The Stepmother’s Counterattack: Raising a Child in a Bygone Era

"Sister-in-law, if it were you, working hard to earn money outside every day, and when you get home you want to rest or lie down for a bit, but your husband is not considerate, doesn’t care if you are tired or not, and just starts arguing over trivial matters, making a fuss, complaining that you don’t make enough, what would you feel then?"

"I might as well tell you, about the incident with the dead crabs last time, if it weren’t because Shen Xiangnan is my own second brother, I would have fired him on the spot!"

"And don’t start talking about how much money second brother has earned for me over the years. The two Shenji stores have made no more than fifty thousand in the past two years combined. I can make that much by selling a few more boxes of cakes."

"Without you guys, I will still thrive, but if you two don’t have me, go back to your hometown and eat your hearts out!"

Jia Yuemei was scolded into silence.

Shen Mingzhu took a breath and continued scolding, "If I ever hear you say again that second brother has been working like an ox and a horse for me, I’ll send him back to the hometown immediately. I won’t bear the reputation of bullying my own brother and sister-in-law. If you two are capable, open your own store and do business; whatever you earn will be yours."

"This is also the last time I’ll deal with your mess. If the two of you make a fuss about divorce again, don’t come to me, go straight to the civil affairs bureau."

"I also have a piece of advice for you, sister-in-law, learn to be content and appreciate what you have. You might want to ask around about how Yang Lizhen has been living after her divorce."

Upon hearing the name Yang Lizhen, Jia Yuemei felt a shock in her heart, and her mind suddenly cleared up a great deal.

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She had heard from a fellow townsman not long ago that Yang Lizhen became a stepmother in the city, and her husband was a paralytic.