"Father." Upon seeing this familiar face, Li Youran couldn't help but call out "Father."

"My son, my son!" Just then, a woman hugged Li Youran tightly and wept bitterly.

Recalling Lu Chuan's perverse bullying of her, and how she could only endure the humiliation in order to be dumped as soon as possible, Li Youran's tears flowed again.

Originally, Mr. and Mrs. Li Dazhu came to visit their daughter, but who would have thought that this was the scene they would see when they entered the door.

"Father, Mother, your daughter's life is not easy!" After Li Youran said these words, Li Dazhu sighed and Li's mother burst into tears.

"Brother Lu, it is our Li family that has wronged your Lu family. Since that's the case, I will take my daughter back today!" A woman who has been divorced will naturally not have an easy life, but what good life can a woman who cannot have children have in her husband's family?

“Father-in-law, You Ran and I have a very good relationship. I will not divorce her because of this. My mother was just confused for a moment.” Lu Chuan originally thought that as long as he persuaded his mother well, the matter would be over, but he did not expect it to become such a big deal.

However, neither Li Dazhu nor Li Niangzi responded to Lu Chuan's words. They knew very well that Lu Chuan's words did not count and that the Lu family would not tolerate their daughter.

"Brother Li, look at the mess this has made." Although Old Man Lu spoke politely, he had his eldest son bring out the Four Treasures of the Study.

Liu Zhiyuan looked at Li Youran, this seemingly frail and delicate woman, whose face revealed an unwavering determination. If it were an ordinary woman experiencing such a thing, she would probably have been at a loss for what to do, but she remained so calm.

For some reason, Liu Zhiyuan felt a secret joy. Liu Zhiyuan wasn't worried about You Ran's inability to have children; he had two older brothers, and his parents already had grandchildren, so they didn't need another one.

"You Ran, I truly love you. It doesn't matter if we don't have children." Lu Chuan was unwilling to give up so easily and wanted to make one last effort.

One reason was that he was reluctant to let You Ran leave, but the most important reason was that he was afraid that You Ran would remarry and reveal that he was incapable of sexual relations.

Those around him, unaware of Lu Chuan's thoughts, saw his reluctant expression and sighed that he was truly a rare and devoted man. It was only a pity that Li Youran was unfortunate, unable to bear children…

"Leave the dowry here for now. Your elder brothers will come and pick it up in a carriage tomorrow." Li Dazhu took the personal belongings that Li Youran had packed, turned around and looked at the Lu family's courtyard, feeling a kind of indescribable melancholy.

Madam Li sobbed softly. She knew that with her daughter's departure, she would go from being a scholar's wife to a divorced woman. The former was respected by everyone, while the latter was despised by everyone.

On the contrary, Li Youran looked relaxed and happy, as if a heavy burden had been lifted. However, Li Dazhu and Li Niangzi both believed that their daughter was just pretending to be strong to avoid making them sad.

Today, Lotus Lane on East Street is really lively. One is a bride who broke off her engagement on her wedding day, and the other is a scholar who divorced his wife. Moreover, both of these young ladies are from Willow Lane on West Street.

"Father, Mother, your daughter has something difficult to say!" As soon as she returned home, You Ran knelt down before Li Tiezhu and Li Niangzi, and as she spoke, she rolled up her sleeves to reveal her bruised and battered arms.

"My child, what has happened?" Madam Li was shocked that her daughter had suffered such injustice. She fell off the stool and knelt on the ground, weeping bitterly.

"You Ran, who...who hit me?!" Li Dazhu roared, his eyes bloodshot. "The Lu family is utterly inhuman!"

"Father, Mother, listen to your daughter..."

Li Dazhu and Li Niangzi never expected that Lu Chuan would actually be...

"Dad, our daughter can't suffer like this! Lu Chuan is such a scoundrel!"

Li Dazhu frowned and remained silent for a long time before slowly saying, "You Ran did the right thing, otherwise she would have really been worn out by the Lu family."

“But our daughter can’t suffer such injustice for nothing, and it’s not good for her reputation either…” Thinking of her daughter, who was still a virgin, being wrongly accused of being unable to have children, Madam Li started crying again.

“But even if we say it, no one will necessarily believe us. Not only that, they will think that our Li family is petty and trying to smear Lu Chuan.” Li Dazhu was more clear-headed than Li Niangzi.

"Father, Mother, what happened? I heard that my little sister was..." Li Haoran rushed over, panting, and said, "Little sister, don't be afraid, your big brother will stand up for you!"

Li Haoran was making and selling steamed buns at his shop when he overheard a customer talking about his younger sister. Li Haoran immediately ran home.

"Big brother, it's nothing, it's all over now!" Li Youran knew his older brother's temper; he was impulsive, hot-tempered, and as stubborn as an ox.

If he were to suffer such a great injustice, his elder brother would definitely fight Lu Chuan to the death, and he would probably be the one who suffers the most.

In this society, officials and scholars held the highest status, while merchants were of lowly status. If a dispute reached the county magistrate, the magistrate would favor the scholars.

Moreover, Li Youran also intentionally didn't want to get too close to her older brother...

When Li Youran was very young, she heard neighbors jokingly ask her if she wanted to go to the capital to find her parents, and whether she was her older brother's childhood sweetheart. Later, her parents had a big fight with that old woman, and after that, no one mentioned the matter again.

Many people know about this, including my eldest sister-in-law and second sister-in-law. Back then, my eldest sister-in-law went to my parents because my eldest brother doted on me so much and she was worried about me. Otherwise, my parents would not have been willing to let me get married at such a young age.

"Father, Mother, elder brother, let's just leave it at that." Li Youran breathed a sigh of relief and continued, "I want to start a small business to support myself."

“Our family can support you, you don’t need to do your own small business.” Li Haoran rejected Li Youran’s suggestion without even thinking.

“Your sister is just like you, stubborn as a mule. Let’s do it her way!” Madam Li said, holding You Ran’s hand. “I’ll do it with you.”

When Li Niangzi usually returned to her parents' home, she had to be mindful of the attitudes of her sister-in-law and brother-in-law, let alone the fact that her daughter had been divorced by her husband's family... Li Niangzi knew how difficult it was for her daughter.

"You bastard! Do you know that after all this trouble, you'll never be able to marry into a good family again?" Wang Dachui slapped Wang Xiangyu across the face.

“But we can’t let our daughter marry a penniless cripple. It’s not as good as the other marriages we talked about before!” Madam Wang said to Wang Dachui with a pained expression, protecting Wang Xiangyu. “We can just postpone the marriage to a later date.”

"Oh well, at least it's better than the Li family's daughter who was divorced because she couldn't have children." The matter was already settled, and Wang Dachui could only console himself.

"Li Youran got divorced? She was trying to comfort me this morning..." Wang Xiangyu thought to herself, "These things didn't happen in my past life. Could it be because of my appearance..."

"You, Wang Xiangyu, you've disgraced the Wang family!" Just then, a burly woman stormed over angrily.