“If you can distinguish right from wrong, you should know who is at fault. What right do you have to make the victim swallow all the grievances and hurt?” Yang Cui said. “Everyone should bear the consequences of their words and deeds. Your Lin family bullied me and wronged me, so you should be prepared to accept retaliation. And since I have chosen to retaliate, I should also have the courage to bear the swords that your Lin family will swing at me next.”
"When will this cycle of revenge end..."
"Tch~" Yang Cui scoffed, "Lin Mingfu, which temple did you come from? You love to preach so much! You should save those words for your family, and tell them never to come looking for me again."
“I’m doing this for your own good.” Lin Mingfu’s face flushed red. “It’s like throwing an egg against a rock; in the end, it’s the egg that gets hurt! Not to mention what Seventh Brother will do when he finds out, my Second Brother won’t let you off easily if he finds out. You’ve already moved away from Ji’an Village, and I will do my best to keep them in check so they won’t cause you any trouble. Why do you…”
"Lin Mingfu, don't advise others to be kind if you haven't experienced their suffering. Instead of advising me here, you should worry more about your Lin family. Today, Lin Chunmei admitted at the theater that the play was about Lin Shikang. If this gets out..."
Lin Mingfu naturally understood what Yang Cui meant. If things escalated, Lin Mingfu would be unable to continue his studies, and the entire Lin family would suffer.
"Don't come looking for me again, lest your Lin family misunderstand and cause me trouble."
After saying that, Yang Cui picked up her things and left.
...
county seat.
Wu Xinhui was relieved to see that the occupancy rate in the theater lobby was higher than in the morning.
He poured all his heart and soul into this play. If Chunxi Troupe still couldn't improve, he would really have no choice but to go back to tending his meager farmland.
The occupancy rate was even higher on the second day.
Seeing that the opera troupe was gradually improving, everyone in Chunxi Troupe was full of energy.
“Starting tomorrow, our show will no longer be divided into two parts. We will directly extend the time and finish the whole series. There is no need to do any more setup. Xiangyi and Shanghong, you will have to work hard.”
"Understood, Master."
Now, the Chunxi Troupe is united and wants to turn their fortunes around with this play. So what if it's a little hard work? As long as there's money, what does it matter?
But then, a sudden change occurred...
The TV series "The Third Scholar's Son-in-Law" was forcibly halted.
Wu Xinhui's face was ashen.
But you can't fight city hall; what can you do when the other person is the son of a clerk? He's already intervened and stopped it; what else can you do?
When Wu Xinhui told the Chunxi Troupe about this, the troupe was in an uproar, and then fell into a deathly silence.
...
Yang Cui was unaware of the unexpected turn of events, and she didn't have time to go to the county town because someone from her family had come to visit.
"Sis, you're living a good life, aren't you?"
Seeing that Yang Cui's complexion was rosy and that her clothes, though not of very good quality, were new, it was clear that Yang Cui lived a comfortable life.
Yang Juan felt a pang of envy and even a hint of jealousy.
Yang Juan is the original owner's younger sister. The two had no contact after their marriage, which shows how strained their relationship was.
To be honest, the two had some conflicts before their marriage. Here's what happened: Yang Juan was a year younger than Yang Cui. After her elder sister Yang Liu died, the Yang family wanted Yang Cui to marry her brother-in-law Lin Shikang, but Yang Juan refused because she wanted to marry Lin Shikang!
Because Lin Shikang was studying, he didn't need to work in the fields, so he was fair-skinned and clean-cut. In addition, he was good-looking and dressed more decently and cleanly than the farmers in the village. Such a man deeply attracted Yang Juan. Most importantly, he was a scholar at the time and had an official title. Yang Juan thought that if she married Lin Shikang, she would have the opportunity to become an official's wife and live a life of luxury.
However, Yang's parents did not agree. Yang Juan felt that her parents were biased and hated them. Later, she refused to accept the marriage arranged by her parents and eventually found someone on her own. She even got pregnant before marriage, which made Yang's parents so angry that they vomited blood.
This caused a rift between the two sisters, and their relationship deteriorated, leading to a break in their contact.
“It only looks good on the surface. I’m a woman raising three children on my own,” Yang Cui said.
“I heard you adopted a child. You must be really rich. You have so much spare money to raise a bastard. You should help your own sister, me. Look at me, I’m so hungry I’m just skin and bones.”
Upon hearing this, Yuan Qiu, who was standing at the door, blushed, his dark eyes filled with a mixture of embarrassment, nervousness, fear, and unease.
Yang Cui said to Yang Juan in an annoyed tone, "Speak properly, what 'bastard'? He's my godson, and I'm counting on him to take care of me in the future. He digs earthworms, feeds ducks, and collects pine needles every day. He's done a lot of things for me and is my good helper."
As soon as Yang Cui finished speaking, Yuan Qiu's eyes suddenly lit up, sweeping away his previous tension and unease. His eyes and brows were full of joy, and he came alive.
"Did you come here today for something?" Yang Cui asked Yang Juan.
"Can't I come if there's nothing wrong?"
“I’m not a masochist. If you keep talking like this, go back home and learn how to speak properly before you come back,” Yang Cui said seriously.
Yang Juan was stunned for a moment, clearly not expecting Yang Cui to be so impolite in the past, after all, Yang Cui used to be so submissive and never resisted.
“I was just saying it casually, why are you taking it so seriously? You’re being too petty. People these days, once they have money, they forget about us poor relatives.”
Yang Cui ignored her.
Seeing Yang Cui go about her chores, Yang Juan didn't mind. She wandered around Yang Cui's house, opening and looking through the rice bin and cupboards. She was stunned to find noodles, rock sugar, and eggs in Yang Cui's cupboard. Who would prepare rock sugar and noodles on a non-holiday? There wasn't even enough sorghum rice to eat.
She thought Yang Cui was divorced and living a miserable life. She came here to see her make a fool of herself. After all, Yang Cui had stolen her marriage back then, and her parents favored her!
I never expected Yang Cui to be living such a good life now!
Why should a woman abandoned by no man live a better life than me? Yang Juan was filled with insane jealousy!
Sanya secretly ran to Yang Cui and said, "Mom, Aunt is going through our rice jar and cupboards. Is she trying to steal something from us?"
"Don't talk nonsense, your mother knows what she's doing. Go play with your sister."
In her past life, Yang Cui was in the management of a fresh food supermarket. What kind of people hadn't she seen? She could tell at a glance that someone like Yang Juan had ulterior motives.
However, it wasn't so easy for Yang Cui to get her way.
At noon, Yang Juan showed no intention of leaving, and Yang Cui couldn't very well tell her to leave directly. After all, she was the original owner's sister, and at the very least, she had to be treated to lunch.
The staple food was porridge, and the side dishes were seasonal vegetables, but everyone was also given a fried egg.
In modern times, this kind of food would be extremely inappropriate for entertaining guests, but here, there is thick porridge, fried eggs, and the eggplant and green beans are stir-fried with plenty of oil, which is quite presentable.
Yang Juan's husband's family lived a very poor life. They could only afford such meals during festivals like the New Year. As Yang Juan ate the fried egg, her heart ached.
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