In the years of famine, I led a comfortable life with my husband

County Magistrate Zhang was stunned for a while, looked at Su Zhizhi with complicated eyes, and then ran out after Chen Xuli.

When there was no one else present, Su Zhizhi's face instantly fell.

She sat at the table, expressionless, but her fingers kept tapping on the table, as if she was thinking about something.

This was the scene Xie Chengjin encountered when he came back after settling Meng.

Xie Chengjin asked softly, "What are you thinking about?"

Su Zhizhi finally came to her senses. After seeing who was coming, she looked glum. "It's okay. My intuition tells me that Chen Xuli is not someone who is easy to get along with. He must have been very scheming since he was able to bring down the Su family. But he let it go so easily today. I'm afraid..."

Su Zhizhi's tone was filled with anxiety and irritability.

Xie Chengjin also sighed slightly. In fact, it was not just Su Zhizhi who was affected. Even his own plan was ruined. He originally wanted to rely on Chen Xuli to return to the capital, but the current situation forced him to find another way.

Xie Chengjin briefly comforted Su Zhizhi before persuading her to go back and rest.

After all, Su Zhizhi is not the original owner, so her hatred for Chen Xuli is not that strong, but Meng is different.

For Meng, Chen Xuli was the culprit who caused her family to be destroyed, and her reaction was the most intense.

Although Chen Xuli never visited Yuelou again after that day, and the restaurant was not affected by what happened that day, Meng was still unhappy.

For many days, Meng was in no energy at all and stayed in her room almost all day long. Su Zhizhi brought her three meals a day to her room and fed her personally.

But even so, in just a few days, Meng became much thinner, which was heartbreaking to see.

Meng's behavior was already enough to make Su Zhizhi upset, but at this time, some blind people came up and made things difficult for Su Zhizhi.

Although Li lived in the village, she heard from somewhere that an official from the capital had come to the county town and was said to have some connection with the Su family.

Li was overjoyed. The capital city was much better than the small county town. She had long been fed up with life here. From the first day of her exile, she missed the noble and luxurious days in the capital city.

Li and Su Zhonghuai discussed it, and Li went to the county town and found Su Zhizhi at Laiyue Tower.

Originally, Li wanted to meet Meng, but Su Zhizhi refused to give in, so Li had to give up.

But Li still got the information she wanted from Su Zhizhi.

After returning to the village, Li excitedly told Su Zhonghuai: "I have already found out that the person who came from the capital is Chen Xuli."

Su Zhonghuai was delighted at first, but then he frowned. "Chen Xuli? Didn't he have a feud with the Third Brother before? I'm afraid he won't let us go easily."

Li couldn't help but roll her eyes at Su Zhonghuai. "No matter what, we are all innocently implicated. Every wrong has its perpetrator. There is no reason for Chen Xuli to make things difficult for us."

Su Zhonghuai changed his mind and felt that what Li said made sense, so the couple began to plan how to get close to Chen Xuli.

Although Su Zhonghuai did not have any great abilities, he was very good at doing some small things behind the scenes.

He knew very well that he had to be well prepared when asking someone to do something for him, so he sold some of the valuable things in his home for cash, and gave the rest of the money to Chen Xuli along with the cash.

Chen Xuli knew very well what Su Zhonghuai and his wife were planning. He accepted everything they sent him, but he was not sure whether they would do the job or not.

Su Zhonghuai's incident caused quite a stir, and the old lady and Su Lao Da's family also heard about it.

When the old lady heard this, she became so angry that her face turned red on the spot. But before she could go find Su Zhonghuai, the old lady suddenly fainted on the bed and couldn't get up at all. It seemed as if her legs were disabled.

The same is true for Su Lao Da's family. If the old lady is angry and disappointed with her son, then Su Lao Da is full of contempt for Su Zhonghuai.

He despised Su Zhonghuai's behavior of being a lapdog for others the most, but he didn't say it to Su Zhonghuai's face.

"The second son is a person who is not worthy of being in the public eye. He doesn't even see who Chen Xuli is and rushes to curry favor with him. It's really funny." Su Zhonghuai was discussing this matter with his wife.

"They are just a bunch of snakes and rats. Does he really hope that those things can impress Chen Xuli to let the Su family and him go?" Madam Su was full of disdain.

Several people here were fiercely criticizing Su Zhonghuai's behavior, but Su Zhizhi knew nothing about it. She and Xie Chengjin were also very tormented during this period.

In addition to acting as waiters during peak customer flow periods every day, the two also have to think about how to get rid of Chen Xuli.

For the two of them, Chen Xuli was like a time bomb, making them feel uneasy.

Xie Chengjin was also actively thinking about whether there was any way to help him return to the capital.

But it was not only the Su family who suffered. During the time that Chen Xudong was in the county town, County Magistrate Zhang was worried every day and had to keep his tail between his legs. He was not stupid and could see that there was a conflict between the Su family and Liu Xudong.

In this situation, County Magistrate Zhang was in a dilemma, but after thinking about it, he decided to put his own interests first. He didn't want this matter to affect his career.

Su Zhizhi had been staring at Meng's depressed look for a long time. She wanted to speak to Meng many times, but when the words came to her lips, Su Zhizhi didn't know how to talk to Meng.

But Su Zhizhi could no longer control her impulse and simply dragged Li to her room.

"Mother, what's wrong with you these days? After meeting Chen Xuli that day, you have been out of touch. Have you encountered any difficulties?" Su Zhizhi asked softly.

Meng's body stiffened, and then she slowly said, "Zhizhi, Chen Xuli is a piece of shit. It's him who caused our Su family to become what it is today. Even your father was forced to death by him. You must never let him harm you!"

Meng held Su Zhizhi's hand tightly, fearing that Su Zhizhi would be persecuted by Chen Xuli.

Su Zhizhi took a deep breath and then sighed slightly, "Mother, don't worry, I know my limits. But I can't quite remember what happened back then. Can you tell me about it?"

Su Zhizhi began to ask for more details about what happened that year.

But Meng only hesitated for a moment, then shook her head, "Zhizhi, since you've forgotten, then forget it. Don't think about it anymore."

Mrs. Meng was still avoiding her. Su Zhizhi felt a little frustrated, but she still spoke softly and tried to enlighten Mrs. Meng.