Era: Starting with the struggle to refuse being taken advantage of

Chapter 226 Vicious Scheme
Seeing Shen Wei's confident tone, Liu Yanran subconsciously ignored the part about needing her to make sacrifices, and asked with a face full of curiosity:

"Brother Shen, I knew you had the best ideas."

"Tell me quickly what this method is. It can only make Wang Chengpeng infamous. I'm willing to spend a little money to do it."

Liu Yanran hated Wang Chengpeng to the extreme for repeatedly thwarting her plans.

That's why she became excited when she heard Shen Wei say he had a solution.

Seeing Liu Yanran's excited face, Shen Wei hesitated for a moment before finally speaking:

"There is indeed a solution, but it depends on whether you, Yanran, are willing to invest heavily."

“The village has never settled the matter of your breakup with Wang Chengpeng. As long as you spread rumors in the village, saying that Wang Chengpeng bullied you and didn’t intend to take responsibility.”

"Even if we don't convict him of having illicit relationships, his reputation will definitely be completely ruined."

Looking at Shen Wei, who was spouting such terrible ideas, Liu Yanran felt a chill run through her. She never imagined that Shen Wei would come up with such an outrageous idea, and immediately retorted loudly:

"No, I won't agree to this."

"If I spread rumors in the village like that, wouldn't my reputation be ruined?"

In this era, reputation is extremely important to women.

There are even cases where women choose suicide to protect their innocence after it has been compromised, which speaks volumes.

That's why even Liu Yanran, who hated Wang Chengpeng to the core, thought Shen Wei had gone mad to come up with such an outrageous idea.

However, faced with Liu Yanran's resistance, Shen Wei grabbed her hand and said sincerely:

"That's why I said this plan requires you to make some sacrifices, Yanran."

"Whether you are innocent or not, do you think I don't know?"

"So this matter won't actually have much impact on you; at most, it'll just cause some gossip."

"But it's a completely different story for Wang Chengpeng. After all, he's not married yet, and if something like this happens, he might never be able to get married."

No one would marry their daughter to such a womanizing scumbag!

Shen Wei's plan could be described as inflicting eight hundred casualties on the enemy while losing a thousand of his own.

Fortunately, Liu Yanran is already married, and her family believes in her character. Although the impact on her is significant, it is definitely not as great as the impact on Wang Chengpeng.

Seeing that Liu Yanran was still hesitating, Shen Wei continued to persuade her:

“Yanran, Wang Chengpeng is extremely cunning. He would never normally show any weakness. We can only look for evidence against him in the past.”

"However, I respect your choice. If you don't agree, I naturally won't do such a thing."

"After all, in my heart, your innocence is far more important than dealing with Wang Chengpeng."

At this point, Shen Wei gave a bitter smile and said:
"If such rumors really spread, I will be hurt no less than you."

"Yanran, you're so smart, you'll definitely know what people are saying about me behind my back."

"But as long as I can help you vent your anger, I'm willing to bear the stigma of my wife having questionable morals."

Hearing Shen Wei's affectionate words, Liu Yanran felt not moved at all, but rather disgusted.

No matter how much you say to someone you don't like, they'll only end up being disliked.

However, Shen Wei's words opened up a new idea for him, a way to successfully take revenge on Wang Chengpeng.

It must be admitted that Shen Wei's idea was truly malicious.

In the absence of crucial evidence, some things become almost facts simply because many people say them.

In this age where rumors and gossip are easily believed, many people have taken their own lives because they couldn't bear the slander spread by others.

It is quite common for people to prove their innocence by dying.

Although she felt that doing this would be bad for her reputation, Liu Yanran thought that it was worthwhile because of the tragic fate that Wang Chengpeng might face.

"Brother Xia, I can finally avenge us!"

She murmured softly, as if she had suffered a great injustice, and began to sob quietly, saying:
"Brother Shen, if it can avenge you, what's a little sacrifice of my reputation?"

“If it weren’t for Wang Chengpeng’s targeting, you wouldn’t have ended up like this.”

"With my husband and I working together, we can definitely teach Wang Chengpeng a lesson."

