The next day, when Lin Ruixue went to the Qi family to discuss the matter, Qi Zhenzhen laughed for a while before putting on her shoes and getting off the炕.
"Zhenzhen, what are you doing?" Lin Ruixue asked.
"Huzi loves the roujiamo and five-spiced crispy rice cakes I make. He's so good, of course I have to make more for him to eat," Qi Zhenzhen said with a grin. "Yesterday at your house, I wanted to slap that little white flower twice, but I didn't get the chance. Huzi was really too helpful, I must reward him well."
Yun Shi gave her a reproachful look. "You child, how can you be so unreliable?"
Lin Ruixue took Yun Shi's hand. "Zhenzhen isn't unreliable at all. If it weren't for Zhenzhen, I'd still be lying on the炕 sighing. That little white flower would be so smug. It was Zhenzhen who enlightened me. Even if I don't think for myself, I have to think for my two children, and I can't let that little white flower have it so easy."
Yun Shi sighed. "Facing this kind of thing, I don't know how to comfort you. Shanzi is too much. This isn't some cat or dog that you bring back and give a meal to. This is a living person, and a delicate young girl... Tell me, whose family would feel good about something like this?"
"It's happened now, and there's no use saying these things. Shanzi is doing his best to assure me that he has no ulterior motives. But his pity for that young girl isn't fake. Sooner or later..." Lin Ruixue chuckled twice.
"Then why not send her away?" Yun Shi suggested.
"Where can I send her? I can't bring myself to send her to that unsanitary place. If I just dismiss her, won't Shanzi still find her? If he keeps her elsewhere... it's better to have her under my nose, so I can deal with her."
"Have you thought it through then?"
"If I can't go on, then I won't. It's not like I have to stay with Shanzi. We can part amicably, a divorce. Although this world isn't very friendly to divorced women, it's better than being wronged." Cheng Ruixue said.
"Well said." Yu Shi and Song Mingyue walked in from outside. Yesterday, she had heard about Li Shan's family from her father-in-law. They were all smart people, and with a little thought, they knew what was going on. Today, she had originally planned to go directly to Li Shan's family, but after thinking about it, she felt it was better to ask that girl Zhenzhen first. She didn't expect Li Shan's wife to be here.
Song Mingyue looked at Cheng Ruixue curiously. She had heard the conversation just now and roughly understood what it meant. But she thought they were a loving couple, so why were they saying such things?
"Little girl, go find Zhenzhen. Adults are talking, don't you get involved," Yu Shi glared at Song Mingyue.
"Mingyue, Zhenzhen is in the kitchen making roujiamo," Yun Shi said with a smile.
As soon as she heard about food, Song Mingyue's round face lit up. She said "Ai" and went to the kitchen.
Seeing her like that, Yu Shi shook her head helplessly. "With this girl, no matter how big the matter, it can't compare to food. You tell me, why did I name her Mingyue back then? Look at her small round face, it's almost as round as the moon on the fifteenth."
"That's good, it's so blessed! Look at Zhenzhen's small, palm-sized face, she looks like she hasn't eaten enough," Yun Shi teased. "I wish she would gain some weight."
"What do you mean 'looks like she hasn't eaten enough,' that's called a beautiful face," Yu Shi said seriously. "But you can't blame that girl. Back then, I also had a round face."
Song Mingyue skipped to the kitchen, where Qi Zhenzhen was frying the white Jimo bread.
"I was thinking about eating roujiamo a few days ago, and you're making it today. I really have good fortune," Song Mingyue said with a satisfied smile.
"Go, go, go, this isn't for you to eat."
"No matter who it's for, just make a bit more and give me two, won't that do? But who are you making it for? Little Niu hasn't returned, and Brother Yi doesn't particularly like roujiamo?" Song Mingyue tilted her head and guessed.
"It's for Huzi. Huzi loves roujiamo."
"Right, what were you talking about in the room just now? I wanted to listen, but my mom chased me out, saying it was adult business and children shouldn't interfere. Am I still a child?" Song Mingyue pouted.
Qi Zhenzhen smiled. Aunt Song probably thought the matter was unsavory and didn't want to dirty Song Mingyue's ears.
However, Qi Zhenzhen felt it was good for this girl to know about such things, so she wouldn't think of men as so simple.
After thinking for a moment, Qi Zhenzhen said, "Li Shan saved a girl and brought her back. That girl is now living at Li Shan's house."
Song Mingyue looked confused. "That's it? What's so surprising? And they didn't let me listen. Li Shan is honest and kind, he's the type to save people."
Qi Zhenzhen rubbed her forehead and shook her head. This girl's ideas were always so simple.
The point was saving someone? The point was that it was a girl, and she was living at Li Shan's house.
Oh, no, that wasn't the point either. The point was that the girl had feelings for Li Shan, and Li Shan also had impure thoughts.
"What's with your expression? Did I say something wrong?" Song Mingyue was puzzled. She didn't think she said anything wrong.
Qi Zhenzhen carefully explained the whole story, and Song Mingyue's expression changed from confusion to surprise, and then to anger.
"How shameless can Li Shan be? How could he do such a thing? Tiger's mother is still pregnant. When my eldest cousin was pregnant, her husband was so considerate, he wouldn't even speak loudly. How can Li Shan be like this? And that girl, Bai Xuelian, right? How can a girl be so shameless? Without any sense of shame! Li Shan saved her out of good intentions, and instead of being grateful, she's got her eyes on him." Song Mingyue said indignantly, accusing the two of them. Da Feng Novel Network
"Who says people don't know gratitude? Little White Flower knows gratitude too well. Haven't you heard that saying? 'I have no way to repay your life-saving grace, so this humble woman will offer herself in marriage.'" Qi Zhenzhen tapped Song Mingyue's forehead. "The world is vast and full of wonders, you should be more mindful in the future. Just tell me, who among us expected Li Shan's character before? Didn't everyone think he was honest and upright? But the facts prove that when such 'honest' people become dishonest, it's truly astonishing."
Song Mingyue nodded seriously. "Indeed, it's truly unimaginable. What did Tiger's mother say?"
Qi Zhenzhen proudly told her about how she had tricked Little White Flower into selling herself as a slave. "The deed of sale is in Tiger's mother's hands. If Little White Flower really tries to climb into the bed, Tiger's mother can beat her to death and no one can say anything. Also, the family's money and land deeds are all in Tiger's mother's hands. For now, they can't cause any major trouble."
"Alas, Tiger's mother is truly pitiful, still carrying a child in her belly," Song Mingyue frowned, looking worried.