Picking Up a General to Plow the Fields

Chapter 488: Ending the Relationship

All credit to original author: Yi Yi Lan Xi

 

When Lian Fang Zhou’s parents had died suddenly, Old Madam Tian had listened to the provocations of her eldest and second daughter-in-laws and called Third Aunt to teach her a lesson and ordered her not to help her brother’s children, no matter what: You’re a rice-eater yourself, how dare you use your in-law’s things to support your maternal family?

Now that Lian Fang Zhou and the others were living a prosperous life, Old Madam Tian felt very uncomfortable.
How could she not be embarrassed when she heard what Tian Li Zheng said?

Hearing this, Tian Li Zheng was also angry.
Of course he was surnamed Tian and he was the patriarch of the Tian clan! He was already embarrassed that he needed to step in over this matter and knew that he would be scolded if he didn’t do something about it.

He swore to the heavens, everything he said was for the good of the Tian family!

 

Since these people didn’t appreciate it, he didn’t need to polite.

It was Tian Li Zheng who left the Tian house with a dark face.

Old Madam Tian was his aunt, so it was inconvenient for him to deal with her but Tian Da Lang and Tian Er Lang were his cousins.
It was normal for an elder brother to teach his younger brothers, so there was no need to hold back out of affection.

Not only did Tian Da Lang and Tian Er Lang suffer a lesson under his scolding, but their wives also were taught a lesson by his wife.

The two couples were full of grievances and sulked, but they didn’t dare not to listen.

Tian Li Zheng and his wife made things very clear: They didn’t care what the root of the problem was, if they didn’t solve this matter clearly, they would not have a good day in the future.

In other words, fix this or wait for another lesson!

Even dough makers couldn’t stand such a toss.
Not to mention Tian Er Land, the other three were not good-tempered masters!

But no matter how bad-tempered they were, they wouldn’t dare to contradict Tian Li Zheng, who was their patriarch and older brother.
Otherwise, the consequences were not something they could afford.

In the past, if they wanted to scold Third Aunt and vent their anger, people hadn’t said anything.
But now that she put on a look of grievance and pretended to have a heart illness…

And so the Tian family’s reputation became even worse.

By now, none of them dared to scold Third Aunt!

However, Madam Song, Madam Ruan, and Lian Fang Qing would not let them relax.
They still put on their cabbage shop every day, begging Old Madam Tian to save her life and send her to a doctor.

After three or four days of this, the Tian family was very overwhelmed.
If it wasn’t for the New Year, Eldest Madam Tian and Second Madam Tian really would have gone to hide with their maternal families!

At this point, the two of them had completely stopped thinking about going to take advantage of Third aunt.
They just hoped she would get out of the way quickly so they could clean.

In the end, it was the two of them who did their best to persuade Old Madam Tian to let Third Aunt go back, even thought it had been them who first convinced her to bring Third Aunt back.
Wasn’t her family willing to support her? Then let her go back and let them take care of her! They could save themselves a bowl of rice!

 

Old Madam Tian had long regretted bringing Third Aunt back.
She never should have listen to her daughter-in-laws and brought back the woman who killed her youngest son!

Sure enough, she was not a good thing.
Better to send her back to her own family!

Although Old Madam Tian changed her mind, she still wanted to express her anger in her heart and scolded her two daughter-in-laws until their heads were bloody.

She scolded them for being obsessed with money and only bringing trouble to the Tian family and even scolded them for being lazy!

Although the Tian family was not wealthy, Old Madam Tian was as stubborn a mother-in-law as any wealthy household.
Jealous that Third Aunt was free, Eldest Madam Tian and Second Madam Tian had known that Old Madam Tian hated Third Aunt over the death of her son and was upset about the Lian family’s fortune and deliberately convinced her to force Third Aunt back.

Eldest Madam Tian and Second Madam Tian could only sit and listen as they received another reprimand.

In the end, things went surprisingly smoothly.

Not waiting for Third Aunt to mention it herself, Old Madam Tian told her to get out of the Tian family and never come back.
From now on, she was no longer a member of the Tian family and whether she was alive or dead, for better or worse, it would have nothing to do with the Tian family!

Eldest Madam Tian and Second Madam Tian were bitter about this in their hearts and their mouths were sour when they heard it.

If Third Aunt was still a member of the Tian family, there was hope for them to recover their losses they suffered today.
But if she no longer had anything to do with the Tian family, even if they had the means and methods, they would have nowhere to play!

The two of them wanted to persuade Old Madam Tian to think about it carefully but how could they dare pluck the tiger’s beard after being scolded?

They could only helplessly watch Third Aunt dramatically wipe her tears and look reluctant: Was she really reluctant? They could only laugh in their hearts!

Under Madam Ruan and Madam Song’s request, the two sides wrote a statement letter and signed it, after which Third Aunt left and the two families separated for good.

Now that it was finally time to leave, Madam Song, Madam Ruan, and Lian Fang Qing were elated.
Lian Fang Qing smiled and cheered until her eyebrows were crooked.
However, Third Aunt’s mood was more complicated.

After all, this was her in-law’s house and their son had once been her husband.
Although the two often bickered and quarreled while he was alive, the man had been very kind to her.
Before his death, the one who had worried about him the most was her…

Thinking of this, Third Aunt couldn’t help but feel sad and the tears in her eyes were geninue.

Before leaving, Third Aunt kowtowed to Old Madam Tian sincerely.
She wanted to say something but choked on her words when she saw that Old Madam Tian’s face was as cold as ice.

 

Walking out of the Tian family’s courtyard gate, Third Aunt couldn’t help but look back and sigh for a long time before finally leaving.

She left, everything was over.
All of the grievances of the past were now gone.

Madam Ruan saw that Third Aunt was in a bad mood and understood a little.
Coaxing her, she said: “Third Aunt, don’t think too much.
Miss and her siblings are all good people, they will treat you well in the future.
The future will be full of good days, you will see!”

Third Aunt smiled.
“Oh.”

When Lian Fang Qing heard this, she put her arms around Third Aunt and acted like a spoiled child: “Third Aunt, I will treat you well! I will give you half of everything I eat and play with!”

The adults laughed and Third Aunt hugged her tightly, smiling: “Good! Our Qing’er is the most sensible!”

By the time they arrived back in Dafang village, it had been three days.

When Lian Fang Zhou saw them, she clapped her hands and smiled: “I guessed you would be back soon! I’m glad you are home!”

Madam Ruan and Madam Song greeted Lian Fang Zhou with a smile.
After a brief explanation, they went back to the compound.

Before Third Aunt and Lian Fang Qing could put their bags away, Third Aunt’s eyes became red and she looked at Lian Fang Zhou with tears in her eyes.