Xu Lanzhi took Qiu Mei's hand and said, "Third sister, you're being too polite. This is your home. Don't forget, you have to work for me for the rest of your life to make up for the chickens that were poisoned last time!"
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Tang Qiumei was also amused. She was both touched and relieved that Xu Lanzhi was protecting her so much.
After seeing Zhao Hongcai off, Xu Lanzhi gave the peanut seeds that Tang Qiqi had prepared to Lin Changming and Liu Jianchang. The two of them received the seeds and immediately went back to arrange for planting.
Xu Lanzhi thought of Tang Qiqi's words this time. She said, "There's an oil press in town. The oil they press is pure and fragrant. I'll go take a look and discuss it with them in advance, asking them to press peanut oil for us."
Tang Qiqi reminded her, "You have to tell her that we have a lot of peanuts, and make them prepare for a long battle."
Xu Lanzhi teased, "Qiqi, the peanut seeds haven't even been planted yet, and you already know we have a lot!"
"Of course! Just wait and see," Tang Qiqi said confidently.
Wang originally planned that as long as Zhao Hongcai came to pick her up, she would let Qiu Mei go back. Now that Qiu Mei could earn money, the Liu family wouldn't dare to do anything to her again.
Hearing that Xu Lanzhi had sent Zhao Hongcai back, he was still a little unhappy and gave Xu Lanzhi a hard time.
Tang Qiqi, unwilling to see her mother suffer, pulled Tang Qiumei aside and said, "Grandmother, ask my third aunt if he himself wanted to leave Zhao Hongcai. You still think Zhao Hongcai is a good person? He's here to make his two cousins ​​go back to be hard laborers for his new wife."
Wang felt a dull thud in her heart and looked at Tang Qiumei in disbelief, saying, "Qiumei, is what Qiqi said true? He really has already married a new wife."
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Tang Qiumei told Wang Shi what had happened. Wang Shi hugged Tang Qiumei and cried uncontrollably: "I shouldn't have brought you out in the first place. Now it's too late, your family is gone."
Xu Lanzhi wanted to say something, but knowing that Wang was angry, she remained silent.
Tang Qiqi couldn't stand the idea that she couldn't live without a man. She said angrily, "Grandmother, you should be happy about this. Why are you crying? From now on, Third Aunt will be free and will no longer have to put up with the Zhao family's nonsense."
Wang sighed, "It's worse for a woman to be divorced and remarried than to suffer mistreatment and beatings in her husband's family. She'll be cursed by everyone."
Tang Qiumei's hard-won confidence crumbled completely because of Wang's words.
She looked at Wang Shi pitifully and said, "I'm sorry, Mother, I've embarrassed you."
Tang Qiqi was furious. She had tried to persuade Wang Shi many times, and thought that the old lady would understand by now that she could live well without a man or daughter. But who knew that she would still have the same attitude.
This time, Xu Lanzhi couldn't hold back any longer. She didn't care about the old lady's feelings and said directly, "Mother, I don't agree with what you said. What do you mean by saying that being beaten and mistreated in one's husband's family is better than being divorced? I raised seven daughters, and I wouldn't bear to let any of them go to another family to be beaten and suffer."
Third Sister, if you think I'm meddling, I'll send you all back right now. As for Zhao Hongcai being beaten, I'll take responsibility myself and apologize to him.
Ignoring Xu Lanzhi's anger, Wang said happily, "That works too. We're rich now anyway. If we give him more money, he won't say anything."
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Tang Qiumei had overheard Zhao Hongcai talking badly about her and scheming against her child with other women, and she was already heartbroken. She felt wronged, but she just felt that she had brought shame to her mother.
Upon hearing that Xu Lanzhi was going to send her back, Tang Qiumei became extremely anxious. She said, "Mother, if you feel that I have disgraced you, I will go out and make a living on my own. I am determined never to return to the Zhao family."
Wang sighed and said, "What mother can't tolerate her children? I'm just afraid that people will talk about you behind your back!"
Tang Qiqi said, "Grandmother, Third Aunt has been back for almost a year, and she's doing well. She even has a smile on her face now. The Zhao family is really a den of wolves and tigers; we absolutely cannot go back."
Xu Lanzhi also said, "Mother, Third Sister has two sons. When they grow up a bit and start their own households, who will look down on them? You shouldn't push Qiu Mei into the fire pit."
They thought that the matter was over once Wang was persuaded and Zhao Hongcai was sent back, but unexpectedly, Zhao Hongcai's mother, Liu, brought all the prominent people in Zhao Family Village to Tangjiagou, saying that she wanted to invite Tang Qiumei back.
This time, Xu Lanzhi didn't have anyone chase them away. Instead, she served tea and snacks to everyone who came from Zhaojiatun. She didn't care about Zhao Hongcai's family at all, and didn't even give them a bench.
Liu grumbled and said, "What, is this how the Tang family treats its guests?"
Xu Lanzhi said unhurriedly, "Fellow villagers of Zhao Family Village, since you've come to my residence, you are naturally guests. But you, I won't entertain you!"
After saying that, Xu Lanzhi asked, "I wonder why the villagers of Zhao Family Village have made such a fuss!"
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As the saying goes, one cannot hit a smiling face. The Tang family treated them to good food and drink, while the Liu family, who were not particularly well-liked, had long since lost their arrogance and were now politely chatting with Xu Lanzhi.
Liu got angry and said angrily, "Men, I didn't invite you here to eat and drink. Don't forget why you came here, right, village chief!"
The village chief's smile froze on his face, but he couldn't bring himself to say a single unpleasant word.
Wang couldn't stand Liu's sharp and mean-spirited manner. She stepped forward and asked Liu, "Why did you call so many people here? Are you trying to kidnap someone?"
Liu said with a smile, "As the saying goes, 'quarrels at the head of the bed are reconciled at the foot of the bed.' Qiu Mei has been out for so long, it's time to let her go back. That's why I invited all the prominent people in the village here so that she won't feel wronged. You can persuade her to go back."
Wang said irritably, "Going back to your family to be a concubine? Or to be a maidservant for his new wife?"
Liu blushed and paled in turns, and said awkwardly, "Mother-in-law, that was a misunderstanding. My second daughter-in-law wanted to introduce a woman to Hongcai, but how could I let him do that? We sent that woman back long ago. Qiumei and Hongcai have two children. They say it's better to tear down ten temples than to break up one marriage. We can't let them break up like this!"
After hearing what Liu said, Wang's resolve softened somewhat, and she looked at Xu Lanzhi with a questioning gaze.
Xu Lanzhi kept shaking her head. Seeing that there might be room for a turnaround, Liu pulled Wang aside and only said good things. Xu Lanzhi secretly thought that if Wang gave in, Qiu Mei really wouldn't be able to protect her in front of so many people.
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