TFWYH – Chapter 386 Endure When You Must

Little Shen touched her own face, and her heart instantly fell into extreme resentment and imbalance.

She had never seen Tang Wan after losing weight — only heard about it — and she hadn’t believed it at all.

That woman used to be so fat and ugly, like a pig. Even if she slimmed down, how good could she possibly look?

But now…

Little Shen felt deep jealousy.

Comparing people really can drive you mad.

Not only had that fat woman become beautiful, she had also married such a handsome husband.

And that husband was capable too — he’d earned her the title of a scholar’s wife.

Look at the man she married instead!

Old, crippled — and a two-second wonder in bed!

They both married into the Ling family — so why was the difference so huge?

If she’d known things would turn out like this, she should have found a way to cling to Ling Yu back when he was still crippled.

While Little Shen was lost in her fantasies, Tang Wan seemed to sense her hostile gaze and suddenly looked over.

Little Shen’s heart trembled and she quickly lowered her eyes.

Tang Wan could sense people’s emotions. Because she had just helped them in their time of need, most of the villagers felt goodwill toward her.

In contrast, Little Shen’s malice stood out sharply.

But Tang Wan didn’t care much — to her, Little Shen was just an irrelevant person.

Tang Wan stopped paying attention to her.

Little Shen didn’t stir up trouble either. She obediently collected her share of grain and hurried back to the old Ling house, not even taking time to greet her mother.

As soon as she entered, Old Madam Liu’s familiar stream of curses rang out — as harsh as ever.

“You little slut-hoof! I told you to catch locusts — where did you run off to? The main hall’s collapsed — hurry up and fix it for me! Huh… what are you carrying?”

Mid-curse, Old Madam Liu noticed what Little Shen was holding and quickly tried to snatch it.

Little Shen let her take it and said with a smile, “Mother, you didn’t know, right? Wan-niang is back. She brought two whole cartloads of grain and is distributing it to the villagers!”

“What?!” Old Madam Liu nearly jumped into the air. “That ungrateful, black-hearted wretch — giving food to the villagers? Has she gone crazy?”

Old Man Ling, who had been keeping aloof, couldn’t sit still anymore and hurried over. “What exactly is going on? Explain it clearly!”

“It’s like this…” Little Shen promptly and obediently explained how Tang Wan had been sent by official order to distribute relief grain, then added, “Father, Mother, hurry and go claim yours — if you’re late, there’ll be none left!”

Oh… an order from an official?

The old couple exchanged looks.

“Let’s go take a look. Since everyone in the village gets some, we should too!” Old Man Ling immediately pulled Old Madam Liu along.

He was very curious how Tang Wan had connected herself with government officials.

What exactly had happened with the second branch of the family?

At the same time, he felt regret.

If he had known the second branch would prosper, he would never have let them split off back then.

Now it was too late for regrets. Old Man Ling could only warn Old Madam Liu: “When you see Wan-niang later, keep a better attitude. Don’t scold her — understand?”

“Why should I? Who does she think she is — you expect me to—”

“Shut up!”

Old Man Ling stopped and glared at her darkly. “Haven’t you realized yet that Wan-niang doesn’t fall for your tricks at all? Shunzi failed the prefectural exam and is crippled — are we supposed to let him lie in bed forever? Wan-niang works for the magistrate now — she must be in his favor. We can’t keep opposing her. We need to coax her and get her to help find Shunzi a position!”

Old Madam Liu hesitated. “…So I just swallow my anger?”

Old Man Ling sneered. “When you didn’t swallow your anger, did you manage to do anything to her? For our son’s future, endure what you must!”

“…I understand,” Old Madam Liu said through gritted teeth.

For her son’s future, there was nothing she couldn’t endure.