Chapter 176: True and False Male and Female Protagonists

　　The most basic composition of a romance novel is a male protagonist and a female protagonist. But in this novel, the perspective is Wang Yurong, and the main character is Su Zhiyuan, which can barely be considered a double male protagonist.

　　But the heroine wasn't mentioned clearly. Bai Yanlan wasn't one of them, and neither was Wang Yurong's later girlfriend.

　　This is unreasonable, very unreasonable.

　　Jiang Youtao didn't think it was a big problem before, after all, the melons from the Bai family were so delicious that people couldn't keep up. But if you think about it carefully, you can find the loophole.

　　Although the melon-eating system is intelligent, it is not a human being after all, and it still has some mechanical rigidity. Just like in Meng Linyi's world, if Jiang Youtao hadn't reminded it, it would not have thought of checking the Ji family.

　　It is the same now. If Jiang Youtao had not pointed out this problem, the melon-eating system would not have noticed it.

　　The melon-eating system is not really stupid: [ Host, are you saying that the consciousness of No. 19 is lying to me? ]

　　Jiang Youtao said: [ I'm not sure, go check it out. After all, according to what you told me, No. 19 has been asleep since he became intelligent. Then who is controlling Su Zhiyuan? After all, from this life, Su Zhiyuan is obviously not that resentful. ]

　　The melon-eating system's fists were hardened. It grunted and went towards No. 19.

　　Jiang Youtao waited quietly for its feedback.

　　Su Zhiyuan went back home.

　　When his parents saw him come back, they didn't even frown.

　　The two of them didn't have much of a concept of family background, but they did have requirements for their daughter-in-law. Few in-laws would like someone like Bai Yanlan.

　　Even though she can't stand up for herself, the whole family can make decisions for her. She has the final say in front of Su Zhiyuan.

　　Look all over the capital to find out which educated youth has returned to the city and brought his wife and family with him? It would be fine if they were nice people, but who are the Bai family?

　　Old Mrs. Bai is cunning. Her eyes have been rolling around since she entered the Su family's house. Bai Yulan is charming and seductive, and it is obvious that she is not serious. Bai Yaozu is very domineering and even snatched things from Su Zhiyuan's five-year-old nephew.

　　Bai Yulan hooked up with Su Zhiyuan's elder brother Su Ningyuan, and was discovered by Su's wife. Su's wife and Bai Yulan started fighting. Old Mrs. Bai took sides, and finally the war spread from the two people to the two families.

　　This was the first time in Mother Su's life that she had a fight with someone, and their whole family became the laughing stock of everyone in the community.

　　Thinking of the overt and covert ridicule she had suffered in the courtyard during this period, Mother Su became so angry that she threw the vegetables in her hand into the basket and chased after Su Zhiyuan.

　　"Su Zhiyuan, let me tell you, if you don't divorce Bai Yanlan, then you shouldn't come back to this family, and you shouldn't recognize me as your biological mother. I can't afford Bai Yanlan as my daughter-in-law."

　　Mother Su's words reminded Su Zhiyuan of his previous life. In his previous life, he chose Bai Yanlan over Mother Su. Mother Su was angry and annoyed with him and never interacted with the Bai family, but she would never forget his share when it came to any good things.

　　He is not a good son. He thought he was a good husband, but in Bai Yanlan's eyes he was not a good husband.

　　"Mom, we didn't get a marriage certificate. We separated."

　　Mother Su thought she would hear Su Zhiyuan's rebuttal, but she was stunned by this. Father Su, who was picking vegetables in the living room, heard it and came over: "What's going on?"

　　Su Zhiyuan felt upset, and he also knew what kind of people the Bai family was. He came home today to put the important documents back, and secondly, to tell his parents about the Bai family's affairs, so that they would not be unprepared when Mrs. Bai came to make trouble.

　　Mother Su knew that the Bai family was in chaos, but she didn't know it was so chaotic, especially Bai Yanlan. She could tolerate a second-married woman with a child, but she absolutely could not tolerate being deceived, especially this kind of deception.

　　After Su Zhiyuan finished talking about the Bai family, he felt extremely tired and exhausted, so he lay down on the bed and fell asleep.

