Chapter 319 Unless you admit your mistake

Song Chunxue smiled, "That's wonderful!"

She couldn't wait for Jiang Hongying to sever ties with the He family so that she could take Hongying and the children to live in Zhuanglang County.

Unfortunately, Hongying didn't think that way.

Jiang Hongying, who bore three children for He Chuan and was verbally abused and beaten by her mother-in-law, was still devoted to He Chuan, clearly regarding him as her support.

Even if He Chuan continues to play dead and half-heartedly divorces Hong Ying, and privately tells her that he will bring her back once she has saved up some money, Hong Ying will definitely go.

Moreover, their three children had completely captivated Hongying's heart.

Hongying pulled Xiujuan closer to Song Chunxue. Seeing her mother with her arms crossed and a smile on her lips, she felt uneasy.

"Mother, if I really get divorced, will you feel ashamed?"

"No, if you divorce him, I'll wake up laughing in the middle of the night. Why should they divorce you? You can divorce him too, and then it'll be a divorce. I'll take you to Zhuanglang County right now to find a wife for Sanwa."

Hongying pursed her lips and murmured, "Yes, I've had enough all these years. Why can't I divorce the child's father?"

Back in her hometown, she could see things quite clearly about her eldest son and his wife, but now that it's her own life, she's becoming more and more confused.

"Mother, are you deliberately trying to make my life miserable?" He Chuan said angrily. "Even if you divorce Hongying, will you take care of the child?"

“I’ll take care of them. Does this family not function without Jiang Hongying? You should divorce her right now and make her leave. I’ll take care of the children.”

He Chuan ignored her and went straight into the house, carrying out a large box from inside.

"He Chuan, put it down! Don't move it!" the old woman shouted angrily. "Second son, second son, come quick! He Chuan wants to separate from me!"

The second son of the He family, who lived just a wall away, had already heard the commotion and, now summoned, came with a donkey whip.

"Ha!" The second son of the He family looked at Jiang Hongying and her daughter. "So what if you have someone backing you up? You even dare to suggest splitting up the family. Do you think I can't support my parents?"

He Chuan clenched his fists, lowered his head, and his eyes filled with tears.

He hadn't really resisted, and he had no idea that his mother and second brother could speak so hurtfully.

“Alright, if that’s how it is, then you can take care of our parents from now on, and I’ll be someone else’s live-in son-in-law.” With that, he went into the courtyard and rolled up the bedding on the kang (a heated brick bed).

"Stop right there!"

"Smack!"

He Chuan's face burned. He looked up at his second brother, dropped his bedding, and shoved him.

"Why did you hit me? I've put up with this for so long."

Caught off guard, He Er was pushed and staggered a few steps before falling to the ground.

"Oh my god, they've rebelled! My son's running off with his mother-in-law! Oh no, I can't live like this!"

Seeing that things were going badly, Old Lady He sat down on the ground and started throwing a tantrum.

Song Chunxue walked over.

“If I remember correctly, He Chuan’s mother doesn’t eat meat and considers herself a spiritual practitioner who has attained enlightenment.” She shook her head. “She’s really a disgrace to us spiritual practitioners.”

As she spoke, Song Chunxue took out a talisman from her bosom, pointed at the sword with her finger, and silently recited the incantation twice.

The talisman in front of her suddenly caught fire, and she casually tossed it onto the old woman.

"What...what are you doing?"

What kind of talisman did you just burn?

"You're trying to scare people by pretending to be a ghost. I've been a vegetarian for ten years and I've accumulated merit. What are you trying to do?"

"Ha!" Song Chunxue sneered, "Accumulating merit? You insult your daughter-in-law every day, beat and scold your own grandchildren, are disrespectful to your elders, and use foul language. Where does your merit come from?"

Old Mrs. He sat on the ground, her face deathly pale.

"How dare you call yourself a spiritual practitioner? You forced your son to divorce his wife. Besides, my Hongying hasn't done anything immoral. I respect and honor you, but I still can't please you. You owe my Hongying."

“If you can’t live together, then live separately. But you couldn’t stand it and even wanted to divorce Hongying. It’s better to tear down a temple than to break up a marriage, but you idiot, you even tried to break up your own son’s marriage. Do you want to ruin He Chuan and the child?”

The old woman shook her head blankly, "No, no, I was just trying to scare him..."

“But I took it seriously. I can’t stand seeing my daughter being treated like a slave in your house and not getting any good things. Didn’t you say you wanted a divorce? I can find Hongying a rich man to live a good life with another day. Can you do that?”

"You only want to see He Chuan being pointed at and gossiped about, and his children never amounting to anything, just as pathetic as He Chuan. Is that what makes you satisfied?"

Song Chunxue turned to Hongying and said, "Let's go. The things in this house are all broken and worn out. I'll buy you new ones."

Hongying glanced at He Chuan, hesitated for a long time, then took Xiujuan's hand and waved to Xiaolong, "Let's go."

She didn't want to cause her mother any trouble, but since things had come to this point, regardless of whether it would cost her mother more money, she shouldn't embarrass her mother at this moment.

This is a family matter for the He family, and she has always acted like an outsider.

Let her take a break if she wants; it'll make her feel better anyway.

It's been three years, and he's threatened her with divorce so many times that she's no longer afraid.

Xiao Xu is the eldest, and she's willing to let go of her.

He Chuan panicked.

If Hongying leaves with her two children, this family will fall apart.

He used to think it was just a bluff, but now he knows that his mother-in-law has the guts to find Hongying someone even better.

"Wait, Xiao Xu, let's go."

He Chuan grabbed Xiao Xu's hand and rushed out of the courtyard, ignoring the box since there weren't many copper coins inside anyway.

"Hongying, don't go. The child can't be without its mother." With that, He Chuan chased after her.

"He Chuan, you stop right there!" the old woman shouted. "I'm just bluffing. I won't divorce you. I won't divorce you. Let your mother-in-law come back, and we can sit down and talk it over. Let's not make a fool of ourselves."

While the argument was going on, the area around the He family's house was crowded with villagers who wanted to watch the spectacle.

Family scandals should not be aired in public, especially since they were at a disadvantage this time.

Although Old Mrs. He didn't know where they stayed last night, the fact that He Chuan, such an honest man, could follow Jiang Hongying without any regard for the consequences and even easily say that he would become a live-in son-in-law showed that Jiang Hongying's mother was really not short of money now.

“Mother, you spoil them…” He Er wanted to persuade her, but he was still angry.

"Hurry up and bring her back! Hongying's mother is quite capable. Her talisman has ignited. What if she's learned some evil tricks? I'll be doomed! Go now!"

Before long, Song Chunxue, who had walked a long way, was warmly welcomed back to the He family by He Er.

The main room of the He family's house is quite old, and the walls are blackened with soot.

Song Chunxue crossed her legs, revealing her Taoist attire.

"Um, is your mother-in-law really a cultivator?"

“You ask He Chuan. My senior brother has been teaching me step by step these past two years, and I’ve learned a lot. I can draw quite a few talismans, I’ve read various scriptures, and I’ve also learned Taoist medicine. The talisman I just saw was drawn by my senior brother himself.”

"He knows you're a vegetarian, and he even did a divination for you. Want to know what the divination result was?"

The old woman was completely taken aback.

She moved closer to the chair, her eyes filled with anxiety. "Please trouble you, my dear mother-in-law, to let me meet the Taoist priest you mentioned."

Song Chunxue coldly refused, "No, you've offended the Ancestral Master and have been burdened with karmic obstacles these past few years. You treated my daughter like this, and you still want to see my senior brother? Unless you apologize to my daughter."

"What? You son of a bitch..."