Chapter 91

Yin Yueping didn’t react at first. What was her mother trying to do?

Shen Guixiang’s meaning was clear, and Yin Yueping understood.

She almost choked on her egg and exclaimed, “Mom, have you lost your mind? Are you suggesting that Zhihuo divorce Lu Jiaojiao?”

“Zhihuo has gone through so much trouble to marry, and after divorcing Lu Jiaojiao, he won’t be able to marry anyone else.”

Shen Guixiang was very angry: “You can’t wish for anything good for your brother? How much do you look down on him?”

“After divorcing Lu Jiaojiao, Zhihuo will definitely marry someone better.”

Shen Guixiang said with unspoken pride: “Isn’t there someone suitable already?”

“Feng Shishi is naive and has a lot of money. Look how generous she is. She’s only been in the village for a few days, and she’s already bought meat twice and asked me to cook it.”

“So this is your plan, Mom?” Yin Yueping was stunned. “Mom, you really dare to think like that.”

“Jiaojiao’s family isn’t to be trifled with. Do you want to stop living a peaceful life? The 100 yuan you extorted from them, they’re still holding a grudge.”

“So, you want your sisters to help your brother?”

Shen Guixiang was determined to get rid of Lu Jiaojiao and set up a situation where Yin Zhihuo and Feng Shishi would become a couple.

As for whether it would work, she had a plan.

When the clothes were off and they were locked in a room, there was no way Feng Shishi could refuse.

Shen Guixiang had an idea: “Tomorrow, you go to the county to find your sister and her husband, ask them to come to Xiangyang Brigade. Also, get your sister-in-law from the neighboring commune to come too. Everyone has to show up and force Lu’s family to agree to the divorce.”

“If Liu Chunhua tries to bring her family to cause trouble, you all push them back.”

“Otherwise, don’t come back to this door. I’ll act like I never had you ungrateful children.”

Yin Yueping’s husband, Chen Fugui, already regretted having such an in-law family.

If it weren’t for his good relationship with Yin Yueping and the fact that they had children, he would never want to be involved with such a family.

Not recognizing them?

Who wouldn’t want such a good opportunity?

Before Yin Yueping could speak, Chen Fugui took the initiative to say, “Fine, from now on, if you have any problems with Yin Zhihuo, don’t involve me and Yueping.”

If he kept dealing with his wife’s family, they would end up bringing trouble to their lives.

Chen Fugui pulled Yin Yueping: “Let’s go, wife, don’t go back to your mother’s house anymore.”

Chen Fugui pulled Yin Yueping: “Let’s go, wife, from now on don’t go back to your mother’s house.”

“Chen Fugui, you’re no good, you have no manners.”

“You’re trying to drive a wedge between me and Yueping’s relationship with her mother, between Yueping and Zhihuo’s sibling bond.”

Shen Guixiang threatened him: “If you don’t support Zhihuo, I’ll go to the state-run restaurant and cause a scene, saying that you and your wife are unfilial, and let’s see if you can keep your job as a chef at the restaurant.”

“Mom, don’t do this.”

Yin Yueping was frantic because her whole family was relying on her husband’s salary.

Her own family was like a tumor on her body, one she couldn’t get rid of.

Yin Yueping’s husband: “…”

Lu Jiaojiao returned to the Xiangyang Brigade without saying a word.

This was because on the way back, Yin Yueping and her husband dropped her off at the village entrance by the creek, where they ran into several aunts doing laundry. They huddled together, whispering, occasionally glancing at her.

On the road, she also encountered young intellectuals and commune members on their way back from work, and they were gossiping too.

From the cold stares from people in the brigade, Lu Jiaojiao felt an overwhelming malice. She pricked up her ears and even heard them call her a “hen that doesn’t lay eggs.”

The words “hen that doesn’t lay eggs” deeply pierced her.

It felt like something exploded in her mind, and her forehead started to hum.

It had only been a few days, and the news about her being unable to get pregnant had already spread?

Lu Baiwei had promised her not to say anything.

How could she break her word?

