Salted Fish Lady Loves to Eat Melons

Chapter 85 Xiao Wang's Troublemaking

When Xiao Yi saw her two aunts being escorted out of the house, they stared at her and her elder sister-in-law with eyes fixed on them, as if they wished they could eat their flesh and gnaw on their bones.

"Sister-in-law, it's all Yi'er's fault. She caused them to ruin your reputation like this." Xiao Yi said with tears streaming down her face, choking.

Wen Qingwan comforted him gently, "Be good, Yi'er. As long as you are all well, sister-in-law doesn't care about your reputation."

Apart from the hurt that the Wen family brought to Wen Qingwan, the knowledge of human relationships was the only thing that paid off for her.

"Sister-in-law, my third brother must pass the imperial examination this autumn and become the top scorer to bring honor to our mansion." Xiao Litao said seriously.

"Sister-in-law, Dong'er will also pass the imperial examination to bring honor to you. When I grow up, I will definitely become the top scholar." The eight-year-old Xiao Lidong patted his chest and vowed.

"Sister-in-law, I will definitely work hard to earn money so that you and our nephews and nieces will have enough money to spend throughout your life."

"Okay, okay, sister-in-law is waiting for you to make me proud." Wen Qingwan said with a smile.

Relationships cannot be established without bothering others. As long as the request is not too excessive, you can feel free to bother them.

This is the only way to better integrate the relationships between people, and Wen Qingwan is well aware of this.

As she spoke, her eyes revealed infinite joy and pride. The scene was like a beautiful painting.

The young boys and girls of the Xiao family felt awe and admiration for her; their eldest sister-in-law was like an insurmountable storm.

Many years later, when they have achieved success in various industries, they will still recall this exciting scene today.

From the first moment Father Xiao saw his eldest daughter-in-law, he sensed the suffocating sadness in her.

There was also an irrepressible sense of violence, as if it would devour him.

Especially that kind of hostility is comparable to that of his eldest son, making people feel as if they are in a cold ice cave.

Father Xiao felt very desperate at the time. The Xiao family would eventually decline in his hands. He had done nothing, and it would be of no use even if he had more children!

But a series of events happened later, especially the transformation of his eldest son, which made him see hope again.

Seeing her smile so brightly, Father Xiao was relieved. "You want to bring honor to your sister-in-law, but it's not just talk."

When Xiao Wang saw that there was actually some guilt in her husband's eyes, this made Wang, who was already somewhat disappointed with her husband, even more disheartened.

She sneered twice and saw a group of passionate stepchildren in the hall surrounding Wen Qingwan without even giving her a glance.

She was so angry that she said in a sarcastic tone: "Third brother, if you could win the first place in the imperial examination, you would have passed the imperial examination a long time ago. You would not have achieved anything like now. I really don't know how you can say that!"

Xiao Litao's face suddenly turned ugly when he was ridiculed in public. He was about to refute, but he saw his sister winking at him, so he had to suppress his anger.

Ultimately, it's not the stepmother's fault. If they hadn't been unable to afford three meals a day in the marquis's mansion, everyone would have fallen into depravity.

How come he didn’t even pass the imperial examination?
At that time, he thought, what if he passed the imperial examination?

At most, he could only be a minor official, and was totally unable to support the entire family in the marquis's mansion.

So he just followed everyone else and lived a day-to-day life, doing his job as he pleased.

Seeing Xiao Litao remained silent, Wang turned her attention to the others, "And you guys, don't think you can succeed by just saying a few grand words!"

At this moment, she was very conflicted. She was the one who gave the power of the household to Wen Qingwan, but now she regretted it.

When she was the mistress of the house, she not only paid for the dowry but was also despised by her family, but none of her stepchildren appreciated her. Why was Wen Qingwan treated like a star even though she didn't pay a penny?

She came from a merchant family and was not familiar with the affairs of a high-ranking family's housekeeper. After coming to power, she only knew to win over the people by giving them the best food, clothing and other necessities.

Only by feeding them well and clothing them well can we maintain the status quo and convince the step-children and servants.

However, no amount of silver could last long, and her dowry was emptied in just two years.

If she wants to maintain her life in the Marquis' Mansion, she has to shamelessly go back to her parents' home to get money. Once or twice is fine, but if it happens more than once, her parents will look down on her.

Her parents wished they had never given birth to a daughter like her, and her eldest and second brothers, who had always loved her, also gave her the cold shoulder.

Her sister-in-law and nephews and nieces even accused her of being a bootlicker, who ended up with nothing.

She wanted to find her husband to cry to, but her good husband always avoided her and didn't even say a word of comfort to her.

During the holidays, she finally got to see her husband, but he was in high spirits and flirting with his beautiful concubines.

And she always had a ferocious face and scolded and blamed him. On the surface, she won, but she lost completely.

During the confinement period after giving birth to her daughter, she had to worry about the general affairs of the marquis's mansion, for fear that others would say that she was the daughter of a merchant and did not know how to manage the household.

At the beginning, she managed the Marquis' Mansion out of love, but later it was a resentment that kept her from falling.

Every midnight when she woke up in her dreams, she would always think of the cold eyes of her husband when he looked at her.

Does she still remember that they once had sweet times, that she once had dreams and desires, and that she was once a proud woman!
However, three years later, she was abandoned by her husband and family one after another, leaving only endless pain and complaints, and desolate sighs in the silent night.

She thought back to her past dreams and hopes, only to find that everything had become empty and helpless.

Her soul seemed to be trapped in a dark abyss, with no way out, only pain and despair.

Life put her under heavy pressure and she was unable to escape from this predicament, so she handed over the power of the household to her new step-daughter-in-law without a second thought.

"Oh my, sister, you said so much, it's just that you regret giving the power of managing the household to the young lady!" An aunt sneered with her hands covering her mouth.

"Hey! Everyone saw it with their own eyes. That day you begged the young lady to take charge of the household. It's too late to regret it now!"

"Mother said so much, is it true that she regrets giving the power of the family to our eldest sister-in-law?"

"..."

Xiao Wangshi's face turned red when her true colors were exposed. She glared at Aunt Liu hatefully, but found that she was looking back at her without any hesitation.

Without the power to be the head of the family, how dare they look down on me like this?

Seeing that Aunt Liu dared to glare at her, Mrs. Xiao Wang could only look away angrily and lower her head to drink her tea.

Now that she doesn't have the master's mercy, she might be divorced and have to live a humiliating life.

Seeing that Xiao Wangshi had become obedient, Wen Qingwan no longer targeted her, and she no longer sympathized with her. She believed that there must be something hateful about every pitiful person.

"Sister-in-law, I'm going to sell brocade. Everyone should go to work too. If you don't work, you won't have meat to eat." After saying this, Xiao Laosi left with his servant.

"Sister-in-law, let's go make clothes." Xiao Yi is the team leader who is in charge of making clothes in the backyard.

(End of this chapter)