The Stepmother’s Counterattack: Raising a Child in a Bygone Era
Chapter 139: A Chance Encounter with Sun Feifei

Chapter 139: Chapter 139: A Chance Encounter with Sun Feifei

After leaving the noodle shop, Shen Xiangnan didn’t return to the dormitory but ran to the Pei Family to find Shen Mingzhu.

Ever since the day Shen Xiangnan and Yang Lizhen divorced, Shen Mingzhu knew Yang Lizhen would definitely regret it and seek reconciliation with Shen Xiangnan.

The first day Shen Xiangnan came to the city, Shen Mingzhu repeatedly reminded him that if Yang Lizhen came looking for him, no matter what she said, he must not agree and should come to find her immediately.

"Second Brother, what do you really think?"

Shen Xiangnan, with his head bowed, replied in a muffled voice, "Little sister, I don’t want to remarry Lizhen."

Shen Mingzhu teased, "Didn’t you used to love her to death? You would never go west if she told you to go east, right?"

Shen Xiangnan lifted his head, earnestly saying, "Today I suddenly realized how ugly she is."

Shen Mingzhu: "...So, you used to obey her because you thought she was beautiful?"

Shen Xiangnan nodded honestly.

Shen Mingzhu hadn’t expected that, apart from being weak-willed and easily swayed, her Second Brother was also quite vain.

It wasn’t that Yang Lizhen had suddenly turned ugly, but who would find an ordinary wildflower appealing after seeing a garden full of splendid flowers?

——

The next day, not long after Shen Xiangnan arrived at the cotton mill for work, the team leader asked him to go to the office, saying that the leadership was looking for him.

It wasn’t until Shen Xiangnan reached the office that he realized Yang Lizhen was there, too.

Yang Lizhen’s eyes were red, and when she saw him, tears streamed down her face. The way she looked at Shen Xiangnan was as if staring at a faithless lover, full of reproach.

Director Xu was direct, pointing at Yang Lizhen and asking Shen Xiangnan, "This is your wife, isn’t it?"

Shen Xiangnan hastily informed Director Xu of the fact that he had divorced Yang Lizhen.

After hearing this, Director Xu rebuked him with a stern tone, "Shen Xiangnan, you appear to be honest and dependable, but how could you commit such an act of irresponsibility? The girl has been married to you for only six months, and you already divorced her, demanding the return of the bride price, too. If I had known your true character, I wouldn’t have hired you in the first place."

Hearing these words, Yang Lizhen quickly spoke up for Shen Xiangnan, "Director Xu, Xiangnan simply made a momentary mistake. Please give him another chance to turn over a new leaf."

As she spoke, she approached Shen Xiangnan, "Xiangnan, let’s get remarried. If we do, the bad reputation of failing to fulfill marital duties won’t fall on you."

Yang Lizhen seemed to be pleading on the surface, but there was a threat implied in her words.

If Shen Xiangnan didn’t remarry her, she would make a fuss incessantly, ensuring he couldn’t stay at the cotton mill.

Shen Xiangnan took a deep breath, "Lizhen, must you do this? If I don’t remarry you, are you going to ruin me?"

"You’re the one who wronged me, I had no choice but to seek out the leadership," she replied.

That said, Yang Lizhen turned and knelt down in front of Director Xu, "Director Xu, please persuade Xiangnan. I truly want to rebuild our life together, and also, I’m carrying..."

"You’re not trying to say you’re pregnant again, are you?"

Yang Lizhen turned her head and saw Shen Mingzhu who had been standing at the door for who knows how long, her face suddenly changing color.

Shen Mingzhu stepped into the office with a smirk, introducing herself to Director Xu.

Director Xu, knowing she was Pei Wenping’s sister, was relatively polite.

"Miss Shen, though this is your family affair, since Shen Xiangnan is an employee here at the factory, if the situation gets out, the higher-ups will hear of it and nobody will benefit. Besides, your sister-in-law is pregnant; perhaps it’s best to give her another chance. There’s wisdom in the old saying, ’For one day married, a hundred days’ grace,’ right?"

