Jiang Xin's sudden words caused Jiang Wan's heart to tremble.
She quickly raised her head to look at Jiang Xin, wanting to discern some clues from her expression.
Was Jiang Xin bringing this up because she had found out about that night?
This suspicion only lingered in her mind for a few seconds.
And was immediately denied by her.
According to her understanding of Jiang Xin, based on her intelligence, Jiang Xin would definitely not think about it in any other way.
She probably just thought of it suddenly and mentioned it offhand to her?
That must be it.
Jiang Wan recalled Jiang Xin mentioning in front of Fu Yu's parents that she wanted a divorce once Fu Yu returned.
It must be because she felt Fu Yu wasn't treating her well, hence the desire to leave.
But the marriage was already done, they had consummated the marriage, and everything was set in stone.
The rice was already cooked.
Even if Jiang Xin regretted it now, there was nothing that could be done.
So, even if the truth was that she was framed, what of it?
As long as the villagers and the Fu Family believed that Jiang Xin had seduced Fu Yu while he was drunk, out of lust for him,
that was enough.
She only needed to position herself as the victim to garner sympathy.
As for other things, thinking too much would be useless.
But at this moment, Jiang Xin asked so blatantly.
Jiang Wan's mind was somewhat stuck.
She was stunned for a moment before reacting, lifting her head to meet Jiang Xin's gaze.
Said with some guilt:
"Sister, everything is already set, since you are already married to Fu Yu, I don't want to dwell on past matters."
"I know there are many nasty rumors in the village because of Fu Yu."
"But everyone has to pay for their mistakes; since you did it, you should accept the insults, it's what you deserve, to put it bluntly."
"As for Fu Yu and me, it's our lack of fate!"
Jiang Wan spoke so casually, one might think she didn't resent Jiang Xin for taking her husband.
In fact, as Jiang Wan was saying those words, she was laughing inside.
Heaven knows the effort she put in to find Jiang Xin as her scapegoat.
To free herself from the marriage with Fu Yu.
But these emotions, of course, could not be shown in front of Jiang Xin.
She firmly believed Jiang Xin would never discover the truth.
She not only wanted the entire village to scold Jiang Xin but also to keep Jiang Xin perpetually feeling guilty towards her.
This way, her family could endlessly gain benefits from Jiang Xin.
Jiang Xin's parents were doing thriving business outside the province, and if they made money, they surely wouldn't mistreat their beloved only daughter, Jiang Xin.
Though Jiang Xin's parents had entrusted them to take care of Jiang Xin and paid them a certain amount,
compared to what they gave Jiang Xin, it was nothing.
If she could obtain Jiang Xin's portion, once school started, her living expenses would be secure.
Even if Jiang Xin didn't give her money tickets now, she believed, given Jiang Xin's intelligence.
She would find ways in the future to extract the money tickets from her.
Jiang Wan calculated in her heart but did not show a trace on her face.
She raised her head, eyes filled with tears, looking at Jiang Xin with grievance.
Jiang Xin pursed her lips, rendered speechless by Jiang Wan.
She thought, if there were awards in this era, she should really award Jiang Wan an Oscar for her acting skills.
Completely natural, not a hint of pretending.
In later generations, those mediocre young actors would surely feel ashamed.
If she wasn't the original character, unaware of the plot in the book, and not knowing the details of the matter between the original character and Fu Yu,
she would likely have been kept in the dark.
Who was Jiang Wan putting on this pitiful act for?
The more she did this, the more Jiang Xin was disgusted.
Jiang Xin, not playing along, was extremely impatient in her heart, and since Jiang Wan put on this act in front of her, she shouldn't blame her for being rude.
Jiang Xin spoke up, smiling sarcastically:
"Since sister, you are so reluctant to part with Fu Yu..."
"Why not wait for him to come back, I'll divorce him, and you can marry him, anyway, Fu Yu's parents would be very happy, they would never object."
"How about this, when they come in a while, I'll tell them you can't part with Fu Yu, don't mind him being divorced, and still want to marry him."
"What do you think of that?"
Jiang Xin's words pierced Jiang Wan's heart.
She exhausted her mind to free herself from this marriage alliance.
At hearing Jiang Xin's words, she broke into a cold sweat and momentarily staggered, obviously terrified.
After all, she really thought Jiang Xin might follow through.
If Jiang Xin really told Fu Yu's parents, and the three agreed, wouldn't her lifetime be ruined?
She glanced at Jiang Xin in horror, then looked at the furnishings inside the room, the poverty permeating her nostrils.
She worked hard to get into university, not to marry early, come to the Fu Family, serve her parents-in-law, and become a maid!
Just now, she also saw the leftover lunch on the dining table in the living room.
A plate of stir-fried wild vegetables, not a bit of oil, though the Fu Family had earned a lot in recent years, they were probably traumatized by past poverty.
Thus, Fu Yu's parents were particularly frugal.
Living a life as hard as ever.
In recent years, villagers lived better lives, with white rice being eaten by almost every household, but Fu Yu's parents still ate corn flatbreads.
And the marital room of Fu Yu and Jiang Xin, who doesn't furnish their home decently for a wedding?
If she really married here to live such a hard life, she feared she would become depressed.
Jiang Wan thought arrogantly that when she went to the provincial city for university, she would definitely marry a wealthy person.
Away from this small mountain village, living in a city villa, eating fine grain, she truly had enough of this hard life!
Hence, she looked at Jiang Xin with fear and said:
"Look at what you're saying!"
"They say rather ruin ten temples than a marriage, marriage is not child's play, once it's done, how can there be a reason to dissolve it?"
"What you should focus on now is living well with Fu Yu, honoring your parents-in-law."
"The word divorce, don't mention it again!"
Before Jiang Xin could respond to Jiang Wan's words,
the door of the room was pushed open from outside.