Male Lead's Canon Fodder Wife - Chapter 1148

Chapter 1148: Shattered Hope
After their brief conversation, Liu Pan left for the farmland. As for Liu Hua, after helping Lin Muai make the bed, she let her rest and joined her cousin in the garden.

While they worked, Liu Piao asked, “Ah Hua, what happened to her?”

Recalling what she saw, Liu Hua replied, “She was beaten by Shi Qiwan. That crazy woman is completely out of control. She listens to her family’s instigations and keeps causing trouble for my brother.”

“It hasn’t been long since we clarified the rumors about you and my brother, and now she is accusing Teacher Lin of causing her divorce. How can someone be so blind and stupid to ignore the truth?” she added angrily.

Hearing this, Liu Piao smiled and replied, “I told your mother before your brother’s marriage that Shi Qiwan wasn’t a good match. With that kind of family, how could they raise a good daughter?”

“Well, we can’t blame my mother. Shi Qiwan begged her and even said she didn’t want any bride price. If it weren’t for my brother’s age, my mother wouldn’t have agreed to the marriage,” Liu Hua said with a sigh.

After a moment of silence, Liu Piao replied, “What’s done is done. Since we can’t change the past, we can only look forward.”

“Cousin, how about I introduce you to someone? My husband has several friends from work. They may be a little older, but they are hardworking and don’t care about rumors. If you agree, they would propose immediately,” Liu Hua asked suddenly.

Hearing this, Liu Piao raised her head. Her eyes fixed on a banyan tree nearby. Noticing someone walking away behind it, she sighed and replied, “Ah Hua, I don’t have any plans to marry.”

“Cousin, are you still waiting for Zhang Ermu?” Liu Hua asked with a frown.

Although she didn’t know the details, she was sure her cousin liked him. What she didn’t understand was why they wasted time when they clearly had feelings for each other.

“Even if I wait for him, he might not wait for me. After all, he is no longer young, and his family will arrange a marriage for him,” Liu Piao said with a resigned smile.

“In that case, you should find him and ask what he wants. If he doesn’t want a relationship with you, then move on. There is no need to tie yourself to one tree,” Liu Hua said.

Seeing her cousin was upset due to her matters, Liu Piao chuckled and asked, “Aren’t you the same?”

Liu Hua was speechless by her cousin’s words. Indeed, she was no different from her cousin. She had held onto a tree called Xiao Li for years, refusing to let go. What right did she have to tell her cousin to move on?

With that thought, Liu Hua sighed and vented her frustration on the weeds. Thanks to her efforts, they finished pulling all the weeds faster than usual.

At the same time, Shi Qiwan finally returned to her parents’ house after dragging her painful body for a long time. The moment she entered the yard, she was splashed with a bucket of dirty water.

“Ah!” she let out a yelp in shock.

Smelling the foul odor coming from the water, she retched and shouted angrily, “Who dares to splash dirty water on me?!”

As soon as she finished speaking, she was slapped across the face and heard her eldest sister-in-law’s voice, “You good-for-nothing! You still dare to talk back after stealing my family’s money?!”

Before she could process her sister-in-law’s words, her hair was grabbed, and she was dragged into the house.

Gripping her sister-in-law’s wrist, Shi Qiwan said, “Sister-in-law, there must be a misunderstanding. I didn’t steal anything!”

“You don’t have to explain to me. Explain to Father and Mother instead!” With that, her sister-in-law shoved her to the ground and added, “Mother, I have caught her.”

Raising her head, Shi Qiwan saw her mother glaring at her, and she could feel her anger. Feeling the oppression, she lowered her gaze and weakly explained, “Mother, I didn’t steal anything.”

Looking at her money-wasting daughter, Mother Shi slammed her palm on the table with a loud thud. Pointing at her, she said angrily, “You still dare to lie?! In the entire house, only you do nothing all day. If not you, who else would have had time to take the money?”

“Mother, I really didn’t steal your money. I even gave you all of my money. Why would I steal from you again?” Shi Qiwan tried to defend herself.

Sitting on the side, her second sister-in-law sneered and said, “Who knows? Maybe you stole our family’s money and gave it to a wild man.”

As soon as she heard this, Shi Qiwan’s face turned pale. She glared at her sister-in-law and replied, “Second sister-in-law, you should be careful with your words! I didn’t steal the money, nor do I have a wild man!”

“Hah! You think we will believe you when you look like that?” her eldest sister-in-law sneered.

Hearing this, Shi Qiwan lowered her head and finally realized how unkempt she looked. If people didn’t know she had been beaten by Liu Hua, they might have thought she was rolling in bed with a man, just based on her disheveled appearance.

Realizing the situation, she looked at her parents and saw her father refusing to look at her, while her mother was seething with anger. She quickly tidied up her clothes and said, “Mother, I didn’t—”

Before she could finish her words, Mother Shi threw a cup at her. With a loud thud, the cup hit her forehead, causing blood to flow from her broken skin.

“Shameless woman! If I knew you would steal our family’s money and do this shameful thing, I would never have agreed to let you come back!” Mother Shi roared.

“Enough!” Father Shi finally interrupted.

Looking at her father, Shi Qiwan hoped that he would protect her and clear up the misunderstanding. Unexpectedly, her hope was shattered the next moment.