The car drove past, kicking up dust, and Lin Jiayi instinctively raised her hand to shield herself.
She watched the little car drive away, a hint of envy appearing in her eyes.
In her past life, Lin Chuxia was also sitting in such a car, and she had seen too much of her glory. The first thing she did after being reborn in this life was to snatch away Lin Chuxiaâs marriage.
But to her surprise, even after snatching her marriage, Lin Chuxiaâs life was still flourishing, even more glorious than in the past life.
And she herself was even more miserable than in her past life.
Lin Jiayi gnashed her teeth in hatred, questioning why Heaven was treating her this way. She had been reborn, yet her days were more unfortunate each time.
Just as she was thinking, someone tapped her shoulder.
Turning her head, she saw two faces that were dressed fashionably to the point of being exaggerated.
Their hair was styled in identical big waves, with thick powder on their faces, as pale as ghosts, especially their bright red lips, which, as described by the old lady in the village, looked as though they had chewed on a dead rat.
Their clothes were also very fashionable. One was wearing denim bell-bottoms and a tight sweater, her chest appearing to be stuffed with two big buns, bulging.
The other was even more exaggerated, wearing a little leather skirt in the late autumn weather.
The skirt was so short that another inch would expose her buttocks.
She wore knee-high boots with high heels.
A tight sweater on top, both of them wore coats but kept them unbuttoned.
Their figures were visible in full detail.
If she wasnât too familiar with these two people, Lin Jiayi would hardly recognize them as her former sister-in-laws: Li Hongmei and Li Dongmei.
"Why is it you?"
Li Dongmei was understandable. After Zhang Wenbin went to prison, her parents-in-law started exploiting her, never giving her a peaceful day, which was why she ran away.
If she had met such in-laws, she would have run away long ago.
But Li Hongmei had disappeared silently at first, and they even reported it to the police. Whether it was the police or Li Guangyuan, they searched for a long time, thinking she had been abducted by traffickers.
To think that the two of them were together, appearing before her in such a manner.
Li Hongmei smiled with red lips, "Whatâs wrong, sister-in-law? You donât recognize us after such a short time?"
Lin Jiayi knew this elder sister-in-law was harder to deal with than the younger one, so she watched her without responding.
Li Dongmei followed up, "Yeah, sister-in-law, why are you here? If the elder sister hadnât said it was you, I almost didnât recognize you. What happened to make you look like this? Tsk tsk tsk, hasnât it only been a short time since I last saw you? How come you seem to have aged several years, and those clothes are so out of style? Werenât they bought the year you married my brother?"
Li Hongmei also looked her up and down, "Itâs true, Dongmei, your memory is pretty good. But Iâve heard that big brother selling vegetables all these years didnât earn too little, and sister-in-lawâs sister Lin Chuxia is a well-known entrepreneur in Ancheng County. No matter which side, your husbandâs family or your own, it shouldnât be this shabby, right?"
"Sis, you have no idea, itâs not just that. Sister-in-law even acknowledged a rich mother, one who came back from abroad," Li Hongmei said, then seemed to remember something, "Oh, I forgot, she got the wrong mother, saw someone with money and claimed her as a mother, but they didnât need a daughter like her, and big brother was divorced from her long ago."
She finished and exaggeratedly looked at Lin Jiayi, "Youâve been trying to cozy up to my brother for so long, havenât you remarried him yet?"
Seeing Lin Jiayiâs expression, they laughed heartily.
"I didnât expect my brother to finally clear his head, seeing your true colors, Lin Jiayi. Do you know what retribution is? You were eager for us sisters to leave home and marry far away, and now look at you, with nowhere to go. Judging from your looks, your own family doesnât want you either, right? How about this, big sis, letâs be kind and find her a good family. I heard thereâs Old Li from the west side of the village still single. Old Li and our family arenât exactly strangers, right?"
After finishing, Li Hongmei and Li Dongmei laughed again.
Lin Jiayi knew Old Li from the west side of the village, over fifty and had never married, lazy, gluttonous, and a drunkard.
Could she really pair herself with someone like that?
Even if her own family found her unsuitable, it wouldnât be as worthless as Old Li.
"Li Dongmei, what are you so proud of, the Zhang Family is still looking all over for you now. I have to say, Li Family people are really ruthless, abandoning their child for a better life. Your daughter is now just a tool for Mrs. Zhang to ask your brother for money, hardly eating or drinking every day, skin and bones. And as her mother, you can eat, drink and dress well without a care, and laugh about it."
When her daughter was mentioned, Li Dongmeiâs smile froze for a moment.
She had carried her daughter for ten months, how could there be no feelings?
She also knew the character of Mrs. Zhang.
Zhang Wenbinâs ex-wife was divorced simply because she had a daughter.
When she was pregnant, Mrs. Zhang was also hoping for a grandson, but it turned out to be a girl, how could she treat her daughter well?
Before she left the Zhang Family, Mrs. Zhang hadnât even given her daughter a proper look.
But those emotions only lasted a moment.
She sneered at Lin Jiayi, "When you talk about me, are you any better? Besides, Daya is a Zhang Family girl, Mrs. Zhang is her real grandmother, itâs not wrong for me to leave her to them. Unlike you, your son was at your doorstep and you didnât care, the kid was lost and you didnât search. You arenât worthy of judging me, even less of being a mother..."
Her son was Lin Jiayiâs sore spot, an issue sheâd tried hard to forget was resurfaced by Li Dongmei.
Lin Jiayiâs eyes reddened with anger.
Li Hongmei, seeing the situation, stepped in to stop her younger sister and stepped forward with a smile, "Little sister, what are you saying, Genbao is a Li Family child. Not just sister-in-law, Iâm really worried about him too, all these years Iâve been looking around for news about Genbao..."
Upon hearing this, Lin Jiayi immediately looked at her, "Hongmei, have you looked for Genbao? Did you... find him?"
Li Hongmei sighed softly, "I have been looking, after hearing that Genbao was lost, Iâve been searching these two years, but as you know, sister-in-law, the world is vast and finding a child is like looking for a needle in a haystack."
Lin Jiayiâs bright eyes dimmed again.
Li Dongmei frowned at her elder sister, questioning when theyâd ever looked for the child. Why was big sister saying such things to this annoying sister-in-law?
Li Hongmei gave her a reassuring look and continued, "But sister-in-law, donât be too sad. I believe as long as you donât give up, Genbao will surely be found. How about this, for the sake of Genbao, when we return to the village to see mom, you come with us, and weâll look for the child together when we leave in a few days."