80 village women marry military officers; it was supposed to be a fake marriage.

"Secretary, you've arrived! Come and see! Lin Yue's mother is trying to sell her. Xiao Yue is already married to the Chang family's son, yet she's still thinking of selling her daughter."

"That's right, she even accepted betrothal gifts and encouraged Xiaoyue to get a divorce."

"I think her younger sister is no better. She uses the money from selling her older sister to pay for her tuition and claims she'll be successful in the future. She has problems with how to conduct herself as a person. How can she possibly amount to anything?"

"Exactly, look at her putting on such a pitiful act, constantly saying that her sister is uneducated. Doesn't she ever think about who paid her tuition all these years?"

"Xiaoyue has had a tough time. She had to work and help take care of three children since she was little, and she herself was still a child."

"Xiaoyue is finally free from her suffering. Now she has someone to protect her. Otherwise, with parents and a sister like that, who knows what she would become in the future."

The secretary watched as the onlookers spoke passionately, then waved his hand to signal everyone to disperse. "Alright, alright, everyone disperse. Let them resolve their own family matters."

"Let's all go home, let's all go home."

That's how people in the village are; they just say whatever the wind is blowing, regardless of the truth of the matter.

It's not that they're malicious, but rather that they lack moral awareness and are prone to opportunism and following the crowd, easily swayed by rumors.

Urged on by the Party Secretary, the crowd finally dispersed, leaving only a few relevant personnel behind.

Lin's mother felt guilty and had wanted to sneak away, but Lin Mei was unwilling to leave without getting a single penny, so she held her back and wouldn't let her go.

There were too many people just now, so Chang Jingxiang didn't see its advantages. Now that everyone has left and there's no one to bother her, she can make the most of it and attract her brother-in-law's attention.

Compared to Lin Yue, that stupid and clumsy woman, I am so much better. An excellent man deserves someone like her.

"Who can tell me what exactly happened?"

Seeing that her chance had come, Lin Mei, with tears in her eyes, said in a pitiful tone, "Secretary, it's all my fault. I heard from my mother that my sister is not doing well and is crying every day, so I rushed to see her in a moment of panic."

Who knew that my sister would refuse us entry and even try to lay a hand on my mother, which is why everyone gathered around.

I think she definitely didn't do it on purpose. Maybe she's just having a really bad time, which is why she's having mental health issues.

"How about this, you decide whether to let us take my sister home first, so she can recover at home. My parents and I can take care of her. We'll send her back here once she's fully recovered."

As long as we take her back and send her to that man's house in the neighboring village, let them have sex with her and have another child, then no one can help her anymore.

Chang Jingxiang could no longer have another woman who had given birth to another man's child, so she could only stay at that old man's house.

Chang Jingxiang will definitely be very angry then. I can comfort him and use my charm to win him over easily and make him fall at my feet.

She had used this trick many times, and it always worked. Which man wasn't under her control and at her beck and call?

However, those men were all old men, and all ugly and unattractive. So far, only Chang Jingxiang is worthy of her.

"Little girl, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. Our Xiaoyue is very healthy and she's not sick at all."

I think some people are just malicious and have ulterior motives; they bite people indiscriminately when they can't achieve their goals.

What do you mean by recuperating? You probably mean you want her to go back and herd cattle for you."

"Auntie, I think you must have misunderstood. It must be something my sister said that made you misunderstand us."

Even if our bones are broken, we're still connected by tendons. How could I possibly hurt her?

My sister and I are biological sisters, we grew up together since we were little. I've always felt sorry for her because she's not very bright, so she always makes mistakes.

She got scolded by her parents a lot for this, and I always protected her. I also got scolded a lot for helping her.

Although I am innocent, it's okay. After all, I am her younger sister. When my older sister does something wrong, I, as her younger sister, will take the blame.

Please let me take her back. I will take good care of her and teach her how to be a good person.

If you and your brother-in-law need someone to take care of you, I can move in and take care of them in place of my sister.

Lin Mei's words became increasingly outrageous, and even the Party Secretary couldn't stand it anymore. "How could you say such things? You're still a student and not married yet. Moving into the Chang family's house is inappropriate and will cause gossip."

Lin Mei looked at Chang Jingxiang with deep affection, "Secretary, it's okay. I'm willing to sacrifice for my sister. I don't care what others say. As long as I can help my sister, I'm willing to do anything."

