After hearing this, Ning Chunlin knew that he could no longer hide it, so he knelt down in front of Ning Huaizhi, pulled Ning Huaizhi and cried:

"Brother, please let me go, Piggy. I'll sell you to the town to pay off my gambling debts. I have no other choice. If I don't pay off my gambling debts today, they will come to our house to ask for money. I, I dare not let them come to our house. You know what kind of people they are. They will make our family restless. I, I really have no other choice, so I have evil thoughts..."

Chen Guixiang, who was still sitting on the ground and holding her tailbone, heard what Ning Chunlin said, and immediately widened her eyes and cursed:

"You prodigal son, didn't I tell you not to go out and gamble? You are going to squander our family fortune. I am so sinful that I gave birth to such an unfilial son like you. Your eldest brother is also a coward who only knows how to listen to his wife. I might as well die."

As Chen Guixiang spoke, she banged her head against the ground. Seeing her like this, Jiang Yuwei rushed forward and grabbed her collar. She knew that she could not clear Ning Chunlin's name in such a unreasonable way.

Jiang Yuwei looked at Chen Guixiang coldly and said:

"Mother-in-law, if you want to die, wait a while. Let's finish this matter first!"

Seeing that this trick didn't work on Jiang Yuwei, Chen Guixiang could only silently let Jiang Yuwei hold her collar, and sat on the ground with a look of despair at her disappointing second son.

Ning Huaizhi didn't want his family to be laughed at by the villagers, so he shook off Ning Chunlin's hand and said:

"You are a grown man and you should take responsibility for your actions. I have long told you not to gamble again, but you have refused to change. I cannot let you off the hook for stealing the pig this time. I can choose not to take you to the authorities, but you must return the money for the piglets to our family. If this happens again, I will personally take you to the authorities!"

When Ning Chunlin heard that he would not be taken to see the official, he was overjoyed. He wiped his snot and tears from his face and continued:

"Brother, forget it this time. I really can't come up with the money. Otherwise, I wouldn't do such a thing!"

Jiang Yuwei found Ning Chunlin's pretentious attitude ridiculous. This kind of rhetoric could only deceive Ning Huaizhi, so she said:

"Now that we have separated, don't even think about taking advantage of us. I spent a hundred coins to buy this piglet. Since you have no money, go to the mountain and peel the bark of the mulberry tree to pay off the debt. One pound of dried mulberry bark costs four coins, and wet mulberry bark costs three coins. I'll give you three days to get a hundred coins of mulberry bark and send it to our house, and then this matter will be over!"

Ning Chunlin frowned and said after hearing this:

"How can I possibly get so much mulberry bark in three days? Are you trying to tire me to death?"

Jiang Yuwei looked at his rogue appearance and said in a deep voice:

"I don't care how much I can get or whether I can get it. I just know that I won't see enough mulberry bark in three days. Then we can go to the government to talk about this matter. The villagers present today can testify for me!"

Ning Chunlin immediately stopped talking after hearing this. He just hung his head and muttered:

"Got it. I'll find a way."

Seeing that the problem was resolved, Jiang Yuwei pushed Ning Huaizhi's wheelchair and left with everyone. The village head and others also went back to work in their own fields.

Jiang Yuwei looked at Ning Huaizhi's heavy face and smiled:

"Do you think my approach just now was too inhumane?"

Ning Huaizhi came back to his senses and shook his head:

"We can't let Chunlin get used to his habit of stealing. Now he dares to come to our house to steal things just for gambling. He will definitely cause trouble for our family when he goes out. I'm afraid that my parents won't be able to enjoy their old age with Chunlin."

Jiang Yuwei's heart tightened when she heard Ning Huaizhi's words, and her hands that were pushing the wheelchair couldn't help but clench a little:

"You, do you want to bring your parents to live with us?"

Ning Huaizhi spoke with a heavy face:

"No matter what, they are still my parents..."

Jiang Yuwei interrupted him before he could finish:

"Don't even think about it! Have you forgotten how your so-called parents treated you and Ning Zhao on the day of the separation? Have you forgotten how they treated the two children harshly during your absence? If you want to live with them, I won't stop you, but don't even think about dragging the three of us into that devil's den again!"

Ning Huaizhi had never seen Jiang Yuwei so emotional, so he quickly grabbed her hand and comforted her:

"Yuwei, that's not what I meant. I know. I know the suffering you and the two children have endured in the Ning family. I know all of that. I just want to help Chunlin and get him to change his gambling habit. This way, I can feel more at ease when my parents live with the second son's family in the future!"

Jiang Yuwei felt that she could not see through Ning Huaizhi. He himself had suffered so much humiliation in the Ning family, so why was he still thinking about helping that family that was worse than pigs and dogs? Was this the blood relationship that was thicker than water?

Jiang Yuwei just felt that she was a little ridiculous. She wanted to run this family with all her heart, but, in the end, she was still an outsider. The more Jiang Yuwei thought about it, the more heartbroken she became. She simply left Ning Huaizhi there and returned to the courtyard.

Ning Zhao and Ning Wan saw Jiang Yuwei coming back in a dazed state, and hurried out to greet her and asked with concern:

"Mom, what's going on? Did you catch the pig thief?"

Jiang Yuwei nodded woodenly, looked at the two well-behaved children, and took them into her arms:

"Zhao'er, Wan'er, if one day I were to separate from your father, would you two be willing to follow me?"

Ning Zhao had a bad feeling in his heart, and looked at Jiang Yuwei with concern and asked:

"Mom, what happened? Where did my dad go? Why didn't he come back with you?"

Ning Wan also took Jiang Yuwei's hand and said coquettishly:

"Mother, Wan'er doesn't want to be separated from you, nor does she want to be separated from father."

Ning Zhao looked at Jiang Yuwei's red eyes and tears flowing down her cheeks, and hurriedly used his sleeve to wipe Jiang Yuwei's tears:

“Mom, don’t cry, but did my dad make you angry?”

Jiang Yuwei smiled and shook her head:

"Nothing, mother. I'm just asking casually. I'm fine. Don't worry. Your father is behind us. You two can go out and greet him."

After Jiang Yuwei finished speaking, she let go of the two children and went into the house alone. Her heart was a mess at this moment. She didn't know what to do now. Should she find a way to poison Ning Huaizhi, or divorce him, or run away with her two children and leave Ningjia Village forever?

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