　　Mother Su was so angry that she was about to cry. She took off the apron around her waist, ignored Father Su's shouts, walked two blocks, called Su Zhiyuan's second aunt, and the two sisters-in-law walked angrily towards the yard that Su Zhiyuan rented to the Bai family.

　　Bai Yanlan hadn't woken up yet. Old Mrs. Bai was so angry that she was cursing in the yard. Mother Su pushed open the door. Old Mrs. Bai turned around and looked. Her face changed instantly: "Oh, my in-laws and my second aunt are here? Have you eaten?"

　　As soon as she finished speaking, as if she remembered something, Mrs. Bai pretended to slap her face and said, "Look at what I said. My dear, you must have eaten, right? When we lived together before, didn't you eat at six o'clock every day? It's already ten minutes past six."

　　The few days she stayed at the Su's house were very frustrating for Mrs. Bai. The Su's house was grand, more than 100 square meters, with three rooms. When they arrived, there was not enough space, so they had to put up two beds in the living room. There was a bathroom in the house, but there were many rules, such as washing hands before eating, putting food garbage in a bucket, and returning things to their original places after taking them.

　　The house had to be swept and mopped. The whole Bai family have to follow their rules. Old Mrs. Bai always felt that this mother-in-law looked down on her.

　　The two of them didn't get along with each other as soon as they met. Old Mrs. Bai always have a weird mindset and she had been saying these weird words since she could speak.

　　Mrs. Bai's sarcastic words often made Mother Su angry. Looking at Mrs. Bai now, Mother Su just thought she was hateful.

　　Two years ago, her Zhiyuan was only 19 years old. When her eldest son was 19, he was still spoiled by their family. His Zhiyuan had already been fooled by the Bai family and became a long-term worker for them.

　　It would be fine if they are good, but the Bai family cannot cheat in marriage. Even if Su Zhiyuan himself is stupid, it is not okay.

　　Mother Su walked forward a few steps, picked up the bag and started smashing without saying a word.

　　Seeing Mother Su like this, Old Mrs. Bai obviously knew that they already knew that Bai Yanlan had given birth to a child. She certainly would not just stand there and be beaten. When she was in the village, she would make trouble even if it was unreasonable, and she would not change when she arrived in the capital.

　　She immediately fought back. Seeing that she dared to fight back, Second Aunt Su immediately rushed forward to help Mother Su.

　　None of the three spoke a word, and they didn't even groan when they were hurt. They just fought like they were performing a pantomime.

　　The fight was over. The two sister-in-law walked away, and Old Mrs. Bai was lying on the ground.

　　Her collar was torn open, several buttons were broken, her neatly combed hair was disheveled, and her face, neck and body were covered with scratches from her fingernails.

　　Old Mrs. Bai sat up from the ground and looked towards the room where Bai Yulan lived with a gloomy look.

　　Bai Yulan had been at home the whole time. The noise from their fight was so loud and she wasn't sleeping, how could she not hear it? But she just stayed in the room without making any noise.

　　Old Mrs. Bai spat a mouthful of bloody saliva on the ground and went back to her room to take care of herself. After coming out, she went to Bai Yanlan's room. Bai Yanlan was still asleep. Old Mrs. Bai found a big stick and hit Bai Yanlan on the body. Bai Yanlan was awakened by the pain.

　　When she opened her eyes and saw Old Lady Bai holding a big stick, Bai Yanlan screamed in fear and reflexively got up from the bed and knelt on the ground.

　　Old Mrs. Bai picked up the stick and hit Bai Yanlan. Bai Yanlan gritted her teeth and dared not make a sound.

　　Bai Yanlan has experienced such beatings many, many times since she was a child.

　　Whenever Old Lady Bai got mad outside, she would come back and beat her to vent her anger. She didn't hit her in obvious places, but on Bai Yanlan's back, and she didn't use a small stick. The small stick would leave marks on her back, and in more serious cases, scars.

　　A big stick as thick as the wrist is the best form of punishment. It hurts when it hit someone, but the scars it leaves are not as severe as those left by a small stick.

