Su Jiaoniang felt relieved.

Looking back at the people who had come with them, Lu Wujiu and Xie Shi were both present, though the black-clad guards were hidden in the shadows.

Since Xie was a woman herself, she couldn't help but approach Deng and whisper comforting words when she saw the woman being wronged.

Mr. Xie was very good at comforting people.

When facing Deng, she could guide Deng to repeatedly express the grievances in her heart. She couldn't help solve these grievances, but at least she could listen and let Deng vent them.

Su Jiaoniang's gaze fell on Su Li: "Speak, you're already divorced, so why are you making such a fuss? What are you planning to do?"

"Sister, I need money. Constable Chen accidentally owed money to someone, and those people want to kidnap Ling'er to pay off the debt. Ling'er is delicate and has never suffered such hardship. We are only short ten taels of silver. Deng Shi cannot stand by and watch her die."

Even a day as husband and wife is worth a hundred days of kindness; she can't be so heartless!

"..." Su Jiaoniang thought she had misheard.

An irresponsible man and a woman who seduced a married woman—these two should be condemned and shamed in later generations.

It's only slightly better in this era that's more tolerant of men.

How can they shamelessly claim that even a day as husband and wife brings a hundred days of kindness?

If she truly understood the saying "even a day as husband and wife is worth a hundred days of kindness," she wouldn't have provoked Chen Ling.

Tsk tsk...

"Is that so? Okay, let me tell you. Deng borrowed money from an underground bank at exorbitant interest rates because she was trying to save her pregnancy. Getting pregnant was difficult, and keeping it was even more difficult. She's too shy to borrow money from me, so she borrowed 20 taels of silver from an underground bank. Even a day as husband and wife is a hundred days of kindness. Why don't you sell Chen Ling and pay off her debts for her?"

Su Jiaoniang started spouting nonsense.

Mrs. Deng stared at him in astonishment. She would never lend money at exorbitant interest rates. She was capable enough to do so, and unless she was facing certain death, she would never choose such a method.

Su Jiaoniang looked at Su Li. Su Li was also stunned.

He stared intently at Deng: "You wretched woman, it's a good thing I divorced you, otherwise you would have dragged me down with you."

Su Jiaoniang closed her eyes.

It's hopeless!

A perfectly normal person has gone mad.

Perhaps in the future I will find out whether the terrible things I did were right or wrong, but at this moment, it's too late.

Deng closed her eyes, ignoring Su Li.

Su Jiaoniang glanced at Deng Shi and asked, "Where's the dog? Didn't you keep a dog? How come someone broke in!"

Ms. Deng pointed to the dog lying sprawled on the ground.

Su Jiaoniang went over to take a look.

He's still alive, but in a coma.

"What happened?" Su Jiaoniang asked.

Deng glanced at Su Li with disdain.

"Xiao Bao brought back some steamed buns today and fed them to the dog."

Su Jiaoniang felt a surge of anger and looked at Su Li: "You made Xiaobao do this kind of thing?"

They even exploit their own children.

If something really happens to the Deng family today, to put it more seriously, it could result in the death of both mother and child. What would happen to Xiao Bao then?

How could a child withstand such a blow?

The child will go crazy.

"Are you possessed?" Su Jiaoniang looked at Su Li, knowing that people are selfish.

But to be so selfish as to exploit even an innocent child is too cruel.

"Little sister, do you want to lend me some money? I'll definitely pay you back later. I can endure hardship and toil; I won't leave debts unpaid, Chen Ling..."

"..." Destroy the world!

When faced with someone so mentally challenged, Su Jiaoniang had nothing to say.

He glanced at Lu Wujiu and said, "Throw him out."

Who is Chen Ling, and what is her relationship with her?

The original owner was worried about her elderly father and younger brother.

However, the original owner had already sacrificed a lot for that family. As long as this brain-dead younger brother doesn't die, that's good. Let the rest take its course.

Lu Wujiu picked up Su Li with one hand and threw her out.

Su Jiaoniang walked to Deng Shi's side and said, "He's lost his mind. If you want to find another man, I won't stop you."

"Most men in the world are not very bright, but a small minority are responsible and caring. Life is long, and there is no need to suffer for children. If you want to experience being cherished, that is not wrong."

What Su Jiaoniang said was considered shocking in this era.

Who would advise someone to find another partner?

Aside from the profession of matchmaker.

However, everything she said was true.

Ms. Deng smiled and said, "I don't really need to be pampered like a treasure. It's better to treat myself like a treasure."

She suffered a lot during the years she followed Su Li.

Now that I'm out of this marriage, I was initially very sad, upset, and felt empty, but now I've gotten used to it and it actually feels good.

One person can raise a child well.

You can also live a good life.

...

If there really is a man, it's more likely that she'll have to serve one more person.

Seeing that Deng's heart was gradually becoming stronger, Su Jiaoniang did not continue to persuade her.

If Deng were a parasitic woman, she couldn't live without a man.

She would even intervene to find a more responsible replacement for the Deng family.

"Thank you!" Mrs. Deng said, a hint of relief and helplessness in her eyes.

She never imagined that Su Li would even use Xiao Bao for the sake of that little vixen outside. Luckily, Xiao Bao fed the steamed buns to the dog; if he had brought them back for her to eat, she would have been disgusted.

They would also be poisoned to death.

Su Jiaoniang stayed with Deng Shi for a while, and then asked Xie Shi to stay there with Deng Shi.

She walked towards herself.

I just entered the village.

Then I saw Widow Han standing at the entrance of the village.

Something was pasted over the wound on her face, making her look strange and unsettling.

She looked at Lu Wujiu with a pitiful expression: "Mr. Gu, look at how she slashed my face. I'm like this now. Such a ruthless woman doesn't deserve you at all."

"..." Lu Wujiu's gaze fell on Widow Han.

He glanced at it, then looked away.

He gently rubbed Su Jiaoniang's hand: "Does it hurt? Are you tired?"

"It's alright." Su Jiaoniang looked at the fiery eyes of Widow Han.

The frustration and resentment I felt earlier vanished instantly.

Lu Wujiu is really something; he extinguished the fire in her heart with just one sentence.

Widow Han bit her lip, touched her face, and walked towards Lu Wujiu: "Mr. Gu, why are you so affectionate towards her and so cold towards me..."

As she approached Lu Wujiu, she stared at him with a pitiful yet alluring gaze.

In the instant he got close, he suddenly drew a dagger and stabbed it towards Su Jiaoniang's lower abdomen.

Su Jiaoniang reacted quickly. She wasn't really pregnant. She took a step back, blocked and strangled Han the widow, pinning her to the ground.

Fu Tu squinted, reacting slower than Su Jiaoniang. He looked at the widow Han who was pinned to the ground, pinched a black pill between his small white fingers, and stuffed it into the widow Han's mouth: "You dare to touch my mother, you're courting death!"

As for Lu Wujiu, his attitude was even colder.

His icy gaze fixed on Widow Han: "You're asking for death!"

He approached Widow Han step by step, reached out and pinched her neck with his cold fingers, applying slight pressure.

A life was lost.

Fu Tu glanced at Lu Wujiu and retreated.

He also felt that Widow Han deserved to die. In any other situation, he would have killed her without hesitation, but in front of his mother, he had to restrain himself!