Reborn in 78, I made my fortune by working in the mountains, supporting three families on my own.

Zhao Lei glanced at his three ex-wives sitting in the corner.

They all remained silent, looking aggrieved.

It's like a wronged young woman waiting for her parents to make a decision.

Zhao Lei felt a surge of anxiety, but he was now at a loss for words.

He knew that his father-in-law was currently in a bad mood, and no matter what he said, there would be something to refute him.

Fortunately, my mother-in-law is quite gentle.

Zhao Lei also put on a pitiful look and began to whine to his mother-in-law, "Mom, this is really a misunderstanding. Everyone knows that Brother Dashan and Bowen have been incredibly busy lately. How could I possibly have any time to do anything shady?"

As he spoke, Zhao Lei pulled his mother-in-law, Chen Xiumei, to Wang Cuilan's side: "Mother, this handkerchief belongs to my sister Cuilan. I was afraid you wouldn't believe me, so I went to their house specifically to invite her here."

Wang Zhongbao immediately chimed in, "Yes, yes, Auntie, this is indeed a misunderstanding. Look, I brought my sister along too."

Chen Xiumei pulled Wang Cuilan, who seemed a little hesitant, and asked softly, "Xiaolan, with your aunt here, just speak frankly. No matter what the situation, your aunt won't blame you."

After all, Zhao Lei is technically a bachelor. If you have any ideas, just tell your aunt, and she'll make the decision for you.

"Aunt Mei, I..." Wang Cuilan hesitated, unable to finish her sentence.

Seeing this, everyone in the main room immediately had their own speculations.

Zhao Lei, who was standing nearby, was even more startled.

No, Cuilan, why are you playing hard to get at this time?

Why don't you just tell the truth?

She even acted all shy and coy, as if there was something really going on between us.

Qin Bowen, standing next to him, was equally nervous, his palms sweating profusely.

No, Sister Cuilan, what are you doing?

It's hard not to be suspicious when you act like this.

Thinking of this, Qin Bowen quickly gave Wang Zhongbao a wink, and Wang Zhongbao nodded with a wry smile.

No, buddy, I didn't want to either. Does anyone know what's wrong with my sister?

Immediately, Wang Zhongbao slipped away from the crowd and tugged at his third sister's clothes in the shadows.

Wang Cuilan then slowly said, "Aunties, sisters-in-law, Uncle Mancang, Brother Bowen, you've really misunderstood Brother Lei."

Zhao Lei breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

My God, you've finally said something sensible! Otherwise, I would have been driven crazy by you.

Su Wanqing, who had been looking down, suddenly brightened up upon hearing this and stared intently at Wang Cuilan.

Jiang Xinyue breathed a sigh of relief.

Only Qin Yuchan looked at Wang Cuilan suspiciously, then suddenly stood up and said, "Sister Cuilan, why did Zhao Sanshi put your personal handkerchief in his pocket? How do you explain that?"

Qin Mancang naturally sided with his daughter and immediately chimed in, "That's right, Cuilan, you have to tell your uncle the truth."

Wang Cuilan took out her handkerchief and waved it: "Sister Yuchan, is this the handkerchief you're talking about?"

Qin Yuchan took a look and saw that the purple handkerchief embroidered with eye-catching peonies of wealth and prosperity was the culprit.

"Yes, that's the handkerchief."

Zhao Lei hurriedly explained, "Yu Chan, I remember now, this handkerchief is..."

Before he could finish speaking, Qin Mancang, who was standing next to him, waved his hand to interrupt him.

"Zhao Lei, shut up!"

"I……"

Zhao Lei was speechless.

He could only sheepishly shrink back and stand with Qin Bowen and Wang Zhongbao.

Wang Cuilan continued, "Uncle Mancang, Aunt Mei, actually Brother Lei is right. This handkerchief was from when Brother Lei and his friends were hunting wild goats."

I was also at the threshing ground at Dashiba when I was almost knocked down by a rampaging wild goat. Luckily, Brother Lei killed the beast. Seeing him covered in sweat, I casually took out my handkerchief and wiped it for him.

Zhao Lei nodded quickly and replied, "Yes, yes, that's exactly it."

Qin Mancang glared angrily at Zhao Lei: "Right about what? Don't say a word!"

Zhao Lei could only remain silent once again.

Afterwards, Wang Cuilan explained to everyone what had happened that day.

It turned out that Zhao Lei's killing of the wild goats prevented many people from getting injured, and the collective's food was saved. At that time, many people came forward to wipe Zhao Lei's sweat and hand him water.

Surrounded by the crowd, Zhao Lei had no idea what was going on.

He casually took a handkerchief, wiped his sweat, and instinctively put it in his pocket.

In addition, Qin Bowen was also present at the time, and occasionally corroborated the testimony.

Qin Mancang and his ex-wives nodded with some skepticism.

Qin Mancang said, "So, Cuilan, you don't have any feelings for Zhao Lei?"

When asked about this topic, Wang Cuilan remained silent.

Jiang Xinyue, who had been observing the whole situation from the side, felt a sudden sinking feeling in her heart.

She understood Wang Cuilan's micro-expressions.

He thought to himself, "San Shi really is still so attractive to women."

This Cuilan girl probably still has feelings for Sanshi.

the other side.

Wang Cuilan hesitated for a moment.

Wang Zhongbao, who was behind her, quickly tugged at her clothes again.

Wang Cuilan came to her senses and stammered, "Uncle Mancang, I just really admire Brother Lei."

By this time, the observant mother-in-law, Chen Xiumei, had also figured things out.

So she turned and glanced at Zhao Lei.

Zhao Lei was filled with anxiety and kept glancing at his three ex-wives sitting in the corner.

Chen Xiumei was finally relieved.

She thought to herself that her former son-in-law still cared about her daughter.

I don't have any particular thoughts about Cui Lan'er; it seems everyone has misunderstood him.

So he started speaking up for Zhao Lei.

"Oh, Xiaolan, since it's all been said and it was a misunderstanding, let's all not take it to heart. It's good that the misunderstanding is cleared up."

Then, she gave Wang Zhongbao a wink.

Wang Zhongbao was a clever boy from a young age, and he immediately understood what his aunt meant.

He pulled his sister aside and apologized to his three sisters-in-law, saying, "Sisters-in-law, I'm sorry for causing such a big conflict in your families. I hope you won't take it to heart and won't misunderstand Brother Lei."

Besides, my third sister is currently widowed and single, so she'll have to find me a new brother-in-law in the future. Please don't spread this around.

Wang Cuilan absentmindedly chimed in, "Yes, Sister Yuchan, Sister Xinyue, Sister Wanqing, it's just a misunderstanding."

The matter has been discussed to this extent.

Zhao Lei's three ex-wives also realized that they had misunderstood him.

Seeing that Wang Cuilan sincerely apologized to them, the three ex-wives could no longer maintain their facade.

They all stood up and exchanged a few pleasantries with Wang Cuilan, assuring her that she didn't need to worry, that the matter would end there, and that it wouldn't spread and ruin her reputation.

Wang Cuilan felt a pang of disappointment, but she couldn't show it and could only force herself to agree with the others.

Afterwards, Wang Zhongbao made an excuse that it was late and he had things to do at home, and then he took his third sister and left.

After Wang Zhongbao and his sister left, only the whole family remained in Qin Mancang's household.

It's much easier to talk when there are no outsiders around...