In any event, the moment she claimed she could no longer endure life and expressed a desire to commit suicide, no one in the village dared to provoke her.
Not only did they refrain from offending her, but they also felt compelled to appease and apologize to her, even when it seemed unjust.
Those who had been sworn enemies with her for decades were now afraid, and even her daughter-in-law became more submissive. Exploiting this, Zhu Yueju effortlessly paved the way to an entirely new realm. It was as peculiar as Zhang Chunxiang discovering that selling stolen vegetables could be profitable. Although the entire village was aware of Zhu Yueju's manipulations, they were powerless to counteract her.
Could anyone feign mental illness? Maintaining a semblance of dignity was still important, and no one was audacious enough to be utterly shameless.