Was this news leaked by Ah Yan from the young intellectuals’ group? Lu Jiaojiao’s blood boiled, and she was filled with anger, determined to go to the health center and settle the score with Lu Baiwei.

When she got home, Shen Guixiang treated her like air, completely ignoring her. Lu Jiaojiao felt like something was terribly wrong.

Sure enough, she secretly hid under the kitchen window and overheard Shen Guixiang telling Yin Zhihuo and his wife to call several daughters back for support and to force her to divorce Yin Zhihuo.

When she was in the hospital, she had thought Shen Guixiang was causing a scene just to make her take the blame.

The blame for Yin Zhihuo being incapable.

Because she had quarreled with He Yan and spread the news that Yin Zhihuo couldn’t perform, Yin Zhihuo and his mother had been holding a grudge against her.

Now, hearing Shen Guixiang’s conversation with Yin Yueping, Lu Jiaojiao finally realized that Shen Guixiang had been planning from the start to ruin her reputation and force her to divorce Yin Zhihuo.

Lu Jiaojiao felt as though she had fallen into an ice cave.

The reason she chose to marry Yin Zhihuo, to cling to him through his difficult times, was because she wanted to survive through his poverty, and once he became successful, she would enjoy the riches as his wealthy wife.

The reason she chose to marry Yin Zhihuo, and to return to Yin Zhihuo’s side after being reborn, was because she wanted to endure through his poverty, and once he became successful, she would follow him and live the life of a wealthy wife.

If Yin Zhihuo hadn’t succeeded, she would have divorced him.

What would all the suffering she endured after marrying into the Yin family since her rebirth even mean?

Having received a huge blow, Lu Jiaojiao, feeling famished, ran out of the Yin house, planning to go back and seek support from Lu Jianguo and Liu Chunhua.

Halfway there, she remembered that Lu Jianguo and Liu Chunhua didn’t care about her life or death. If it hadn’t been for their greed, running to the Yin house to steal gold, Shen Guixiang would not have disliked her so much and would not have thought about having her divorce Yin Zhihuo.

It was all because of Lu Jianguo and Liu Chunhua’s fault.

Standing on the road from the brigade clinic to the Lu family, Lu Jiaojiao couldn’t move. She knew that Lu Jianguo only saw her as a tool to support Lu Wenhua, and her biological mother was the same. When it came to Lu Wenhua, in Liu Chunhua’s eyes, she wasn’t even worth a blade of grass.

It seemed she had no one to rely on. Lu Jiaojiao felt utterly hopeless.

When she was at her wit’s end, she thought of Lu Baiwei.

She remembered how, during her check-up at the brigade clinic, Lu Baiwei had advised her to go to the Women’s Federation at the commune to report Shen Guixiang and Yin Zhihuo for abusing her.

Why didn’t she listen then?

If she had listened to Lu Baiwei, she wouldn’t be bearing the reputation of a hen that couldn’t lay eggs now, would she?

Even if she couldn’t get pregnant, people in the brigade would sympathize with her. They would know her condition was caused by the abuse from Yin Zhihuo and his mother, and wouldn’t mock or slander her behind her back.

Right!

She still needed to ask why Lu Baiwei had sympathized with her that day and even gave her advice to report to the Women’s Federation.

Why, then, did she turn around and betray her?

What had she done to deserve this hatred from Lu Baiwei?

Lu Jiaojiao decided not to return to her parents’ house and instead went to the brigade clinic to find Lu Baiwei.

It was strange. Even though Lu Jiaojiao and Lu Baiwei didn’t get along, just thinking about Lu Baiwei gave her strength, and she no longer felt so lost.

At the brigade clinic, Lu Baiwei had already finished lunch and was making candied chestnuts with He Ting.

Little ones, He Yunqi and Ranran, were jumping around her.

Yes, although He Yunqi was not yet six, he was very clever and had received some education in the capital. He had already become a proud first-grade student.

Anyway, whether it was one sheep or a few, it was still the same to let them out.

Tang Yuanyang, who taught at the local elementary school, had been raising Xiao Qi along with several little Tang family members.