Chapter 479 - Chapter 479: Chapter 479: Once and for All, Eliminate the Root (1/2)

Chapter 479: Chapter 479: Once and for All, Eliminate the Root

“Ahem, ahem, ahem…”

As Liu Sisi was in deep thought, the door curtain was lifted again, and a timid-looking Ms. Zhao walked in.

Her eyes shone like a mouse, taking in everything around her.

Especially that Granny Hu standing behind Liu Sisi, which quickly changed Ms. Zhao’s expression, but she composed herself in just a moment.

As soon as she entered, she aimed her attack at Liu Sisi: “Third Child’s daughter-in-law, do you despise me as your mother-in-law and want to deliberately humiliate me, treating me as an outsider?”

Liu Sisi was momentarily stunned, wondering what kind of act Ms. Zhao was putting on.

However, no matter what, Ms. Zhao still held the position of her mother-in-law, and with countless pairs of eyes from fellow villagers on them, she naturally had to handle the situation appropriately.

Almost as soon as Ms. Zhao crossed the threshold, Liu Sisi stood up from her seat and softly laughed at her words.

“Mother-in-law, what are you talking about? Sisi knows that you care about Little Brother, so I wouldn’t dare be unfilial and forcefully separate your mother and son relationship. Especially when Father ordered it, Sisi… Sisi really is, is…”

Her hesitant words naturally led people into wild speculations, and Ms. Zhao’s sensitive status immediately surfaced in their eyes.

Some even pointed at Ms. Zhao and whispered something behind their hands.

Ms. Zhao’s face changed, but then her eyes moved, and tears flowed down her face: “Heavens! How can you let me, Ms. Zhao, live like this? I know I am a stepmother and don’t dare to ask for anything. But look, even outsiders have a place to sit, but there is no place for me, the mother-in-law! Back then, I, as an old woman, cared for and raised the Third Son… You can do such a shameless thing, and still call yourself a sub-captain? It’s unfilial!”

These words immediately annoyed Liu Sisi!

She had seen shameless people before, but she had never encountered someone so shameless. Did Ms. Zhao think she was still the Liu Sisi from before?

No! Even if she was that Liu Sisi, she wouldn’t have let her off easy. Did Ms. Zhao think that if she made a scene here, Liu Sisi would change her mind?

Thinking about this, her face became colder, and she was about to speak when the Land Officer’s wife beside her stepped in faster.

“Ms. Zhao! Are you stuffed and looking to pick a fight?”

Land Officer’s wife didn’t mince her words: “At this age, don’t you care about face? In our Upper Village, who doesn’t know that you set your sights on your cousin’s husband, Di Defu, and plotted against your own cousin several times before marrying into the Di Family.”

The Land Officer’s wife’s words made the surrounding people gasp! Now they finally understood the root cause of the constant quarrels in the Di Family over the years.

Ms. Zhao’s face changed as well, “What nonsense are you talking about? Before I married into the Di Family, the old man and I were innocent!”

“Tsk! — I don’t care about the truth or falsehood of these matters. It’s only natural for a younger sister to marry her sister’s husband.”

It’s not helpful to pursue old matters further.

The Land Officer’s wife interrupted her: “Nevertheless, you shouldn’t have treated the bloodline left behind by your cousin like this. Nowadays, Ye Lei is an official. He is also a member of the Di Family, and in the future, even if your family is exempted from taxes and corvee labor, it will benefit you greatly. If you create any more trouble here, don’t blame me for being rude!”

Ms. Zhao shrank back but showed a hint of joy on her face.

“This is what you said, and from now on, the taxes and corvee labor for our Di Family are waived.”