Ji Xinhe blinked innocently, "What recipe? Did I ever tell you any recipe? How did it come to be that getting your money stolen and beaten can be blamed on me? Is it because I’m not your real daughter that you can abuse me at will?"
"You! You know exactly what you did!" Lady Ding wanted so badly to curse Ji Xinhe, but she realized she had no reason to do so. The recipe was something she stole by overhearing, not something acquired honorably. Ji Xinhe intentionally leaked the false recipe to fool her, but what could she say about it?
So she had to rack her brain, only to squeeze out these few words, "You know exactly what you did."
Ji Xinhe was too lazy to argue, and sneered, "I still don’t get it. You should really get rid of this habit of blaming me for everything, I clearly have nothing to do with you, nor do I have anything to do with your beatings. Why does it all get blamed on me? Did I also make you steal the silver?"
"You!"
Ji Xinhe looked down at Lady Ding with cold eyes, sneered, "Let me be straight-forward, I’m not to be trifled with, nor am I someone you can take for granted to take out your anger on. Today’s affairs are purely a result of your nonsense. If you can behave, I won’t hold grudges against you, but if you continue to cause trouble, don’t blame me for being rude. After all, you were the one who made the offensive remarks first. Even if we take it up with Li Zheng, I’m in the right."
While speaking, she casually picked up a thick fire stick from the pile of firewood, waving it in the air, quite intimidating.
Not to mention that Ji Xinhe could handle the entirety of the Ji Dashan’s family by herself. Now that they were helplessly standing in front of her, they were like defenseless fish waiting to be butchered by her.
Did they really think she was a pushover?
She didn’t have the time to argue with Lady Ding, all she had was a fire stick to serve as an answer.
Lady Ding, scared out of her wits, immediately shut her mouth.
Ji Xinhe sneered once, threw away the fire stick, and turned back to her house.
Lady Ding was so furious that she dug her fingers into the mud, trembling with rage, but she could only whisper, "This little mean person, this little mean person!"
Ji Xiulan suddenly burst into tears, "It’s all her fault! She has ruined us, we were going to become rich, it’s all her fault!"
They had just begun living in wealth for a few days when they were thrown back into poverty. Everything they owned vanished in the blink of an eye. The feeling of soaring to the skies only to be thrown into hell was heart-wrenching!
But Ji Xiulan seemed to forget, this dream of wealth was just a dream, a dream incited by greed. If it wasn’t for Ji Xinhe, their dream wouldn’t have been shattered. But if it wasn’t for Ji Xinhe, they wouldn’t have even had the opportunity to have this dream.
None of it really belonged to them.
Everything that happened today was their deserved retribution!
"Shut up all of you!" Ji Dashan couldn’t hold back any longer and roared, "Are you not embarrassed enough? Everyone go back inside!"
After all the twists and turns, they were back to square one, only now they were utterly disgraced.
Ji Dashan had endured enough humiliation already, Lady Ding and Ji Xiulan constantly whining and complaining was really getting on his nerves.
Ji Xiulan couldn’t stop crying, "We were just about to live a good life, but now this mean person has messed it all up. But she, she’s going to get married in a few days and live a glamorous life! Why? Why?!"
"Enough! Feeling wronged? Why don’t you earn money? If you are capable, become successful like Xinhe, otherwise stop the incessant squabble, you’ve lost all our face!"
Ji Dashan looked at the villagers outside the courtyard. They were all laughing at them for their disgrace. Their family’s theft had already spread throughout the village. The more glory they had a few days ago, the more destitute they were going to be. They were no different from a drowned dog.
Thinking about this, Ji Dashan hit the ground regretfully, his face turning red, "It shouldn’t have been like this! It shouldn’t have been like this!"
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Ji Xinhe didn’t even go to the shop anymore. Ji Dong had already become familiar with the shop’s affairs and just wanted her to stay at home peacefully waiting for her marriage. He wouldn’t allow her to just run about. So he went to the shop to prepare instead.
Ji Xinhe was idle at home doing needlework. Fortunately, she had practiced with Hong Qin and Xiao Cui these few months. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have been able to manage. Although she wasn’t a person who dreamed of being a good wife and mother, since she was going be married, especially to him, naturally she wanted to fulfill her duty as a wife as best as she could.
With all the care he showed her, how could she neglect?
"It looks like women getting married are very different, even doing some needlework can make you so happy, I don’t know what you are so happy about." Hong Qin laughed.
The smile on the corner of Ji Xinhe’s lips hadn’t faded, "Don’t worry, when it’s your turn to get married, you’ll know what I’m happy about."
Hong Qin blushed and complained indifferently, "You, now you’re the one bullying me."
Ji Xinhe snorted lightly, pretending to accidentally pull Xiao Cui, "Now that I’m getting married, the only person I’m worried about is my brother. He’s also not young, but he hasn’t found a caring wife to look after him yet. Despite being able to shoulder a family’s responsibility, he’s the least capable of taking care of himself. If I could find a good sister-in-law for him, I would feel relieved."
Her words made Xiao Cui blush, "Big brother Ji is a good person, he will definitely find someone."
Hong Qin also laughed along, "Yeah, or I could find a matchmaker, and ask for your brother?"
"That’s not necessary. If my brother likes someone, he doesn’t need me to say anything, he would probably initiate a marriage proposal. I’m just worrying for nothing." Ji Xinhe said with a grin.
Hong Qin was puzzled, but Xiao Cui’s face turned crimson red, both nervous and expectant. A young girl in love, with the most delicate feelings.
In the evening, when Hong Qin and Xiao Cui were about to leave, Ji Xinhe specifically held Xiao Cui back for a while.
"Xinhe, is there anything else?" Xiao Cui asked.
"Xiao Cui, did you hear what I said this afternoon?" Ji Xinhe blinked.
Xiao Cui’s face flushed red, "Ah? What, what’s the matter?"
"About my brother. I’ve been thinking about it, and the best candidate for my sister-in-law is right in front of me. Xiao Cui, what do you think?" Ji Xinhe hooked a light smile at the corner of her mouth.
Xiao Cui’s face turned as red as an apple, shaking her hands back and forth, "I, I, how can I possibly..."
"Do you think me a fool? Can’t I see it? I’m hoping you’ll be my sister-in-law. Since I’m about to get married, I may not be able to help much afterwards. If you’re not willing to let me help you settle this, I don’t know when you two will, given your attitudes." Ji Xinhe said with a laugh.
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