After Lin Xi finished speaking coldly, Jiang's mother, worried that she would get tired, quickly went over and brought her a stool to sit down and tell her not to get angry.

"She's been with us for so many years and hasn't even laid a single egg. What's the point of having a daughter-in-law like that? Am I supposed to worship her like a goddess?"

Emboldened by her family, Lin Jianfang said in a forceful tone, "Is it my fault? It's not like I haven't been pregnant before. It was you who hit me, which made me abort the child."

Upon hearing this, the old woman jumped up and down, saying, "What does this have to do with my son? It's clearly you! You're incompetent; you haven't even taken many hits before you've already gotten the child out of the womb."

Junzi softened his tone and said, "Jianfang, you've seen it too, she's pregnant, and I'm carrying a child. Let's get a proper divorce, and while we're still young, let's find a farmer and live a good life together."

He thought that Lin Jianfang brought so many people because she didn't want to divorce him.

Lin Xi spat, "You bullied my aunt like this, and now that you have someone else, you want to kick her out? No way!"

"So what do you want to do? Anyway, I'm not going to have her anymore. She has no womanly charm, she's like a dead pig all day long, with a gloomy face like someone owes her money. I've had terrible luck every day since I married her, I even lose money when I gamble."

She had worked hard every day without complaint, and all she got in return was this one sentence from him. Lin Jianfang silently shed tears.

"We're here because my aunt wants a divorce from you. You've been having an affair and betrayed your marriage. Also, you're the one who caused all these injuries to my aunt, aren't you? We've already taken her to the hospital for a checkup, and we have the reports. Bigamy plus domestic violence—that's enough to get you into serious trouble."

"What domestic violence? Who saw it? There's no evidence or comment, so don't make things up."

The old woman chimed in, "That's right, everyone around here knows my son has a very good temper, how could he hit his wife? Maybe she fell down on her own."

Lin Xi was so angry she laughed: "Come on, come on, you break one and I'll see. You know best whether your son has a good temper or not, and you know exactly how my aunt got her injuries. Enough with the nonsense, let's get a divorce. You should also hurry up and bring your mistress back, so she won't be disgusting to my aunt after she's already had a child."

Junzi said nonchalantly, "Let's get a divorce. Look at her clothes, whether she wants to take them or leave them here, it doesn't matter to me."

The old woman quickly tugged at his clothes. There were still a few of those women's clothes left. Even if Shanshan didn't wear them, they could be sold as secondhand clothes and fetch a couple of bucks. This child, he really doesn't know how to manage money.

But since her son had already spoken, she couldn't embarrass him in public, so she had to swallow her anger and just let it go, considering it a favor to that woman.

"And then what? You just dismissed my aunt like that? Aren't you oversimplifying things?"

Junzi said impatiently, "What else do you want to do?"

"Since you don't understand the law, let me explain it to you. Don't worry, it's free. As I just said, you cheated on your wife and committed domestic violence. You're not in the right anywhere. Since you want a divorce, you should give my aunt some compensation, right?"

The old woman chimed in sarcastically, "In the end, all she wants is money. Ask her yourself how much money she's cost us in all this time we've been married. And your uncle, he's been eating and drinking for free at our house all the time, and now he has the nerve to ask us for money. I'm being lenient by not asking her for money."

After a long, rapid-fire explanation, everyone thought Lin Xi would let it go, but to their surprise, she immediately arranged for people to come into the house and move things out.

"Hey, hey, these are our things. If you take them, I'm going to sue you."

Lin Xi said indifferently, "Go ahead and try. If you won't listen to reason, then we'll have to resort to force. We'll take everything that belongs to my aunt. Also, for the divorce, you have to give my aunt 1,000 yuan in compensation for emotional distress. She can't have suffered so many beatings in your house for nothing."

The old woman squinted and spat viciously on the ground: "Pah, is she made of gold? What part of her is worth a thousand yuan? She's been here for years, eating nothing but eggs, how dare she ask for money?"

"Fine, you won't give it to me, huh? Then brothers, move your things out, and we'll go to court. Your mistress is still in the house, isn't she? The country doesn't allow men to have two wives. I'm going to ask her properly how many years she'll get for bigamy."

Junzi arrogantly said, "Go ahead and go. We have people in our family. Who knows who will go in then?"

He didn't believe they would dare to make a big deal out of it. If things escalated like this, it wouldn't be a big deal for the man, but for the woman, she would probably be the subject of gossip and criticism.

"Okay, remember what you said, Auntie. Now see what else you have."

Lin Jianfang pointed to the bed in the room, and Lin Xi directed the two people to throw the things on the bed and carry the bed to the yard.

“Auntie, we don’t want this bed that a man has slept in. It’s filthy, and you’ll feel disgusted sleeping on it. I’ll buy you a new one later.”

"Then this bed...?"

“We don’t want it, and we can’t let them get away with it. Xiao Wang, get me a match.”

Junzi backed away in fear: "You...you...what do you want to do? Don't do anything reckless."

Lin Xi took the matches, grabbed some flammable firewood, lit it, and threw it on the bed.

With a loud "boom," a fire broke out in the courtyard. Lin Xi threw Lin Jianfang's tattered clothes, whose color was indistinguishable, into the fire.

"Auntie, out with the old, in with the new. You've been reborn. Forget about the past and live a good life from now on."

Lin Jianfang nodded, her voice choked with emotion. Xiao Xi was right. Whenever she saw those old things, she would be reminded of unpleasant memories from the past. It would be better to burn them all down and find peace.

The old woman plopped down on the ground, wailing, "Help! This girl has gone mad! She burned down our precious bed! Isn't this blatant bullying?"

Her pitiful screams attracted some people who didn't know what was going on. Seeing that the yard was on fire, they hurriedly tried to put it out.

Lin Xi stopped them and explained the whole story. Then she said, "Have you ever seen anyone who, after a divorce, still tries to hold onto their ex-wife's dowry? We're burning our own things, what business is it of theirs?"

"That's true, but it's a shame to burn this perfectly good bed."

"Auntie, if it were you, would you be willing to sleep in a bed that your husband has slept in with another woman?"

"Then I definitely won't agree."

Lin Xi said nonchalantly, "That's settled then. Our family isn't short of money. One bed is nothing to us, as long as my aunt is happy."

To be continued!