Era: Seven money-losing girls? They're trying to trick me into having a daughter again!

"I saw it in town before."

Zhao Laosan raised an eyebrow, looking at Mei Yan with a wicked grin. "That man looks pretty rich. Where did you hook up with him?"

"Zhao Laosan, I don't know what you're talking about."

Mei Yan said coldly, "If you want to deal with Fang Wei, you should figure it out yourself. Don't drag me into this!"

She's now thinking about how to force that man to divorce his wife.

As for Fang Wei?

Although Mei Yan hated him, she was still a little scared when she thought about what he had said that day.

"Yanzi,"

Zhao Laosan pressed himself against Mei Yan, his hand sliding down to her waist. "What's our relationship? Why would you need to hide something like this from me?"

"Don't forget, I'm the one who introduced you to Fang Wei."

"Your belly is starting to show, isn't it?"

He lewdly touched Mei Yan's stomach, "So that's why you were in such a hurry to go to Fang Wei's house to ask for a formal title after you heard what I said that day."

On the day Mei Yan went to see Fang Wei, he secretly followed her the whole time.

When he arrived at her home, he noticed that Mei Yan kept touching her stomach. Later, after Fang Wei kicked her out, Mei Yan continued to touch her stomach on the way home.

Although Zhao Laosan could not be considered a smart man, he was quite clever in his own way.

"Don't you want to marry Fang Wei? His family is much richer than before. If you marry into their family, all that money will be yours!"

Upon hearing this, Mei Yan's eyes flickered slightly: "What do you intend to do?"

Zhao Laosan leaned close to her ear and whispered a few words.

"Will that Officer Xu really take charge of our affairs?"

Mei Yan frowned. "Does he, a mere street office worker in a town, have the time to bother with us country folk?"

"Tsk!"

Zhao Laosan cursed, "What's wrong with your brain? Fang Wei only agreed to lease that old forest farm because that Xu clerk forced him to!"

"I saw him outside that day, and he probably wanted to sleep with Wu Shaoli!"

Mei Yan's face darkened slightly. Why were all these men thinking about Wu Shaoli, that boring, sallow-faced woman?!

"So as long as we go to him and explain the situation, he'll definitely find a way to help us deal with Fang Wei!"

"..."

Mei Yan hesitated for a moment, "But if we really do what you say, won't Fang Wei be arrested and go to jail?"

She wants to marry into the Fang family, but without Fang Wei as her money-making tool, she won't get any benefits from marrying into the family.

"That kid definitely won't report it to the police station."

Zhao Laosan not only gambles in the countryside, but he also gambles in the town. He's much more shrewd and perceptive than the villagers!

When that cadre Xu came to the village, he didn't look like an honest person. If he knew that Fang Wei had two or three hundred yuan in his hand, he would definitely try to extort him!

"Don't worry, my goal is the same as yours, we both just want to get some money out of Fang Wei."

Mei Yan was still a little worried, but thinking of how heartless Fang Wei had been towards her, she gritted her teeth and nodded: "Okay, I'll do as you say!"

……

Wu Shaoli watched as Fang Wei squatted on the ground, holding a cloth bag in his hand, and kept stuffing things into it: flour, eggs, brown sugar, and two bottles of malted milk powder.

"Are you planning to take these things to your older brother's house?"

"Um."

Fang Wei specifically bought an extra item from his older brother's shop this time, "Didn't my brother not return the things from last time?"

"I'm thinking I should go more often and bring more things."

"My nephew's health has always been poor, right? These two bottles of malted milk powder are what I bought specifically for him."

"Even if my older brother and sister-in-law don't like me, they won't say anything too harsh for the sake of the children."

He looked up at Wu Shaoli and smiled, "Don't worry, wife. Those five cans inside are for our daughters. I definitely won't give away their food rations."

"...It wouldn't be a big deal if you took another can for your nephew."

Wu Shaoli knew perfectly well why her elder brother and sister-in-law's child was in poor health, and said softly, "Take two cans of that fruit too."

"That child is already three years old this year, so there's nothing wrong with him eating these things."

Fang Wei thought about it for a moment and agreed, but he didn't take two bottles; he only took one.

Wu Shaoli entered the room, and after a while, she came back with a white floral print fabric that Fang Wei had bought earlier.

"Take this cloth with you too."

She stuffed the cloth into Fang Wei's hand and said softly, "My sister-in-law's voice is about the same as mine, so this little bit of cloth is enough for her to make a new set of clothes."

"Take it to him and say you bought it especially for her."

Fang Wei was stunned for a moment. Looking at the guilt on Wu Shaoli's face, he felt a surge of indescribable bitterness in his heart.

His wife and sister-in-law should have been good sisters-in-law, but because of him, they haven't spoken a word to each other for years.

"young married woman……"

Fang Wei's voice was a little hoarse. After hesitating for a moment, he still refused, saying, "I'll buy some for my older brother and sister-in-law next time I go to town."

"This fabric was bought especially for you; you don't need to take it out."

"Take it."

Wu Shaoli smiled and brushed a stray hair behind her ear. "I now believe you'll definitely make a lot of money in the future. Surely you won't be short of a new dress then?"

"If you apologize sincerely, your older brother and sister-in-law will definitely forgive you."

After saying that, she didn't give Fang Wei any further chance to refuse and went to take care of her daughters.

Fang Wei held the wad of white floral fabric, feeling regret once again. How could he have let down such a good woman in his past life?

"Knock knock knock—"

Zhou Li opened the courtyard gate and saw Fang Wei standing outside again. Her brows furrowed just like yesterday.

"Sister-in-law!"

Fang Wei quickly held up the cloth bag and said urgently, "I didn't come here for any other reason than to buy some things for the child!"

"This contains malted milk powder, specially formulated to nourish children's bodies!"

Zhou Li's gaze lingered on the cloth bag for a moment.

He certainly recognized malted milk powder; the town's supply and marketing cooperative sold it for a little over three yuan a bottle, which most families couldn't afford.

She heard that this stuff is good for you, and if you eat it often, your child will grow up to be chubby and healthy.

Her son is in poor health, and she had long wanted to buy him a bottle to try, but the family simply couldn't afford it.

"Sister-in-law, please let me in to say a few words, then I'll leave!"

Seeing that Zhou Li's attitude had softened somewhat compared to yesterday, Fang Wei quickly pressed his advantage and said...

"..."

Seeing his pleading expression, Zhou Li hesitated for a moment, but still opened the door.

Fang Wei walked into the yard and saw Fang Qiang repairing a hoe.

Upon seeing him, the other person's face immediately darkened, but unlike yesterday, he did not immediately start cursing.

"Big brother."

Fang Wei walked over and placed the cloth bag in front of Fang Qiang.

"These are all things I specially bought for my nephew in town today: flour, eggs, brown sugar, two cans of malted milk powder, and a can of fruit."

"And this—"

Fang Wei took out the white floral fabric and said to Zhou Li, "Sister-in-law, Shaoli asked me to bring this to you."

"She...she has to stay home to take care of the children and doesn't have time to come over, so she could only ask me to bring this over."