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Wang Xiuzhen was very clear about Xie Jingchen’s future ’fate’, and any bit of care she had for him vanished instantly due to her annoyance.
However, knowing this was one thing, but swallowing this grievance was something Wang Xiuzhen admitted she couldn’t do!
Adding to this, she had been feverish for three consecutive days and nights, incredibly weak in body, and Mrs. Wang, fearing any mishaps, did not let her daughter step out of the room for three days. Knowing her daughter’s stubborn disposition, she dared not relax her vigilance.
This, however, provided Xie Jingchen and Zhang Shanni with a calm honeymoon period.
Once Wang Xiuzhen recovered from her illness, and Mrs. Wang was sure her daughter was completely healed, she finally nodded her approval for her to go outside.
Contrary to Zhang Shanni who had popularity but no family backing, Wang Xiuzhen was the type of girl who had family backing but no popularity.
From a young age, as a premature child, Wang Xiuzhen was overly pampered by Mr. Wang and Mrs. Wang. Not just her, but even her brother, the only son, was also extremely doted on. As a result, the Wang siblings were indolent and unindustrious.
The only pride of the Wang family was that Mr. Wang was the village’s barefoot doctor with decent medical skills. In previous years, he unexpectedly saved the young son of the Qingshan Captain, which put him at ease in the Qingshan Team. Even outsiders knew that Wang Guicai was a capable doctor, no one dared to offend him lightly.
After all, who could guarantee they would never fall ill? Even if they themselves did not, what about their loved ones? Thus, in the Qingshan Team, Wang Guicai was highly respected. Although he privately looked down on Wang Xiuzhen, publicly, he often praised her. If not seeing the monk, one must see the Buddha~~
Wang Xiuzhen, holding herself in high regard in Qingfeng Village, whether it was the village chief or the elders, all highly valued her. On her first outing after recovering, she went straight to her best friend Wang Chunmei’s house. Their shared surname naturally brought the two girls as close as sisters.
Most importantly, Wang Chunmei was naïve, and her mother was a gossip, famously known as a blabbermouth in the village.
Wang Xiuzhen, while whispering with her, subtly influenced her to throw dirty water on Zhang Shanni.
After a few days, rumors about Zhang Shanni began to resurface in the village, but since Xie Jingchen was still residing there, everyone secretly exchanged whispers.
The most contemptible rumor was that she had attempted suicide by jumping into the lake, clearly knowing that Xie Jingchen would pass by! Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that she jumped right before Xie Jingchen, who rarely came home, was there to save her?!
Following this, her maternal family, Zhang Zhiguo’s household, suffered the consequences! With Lin Aiguo having destroyed the family’s furniture and Lin Zhaodi, who had lost both money and people, recently cursed Zhang Shanni as a ’disobedient daughter’ in Shanglin Village!
Although it was Zhang Hongqiang who personally brought two chests of dowry to Zhang Shanni, and what was inside those chests was up for speculation, Lin Zhaodi, who was brainless and selfish...
Remembering that her own first two daughters’ weddings had only been graced with a couple of feet of red cloth by their old uncle, yet this detestable Shanni received two full dowry loads!
Thinking of this, how could Lin Zhaodi not be furious? Especially since Zhang Hongqiang was still around pressing his seniority, even Zhang Zhiming, the cousin uncle, holding a high position as the current village chief of Shanglin Village, she dared not curse openly, so she could only ’curse’ Zhang Shanni as a way to vent her inward frustration.
There it was, with Shanglin Village and Lin Zhaodi as the mother dragging down her bad reputation, with Old Lin Village and Lin Aiguo, the ’victimized’ mother and son cursing heaven and Earth, and with Qingfeng Village having Wang Xiuzhen fanning flames hoping for her ill fate...
With these three prongs in action, how could Zhang Shanni not become infamous?
Originally, Zhang Hongqiang’s two dowry loads had already made some of the Qingshan Team’s women secretly envious.
Local customs dictated that a daughter’s wedding usually just involved a bundle containing a few outfits or some pieces of fabric, with the better ones including a couple of quilts and pillowcases. The countryside couldn’t compare with towns; the dowry expected in the countryside was generally not heavy, and the wedding would not have many valuable items.
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