Shen Mingzhu looked down at Yang Lizhen, "You do have some cunning and cleverness, it’s just a pity that you’ve never used them for anything straightforward and honest."

"Director Xu, I anticipated she would be incessant, so I specifically invited the village head from Shenjiagou. I believe you’ll change your mind after hearing what he has to say," she said.

Yang Lizhen watched as the village chief entered from outside, and her already poor complexion immediately turned even uglier.

The village chief contemptuously glanced at Yang Lizhen and recounted her and the Yang Family’s despicable behavior in detail.

By this time, the office door was surrounded by quite a few onlookers.

As the village chief spoke, any sympathy previously felt for Yang Lizhen turned into disdain.

Faking pregnancy to trick her mother-in-law into buying a gold necklace, secretly selling off her husband’s family’s craftsmanship, causing them heavy losses, and on top of that, being lazy, refusing to do any household chores.

Upon learning of Yang Lizhen’s various malicious deeds, Director Xu was furious, and promptly threw her out, ordering the security guards not to let Yang Lizhen in ever again.

After resolving the issue, Shen Xiangnan went back to work in the workshop while Shen Mingzhu left with the village chief.

Not far from the cotton mill, they were stopped by Yang Lizhen.

"Shen Mingzhu, what have I ever done to offend you that you can’t stand to see me do well? As a married younger sister-in-law, what gives you the right to meddle in your natal family’s affairs? Aren’t you afraid of retribution?"

Shen Mingzhu looked at her, "Yang Lizhen, whether I’ll face retribution is none of your business, but you certainly will have a hard time getting married in the future. A lazy and bad person like you, selfish and greedy, only thinking of squeezing money from your own family and indifferent to your husband’s well-being, is surely someone no one would dare to marry."

Yang Lizhen’s face turned green with rage, "Shen Mingzhu, what right do you have to judge me? Do you think you were any better than me when you were living with your parents? You’re just luckier than me, having married a man from the city. Just you wait and see, not only will I, Yang Lizhen, get married, but I will marry a man far better than Shen Xiangnan!"

"Oh, then I wish you success."

——

A couple of days after dealing with Yang Lizhen, Xiangying suddenly came to visit.

When Shen Mingzhu had previously visited the Xiang Family, she brought along quite a few homemade snacks.

A few days ago, Xiangying had entertained some leaders at home, and the child from the neighboring leader’s family, a picky eater, took a special liking to the snacks made by Shen Mingzhu and couldn’t stop eating them.

One of the leaders then approached Xiangying to ask where the snacks were bought from, which led Xiangying to seek out Shen Mingzhu, asking her to make some more.

Although Xiangying hadn’t helped her with a favor before, knowing the principle that haste makes waste, Shen Mingzhu agreed without hesitation.

Before leaving, Xiangying held her hand apologetically, "Mingzhu, I’ve been busy recently and forgot about the favor you asked of me. But rest assured, I will make sure to take care of it for you, wait for my good news."

"Thank you, Sister Xiang."

See, isn’t that coming along?

After Xiangying left, Shen Mingzhu immediately took out the leftover materials and made the snacks Xiangying had specifically requested. She personally delivered them the next day.

Two days later, Shen Mingzhu received a call from Xiangying, asking her to go to Jinxi Hotel at seven in the evening, saying there would be an investment networking event with entrepreneurs and bosses from various industries in attendance.

Whether she could seize this opportunity depended on Shen Mingzhu’s own capabilities.

When Shen Mingzhu arrived at the hotel that evening, it was still ten minutes until seven.

Without an invitation, she could only wait in the hotel lobby for Xiangying’s husband to come out and meet her.

Before long, a young woman walked into the hotel entrance.

The woman wore a stylish suit dress, three-inch high heels, her face made up exquisitely, and her hair draped over her shoulders, swaying with allure as she walked.

Everyone in the hotel looked toward the woman, including Shen Mingzhu, who, like everyone else, did enjoy watching a beautiful woman.

However, as the woman passed by, Shen Mingzhu was surprised to recognize her as Sun Feifei.

Sun Feifei also recognized her and approached her with suspicion, asking, "What are you doing here?"

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