The Eldest Daughter of a Rural Family
Chapter 924 - 206: The Wife-Protecting Maniac_3

Chapter 924: Chapter 206: The Wife-Protecting Maniac_3

Sun Quanliang felt a chill in his heart when he heard the news. Over the past few years, he had been extremely diligent, never daring to be negligent. It wasn’t until he heard Pei Qin mention the establishment of a large factory, where all the workers needed to be trained to stand on their own in the future, that he had no doubts! It seemed that after the young master passed the imperial examination, the lady was planning to make a big move! Those who had been with them from the beginning, they were the confidants, and in the future, any one of them could take charge!

Hearing those provocative words, Sun Quanliang’s eyes flickered, displaying a discomfort and indignation.

Kong Yi encouraged his brothers to drink with him.

Once Sun Quanliang got drunk, he began to vehemently express his dissatisfaction with Pei Qin, "All these years, it’s been me looking after their workshops! They’ve made so much money, just the silver notes are packed in boxes, stack upon stack! My family has been their long-time workers, and even now we only make enough for food and clothing! They think they’re so high and mighty, not even considering us workers as human beings! Especially Pei Qian, she’s always finding fault with us, never missing a chance to be mean! Now they’re wary of us, trying to push me down and let that Sun Tiezhu, who can’t manage a thing, take over! He’s nothing! This workshop is built on the hard sweat of my family!"

Kong Yi listened on the side, corners of his mouth curling up. Even if Pei Qin knew how to curry favor, even if she could win people’s hearts, there were those who resented her! As if a pleasant title of ’lady’ meant that everyone would stand by her side!

Sun Quanliang poured himself another glass of wine, saw the look on Kong Yi’s face, and couldn’t stop sneering in his heart. He wanted to see just how many were asking for a beating!

When he drunkenly spoke his dissatisfaction of Pei Qin, the next day the news had spread.

Then Sun Tiezhu and Sun Quanliang got into a fight.

Pei Qin came and gave both of them a scolding, but afterwards, she sent two pieces of fabric to Sun Tiezhu’s house.

Then, Sun Quanliang became even more dissatisfied with Pei Qin’s partiality and unfairness. But in public, when not drinking, no matter what was asked, he always put on a good face, maintaining the propriety of the young master.

Sun Quanliang’s family went back home after cutting sweet potato vines to feed the pigs.

The wet nurse also came over to pinch sweet potato leaves for steaming, and upon seeing how much she had cut, remarked a few words.

Kong Yi’s wife went home and said, "The Sun Quanliang family has been apologizing non-stop!"

Kong Yi, on the other hand, was already brimming with various ideas.

However, Old Pei stopped Pei Houli, warning him not to act rashly, "Pei Qin is cunning by nature. Can you beat her?"

Pei Houli frowned. He now loathed Meng’s to death. Although the Government Office did not care how he treated Meng’s, and had demoted her to a concubine, she was seriously problematic. She was even worse than Lady Chen, daring to assert dominance over him, causing trouble at home every day, and to his irritation, the Government Office’s ruling meant he couldn’t send her away! Thinking of Meng’s, he was reminded of Pei Qian leading people into the house and turning up Meng’s undergarment, which incited him to grind his teeth in rage. He could tolerate dealing with Lady Chen – after all, he was the biological father of his three children – but to harm him too!

Having lived a number of years and suffered many a loss at Pei Qin’s hands, Old Pei had become all the more cautious.

After the busy farming season and the harvest of wheat, Sun Quanliang had yet to see someone approach him and couldn’t help cursing Back Mountain Village in his heart. Damn cowards! He had laid out the ladder, and yet not a single one fell for it!

Encountering Sun Tiezhu, "Let’s wait. I don’t believe they won’t take the bait!" Anyway, both the workshop and the stores were on the right track, and they had plenty of idle time!

Pei Qin left everything to the two of them, not meddling further, allowing them to fuss over it while she took care of her own affairs.

In the blink of an eye, Xixi’s first birthday arrived, and Pei Qian had sent back the clothes she made and special local foods through Fang Fu. In Baoning County, in Chuandi, they had some ethnic jewelry with distinct characteristics, which Pei Qian also brought back a fair amount.

It was said that Fang Liuming and Yang Yulan had arrived in Baoning County half a month behind them and were now living in the County Government Office, serving as servants. Pei Qin wasn’t too concerned about dealing with them harshly. She wasn’t afraid, preferring that Fang Li would pass away sooner, let alone a concubine in the form of a widowed Yang Yulan!

"Qianqian is the legitimate wife of the eldest grandson, the County Magistrate’s lady, and won’t let them get the upper hand," Fang Fu also reassured Pei Qin that as long as the elder brother didn’t lose his wits, even with the combined efforts of Fang Zhi and Widow Yang, they were not a match for Qianqian!

Pei Qin wasn’t worried, having received a letter from Fang Liuming beforehand; Pei Qian had quickly acclimated to the new environment, suffering from acclimatization sickness for only two days, so there was no concern. Pei Qian was not one to suffer losses. On her own, she would be more restrained and learn to be strategical and calculated.

"Once my brother-in-law returns, let him find a spot to focus on his studies! There are only three more months until the autumn examinations!"