After you sever ties, it's no use crying and regretting it.

Chapter 17 Replacement

Wu Guizhi's intentions were obvious, and Xie Shulan could naturally see them.

Compared to the previous suppression and humiliation, Wu Guizhi now wants to drive the family out of Ningshui Village and cut off their livelihood.

At this point, being driven out of the village means that even if they wanted to flee, they would face greater danger.

Those starving refugees could take their lives at any moment.

Furthermore, without travel permits and identification documents, if they were discovered, captured, sold into slavery, the consequences would be even worse.

This time, Hsieh Shu-lan needs to be more careful in handling these issues.

But seeing Wu Guizhi's arrogant and in control demeanor, and seeing that the villagers of Ningshui Village were all on Wu Guizhi's side, ready to take action at any moment, Xie Shulan knew that no matter how they explained, the final decision actually rested with Wu Guizhi.

But Wu Guizhi deliberately made trouble for her and said these things to threaten her, just to make her submit and beg for mercy.

Once she does that, Wu Guizhi's wish will be fulfilled, and she will definitely not hesitate to drive their family out of Ningshui Village, and will not even give them identification documents!

That would be the biggest crisis.

As for now, as long as she doesn't beg for mercy and give in to Wu Guizhi, Wu Guizhi won't let go of her competitive spirit and won't really kick them out.

Otherwise, this might make Wu Guizhi even more resentful.

Xie Shulan understood her former sister-in-law even better than Wu Guizhi had imagined. She knew Xie Shulan's character and magnanimity, which was why she had persisted in doing so, allowing them to stay at the foot of Lianyun Mountain and preventing them from being completely driven out of Ningshui Village.

Xie Shulan had a premonition that her daughter, Lü Xinyan, would definitely return, and that her family could not leave at this time.

She wanted to see her daughter, Lü Xinyan!

Unsure if Lü Xinyan would hate them, Xie Shulan and Lü Daquan discussed it and decided to stay in the village and wait for their daughter, Lü Xinyan, to return.

At this moment, knowing Wu Guizhi's intentions, Xie Shulan naturally wouldn't give in easily. She simply looked at Wu Guizhi with that knowing gaze and said to her calmly, "You don't need to be so quick to label us!"

“So many people in the village have nothing to eat right now, but you always manage to bring out cornbread and coarse grains, and you can even eat meat and drink soup at home. Everyone knows exactly where your food comes from.”

"You are deliberately using things like 'nests' to control the villagers and enjoy the feeling of power to do whatever you want with others. You are deliberately distorting the truth here to isolate us from everyone in the village and to confirm the rumors you have spread. In fact, the one who benefits the most is still your family."

Since Wu Guizhi wanted to deceive everyone and gain the greatest benefit, Xie Shulan decided to expose these things and let them fight and struggle for their own interests.

Wu Guizhi initially kept it a secret, thinking that she had the Yuan family to back her up, and caused a lot of trouble in the village.

This only applies to their family, and only to a part of it.

However, Wu Guizhi's actions, such as a woman taking the lead, have already caused dissatisfaction among many people in the village.

In particular, Wu Guizhi has taken control of the grain given to her by the Yuan family and is disposing of it herself in order to control the other villagers. This has already made some villagers aware of the situation, and the conflict is rapidly escalating.

By using her family as a target, Wu Guizhi could shift the focus of the conflict, thereby establishing her absolute authority and dominance over others.

However, power is addictive, and once Wu Guizhi gained some power, she naturally wanted more.

In this situation, their family would not actually be driven away; they would only continue to be used as stepping stones for Wu Guizhi to win people's hearts and seize power.

However, some shrewd people have already seen through Wu Guizhi's actions, but they have no choice but to endure it because Wu Guizhi has the support of Yuan Yutong and the Yuan family.

This time, Hsieh Shu-lan is going to break this trend and give others the opportunity to compete with Wu Kuei-chih for power.

After all, the Yuan family probably only wanted to deal with their family, and Wu Guizhi was just a suitable tool; they didn't necessarily need Wu Guizhi.

Others also have a chance.

Once this point is made clear, the foundation upon which Wu Guizhi's prestige in the village has been built will begin to crumble.

As Xie Shulan had predicted, Wu Guizhi panicked upon hearing her words.

Wu Guizhi's actions were all based on the fact that Xie Shulan's family were not good people and had already offended the Yuan family, while Wu Guizhi had the support of the Yuan family.

The Yuan family's power was enough to frighten these villagers who had never seen much of the world.

However, if others discover the crisis and realize that they can take her place, it will be Wu Guizhi's nightmare!

Before Wu Guizhi could retort, Xie Shulan continued, "We're all sensible people, so stop with your hypocritical attitude. Don't say these utterly hypocritical things or do these disgusting things in front of me."

“Wu Guizhi, you have taken bribes from the Yuan family and are deliberately targeting our family. We all know that the Yuan family is behind this.”

"However, if the Yuan family wants to find someone to deal with our family, that's repaying kindness with enmity. The person they can choose isn't necessarily you!"

"If it were anyone else, as long as they could meet the Yuan family's requirements, they could also get those benefits from the Yuan family."

Xie Shulan noticed that the surrounding villagers were stunned for a moment, but quickly understood the meaning of these words. Their eyes became fervent, as if they all wanted to replace Wu Guizhi immediately. Xie Shulan was very satisfied with this effect.

Of course, this is definitely not a good thing for Wu Guizhi!

If she wanted to continue to get benefits from the Yuan family, and to continue to use those foods to control the villagers, to make them fawn over her and flatter her, so that she could live the life of a superior person she desired, she had to firmly grasp this initiative.

However, Xie Shulan made these words clear, letting others know that what the Yuan family cared about most and wanted to deal with was Lu Daquan and Xie Shulan's family. As for who carried out the deed, it didn't really matter.

If they wanted to take over Wu Guizhi's grain and replace her, they could simply deal with Wu Guizhi.