Although Li Xiucai hated his wife to the core, if she could help him strike up a conversation with the woman next door and help him get acquainted with General Lingxiao …
Li Xiucai felt like he had drunk ten catties of white wine and was floating in the air at the thought of that.
Ever since Li Xiucai asked her for money and tried to lay a hand on her, she had completely given up on him.
However, due to her upbringing, she couldn't make up her mind to divorce Li Xiucai even though she knew that her relationship with him was irreparable.
However, she also understood one thing.
Li Xiucai's family was a classic example of people who bullied the weak and feared the strong.
When you were soft, they would bully and humiliate you. When you were tough, they would only revere you and fear you.
For example, he had been clamoring to divorce his wife for more than half a month now, but there was still no response.
At the end of the day, it was all because their family had to rely on themselves for food and clothing.
How ironic.
Li Xiucai made himself out to be such a noble person, but deep down, he was still a petty person who only cared about personal gain.
When she heard the servant girl say that Li Xiucai had come to visit, she said without hesitation, "I'm not feeling well today, so I won't see him."
When Li Xiucai went to see her, he didn't expect her to see him. When the servant girl said that she wasn't feeling well and couldn't meet guests, Li Xiucai symbolically told the servant girl to take good care of her before turning to leave.
When she heard the servant girl's report, she sneered and didn't ask any more questions.
She didn't want to talk to a hypocrite like Li Xiucai.
However, she didn't expect that Li Xiucai would come looking for the servant girl early in the morning the next day, saying that he wanted to see if she was feeling better.
When Li Xiucai came to see her yesterday, she thought that it was raining blood. It was really strange that he would come again today.
Out of curiosity, she asked the servant girl to bring Li Xiucai in.
Although she didn't divorce Li Xiucai, she still held a grudge against him for trying to hit her that day. As a result, Li Xiucai's family's food and clothing expenses had all been reduced.
If they used to be extravagant, they could only be described as having enough to eat and wear now.
In the beginning, Jin Xiulian had cursed her at her wife's door several times.
However, after being taught by Jiujiu that day, she was no longer a pushover that anyone could bully.
Stepmother's father is a businessman, so she's been influenced by what she's heard and seen, so she still has some tricks up her sleeve.
In the past, it was because of her parents' teachings that husband and wife should be as one. Now that they had fallen out, she did not care about what husband and wife should be as one. She directly fell out.
Therefore, Wan 'er directly sent someone to chase away Jin Xiulian, who was cursing at her in front of her house.
Jin Xiulian was beaten several times in a row, so she did not dare to do it again.
Li Xiucai wanted to scold him, but the thought of being beaten up by the servant made him give up.
During this period of time, his wife's life went on as usual. She lived a life of luxury, but the Li family's life was greatly reduced, especially Li Xiucai's.
In the past, Li Xiucai was generous and treated everyone to a meal because he had a dowry from his stepmother. He chatted and laughed, and no one was an ordinary person.
But now, his wife didn't want to keep giving him money.
Those who talked to him because of the food naturally distanced themselves from him collectively.
It was easy to go from frugality to extravagance, but difficult to go from extravagance to frugality.
He had been so extravagant and extravagant in the past. Now that he no longer had his stepmother's support, he was in dire straits.
Moreover, he had spent the entire night thinking about how to reconcile with his stepmother. Now, Li Xiucai had dark circles under his eyes and looked haggard, as if he had aged ten years.
When she married Li Xiucai, he was young, talented, and unparalleled in his elegance.
Now, he was old and haggard. There was no trace of the elegant and noble man he used to be.
Her stepmother had been able to tolerate him back then because of her parents' teachings, and also because Li Xiucai's face was pleasing to the eye.
Now, Li Xiucai had lost his last good point.
Moreover, although Li Xiucai had not treated her well in the past, he was still a man of character.
But now, she was completely disgusted by Li Xiucai, who was trying to curry favor with her with a smile on his face.
She picked up her teacup, wiped away the tea foam, and took a sip. "My dear husband, why have you come to visit me today?"
Her tone was very rude. If it had been in the past, Li Xiucai would have definitely fallen out with her.
But today, Li Xiucai only smiled faintly. "You and I are husband and wife. Can't I visit you for no reason?"
There was nothing wrong with Li Xiucai's words.
However, the reason why they had no reason to visit each other was because they were very intimate.
Li Xiucai and his stepmother, especially Li Xiucai, looked down on his stepmother both openly and secretly. Later on, he even tried to hit her when she refused to give him money. His visit to his stepmother was a classic example of 'one never visits a temple without a cause.'
His stepmother had been married to Li Xiucai for more than a year. Although she had seen how two-faced Li Xiucai could be, this was the first time she had seen such hypocrisy.
She could no longer drink the tea in her hand. She put down her teacup and looked at Li Xiucai. When she saw his haggard and haggard face, she looked away in disdain. "My dear husband, there's no need to beat around the bush. Just say what you want to say."
Li Xiucai smiled when his stepmother told him to get straight to the point. "I heard that you're quite familiar with the county princess of Yang City, who lives next door."
His stepmother was stunned when she heard Li Xiucai mention the county princess of Yang City.
She only came back to her senses when she heard the maidservant tell her who the county princess of Yang City was.
She had been wondering why Li Xiucai had suddenly come to her. It turned out that he had taken a liking to her relationship with Jiujiu.
His stepmother smiled. "I'm not very familiar with the county princess. What's wrong?"
Li Xiucai frowned when his stepmother said that she was not very familiar with Jiujiu. "Madam, you shouldn't belittle yourself. The county princess once claimed to be sisters with you. Naturally, your relationship with her is not ordinary."
His stepmother had thought that Li Xiucai would not pursue the matter if she said that she was not close to Jiujiu. However, Li Xiucai wanted her to admit that she was on good terms with Jiujiu even though she wanted to deny it.
His wife was almost amused by Li Xiucai.
What? Was he not going to give up until he heard the answer he wanted to hear?
If he already had an answer in his heart, why would he make her say it out loud? Wasn't he just teasing her?
"If you say you're familiar with her, then so be it. Why are you talking about the county princess today?" His stepmother took a bite of dessert. "You must know that the county princess is very displeased with you."
Since she wants me to admit that I'm familiar with the county princess, I'll admit it.
However, I must tell you that she's very displeased with you.
Li Xiucai's expression froze. "I've never met the county princess. Why is she displeased with me?"
A thought immediately surfaced in Li Xiucai's mind. Could it be that the county princess once admired me?
His stepmother, who had no idea what was going on in Li Xiucai's head, replied, "Because of Mother-in-law."
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