　　Before she married Su Zhiyuan, she was beaten every other day, especially in the year when Bai Guangzong fell ill and passed away, she was beaten three times a day.

　　Bai Yanlan's fear of Old Lady Bai was deep in her bones. She dared not refute any decision Old Lady Bai made for her, just like when Wang Linqiang forced her to give birth to a child and asked her to go to the mountain to chop firewood when it rained heavily.

　　Old Mrs. Bai had vented enough, so she went out with the stick. She went to the main room, and the moment she entered the room, she hit Bai Yulan with the stick. However, compared to the cruelty she used on Bai Yanlan, the force on Bai Yulan was a little lighter.

　　Bai Yulan didn't dare to hide. As the girl in the family, she was beaten only slightly less often than Bai Yanlan.

　　Old Mrs. Bai sat on the stool, looked at Bai Yulan's beautiful figure, and asked, "How are you these past two days?"

　　Bai Yulan endured the pain and said, "One or two people have already taken the bait. In a few days, we will have money to bring home."

　　Old Mrs. Bai still trusted Bai Yulan. She nodded to Bai Yulan and said, "Hurry up. Su Zhiyuan is useless. You two sisters will have to earn money in the future. Wait a few days, when Bai Yanlan feels better, you can take her out with you. You are the elder sister, you should help your younger sister."

　　Mrs. Bai stared at Bai Yulan intently, and Bai Yulan nodded hurriedly: "Mom, I know."

　　Old Mrs. Bai was finally satisfied. She got down from the kang and went to the east wing. Bai Yaozu was reading a comic book in the room. A smile suddenly broke out on Old Mrs. Bai's face. She felt comfortable no matter how she looked at her son.

　　When Bai Yaozu saw her coming, he asked her for two cents, put down the picture book, and went out to buy popsicles.

　　Old Mrs. Bai went back to the east room to sleep, and Bai Yulan took a box of green cooling ointment and went to Bai Yanlan's room.

　　Bai Yanlan took off her clothes, and Bai Yulan scooped out the cool ointment and rubbed it on her back. Bai Yanlan shivered from the cold. Bai Yulan said, "You can't even control a man like Su Zhiyuan. You are really useless."

　　Bai Yanlan felt a sharp pain in her heart when she thought of Su Zhiyuan's leaving back.

　　At this time, Bai Yulan lost her coquettish and charming spirit. She said, "Actually, I am very jealous of you. You are about the same age as Bai Guangzong and you are also good-looking. Before my father died, he said that he would let you become Bai Guangzong's child bride."

　　"Guangzong was so good to you, he gave you a taste of everything he had. At that time, I had to go out every day to deal with those men outside, and I had to spend a lot of effort to deduct money and things from them to bring back home. Sometimes I couldn't rest when I got home, and my father would come to my room in the middle of the night."

　　"At that time, I thought, one day, I must leave the Bai family, go far away, and never come back. But these days, there is no way for people like us to survive. You need proof of identity and a letter of introduction to go anywhere. Without these two things, you can't go anywhere."

　　"Unfortunately, I couldn't read, and I couldn't find anyone to help me. I didn't dare to find anyone. So at that time, I often thought, if you could leave this mud pond, it would be good. You have a conscience. When my sister gets sick in the future, you can't just ignore me. If nothing else, you can at least let me have a hot meal."

　　"When Guangzong died, I felt sad and happy at the same time. You should feel the same sadness and happiness as me." Bai Yulan moved mechanically, with no spirit in her eyes.

　　Bai Yanlan didn't say anything.

　　Bai Yulan continued, "I followed Wang Linqiang at the time. I coaxed him into marrying me. He wanted to have a child but he disliked my dirty appearance, so I thought, let you give birth to a child for him. Wang Linqiang is no longer a good-for-nothing. He has money and connections. With him around, Mom will be more restrained."

　　"I know you hate me. I never told you that you were almost sixteen at that time, and I had already contacted my old friends again. They all saw you secretly. The street sweeper in town, the one with baldness on his head, gave me three dollars for half a month's work. The widow he often visited was sick, and he must have been infected too."

