When Lu Kuohai married Lü Guihua, he only invited a few people from the educated youth compound, the Lü family, and Yu Rujia; he didn't invite the Huang family.

When Yu Rujia and Gao Shujing arrived, Lu Kuohai and Lü Guihua were already wearing new clothes and had a big red flower on their front.

Upon seeing them arrive, Lu Kuohai stepped forward, his face beaming with pride: "Officer Gao, Yu Zhiqing, you've arrived. Where are Duofu and the others? Why didn't you bring them along?"

Yu Rujia: "Your wedding is a joyous occasion. These kids are so careless. After they had lunch, we let them go play by themselves. I don't know where they've run off to now. Don't worry about them."

"Here, this is my gift. I wish you both a long and happy life together."

Gao Shujing: "Rujia is right. Today is your big day. You two are the most important. I wish you a long and happy life together, like mandarin ducks flying wing to wing. May your love be as auspicious as spring and your students be of one heart."

Lu Kuohai: "Thank you, Officer Gao and Youth Yu. Please sit inside. We have only invited a few people, so we don't need to stand on ceremony. Just enjoy the meal later."

Fearing that things might change if she delayed, Wan Qiuju divorced Huang Jingbei and left with Huang Xiangxiang the day after Lu Kuohai's wedding.

Zhang Zhaodi, who was always keeping an eye on the Huang family, came over to gossip with Yu Rujia after receiving the news.

Zhang Zhaodi: "...Wan Qiuju, at her age, divorced Huang Jingbei while raising her daughter. She's incredibly bold."

Yu Rujia: "I'm more curious that Huang Jingbei would divorce her and let her take Huang Xiangxiang with her. This is a daughter who is about to be raised. Given the Huang family's character, shouldn't they have raised her for another two years and then sold her off?"

Zhang Zhaodi: "I suspect this was a scheme set up by Wan Qiuju and Huang Xiangxiang. Wan Qiuju didn't just bring up divorce today; she's been doing it for days. The Huang family beat her terribly, and Huang Xiangxiang took advantage of the situation to run away and hide."

“Wan Qiuju took the opportunity to blackmail the Huang family. If they did not agree to the divorce and let her take Huang Xiangxiang with her, Huang Xiangxiang would go to town to sue them for women abuse. With her injuries all over her body, they would win every time they sued her.”

"The Huang family didn't dare to gamble, which allowed her to successfully divorce and leave with Huang Xiangxiang."

Back when Wan Qiuju first arrived at Shangfen Brigade, she was so arrogant, speaking without thinking, and was tricked by Yu Rujia. Now she has learned to find a replacement in advance and then scheme to get the Huang family out of trouble. It can be seen that reality is indeed the best test of a person.

Yu Rujia: "She deliberately provoked the Huang family to beat her, leaving herself with injuries to threaten them and achieve her own goals. Wan Qiuju has really gotten a brain to handle things so well."

It was thanks to Yu Rujia's reminder to Lü Lihua to make a scene in town that Li Cuiniang's family received the punishment they deserved, which gave the oppressed women in the countryside the confidence to resist.

With Captain Huang's performance-based grading system in place and the support of the town's various leadership groups, the atmosphere in the brigade has improved significantly, and there are far fewer people bullying daughters-in-law and granddaughters or spreading rumors and causing trouble.

Without these incidents as a foundation, the Huang family would have no concerns. Even if Wan Qiuju threatened to take the matter to the town, the Huang family, who had never experienced such things before, would not have thought it was a big deal.

When Lü Lihua first made a scene in town, several officials came to the Huang family's house. Li Cuiniang didn't dare to act recklessly in front of the officials. She was paraded through the streets and then imprisoned for a month. She realized how serious the situation was and only then did she become more cautious.

In the Xia family home in Jiangcheng, Gao Guojing's long-awaited summer vacation has finally begun, and the whole family is packing his luggage for his departure tomorrow.

After several months of diligent training, Gao Guojing has successfully cultivated internal energy, and his strength has increased several times over. Gao Xiujuan is no longer worried about him encountering any danger on the road.

If those bad people try to take advantage of him, they will be the ones who suffer.

Of course, not worrying about his safety doesn't mean Gao Xiujuan has nothing else on her mind. Gao Xiujuan, who looks fairer and younger, has a new pursuit.

Gao Xiujuan: "Guojing, when you go to your brother's place this time, you don't need to bring back anything else, just remember to bring back plenty of soap. If you don't bring back enough, you shouldn't use it yourself."

Gao Guojing's lips were so pouty they could hang an oil bottle on them.

When he came back last time, he brought back ten bars of soap. Knowing Gao Xiujuan's personality, he hid two of them beforehand.

Gao Xiujuan found all eight bars of soap, giving him one, Xia Jingrong two, and keeping the rest for herself. That was all.

After using the soap for a month or two, Gao Xiujuan's skin problems improved a lot, and she looked several years younger, which made Xia Taishun feel insecure and also started using the soap.

After Xia Taishun used Gao Xiujuan's soap a few times, he was reluctant to let her use it anymore. So, Xia Taishun acted like a scoundrel and snatched Gao Guojing's soap.

When Gao Guojing ran out of soap, he secretly took out the soap he had hidden and used it. Naturally, Gao Xiujuan, who was watching him closely, discovered it and confiscated both bars of soap. She even generously gave one of the bars to Xia Taishun.

The soap that Gao Guojing brought back was gone after only a little over a month, which infuriated him, but he couldn't do anything about his two unscrupulous parents.

Gao Guojing touched the pimples that had reappeared on his face, rolled his eyes, and said, "Sister Rujia said that soap is not easy to make, and it's not like I can bring back as much as I want. If that were the case, I wouldn't have only brought back that much last time."

"Besides, even if I brought back soap, I wouldn't need it, so I'm not going to bring it."

He planned to use soap as much as possible after arriving at the Shangfen Brigade to remove the new pimples and acne scars on his face.

As for the soap, he would definitely bring it, but he wouldn't take it back to his own home, lest it be robbed by the bandits around him.

Gao Xiujuan shot her a dagger: "Guojing, you've got some nerve? You dare threaten me? Believe me or not, I'll call back and have Rujia send me some soap, and I won't let you go to your brother's place anymore?"

Gao Guojing wasn't afraid of this threat. He hadn't just been enjoying himself in Shangfen Brigade; he also wanted to bring his nephew and attend his own brother's wedding. Gao Xiujuan certainly wouldn't stop him.

Gao Guojing, who's always getting into trouble, said jokingly, "Brother and Sister Rujia are still waiting for me to attend their wedding. If none of us family members show up, who will be sad?"

Gao Guojing was fearless, but the suppression of bloodline was no joke. Gao Xiujuan's temper flared up, she grabbed his ear and slapped him repeatedly with her other hand.

Gao Guojing screamed in pain but dared not struggle, since Gao Xiujuan was still pulling on his ear. If he struggled too much, it would hurt his ear even more.

Gao Guojing, who was being mischievous, couldn't stay mischievous anymore. He kept begging for forgiveness, saying, "Mom, I was wrong, I was wrong. I will definitely bring back the soap. I will bring back as much as Sister Rujia has."