Just then, a woman who worked at the chicken farm with Qiu Mei came to report: "Zhao Hongcai is here and is arguing with Qiu Mei!"
Xu Lanzhi's face darkened. That scumbag, hadn't he already married someone else? How dare he come to Tangjiagou to cause trouble?
Without saying a word, Xu Lanzhi told Lin Changming and Liu Jianchang to put down their work and head straight to the chicken farm. Tang Qiqi naturally followed along.
When they arrived at the chicken farm, Tang Qiumei didn't suffer any losses; she was pointing her finger at Zhao Hongcai and cursing him!
Xu Lanzhi strode over and stood in front of Qiu Mei, angrily saying, "Zhao Hongcai, this is Tangjiagou! Who gave you the audacity to act so wildly here?"
Zhao Hongcai realized that Xu Lanzhi was no longer the weak little wife who needed Tang Qiumei to secretly hide food for her. He said somewhat obsequiously, "Lanzhi, Qiumei has been living at your house for almost a year. I've come to take her home. She can't stay at her parents' house forever!"
Tang Qiumei's face turned pale with anger, but Xu Lanzhi calmly said, "Zhao Hongcai, I heard you've already brought your new wife home, and now you're here to take my third sister home? Do you have any shame?"
Zhao Hongcai hurriedly said, "Lanzhi, nothing of the sort happened. I've been waiting for Qiumei to come back."
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Tang Qiumei was so angry that she jumped up and down, cursing, "Zhao Hongcai, didn't your second sister-in-law's maid already share a bed with you? Didn't you want to trick Ziqiang Zili back to work as a laborer? How could you forget what you said?"
Zhao Hongcai was shocked. It wasn't surprising that he knew he had taken the woman home, but they had only talked about tricking Ziqiang Zili back to work in bed. How could Tang Qiumei know that?
Tang Qiumei was afraid that Zhao Hongcai would suspect that she was the one who scared him that night, so she quickly said, "Grandma told me all this in a dream. She told me not to go back and not to fall for your tricks."
When Tang Qiumei mentioned her grandmother, Zhao Hongcai's heart skipped a beat. It seemed that it really was her grandmother's ghost that night. Her grandmother doted on Qiumei the most, so she quickly sent a message to Qiumei.
Seeing that he couldn't hide the truth any longer, Zhao Hongcai still stubbornly insisted, "Qiu Mei, I was confused for a moment. My second sister-in-law brought her home, and she refused to leave. But don't worry, I've already chased her away. Come back with me."
If Tang Qiumei hadn't overheard Zhao Hongcai scheming against her with other women, she might have actually gone back, since the stigma of being divorced made her feel ashamed to face anyone.
But when she heard that Zhao Hongcai had even schemed against his own son, she completely gave up. She said, "Zhao Hongcai, from the moment you and that woman plotted against my son, there was no possibility between us. From now on, we will go our separate ways and never see each other again."
Zhao Hongcai never expected Tang Qiumei to be so resolute. He pleaded, "Qiumei, you've been angry for almost a year now. Don't be like this anymore. Let's go home and talk things over."
"I have nothing to say to you. You're not welcome here anymore. You can leave." Tang Qiumei said and left on her own, leaving Zhao Hongcai alone, not knowing what to do.
In the end, Zhao Hongcai still set his sights on Xu Lanzhi. He pleaded, "Lanzhi, please help me talk to Qiumei and ask her to come back with me. What kind of talk is this?"
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Tang Qiqi, who had been silent all along, spoke up: "Zhao Hongcai, are you deaf? My third aunt has long since stopped wanting to live with you. Go as far away as you can from now on."
Zhao Hongcai realized that Tang Qiumei was determined and there was no way to get her to go back with him, so he said, "It's fine if Qiumei doesn't want to go back, after all, she has her own legs. But she has to come with me to be independent and self-reliant. They are the descendants of the Zhao family."
How could Xu Lanzhi possibly let the two self-reliant brothers go back to suffer? She said coldly, "Zhao Hongcai, Qiu Mei and the two children, you won't be able to take any of them away. The Tang family is not so easy to bully."
Now that you've divorced your wife and remarried, don't even think about taking advantage of my third sister and her two children. If you know what's good for you, leave on your own. Otherwise, my second brother-in-law and eldest nephew will escort you out."
Lin Changming and Liu Jianchang were both eyeing Zhao Hongcai with predatory intent, just waiting for Xu Lanzhi's order to teach Zhao Hongcai a lesson.
Zhao Hongcai, however, was ungrateful. He insisted that Ziqiang was a descendant of the Zhao family and wanted to take him back.
Actually, he didn't really want to raise the child; he just knew that Tang Qiumei was vulnerable and couldn't bear to part with her child.
He shouted, "Don't think you can do whatever you want just because you're in Tangjiagou. Those two kids are surnamed Zhao, and no matter what, they'll have to follow me."
Sure enough, Tang Qiumei panicked when she heard him say that. She angrily accused him, "Zhao Hongcai, when have you ever treated your two children well? The children of the other families are all in school, but my two sons work in the fields every day and still don't have enough to eat. They suffered all kinds of bullying when I protected them. Now that I'm not by their side and I'm going back, will they have any good life?"
Ignoring what Tang Qiumei said, Zhao Hongcai headed towards the chicken farm, convinced that the two brothers must be hiding there.
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Xu Lanzhi's eyes sharpened, and she said sternly, "Second brother-in-law, Jianchang, see the guests out!"
As soon as they finished speaking, the two of them rushed over and gave Zhao Hongcai a good beating.
Zhao Hongcai didn't expect Xu Lanzhi to actually let someone hit him. He cried and begged for mercy. Xu Lanzhi asked, "Third sister, you are the person involved. I'm asking you, are you willing to go back with Zhao Hongcai?"
Tang Qiumei shook her head firmly and said, "Even tigers don't eat their cubs. Zhao Hongcai is trying to win that woman's favor by taking his own son back to be a laborer and a punching bag. I will never be with him in this lifetime."
Xu Lanzhi looked at Zhao Hongcai with a resolute gaze and said, "This meal today is to make amends for the injustice my third sister suffered back then. If you dare to come again, I will treat you ten times, a hundred times better! Get out!"
Zhao Hongcai was still not giving up when Liu Jianchang came at him again, fists swung. Zhao Hongcai was so scared that he didn't dare to breathe and could only slink away.
Xu Lanzhi looked at Tang Qiumei and said, "Third sister, well done! I was really worried that you would make a mistake again and go back with her!"
Tang Qiumei shook her head in disappointment and said, "I can endure any injustice they cause me, but Zhao Hongcai is trying to take advantage of my two children. If I'm not sober, how can I face you all for protecting me like this!"
As Tang Qiumei spoke, she started to cry. Zhao Hongcai had driven her away, but she felt wronged!
Xu Lanzhi comforted her, saying, "Third sister, why are you crying? Without Zhao Hongcai, aren't you and Ziqiang living much more comfortably? And the two children are so ambitious. Your good days are yet to come!"
Tang Qiumei said uneasily, "But if this happens, I won't have a home anymore, and I'll have to stay at my parents' house for the rest of my life."
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