Chapter 57

In her previous life, He Ting’s family had been sent to the remote Nanhai farm, where living conditions on the island were harsh. 

His family suffered from poor adaptation to the environment and contracted dysentery, with his grandfather nearly losing his life on the island. 

To help his family, He Ting lived frugally. Aside from ensuring there was enough food for him and her, the rest of the money he saved was used for medicine and food to send to his family. 

Despite the poor food, He Ting was always cold and distant with her, often treating her with more indifference than a stranger. 

Being married to He Ting felt suffocating; it was worse than living without the support of her natal family. In the county, a man who claimed to be a truck driver treated her well, often buying her egg cakes, and it was with him that she ran away. 

Fearing that Cadre Qian might really take her to the commune for questioning, Lu Jiaojiao ignored the mother and child from the Yin family, rolled on the ground, and slipped away from the crowd. 

The rumors Lu Jiaojiao had spread were now turning against her own classmate’s niece. 

Cadre Qian pulled out the household registration transfer documents from a brown paper bag and explained to the surrounding villagers: “Everyone in Xiangyang Brigade, when He Yunqi and He Yunran applied for their household registration transfer, they provided the necessary documentation.” 

“The documents clearly state that the He family applied to go to the northwest to plant trees and contribute to the country’s development. With no one available to look after the two children, their household registration was temporarily transferred to their uncle and aunt’s household.” 

“I can guarantee that the He family is not a group of bad elements, and our organization has accepted the brigade’s report.” 

The commune leadership had a record on file. 

Therefore, the He family was certainly not a group of bad elements, and He Ting was beyond reproach. 

“I told you! How could a person like He Ting come from a bad family?” 

“They didn’t even have to come to the countryside as young intellectuals, they volunteered to come here for the development of our new rural areas. And Lu Jiaojiao? She stole Weiwei’s fiancé and has been causing trouble every day.” 

“Exactly, she can’t stand to see Weiwei doing well.” 

“She doesn’t even spare the He family’s children, what kind of woman is this?” 

Some of Yin’s family friends directly warned her: “Yue’e, your sister-in-law isn’t a good person. Don’t let your kids stay with her family, you might end up spoiling them.” 

“Exactly, you know what your mother is like. Remember how your brother’s wedding turned out?” 

It was strange—despite being like that, Shen Guixiang, her mother, had raised daughters with relatively good morals. 

Yin Yue’e was someone who would prioritize reason over family ties. 

She was already fed up with her mother’s constant crying, complaining, and trying to get money from her in-laws to support her brother. 

Because of this, she had trouble holding her head up in her own family. 

Though her son had been beaten, once she understood what had happened, she didn’t blame Lu Baiwei. Instead, she felt resentful toward Lu Jiaojiao, who had incited her son to cause trouble. She was determined that her son should never stay in Xiangyang Brigade again. 

Moreover, to cut off her mother Shen Guixiang’s increasing demands, she decided that she would no longer intervene in her brother’s and sister-in-law’s matters. 

In the end, when her sisters had chosen Lu Baiwei for her brother Yin Zhihuo, Yin Yue’e felt that their judgment had been correct.

In the end, when her sisters had chosen Lu Baiwei for her brother Yin Zhihuo, Yin Yue’e felt that their judgment was indeed correct.

The children raised by the old Tang family had impeccable character, and they were fiercely protective of their own, treating even their husband’s niece and nephew as if they were their own children.

After learning the full story, Yin’s eldest sister smiled and let go of her grudges.

She didn’t hold a grudge against Lu Baiwei. She gave her an apologetic nod and left with her son.

Lu Baiwei actually had a good temperament. She rarely lost her temper or raised her voice, and it was precisely because of this that Tang Jingchuan immediately believed that his Weiwei could never have been the one to hit someone.

He Ting was also surprised that his wife, Lu Baiwei, cared so much for He Yunqi.