Lin Yue watched Lin Mei's performance become more and more vivid, and couldn't bear to expose her, but felt that it wasn't quite right. "Judging from your tone, you want to take my place as the Chang family's wife? Since ancient times, there has never been a case of two sisters sharing one husband. Now that we're liberated, your idea is too shocking."

If you don't feel ashamed, I feel embarrassed. Even if I'm uneducated, I know what propriety, righteousness, integrity, and a sense of shame are.

My sister has been in school for so many years? Didn't your teachers teach you anything?

What does your teacher teach you every day? I heard the teacher also makes you go to the office every day for individual tutoring. How did they end up like this?

Lin Mei felt a little embarrassed and uneasy, but then she thought, since it was supposed to be a tutoring session, no one would know what they were actually doing in the office.

"Sister, how could you say that? I'm only doing this for you, brother-in-law. That's just how my sister is; she always misinterprets what others say."

I should have let her study too. Even if she's not very bright and can't learn anything, at least she'll learn to be polite and well-mannered.

You must be having a lot of trouble getting along with her. If you have anything on your mind, you can talk to me. I believe that with my knowledge, I can definitely help you get rid of your depression.

Lin Yue pretended to wipe away her tears and said with great distress, "Sister, how could you so blatantly seduce your own brother-in-law? We're not divorced yet."

Su Ji had initially thought highly of Lin Mei, but now it seemed hopeless. "Absurd! You're getting more and more outrageous. You're supposed to be educated, yet you can utter such remarks that spread bad influences."

I think your parents have wasted their money, sending you to so many schools, only to bring back these things.

Lin Mei panicked when she saw that everyone wasn't following her script. "Secretary, I didn't..."

"shut up."

Su Ji's face immediately darkened. "Stop talking nonsense here. Whether your sister wants to go back or not depends on her own wishes."

You and your mother should go back to your own home. Don't embarrass yourselves here.

After Su Ji finished speaking to Lin Mei, he turned to Lin Yue and the others, "I came here for another matter. Shen Rong has woken up. He said that the matter was caused by you, and he wants you to pay for his medical expenses and also wants Lin Yue to take care of him personally until he recovers."

Upon hearing that there was a good show to watch, Lin Mei shamelessly stayed behind and pulled her mother to listen.

Chang Jingxiang hadn't expected the Party Secretary to be this kind of person, and his tone turned cold. "Secretary, I believe you already know what happened. He's the one who's making false accusations first."

The secretary felt that Chang Jingxiang was easy to talk to, and that he had usually taken care of him, so he shamelessly said those things earlier.

As long as you appeal to their emotions and reason with them, you can turn a big problem into a small one, and a small problem into nothing. He didn't want to cause too much of a commotion before he retired. "I know that Shen Rong was wrong, but the Niu family did hit someone after all. However, they are a poor family and they can't afford the medical expenses, but the injury still needs to be treated."

Why don't you pay the money first, and then have the Niu family pay you back when they have the money?

"Have Xiaoyue apologize again. You two are of high moral character and won't stoop to his level. Otherwise, Shen Rong will just keep staying in the hospital, and the 50 yuan daily cost will only keep piling up."

Hearing the secretary's words, which clearly showed his bias towards Shen Rong, Chang's mother's pent-up anger suddenly flared up. "Secretary, are you serious? You really intend to handle this this way?"

The secretary thought they were going to compromise and breathed a sigh of relief. "I had no other choice. The Niu family has been making a scene at the team every day, crying and begging for the release of the people without paying any compensation."

Shen Rong also refused to leave the hospital, insisting on going to the town to file a complaint.

The wife of the Niu family was wrong, but as a woman, once she was accused of adultery, she would never be able to live a normal life.

It's mainly for the children. They're still young, and if they're really driven away, the Niu family will fall apart.

For the sake of harmony in our village, please bear with this and resolve this matter first. We can talk about the rest later; I'll find a chance to make it up to you.

"That won't do. If we swallow this bitter pill, we'll never be able to explain ourselves no matter how many mouths we have."

Shen Rong has an improper relationship with a married woman, and there is both witness testimony and physical evidence. If you don't deal with him, you're encouraging this bad trend, and people in the village will start having illicit relationships.

Niu Jia Erdan committed a crime by assaulting someone. He should be sentenced to prison if necessary, and there are regulations governing this. No one can make such a decision on their own.

