From Folly to Fortune：I Rewrite My Life After Rebirth!-Chapter 1075 - 1071: Truly Peculiar (First Update)
"My second sister-in-law is right! Old hag, you should call Zhuangzi back and have him talk to me. Once he sees me, he’ll naturally get rid of that harlot!"
Mu Zhenzhen, full of arrogance, urged Zhuangzi’s mother to call Zhuangzi.
On the contrary, Zhuangzi’s mother was feeling a bit guilty...
Back then, she had put a lot of effort into making Zhuangzi divorce Mu Zhenzhen. Plus, at that time, their grandson Xiao Mizi was kidnapped because of Mu Zhenzhen, and Zhuangzi, feeling guilty, was ruthless enough to divorce Mu Zhenzhen.
Time has passed since then, and Zhuangzi has married Cui’er. By all rights, this matter shouldn’t be an issue anymore!
But Mu Zhenzhen is still beautiful and was originally Zhuangzi’s wife. When she was a daughter-in-law in the Zhao family, Zhuangzi acted like a grandson in front of her, more obedient than to his own mother.
If, by any chance, he still can’t let go of this little vixen Mu Zhenzhen and does something disgraceful, the Zhao family would be letting Cui’er down.
The current daughter-in-law was personally chosen, and under no circumstances should there be a problem this time!
Thinking it over, Zhuangzi’s mother decided the safest way was to prevent Mu Zhenzhen from meeting Zhuangzi.
So, she must resolve the issue with Mu Zhenzhen before Zhuangzi returns.
"Who do you think you are? You think you can just meet Zhuangzi at your whim, you abandoned woman? Let me tell you, Mu Zhenzhen, don’t be so shameless!
This is the Zhao family’s place, and the ground you’re standing on is our Zhao family’s land. If I tell you to get out, you can’t stay here!"
Being the one who managed the Zhao family’s backyard, Zhuangzi’s mother, although not as unreasonable as Old Mrs. Mu, was still known as a fierce woman in the village.
She stood with her hands on her hips, feet planted apart, staring angrily at Mu Zhenzhen with her droopy eyes.
But Mu Zhenzhen, being petite and delicate, was shorter than Zhuangzi’s mother in stature.
Nevertheless, having seen the world, Mu Zhenzhen was more imposing than Zhuangzi’s mother!
Zhuangzi’s mother could scold with her hands on her hips, and so could Mu Zhenzhen!
"Old hag, those words of yours are unpleasant to hear. What do you mean, your Zhao family’s place? Obviously, it’s my and Zhuangzi’s room!
Let me tell you, I won’t leave before Zhuangzi comes. You either let Zhuangzi divorce that harlot, or keep quiet until he returns."
"Bah!"
The two women remained at a stalemate, neither willing to give in.
Mrs. Zhou, timid, turned to leave the backyard as the two confronted each other, thinking of asking Zhuangzi to resolve Mu Zhenzhen’s issue.
Just reaching the courtyard gate, she was surrounded by women from the village.
"Yuelan, has that Mu Zhenzhen fought with your mother yet?"
Yuelan was Mrs. Zhou’s name, and the older and same-generation women in the village liked to call her that.
Mrs. Zhou shook her head, her face full of distress: "Not yet, my mother is still arguing with Mu Zhenzhen, she doesn’t want to leave our home!"
"Hey, isn’t this such a curious thing, a discarded lousy woman, actually coming back to her ex-husband’s family, claiming it’s her home. Yuelan, just have your mother show that lousy woman the divorce paper already, dragging this out isn’t a solution either!" someone suggested.
"But..." Mrs. Zhou wanted to say she’d go find Zhuangzi to solve the problem.
But the women didn’t give her that chance, everyone was waiting to see the spectacle. If Mrs. Zhou called for Zhuangzi, and a man got involved, wouldn’t it kill the drama?
"But what? You don’t need Zhuangzi for this, can’t you and your mother handle one little vixen?"
Someone directly pushed Mrs. Zhou back into the courtyard.
Everyone was ready and eager, waiting for a real fight inside, under the guise of helping, they all went in to watch the show.
——
On the ridge, Zhuangzi was gently persuading his wife, Cui’er.
"Cui’er, what’s really wrong with you? Things are in chaos at home, we can’t waste time here! Cui’er..." Zhuangzi said.
Cui’er still refused to move.
Though she didn’t speak, internally, she was already a storm of emotions, on the verge of losing control.
Cui’er had always been a rather reserved character. When she first married Xiao Mai Zi’s father, she didn’t hope for a better life, as long as they weren’t hungry, she’d bear with eating coarse grains every day without complaint.
Who knew Xiao Mai Zi’s father was a gambling addict, who not only gambled but also drank excessively, and even that, he was abusive, hitting Cui’er whenever he got drunk.
Even their son, Xiao Mai Zi, was beaten by that scoundrel without any mercy.
Luckily, heaven had eyes; that damned guy drowned in the river last year while fooling around with the village butcher’s wife.
Cui’er became a widow, and life got a bit better; at least no one was beating her and her son anymore.
Later, that’s how Cui’er came to marry into the Zhao family.
When Cui’er married into the Zhao family, everything was arranged by Zhuangzi’s mother, who always wanted Zhuangzi to have a descendant. She knew Cui’er had given birth and was of good character.
That’s why she picked Cui’er after much consideration.
If she had never been in the Zhao family and been respected by others, Cui’er would not have felt anything.
But now that she’s living a good life, she doesn’t want to return to the pitch-dark life of the past.
Moreover, her son is currently studying in school...
All of this made Cui’er unwilling to let Zhuangzi return to the Zhao family now.
She didn’t want Zhuangzi to meet Mu Zhenzhen again.
She’s heard many tales of Mu Zhenzhen, and what makes Cui’er most afraid is people saying that Mu Zhenzhen is beautiful.
No different from city girls, with fair skin and a pretty face, Zhuangzi used to spoil her.
The years of bond between them surely wouldn’t just disappear, and Cui’er dared not take that gamble.
"Cui’er, say something, won’t you? You won’t speak, won’t walk, are you trying to drive me crazy?"
Zhuangzi said while pacing around.
Big, strong, and fully built, Zhuangzi, such a Zhuangzi was not cunning in the least.
He couldn’t even imagine why his wife Cui’er would suddenly act like this.
"Zhuangzi, don’t say anything, I... I just don’t want to go back!" Cui’er could no longer hold back and started sobbing softly.
"Don’t cry..." Zhuangzi began to comfort Cui’er again.
His mind was full of thoughts about Cui’er, and he didn’t even mention going back.
Zhuangzi’s house—
After being pushed into the courtyard, Mrs. Zhou followed the village women’s advice, asking Zhuangzi’s mother to show the divorce paper to Mu Zhenzhen.
Zhuangzi’s mother complied, but...
Mu Zhenzhen sneered, glancing at the divorce paper in Zhuangzi’s mother’s hand, and said to her, "Don’t think I don’t know how that thing came about!
Back then, you made Zhuangzi divorce me; he never intended to! I won’t acknowledge that thing!"
"I know, you’re just afraid to let Zhuangzi see me because you’re scared. You’re scared that once Zhuangzi sees me, he won’t want you as his mother anymore! Because you know that Zhuangzi listened to me way more than he ever listened to you!"
