A Good Country Wife Chapter 43 - 43 Being Thought Of1

Chapter 43: Chapter 43 Being Thought Of_1

Chapter 43: Chapter 43 Being Thought Of_1

Due to the delicacies Lin Yue had co up with this ti, although she didn’t manage to sell them at the market as she had hoped, she did earn quite a few favors, which was a considerable gain. However, every story has its good and bad sides. In such a large village, any little thing, no matter how insignificant, would spread quickly among the villagers once word got out. Since Lin Yue hadn’t tried to hide her gift-giving, those who were unrelated could only watch enviously, while those who considered themselves entitled to similar benefits but didn’t receive any grew discontented. Such resentnt led them to covet what belonged to others, with Zhao Erhu’s aunt being one of the most outraged individuals.

As for how Zhao Lan found out, that involved another top-grade character, Wei Fangcao. Wei Fangcao was the niece of Zhao Erhu’s stepmother from the Wei Family and had married Li Gang, a cousin of Zhao Erhu’s aunt’s husband. Back in the day, it was Zhao Erhu who first caught Wei Fangcao’s eye; she was smitten with his handso looks at first sight, her heart fluttering with youthful passion. After just two etings, she made it clear she wanted to marry him, shalessly pursuing him without concern for propriety or decency.

Unfortunately for Wei Fangcao, Zhao Erhu had a strong dislike for anyone from the Wei Family due to his stepmother’s attitude, including his stepmother’s niece. He certainly wasn’t going to accept her proposal, and he never showed a good face to this shaless woman.

Wei Fangcao was deeply hurt, but soon after, she t Li Gang. Li Cheng was witty and knew how to make a young girl happy. Wei Fangcao gradually took a liking to Li Cheng, and when she learned that Li Gang had a stable job in the city, she beca intrigued. Convinced by her aunt Wei Family’s persuasion, she decisively chose to abandon Zhao Erhu, whose reputation was not good, and got cozy with Li Gang, later moving to the city to live with him.

That should have been the end of it, but Wei Fangcao was quite the oddity. Even though she was married, she still harbored an unforgettable obsession with Zhao Erhu. Whenever she returned to the village, she would ‘coincidentally’ bump into her old fla and harbored a deep animosity towards Zhao Erhu’s wife Lin Yue, whom she believed ‘stole’ her man. In the past, this jealousy nearly led to a fight with the Li Family, and this ti, she intended to et Lin Yue during her visit to the village. She hadn’t been back ho long before taking two packs of cakes to her aunt Wei Family’s place, wanting to gather so information before making her move.

“Fangcao, when did you co back? Co in and sit down,” the Wei Family matriarch warmly welcod her niece into the house while directing her daughters-in-law in their chores.

“I just got back this morning and ca straight to see you, auntie. These are cakes I bought from the city; they taste really good. I bought them especially for you,” Wei Fangcao said cleverly, calling out affectionately to Li Xiaoi, who was reluctantly cutting pigweed with a kitchen knife, and speaking with a sense of superiority on her face.

Wei Fangcao and Li Xiaoi were close in age and background, and even though they were cousins and used to play together as children, they enjoyed competing with each other. Whether it was food, clothes, or toys, they always tried to outdo one another. Now that she was married, Wei Fangcao’s life was obviously going better than Li Xiaoi’s, sothing that she took great pride in. On her return this ti, she purposefully wore a peach-pink cotton skirt and a silver hairpin to show off, her face coated with a layer of cheap powder, following Wei Family matriarch into the house with a provocative sway in her step, leaving Li Xiaoi feeling both sour and envious.

“It’s not a holiday or anything, so why did you co back now? You didn’t have a quarrel with your husband again, did you? Not to scold you, but now you’re a mother of two. You should live well with Li Gang and not entertain any inappropriate thoughts. It’s only because your husband Li Gang is so forgiving that he doesn’t hold it against you,” said Wei Family matriarch.

“Hmm, I know,” Wei Fangcao responded nonchalantly, reaching for a piece of the bean dregs cake the Wei Family matriarch had specially brought out for her.