“Once his reputation in our village is completely ruined, I’d like to see who would be willing to marry their daughter to him.”

At this point, Liu Yanran even imagined the scene where Wang Chengpeng, because of his bad reputation, would end up marrying an old and ugly woman, and she felt much happier.

As for why Liu Yanran said she was helping Shen Wei get revenge, it was naturally because the fact that Wang Chengpeng kicked Shen Wei and injured his penis was exposed.

Of course, Shen Wei didn't dare to say that he was audacious enough to try to rob Wang Chengpeng. He only said that Wang Chengpeng had provoked him for no reason, which was why he was injured.

If it weren't for his kindness and mercy in letting Wang Chengpeng go, Wang Chengpeng would probably have been in the police station for intentional assault long ago.

These two people clearly wanted revenge for themselves, but they both used the pretext of avenging the other, which was extremely hypocritical.

If it weren't for this, how could Shen Wei, who usually only treats Liu Yanran so casually, have put on such a deeply affectionate act and proposed such a plan that would damage Liu Yanran's reputation?

The scumbag and the bitch were like a turtle and a green bean, they quickly hit it off, seeing the flames of revenge in each other's eyes. They immediately agreed and devised this astonishing plan.

The plan has been set, but how to execute it is the problem.

After all, Kong Xiu's example was still there. They only wanted to deal with Wang Chengpeng, and they didn't want to actually be arrested and taken to the police station for spreading rumors.

After hesitating for a moment, Shen Wei began to explain his plan:
"Yanran, it's not right for a grown man like me to go around gossiping, especially about my own wife."

"Why don't you just say it yourself? You can casually reveal some ambiguous information, and that should achieve the desired effect."

Faced with Shen Wei's plan, Liu Yanran refused without hesitation, saying:
"No, how can I say this myself? It wouldn't be convincing at all."

"Why don't you let your mother go? This is something she's good at. As long as she keeps it vague, it won't be considered spreading rumors."

"After all, your mother didn't say anything; it's just those people making things up."

Shen Wei was taken aback when he saw that Liu Yanran had shifted the blame back onto him.

But this time, this troublesome child of his didn't hesitate at all and agreed, saying:
"Yanran, what you said makes some sense."

"Okay, I'll go tell my mother about this right away." "I believe that within two days, Wang Chengpeng's ugly face will be exposed to the whole village."

At this point, Shen Wei stopped lying in bed and excitedly ran to the kitchen.

At this moment, Kong Xiu was cooking in the kitchen and was even a little surprised that Shen Wei was here.

After all, Shen Wei never helps with household chores, and he avoids cooking altogether, using the excuse that "a gentleman keeps away from the kitchen."

Thinking this, Kong Xiu heard Shen Wei's coquettish voice and said:
"Mother, there's something I need your help with. You absolutely have to help me."

After saying that, Shen Wei briefly explained the results of their discussion to Kong Xiu.

After listening to Shen Wei's story, Kong Xiu's face immediately fell, and she said:
"No, I can't help you with this."

“I just got back from the police station, and I don’t want to be arrested again for spreading rumors. Don’t get me into trouble.”

Faced with Kong Xiu's refusal, Shen Wei tried to persuade her earnestly, saying:
"Mother, how could your own son possibly harm you?"

"This isn't spreading rumors; it's just asking you to be vague. What they think is their business."

That does seem to make sense, doesn't it?
After hesitating for a moment, Kong Xiu asked:

"Yanran really agreed to this? This is not a good thing for her."

Nodding, Shen Wei said, "Of course she agreed, otherwise I wouldn't dare let you say that, after all, she's carrying my child."

Your child? I bet it's Wang Chengpeng's child.
Unaware of Zhou Xia's involvement, Kong Xiu assumed that Wang Chengpeng had toyed with Liu Yanran's feelings, which was why Liu Yanran was not a virgin when she married him.

In addition, Wang Chengpeng targeted her in every way, not only taking away her job opening but also forcing her to apologize in front of the whole village, making her lose face.

With all sorts of hatred piled up, Kong Xiu's resentment towards Wang Chengpeng was no less than that towards the couple.

Furthermore, since there was indeed no risk involved, she immediately agreed, saying:

"Okay, I agree to this."

