The Female Lead Decides to Act Wickedly

”Miss, I’ve gotten married and still want to work in your shop. Would you, would you still be willing to take me?”

Zhou Qianniang wanted to have a family of her own, but she couldn’t bear to leave He Tiantian.

Before getting married, she hesitantly spoke to He Tiantian.

”Of course! I actually need some workers here. If your husband’s family agrees for you to come, you can come whenever you like!”

He Tiantian was quite lenient with her first ”apprentice” recruited in the Dafeng Dynasty.

”Thank you, Miss! Thank you, Miss! You are truly my benefactor!”

Filled with endless gratitude towards He Tiantian, Zhou Qianniang married a man who lived a few streets away.

The man was about the same age as Zhou Qianniang but it was his first marriage.

He was pitiable; his family was originally ordinary, but when he was fifteen or sixteen and discussions of engagement began, his grandfather fell gravely ill.

The family exhausted everything to treat the elder but ultimately lost both money and him.

After burying his grandfather, lacking money for a wedding, he had no choice but to work tirelessly to earn money.

After finally saving a bit, his own father fell ill.

This time, not only did they spend all their savings, but they also incurred a great deal of debt.

It wasn’t until two years ago that the man cleared the debt, but he was already thirty, with two younger brothers below him.

With age against him and heavy burdens, marrying a fifteen- or sixteen-year-old maiden was out of the question.

However, to marry a divorced woman with children was something his parents opposed.

Thus, the matter was delayed up to now.

Seeing he was about to become a grandfather, if he didn’t marry soon, it would truly be too late, his parents became anxious.

His mother, while doing laundry for nearby merchant wives, heard about the ”Medicinal Food Lady” and Zhou Qianniang, and got an idea.

Though Zhou Qianniang herself was also divorced, cast aside.

But she looked decent, was hardworking, and crucially, she had ”skills”.

If she indeed couldn’t bear children, their family had other sons; they could have her help the younger brothers marry and have children, then adopt one to her!

After all, they were all her own grandchildren, the meat stays in the pot, no loss!

The man’s mother thus got the thought and urged him to show attentiveness to Zhou Qianniang.

The man, wanting a wife himself, secretly met Zhou Qianniang once and took a liking to her at first sight.

Thus, without needing further urging from his mother, he frequently appeared around Zhou Qianniang.

He was honest, not one for sweet talk, but always lent a hand silently when Zhou Qianniang needed help with work.

Though he had his intentions, Zhou Qianniang admired his honesty and reliability.

After their marriage, their domestic life was harmonious.

In less than three months, Zhou Qianniang became pregnant.

Upon hearing the news of her pregnancy from He Tiantian, Zhou Qianniang burst into tears again.

When she was five or six months along, her belly finally grew, she went directly to her ex-husband’s home.

Facing the astonished in-law family members, Zhou Qianniang felt vindicated.

She also uttered a phrase that quickly became famous in the neighborhood: ”My child is definitely my own; but your child, may not be!”

Her former mother-in-law’s family faces collectively darkened, her ex-husband was filled with shame and anger.

His pride was completely torn down, trampled repeatedly by Zhou Qianniang.

People around suddenly ”realized”, ”Zhou Family was married for over ten years without pregnancy, yet within half a year after remarrying, she’s pregnant. Turns out, it wasn’t her inability but rather her husband’s—”

”Oh, so men can be infertile too!”

”... It’s just like eunuchs, tsk tsk, can’t reproduce, is he even a man!”

Over the past more than ten years, the amount of disdain, insults Zhou Qianniang suffered, all now backfired onto her ex-husband.

What he endured was even more intense than what Zhou Qianniang faced.

Because he not only couldn’t have children, he was also taken as a big fool, raising someone else’s child for a few months.

A laughing stock indeed, he completely turned into a neighborhood joke, becoming dinner-table talk of the local folks!

Unwilling to remain a laughing stock, the ex-husband’s family racked their brains and began to fight back.

They claimed: Perhaps Zhou Qianniang was truly infertile initially, but after learning under the ”Medicinal Food Lady” for a few months, maybe she didn’t grasp the recipes, but she definitely consumed the medicinal meals, thus curing her infertility.

This statement, though somewhat defensive, also made some sense.

The ex-husband’s reputation was slightly salvaged, but the public’s veneration towards the ”Medicinal Food Lady” grew even stronger.

This wasn’t just some Medicinal Food Lady, clearly, it was the Fertility Guanyin.

Some women who hadn’t conceived in years rushed to seek medical advice from He Tiantian.