"Grandma, it hurts so much when you hold my hand!" Ye Zhaoyu looked at her elderly second daughter-in-law with tears in her eyes.

"Smack!"

"Let go of my precious granddaughter right now, you're hurting her!" The old woman slapped her second daughter-in-law's hand hard.

"Oh, I'm sorry, it was my fault, I hurt you." The elderly second daughter-in-law wanted to get angry when she heard Ye Zhaoyu call her "old lady," but she could only suppress her anger when she saw her stepmother-in-law watching.

"Oh, so you're my second aunt! Looking at you, I thought you were... Ah, never mind, let's go inside and eat!" Ye Zhaoyu pulled the old lady's hand and led her inside.

Ye Zhaoyu had good hearing, and when she walked over, she heard the second son's family laughing at the eldest son's family.

The eldest is foolish, the second is cunning.

The second eldest son's family wasn't any good either, so Ye Zhaoyu decided to only acknowledge the eldest daughter-in-law.

"As expected, a granddaughter is not as good as a grandson. Third son, your wife is already dead. At your age, you can find another one. The important thing is to have a son." The old man was angry when Ye Zhaoyu ignored him. If she didn't want to talk to him, so be it. He didn't like girls either.

Before Nian Mufeng could speak, Old Madam Nian immediately retorted, "If you want to have children, go have them yourself. I think those young girls you see in the park are quite nice. If you fancy one, just tell me, and I'll step aside so you can marry her and have children for you."

"You, you want to turn the world upside down, you want to drive me to my death, so you can take charge of things, don't you!" Old Master Nian glared angrily at Old Master Nian.

"I don't want to be your family. Your two sons, one is stupid and the other is cunning. I'm afraid I won't live to see them. I think we should separate the family! I'll live with my son, and you can live with your two sons. That's fine." The old woman said calmly, gently, yet sarcastically.

"What do you mean by dividing the family property? Can't we divide it? We won't divide the family property while our parents are still alive." The old man was furious.

“If we don’t separate the family, my eldest and second sons will bully my son. No way, I don’t agree. If we don’t separate the family, we’ll get a divorce.” The old woman didn’t care.

She endured the old man's abuse for over 40 years, finally waiting for liberation and gender equality. If it weren't for her son not being around, she wouldn't have been able to keep her dowry even if she divorced and left alone; she would have divorced long ago.

Now that her son has returned, she is already 60 years old. If she can live to 80, she doesn't want her husband to be a part of her life anymore.

Given the old man's condition, he'll probably have to live for several more years.

"Mom, do you really want a divorce?" Nian Mufeng asked his mother.

"Divorce, I must divorce him. I've served this old man for over 40 years. When he was young, he would beat and scold me all the time. Now that he's old, he curses me all the time. I've had enough." The old woman nodded firmly.

The old woman had attended girls' school and been exposed to new ideas, but before she could grow up, her family's money was coveted. Her family hastily arranged her marriage to an older man 20 years her senior, hoping to use his power to protect her.

She survived and endured more than 40 years of torment from the old man. If it weren't for her son and the hope she saw in despair each time, she would have wanted to die long ago.

After the old woman finished speaking, she rolled up her sleeve, revealing that her arm was covered in burn scars.

Nian Mufeng looked at the scars on his arm, his eyes red.

"Divorce, you must divorce." Before his mother could speak, Nian Mufeng shouted, "Dad, if you don't divorce, I won't take care of you in your old age, and I'll also take away my eldest and second eldest brothers' jobs."

"You unfilial son, you unfilial son! You're threatening your father! Do you believe I'll sue you for neglecting your elderly father?" Old Master Nian was heartbroken after hearing Nian Mufeng's words.

“Go ahead and sue. I’ll testify for my son. He’s filial and he supports his parents,” the old woman immediately said.

Ye Zhaoyu secretly gave the old lady a thumbs up.

When Ye Lingge was alive, he would keep an eye on the Nian family's information and would occasionally give Old Madam Nian some help. Ye Zhaoyu also knew a little about it.

She never bothered her, since Nian Mufeng hadn't introduced his mother to his parents, and she couldn't very well go up to her and say, "Auntie, hello, I'm your son's girlfriend!"

"You, you all..." Old Master Nian stared wide-eyed at Nian Mufeng, but Nian Mufeng remained unmoved.

"If we divorce, I'll pay alimony as requested. If we don't divorce, I'll cut off the support payments to my eldest and second sons. Dad, you choose." Nian Mufeng gave the choice.

Nian Mufeng has been struggling on the brink of life and death for years, and now he just wants to be kinder to those who are good to him.

He didn't want to care about people like his father, who had never liked him and always suppressed him.

He only needs to care about his mother and his daughters.

"Fine, let's get a divorce. I'll see if everyone laughs at a 60-year-old woman getting a divorce." The old man reluctantly agreed, but was unwilling to admit defeat.

The eldest and second eldest sons' families wanted to offer some advice, since the youngest son was still useful, but before they could speak, their wives stopped them.

The couple's wives had long since given up on living under their stepmother-in-law's thumb.

After clarifying the situation and distinguishing the children, the elderly couple first obtained a marriage certificate, and then went to obtain a divorce certificate the next day.

Ye Zhaoyu and Ye Feng each helped the elderly woman, or rather, Ms. Wu Yixiao.

"Grandma, welcome home." Ye Zhaoyu led Ms. Wu Yixiao home.

"Okay, okay, after tomorrow I'll be a single woman, not someone's wife anymore." Wu Yixiao said excitedly, tears streaming down her face.

She thought it would be difficult to leave Nian Qianhong, but she didn't expect that with the help of her powerful son, the divorce would be so easy.

“Yes, congratulations to Grandma on becoming single again. Dad, would you like to cook Grandma a nice meal to celebrate?” Ye Zhaoyu asked Nian Mufeng.

"Okay, I'll go right away." Seeing how happy the two girls were, Nian Mufeng had to make them even happier.

After Nian Mufeng left, Wu Yixiao asked Ye Zhaoyu, "Have I seen you before?"

"Yes, I have seen you. Before I was 10, my mom would often take me to the park to play with you. After I turned 10, my mom took me around to see doctors and gain experience, so I rarely saw you anymore," Ye Zhaoyu replied.

"I knew it! Back then, I felt a sense of closeness when I saw you. I never imagined you were my granddaughter," Wu Yixiao said happily, hugging Ye Zhaoyu.

“Yes, my mom always told me to call you grandma. Back then, I felt you looked like an auntie, so I absolutely refused to call you grandma and insisted on calling you auntie.” Ye Zhaoyu also recalled her childhood.

"Yes, your mother raised you very well. It's a good thing you didn't grow up in the Nian family, otherwise you would have ended up like those two people who are all talk and no action." Wu Yixiao said happily, patting Ye Zhaoyu's head.

"That's right, Grandma. I'll tell you a secret, I inherited my mother's medical talent and I'm a little miracle doctor now. I performed surgery on someone a few days ago," Ye Zhaoyu said proudly to Wu Yixiao.

"Really? My granddaughter is amazing, and my daughter-in-law is amazing too. Grandma is so lucky to have you two," Wu Yixiao said happily.

"That's right, your granddaughter knows a lot." Ye Zhaoyu did her best to make Wu Yixiao happy.

The two hadn't seen each other for many years, but there was no sense of unfamiliarity between them. On the contrary, their reunion made them even more intimate.