Upon hearing Kong Xiu's agreement, Shen Wei immediately began to flatter her, saying that his mother was simply the best in the world, which made Kong Xiu overjoyed.

However, when Kong Xiu looked at Liu Yanran's room, a hint of worry flashed in his eyes, and he thought to himself that his wife was not someone to be trifled with.

However, since she agreed to this, she's essentially courting death, so she can't blame herself.

Once Liu Yanran's reputation is ruined, she will have no chance of divorcing Shen Wei if she can't find another husband. She will have no choice but to obediently become Shen's daughter-in-law.

Thinking this way, Kong Xiuyue felt that this matter was feasible, and praised Shen Wei, saying that her son was really smart.

……

I have to commend Kong Xiu for her excellent execution skills; she started carrying out her plan early the next morning.

Although a new sugar factory has opened in Wangjia Village, and the workers have all received training.

However, the total of only forty or fifty positions could not affect the overall situation in Wangjia Village. The vast majority of people were unable to find work and still had to work in the fields.

Kong Xiu fully demonstrated her acting skills. Although it was normal labor, she kept sighing and complaining, which aroused the curiosity of those around her. Why was Kong Xiu, who was usually the most talkative, acting like this today?

Finally, an aunt surnamed Liu couldn't help but ask:

"Kong Xiu, why were you sighing and groaning while you were working today? Did something happen to you?"

"We're all from the same village, so tell us what's going on. Maybe we can help out."

Whether she genuinely wanted to help or simply wanted to hear gossip, Aunt Liu asked the very question Kong Xiu wanted everyone to ask.

It was after this statement that rumors about Wang Chengpeng began to circulate again.

After deliberately hesitating for a moment, Kong Xiu sighed again before slowly speaking:

"There are no difficulties, but there's something I'm not sure whether I should bring it up."

Kong Xiu's words made Aunt Liu eager to hear more, and she couldn't resist urging him directly, saying:

"Of course you should say it."

"Many hands make light work. There are so many people here, everyone can come up with some ideas for you, which is better than keeping it all bottled up inside."

Under everyone's persuasion, Kong Xiu reluctantly spoke the words she had prepared countless times:
"I don't know whether I should say this or not, since I don't know the truth of the matter."

“Oh, my Yanran is several months pregnant, so as her mother-in-law, I naturally have to take care of her.”

"It was while I was taking care of Yanran that I noticed something was amiss."

"Yanran seemed to have a nightmare yesterday, and she was struggling painfully in bed."

"He kept shouting things like 'No,' 'Don't touch me,' and 'Get away from me,' and I had no idea what was going on."

The highest level of spreading rumors is this: using ambiguous words to arouse people's desire to fill in the blanks, turning a completely fictitious thing into a real event.

Aunt Liu was somewhat surprised, never expecting that Kong Xiu would bring up such a thing.

After a moment of contemplation, Aunt Liu smiled meaningfully and offered her thoughts, saying:
"I understand. It must be that your Shen Wei is too lustful, which is why Yanran felt scared."

"Men, I know them, they're definitely lustful and impatient."

"But your Yanran is a beautiful young woman, and she's pregnant, so you should definitely be a little more careful."

"Especially you, as his mother, can't neglect his education just because Shen Wei is your son. It would be terrible if something serious happened."

After all, Shen Wei was Liu Yanran's legitimate husband, so Aunt Liu naturally immediately associated Liu Yanran's unusual behavior with Shen Wei.

However, faced with Aunt Liu's patient explanation, Kong Xiu appeared extremely surprised and said:

"How could I not understand such a small thing?"

“As early as when Yanran started to show her pregnancy, I arranged for the two of them to sleep in separate rooms, and I also warned Xiaowei not to ruin things by doing anything reckless.”

Shen Wei might want to act recklessly, but he'd better have the ability to do so.

Kong Xiu would never spread such family scandals, only saying that he managed things well and that it could never be Shen Wei's fault.

At this point, Kong Xiu seemed to suddenly remember something and said:
"By the way, besides these words, I also vaguely heard a 'bang' sound in my daughter-in-law's sleep talking."

(End of this chapter)