Chapter 835: Miserable
Chapter 835: Miserable....
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However, Ms. Niu had no interest in bargaining with Mrs. Zhang. She simply stated that she no longer needed Ms. Zhang and insisted that she should return to her own home.
Mrs. Zhang started to panic. She wished that Ms. Zhang could stay with the Shao Family, as they were living a more prosperous life. Mrs. Zhang believed that they could surely benefit from having Ms. Zhang in their household. The intervention of the Land Officer forced Mrs. Zhang to concede. She had no choice but to offer the divorce papers.
The chaotic situation finally came to an end.
People inside and outside the village ridiculed the Zhang Family for their irrational behavior. The family’s reputation suffered a severe blow due to having a divorced daughter and an unmarried girl in their household. The Zhang Family’s demand for thirty liang as a remarriage gift was seen as outrageous and embarrassing.
Ms. Zhang returned to the Shao Family, but she knew she would face mockery and disdain. She had become a target of hatred due to her past actions.
People showed no friendliness towards Ms. Zhang. Those who used to socialize with her now kept their distance. They hurried past her or took alternate routes to avoid her.
Women with children regarded her with caution, eyeing her warily as if she might Dose a threat to their children. fearing that Ms. Zhang would trv to kidnap them for money.
Ms. Zhang felt a deep sense of misery and bitterness, mixed with anger. She resented those people who judged her without understanding the difficulties she had faced. She believed she had been driven to her actions.
Simultaneously, Ms. Zhang harbored resentment towards Ms. Niu, the matriarch of the Shao Family, and everyone else from the Shao Family. She viewed them as cruel and heartless, attributing her current circumstances to their actions.
No one was aware of the depth of Ms. Zhangs grudge, but she was now back in her husband’s home.
Hearing Yang Xiaoni and Ms. Fangs gossip, Qiao Xuan found herself at a loss for words. However, she wasn’t entirely surprised by the situation.
Ms. Zhang, with her two young children, collapsed at the gate of the house. Shao Erlang, still having feelings for his wife, was determined to keep her by his side. However, given the previous incidents, people were becoming increasingly wary of her, and it seemed like a volatile situation was about to erupt.
Qiao Xuan doubted that Ms. Zhang would be able to stay in the second section of the family for long. She inquired, “How does Second Aunt-in-law treat Ms. Zhang? Is she kind to her?”
“Of course not!” Yang Xiaoni eagerly shared the details. She pursed her lips, expressing disdain, and replied, “Second Aunt-in-law never treats her well, given what she did in the past. According to what the Fourth Sister-in-law told me, Ms. Zhang is not allowed to participate in any family matters. She is prohibited from entering the kitchen or being near the children. Second Aunt-in-law watches her closely, as if she were a thief. After breakfast, she is forced to work in the fields and is not allowed to return until lunchtime. The same continues in the afternoon, and she isn’t allowed to come home until evening.. They won’t let her stay at home anyway, fearing she might come up with some strange ideas again…”