It was already dark when we got back to Lijiapin.

Before she even reached her grandfather's house, Su Yan saw a group of women blocking the gate from afar. Her brow furrowed, and a bad feeling immediately crept into her heart.

"Mom, let's hurry up," she urged.

Li Juan also saw the situation at home, and a look of embarrassment appeared on her face.

"Uncle Li, I heard that Juanzi got divorced and went back to her parents' home with her child. Is that true?"

"Is that even a question? I heard it with my own ears from the people of Sujia Village. I heard that they got divorced because of Su Yan going to university. The Su family doesn't even want their child anymore."

"Uncle Li, you've handled this unfairly. Juanzi is getting a divorce, you should have advised her to go back home, how could you leave her at home?"

“My daughter and my grandchildren, I can keep them if I want, what’s it to you?” Grandma Li retorted angrily.

“That’s what they say. These days, divorce isn’t something to be proud of. Outsiders will definitely think that Juanzi is bad and that’s why her husband’s family scorned her. If she wants a divorce, so be it. What’s the point of her coming back to Lijia Ping? There are so many unmarried girls in our village. What if they are affected by this? Who will we blame then?”

The woman's words were sharp, each one hitting the nail on the head.

Grandpa Li was bad at arguing, and Grandma Li's one mouth couldn't possibly out-argue seven or eight mouths. She could only stand there holding the child, her eyes red with anger.

The two elderly people with hunched backs looked very helpless.

"What rule says a divorced woman can't go back to her parents' home?" Su Yan questioned loudly, "This is my maternal grandfather's house. Do I need your permission to come back? There's no such logic in the world!"

Everyone looked in the direction of the sound.

Su Yan, her face grim, pushed past the people blocking the gate and entered the courtyard. Putting down what she was carrying, she rolled up her sleeves, put her hands on her hips, and glared angrily at the woman who had been the most aggressive earlier. "I remember you're Widow Liu from the end of the village, right? I also remember you have a son. Where did you get a daughter? You're the one shouting the loudest, but you're the one without a daughter. This gives me grounds to report you to the police for deliberately causing trouble. If the case is filed, you'll be in jail for a week!"

Su Yan was imposing and had a well-reasoned argument, which made everyone a little intimidated.

The whole thing was unreasonable from the start. It was Widow Liu who came to them and said how much Li Juan's divorce would affect their daughter, which is why they went to their door to cause trouble.

Su Yan's current appearance is no joke.

Li Juan wasn't so scared anymore. She glared at Widow Liu and unhesitatingly tore off her fig leaf. "Aren't you just holding a grudge against my brother for not taking a liking to you back then? You used people as pawns, and only these few young wives were so naive to be fooled by you! At your age, you're still scheming about these things. Anyone who didn't know better would think you're still thinking about my brother even after you got married!"

These words caused an uproar among the young wives present, who all began to look at Widow Liu with prejudice.

Widow Liu's face turned extremely ugly. Pointing at Li Juan, she said indignantly, "What nonsense are you spouting, you secondhand woman? It's all untrue! Don't listen to her nonsense, everyone! I'm only thinking about the girls of Lijia Ping!"

Su Yan chuckled coldly, "According to you, everyone in the village should kneel down and thank you? I've never seen a face bigger than a pancake before."

"you!"

"What's all this commotion about?"

A serious voice, tinged with annoyance, rang out.

When everyone saw who it was, their expressions changed drastically.

A guilty look flashed in Widow Liu's eyes, and she said awkwardly, "Aunt Lin..."

Aunt Lin, also known as Lin Xiuli, is the wife of the brigade leader of Lijiaping Village. She is in her fifties.

Lin Xiuli is an intellectual with a cold and aloof personality. She is fair in her dealings with people and has a lot of prestige in the village. However, she has a bad temper, and the women in the village are all quite afraid of her.

Su Yan had met her, or rather, the original owner of this body.

"Hello Aunt Lin, I'm Su Yan." Su Yan spoke first: "It's like this, this Aunt Liu brought a group of people to my maternal grandfather's house to cause trouble and try to drive us away. Since you're here, I wanted to ask if there's a rule in the village that divorced daughters aren't allowed to return to their parents' home? If so, then I'll take my mother and brother and leave right now, and I definitely won't make things difficult for anyone."

Su Yan looked at Lin Xiuli with sincere eyes and a very good attitude.

Lin Xiuli glanced at her, her expression softening slightly, and said, "There's no such thing. You can stay here without worry."

After saying that, Lin Xiuli glared at Widow Liu and said sternly, "It's you again! Why is it always you? If you think Lijiaping can't tolerate you, then get back to Niujia Village and stop causing me trouble every other day!"

This widow Liu is a habitual offender; she makes trouble for anyone she doesn't like, and she never learns her lesson. Lin Xiuli finally couldn't take it anymore.

Widow Liu both hated and feared Lin Xiuli. She felt she was being targeted, and her grievances were amplified. She retorted indignantly, "Aren't you supposed to be very considerate of everyone? Now that Li Juan, that piece of trash, is back and affecting the village's atmosphere, you're actually protecting them and scolding me, the one who cares about the village. This is not fair at all!"

Su Yan: "..."

Lin Xiuli: "..."

This thought process is so clever, even a lawyer would be amazed.

Regardless of the circumstances, Widow Liu was in the wrong; she was clearly looking for trouble with Su Yan's maternal grandfather's family.

Lin Xiuli pinched her throbbing temples and sneered, "If you're not happy, go report me. Let's see how many people believe you. Now go back to your house. If you cause any more trouble, I'll call the police."

Widow Liu only dared to talk about it, and when she heard the word "police," she didn't dare to utter a sound. She glared at Su Yan resentfully before slinking away.

Seeing this, the others left awkwardly, cursing Liu the widow and her ancestors in their hearts. Their families would definitely find out about this, and they would be scolded to death by their mothers-in-law and husbands when they got back!

The courtyard quickly returned to its quiet state.

Su Yan looked at Lin Xiuli and said with a smile, "Thank you for your help, Aunt Lin."

You can't hit someone who's smiling, so Lin Xiuli couldn't bring herself to be stern with Su Yan. She coughed lightly and said, "I'm just doing things fairly. This widow Liu is narrow-minded and will probably cause you trouble. If you need anything, come find me at the brigade leader's house. It's getting late, I'm leaving now."

Before she could finish speaking, Lin Xiuli had vanished in a flash.

Su Yan... Hmm, this speed doesn't seem like that of a woman in her fifties at all.

The atmosphere wasn't good once the courtyard gate was closed.

Li Juan sat on the chair wiping away tears, "Father, Mother, it's all because of me that I've caused you trouble. I'm so unfilial!"

Grandma Li rolled her eyes and said irritably, "Foolish! The team leader's wife didn't say anything, so how could you be influenced by that damned widow Liu? Look at you, so pathetic!"

She genuinely didn't care about Juanzi's divorce; on the contrary, she was quite happy.

With her son dead, and her daughter able to take her grandson back to her parents' home to escape her misery, Grandma Li would never have dared to dream of such a thing before.

Even in the situation just now, she would never drive her daughter away.