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Sniffling, Sister-in-law Luo continued, "Every time my son’s uncles come to make trouble at home, saying I’m the jinx that killed my husband, it feels like there’s a knife gouging out my heart.

We were so good together, I would rather die myself than have him die!

And my son, do you know what my mother-in-law tells him?

She says, ’Your mother is a jinx, she killed your father, and you are next!

’ Seventh Sister, we are both mothers; how could she be so cruel as to snatch my son away from me? "

The more Sister-in-law Luo spoke, the more agitated she became, until she finally squatted on the ground, clutching her head and weeping bitterly.

She had never spoken of these things to anyone before; had not today’s incident with Da Qiangzi occurred, everyone would probably still see her as the shrew who spoke her mind without restraint.

Aunt Chen and Fifth Sister Bai exchanged glances, biting their lips and shedding tears.

In this world, there is no such thing as a strong independent woman; they are only made independent by the coercion of men. Without being pushed to that point, no one can truly understand the suffering of others.

Loudmouth hugged Sister-in-law Luo’s arm, pulling her up from the ground, the sisters-in-arms hugging and weeping together.

After venting for a while, Sister-in-law Luo’s emotions gradually calmed down.

She wiped away her tears with her sleeve and said to Loudmouth, "Seventh Sister, I’m telling you all this not because I want to persuade you to forgive him; after all, it’s your own business, and we don’t know Da Qiangzi as well as you do.

You forgive him this time, but who knows if there’ll be a next time?

However, Seventh Sister, I still want to advise you to think carefully before you act, considering both yourself and your children. "

Loudmouth nodded her head; both of her sons were grown up, indeed it was time to discuss some matters with them.

Now, after getting snubbed at the entrance of Rice Flower Fragrance, Da Qiangzi found himself aimlessly wandering with nowhere to go, suddenly remembering his son Dawang who worked at Jin Ji Vinegar Workshop.

Arriving at Jin Ji Vinegar Workshop, he coincidentally encountered Jin Yuyu taking her younger brother Jin Shiwen out.

As the heir apparent to the vinegar workshop, Shi Wen could not only learn the scholarly knowledge taught by their tutor, but also had to come to the workshop regularly for practical learning.

Thus, Jin Yuyu would bring him out of the Workshop every day, and today, they had just finished tallying up the accounts for the month, which Shi Wen had done by himself, both quickly and accurately.

In order to reward him, Jin Yuyu decided to take him for a good meal at Fuman Building, which made the little guy overjoyed, eagerly calling her ’sister’ over and over again.

Watching the two ride off in the carriage, leaving a trail of dust, Da Qiangzi licked his dry lips, his face full of greed: "Heh, that young dame ain’t half bad! She’s got the looks and the silver. Wouldn’t mind having her underneath me... heh heh."

After indulging in his fantasies for a while, Da Qiangzi remembered his business. He entered and groveled to the workshop’s assistant, finally convincing the assistant to agree to go to the backyard and call Dawang out for him.

Though the assistant agreed, the workers still politely "invited" Da Qiangzi to wait outside; after all, his appearance was too akin to a street beggar’s.

If he was like any other beggar, a few copper coins would do the trick and send him on his way. Unfortunately, this man refused to be brushed off.

"Pah! You low-lifes, judging people by their appearance! Just wait till the day I rise again, I will see to it that your little vinegar workshop crumbles!"

Da Qiangzi spat in resentment three times before calming himself, but as soon as he thought about Loudmouth’s decisive attitude, he couldn’t help feeling irked: "Stupid woman! Thinks she’s so great just because she’s running Rice Flower Fragrance? Tch, as if she could run a shop! Disgraceful!"

In fact, Da Qiangzi had indeed become an outcast in the neighboring town.

Just when he had nowhere else to turn, he chanced upon an old acquaintance who used to run a shop with him, claiming that Loudmouth had made something of herself, that she was now running the show, even managing dozens of workers.

This piqued Da Qiangzi’s interest, so without a second thought, he packed his belongings and returned.

He had been watching Rice Flower Fragrance for several days, going from initial doubt to shock, to certainty, and finally confirming that the woman shouting orders in the shop was none other than his once-despised wife Loudmouth.

A malicious thought began to brew in his mind.

If someone like Loudmouth could manage a shop, it meant the shopkeeper wasn’t much wiser.

If he could control Loudmouth like before, what was there to fear about securing the shopkeeper’s position?

Once he became the shopkeeper, with his wit and intelligence, he was certain that within three years, even the owner of Rice Flower Fragrance would have to change the shop’s name to his, Da Qiangzi!

"Heh heh, heh heh," Da Qiangzi chuckled to himself, imagining his good days ahead, not noticing that someone had already appeared behind him.