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"Exactly, he went back yesterday morning, and now he’s already left after staying just a few days. He left in such a hurry." The villagers nodded and added, "You need to go further ahead to get to the He Family’s place, right? You’re He Teng’s comrade, aren’t you??"

The villager was speaking to Lan Li, who hummed an affirmative.

"Do you know if He Teng’s wife is making big money in the capital?

When He Teng’s wife first went to university in the capital, many in our village couldn’t wait to see the He Family’s embarrassment.

They said spending so much money to send a child bride, who was bought with money, to university was ridiculous.

She was already married, yet they still sent her to university. "

"So what?" Lan’s mother asked, puzzled, "Isn’t the child bride also a child of the He Family?"

"It’s not the same at all. There are quite a few child brides bought by families in our village, most of them never had a day’s education.

Besides, how can He Zhilan be the same as other people’s child brides?

Since she was young, He Zhilan has been good at her studies and beautiful, but it is her temperament—so proud, doesn’t pay attention to anyone, and has given the He Family quite a headache.

Everyone said that once the He Family sent He Zhilan to university in the capital, if she got too independent, she would kick the He Family and He Teng to the curb and divorce him. "

At this point, the villager chuckled, slightly embarrassed, "I thought so too at the beginning. I felt it wasn’t worth it to send a girl to university, let alone a child bride bought with money.

I even advised Old He not to do such a foolish thing.

I didn’t expect that He Zhilan was nothing like we thought.

She went to university, made something of herself, and still thinks of Old He often.

You can always see Old He receiving things sent from the capital, food, daily necessities, clothes.

Look, the He Family even has a telephone installed now.

Impressive, huh! Did you know? He Da, Old He’s younger son, was also found and brought back by He Zhilan! "

The villager’s words were filled with the mentality of prioritizing sons over daughters, causing both Lan’s mother and Gu’s mother to frown.

"He Zhilan was proud when she was young? How did she give the He Family trouble back then?" Grandma Gu focused on this particular statement from the villager.

"Right, it was troubling, to the point that it was difficult for others to watch." The villager’s face and continuous head shaking while mentioning He Zhilan’s childhood behavior made one sweat with apprehension, wondering just how bad it could have been to elicit such an expression.

"You don’t know? In the past, many people in the village secretly called He Zhilan a ’white-eyed wolf.

’ I heard that on the day He Zhilan and He Teng got married, there was a big fuss and an argument at the He Family’s place.

It seems that He Zhilan was initially unwilling to marry He Teng, and she said a lot of harsh words scolding He Teng and his whole family.

" The villager sighed, "The He Family is the only one that can endure a child with such a temper.

If it were any other family, He Zhilan would have been sold off to who knows where by now. "

"Isn’t He Zhilan the child of the neighbor’s family of the He Family?" Lan Li asked.

"What? He Zhilan was bought by Old He from that old dame. The old dame said that He Zhilan’s parents couldn’t afford to keep her, so they sold her.

You don’t know, when He Zhilan was bought by the He Family from the old dame, she was all bruised up, beaten, not a single part of her arms and legs left unharmed, it was frightening to see.

" The villager clicked his tongue, "No matter how worthless my daughter is, I have never laid a hand on her. He Zhilan’s biological parents, they were too cruel. "