Transmigration: The Evil Mother-In-Law Is Actually Innocent!

69: Chapter 69 Harming Others Ends Up Harming Oneself_1 69: Chapter 69 Harming Others Ends Up Harming Oneself_1 Zhou family’s small classroom session had started, and Zhulan quickly assessed that Rongchuan had no foundation, while Lady Li and Zhao Shi were almost on par, able to mentally calculate simple sums within fifty but needing to use Copper Coins for assistance with anything over a hundred.

Their daughter and eldest grandson had the best foundation, also because Zhou Shuren had taught them for a few days, and numbers within a hundred were no problem for them.

Once the courtyard wall was built, the rankings changed.

Rongchuan was truly clever, no wonder Zhou Shuren valued teaching him by hand—this child caught on with just a hint and could even draw inferences from one instance, simple addition, and subtraction no longer satisfied him, and he was already able to solve math problems Zhulan had constructed based on ancient texts.

The second place was unexpected, Zhulan hadn’t thought it would be Lady Li, who was slow at learning characters but conversely quick with math, whereas Zhao Shi was good at reading but a mess at arithmetic.

Lady Li was floating on air, boasting, “Mother, I’ll stop for two days to wait for my younger siblings to catch up, and then continue with my studies, okay?”

It’s been four days, and she wanted to go out for a walk, the days without gossip were painful!

Zhulan kept a straight face; she had gotten used to Lady Li annoying Zhao Shi over the past few days and had made Zhao Shi cry several times.

Exhausted, she waved her hand dismissively, “Go on then, give me some peace for a couple of days.

Don’t forget to come back to cook at meal times.”

Zhulan provided some suggestions based on modern dishes she had eaten, and Lady Li’s culinary skills improved dramatically; the family’s meals were incomplete without Lady Li.

Lady Li grinned, “Mother, I couldn’t forget if I wanted to.”

Lady Li ran off happily, fearing her mother-in-law might change her mind!

Zhao Shi took a couple of deep breaths, unable to believe she was inferior to her sister-in-law, her eyes shimmering with tears, she couldn’t help but start crying with her shoulders shaking, “Mother, am I particularly stupid?

I can’t even surpass my sister-in-law.”

How could she be worse than a fool, doubt about her life struck her.

How could she be dumber than a fool?

She couldn’t accept this reality!

Zhulan inwardly cursed Lady Li, feeling pained herself; why had placating others become her job?

She was also a bit irritated with Zhao Shi, awkwardly stating, “Everyone has their own strengths; think the other way around—she can’t read as well as you.”

Zhao Shi still couldn’t accept it; she shouldn’t be this bad at math, and the thought of her daughter and son inheriting her skills made her lament, “Mother, I’ve let the Zhou family down.”

Zhulan, “….”

She truly couldn’t keep up with Zhao Shi’s line of thinking; what did this have to do with the Zhou family?

“Ah!” A scream startled Zhulan, and even Zhao Shi forgot to cry!

Zhulan listened carefully to the noises from the back courtyard, no longer wishing to hear Zhao Shi’s crying, and hustled out to check.

Reaching the courtyard, she faced the tall walls which blocked any live viewing, leaving her with only sounds to interpret.

The voice of Wang Zhang Shi was unmistakable, she was furiously cursing Wang Lao Si, “Black-hearted wretch, may you be sliced by a thousand knives….”

Zhulan twitched the corner of her mouth; Wang Zhang Shi had managed to curse for a full minute without repeating herself, and Zhulan understood the reason.

Wang Ru had sold more than one recipe; there were several stores in the county selling spicy cabbage, each with their own ways to keep costs low.

The Wang family was different—they had bought cabbage at high prices, and with other costs, their prices were higher than those in the stores, leading to a substantial loss for Wang Zhang Shi.

In the Wang family, apart from Wang Lao Si, there were four more sons and a married grandson, enough manpower that they, out of greed, made an entire yard full of spicy cabbage, thinking they’d make a fortune.

But instead, they suffered losses.

Wang Zhang Shi had never taken such a hit from her own family before and was thoroughly enraged!

Zhulan listened intently, hearing the cries of Sun Shi, the shouts of Wang Ru, the yells of pain from Wang Lao Si, along with the sounds of smashing and chaos.

In the end, Wang Ru had been too ruthless, knowing full well what kind of person Wang Zhang Shi was, leaving no room for leeway, and now had pushed Wang Zhang Shi into a corner.

Even without seeking out gossip, Zhulan had heard a fair amount of news.

She estimated that Wang Zhang Shi’s investment was almost ten Silver Coins, which was nearly all the money she had after marrying off granddaughters-in-law.

Zhulan wanted to listen more, but there were too many people watching the commotion, making it hard to hear clearly.

She had learned all she needed to and, with her legs feeling numb, went back to the front courtyard.

Xue Han asked with concern, “Mother, what happened in the back courtyard?”

Zhulan didn’t hide it and told the story of Wang Lao Si’s family, adding a lesson, “When facing enemies, first assess your own abilities.

If you’re capable, you eradicate the problem completely; if not, bide your time and wait for an opportunity to strike decisively.

Never be like Wang Lao Si and his family, attempting harm towards others that backfires on themselves.”

Zhou Lao Er came in and heard this, nodding continuously.

His mother’s thoughts matched his own.

At lunchtime, Lady Li returned, and without waiting for her to speak, Zhulan directly asked, “How was the situation with Wang Lao Si’s family resolved?”

Lady Li was surprised, “How did you know about it without going out?”

Zhulan, “…..Wang Lao Si’s house is just behind our street.”

Lady Li smacked her forehead, “Look at me, completely forgot.”

Zhulan noticed that the front street was also in disarray and became curious, “How was it resolved?”

Lady Li wouldn’t have returned so content if it hadn’t been resolved.