After being reborn, I stole the female lead's cheat ability and raised the empress.

Chapter 208 A Woman Who Doesn't Know Herself (2)

Jiaojiao: "But you didn't even ask for my permission! Don't you respect me as your wife?"

Her husband sneered, "Didn't you also give your brother over 2 without my consent?"

Jiaojiao was dumbfounded and felt extremely guilty, but she still pretended to be sad and said, "You went to investigate me? Don't you trust me that much?"

Her husband sneered, "If I hadn't wanted to give my mother a gift this time, I wouldn't have known. I originally wanted to ask you for money, but you happened to be out traveling, so I went to the accounting office to withdraw it myself to avoid the hassle. That's how I found out everything."

From now on, the household affairs will be managed by Mother. I don't think you can handle it at all!

Jin Jiaojiao felt wronged and ran away in a fit of anger.

After hearing her words, the group looked at each other in bewilderment.

Zhao Jihua shook his head: "People often use the phrase 'turning one's elbow to one's own' to describe someone who can't distinguish right from wrong or understand the difference between close and distant relationships. It seems you are that kind of person who can't understand that."

Jin Jiaojiao retorted, "What do you mean by 'not clear-headed'? They are all my family, what did I do wrong?"

Xia Li said gently, "I know that the person you chose is the real family, and you will never feel that you have made a mistake."

However, the final outcome will give you an answer, letting you know whether your efforts were right or wrong.

Jin Jiaojiao's face turned pale: "What...what do you mean?"

"What I mean is, if something happens to you, your brother definitely won't care about you, believe it or not?"

"No! No way, my brother and I are family, how could he possibly abandon me?"

Jin Jiaojiao shouted loudly, as if she was trying to persuade Xia Li, but more like she was trying to persuade herself.

Xia Li smiled enigmatically: "How about we make a bet? You go find your brother now and tell him that because you gave him 20,000, your husband has grown tired of you and taken away your power as the housekeeper, so he can no longer give you money. After that, you make him return the 20,000 to you, and then use it to win back your husband's heart."

Jin Jiaojiao has passed away.

Sure enough, upon realizing he could no longer get anything from his sister, the younger brother immediately turned hostile: "What money? I don't have any!"

Jin Jiaojiao left in tears. She cried alone for a long, long time, unable to understand why her younger brother's attitude changed so quickly.

Zhao Jihua and the others sighed and took turns trying to persuade her.

There's a strange type of woman who, even after marriage, still feels she belongs to her parents and siblings, not her husband. She willingly allows her family to exploit her.

Their logic is self-contradictory, because they are always seeking a "place of belonging".

This behavior is very naive, very foolish, and shows a complete lack of consideration for one's own life.

She probably felt that even if her husband's family found out she was stealing money, she would get divorced, or she would be abandoned, her own camp would still take responsibility for her and support her.

But the reality is often that the person asking her for money will turn cold and distant once they realize she can't get it.

After everyone's well-intentioned encouragement, Jin Jiaojiao finally came to her senses.

"However..." Jin Jiaojiao asked doubtfully, "There's something I'm curious about. How do you know my brother definitely won't care about me?"

Zhao Jihua said, "Because of something you said."

Xia Li gave her a look that said, "You understand me."

However, Jin Jiaojiao looked puzzled: "One sentence?"

"Yes, you mean when your mother asked you to give money to your younger brother."

Jin Jiaojiao was even more puzzled: "Isn't this normal?"

Zhao Jihua said, "A normal mother would not ask her married daughter for money. On the contrary, she would give her daughter as much help as she could because she was worried that her daughter was not doing well in her husband's family."

Jin Jiaojiao suddenly realized: "...So my mother wasn't worried about me not doing well, she just wanted to see how much more I could give her."

"Yes, so it's highly likely that your brother inherited her temperament."

Jin Jiaojiao smiled bitterly: "I'm a few years older than you, yet I don't see things as clearly as you young girls."

Xia Li laughed and said, "It's just that those involved are often confused, while bystanders see things clearly."

Zhao Jihua: "What you need to do now is think about how to win back your husband's heart. That's where you currently belong, but if you really want to have confidence and someone to rely on, then don't think about gaining confidence by pleasing others. We women can only rely on ourselves. Only ourselves will never betray ourselves."

Jin Jiaojiao smiled and said, "I understand."

"You know what to do, we're going to check out the town ahead."

Xia Li and the others waved goodbye and continued on their way to the next town.

As soon as they entered the city, they saw people beating two women.

Upon seeing this, Momo immediately stepped forward to stop him.

Xia Li reached out to stop her: "Don't rush, let's see how things go first."

"master!"

“If she is innocent, it’s fine for you to save her; but if she deserves her fate, it’s inappropriate for you to stop her. Sometimes we see someone as pitiful, but she may not actually be pitiful.”

"Yes……"

They blended into the crowd, observing and inquiring about what had happened.

The one who hit the woman was the city lord's daughter. It is said that the woman lying on the ground was a prostitute who seduced her husband, and she came today to punish that woman.

The city lord's daughter angrily shouted, "Folks, look at this shameless vixen! How dare she seduce my husband!"

"I...I'm not a vixen, don't make false accusations!" the woman interrupted her sharply.

This greatly displeased the city lord's daughter, who said, "I saw with my own eyes that you were seducing my husband."

She stepped forward and viciously ripped a hairpin from the woman's head. "This is the hairpin he bought for me, and now it's on your head! This is irrefutable evidence. Guards, beat her!"

The woman's maidservant quickly stepped in front of her mistress: "Stop! You bunch of unruly people, do you know who my mistress is?"

"Who is she?" The city lord's daughter didn't care at all; in this city, she was the most powerful.

She waved her hand: "Give them a good beating!"

The guards immediately rushed forward and attacked the woman. Although a maidservant tried to stop her, she still suffered many injuries.

"Stop! I'm not a vixen, I'm..." The woman tried with difficulty to explain her identity.

But the city lord's daughter didn't give her a chance, interrupting her sharply, "You still dare to argue! You still say you're not a vixen! I saw you come out of Tianxiang Pavilion with my own eyes!"