Chapter 41: A Love Rival Arrives

The next day, rumors spread throughout the production team that Chen’s third son was unfilial, disrespected his parents, and had gone to his uncle’s house to live.

Wang Cuimiao was furious when she heard this!

“That kid is unfilial? I’m ashamed to even say it!”

“Do you know what happened?”

Immediately, people gathered around: “What happened? Sanhu’s wife, what happened to Aniu’s family, tell us quickly!”

At that moment, Li Xinyue was still sleeping, and Chen Mingchuan was fishing with his son…

“Dad, hurry, there’s one there, look!”

“Wow, there’s a big shrimp here! Dad, come catch it!”

Although Chen Yiheng was still thin, he was a lively and cute little guy.

His uncle’s grandson and granddaughter were with him, searching for fish and shrimp in the river…

Chen Mingchuan brought breakfast in.

Li Xinyue hadn’t slept well the night before, and she had a late sleep, waking up around ten o’clock.

She felt much better and decided to get up and walk around.

She got out of bed, but the room was empty.

She didn’t know where her son was, but she guessed Chen Mingchuan had taken him out again.

She washed her face, tied her hair in a ponytail, and went outside.

As she stepped out of the room, a woman walked towards her from outside…

“Li Xinyue, you’re lucky to be alive! I heard you had a high fever for days, how come you didn’t die?”

“Heaven is blind, it didn’t take you away, you shameless woman!”

The woman was about twenty-three or twenty-four years old.

She wore a floral dress, blue pants, a braided bun, and was tall and thin.

She was average in appearance, with an arrogant and contemptuous expression!

Li Xinyue recognized her: Zhang Caiyun, the daughter of the brigade leader, Zhang Lixin.

Years ago, Zhang Lixin had wanted to marry his daughter to Chen Mingchuan.

This father and daughter had gone to great lengths to obstruct Chen Mingchuan’s marriage.

However, Li Xinyue’s brother had held Chen Mingchuan’s life in his hands, and they hadn’t succeeded.

Therefore, Zhang Caiyun had bullied the original owner countless times over the years!

“Slap!”

Li Xinyue was not the original owner, and she slapped the girl across the face…

“Do you know the consequences of being so mouthy?”

“You dare hit me?”

Zhang Caiyun couldn’t believe it, her face flushed with anger.

“Did I hit you? Are you having a psychotic episode?”

“Zhang Caiyun, did you see my husband come back, so you’ve gone crazy?”

Zhang Caiyun’s eyes were filled with malice, as if she wanted to devour Li Xinyue.

“You… you wait!”

“Li Xinyue, I warn you: get a divorce from Mingchuan, or you’ll suffer the consequences!”

“I’m telling you: Mingchuan loves me! You have three days to divorce him!”

Divorce?

She would divorce, but not now!

Although this man was a bit of a jerk, he still had some good qualities.

She wouldn’t leave him for this kind of woman!

She didn’t deserve him!

Li Xinyue blew on her hand, looking down at Zhang Caiyun with disdain: “You said my husband loves you?”

“Zhang Caiyun, aren’t you being too self-absorbed?”

“What does he love about you?”

“Does he love your flat chest, or does he love your illiteracy?”

“Tsk tsk tsk! Confidence is good, but too much confidence is arrogance!”

“I’ll tell you this: even if my husband doesn’t love me, you… he’ll always treat you like a brother!”

“If you want him to love you, go home and wash your face and dream about it! See if he falls in love with you in your dreams!”

Those words were too insulting!

Zhang Caiyun wasn’t actually bad-looking, but her tall and thin frame and flat chest made many men think she wasn’t a real woman.

She worked in the commune canteen, and she was considered to have a job.

Li Xinyue, though thin, was well-endowed in the right places.

Even after working in the fields every day, she didn’t tan.

Especially after sleeping for a few days, her complexion looked even better!

Zhang Caiyun hated it when people brought this up!

She was indeed flat-chested!

Her chest was barely the size of a small steamed bun, and she could go braless!

The moment those words left her mouth, she lunged at Li Xinyue: “Li Xinyue, I’m going to fight you!”

Li Xinyue didn’t want to fight. After sleeping for two days, her fighting spirit had recovered quite a bit.

This girl was no match for her!

It was only fun to fight someone who was a worthy opponent!

She took two steps back and shook her head repeatedly: “Zhang Caiyun, let me tell you: fighting is definitely not in your best interest!”

“It’s just that I said you’re flat-chested! What’s wrong with being flat-chested?”

“If I were you, I’d say, ‘I’m flat-chested and proud, I’m saving fabric for the country!'”

“What’s so good about having a big chest? Big chest, no brain! You know that, right?”

“If you like Chen Mingchuan, that piece of meat bone, go ahead and grab him!”

“Just don’t come and bother me!”

Zhang Caiyun was both angry and anxious.

She knew Li Xinyue worked in the fields every day and was stronger than the men in the production team.

If it came down to fighting, she was definitely no match for her!

So she didn’t know whether to attack or hold back.

At the entrance, Chen Mingchuan, carrying a string of fish and shrimp, held his son’s hand with the other, his face dark: Meat bone?

This woman called him a piece of meat bone?

A meat bone only good enough for dogs to gnaw on?

“What are you doing?”

Hearing the voice, Zhang Caiyun immediately turned her head.

Her eyes instantly turned red.

“Brother Mingchuan , this shameless woman hit me!”

Chen Mingchuan’s face was cold: “Caiyun, I’m your foster brother, you should call me foster brother in the future.”

“Li Xinyue, this is my foster sister, her mother is my foster mother, you should know her, right?”

As soon as those words left his mouth, Zhang Caiyun’s face turned pale, and tears welled up in her eyes…

How pitiful!

Another woman who was infatuated with Chen Mingchuan!

Li Xinyue rolled her eyes.

The practice of adopting foster mothers was common in rural areas, and she knew a little about it.

It was said that adopting a foster mother would keep the child free from disaster and illness when they were young.

A foster mother was the first person a child encountered on the day they were born.

In the countryside, there was also a custom: a man meeting a woman brings three years of happiness, a woman meeting a man brings a strong life.

If they happened to meet by chance, they would definitely have to adopt each other as relatives.

Zhang Caiyun’s mother, Wang Taoxiang, met Chen’s family when she borrowed a basket…

At that time, the Chen family had given birth to twins, and Wang Taoxiang was overjoyed.

Back then, the village hadn’t been liberated yet.

The Chen family’s conditions were not very good at the time, while the Zhang family’s conditions were much better.

Being able to establish this foster relationship was something the Chen family was eager for.

Perhaps it was truly a lucky encounter.

Zhang Caiyun’s mother had been married for three years without getting pregnant, and after establishing the foster relationship, she became pregnant with her eldest son, Zhang Fugang, that year.

Three years later, she gave birth to Zhang Caiyun.

Later, she had another set of twins: Zhang Caili and Zhang Fuming, who was also known as Zhang Sijin.

Now, Zhang Caiyun’s father was the head of the production team.

Over the years, the Chen family had always been very attentive to this foster relationship.

It’s better to have someone in power than someone who’s just an official.

Don’t underestimate the head of the production team. In this era of collective farming, the head of the production team has a lot of power.

Especially when it comes to the division of labor in the production team, as long as he says a word, the head of the production team will definitely take care of it.

This division of labor is also very important.

Who does what work, how many work points are recorded, it’s all different.

Everyone works the same day, but you might be working harder than an ox, but your work points are less than someone who hums a tune all day.