They came to our house late at night and made a scene, smashing things and hitting people. They were just taking advantage of the fact that we were from out of town and that we had no one to rely on.

Xiaoyue is just a young girl, and she's been stigmatized and it's all over? How is she supposed to face people with her head held high in the future?

To be honest, the town mayor is an old acquaintance of mine, and I have already written down the situation and sent it to the town.

I think they'll send someone to investigate soon, and they'll definitely get to the bottom of this.

Xiaoyue is now a member of the Chang family. No matter who her biological parents are, or even the team leader and secretary, no one can bully her, and no one can make her a scapegoat.

Su Jicai, who had just breathed a sigh of relief, suddenly felt a surge of anger again. "Look at you, this is a matter within our village, how did it get escalated to the town? Making a big fuss won't be good for anyone."

Shen Rong's uncle is also a leader in the town. Don't you think this is causing trouble for the leader?

Write another letter quickly, saying that you made a mistake, the matter has been resolved, and the leaders don't need to investigate further.

Chang's mother grew up in a military compound and had seen all kinds of leaders. Her husband and son were also officials, so why would she be afraid of a mere secretary?

"This is how you, as the Party Secretary, solve problems: you just try to smooth things over without distinguishing right from wrong, which is why the atmosphere in this village is so bad."

If the town mayor's position isn't enough to solve this problem, then I'll go to the mayor, I'll go to the governor. Who cares where I go? I refuse to believe that anyone can control everything.

The Party Secretary was already sweating profusely with fear. He had no doubt about the Chang family's strength. When the Chang family was sent down to the village, someone from above had instructed him to take good care of them, which was why he had always been very considerate of them.

"Don't misunderstand, that's not what I meant. No matter who made the mistake, it will be dealt with according to the law. I don't think I will favor either side, and that's my principle in life."

What I just said was only a temporary measure. If you disagree, then you disagree. Just pretend you didn't hear it. I'll go back and deal with them now.

"Calm down, everyone. Xiaoyue is here, isn't she? She's from our village, we're all family."

The secretary winked at Lin Yue, trying to get her to say something on his behalf, but Lin Yue pretended not to see it and leaned against Chang's mother with a wronged look on her face.

Seeing no hope, the Party Secretary could only return to his team dejectedly to find a solution.

Lin Mei became more and more envious as she looked at the Chang family. They were indeed extraordinary people, and they were old acquaintances of the town mayor so easily.

Wouldn't it be even better if she were exonerated? If she could become a daughter-in-law of the Chang family, she would enjoy endless wealth and luxury.

She was determined to find a way to drag Lin Yue down with her and make the Chang family divorce her. Only by ruining her could she rise to prominence in the future.

The malice that flashed in Lin Mei's eyes shocked Lin's mother. She never expected that her usually gentle and weak second daughter would have such a ruthless look in her eyes.

This is the kind of person who is destined for great things. When Lin Mei becomes successful, the Lin family will also become rich and powerful.

The mother and daughter were each scheming their own little schemes, unaware that Lin Yue had seen through their schemes.

She knew that Lin Mei wouldn't let it go so easily. In her previous life, she had also resorted to any means to achieve her goals, even going so far as to ruin her own sister's reputation.

Needless to say, Lin's mother was always thinking about making money off her and didn't care about her life or death at all.

It seems we still need to guard against them causing trouble, and we mustn't let them implicate Father Chang.

Lin Yue was deeply moved by the Chang family's protection. She was determined to ensure that the Chang family returned to the capital smoothly and that they had no connection with the evil people and deeds here.

Lin Yue gently patted Chang's mother's arm and said softly, "Mom and Dad, let's go back. I'll make you some noodles."

"After talking so much, I'm actually hungry. Let's go."

If Lin Mei wanted to enter the Chang family, she had to build a closer relationship with them and let them see her good qualities. This required her to come and go from the Chang family's house freely. "Sister, Mother and I haven't eaten yet either."

Lin Yue gave her a cold look. "Go back to your own homes and your own mothers. Your mother is right here with you. Let her cook for you." After saying that, she closed the door.

Lin Mei couldn't understand it. The Lin Yue who used to be stupid and clumsy seemed like a completely different person now.

She stormed off home, completely ignoring her mother following behind her.

"Lin Yue, you just wait."