Before He Jiuniang could see the other person's face clearly, she felt that the voice was very familiar. She looked down and saw that it was none other than Zhou Shi.
"Oh my, Sister-in-law Zhou, what a coincidence! How come you've looked so disheveled in just a few days?"
His tone was full of concern, but the smile on his face was glaringly obvious.
Zhou was stunned. She hadn't expected that the person who rushed out and hugged her would be He Jiu Niang. Wasn't she in Daling County? Why was she in the prefectural city?
Could it be that they've come to take me back?
"Hey sis, sis, are you here to take me home? I've been living such a miserable life, waaaaah! Please take me home, I know I was wrong, I promise I'll never steal again, waaaah..."
She didn't care how ugly her previous conflict with the Lu family had been; all she knew was that He Jiuniang was now her lifeline, and only by holding on tightly could her future be secured.
"Who are you calling 'sister'? We have nothing to do with each other. Don't just randomly claim kinship with people; I can't accept that."
He Jiuniang kicked her away and patted the spot where she had just hugged her, disgusted.
However, she was quite curious: how did Zhou Shi have the courage to say such a thing? Coming to find her to go back? Had she eaten too much and gone mad?
"Sister, I've really thought things through these past few days. It's my greatest blessing that you took me in. I shouldn't have been so ungrateful and repaid kindness with enmity, which is why I've ended up like this. I know I was wrong, and I've received my retribution. Please give me another chance! I don't need to live with you. I'll just live with those girls. I'll do anything you ask! Please take me back, I beg you!"
Zhou knelt on the ground, kowtowing repeatedly. No one knew what she had been through during this time. He Jiuniang could sense that she was truly afraid of this kind of life and was eager to return to the Lu family and live a peaceful life.
It's nothing really, just realizing the ugly faces of these people outside.
After being kicked out by Manager Zhang and the Lu family, she had nowhere to go and could only walk all the way back to the prefectural city. Fortunately, the prefectural city was not far from Daling County, and she arrived in a day and a night.
She finally found a boss and wanted to explain the situation to him so he could give her another chance. This time, she didn't ask to be a manager or get a raise; she just wanted a place to stay.
But the previously easy-going employer seemed to have changed completely. Without saying a word, he beat her up and claimed that it was because of her that the Lu family held a grudge against Shili Piaoxiang.
It was only then that she learned that Manager Zhang had written a letter complaining about her.
Perhaps because the matter was exposed, the employer no longer needed to pretend with her and told her the truth directly. He said that if she had worked obediently, he could have kept her as a handyman, but since she suddenly offered to sell her relatives to climb the social ladder, the employer had already begun to despise her. Regardless of whether the matter succeeded or failed, he would no longer keep her.
Only then did she realize how stupid she had been, helping outsiders to fight against her own people for so long.
Looking back on her time in the Lu family, although they didn't like her, they treated her exceptionally well. They gave her a separate room, and she ate and used the same things as her sisters-in-law.
The Lu family was clearly a blessed place, yet she was ungrateful and desperately tried to escape.
"You know you were wrong?"
He Jiuniang looked at her with a half-smile. Zhou Shi couldn't tell whether she was happy or unhappy, so she could only nod blankly.
"Yes, yes, I know I was wrong!"
He Jiuniang sighed with regret: "Even if you know you're wrong, so what? Our Lu family only gives you one chance. Zhou Shi, the fact that you can still beg on this street with your hands and feet intact is already the greatest respect our Lu family can give you. If you're any better, then don't bother me anymore. Otherwise, I can make you disappear without a trace."
As she spoke, her bright smile turned sinister, and Zhou trembled with fear.
Although I don't know who this third daughter-in-law of the Lu family is, based on my observations of her in the Lu family over this period of time, she is not a kind person. Moreover, she was the one who first discovered that I had a problem.
That's why, even if Zhou wanted to act shamelessly, she didn't dare to make any rash moves. She was afraid that He Jiuniang would keep her word and really make her disappear.
She lay there on the ground, her last glimmer of hope extinguished.
He Jiuniang said in a good mood, "Don't worry, you were tricked by Shili Piaoxiang, weren't you? I came here today because of their boss, and also because of my sister-in-law, to get justice for you. From now on, let's go our separate ways. If we meet on the road, we should pretend we don't know each other. That's the best way."
Zhou suddenly raised her head, staring wide-eyed at He Jiuniang: "You...you want to cause trouble for the master?"
“Otherwise what? I won’t let anyone who tries to take advantage of our Lu family’s business get away with it. So, by comparison, you’re lucky.”
After saying that, He Jiuniang ignored her and left.
Zhou stood there in a daze for a while, thinking about the past, and couldn't help but wipe away a tear. How did she end up like this?
She got up from the ground and limped into the alley. At the very end of the alley was a dilapidated house, where she had been sleeping for the past few days.
But she wasn't alone here; several men were living there. In order to have a place to stay, she had to sell herself again.
But staying here isn't something you can just do after a nap. Ever since she arrived, the job of begging has fallen to her. She goes out to beg every day, comes back to support several grown men, and if she's unhappy, she has to face their beatings.
"Why are you back so early? What's for dinner today?"
The man patted his stomach, indicating that he was hungry.
Zhou shook her head fearfully: "No, no, I was even beaten..."
She dared not mention the Lu family at all. If they knew that she still had relatives, but even her relatives did not want her, her life would only become more difficult.
"What did you say?"
The man scrambled to his feet, glaring at her, and slapped her hard across the face: "So useless, what am I keeping you around for?"
Another man came over and kicked her, saying, "If you don't get it, keep trying! Come back when you get it, you bitch!"
Several men beat Zhou Shi up, and now she really didn't have the strength to go out anymore. The men were indeed very hungry, so they went out to find food themselves and ignored her.
Zhou huddled in a corner, tears streaming down her face. Her whole body ached. She wanted to leave this den of wolves, but she had nowhere else to go.
Meanwhile, He Jiuniang had already entered Shili Piaoxiang and lavishly ordered a table full of dishes.
Because of her good looks, her solo arrival, and most importantly, her wealth, she quickly attracted the attention of many people.
P.S.: Mentioning Zhou Shi is just to give her an ending, right? Are you all satisfied with this ending? This is the consequence of betrayal~
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