Old Mrs. Li sat cross-legged on the kang, shaking her head indifferently.
"How would I know where she is? But Dongmei went over, so presumably the two sisters will still send letters back home in the future. You don’t need to worry too much. Hongmei can manage well on her own outside, and now that Dongmei joined her, there’s nothing to worry about. Both Hongmei and Dongmei have poor judgment, picking unreliable men. Now that they’re earning money themselves, they ought to keep their eyes open when choosing men in the future."
After talking about her daughters, Old Mrs. Li looked disdainfully at Li Guangyuan.
"You’re no good either, letting a woman control you. Our good home is shattered by that little slut, even my little grandson got lost. Such a woman should’ve never entered our home. It was her who wanted the divorce back then, and now she wants to come back into the Li Family. It’s not that easy. If you listen to me, you’ll kick that woman out. Every time I see her, I think of Genbao. If she doesn’t bring back my Genbao, she’ll never enter our family’s door again."
"I’ll find you a good match later, let’s find a pure maiden to spite that little slut. Then you can have kids with another woman, see if she dares to ignore you. Let her regret it..."
Old Mrs. Li spoke as she wiped away tears.
Li Guangyuan seeing this knew she longed for her grandson again. Her feelings for him were mediocre, but her love for her grandson was genuine.
Thinking of his son frustrated him too, he uttered a sentence and went back to his room.
Today he didn’t want to return to the county, he planned to sleep at home for the night, and go back tomorrow morning.
On the other side, after Li Guangyuan left, the Zhang Family continued their persistent pestering. Lin Jiayi had to use every gentle and firm tactic to eventually send them away.
Once the Zhang Family was gone, she sat in front of the vegetable stall, lost in thought.
Lin Jiayi recalled the past life when she had dealings with the Zhang Family, although primarily with Zhang Wenbin.
In that lifetime, Qin Juan didn’t divorce and lived with Zhang Wenbin throughout her life.
Their family moved to Yan City early on, Zhang Wenbin was highly valued by his superiors and was promoted to a section chief at a young age.
Though it was just a small section chief, his department held some real authority.
Every time the couple returned to the Qin Family, it was apparent that Zhang Wenbin carried a strong sense of superiority, and the Qin Family treated this son-in-law favorably.
In contrast, whenever Qin Juan stood beside Zhang Wenbin, she seemed out of place, even at her own parents’ place, she seemed nonexistent.
Only during meals would Qin Juan be pulled aside by Mrs. Qin for chats.
Most people gathered around Zhang Wenbin.
At that time, Lin Jiayi even felt some envy for Qin Juan. Despite both coming from the countryside and marrying city men, Zhang Wenbin climbed the ranks and made Qin Juan a respected official’s wife.
Though Qin Yang wasn’t a true city dweller, he had a college job placement and his household registration was changed from agriculture to non-agriculture, practically making him a half-city person.
Furthermore, he too gained a promotion eventually, yet as an official’s wife, she was nearly invisible, less so than common couples.
Later, their daughter Zhang Ningning inadvertently revealed during a visit with the Qin Family, that Zhang Wenbin had a tendency for domestic violence, frequently beating Qin Juan.
At the time, Qin Yang was away, and the couple Qin Han stormed the Zhang Family.
Considering the impact on his workplace, Zhang Wenbin appeased them, and Qin Juan stayed because of their daughter without mentioning divorce.
In that previous life, until she died, the couple remained together.
But in this life, Qin Juan divorced Zhang Wenbin early, and the Qin brothers even caused Zhang Wenbin to lose his job and led him to jail.
All changes originated from Lin Chuxia.
Nearby, people were talking again about today’s opening ceremony of Xiyang Group Building.
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