Farm Girl's Manor-Chapter 1383: Extra Fourteen: Strike_2

Having finished speaking, a mocking smile appeared on the corners of her mouth, ridiculing Lu Zhu for her unrequited love, ridiculing her manipulative efforts, and how despite staining her hands with blood, she could never get what she desired.

Liu Tinglan had never been a heartless person. When others slandered her behind her back, she would simply laugh it off without a fuss. However, if someone hurt her relatives or friends, she would never let them go.

If Lu Zhu wearing mourning clothes on her wedding day to the Shen family was something she could forgive, then Lu Zhu’s persistent affections toward her husband, her repeated attempts to harm her children, and nearly causing her to die along with her unborn baby during a difficult labor, Ting Lan grew to loathe this woman completely, wishing she could kill her with her own hands.

In the end, she chose not to act on her own, fearing to dirty her hands. She did not want to become a wife and mother with hands stained with filth and blood. Hearing that Mo Yan was going to take away the woman she hated most, she agreed without hesitation, knowing that the woman would not meet a good end in the hands of a close friend.

Having been tormented for almost a year, she thought the woman must have gone mad. Unexpectedly, she was still not disheartened, still fantasizing about escaping her current predicament. So, seizing this opportunity, Ting Lan decided to demand back everything that woman owed her.

"No... It can’t be true, cousin isn’t sincere, he won’t like you, he should like me instead, I’m his cousin, we are childhood sweethearts, he should like me, it should be me... it’s you, it’s you, you Jezebel who stole my cousin, it’s all your fault!"

Lu Zhu’s swollen face first flashed with confusion, then as if provoked by something, she bared her teeth and claws at Liu Tinglan, howling hysterically, that uncontrollable behavior was terrifying indeed.

The two daughters-in-law of the Zhao Family almost lost control and nearly let Lu Zhu slip away. Fortunately, Liu Tinglan reacted quickly, stepping back to avoid Lu Zhu’s dirty nails scratching her.

Watching Lu Zhu’s frantic behavior, the irony on Liu Tinglan’s face grew even thicker, her voice softer by several degrees, "Believe it or not, my husband has only ever seen you as a sister, never harboring any romantic feelings for you! I have no sister, and if you were wise, I would have treated you like one. Unfortunately, you are beyond help, disappointing your uncle and aunt, turning my husband’s heart cold, and ruining a good marriage match for yourself... All of this, you brought upon yourself. Whom can you blame?"

In this world, there are many people who don’t get what they ask for. If everyone used love as an excuse to harm innocent people, such people do not deserve happiness; they only destroy themselves.

"No, it shouldn’t be like this... my cousin should be mine, my uncle and aunt should love me, they should be on my side..."

Lu Zhu refused to accept the truth, her unfocused gaze mumbling to the ground, her lips bleeding from a hit, showing none of her previous arrogance.

Looking at Lu Zhu this way, no one felt the slightest pity for her. A perfectly good young lady, with a decent marriage prospect, became obsessed with something not meant for her. And it wouldn’t be so bad if that was all, but she was cruel and vicious, repeatedly attacking a pregnant woman. Such a person was fundamentally rotten to the core and undeserving of sympathy.

Seeing Lu Zhu reduced to this state by a few slaps and words, Liu Tinglan suddenly felt it meaningless, turned, and left her with one last sentence, "The fact that you’re still alive is the last bit of mercy from the Shen family. If you do not cherish it, no one will give you another chance."

Holding the dragon-phoenix twins who had stopped crying and were reaching out for her, Liu Tinglan kissed each of their small faces and buried her head in their necks for a long time without speaking.

Seeing this, Mo Yan did not say anything, simply waving at the two daughters-in-law of the Zhao Family, without giving instructions on how to deal with Lu Zhu.

Just looking at Lu Zhu’s current state, she was already being punished. Sometimes, mental punishment is more painful than physical torture.

The daughters-in-law of the Zhao Family, seeing this, quickly dragged the distraught Lu Zhu away.

Disturbed by Lu Zhu, Mo Yan lost her pleasure in sunbathing, but Liu Tinglan seemed unaffected and enthusiastically suggested having hotpot for lunch.

"Great, let’s have hotpot!" Mo Yan avidly agreed, about to hurry Yuan Yue and Er Mei to prepare, when she met her husband’s disapproving gaze and promptly corrected herself, "Get two extra pots ready, I’ll just have the mushroom and spare rib soup, and make sure not to put any chili peppers in."

After speaking, she quickly sought her mother and friend’s approval, fearing that if she delayed any longer, someone might prevent them from enjoying the meal.

Mo Yan, who had a particular fondness for hotpot, had not enjoyed it thoroughly for a long time, especially since becoming pregnant, as spicy food had become taboo in General Mansion, with Xiao Ruiyuan even ordering the kitchen not to purchase chili peppers.

If she craved spicy hotpot, she could only sneak into Space and pick a couple of chili peppers to secretly add to her hotpot and indulge, which always incited laughter from Xue tuanzi.

Yuan Yue and Er Mei, having received the order, did not go down to prepare immediately but looked towards Xiao Ruiyuan instead.

Since eating hotpot was Liu Tinglan’s suggestion, Xiao Ruiyuan wouldn’t dismiss his wife’s wishes in front of others. When Yuan Yue and Er Mei looked at him, he simply said, "Prepare one clear broth pot and one spicy pot, and don’t bring up any ingredients that shouldn’t be on the table."

"Yes!" Yuan Yue and Er Mei bowed respectfully and hastened to prepare.

"This is wonderful, I’m really benefitting from mom and Sister Lan’s presence today; otherwise, I wouldn’t have had the chance to eat hotpot!" Mo Yan exclaimed joyfully, linking arms with Cui Qingrou.

"You, with a child in your belly, need to be careful. Once the baby is born, you can eat however you like without anyone stopping you," Cui Qingrou affectionately scolded as she tapped her daughter’s head before turning to Xiao Ruiyuan, "It’s cold now, and it doesn’t harm her to crave hotpot, just so long as she doesn’t eat anything spicy."

Xiao Ruiyuan showed a helpless smile and said with a wry smile, "I haven’t forbidden her from eating hotpot; it’s that she secretly stores chili peppers. Every time the hotpot is ready, she adds them. I can’t stop her when I’m not at home during the day, and the servants dare not stop her either. All I could do was order the kitchen not to serve hotpot at the table."

Hearing the reason behind the affair, Cui Qingrou glared sternly at Mo Yan, "This time, mother can’t help you. I’ll have your father speak to you another day."

Mo Yan stuck out her tongue and clung to Cui Qingrou’s arm, pleading, "Mom, I know I was wrong, and I won’t secretly eat spicy food anymore. Please don’t tell dad; his nagging could drive me mad, and you wouldn’t want a dolt granddaughter born to your dolt daughter, right?"

"You silly girl, always talking nonsense," Cui Qingrou said, half laughing half crying, as she gently tapped her forehead, "You’d better keep your word, and from now on, no more sneaking chilies, it’s not good for you or the baby."

Pregnant women aren’t prevented from eating spicy food, but the mother’s body is prone to getting heaty, which can accumulate and form toxins that extremely harm the unborn child.

"Mhm, I promise I won’t eat any!" Mo Yan nodded frantically and raised three fingers to swear, though inside, her heart was in tears.

With Spirit Spring Water, even if she ate a hundred chili peppers a day until she gave birth to the child, it was impossible to accumulate those toxins. She craved sour and spicy food only because she lost her sense of taste after pregnancy—why did it have to be so difficult!