As soon as Jiang's mother asked this question, the whole family looked at Jiang Liu without prior arrangement.

Jiang Sange: "Little sister, if Tang Yi dares to bully you, I'll be the first to get back at him."

The third sister-in-law chimed in, "Little sister, we're all family. If he treats you badly, we'll stand up for you."

Jiang Liu was somewhat moved by her family's protection.

She stopped picking up food, and thinking that there were no outsiders in the house, she slowly stood up and decided to speak frankly.

“Father, Mother, from now on, Tang Yi will no longer be your son-in-law.”

She had wanted to say these words the day she returned, but she didn't know how to bring them up. Now that she had said them, she breathed a sigh of relief.

Upon hearing this, Jiang's father suddenly stood up. "What?"

"Liu'er, don't be willful. What couple doesn't quarrel? You can't say things like that." While complaining about Tang Yi in her heart, Jiang's mother did not forget to comfort her daughter.

She felt that her daughter and son-in-law had always had a good relationship, and that her daughter must have suffered some injustice at Tang Yi's hands for saying such a thing.

The same was true for Jiang Sange and his wife. Just as they were about to ask further, Jiang Liu said seriously, "We have already divorced."

Upon hearing this, the entire family stopped what they were doing.

Jiang's mother, in particular, believed that her daughter was still saying things out of anger.

Father Jiang: "Liu'er, divorce is not a child's play. How could you... how could you act so impulsively?"

“Father, this is not something I did on a whim. It is simply that Tang Yi is not a good man.”

Jiang Liu downplayed the issue and simply explained the long-standing discord between herself and Tang Yi.

Everyone at the dinner table, except for her, became depressed.

Jiang Liu knew that they were doing this because they were worried about her.

However, she didn't want to hide this matter.

"Liu'er, how could this be? You're so young, what will the future hold for you..." The news came too suddenly, and Jiang's mother couldn't bear it.

Jiang Liu grasped her mother's arm and smiled gently, saying, "Mother, I can't live like this because I'm with Tang Yi. It's only after leaving him that I have hope for the future."

Jiang Sange got up to go to Baiyang to settle accounts with Tang Yi, but Jiang Liu stopped him, saying, "Third Brother, this was my idea."

Third Sister-in-law was a little sad: "Little sister, since you're getting a divorce, just stay at home from now on. Tomorrow, I'll ask someone to introduce you to a suitable husband, who will definitely be a hundred times better than that Tang Yi."

Jiang Liu smiled and shook her head, "Third Sister-in-law, no need."

Jiang's mother wiped away the tears from the corners of her eyes. "Liu'er, your third sister-in-law is right. Now that you're home, just stay here and don't go to Baiyang anymore."

The other three followed Jiang's mother's advice and let Jiang Liu live at her parents' home from then on.

Jiang Liu hadn't originally planned to stay at her parents' home, but the atmosphere there made her reluctant to leave.

Especially now that the Lunar New Year is approaching, she wants to spend it with her family.

Thinking about the business matters, and knowing that the shopkeeper would handle them, she smiled and agreed, deciding to go back after the New Year.

"Mother, I'll do whatever you say."

Because of Jiang Liu, the whole family lost their appetite. Jiang Liu, the person involved, didn't think anything of it and kept comforting her family, saying that she was fine and just wanted to change her lifestyle.

Since arriving at the Jiang residence, Qiu Dafu had enjoyed two peaceful days.

Since Chu Tian and the others did not pursue him, and seeing that Jiang Liu got along well with her family, he had no more worries. So he went to find Jiang Liu and told her that he was going back.

Jiang Liu wanted to persuade him to stay, but Qiu Dafu was determined to leave.

Thinking back to what happened when they passed through the town, Jiang Liu felt a little scared, so she called over two guards from the Jiang family and said to Qiu Dafu, "Have them take you back."

"No need," Qiu Dafu shook his head and refused, indicating that he could manage on his own.

Before leaving, he didn't forget to tell Jiang Liu, "From now on, don't go out when you're alone."

"I know." After what happened that day, Jiang Liu was also afraid, and even when she went out, she always made sure to go with several other people.

After the two parted ways outside the Jiang residence, Qiu Dafu drove the carriage alone towards the city gate.

In Lingnan Village, Li Zheng has been quite busy lately because Ye gave birth to two sons in a row.

He not only took care of all the housework, but also took meticulous care of his two sons.

He had two sons, the elder named Li Wenhan and the younger named Li Wenqing.

Ye is still very weak and is in her postpartum period, so Qiu Yan often comes over to bring her some nourishing soup.

Every time she came, Gu Xiaoran would find various excuses to stay at the Li family's house, and today was no exception.

And there she was, Gu Xiaoran, now lying down next to the cradle, playing with the two children.

"Grandmaster, when will they grow up?" Gu Xiaoran asked Li Zheng in a childish voice.

Li Zheng rocked the cradle, looked at the two identical children inside, and gently tucked the blankets around them.

"When you grow up, they will grow up too."

Gu Xiaoran imitated Li Zheng and stirred the corner of the blanket. "But, I'm all grown up now."

At this moment, the second son grinned and began to wail.

One started crying, and the other started crying too.

Li Zheng skillfully picked up a child and handed it to Ye Shi, asking her to breastfeed each one.

Then, he picked up the eldest child and began to comfort him.

The second son, having found milk to drink, immediately began to suckle greedily.

Watching Ye feed the children one after another, Gu Xiaoran's little eyes were full of envy.

After feeding her child, Madam Ye recalled the night Gu Xiaoran stayed at her house, when she wanted to find her parents. Looking at her own child, she hugged Gu Xiaoran tightly.

This child, at such a young age, has been following Gu Qian on his campaigns, without a mother to take care of him. Thinking about it, this mother is really irresponsible.

"Xiao Ran, you'll have plenty of opportunities when your two uncles have them too."

Gu Xiaoran frowned. He was still somewhat displeased that he had two baby uncles.

However, he still smiled sweetly at Mrs. Ye and said, "Thank you, madam."

"Good boy." Madam Ye gently stroked Gu Xiaoran's forehead and grabbed a handful of roasted, golden-brown peanuts from the stove for him.

On Qiu Dafu's side, he was driving his carriage alone back to Baiyang when he encountered a group of bandits.

This group of bandits was large in number.

On horseback, a masked man looked up at Huaiyuan, his eyes filled with determination.

Although Qiu Dafu did not know who these people were, he felt that they were not good people.

To get away from these people as quickly as possible, he cracked his whip, and the horse began to gallop.

After passing through the outskirts of Huaiyuan, Qiu Dafu drove into a small grove of trees.

Upon arriving at this point, the sounds of clashing weapons could be heard ahead.

Qiu Dafu thought it was better to avoid trouble and initially ignored it. However, when he saw who was fighting, he became somewhat unsettled.

Because one of the people fighting was Chu Tian.

The other person, dressed in official attire, was immediately recognized by Qiu Dafu; he was none other than Zheng, the county constable standing beside Tang Yi.