Cheng You grabbed Zhao Lifang hard by the waist, causing her to shriek in pain.
The old men and women nearby looked over. She immediately covered her face and cried, "I don't want to live anymore!"
"What a pitiful young girl."
"Miss, this is a case of fraudulent marriage. You can sue him!"
"This is outrageous. If he likes men, why did he marry a wife? And if he married a wife, why is he still fooling around outside!"
"..."
Inside, Qian Dazhi and Wen Jiahao hid under the covers, too afraid to come out, wishing they could disappear into a hole in the ground.
Cheng You pretended to peek inside, covering her mouth and exclaiming, "Oh my, isn't that the son of the commune's Deputy Director Qian? How could he be this kind of person..."
As soon as Qian Dazhi heard this voice, he recognized it as Cheng You!
He gritted his teeth in hatred and squeezed Wen Jiahao's neck hard.
"Why is she here!"
Wen Jiahao was startled. "Who?"
"Cheng You!"
"You know her? Oh right, she's your girlfriend's cousin."
Mentioning Jiang Wanrou again brought back his jealousy.
Since he had already admitted it in front of his parents, he was not afraid of others knowing.
It wasn't fear, just embarrassment, as they were naked.
Qian Dazhi released him and said through gritted teeth, "You should think about what to do first!"
Just as he finished speaking, they heard Zhang Dazui shout, "Are you two not going to get dressed and come out? Are you waiting for the New Year? Hey, your wife is still waiting for you outside!"
Zhao Lifang covered her face, her voice filled with grievance. "Thank you, uncles and aunts, for standing up for me, but it's not necessary. At this point, I am determined to divorce him."
Although divorce was considered disgraceful back then, faced with such a situation, no one could offer any comforting words.
They all wished Zhao Lifang would divorce him quickly.
Zhang Dazui patted her shoulder and comforted her, "Girl, don't worry about not remarrying. There will be plenty of good men waiting for you in the future."
Cheng You quickly said, "Auntie, thank you for your trouble. My friend will handle the rest of the matter herself."
Zhang Dazui nodded, understanding that it was Zhao Lifang's family affair and not their place to interfere.
"It's alright, it's alright. Then we'll be going. If you need anything, just knock. Even a dog will jump over the wall when cornered, let alone a man."
After everyone dispersed, Qian Dazhi and Wen Jiahao finally got up to get dressed.
Zhao Lifang watched with cold eyes, her face filled with disgust.
"Wen Jiahao, I want a divorce!"
Wen Jiahao, feeling secure, retorted, "You're still carrying my child, and you dare to divorce me? After leaving me, do you think you can find someone better?"
Zhao Lifang scoffed, "I'll get an abortion. I'd rather shave my head and become a nun than spend another day with a disgusting person like you!"
"I'm disgusting?" Wen Jiahao jumped with anger at her words. "Who says only men and women can love each other!"
"No one says that. You can love men or women, or even a dog or a cat, no one would say anything. The most disgusting thing about you is that you don't even like women, yet you dragged Zhao Lifang into this!" Cheng You rebuked him sharply.
Wen Jiahao's eyes widened, bloodshot.
"Shut up, this is my family matter, you have no right to speak!"
Cheng You, unfazed, smiled playfully at Qian Dazhi.
"I may have no right to interfere in your family matters, but I do have a right to concern myself with my cousin and Zhao Lifang."
Qian Dazhi glared at her menacingly, his voice a guttural hiss, "Cheng You, you're something else!"
She had embarrassed him multiple times now.
Cheng You clasped her hands behind her back and tilted her head.
"This just goes to show, if you walk down the wrong path too often, you're bound to stumble upon ghosts. Qian Dazhi, I wonder what Deputy Director Qian would think if he found out about you and Wen Jiahao?"
Qian Dazhi's face contorted with extreme displeasure, turning ashen.
His current arrogance was entirely dependent on his father.
Otherwise, he was nothing in Tashan Commune, and certainly not capable of such bravado.
"Cheng You, opposing me will bring you no good end."
Cheng You smiled faintly. "Threatening me? You should focus on cleaning up the mess you're in right now."
Even as an adopted son, he was, in name, Deputy Director Qian's son.
Qian Dazhi spat, cursing. Cheng You knew better how to threaten people than he did.
Zhao Lifang snorted. "Cheng You, let's go!"
She was eager to get home and see Wen Mu's reaction.
Cheng You gave Qian Dazhi a cold sneer and followed Zhao Lifang out.
In good spirits, Zhao Lifang specially went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy some things to give to Zhang Dazui and the others.
After all, they had helped her.
It was just some pastries, nothing too valuable, but it made Zhang Dazui beam with delight.
Cheng You glanced at her. "It seems you haven't lost all your humanity."
Zhao Lifang rolled her eyes. "I'm not stupid."
"You're not stupid? Cheng Tao introduced Wen Jiahao to you, and you eagerly jumped into a trap. She didn't have to lift a finger and got a plot of land in the commune for free, and even managed to trick your parents into building her a house."
Zhao Lifang's smile froze. Hearing it laid out like this, she did seem rather foolish.
She walked forward dejectedly, suddenly finding the pastries in her mouth tasteless.
When the two returned to the Wen family's home, Wen Mu and Wen Laodie were still unaware of the incident at the commune.
Zhao Lifang stood at the doorway and unleashed a barrage of accusations: "Your entire Wen family are hypocrites, putting on airs of superiority in front of me. Bah! This is fraudulent marriage, and I'll report you to the police!"
She didn't enter, but stood outside yelling loudly, attracting the attention of passersby.
Many, hearing her harsh words, tried to reason with her.
"Jiahao's wife, let's talk about this calmly. No need to yell so loudly."
"Exactly, you're all family. What can't be resolved?"
"Young people are just hot-headed. They get angry and curse their in-laws."
Zhao Lifang spat forcefully. "Who is Jiahao's wife? Whoever wants to be can be, I certainly won't! As if I care!"
Seeing her words becoming more outrageous, Wen Mu suppressed her anger and walked out.
"What is your problem? Your family eagerly pursued this marriage; it wasn't like our family couldn't do without you! If you really don't care, then return the plot of land we helped your second brother acquire!"
You can't take someone's help and then act so disgracefully.
Zhao Lifang said fiercely, "Bah! Does that plot of land depend on your Wen family? It depends on Qian Dazhi, the son of the commune's deputy director!"
Wen Mu was so enraged she nearly toppled backward and fell to the ground.
Wen Laodie, seeing the situation was dire, quickly stepped forward to support her.
His face was grim, but his tone was still gentle. "Jiahao's wife, whatever the matter is, let's discuss it behind closed doors. There's no need to make it public knowledge."
"Why should we discuss it behind closed doors? If your Wen family dares to do something like this, why are you afraid of people talking?"
Zhao Lifang, now having the moral high ground, felt immensely confident, wishing she could stand on the highest moral platform and point fingers at their spines.