successfully gave birth to a child, and her husband died in bed not long after their marriage.
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