Chapter 693: Chapter 597: Meeting the Scum Again

Li Hua got even more excited. She turned and yelled at the tall, thin young man in the tractor’s driver’s seat, "Ligao, hurry up! Let’s go take a look together! We can see what their new house is like, then go back and tell your parents about it. We’ll ask them for more money. The stuff in our new house is just too sparse!"

Wang Ligao was staring, dazed and a little lost, at the girl leaning against the doorway with her arms crossed. He snapped back to his senses when he heard Li Hua’s shout, quickly called out an agreement, and jumped down from the tractor to follow them.

His mind was spinning, though. ’The girl at the door is unreasonably beautiful. No one for miles around is prettier than her; she’s even more stunning than a movie actress! I shouldn’t have ever seen a girl this beautiful before, so why do I feel like I know her?’

Especially just now, as he was thinking about how Zhang Lanni usually mentioned "Mo Xiaoman who lives in Beijing" and "Mo Xiaoman" to Zhang Lihua, it suddenly hit him. ’That strange feeling from before... it’s because the name sounded so familiar!’

Wang Ligao raised a hand and lightly tapped his head. ’What’s wrong with me? Am I really like those people others talk about, daydreaming the moment I see a pretty girl? But there’s no need for that, right? I have a wife, and I married the girl I love!’

Xiao Man leaned against the doorframe. Beside her, Da Zhi and Gu Shaoqin stood in a line, blocking the center of the courtyard gate. If these people wanted to get in, they couldn’t without them moving aside.

Xiao Man’s flat, cold gaze swept over Zhang Lihua and Wang Ligao. ’Zhang Lihua was that ex-wife from my past life. Even younger, she still has that same innately vain look. Her features aren’t particularly beautiful, but her body has the voluptuous characteristics most men like. Plus, for this era, she’s quite fashionable—or at least, she knows how to dress up. Most village girls still wear their hair in two braids, but she already has hers tied up in a high ponytail, with a large, red, layered-tulle flower. Her lips are painted a bright red, making her look like a walking canna lily.’

’The Wang Ligao of today is probably only about twenty. He hasn’t become a cripple yet. He’s tall and slender, with a fair, delicate face that makes him look like a harmless, good person. Only I know how twisted and violent he truly is.’

’He was certainly infatuated. In my past life, he missed Zhang Lihua so much that he and I slept in separate beds after we married. But he would torment me. He slept during the day and made a fuss at night, one moment demanding I pour him water, the next making me massage his injured leg. When he was drunk, he would either beat me or curse me. Burning me with cigarette butts was a common occurrence. When his mother forced us to sleep together to have a child, he beat me savagely afterward, accusing me of being shameless and seducing him... When he found out I was pregnant, he became even more erratic. One day he would buy me something nice to eat, and the next he would turn merciless, slapping my face and kicking my stomach, yelling that he didn’t want the "bastard child" I was carrying. He showed all the symptoms of a schizophrenic.’

’But he wasn’t truly insane. Around his former mother-in-law and ex-wife, he was perfectly normal. Throughout the year, he never missed sending the appropriate gifts for any festival. When his ex-wife went back to her parents’ home, he would spend entire days waiting at his former mother-in-law’s house, and he’d still be in a great mood when he returned to his own home.’

’Wang Ligao’s parents were both hardworking people. His mother was skilled at farming and raising livestock, earning a lot of money each year just from her sows having piglets. His father was a bricklayer with excellent skills who often took on small construction projects. That’s why their family owned a tractor, and their standard of living was the best among the neighboring villages. Zhang Lihua was his childhood sweetheart, so they had gotten engaged early on and held a wedding banquet for the villagers as witnesses, though they hadn’t officially registered their marriage at the township civil affairs office yet.’

’As it turned out, two years later, Wang Ligao had a tractor accident and his leg was crippled. But Zhang Lihua, who loved having fun and going to the city, was hardly willing to spend her life with a cripple. She quickly found a divorced man with a job in the city, went straight to register their marriage, and moved in with him, dumping Wang Ligao without a second thought.’

’Wang Ligao became twisted from the heartbreak, but his family’s fortunes took a turn for the better. Two months after I married into the family, Mr. Wang took over the contract for the township’s brick and tile factory. He was well-connected in the local construction industry and knew that with the continuous development of urban and rural areas, the demand for bricks and tiles would only increase. He decisively took out a bank loan, keeping the old factory in production while expanding with a new one. In just over a year, the Wang Family earned tens of thousands.’

’The Wang Family was starting to become nouveau riche. They were preparing to build a new multi-story house and planned to buy a Dongfeng truck. It was right at this moment that Zhang Lihua came running back to Wang Ligao. Sobbing, she complained about how her husband in the city was so troublesome, how he was still involved with his ex-wife, and how he’d cut her spending money only to save it for his ex-wife and their daughter. She said she didn’t want to be with that man anymore. She wanted a divorce. She wanted to come back and live with Wang Ligao and have his children, because she and Wang Ligao were true love!’

’Wang Ligao drank up Zhang Lihua’s sweet talk like a love potion and was completely captivated. Without a second word, he went home and abused me, beating me until I miscarried our six-month-old fetus!’

’But Wang Ligao didn’t get his wish of immediately welcoming Zhang Lihua back. His mother wouldn’t allow it. Mrs. Wang was notoriously fierce and formidable. How had Zhang Lihua left in the first place? Mrs. Wang had charged over to the Zhang Family’s home several times, nearly tearing the roof off their house. How could she possibly accept Zhang Lihua again?’

’But Zhang Lihua was no simpleton. She stayed long-term at her parents’ house. Since both families lived in the same village, Wang Ligao ran over to fool around with her every day. Four or five months later, Zhang Lihua was walking around the village with a pregnant belly. For the sake of a grandchild, and because the doctor had once said my injuries were so severe that it would be difficult for me to ever get pregnant again, Mrs. Wang finally had no choice but to agree to let Wang Ligao divorce me and remarry Zhang Lihua.’

’In my last life, after the divorce, I had actually packed my bags and returned to Gongdao Village quite readily. But Liu Fengying refused to take me in. Instead, she dragged me back to Little Wang Village and caused a huge scene at the Wang Family’s home. In the end, it was Mr. Wang who gave her a sum of money to quiet things down. Only then did Liu Fengying take me home.’

’A lifetime later, I’m encountering these scumbags again. Though our lives will no longer be entangled, I won’t let them off. You like bullying the weak, don’t you? You treat human life as worthless just for your own pleasure and satisfaction. Well, it’s time you got a taste of your own medicine!’

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