Becoming the Villain's Discarded Wife
Chapter 240 Cursing on the Street_1

Chapter 240: Chapter 240 Cursing on the Street_1

"Oh, truly, why haven’t we seen Ms. Cui today?"

"Perhaps she’s busy with a man at home!"

A woman covered her mouth, giggling, drawing a round of laughter from those nearby.

Mother Lin quietly cleaned up the bowls and chopsticks without joining the conversation.

Although she disliked Ms. Cui, she did not wish to idly gossip about others. It was enough to listen once and let it pass.

Qiulan and Sun Cui, both clever, just sat there, pinching each other’s arms, treating it all as entertainment.

They were well aware that Ms. Cui could hardly bear the sight of them and hadn’t refrained from slandering them behind their backs. Now, they could treat themselves to some of her gossip to alleviate their boredom.

"These past few days, she hasn’t set up her stall and had no income; she still isn’t here today, seems like she’s found a new way to make money!"

The group of women became more and more spirited in their discussion, eventually nearly setting up chairs in the middle of the alley to sit down and chat.

As Mother Lin was nearly done with her clean-up, Qiulan promptly got up to tidy up the stove, and Sun Cui helped straighten the tables and benches.

Just as they finished and were ready to head home, Sun Cui caught sight of Ms. Cui.

Ms. Cui’s face was full of smugness; she had intended to show off but turned sullen upon hearing their words.

"What are you talking about! What are you talking about!" Ms. Cui, who had particularly applied makeup today, looked even more terrifying with her distorted expression.

Gong-aunty sneered, eyeing Ms. Cui with disgust, "Oh, isn’t this our pancake ’Xishi’? How come you’ve broken your leg now?"

"Who said I broke my leg?" Ms. Cui glared at Gong-aunty with a fierce look, and just when everyone thought the two were going to have a big argument, she suddenly covered her mouth and laughed.

"Speaking of which, Gong-aunty, you must have never seen this thing before, given your age. Indeed, you probably won’t get to ride in one even when you’re buried!" Ms. Cui, naturally handsome, lost the fierce look on her face and suddenly seemed to have a frail and delicate appearance.

But her mouth was full of venomous words.

Mother Lin furrowed her brows upon hearing Ms. Cui’s words, and Qiulan also showed some indignation on her face.

"This is a wheelchair! A novel contraption!" Ms. Cui surveyed the crowd, full of pride.

"This wheelchair is worth a tael of silver! Gong-aunty, with your tea that cost two wen coin a cup, you’d have to sell for two months just to make that back, wouldn’t you?"

Gong-aunty’s face turned red with anger; she threw down her handkerchief onto the table and stood with hands on her hips by her stall, cursing, "A tael of silver, my foot! More likely some wild man bought it for you! Just be careful not to catch some filthy disease and get beaten to death by your man one day!"

Ms. Cui, thick-skinned, simply rolled her eyes and continued to boast despite Gong-aunty piercing through her wheelchair’s story: "Mind your own business! My wheelchair is still the only one in Yan City that’s top-notch; I’m letting you see it today so you won’t seem ignorant when you go down to the underworld! No matter how envious you are, there are people willing to spend silver on me, unlike you, a witch who brings misfortune upon husband and son!"

As the words fell, Gong-aunty was completely enraged, the fire blazing in her eyes. She had lost her husband early, leaving her to fend for herself with just her son and daughter.

Her daughter was good, kind and honest, and had married into a good family early.

Her son had always been frail since he was young. She sold tea soup every day from dawn to dusk, and it was with great difficulty that she had managed to send her son to the Academy, hoping he would attain a title and make a name for himself. Just two years ago, her son earned the title of Scholar, and everyone said that for the mother and son, the bitter had finally led to the sweet. He was such a good boy, but in the end, that Ms. Cui had caused him to nearly lose his life!

That winter, her son couldn’t bear to see her work the stall and insisted on helping out. But in those few days, that vixen Ms. Cui clung to her Luoge’er. Although Luoge’er was physically weak, he was handsome. Ms. Cui, who had no shame, took advantage of her absence while buying supplies to come to the stall for tea soup. After eating, she complained of stomach pain and grabbed Luoge’er’s hand, pressing it against her chest!

Luoge’er, who had never seen such a spectacle, blushed and pushed her away. However, Ms. Cui threw herself at Luoge’er, hugging him while shouting about indecency. Just then, a patrolling Government Official arrived, took Luoge’er into custody without understanding the situation, and it took two taels of silver to bail him out in the end.

But what kind of good days could be spent in a winter jail?

Ever since he came back, Luoge’er had been sickly and coughed incessantly to this day. Later, it was discovered that the Government Official was Ms. Cui’s paramour from outside the home. Seeing that Ms. Cui had taken a liking to her Luoge’er, he had been particularly cruel to him!

As if she had the right to speak up now!

Auntie Gong shook with anger, while Ms. Cui, like a rooster celebrating its victory, wheeled herself in front of the Lin Family’s snack stall.

Her action caught Lin’s mother by surprise, unsure of what she intended to do.

"I say, Auntie Lin, doesn’t your family also own a Carpentry Shop?" Ms. Cui called out to Lin’s mother, but her eyes were fixed on Chen Qiulan and Sun Cui.

Before these two daughters-in-law of the Lin Family came here, the men’s gazes in this area had always been fixed on herself. So what if these two women were younger and more beautiful than she was?

The trick to capturing a man’s heart was a skill she alone possessed.

Lin’s mother didn’t pay any attention to Ms. Cui and didn’t even give her a glance. Ms. Cui, though, started her solo performance.

"You know, Auntie Lin, with that Carpentry Shop of yours, what kind of business could you possibly have? Look at this wheelchair of mine, a tael of silver each — can your little shop make something like this? They’re just men who look good but are good for nothing." Ms. Cui’s face flashed with jealousy as she thought of the Lin brothers.

Why could Chen Qiulan and Sun Cui marry such men?

Why was her own man just a spineless thief!

Sun Cui was getting annoyed and wanted to argue with her but was restrained by Chen Qiulan by the wrist.

In the end, she could only glare at her before walking home with Lin’s mother, carrying their items.

Although they detested Ms. Cui, Auntie Gong didn’t act on it and just continued with her business, as did the other women, none of whom paid any attention to Ms. Cui.

Seeing that no one was giving her attention, Ms. Cui didn’t feel embarrassed at all. She wheeled around each stall a bit before finally returning home, satisfied.

"Really don’t know what she’s so pleased about. It would be a good thing if she really broke her legs one day!"

A woman muttered as she watched her leave, then immediately went back to greeting her customers.

"Mother, is that wheelchair Ms. Cui is sitting in made by our family?" Chen Qiulan asked in a low voice, walking alongside Lin’s mother.

"It seems so." Lin’s mother nodded, as she knew the craft of her family men, she had taken a closer look at the wheelchair just now and it was indeed made by her family.

"Then let her say what she wants. After all, the silver ended up in our family’s pocket." Sun Cui calmed down after realizing this, as silver that ended up in the pocket of her family members was good silver, regardless of whether or not it was a gift to Ms. Cui from someone else.