Sun Honghua glared at Su Xueli and yelled, "What nonsense are you spouting, you woman? My husband and I are doing just fine, why would we get a divorce? You're just jealous because you see my husband is educated and capable, a government official in the city, and you're making things up for me. Who do you think you are? Get out of here..."

Su Xueli wasn't angry with her. Instead, she sighed and said gently, "Sister-in-law, calm down. When something happens, you have to deal with it calmly."

Sun Honghua, her eyes blazing with anger, shouted, "I told you not to talk nonsense, and you're making a mountain out of a molehill! I told you to read the letter, not to forge an imperial edict! I'm going to sue you! I'm going to sue you..."

She started crying as she cried, then she wailed, and finally she lay on the ground and rolled around in pain...

Su Xueli understood the pain of a woman being betrayed by a man the best, so she didn't leave coldly. She quietly stayed with her, waiting for her to vent and calm down.

Finally, exhausted from crying, she slowly sat up from the ground and asked Su Xueli in a hoarse voice, "Auntie, what else is she saying next?"

Su Xueli continued reading: "Divorce isn't something you can just agree to and not get divorced from. If you don't divorce me properly, you'll be the one who suffers. The child won't be allowed to stay with you, and you'll be all alone going back to your parents' home."

Think about it yourself, do you think you can have a good life as a divorced woman who has been kicked out of her husband's home?

If you divorce me properly, I can still take good care of you and let you continue to live in my house, take care of the elderly and children. I will also send you money every month as payment for taking care of the elderly and children. That way, you will still have a home even after the divorce.

I'm not going to waste my breath on you. Think it over carefully. If you agree, have someone send me a message and I'll come back to process the divorce. If you don't agree, I'll take legal action.

Su Xueli gasped when she saw this: "Shamelessness knows no bounds! He even went through legal proceedings."

But this naive woman was terrified. Hearing this, she stared wide-eyed at Su Xueli and asked, "Auntie, he's going to sue me? Won't I go to jail? That won't do! I have two children! They'll starve to death without their mother..."

Su Xueli was both amused and exasperated. She patted her shoulder to comfort her, "Sister-in-law, calm down first, and I'll talk to you properly."

Sun Honghua picked up the bowl of water on the table, drank a few sips of cold water, smoothed her hair, sat up straight, looked at Su Xueli and said, "Auntie, I'm much better. I can't read or write, I don't understand anything. You're educated, so please show me the way."

Su Xueli said, "Sister-in-law, I wouldn't say I'm giving you a definitive answer, but I do know common sense. He's just trying to scare you by saying he'll take legal action. You haven't done anything wrong. You've been taking good care of the elderly and children back home, and you've been farming several acres of land. What right does he have to sue you?"

He can't find a reasonable reason to divorce you, and since he abandoned his wife and children, he should bear legal responsibility. If anyone should sue, it should be you.

Sun Honghua said aggrievedly, "Yes, yes, God has seen how much effort I've put into this family over the years. I've been fair to every member of their family, young and old. Why is he suing me? There's no such thing as a despicable thing in the world."

Su Xueli said, "That's right, sister-in-law, you're a sensible person. You haven't wronged him at all; he's the one who wronged you, so you're in the right."

Hearing this, Sun Honghua perked up again. "Auntie, I can tell you're a smart woman. I was out of my mind and cursed you. Please have pity on this uneducated woman and don't be angry with me. Give me some advice, Auntie. I'm begging you, Auntie. I will repay you in the future."

Su Xueli stopped her and said, "Sister-in-law, don't say that. We are all women. I can understand your suffering. I won't hold it against you. I'm willing to help you fight for your own interests."

But sister-in-law, don't tell anyone what I said, lest your in-laws say I instigated you to fight with your husband, and then I'd become the target of the whole village."