Wine-scented Beauty

Chapter Thirty-Eight: Meddling in Others' Affairs

Upon hearing this, Widow Li's face turned deathly pale. Ji Meiqing looked at her smug face and couldn't help but feel puzzled.

However, this is ultimately their family matter, and while there are things we can help with in some areas, there are things we are powerless to do in others. The widow Li standing nearby swayed, almost collapsing.

If Ji Meiqing hadn't been there to watch over her, she probably would have fainted long ago. She never imagined that this incident would affect her as much as if she were starving to death, or even more severely.

"You say she violated the virtues of womanhood? If you want to ask about the loss of virtues, then let me ask you. What about your womanly words? Gossiping, disturbing others' minds, even kicking them when they're down. Your womanly virtues are unusually strong, they haven't faded after all this time. And womanly virtues, as far as I know, you're already twenty-six this year, and what about children? Not having children, isn't that also a loss of virtue?" Ji Meiqing approached step by step, her eyes growing colder and colder, "You haven't even sorted out your own affairs yet, and you're already trying to disrupt others, you've got quite the scheme."

Qiu's face turned somewhat unpleasant when she was asked the question, but she quickly recovered and retorted, "This is a matter for our Li family, what does it have to do with you!"

"It has nothing to do with me, but what does it have to do with you?" Ji Meiqing retorted. "Do you believe in Li? Your surname is Qiu. They say a married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl. Your water is already so filthy, yet you still want to come and muddy the waters of the Li family? Qiu, I never thought you were so shameless!"

Qiu's face turned pale and then red after hearing her words. However, she had no way to refute it, and the letter of divorce in her hand was crumpled.

The widow Li, who had barely spoken, finally spoke up, "I have lived a life of integrity, and if you truly wish to do this, I have nothing to say. However, tomorrow, I want him to come with me. Otherwise, you can forget about this marriage!"

Qiu glanced at her, then left with her people. Ji Meiqing watched them leave, opening her mouth several times, but unable to utter a single word.

"That's all we can do to help you. You need to think carefully about how to resolve the rest. After all, it's your family matter, and I've already intervened quite a bit." She said this at the end, then went back to her room, leaving Widow Li alone in the living room, quietly reflecting.

She didn't care about the final outcome, because she knew that this time, she probably wouldn't be coming back. Qiu left, and she wondered what she would say to those people. To be honest, if it were a naive Ji Meiqing, she might foolishly wait for others to come to her, but in this life, she only wanted to live for herself.

Now, I'm practically penniless, with no family troubles, only business matters and some insignificant people throwing small stones at me.

I'm so glad God let her wear it once. Perhaps she really didn't know that after we ended that muddled life, there was a gray world ahead.

"How could I?" Noticing the change in her mood, Lu Yu looked at her in confusion, his own mood improving as well. Ji Meiqing smiled and said, "Of course I'm happy. I'm glad I didn't get married. Even if I were to remain a spinster, I wouldn't want to be treated like this, treated like a breeding machine my whole life, with no human rights except for looking like a human. This kind of life is not what I want."

She stretched and blocked his path, saying lazily, "Let me rest for a bit, I'll come find you this afternoon."

"Okay." Lu Yu didn't say much more and turned to leave. Ji Meiqing watched his retreating figure, somewhat confused, but still closed the door. Rubbing her aching temples, Ji Meiqing was at a loss for what to do.

She lay on the bed and soon fell asleep.

When she woke up, it was already evening. As she got out of bed, the food outside was already prepared. Widow Li and the others had already left; it was just the two of them for dinner, a meal of three dishes and a soup. As usual, she poured a little soup into her rice before starting to eat.

The two were halfway through their meal when there was a knock at the door. The knocking was slow and deliberate. Ji Meiqing and Lu Yu exchanged a glance, and in the end, Lu Yu went to open the door.

He looked at the two people outside, somewhat puzzled: "What are you two doing here...?"

Widow Li exchanged a glance with Li Ming, seemingly a little embarrassed, but still truthfully said, "The Li family took back the house I was living in, and now Ming'er and I have nowhere to go... so we thought..."

"Brother Lu, who is it?" Ji Meiqing's voice rang out from inside. Lu Yu made way for them, neither agreeing nor refusing their request, and simply welcomed them in.

Ji Meiqing finished eating and then came over. She was taken aback when she saw it was Widow Li. "Is there anything else you need?"

"I……"

“Aunt Li’s house was taken away by the Li family, and she’s been trying to stay with us for the past few days,” Lu Yu said directly.

Ji Meiqing glanced around, then asked, "Do you have any other places?"

"That's all." Widow Li shook her head and sighed. "My family home is a bit far from here, so I can't go back for the time being. If it's inconvenient for you, Madam Ji, the two of us can try to find another way."

Ji Meiqing glanced at the sky outside; it was already so dark she couldn't see her own hand in front of her. If they went out like this, they'd probably be nothing but bones by tomorrow. She looked at Lu Yu and asked, "Could we let them rest for the night?"

"Yes, but there's only one room available."

"I'll sleep in the same room as Aunt Li. Li Ming, you can sleep in that room." Ji Meiqing quickly made the arrangements, and Lu Yu had no objections.

The four of them sat down at the table again. Ji Meiqing was worried that there wouldn't be enough food, so she went to the kitchen and brought over a few more dishes.

After the meal, none of them wanted to move.

Ji Meiqing forced herself to wash the dishes, then led them to the room.

Suddenly, there were four more people in the room. It suddenly felt a bit cramped. After Ji Mei took a shower, the bed was already made up. She lay down, and sleepiness came over her.

She lay down and fell asleep immediately. When Widow Li came over, she hesitated for a moment before getting into bed and falling asleep there.

Ji Meiqing slept soundly. Considering that Widow Li and the others were currently homeless, she gave them a day off to go to the city.

If they wanted to buy another piece of land here to build a house, they would have to go and see the county magistrate. Ji Meiqing didn't think much of it and led them into the city.

They didn't pay attention to what happened after that, leaving everything to the brothel. Ji Meiqing only went back to the brothel once; if she hadn't had some free time today, the madam she had contacted last time would probably have been impatient.

Now, as Ji Meiqing entered these brothels, she knew her way around and headed straight for the back door. Fortunately, the back door wasn't closed, and Ji Meiqing walked right in.