Because He Yunqi had been hit once, she had slapped Lu Jiaojiao twice in return.

It was only because he wanted to ensure his wife’s safety that he didn’t intervene in the argument. Otherwise, he would have already stepped in.

By the time most people had dispersed, he approached Lu Baiwei: “Weiwei, did your hand get hurt?”

He Yunqi: “…”

Where was he?

Was he adopted by the He family?

His face hurt from being slapped by that wicked woman, yet his uncle was more concerned about the aunt who slapped someone, not at all caring about him, the one who was actually hit.

The little boy raised his face, giving his uncle a hurt look, which made Lu Baiwei’s uncles and Cadre Qian laugh.

Tang Jingchuan teased: “My Weiwei is really something now, learning to slap people.”

“He Ting, you’d better treat Weiwei well. My Weiwei has a gentle nature, and she rarely gets angry with others. Let alone hitting someone, she hardly raises her voice.”

“She really treats Xiao Qi like her own child. When she saw him being hit, she got so upset, she slapped her annoying sister-in-law.”

Tang Jingchuan said half-jokingly, half-seriously: “If you ever treat Weiwei badly, we brothers are going to have a problem with you.”

Before He Ting could respond, little He Yunqi spoke up.

“If he’s mean to Aunt Weiwei, I’ll expel him.”

“I’ll kick him out of the He family.”

He Yunqi puffed out his chest like a little adult: “People in our He family have to treat their wives well.”

“If he’s bad to Aunt Weiwei, when I grow up, I’ll marry her.”

Why did He Yunqi have to be involved in everything?

When it came to pleasing Weiwei, He Ting thought that He Yunqi was even more shameless than he was, willing to go further to win her over.

When it came to pleasing Weiwei, He Ting thought that He Yunqi was shameless, even more daring than he was.

That brat was really getting on his nerves.

It seemed like heaven had sent him as a punishment.

Lu Baiwei’s uncles laughed so hard they held their stomachs and gave a thumbs-up, praising He Yunqi for his ambition. The adults and children from the Tang family all laughed together.

He Ting couldn’t stand his nephew any longer.

He was blocking his view of his wife.

He Ting pushed him aside: “What’s with you? Go away.”

“Hmph, just because you have a wife, you think you’re something!” He Yunqi grumbled as he let go of Lu Baiwei and wrapped himself around the laughing Tang Yunling, “Hey, who says I can’t be like my uncle? I haven’t married Aunt Weiwei yet because I’m not as old as my uncle.”

“Auntie, I’ll marry you! You’re not married yet!”

Tang Yunling almost laughed herself to death.

Ever since little He Yunqi arrived at the Xiangyang Brigade, it had been non-stop fun.

Tang Yunling reached out to pinch little He Yunqi’s face: “You’re so cute, if Weiwei wasn’t married, you’d have no competition from your uncle.”

“Come on, give Auntie a smile, and Auntie will marry you soon…”

Yin Yue’e took her child back to the Yin family, intending to return to the county with her child.

Shen Guixiang was in a panic!

“Yue’e, what’s going on? Why are you suddenly taking Xiao Jun back to the county?”

Last time, when Yin Zhihuo got married, she had hidden the pork her daughter brought back, and caused a scene in front of the relatives.

Yin Yue’e had made it clear that she wouldn’t bother with her mother and Yin Zhihuo anymore.

Since Yin Yue’e got married, her attitude had become more stubborn. She said she wouldn’t send any more money to her maternal family and stopped bringing things back.

If she didn’t keep Xiao Jun, how would Shen Guixiang get money from her?

Taking advantage of her mother-in-law’s hospitalization, Shen Guixiang had gone to the county to plead and promise that she would change her stingy habits. Yin Yue’e reluctantly agreed to send the child back to her maternal home, with plans to bring him back after the school started.

Her grandson was something she had earned through her own efforts, but her daughter Yin Yue’e was silently taking him away.

Shen Guixiang was not happy about it.