Witty Wife, Better Life

Chapter 771: Chapter 761 I Won’t Let You Go Even If I Become a Ghost

Shen Yingxue’s face turned iron blue from the scolding, and she could no longer maintain her recently regained sharp and capable image. She readied her claws, preparing to scratch someone.

Shen Yunfang calmly lifted her leg, aiming it at Shen Yingxue.

Shen Yingxue understood her intent and immediately found her legs wouldn’t move; she felt a dull pain in her lower abdomen.

"How can you have no sympathy at all? I’m already in such a miserable state. Instead of comforting me, you actually provoke me with your words. Anyway, I have nothing now, so I might as well not live anymore. I’ll hang myself at your door, and even as a ghost, I won’t let you go. Let’s see if you can still sit here with a clear conscience after that."

Shen Yunfang just rolled her eyes at the sky upon hearing this. Those who threaten others by saying they will die in one way or another are always the ones most afraid of dying. If she offered her a rope, she wouldn’t hang herself, good grief.

"Hmph, I’m really not scared of that. If you really hang yourself at my door, then I’ll show some goodwill and send you a coffin," Shen Yunfang said coolly.

Shen Yingxue gasped sharply and then, like a madwoman, started searching frantically, "Where’s the rope? Where’s the rope? I’m going to hang myself at your door today, just to show you if I dare."

Shen Yunfang bent down, pulled open a drawer in her office, took out a skipping rope from the bottom, and casually threw it on the floor in front of her.

"Here, this one’s sturdy."

Shen Yingxue’s mouth twitched, and she picked up the skipping rope from the ground with trembling hands. Then, after giving Shen Yunfang a fierce glance, she began to look for a suitable place to hang herself.

"I think the tree in front of the building looks good—just the right branch not too high for you. If you think it’s still not satisfactory, you can borrow a chair from my office. Ah, someone is coming now. If you can’t move it, I’ll get someone to help you move it." Seeing Zhang Chunwang at the door, Shen Yunfang gestured for him to come over and help.

Zhang Chunwang had no idea what was going on. From a distance, he saw the woman standing at the office door, indecisive, and just as he approached to see what was happening, his sister-in-law yelled for him to help move a chair.

"Sister-in-law, where should I move it to?" Zhang Chunwang was thoroughly confused, but he figured he’d better do as his sister-in-law had asked.

Shen Yingxue, seeing him actually entering the room to move a chair, screamed in panic, throwing the skipping rope far away before turning and running out. She ran and cried at the same time while also cursing, "Shen Yunfang, you just wait, I will definitely not let you off. Even as a ghost, I won’t let you off."

Shen Yunfang scoffed, "Someone like you, if you really dared to come back as a ghost to seek revenge, I might actually respect you a bit more."

Zhang Chunwang looked at his sister-in-law, then at the woman who had run away, and finally at the lonely jumping rope on the floor, along with the chair he was holding, completely befuddled.

"Sister-in-law, what just happened? Who is that woman?"

"She’s the same woman who came in a small car not too long ago," Shen Yunfang didn’t hide the truth.

"Ah, the proud one who claimed she was your fellow villager," Zhang Chunwang exclaimed in surprise.

Wouldn’t you be surprised? That day, the woman was wearing a bright red woolen skirt – so eye-catching. At first glance, you could tell she was someone remarkable. Today’s appearance is far inferior; if I were to compare, the former was a phoenix, now it’s merely a chicken. The difference is huge.

"Yes, that’s her. She was the one who messed things up with our greenhouse vegetables before the New Year, turning all the units against us. She became the mistress of Chen, who had just been dismissed, and now that there’s trouble, she probably hasn’t ended up with anything good, which is why she’s come to me, looking for balance," Shen Yunfang recounted the recent incident and the jumbled words Shen Yingxue had spoken, focusing on the key points for Zhang Chunwang.

Zhang Chunwang smacked his lips, "This woman is really something else!"

"Exactly, it takes someone out of the ordinary to make her way here from our remote mountain regions. But she’s chosen the wrong path and is destined to end up with nothing," Yunfang shook her head, "You know, this incident has revealed that the security on our farm is too lax. Anyone can sneak in here, and that’s not a good sign."

The farm was too large, and although Taxue’s family of four lived there, even their constant patrolling couldn’t cover every area. For instance, just in the past few days, people had come to start trouble while Taxue’s family was still hopping around at the foot of the mountain.

Zhang Chunwang nodded in agreement. The farm was quite remote; the days were fine, but at night, only this dormitory building had some light. There were many people and they felt strong concerns, so they hardly dared sleep too soundly at night.

"I think we should discuss with Zhang Bin to see if his construction crew could spare a few men to start building a wall around our farm this year. We can’t put this off any longer." She had wanted to build a wall two years ago, but due to the construction crew’s limited size and the shortage of workers, it was postponed. Now, seeing the disadvantages, the wall had to be built as soon as possible.

"Alright, I will go and talk to him later," Zhang Chunwang agreed, his mind already calculating this year’s plans. He was hoping to start turning losses into gains this year, and now they needed to construct a surrounding wall, with no idea how much money that would cost.

This year, there were still some infrastructure projects to be completed on the farm, so Sun Bin’s construction team was still around.

Shen Yunfang planned to build a few farmhouse courtyards on the edge of the mountain. The dormitory building was already full of workers, and it would not be suitable to squeeze more guests in there, so she decided to build a separate house in case of an unexpected need. After much thought, her final decision was to build as many farmhouses as possible around Cricket Mountain, anticipating that once the honeysuckles on the mid-mountain slopes had grown, many would come here for outings, and developing agritourism could be a good business opportunity.

"Sister-in-law, I came to let you know that the batch of wine bottles you ordered has been delivered. Do you want to check if they are up to standard? The deliverers are still waiting here for the final payment," Chunwang suddenly recalled why he had come to find his sister-in-law.

"Oh, they’ve been delivered so soon?" Yunfang was intrigued, "Let’s go have a look."

Last autumn, she had organized people to brew three hundred jars of rice wine, intending to sell them, so finding the right bottles for it was crucial. Since she was aiming for the high-end market with the rice wine, she couldn’t find suitable bottles in the city and ended up designing her own and having them made to order.

A truck full of small ceramic bottles had been delivered to the foot of the mountain, and she had some boxes randomly opened to check the goods. The wide-mouthed, white ceramic bottles had a honeysuckle in full bloom on the neck, and the entire bottle was white, even the flower, giving the bottle an elegant and stately appearance.

Shen Yunfang nodded, satisfied with the bottles.

"Have someone count the quantity, and if it’s correct, settle the final payment," Yunfang instructed.

Zhang Chunwang then began to check the goods with his team, box by box, mainly to look out for any that might have broken on the journey.

"Okay, sister-in-law, I’ll have my guys stay here and keep watch. You should be off work by now."