Chapter 63

He Ting asked the brigade to designate a piece of bamboo forest next to the clinic as residential land, and enlisted Lu Baiwei and her cousins to help him cut bamboo, mark the land, and lay the foundation. Zhou Yanfeng was also there helping at the clinic.

When he saw Tang Yunling arrive, Zhou Yanfeng pulled out a Big White Rabbit milk candy and threw it at her.

After being hit multiple times, Tang Yunling had developed a reflex.

She reached out and caught the candy with ease.

“All done watching the drama?”

“Yeah!”

Tang Yunling gave Zhou Yanfeng a look that said “good job” and then ran into the kitchen to find Lu Baiwei.

“Baiwei, are the clothes ready?”

Lu Baiwei was washing vegetables. Tang Yunling, chewing on the candy, walked into the kitchen. “I have time today to help you with the sewing.”

“Waiting for you to sew, the daylilies are already cold.”

The one who said she would help with the sewing had been missing for days.

Lu Baiwei couldn’t help but laugh: “With just those two outfits, I finished them already. I went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy meat today and sent little Qi Ranran over to your third aunt’s house to watch. Didn’t you see little Qi Ranran wearing new clothes?”

“Ah, after breakfast, I went over to Yin’s house to watch the drama.”

Tang Yunling, full of excitement, reported the finale of the fight between Shen Guixiang and Liu Chunhua.

“Early this morning, your stepmother’s brothers and sisters came to our brigade, and Liu Chunhua led them to Yin’s house to make trouble.”

“That person, Shen Guixiang couldn’t even get as many punches in as your aunties. They beat her so hard, she was crying and yelling, with no air to breathe.”

“Now Yin Zhihui not only agreed to take Lu Jiaojiao to the commune hospital for treatment, but also handed over ten yuan to your dad and stepmother as an apology.”

Tang Yunling commented, “If they had just taken Lu Jiaojiao to the commune hospital from the start, none of this would have happened.”

“Now, they’ve gotten a good beating!”

Tang Yunling couldn’t help but relish the moment. “Yin’s mother and son really deserve a good beating. The three of them had to be taken to the hospital for treatment—it’s just laughable.”

That ten yuan from Yin Zhihui wasn’t easy to get.

Otherwise, Shen Guixiang wouldn’t have earned her reputation for being tough and unyielding.

From what Lu Baiwei knew about Shen Guixiang, this time, Lu Jianguo and Liu Chunhua had made an enemy of her.

Lu Baiwei could already foresee that once Shen Guixiang and her son returned from the commune hospital, the two families would still be at odds, and the Yangyang Brigade would always have drama to watch.

That was fine too!

This works out well!

While others are fighting, the fisherman benefits.

The brigade’s clinic will stay peaceful for a while.

As expected, Lu Baiwei asked Tang Yunling, “Shen Guixiang’s family can’t help her, but didn’t Yin Zhihui’s brothers come to support her?”

“No, but Shen Guixiang did ask some people from the brigade to help her find a few of her sons-in-law to come to our brigade. I’m not sure what happened, but none of her daughters came, even though they always rush back when there’s an issue with her family.”

“Not even Yin Zhihui’s sister, who works at the county supply and marketing cooperative, stepped in.”

What else could have happened?

Yin Zhihui’s sisters had long had enough of Shen Guixiang’s constant crying, screaming, and threats of suicide to get them to send money to support Yin Zhihui.

They were just waiting for an opportunity—an excuse to get rid of Yin Zhihui and his mother.

A few days ago, Lu Jiaojiao had a falling-out with Yin Zhihui’s eldest sister’s child, and that became the perfect excuse.

Of course, with Shen Guixiang’s nature, she must have done something else that pushed Yin Zhihui’s eldest sister to the breaking point.

So, once Yin Zhihui’s eldest sister left the Yangyang Brigade, it was unlikely she would be involved with Shen Guixiang and her son for a long time.

The other sisters would surely follow suit!

That’s why Shen Guixiang couldn’t get her sons-in-law involved this time.

