"I want a divorce, no - I want to divorce her!" Zheng Yusang's eyes were bloodshot, and he clenched his fists with gritted teeth.
If Huang Wanzhen were in front of him, Zheng Yusang would want to beat her to death. He hated her so much! He hated Huang Wanzhen for being so despicable, for damaging the reputation of the Zheng family, and he hated her so much that he wanted to tear out her tendons and peel off her bones.
Huang Wanzhen, who was still unaware of the impending disaster, was concentrating on her class at Beiman Girls' High School. The course was called "Nourishing the Heart", which was similar to "Psychology" in later generations. This was knowledge that Huang Wanzhen had never learned before, and she liked it very much. She took detailed and neat notes.
Today is Saturday, and the elective course is clay imitation. As usual, Huang Wanzhen skipped the class and came to the backyard of Furongju to practice martial arts at around four o'clock.
The original Furongju at the end of Dengshikou Street was converted into Jixiangtang by Huang Wanzhen. A few men's suits were added to the store, hung on wooden racks in the most conspicuous places, and Xiao Shitou, a newspaper editor for the Xinmin Daily, was hired to sell them.
In addition, Huang Wanzhen rented a storefront with a courtyard next to Jixiangtang and hung a plaque with the words "Furongju". This place is located in the alley and seems more private. Not only does it sell cosmetics, it also does makeup and manicures for young ladies.
After Huang Wanzhen finished practicing a set of new boxing she had learned in the morning, she changed into a dress and went into the shop to help.
"Xixian, why are you here?"
As soon as she entered the door, Huang Wanzhen saw He Xixian sitting on a chair and looking through a picture album.
He Xixian heard the voice and raised his hand to greet Huang Wanzhen, "Hi! Wanzhen, we are really destined to meet after school."
"Don't give me that!" Huang Wanzhen laughed at her. "You're pretending to be serious! Why are you looking at a nail art brochure?"
Huang Wanzhen thought she was looking at a clothing catalogue, but it turned out to be a nail art catalogue. "Aren't you going to practice martial arts? Why are you still getting a nail art? You're dressed so exquisitely, be careful Master Chen won't accept you."
He Xixian stretched out her slender jade fingers and waved them in front of Huang Wanzhen's eyes. "Even without a manicure, I'm still exquisite. There's nothing I can do about it. I'm naturally beautiful and it's hard to give up."
"Master Chen won't accept it, so I'll double the tuition. If he still doesn't accept it, I'll triple it! Don't worry! No one can resist money!"
Huang Wanzhen looked at He Xixian's spoiled appearance and grinned as if she had a toothache, "You are really good."
"Choose, I'll do it for you myself."
He Xixian raised his hand to lift his hair and glanced at Huang Wanzhen, "I've been waiting for you!"
As the sun set, Huang Wanzhen dragged her tired body and just stepped into the Zheng Mansion when Li San and Qiangzi held her down on the left and right.
Huang Wanzhen's mind went blank, but she still subconsciously shouted, "Xiu Lan, run, find someone to save me!"
Xiulan, who was following behind, was stunned for a moment, then turned and ran, "Liuzi, go chase her."
Liuzi, who was in charge of hot water in the mansion, hesitated for a moment, but seeing Li San's dark face, he had no choice but to bite the bullet and chase after him.
Liuzi caught up with Xiulan, but did not catch her. He just persuaded her, "Xiulan, come back with me."
Xiulan ran as fast as she could, but she couldn't outrun Liuzi and ran into a rickshaw head-on. "Stop, stop!"
Xiulan didn't care about anything and directly offered a high price, "Send me safely to the Huang Mansion in Santa Lane, and I'll give you one dollar!"
"Okay! Please take a seat, girl." The rickshaw driver agreed with a smile.
But he showed a completely different expression to Liuzi, "Get out of the way, you have no manners! The girl called my car, why are you trying to steal the customer from me?"
After that, he raised his strong arms and said, "I'll beat you to death!"
Liuzi shrank his neck and muttered softly, "My fault, my fault."
As the driver ran forward, Xiulan, holding onto the rain cover, looked back. Seeing that Liuzi hadn't caught up, she quickly turned around and shouted to the driver, "Go to Jixiang Hall at the end of Dengshikou Street in Dongcheng District."
The driver kept on walking, but he kept shouting, "You have to pay more."
Xiulan called out, "How much more?"
"At least fifty cents." The driver shouted at the top of his voice, as if the louder he shouted, the higher the fare would be.
"Okay, I'll give you some more, hurry up." Xiulan put her hand on her pounding chest, praying in her heart that the young lady would be okay.
Huang Wanzhen did not struggle after being pinned down. She had only practiced martial arts for a few days and knew she could not beat Li San and Qiangzi. She was forcibly taken into the front hall by the two. When she saw the entire Zheng family, her eyes dimmed at first, and she burst into tears the next second. Regardless of whether she had tears or not, her voice must be mournful and miserable.
"Wuwuwu—, ever since I married into the Zheng family, I've lived a very careful life, never making a single mistake. Why did my parents allow the servants to humiliate me like this?"
Since we can't win by force, we can only use soft tactics.
"Shut up! Huang! You've been having an affair with other men behind my brother's back. You shameless whore! Even if I beat you to death today, it won't be enough to atone for your sins." Zheng Yumei strode forward, her red-nailed fingers almost poking Huang Wanzhen's face.
"Zhao Zheng, you're slandering me. I've been with He Xixian, the daughter of the Rehe governor, the entire day. What do you mean by having an affair with a man? You have no evidence, you're just making up stories and trying to cuckold your brother. Your brother agrees, but I don't!"
Although they didn't know who He Xixian was, the Rehe Governor and the others knew that he was a man with real military power. Not only Zheng Ruqing and Zheng Yusang were stunned, but even Li San and Qiangzi subconsciously loosened their grip.
Huang Wanzhen's shoulders trembled, and she easily broke free from the shackles behind her. While pinching his shoulders, she attacked Zheng Ruqing, "Father, where did Zhao Zhengshi's words come from today? She is a married woman who lives and eats at her parents' house all day. As the young mistress, I don't mind her spending the Zheng family's money. But she, a woman with the surname Zhao, dares to act arrogantly in the Zheng family and slander me at will. Who gave her the courage? Could it be that you have never considered me a member of the Zheng family?"
Zheng Ruqing was speechless. On the other hand, Zheng Liushi acted like a mother-in-law, "Your words are too harsh, aren't they? That's your eldest sister-in-law? What Zhao Zhengshi!"
"If you ask me, it's not your sister-in-law's fault. It's you who dresses so extravagantly all day long, and there are so many expensive materials in the house, anyone would think the wrong thing!"
"If you want to avoid misunderstandings, stay in the yard from now on and don't go out. Look at any daughter-in-law who hasn't given birth to a child and is like you, staying away from home all day long? It's simply against human ethics!"
"Yes! Just tell me where did those Gongsatin and Xiangyunsha come from? You come from a poor family, I don't believe you can have such a good dowry." Zheng Yumei immediately stood up again when she saw her mother supporting her.
Huang Wanzhen looked at her sarcastically and said, "Oh! So you came to my yard to steal. I was wondering why you could think of a good person in such a dirty way! It turns out that your heart is dirty, and your eyes are dirty too."
"You! Who are you scolding? I'm your elder sister-in-law!" Zheng Yumei was so angry that her face turned red and her neck became thick.
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