"Huang Sulun, I'll fight you to the death!"
Zhang Fangcao charged at Huang Sulun. How dare this bitch call her a toad! She wanted to strangle her.
Hu Hongju raised her hand and slapped Zhang Fangcao heavily across the face again. "Are you doing this on purpose? Deliberately provoking your sister-in-law to anger you so you have an excuse to fight and can seize the opportunity to harm the baby in her womb?"
"You couldn't keep the baby of my Li family, and now you want to seize the opportunity to destroy your sister-in-law's unborn child? You are too vicious! Get out! Our Li family doesn't want a daughter-in-law like you."
Zhang Fangcao covered her burning cheek, wishing she could tear apart the two women in front of her.
Huang Sulun wouldn't let her mother-in-law gloss over the matter. "Mom, Dad said it too. He wants to kick Aiguo and her out. Don't glare at me, Dad really said that."
Huang Sulun ignored her mother-in-law's fury. "Mom, you don't think I want to drive them away and take over this house myself, do you? Heh, let me tell you, I don't care about that."
"Ever since Zhang Fangcao instigated me to provoke Li Min that time, I've seen through all of you. This family, from father-in-law to you, mother-in-law, to Aiguo and Zhang Fangcao, none of you are simple. You can all play amongst yourselves. Jian Guo and I won't be joining you."
Huang Sulun walked to her mother-in-law's side and said to Zhang Fangcao, "Come on, if you want to hit me, hit me. If the baby in my belly miscarries, that's even better. I'll have even more reason to make Jian Guo hate you and this family."
"He was looking forward to this child so much. If Jian Guo comes to hate this family, hahahaha, what will be left of this family? A family more rotten than dog shit, yet you all still think of yourselves as noble people."
"Sulun," Hu Hongju quickly pulled her eldest daughter-in-law, who was losing control. "Sulun, you and Jian Guo are good children. Mom has always known..."
"You've always known?" Huang Sulun forcefully shook off her mother-in-law's hand. "So, you've always been bullying good children? Just like you bullied the Li family at the end of the village?"
"Mom, you are the most disgusting person in this family. You owe someone a life, but you've pretended for so many years, neither repaying the debt nor the life."
"Hehehe, luckily we were separated. It's good that we were separated. I can leave this disgusting family. I can leave..."
"Sulun!" Hu Hongju quickly caught her eldest daughter-in-law as she collapsed. "Sulun, what's wrong? Sulun! Aiguo, Aiguo, hurry and call your eldest brother, no, call Doctor Yang."
...
At Secretary Yang's house, Captain Ou and Secretary Yang sat facing each other across the table, their heads close together, whispering.
When Accountant Li arrived, they quickly sat up straight.
"Jianjun's wife, boil water and make tea."
"Coming right up." A voice responded from outside.
"No need to bother," Accountant Li waved to Secretary Yang. "I'll only be a moment."
"But you should still sit down and talk. Jian Guo, help your father over to sit." Secretary Yang pointed to the stool on his left.
"I want to resign from my position as accountant."
After Accountant Li sat down, his words startled Secretary Yang and Captain Ou.
"You, what did you say?"
"You, are you running a fever?"
Accountant Li waved his hand at them. "I've made this decision after deep consideration. Today's events are merely a catalyst."
"My family members have been changing these past few years, and the biggest reason is my position. If I'm no longer here, perhaps they'll behave?"
"Besides, my health has some residual effects. My left hand is not very flexible and is no longer suitable for this position."
Secretary Yang and Captain Ou exchanged glances.
Captain Ou spoke first, "Accountant Li, your request can only be forwarded to the commune. As for the outcome, that will be decided by the commune."
"Then I'll trouble the captain and the secretary."
"Why are you being so polite? We've worked together for so many years. We all recognize your work attitude."
They only recognized his work attitude? Accountant Li gave a bitter smile. "I'll head home now."
Li Jianguo helped his father up and turned to see his younger brother running in. "Big Brother, hurry and call Doctor Yang. Sister-in-law fainted. I'll help Dad."
Li Jianguo handed his father to his brother and ran off quickly.
On the way, no matter what Li Aiguo said to his father, his father did not reply.
Li Aiguo stopped and pulled his father to a halt. "Dad, you said that if a wife is disobedient, she should be divorced and replaced. Now, if I divorce Zhang Fangcao, will you be appeased?"
Accountant Li looked at his younger son in surprise. When had his younger son become so strange?
"However, I also said that if you children are disobedient, I will drive you all away and adopt someone from the next generation."
"Aiguo, not only Tian Jing saw through your intentions, but Fangcao must have seen them too. Why is she biting Tian Jing like a madwoman? Isn't it partly your fault?"
"From the day we fought over the foundation, from the day you saw her in the office, from the day you got so angry you fainted, anyone who isn't stupid can see it."
"Aiguo, you have no other choice. When you fainted me and still continued as you pleased, you embarked on a path of no return."
"I will not have a shameless wretch like you as my son. Go home and pack your things. Wherever you go is of no concern to me, Li Guangping."
Accountant Li pushed away his younger son's supporting hand and slowly walked home.
"Dad?" Li Aiguo stared blankly at his father's receding back. Was his father really planning to drive them away? Did his sister-in-law lie?
...
As Li Zhengguo and Chen Suozhu were tidying the fence, Brother Wang and Wang Hongwei arrived.
"We've come to help."
"No need, it's just a little work. Suozhu can help me."
Brother Wang ignored Li Zhengguo's refusal and reached out to help. "You two go check if the plastic sheds are torn. Hong Wei and I will handle this."
"Alright then."
While working, Brother Wang gossiped. "Lin San really drowned. His belly was bloated, clearly he swallowed water."
"His tattered cotton-padded jacket was stuffed with reed down. Lin Guangde is too ruthless. Oh right, he really has people backing him, so you and Tian Jing should be careful."
"It's fine. We're not afraid of trouble, it's just that Tiantian doesn't want to be too flashy. Who knew we couldn't avoid it."
Brother Wang craned his neck to peek into the house, then turned and asked in a low voice, "Zhengguo, her martial arts are so formidable, you don't... you don't have any feelings about that?"
"About what?" Li Zhengguo was puzzled.
"You know, in your heart, don't you have any thoughts?"
"Yes."
"What thoughts?"
"I'm happy that she can protect herself."
Brother Wang "..."
"Pfft," Wang Hongwei snorted with laughter. His father definitely wasn't expecting that answer.
Brother Wang glared at his son, who was embarrassing him.
How could the commotion outside escape Tian Jing's senses? She walked out of the main house. "Brother Wang, Hong Wei, thank you for your hard work."
Brother Wang quickly shook his head. "No trouble, no trouble at all. Sister-in-law, you, you, you really are a hidden dragon, a crouching tiger."
Looking at the admiration on Brother Wang's face, Tian Jing felt a bit helpless. "Brother Wang, I'm just an ordinary person. I also like a simple life."
"I understand, I understand."
Tian Jing "..." Understand what? From Brother Wang's expression, it was clear his imagination had run wild.
These people were truly something. Had they listened to too many myths?