After all, no son-in-law wants to be constantly urged to help support their wife’s mother’s side of the family.

“WeiWei, when it really matters, Yin Zhihui’s brothers can’t be relied on.”

Tang Yunling concluded, “That’s why I always say, when a daughter is married, if she’s not being bullied, it’s because her family supports her.”

“Don’t worry, our Tang family’s daughters won’t be bullied. Both the people behind me and the support I have are from our old Tang family.”

For some reason, Tang Yunling extended what happened to Lu Jiaojiao to her own situation and even mentioned Zhao Yongsen.

“WeiWei, with the Tang family’s power backing me up, Zhao Yongsen wouldn’t dare do anything wrong to me. He can’t escape my control.”

Lu Baiwei wasn’t so sure!

In her past life, after Zhao Yongsen became well-known, he had affairs with many women, even having a long-term relationship with a widow from a county town.

Her cousin, Tang Yunling, didn’t want anyone else to take advantage of her, and for the sake of the children, she refused to marry him, constantly arguing with him.

Even if the Tang family wanted to support her, at most, they could go to the county to give Zhao Yongsen a good beating.

But Zhao Yongsen had a stubborn nature and controlled the financial power, while her cousin refused to divorce him. The Tang family wouldn’t be able to do much about it.

Zhao Yongsen, stubborn as ever, still holds the financial power, and since her cousin doesn’t want a divorce, the old Tang family can’t do much about it!

Last time, when Zhao Yongsen spoke up for Liu Cuifang at the neighboring brigade, Lu Baiwei had been thinking about the past and slowly piecing together everything related to her cousin, Tang Yunling.

It seemed that Zhao Yongsen and Liu Cuifang’s flirtation didn’t bother her cousin, who, with her careless nature, likely didn’t take it to heart.

In this life, Lu Baiwei didn’t want Tang Yunling to fall into Zhao Yongsen’s trap.

She needed a reason to visit the neighboring brigade and have her cousin and second aunt keep a closer eye on the Zhao family.

“Sis, do you think Zhao Yongsen’s bed is ready?”

Lu Baiwei invited Tang Yunling to the neighboring brigade: “That bed they carried into the house before was too narrow. He Tian and Little Qi couldn’t even turn over. Little Qi keeps kicking him in his sleep. I can tell he hasn’t had a good night’s rest for days.”

“After dinner, I’d like you to come with me to the neighboring brigade and ask if Zhao Yongsen’s bed is finished.”

Tang Yunling also wanted to visit her fiancé at the neighboring brigade. She nodded in agreement: “Sure, it only takes about a week to make a bed. Zhao Yongsen said he’d hurry it up, so maybe we can pick up the new bed today.”

She glanced at He Ting, who was drawing lines and laying the foundation outside. Tang Yunling nudged Lu Baiwei with her elbow.

“My brother-in-law is so upright. You wouldn’t want that to affect your happy evening together, right?”

“Stop talking nonsense.”

Lu Baiwei blushed and gave her a stern look: “Look at your mouth. You’re not even married yet!”

“Hehe, never had pork, but I’ve seen pigs run…”

By the river in Hongqi Brigade, Liu Cuifang walked gracefully along the riverbank, carrying a bamboo basket and wearing a colorful blouse and skirt. Everywhere she passed, a scent lingered in the air, making her a striking sight.

The young men working in the fields whistled as they watched her.

Auntie working with Tang Yunling’s second aunt, Ye Hongmei, saw this scene and spat in disdain.

“Look at her, acting like some seductress. Who wears such fancy clothes while working in the fields?”

“She’s deliberately showing off her bare legs. Who is she trying to impress?”

The aunt nudged Ye Hongmei: “She’s been sneaking around Zhao Yongsen’s house a lot these days. No wonder your Yunling scolded her last time. She doesn’t look like a decent person.”

Ye Hongmei also didn’t like Liu Cuifang.

This young intellectual from the big city had a superiority complex, thinking herself better than others.

She’d often throw out insults like “country bumpkin,” looking down on people.