Marry my elder sister? Fine! I'll give you the letter of annulment and marry someone else.

The master and servant walked slowly towards Xiaotao.

On the way, Song Zhi learned from the servants' narration why the fight broke out over there.

It turned out that Fang Ning’s family members from the village had arrived.

Fang Ning's family is not big, only four people.

But these four people are a family with complicated relationships and peculiar personalities.

These four people are Fang Ning’s two younger sisters, Fang Ning’s wife Qin Yue, and Qin Yue’s son.

What’s complicated is that this son is not Fang Ning’s biological son.

What’s strange is that in order to fulfill their parents’ last wish and support Fang Ning’s studies, these two younger sisters worked like slaves without complaint and looked older than they actually were.

As for Qin Yue, she was a famous prostitute in the local town's brothel. Fang Ning admired her looks so much that he spent all the money left by his parents and even sold his original big tiled house just to raise enough money to redeem her.

But only half a year after getting married, Qin Yue gave birth to a full-term child.

Obviously, the child belonged to her previous benefactor.

Fang Ning got a cheap child and was laughed at by the neighbors. Because of this, Fang Ning couldn't stand staying in the village and thought of Xiao Tao who was doing well in Beijing.

He pretended to be a student taking an exam and met Xiaotao by chance. He lied to gain sympathy and trust. With his superb acting skills, people could not tell at all.

If Song Zhi had not intervened, Fang Ning might still have succeeded in this life.

When Song Zhi slowly arrived there, a fierce fight had already ended.

The yard where Fang Ning was was noisy. It seemed that a group of people had decided to deal with family matters behind closed doors.

She stepped into Xiaotao's yard and saw Xiaotao standing there in a daze with a pale face, looking dazed.

But she was neatly dressed and obviously not hurt at all.

She called out to her, and Xiao Tao turned around with a dull look in her eyes. When she saw that it was her, tears welled up in her eyes. She ran over and hugged her, saying, "Miss, I'm so stupid, really."

Song Zhi patted her back and said, "Okay, it's okay."

Xiao Tao's voice choked with sobs. "Fang Ning didn't even come to Beijing to take the imperial examination. He couldn't even recognize all the characters. He didn't even pass the provincial examination, so he had no qualifications to take the exam. He used the money I gave him to buy pens, ink, paper, and inkstone to give to the mistress he found in Beijing."

As she spoke, Xiao Tao's voice gradually turned to anger. "Even our initial encounter was carefully planned by him. Those who came today are all his family. I just found out that he has married a woman in the countryside and has a child. This is not the most terrifying thing. Do you know what is the most terrifying thing?"

After a pause, Xiao Tao said, "In order to raise enough money for his trip to the capital, he actually sold his two sisters to a brothel. However, because they were too ugly to serve customers, the madam reluctantly lowered the price and took them in to serve the girls there. The money he earned from selling his two sisters wasn't enough, so he tried to sell the child while Qin Yue was asleep. In the end, he gave up after Qin Yue found out."

Xiao Tao couldn't stop crying, "It's horrible, human nature is horrible, he could actually treat his own family like this."

Song Zhi said, "Do you still want to continue to care about his affairs now?"

"Never mind. I'd be crazy to continue caring about people like this."

Xiao Tao immediately wiped away her tears and went back to pack her things to follow Song Zhi back home. At this time, the noisy sound in the next yard gradually weakened, and only the faint crying of a woman could be heard.

After a while, someone knocked on the gate.

"Cousin, are you in there?"

Fang Ning's voice was filled with guilt.

Song Zhi didn't say anything. The knock on the door sounded again. "Taotao, I know you are inside. Can you open the door? Things are not what you think. Can you listen to my explanation first?"

Xiao Tao came out of the house after hearing the noise outside. Song Zhi pursed his lips and said, "I'm here to see you. Open the door?"

Xiao Tao gritted her teeth in anger, "Ignore it."

Then he went back to pack his things.

Outside the door, Fang Ning didn't give up. Seeing that the door was not open, he started to sing a sad song, "Taotao, I know I shouldn't hide it from you, I shouldn't lie to you, but I have my own difficulties. If I couldn't survive, why would I do this?"

After saying this, he paused for a while, as if observing the movements inside.

Hearing no sound, he raised his voice in disappointment, "Taotao, I'm actually terminally ill and dying. I came to the capital just to see you one last time. I told so many lies just because I hope to leave you with the image of a handsome and respectable young man."

Xiao Tao packed up and walked out of the house, just in time to hear his words clearly.

Song Zhi raised his eyebrows and asked, "Do you believe what he said?"

Xiao Tao pouted, "That bastard never tells the truth. I will never trust him again."

As he said this, he stuffed the bag into Song Zhi's hand, picked up the kitchen sewage, and walked a few steps to the door.

She opened the door, and Fang Ning thought his self-torture trick had worked again. He showed a look of joy and was about to go forward when a bucket of foul-smelling sewage was poured on his face and body.

The smell of fermented sewage in this season is extremely lethal. Even though Song Zhi was so far away, he still took several steps back because of the smell.

Xiao Tao, who was the closest, was so immersed in her anger that she ignored the strong smell. She pointed at Fang Ning's nose and said:

"You bastard, you're worse than an animal. I despise people like you who are ignorant and full of bad intentions the most. People like you deserve to rot in the mud for the rest of your life. Don't come looking for me again, or I'll throw you down every time I see you."

Fang Ning had been accustomed to looking clean and respectable these days, and when he was suddenly drenched like a drowned rat, he was stunned for a long time.

His smile was frozen, his body was dripping with oil, and a few green leaves were stuck to his head. He looked embarrassed and funny, which was in line with his identity as a father.

"you you……"

Fang Ning's face changed drastically, he was shaking with anger and speaking incoherently.

He raised his hand and wanted to slap Xiao Tao, but perhaps because he had been scolded too many times by the female guards, he subconsciously withdrew his hand.

He could only stand there helplessly and furiously, kicking the door sill several times.

Xiao Tao crossed her arms and said, "Forget it. You can't even afford to pay for breaking the door sill."

Song Zhi behind him was surprised. He didn't expect that this girl was so sharp-tongued.

The irony of this sentence really made Fang Ning's face turn pale, but he still stood at the door without any intention of leaving.

After taking a few breaths, he suddenly lowered his posture and said, "Taotao, are you relieved now? If not, you can continue to splash me. I won't complain."

Song Zhi sighed, how could he not be considered a talent with such a thick skin?

Fortunately, Xiao Tao was more sober than ever before. She kicked Fang Ning on the calf and said, "Get away from me."

Song Zhi was very pleased and nodded with a smile.

Fang Ning hugged her legs in pain and jumped on the spot, grimacing. Suddenly, a woman's unhappy voice came from behind her, "You are just a concubine relying on a few pieces of silver. How dare you hurt your husband like this!"