Chapter 17: It’s All Her Fault

After Jiang Han left, Liu Jie and his wife looked at each other with complex expressions.

“What did Brother Han want us to find that woman for? Could it be that the rumors were true, and Brother Han really had something going on with her?”

“What about Xu Xuzhu?”

“Don’t worry about her! What can she give us? This time, she did something wrong and didn’t get anything good out of it! Her brother’s relationship with Brother Han is also uncertain now! Fortunately, Brother Han didn’t hold it against us this time!”

Liu Jie thought about it and still felt that Jiang Han valued their brotherhood more. He knew they had been taking a lot of money under the guise of managing his tea fields for the past two years, but he didn’t mind. He also knew about Hu Yao’s affair and didn’t say anything.

If it were before, he wouldn’t have survived. He knew Jiang Han couldn’t tolerate betrayal.

“Hu Yao is just someone Brother Han bought with money. Now, Brother Han is making so much money that he can buy any kind of woman. Hu Yao is just pretty and gave Brother Han a son. If it weren’t for Xiaochao, Brother Han would have gotten rid of her long ago. She’s a fool, it’s embarrassing to even mention her. You’ve been brothers for so many years, would Brother Han hold it against you for a fool? And that little bit of money, he doesn’t even care about it. I heard from my brother that Brother Han bought a big ship this time, I don’t know what big business he’s doing. We’ll follow Brother Han and work hard, we’ll be living the good life…”

Li Zhen muttered, feeling a bit resentful. Even a fool like Hu Yao could marry Jiang Han and live a carefree life. She, a girl from town, ended up marrying worse than her!

“Alright, alright, stop talking. Anyway, we must deny everything about Hu Yao. She is Brother Han’s wife after all, don’t say these things in front of him.”

Li Zhen rolled her eyes: “Do you think I’m stupid? That Xu Xuzhu is so vicious, she wanted to kill Hu Yao while Brother Han was away. Crazy woman! She even tricked us!”

Thinking about how Hu Yao would have died, and Jiang Han might have blamed them, Li Zhen couldn’t help but feel angry.

Liu Jie saw her twisted face, shook his head silently. In his opinion, all these women were cruel and crazy, each one more jealous than the last. They all wished Hu Yao was dead, not just Xu Xuzhu, even Hu Yao’s own sister was the same, with a vicious mind.

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The loan sharks came to the Hu family, making a big scene. Hu Guifen cried and rolled on the ground, but it was useless. Her new husband had his legs broken, and almost everything in the house was taken away.

“Just a little interest for now, you old hag, learn to be a decent person in the future.”

The small leader, wielding an axe, was arrogant and fierce, laughing wildly as he left amidst the chaos.

“If you’re smart, you’ll prepare the money. Think about what bad things you’ve done, so we don’t have to come here every day to collect interest.”

Hu Guifen’s new husband was a gambler who often owed debts, but he was cowardly and wouldn’t dare to borrow money from these people. This time, he was clearly tricked.

The small leader who had just spoken was clearly one of Jiang Han’s men. Hu Guifen gritted her teeth. She knew that Hu Yao’s death wouldn’t be easily forgotten!

Fourteen-year-old Hu Yaoguo was also beaten up. The only one who didn’t touch him was Hu Guifen, but seeing the injuries on his face, she felt it hurt more than if she had been beaten herself.

“Mom! Hurry up and pay them! It hurts so much!” Hu Yaoguo yelled and cried, unable to bear the pain.

His father, with his broken legs, had fainted.

“Where do we have any money? Your father gambled it all away! Where am I supposed to find money!” Hu Guifen was furious.

If it weren’t for this, why would she often take advantage of Hu Yao when Jiang Han was away? That dead girl was generous to her, and she always listened to her and stole money from Jiang Han for her.

“It’s all your elder sister’s fault, that slut! She did all this! Why doesn’t she just die and be done with it! It’s all over!”

“I should have drowned her when she was a baby! She’s a curse! Now she’s bringing these thugs to harm us!”

Even at this moment, Hu Guifen couldn’t help but blame Hu Yao, full of resentment and curses.

“Let’s ask your second sister for money! Hurry up and get them out of here!” Hu Yaoguo interrupted her, ignoring her daily cursing. He didn’t want to be beaten up anymore.

“Yaoguo, your second sister is not doing well at her husband’s house. If I ask her for money, she’ll be in a difficult position.”

Hu Guifen didn’t feel the same way about Hu Qiao as she did about Hu Yao.

“I’m about to be beaten to death!” Hu Yaoguo didn’t care about Hu Qiao’s difficulties: “Didn’t your second sister push your elder sister down? It’s all her fault! If it weren’t for that, your elder sister wouldn’t have had to marry Jiang Han!”

Hu Guifen’s face changed: “Yaoguo, what are you talking about! Your second sister did push her, but she didn’t do that to her!”

“I’m talking about years ago, your elder sister was also pushed by your second sister! I saw it!”

Compared to Hu Qiao, Hu Yaoguo actually had a better impression of Hu Yao. Hu Yao had always taken care of him when he was younger, and she was gentle to him, unlike Hu Qiao who always argued with him because Hu Guifen also loved her.

“That day, your elder sister took me to watch a movie. Then, some educated youth called her, I finished my melon seeds and went to find her, and I saw your second sister push her down the slope, it was your second sister!”

“Hurry up and get your second sister to get the money!”

Hu Guifen’s face turned ugly. It had been so long, if these things were to be known by outsiders, it would be a terrible scandal.

Hu Qiao was already looked down upon by her husband’s family, and her husband was the educated youth who had liked Hu Yao. If it came to a fight, it would be even more troublesome!

“Mom, I know, Yaoguo, don’t worry, I’ll talk to your second sister.” Hu Guifen tried to calm him down, afraid he would say something reckless.

Now that Jiang Han, that devil, was back, she couldn’t go to Hu Yao. After all, Jiang Han had said that Hu Yao was sold to him, and they had nothing to do with each other from now on.

It was only because Hu Yao had given him a son that she had a bargaining chip. So, Hu Yao argued with him and wanted to see her and go back to the Hu family, and Jiang Han turned a blind eye.

But this time, things went too far! Hu Guifen couldn’t help but feel some regret, and she couldn’t help but blame Hu Yao.

Why did she have to cause trouble in the Hu family! Her injury was clearly not caused by them! Hu Qiao pushed her, but she just fell. Who knows how she got that cut on her forehead! She was lying there half-dead.

Hu Guifen still didn’t know that Hu Yao had recovered. She was thinking about finding an opportunity to coax her again.

Over the years, Hu Guifen had also noticed that Jiang Han still had some patience for Hu Yao. Seeing how close Hu Yao was to her mother, he shouldn’t hold it against her anymore. After all, she was still his mother-in-law!