TFWYH – Chapter 315 The Power of the Qian Family

As it turned out, once those people heard they were from the countryside, their expressions cooled immediately, and after that there was no further interaction between them.

Ling Yue might be young, but she was shrewd. The moment she saw Aunt Zhou acting like this, she guessed what was going on, and her expression instantly turned cold.

Aunt Zhou didn’t notice her change in expression. She pulled Ling Yue aside and asked, “I heard your eldest brother is already a xiucai now, and even took first place on this year’s list.”

Ling Yue replied calmly, “Just good luck, that’s all.”

“You’re too modest, child. That’s not luck—that’s real ability,” Aunt Zhou praised her, then suddenly changed the subject. “Your eldest brother is a fine man, but that sister-in-law of yours is really unreliable. I’ve seen her many times being unclear with other men. Just last time, when your cousin was staying here, the two of them were often shut inside the house together—just a man and a woman alone, who knows what they were doing. And there’s also a well-dressed, handsome young master who often comes around to pester her. You really ought to be more alert…”

Ling Yue truly hadn’t expected this woman’s mouth to be so vicious—she opened it just to ruin her sister-in-law’s reputation.

It was despicable. Absolutely infuriating.

Ling Yue was so angry her whole body trembled. She raised her hand, about to slap the woman across the face.

At that moment, Madam Qian’s voice rang out, “Oh my, isn’t this Aunt Zhou from next door? What a rare guest!”

“Second Aunt, she—”

Ling Yue rushed over, ready to complain, but Madam Qian gave her a look telling her to stay calm. Only then did she smile warmly at Aunt Zhou. “You rarely come by. I thought you looked down on us country folk.”

Aunt Zhou’s face stiffened for a moment, then she smiled again. “How could that be? I’ve just been busy! By the way, who are you? You look unfamiliar.”

“I’m Madam Jiang’s elder sister-in-law,” Madam Qian said with a smile that didn’t reach her eyes. “Sigh… my nephew’s wife is just too capable—making dried beef and chili bean paste, even working with Zuixian Pavilion. Now that the household is short on hands, they asked me to come help out.”

Aunt Zhou was stunned. “Ah? That’s the niece-in-law’s business? Didn’t they say it was Miss Yue’s?”

Madam Qian replied, “Oh… that’s because my nephew’s wife has so many businesses she can’t manage them all, and she also wants to train her younger sister-in-law, so she let Yue’er help oversee things. But really, all the businesses belong to my nephew’s wife. Thankfully we have her—otherwise my sister-in-law’s whole family would still be living out in the countryside, with broken pots and cracked tiles, never in a lifetime able to move into town, heh heh…”

Aunt Zhou’s smile immediately froze. “I see. Then she really is capable. But times are different now, aren’t they? Your nephew is a xiucai after all. She’s finally made it.”

Madam Qian said, “Exactly! Sigh… back when my nephew broke his leg and the family couldn’t even keep food on the table, it was still my nephew’s wife who stayed by him without leaving, took care of him, earned money to support the family, and paid to have his leg treated. Otherwise, there wouldn’t be today. And yet some people, seeing my nephew rise to success, now want to marry their daughters into the family to enjoy the benefits. Tell me, isn’t that disgusting? We don’t owe anyone anything—why should we raise someone else’s daughter? And among those girls, which one is better than my nephew’s wife? They can’t compare in looks, and they can’t compare in earning money either. I really don’t know what those people are thinking. Do they think that if they drive my nephew’s wife away, they’d be willing to pour money into supporting their husband’s family the way she did?”

At this point, Madam Qian ignored Aunt Zhou’s ugly expression and continued cheerfully, “Aunt Zhou, don’t you think those people are just shameless parasites who’ve eaten too much and have nothing better to do?”