Chapter 113 Is Zhang Shu good to you?

Seeing Shu Yu remain silent, Da Niu suddenly felt a sense of unease.

“Ayu…”

Shu Yu snapped out of her daze, took a deep breath, looked up, and asked, "Then tell me, if we don't get a divorce, what else can we do?"

Da Niu remained silent, glanced at Da Ya, and hesitated before saying, "Actually, we can let them separate their families. If you're worried about Da Ya living in Dayan Village, then send two people to Shangshi Village. With us looking after her, Da Ya's life will be better. The Zhang family is vicious, but Zhang Shu is relatively easy to talk to."

Easy to talk to?

Shu Yu had no hope for Zhang Shu. She didn't answer Da Niu's suggestion, but instead asked Daya, "Sister, do you like Zhang Shu?"

Like it? Da Ya was stunned for a moment, then frowned.

Shu Yu rephrased the question, "Is Zhang Shu good to you?"

Daya thought for a moment, "Actually, it's alright. When he's home, he stops the Zhang family from bullying me." It's just that he's not home most of the time.

Shu Yu sighed inwardly. What should she do if her sister was a little silly?

"Is this all he does to you?" Shu Yu resisted the urge to roll her eyes. "Did he give you a single penny of the money he earned outside? When he saw you were so thin and hungry, did he secretly buy you food when he came back? Did he ever buy you a piece of cloth or take you to the county town even once?"

Daya was stunned. After a long while, she slowly shook her head and murmured, "He said that we hadn't separated the family, and all the money had to be given to Mother to manage. He said that my parents were unhappy because I couldn't have children, so he would bring all his wages back so that they would treat me better. He said that he worked very hard outside, and in order to bring more money home, he couldn't even bear to eat a bowl of vegetarian noodles. He often drank water to fill his stomach when he was hungry, and he was always very tired when he came back. He said that after I had children, he would buy me cloth to make clothes and take me to the county town."

Shu Yu almost coughed up blood when she heard this, and even Da Niu was dumbfounded.

"Da Ya, is this what Zhang Shu told you?"

Da Ya nodded.

Shu Yu sneered. She really couldn't have imagined it. Zhang Shu looked honest and simple on the surface, but he turned out to be a master of PUA.

All the blame was placed on Daya. She had no new clothes, couldn't go to the county town, had no money, and suffered hardship and bullying at home, all because she couldn't give birth to a son?

Da Niu couldn't say a word, and his brows furrowed tightly.

Men know men best, and he knew perfectly well that Zhang Shu's words were all excuses. He himself would occasionally do odd jobs, and sometimes, if the employer was nice and saw that he worked diligently, they would secretly give him a few extra coins for his wages.

Outsiders wouldn't know about this. He would give most of his wages to his mother, but he would also keep a few copper coins, saving them up to buy his fiancée Qiaoqiao a hairpin and a pastry.

What, drinking water to stave off hunger? If that were the case, would Zhang Shu have grown so sturdy? Could he even do manual labor?

Da Niu turned his head away without saying a word, offering no further comment on what Shu Yu had said.

He silently pulled on the reins again and drove towards Shangshi Village.

Shu Yu remained silent, a certain thought in her heart growing ever stronger.

Either she gets a divorce, or she finds a way to kill that bastard Zhang Shu.

She had once thought of letting Daya stand on her own two feet and trample the Zhang family underfoot. But now it seemed that Daya was no match for Zhang Shu at all. Her personality was already set in stone and couldn't be changed anytime soon.

The mule cart arrived at Shangshi Village in silence, as all three remained in the same place.

(End of this chapter)