They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 290 Resentment
Mrs. Zeng was stunned by her husband's words.
That's absolutely right.

It was already a marriage where the bride was marrying above her station, and the fact that the daughter hadn't conceived after the marriage, while the son-in-law was the eldest son, already made the in-laws quite dissatisfied. Now, this has happened again. Although the fault lies with the son-in-law, what parent wouldn't side with their own child?

Moreover, women are inherently at a disadvantage in these matters compared to men.

They even carefully counted and neatly delivered the dowry, clearly showing their disdain; they didn't want it to have anything to do with their family whatsoever.

Given the current situation, if they were to continue their shameless fuss and insist on keeping Mingzhu in the Qi family, one can imagine how unwelcome Mingzhu would be in the future and how miserably she would be bullied.

This child has always been proud, how could she possibly stand it?
Madam Zeng felt a piercing pain, and tears streamed down her face. "So be it! It's better to get rid of such heartless and ungrateful people. Who wants them! My poor Mingzhu has suffered such a great injustice!"

Master Zeng gave a slight sneer and glared resentfully at Madam Zeng.

Honestly, whether she felt wronged or not cannot be simply summarized. If she hadn't taken such despicable actions on her own initiative, she wouldn't have harmed herself and others, and ended up like this.

The son-in-law was six parts wrong, and she herself was four parts wrong.

And isn't the most direct reason for things turning out this way her own?
Oh well, it's too late to say anything now!

Mr. Zeng was angry, embarrassed, and annoyed, but she was still his daughter after all, and since she had been divorced and would be living at home from now on, he couldn't just ignore her.

Master Zeng had no choice but to say again, "Tell her to stay at home and not go out again. This matter will be over in a year or two. We'll talk about it then."

Remarriage doesn't necessarily mean you can't marry a good person, as long as they are good people and their families are good. At worst, you can just add more dowry.

Madam Zeng gritted her teeth: "If it weren't for Xu Zhichun—"

"shut up!"

Master Zeng flew into a rage, glaring at Madam Zeng and shouting, "What did she do wrong? She didn't obediently let your good daughter plot against her, so she deserves to die? Is that it?"

Don't you hate it? Of course I hate it.

After all, his daughter had been framed and harmed by Xu Zhichun, and even now, he couldn't figure out how she had managed to scheme against his daughter. But the more he thought about it, the more terrifying and dangerous she seemed.

Moreover, everyone knows that the county magistrate and his wife greatly admire and value her.

That's the end of it. She's no longer planning any revenge. Her family should be grateful and relieved. Still want revenge? Revenge on what?
Madam Zeng said indignantly, "How vicious she is! Even if Mingzhu schemed against her, it would have been fine if she hadn't fallen for it and left, but she actually harmed Mingzhu so badly! The root of this matter lies with the eldest young master of the Qi family. Why did she harm Mingzhu? Wasn't this intentional?"

"Putting all that aside, what kind of family is the Qi family, and what is Xu Shi? Does she really think she's so great just because she earned a few coins? It's her good fortune that Young Master Qi has taken a liking to her. Who is she trying to impress with this act! And she even caused my Mingzhu such a terrible situation. And that wretched girl Xiao Yan, Xu Shi definitely couldn't have done all this by herself, that wretched girl must have helped too. Maybe she even instigated it."

"Master, I can't swallow this insult! Our Zeng family isn't so easily bullied!"

Master Zeng closed his eyes, growing angrier as he listened. "Enough! Never mention these things again!"

"master!"

"If you hadn't spoiled Mingzhu, she wouldn't be like this! You should reflect on your own actions!"

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"Listen to me, if you cause any more trouble, you and your mother can go to the countryside to recuperate!"

"Master!" Master Zeng snorted coldly and turned to leave.

Mrs. Zeng almost scratched her palms raw.

The lively atmosphere in Liangjia Village was quickly overshadowed by another event that drew people's attention away from the Bai family.

After all, no matter how funny Bai's situation is, she is quite pitiful now. She broke her leg and won't be able to move a step without three months of recuperation. She won't be able to walk normally for a year or two. Even if she recovers, her leg will be lame, and she will suffer when the wind blows, the rain falls, or the weather changes.

Thinking about it this way, even the funniest things become more of a sigh.

The matter between Liang Cuier and the Han family has finally come to light.

Liangjia Village became famous throughout the county for growing sweet potatoes and potatoes, and every household made a fortune as a result.

For rural families, even the one who earns the least, it's still a large sum of money.

And we also have sweet potato and potato seeds, so we're sure to make money next year. Even if we don't make as much, we'll definitely make a good living!

Delicious steamed buns!

Liangjia Village suddenly became a hot commodity in the eyes of the surrounding villages.

Unmarried men and women in Liangjia Village suddenly became the top choice for marriage partners for families in the surrounding villages.

During this period, the frequency with which matchmakers visited Liangjia Village has increased many times over compared to before.

People who used to be out of reach in the village are now actively seeking marriage partners; those who were once considered good are no longer considered desirable.

That's the gist of the situation.

Even Liang Cuier, after that accident, had three families come to propose marriage, but she refused no matter what, saying those people were too snobbish and that she would wait until next year if they wanted to arrange a marriage. Anyway, it wouldn't make a difference if she waited a little longer.

Uncle Liang and Madam Zhang also thought it made sense. Maybe their Mingxiang would pass the imperial examination next year and become a scholar? Then their daughter would be able to marry into a better family.

They never expected that Liang Cuier had actually been working with the Han family in Quanshan Village all along.

Madam Han also wanted to find a girl from Liangjia Village to be her brother-in-law's wife.

She had actually been subconsciously eyeing Liang Cuier from the very beginning.

She was the eldest sister-in-law, and so was Xu Zhichun. The two families seemed to be in similar situations, but if you really think about it carefully, she was actually in a better position than Xu Zhichun at the beginning.

She has a son to rely on, a mother-in-law who can help her to some extent, and her younger brother-in-law is grown up and is the pillar of the family, capable of doing chores.

No one can bully her.

What about Xu Zhichun? What does she have?
She only has a young brother-in-law who is completely helpless and unable to help her, and she has to raise him. But he's not her son. Once he grows up, gets married, and has his own family, how could he possibly respect his sister-in-law?

She actually foolishly spent money to send her brother-in-law to school, and even boasted about him being a child prodigy. Madam Han secretly laughed her head off, and mocked Xu Zhichun's stupidity countless times.

The village prodigy isn't a prodigy from the county or province. Who knows how he'll be compared to others when he goes out into the world? Is studying and passing the imperial examinations really that easy? In the end, he'll probably just lose all his money and be left with nothing but poverty.