　　"After you followed Wang Linqiang, she rejected Baldy again. At that time, I thought that although Wang Linqiang was a bit of a jerk, he was still good enough to protect us. I didn't expect that Wang Linqiang was useless and he got into trouble."

　　"But since you gave birth to Yurong, Mom would not dare to do anything to you. When you married Su Zhiyuan, I hated you so much that my eyes turned red."

　　"I thought about Su Zhiyuan several times and want to told him everything. I was thinking, you and I are both rotten to the core, how could you meet such a good person? Look at him, he loves you so much. He won't do anything you don't want to do. He has never complained about the mess that the Bai family is in."

　　"Then I thought, it's not bad, at least it can pull you out of the quagmire. But you are so disappointing. You should have won him over, made him listen to you, and let him fight against mom. But you just followed mom in everything and pushed him further and further away. You are so stupid. If I were you, I would definitely leave the Bai family."

　　Bai Yanlan's tears fell one by one: "I did something wrong? But if I don't listen to my mother, I will be beaten."

　　"Are you stupid? With Su Zhiyuan at home? How dare she beat you? She also wants this son-in-law to raise her son." Bai Yanlan didn't know what to say.

　　"Stop talking nonsense and apply the medicine to me quickly. It hurts so much." She lifted up her clothes, and Bai Yanlan dug out the ointment and smeared it on her body.

　　Bai Yulan pinched the clothes and said, "You will go out with me in a few days. Be good and sensible. If you don't know what to say to people, just smile. If those men touch you, hide. If you can't hide, let them pay first. After they pay, let them do it. Don't be stupid and let others take advantage of you."

　　Bai Yanlan's hands were shaking. She said, "Sister, I don't want to go."

　　"Who wants to go? Do you remember Sister Xianglan? She is five years older than me. Because she didn't want to do this job, her parents took her away and she never came back."

　　Bai Yulan thought of the way her sister Xianglan looked when she was taken away that night, and she closed her eyes. Sister Xianglan was the nightmare of Bai Yulan's life. Bai Yanlan was four years younger than Bai Yulan, and her memory of Bai Xianglan was already very vague. She couldn't even remember what Bai Xianglan looked like.

　　Just as the two sisters of the Bai family were applying medicine to each other, the melon-eating system came back after checking the information.

　　[ There is indeed something wrong with the small world No. 19, host, do you know? In order to fool me, this No. 19 compiled a book called "My Uncle" to fool me. The real male and female protagonists of the small world No. 19 are Old Mrs. Bai and her dead husband. Can you believe it? ]

　　[ Small World No. 19 has been wandering for more than 30 years, and was only captured by the Big World. Can you believe it? ]

　　When the system said these "can you believe it" words, Jiang Youtao was stunned.

　　She had seen Old Lady Bai before, and the book described her more than once. She was just an ordinary old lady, who looked good, and it could be seen that she must have looked good when she was young.

　　But she is old. The appearance of Old Lady Bai is far from the mature, elegant and intellectual imagination of the heroine in the novel that Jiang Youtao had imagined. Jiang Youtao couldn't believe it. What kind of person is Old Lady Bai? She is biased, difficult, greedy, and unreasonable!

　　Such an old lady is actually the real heroine of No. 19?

　　The melon-eating system hasn't finished yet: [ Do you know who the male and female protagonists of No. 19 are? ]

　　[ Before the founding of the People's Republic of China, Mrs. Bai and her husband's family owned a flower shop. When they reached their generation, the world had changed and they could only open secret doors to make money. After the victory, they stopped working in their original place and went to Shandong Province to settle down. ]

　　[ The couple announced that they had two sons and two daughters and adopted a daughter, but among these children, only the two sons were the Bai couple's biological children! ]

　　[ Do you know what the most hateful thing is? They refused to change their bad habits and forced their daughter to sell herself to support the family. Only Bai Yanlan escaped because she was liked by Bai Guangzong. Later, she met a Su Zhiyuan and was saved. ]

　　[ Bai Yulan had an older sister who was disobedient and injured the customer they had managed to keep together with great difficulty while doing that, so she was killed by the two men!!! ]

　　Jiang Youtao was so scared that the melon in her hand dropped.