Ancestors, I told you to seduce the villains, not to turn evil.

The people in Xinghua Village didn't know much about Xu Manman's past, only that her mother died young and her father later remarried, and they didn't have a good life together.

However, in the eyes of the older generation, regardless of whether she is their biological mother or not, the fact that she raised them is a great kindness.

Whether it's good or bad, we should repay our parents.

However, her daughter hadn't been home for a long time and didn't know about Fei Huainan and Xu Manman's relationship.

The elderly couple relayed the message Li Meng had sent back to their daughter.

She then realized that Fei Huainan had gotten into trouble and couldn't make a living in Beijing anymore, which was why he had brought his wife back.

When she gets back, she needs to tell Xu's parents the news.

If the two of them knew about Xu Manman's situation, they would probably be heartbroken.

The reason she thought this way was mainly because Xu Manman's stepmother kept talking in the village about how she had found such a good marriage for Xu Manman.

They talked about how much effort they had put in.

At that time, she had just gotten married and was not familiar with the people of Dujia Village. She had not returned to her own village, so she only had a vague understanding of what was going on there.

Not knowing the truth of the matter, they genuinely believed that Xu Manman's stepmother had gone to great lengths to arrange her marriage.

After all, Fei Huainan was a military officer, and everyone in Dujia Village knew that.

She ate dinner and, without lingering, hurried back while it was still light.

He went straight to the Xu family's house without even going inside.

She told them that Xu Manman and Fei Huainan had returned, and the couple were so happy they almost jumped for joy. They didn't even care that it was dark before they packed their things to go see their daughter and son-in-law.

Seeing this, she quickly stopped them: "I haven't finished speaking yet, listen to me first."

She recounted how Fei Huainan had committed a crime and brought Xu Manman back to escape the disaster.

Upon hearing this, Xu's parents immediately stopped what they were doing.

"Uncle, Aunt, don't worry too much. Fortunately, you're both alright and have returned now."

"When you visit them, offer a few words of comfort to put their minds at ease."

Xu's father was in a daze, completely unable to accept the news that Fei Huainan had committed a crime.

Xu's mother's face immediately fell. She looked at her daughter-in-law who had come to inform her of the news and spoke in a deep voice.

"What are you looking at? That brat has no conscience at all; she cut ties with us a long time ago."

"She comes back as a daughter and doesn't even bother to visit her own parents, yet she expects us to visit her? She's dreaming!"

"It's getting late, you should go home now!"

The young wife meant well by offering a friendly reminder, so why did this couple give her such a cold shoulder?

She felt a lump in her throat, but thinking that Fei Huainan and Xu Manman might be having a hard time right now, she couldn't help but mention it again.

"As parents, shouldn't you go and see your daughter when she's in trouble?"

Back in the village, Xu's mother would talk about her daughter every day, showing how much she missed her.

Now that my daughter is back, why does she look so unhappy?

Xu's mother was willing to go in the first place because Fei Huainan had become successful; he was a military officer and could help her son in the future.

Now the two of them have slunk back from Beijing, they're nothing now, she must be crazy to have gone to such lengths.

Moreover, this is her family's business; what does it have to do with a young wife who married into the family?

He immediately said, "It's none of your business how our family operates. Besides, we broke off all ties with that brat a long time ago. We don't have any daughter."

After saying that, he shoved his way into the house, and across the yard, Xu's mother was still muttering to herself.

"Who are you! Mind your own business! Do you think it was your ungrateful daughter who sent her back to inform us?"

"Let me tell you, don't bother with your short-lived daughter."

"I knew she wasn't destined for a good life back then, and sure enough, she was destined to be a maid all her life. She really thought she could live a good life!"

The young wife's eyes widened in disbelief. She never imagined that the person who always talked about her stepdaughter could be so vicious in private.

They actually cursed someone to die young.

That's incredibly hurtful.

She kindly came to deliver a message to them, but delivered the wrong one. The young woman's eyes reddened, and she went home.

Her husband found her, but it was already dark, and his wife still hadn't returned, so he was a little worried.

Upon seeing his wife in the distance, he immediately went to greet her, but as he got closer, he realized that something was wrong with her.

"what happened?"

The young wife recounted what she had done, and the man listened, speechless.

"Don't meddle in these kinds of things in the future. The Xu family is a bunch of weirdos. Don't associate with them."

"Xu Manman's biological mother had only been dead for two months when her stepmother came along. The child was only five or six years old, and she had to stand on a stool to do chores."

Although this is how children in rural areas all go through, they start taking on household chores at a very young age.

But whose child doesn't start cooking around eight or nine years old?

In the dead of winter, they wouldn't let us wash clothes at home; we were forced to go to the riverbank.

He also saw that Xu Manman's hands were swollen like carrots, and the cracks were constantly bleeding.

Even so, the stepmother still complained that Xu Manman wasn't clean enough, and went up to her to verbally abuse and beat her.

When Xu Manman got married, the Xu family never intended to marry off their daughter.

Xu's mother herself had told others that her daughter could help with chores at home, but once she got married, she would become someone else's labor force, which was not worthwhile.

Later, Xu Manman fell in love with Wang Wenqing, which offended the village chief, forcing Xu's mother to marry off her stepdaughter.

She doesn't care about a man's character when she gets married; she only cares about who gives her the most money.

Having been abused by her stepmother, Xu Manman was dark-skinned and ugly, and no family that could afford to marry her wanted her, but some old bachelors didn't mind.

Xu's mother had already chosen an old bachelor for Xu Manman, but somehow she ended up marrying him off to Fei Huainan and extorting a large dowry from him.

The story spread throughout the village.

Only his own silly wife didn't know.

The woman listened in stunned silence; she hadn't expected there to be so much going on.

No wonder everyone had a strange expression when Xu's mother said she missed her daughter.

She thought it was rare to find such a kind stepmother.

Unexpectedly, everyone was watching the spectacle.

She's stupid for meddling in other people's business.

The two of them went back together.

Xu Manman had no idea about her parents' situation. If she had known, she would have thanked the daughter-in-law of this family.

In short, it took a whole day to repair the grave.

When the two of them came down the mountain, before they even entered the house, they saw Lü Ming standing at the door waiting for them.

"Sister Xu, Master, my mother has prepared the meal and asked me to call you over."

He waited a while, then knocked on the door, but no one answered, so he waited outside.

Xu Manman said helplessly, "Then you'll just have to wait here. There are so many people!"

Lü Ming laughed: "Just a little while."

"Sister Xu, let's go quickly! Otherwise, my mother will come here herself soon."

The two followed Lü Ming to the Ding family's house.

Ding Huiying rented a courtyard in the brigade to generate revenue for the brigade.

She was working there with her people, and they usually didn't come back until six or seven o'clock. These past few days, Xu Manman had finally come back, so she came back earlier.