After the arranged marriage, she farms and survives under the tutelage of the villainous boss.

Yang Ge'er wasn't stupid; upon hearing this, he understood what it meant.

Holding her aunt's hand, her fingers trembled slightly, and she gripped Jiang Zhiyun's hand even tighter.

He was a little scared, scared that his aunt would also abandon him... What should he do if that happened?

Jiang Zhiyun rolled her eyes at Jiang Zhiwan: "Elder sister, if your heart is dirty, everything you see will be dirty."

"Sometimes it's not that there are no choices, it's just that you block your own path. That's your personality, no matter how you change it, it will be wrong."

"It's not about blaming others, it's because you yourself are the mistake."

“You…” Jiang Zhiwan pointed at her, her face full of resentment.

Jiang Zhiyun smiled, then seemed to be reminiscing about something: "Speaking of which, I was ignorant before and treated you like a human being."

"You have such a pig-like mentality. I eat and sleep normally every day, and I can still make you angry to death? And now you're talking about Brother Yang."

Jiang Zhiyun squatted down and wiped away Yang Ge'er's tears: "Good boy, Yang Ge'er."

"This is my aunt's eldest sister. She lacked shelter as a child, lacked love as an adult, and will lack a coffin when she gets old. Her left cheek deserves a slap, and her right cheek deserves a kick."

"You don't need to take what she said to heart, Yang-ge."

Jiang Zhiyun pointed to Jiang Zhiwan's head, then shook her head with a complicated expression.

Yang Ge'er said, seemingly understanding but not quite, "I see, she's not very bright."

"So, Auntie won't abandon me, right?"

"Yes! I'm going to cook for you too."

Jiang Zhiwan was so angry that she almost coughed up blood, which she did without warning.

I was really angry today, and I coughed up blood without any warning.

Seeing Xu Ping'an come to help the person, she felt very distressed: "How could... how could this happen?"

Jiang Zhiwan grabbed his hand: "Husband, Jiang Zhiyun is a poisonous woman! A poisonous woman!"

"She just now actually taught her own nephew and scolded me! What right does Jiang Zhiyun have to dare to scold me?"

Jiang Zhiyun shrugged, looking completely indifferent.

She had long realized that the better she did and the less she cared, the more agitated Jiang Zhiwan became, wanting to kill her.

So, she doesn't have to do anything; she can just live a good life.

I reckon it won't be long before Jiang Zhiwan is driven to her death with anger. Thinking about it that way, it's actually quite pointless.

Unfortunately, now that Jiang Zhiwan has complained, Xu Pingan dares not say anything and whispers, "We are eating at the Xie family's house now. If it weren't for my brother-in-law and sister taking us in, we would have been homeless long ago."

"Be sensible. This is all your doing. If it weren't for you, our Xu family wouldn't be in this state."

Jiang Zhiwan moved her lips, looking guilty, but couldn't say a word.

She sobbed, sucking in her tears.

She knew she was currently at a disadvantage and utterly useless. Fortunately, her husband hadn't completely abandoned her. Therefore, there was still a chance for things to turn around.

She looked at Jiang Zhiyun and said meaningfully, "Jiang Zhiyun, I haven't lost yet. Once you get past this hurdle, I have an even bigger surprise waiting for you."

After all, Jiang Zhiwan also knew about Yunniang and Lu Langjun's affair.

I almost blurted it out in my moment of impulse. Now that I think about it carefully, all I have as evidence is ten taels of silver, which she has already used. It's impossible that Jiang Zhiyun is having an affair.

Judging from Xie Shuheng and Jiang Zhiyun's marital relationship, it can't be considered good.

She'll wait a while, then devise a plan to frame him... Wouldn't it be more interesting if her husband caught her having an affair?

So she had to persevere and get through this.

Open the teahouse, pay off the debt as soon as possible, and then buy a big house for the family.

Jiang Zhiwan had a beautiful plan; besides that, she also wanted to kill Jiang Zhiyun as soon as possible.

Previously, all she wanted was to completely outshine her younger sister; now, all she wanted was for Jiang Zhiyun to die.

The Xu family will eventually turn things around.

As long as the young master starts studying, he can take the prefectural examination in a few months. After passing the county-level examination, he can take the provincial-level examination.

According to his previous life, after passing the provincial examination, he rose rapidly through the ranks, achieving the highest honors in all three levels of the imperial examinations. He then became the top scholar in the imperial examinations.

So, after thinking about it, Jiang Zhiwan felt hopeful again. As long as she held onto her marriage, she would have everything.

There's nothing else to worry about.

"Mother, if you don't want a divorce, you must listen to me and put me first in everything. Do you understand?"

"I understand." Jiang Zhiwan didn't say anything and followed Xu Ping'an out.

Jiang Zhiyun was cutting black-boned chicken in the kitchen when she met Xu Ping'an's very gentle gaze.

Based on her understanding of her past life, she knew that this man definitely had bad intentions. And not just one.

Moreover, it was directed at his wife.

This man is ruthless, and Jiang Zhiyun is very clear about his methods.

It seems Jiang Zhiwan is in for a tough time.

Jiang Zhiyun didn't care about all that; she was planning to cook a proper meal!

I don't have any particular feelings about those people, but since the old clan chief is here, I have to treat them well no matter what.

Jiang Zhiyun put the chopped black-boned chicken into plain water to boil. After boiling it once, she started preparing the seasonings. This time, she picked passion fruit from the vines in the mountains.

Passion fruit only became popular in Bianjing after she grew old in her previous life, and it tastes sour. However, Jiang Zhiyun later tried putting it into soup and cooking it together, which made it very refreshing to eat meat.

Now, I just pick them casually on the mountain, and then stew them with this black-boned chicken. Soon, the sour taste spreads.

The black-boned chicken also showed signs of being overcooked, with very tender meat.

While the dish was stewing, Jiang Zhiyun shredded the potatoes and then added pickled chili peppers to make a stir-fry of hot and sour shredded potatoes. The pickled chili peppers were made half a month ago using fresh chili peppers that had just been put into the pickling jar and hadn't been fully flavored yet.

Nowadays, chili peppers are sour and spicy, with added ginger flavor; just smelling them makes your mouth water.

I was thinking that I could take this to the market and have Zhang bring rice with me. We could mix the rice with this pickled chili pepper, which would be delicious.

Even if you eat noodles every day, you'll eventually get tired of them.

There are also some wild rapeseed plants picked up from the roadside at home. They are everywhere in the southwest region. They will produce seeds in the spring, and those seeds can be pressed for oil, which will later become sesame oil.

These bok choy are now picked from the mountain and can be eaten after being blanched in hot water.

Because there are many people in the family, Jiang Zhiyun still had a long strip of pork with some fat left over from the purchase.

With its alternating layers of fat and lean meat, it's perfect for making twice-cooked pork. Jiang Zhiyun's twice-cooked pork is also exceptional.

It was almost done in no time.

Jiang Zhiyun prepared the dishes in just half an hour, and her mother-in-law, Zhang, helped to bring them over.

The atmosphere at the table was awkward; apart from the old patriarch, everyone else looked indifferent.

The old clan chief was genuinely excited and happy: "Yunniang has really grown up."

"This whole affair has saved face for me. If I hadn't been here, you wouldn't have needed to invite them over for this meal. But unfortunately, I'm the elder, and I always have to maintain a peaceful atmosphere, so I'm sorry to trouble you, Yunniang."

Jiang Zhiyun shook her head: "It's nothing, clan leader. I invited you here, thank you for your kindness. But for the others... I have to charge for this meal."