Reborn before the famine, kicking away the scumbag's family and living a carefree life.

19. Admit defeat

Qi Zhengyang was very uncomfortable with Su Jinru speaking to him in such an overbearing manner.

When someone who had always been submissive and respectful to him suddenly became aggressive and dismissive, he felt a great sense of loss and discomfort.

"How will you treat me rudely?" Qi Zhengyang retorted.

Su Jinru smiled mysteriously: "If you push me too far, I'll expose your affair with Du Mei."

Qi Zhengyang's forehead veins bulged.

"Su Jinru, how dare you..."

"I will not offend you unless you offend me; but if you offend me, I will not let you off lightly."

Back then, relationships between men and women were a very serious matter. If Su Jinru exposed Qi Zhengyang and Du Mei's improper relationship and said that she divorced Qi Zhengyang because of their affair, people would definitely believe her.

Even if the two people have nothing to do with each other, they can't withstand such rumors. Moreover, the two of them were exchanging glances at school, so it's impossible that the teachers at school didn't notice at all.

If she were to reveal this, his and Du Mei's lives would be ruined. Not only would they be unable to continue as teachers, but they would also never have any good opportunities in the future, and they would be constantly plagued by misfortune. In the future, they would be unable to escape being tormented by various political movements.

“Su Jinru, I know you hate me and want to get revenge on me, but I hope you have some sense. If something happens to me, it will affect the child’s future.”

"Qi Zhengyang, if you still care about your child, you wouldn't be forcing me to give you money. You're forcing me to give you five hundred yuan, just to drive the three of us to our deaths. Since that's the case, I'll drive you all to your deaths first, so none of us can live a good life."

Qi Zhengyang looked at Su Jinru, feeling somewhat dazed.

This woman, reborn, has become so unfamiliar.

She is completely different from her previous life.

Perhaps she loved him deeply in her past life, so in this life, she hates him intensely.

A woman filled with hatred is practically a madwoman; he wouldn't stoop to her level.

Qi Zhengyang gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, I promise you, I will never ask you for money again."

"You also need to make sure your brother and sister-in-law's family doesn't cause me any trouble."

Qi Zhengyang: "I can only take care of myself, how can I take care of others?"

"Yes! I can only control my own mouth, not other people's mouths."

A cold glint flashed in Qi Zhengyang's eyes, and then he had no choice but to back down.

"Okay, I promise that my brother and sister-in-law will not cause you any more trouble in the future. I hope you will also watch your mouth."

"Alright, go find your brother and sister-in-law now. Li Meili just threatened us, saying she would have her man come and beat us up."

Hearing Su Jinru say this, Qi Zhengyang was afraid that things would get out of hand. Since he didn't have class for the last period, he followed Su Jinru out of the school.

Su Jinru went to the construction site where she was building her house, while Qi Zhengyang went directly to his brother and sister-in-law's house.

At Qi Zhenglin's house, Li Meili was crying and cursing Su Jinru's family in front of Qi Zhenglin.

“If you’re a man, then stand up for me and beat up that Liu Yulan and her daughter.”

"Are you stupid? There are so many people at their construction site right now. If I go and beat up that mother and daughter, do you think those people who get paid by her won't help her and stand up for her?"

"Are you just going to stand by and watch me get bullied by them?"

"Who told you to go and ask her for money? Don't you know what kind of person Su Jinru is? She's not that stupid; she doesn't just hand over money because you tell her to!"

"I'm only thinking about your brother. He's divorced, not even thirty yet. He can't possibly live alone for the rest of his life! He'll need to get married, won't he? How can he get married if he doesn't have any money?"

“We’ll talk about the future later. We can’t go to Su Jinru’s place anymore. You’re no match for her. Look at you, not only did you not get a single penny back, but she also turned around and accused us of borrowing two hundred yuan from my brother. She made it sound so convincing.”

At this moment, Qi Zhengyang arrived.

"What? You owe me two hundred yuan?"

Li Meili described how she had been humiliated and beaten when she went to ask Su Jinru for money.

Upon hearing this, Qi Zhengyang's feelings became even more complicated.

Is the Su Jinru described by Li Meili the same Su Jinru he knows?

She had the audacity to frame her brother and sister-in-law, even dragging him into it, claiming that he wrote the record. And then, her oblivious sister-in-law tore the record to shreds.

Only Qi Zhengyang knew about this; it was a trap set by Su Jinru.

Because only Qi Zhengyang knew that the record was written by Su Jinru.

Everyone thought that Su Jinru was an illiterate woman, but Qi Zhengyang knew that Su Jinru was reborn and that she had learned to read in her previous life.

However, he couldn't tell everyone about Su Jinru's rebirth.

No one would believe him; instead, they would think he was just a mentally unstable person talking nonsense.

Qi Zhengyang himself is a reborn person, and Su Jinru also knows that he is a reborn person.

No one would believe in such an unbelievable thing as rebirth, and they had no need to tell anyone, so they could only keep this secret together.

The reborn Su Jinru is smarter, more cunning, and more selfish than before, so for her sister-in-law to challenge her is simply asking for humiliation. Li Meili is no match for Su Jinru at all.

Su Jinru really does whatever she wants and does whatever makes her comfortable, so neither he nor his sister-in-law will have a good outcome if they continue to fight with Su Jinru.

“Sister-in-law, of course you haven’t borrowed any money from us, and I haven’t kept any records. It’s all Su Jinru’s lie to you. Over the years, Mom and Dad have spent a lot of money on medical treatment and medicine, and we’re broke. So Su Jinru really doesn’t have any money either. You shouldn’t ask her for money anymore.”

“Zhengyang, if she doesn’t have money, how will she build a house? Hiring workers is very rare in our Daben Village.”

"No matter what, don't provoke her again. You saw it today; she's not the same Su Jinru as before. The current Su Jinru has become cunning and treacherous. She's already got you all hooked. Now, the villagers don't think she took the money; instead, they think you owe her money. She can turn white into black and black into white. If you provoke her again, you'll be the one who suffers in the end."

Li Meili was also puzzled.

"You said Su Jinru isn't like she used to be, and I knew it! I feel like she's completely changed. Why is that?"

"Maybe she hates me!"

Why does she hate you? Why did you get divorced?

Qi Zhengyang waved his hand.

"Didn't we say we wouldn't ask this question anymore? Why are there so many whys?"

"It's settled, sister-in-law, we can't provoke her anymore. Consider it a favor to me, to give me some face. She's right about one thing: she is, after all, the mother of the children. If she has the money to build a house, the children won't have to live under someone else's roof."