"Sister-in-law, thank you for stopping her from hitting me last time in the compound," Xu Ruantang said sincerely.
Zhang Li smiled gently, "No need, I wasn't doing it entirely for you, I was doing it for myself too."
"The fact that my parents don't want me to get a divorce must have spread throughout the compound. Ruan Tang, don't be sad for those who don't care about you. This is the thought I came to after being sad."
“When my father told me to die in the Hao family, I actually wanted to kill myself.” Zhang Li’s smile was tinged with a hint of desolation. “I was made difficult by my in-laws, lost my uterus after giving birth, and my child got sick, but I didn’t feel like the sky was falling.”
“But when my dad wouldn’t let me get a divorce, thinking it was shameful and that I was wasting food at home, my genius really collapsed.”
“If anyone doesn’t side with me, my family members should too, but they just don’t side with me. They even push me away and try to force me to die.”
"Ruan Tang, they don't love me."
Even though she had come to terms with it, after so much time had passed, Zhang Li still felt her heart breaking and was in so much pain that she cried.
She held Xu Ruantang's hand and said, "When your mother was about to hit you, I thought of myself. I felt that we are all women, and if women don't help each other, then who will help us?"
"Don't be sad. We're better off without family like that."
Xu Ruantang squeezed her hand back, her eyes also a little moist, "Sister-in-law, I know, you're right."
After calming down, Xu Ruantang continued, "Sister-in-law, have you ever thought about going out to work?"
The topic changed so quickly that Zhang Li was stunned for a moment. "Me? I don't know anything, and I don't even know what I can do."
Xu Ruantang shook her head, "Your skills are very good, and you are hardworking and clean. Everyone starts from scratch and learns. You can consider it."
You should know that Xiuxiu and I are working for someone else. The shop in Xifosi Market is currently under renovation, and they'll be hiring once it's finished.
Xu Ruantang didn't force the issue; she was simply offering Zhang Li a suggestion.
After all, she has a baby at home.
Xu Ruantang left Zhang Li's house and went directly to the shop at Xifo Temple.
She had already spoken with Huan Yuanliang by phone before she even returned.
Qiu Liang's shop was originally supposed to be the second branch, and it's currently under renovation.
Business is temporarily suspended. Wang Xiuxiu is here today as she needs to personally oversee the installation of some equipment.
When she arrived, Wang Xiuxiu was chatting with Sister Juan.
Wang Xiuxiu was originally a tough guy, and Sister Juan had a good temper and easygoing personality, so the two could get along well.
"Ruan Tang, why aren't you at home resting?"
Upon seeing her, Wang Xiuxiu pulled up a stool and placed it next to her, then patted it.
Xu Ruantang walked over with a smile and plopped down, "Going to Shenzhen isn't like I'm carrying bricks, it's not tiring at all."
"It's not like moving bricks, but it's not necessarily easier than moving bricks, is it?" Wang Xiuxiu raised an eyebrow. "With Chen Ji around, how does that feeling of being constantly on edge work?"
Xu Ruantang never expected that in an era with such underdeveloped communication, the speed at which gossip spreads was not affected at all!
It seems that Huan Yuanliang and Wang Xiuxiu found out about Chen Ji's attempt to get the teacher drunk.
"Hmm." Xu Ruantang deliberately kept everyone in suspense, "Then guess?"
While they were talking, Qiu Liang came over and pushed Sister Juan away.
Judging from the direction they're heading, they're probably going to the restroom.
Now that only she and Wang Xiuxiu were left, Xu Ruantang asked directly, "Sister Xiuxiu, has the female lead Shen Youyou from your book appeared?"
Wang Xiuxiu nodded. "Yes, the plot is still unfolding."
She chuckled, "She just showed up and delivered a fatal blow to me, catching me completely off guard."
Before Xu Ruantang could ask, Wang Xiuxiu continued, "You know our staircase, it was always fine, but that day someone poured ice water on the steps. And coincidentally, Xiao Zhao didn't step on it properly."
Xu Ruantang frowned. "This is too much of a coincidence. Could it be..."
"Actually, I have my doubts too." Wang Xiuxiu interrupted her, "You know, it's only three steps. If Chen Youyou hadn't stepped in to cushion Xiao Zhao's fall, wouldn't the child have bumped their head and gotten a big bump?"
The situation was that Xiao Zhao lost his footing and one foot slid down. Even if no one caught him, he would at most land on his bottom and slide down.
However, when Shen Youyou caught the child, the direction of the fall changed, and the child hit his forehead instead.
Wang Xiuxiu was terrified.
That was her head! In her haste, she only thought of the child and rushed him to the hospital for a checkup.
I only realized it afterward.
Who knew that when she returned to the compound with the child that evening, rumors were already flying everywhere, and anything she said sounded like she was just making excuses.
Moreover, since she saw that Shen Youyou was alright, she simply ignored her.
Unexpectedly, this was also spread as Shen Youyou rescuing people, but instead he was insulted and abandoned.
She dragged herself, covered in injuries, and slowly made her way to the military medical clinic.
On the way, she ran into Lu Shishen, who had been called back by a busybody. She held back her tears and told him that she was fine and asked him to go see the child first.
"What?! Lu Shishen carried her to the infirmary?!"
Xu Ruantang jumped up on the spot, making the sound twice as loud.
It's no wonder she was agitated; her actions were just too...
Wang Xiuxiu smiled calmly, "Not only did I carry him to the clinic, but I also stayed with him all afternoon, carried him back, and even bought him food."
Because of Lu Xiaozhao's injury, Wang Xiuxiu spent an entire afternoon anxiously waiting for the test results at the hospital. The bump on her child's forehead was red and swollen, and she cried with heartache when the doctor applied the medicine.
It wasn't until the results came out that evening, and she was relieved to find that her child was alright.
She hadn't eaten, and neither had the child, yet her husband, Lu Shishen, knowing they were in the hospital, didn't visit them.
He also spent the afternoon with another woman.
That wasn't all; when they got home, without asking any questions, he simply snatched Xiao Zhao from her arms.
Wang Xiuxiu wasn't the type to act like a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtle, so she immediately asked Lu Shishen what he meant.
"That bastard is so stoic, he just refuses to talk to me at all." Wang Xiuxiu was so angry she almost rolled her eyes. "And he didn't even ask if Xiao Zhao and I had eaten. We didn't have a single grain of rice left at home, I had to borrow some from Liu Xue next door!"
Just hearing that made Xu Ruantang furious was enough.
I never would have guessed that Lu Shishen, such a rigid man, could hug other women in public.
A man who doesn't uphold any male virtues is corrupt.
"So how did you two start arguing?"
Wang Xiuxiu clenched her fist. "When I got back, the cafeteria was out of food. And coincidentally, we were out of rice at home too. It's okay if I don't eat, but the kids need to eat!"
“I went next door to borrow rice from Liu Xue, and she accidentally let it slip that Lu Shishen had spent the whole afternoon with Shen Youyou, serving her tea, water and meals.”
"Who wouldn't be angry in that situation?! I went home and asked them, and guess what that jerk said?"
Xu Ruantang really couldn't imagine what someone like Lu Shishen could say. "What could he say?"
"He said he did all this to clean up my mess! He said if it weren't for me, he wouldn't have had to do so much."
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