Chapter 41: She Must Be the One Who Did It

“That’s right, it must be Li Yiyi’s fault. She must have known that Brother Jiang Hong was going to ask me to go to the bamboo forest, so she must have come up with a plan to make sure he didn’t have time to come and meet me. Instead, He Erpao showed up. It must have been her.” She said this with a ferocious expression.

Suddenly, she forcefully pushed aside Yang Mu, who was sitting, and ran out of the room without even putting on her shoes.

Yang Mu, who had fallen to the ground, took a long time to get up. She looked at her daughter, who was about to leave the house, and yelled, “You little brat! Come back here! Don’t you think you’ve embarrassed yourself enough?”

At this moment, Yang Tao completely ignored the shouting behind her. Her mind was only focused on one thing: finding Li Yiyi and getting to the bottom of this.

In the Jiang family’s yard, a group of children were causing a little chaos while helping Li Yiyi.

“Third Aunt, how does my dumpling look?” Jiang Tiantian, with a blush on her face, shyly held up a rather ugly-looking dumpling.

“How about mine, Third Aunt? How does my dumpling look?” Jiang Jianguo, grinning, also raised his own freshly made dumpling.

Li Yiyi smiled as she looked at the deformed dumplings they were holding. Trying to hold back her laughter, she looked at the man beside her, who was rolling out dumpling skins. Suddenly, a mischievous smile flashed across her eyes. “Let’s have your third uncle judge how well you made these dumplings.”

The next moment, Jiang Hong, who had been rolling the dough, was surrounded by his two nephews and niece, who began asking him questions.

“Third Uncle, which one of us made the prettier dumpling?” Jiang Tiantian asked sweetly, tugging at his sleeve.

Jiang Hong stopped what he was doing and stared at the dumplings in their hands for a long time. In his eyes, they were both terrible, and for a moment, he didn’t know how to respond.

He immediately looked toward his wife, who was making dumplings across from him, sending her a pleading glance.

Li Yiyi stifled a smile but pretended not to see his desperate look, continuing to teach the other kids how to shape dumplings.

Seeing her deliberately avoid his gaze, Jiang Hong’s lips curled into a doting smile. He had no choice but to bite the bullet and answer his waiting niece and nephew, “They’re both beautiful, and each one is very unique.”

Hearing his answer, Li Yiyi, who had been eavesdropping, couldn’t help but chuckle. As the children kept making their dumplings, she secretly gave him a thumbs up.

Sure enough, a man’s mouth is full of lies.

Jiang Hong helplessly looked at her thumbs-up.

Just as the atmosphere in the yard was warm and pleasant, Yang Tao’s angry figure suddenly appeared, breaking the cozy mood.

“Li Yiyi, you vicious woman! How dare you harm me? I’m going to kill you!” She shouted, her eyes red as she charged toward a direction.

Li Yiyi quickly grabbed the rolling pin from Jiang Hong’s hands, her eyes flashing with a hint of coldness as she focused on the approaching malicious woman.

Just then, several small figures rushed up unexpectedly and blocked Yang Tao, who was charging forward.

The oldest among the children, Jiang Jianshe, rushed to the front. He raised one foot and kicked Yang Tao hard in the stomach, sending her flying to the ground, where she rolled several times before coming to a stop.

At twelve years old, he was already as tall as an adult. Moreover, country children grew up doing chores, so they were strong.

Yang Tao, who had grass clippings in her hair, got up slowly, her head spinning as she glared angrily at Li Yiyi. Then, suddenly, she dropped to the ground and started crying.

“They’re all bullying me! What have I ever done to you? Why are you trying to harm me? You’ve ruined my whole life!” She cried out, shouting these words.

Li Yiyi listened to her sobbing as if she had been terribly wronged, and she sneered. Just as she was about to step forward, she felt a tug on her arm.

“Don’t go over. Right now, she’s like a mad dog, ready to bite at any moment. Be careful,” Jiang Hong warned, his eyes still full of suspicion as he watched Yang Tao crying on the ground.

His words, spoken at a normal volume, were clearly heard by the crying Yang Tao. She immediately cried even louder.

So, in Brother Jiang Hong’s eyes, she was just a mad dog. All the efforts she had made since her rebirth seemed meaningless now.

Li Yiyi frowned as she listened to her sharp cries. She patted his arm and said, “Don’t worry. I have this rolling pin in my hand. If she dares to touch me, she’ll regret it.”

Jiang Hong still cautiously reminded her, “Still, be careful. Don’t get too close.”

“Got it,” Li Yiyi replied, and quickly walked up to Yang Tao, who was still cursing. She shouted loudly, “Shut up! If you keep cursing in my house, believe me, I’ll smash your mouth!”

Yang Tao looked terrified as she saw the rolling pin in Li Yiyi’s hand, and she hesitated. Her curses immediately became quieter.

Satisfied with her compliance, Li Yiyi smiled, “Yang Tao, you and He Erpao must have had something planned, and you know it. I’m just returning the favor. If you just mind your own business and don’t mess with me, none of this would have happened. So, all of this is your own fault.”

Yang Tao, about to retort, suddenly turned pale, her lips trembling. “I… I don’t understand what you’re saying. What did I discuss with He Erpao? I don’t know.”

Li Yiyi scoffed coldly at her stubbornness. “Fine, you don’t admit it? No problem. This time, it’s just a small warning. If you try to plot against me again, I’ll make sure to pay you back in full. If you don’t believe me, try it.”

Yang Tao shuddered as she looked at Li Yiyi, who was smiling at her. She couldn’t understand how the secret she and He Erpao had planned could have been leaked.

“Alright, I’ve said what I needed to say. If you want to keep crying here, I don’t mind. But if any villagers come over to see what’s going on, I’ll tell them everything about what you and He Erpao planned. I’ll let the whole village know what kind of woman you, Yang Tao, really are.”

“You dare!” As soon as Yang Tao heard this, she immediately glared at her and shouted.

Li Yiyi looked coldly at her pointing finger and said, “What’s there to be afraid of? Want to try? I can go outside right now and call people in to see!”

With that, she slowly started moving her feet toward the door.

Yang Tao, terrified, quickly shouted, “Li Yiyi, I’ll go, I’ll go! Is that okay?”

With that, she immediately got up from the ground, giving Jiang Hong a pitiful look. When she saw that Jiang Hong didn’t even glance at her, her heart sank.