Moreover, the village chief also had his own selfish motives. Considering that Yao was always causing trouble, he would go to Zhou Jing'an's house to resolve the issue eight out of ten times.
If things continue like this, Yao will probably only become more demanding. It would be better to let Zhou Dashan divorce Yao and send her home now.
Looking at the situation before her, Yao realized that Zhou Dashan had made up his mind to divorce her. She hurriedly looked at Zhou Dashan and said, "You... Zhou Dashan, you can't divorce me."
"If you dare to divorce me, I'll... I'll die right here! Even as a ghost, I'll haunt you and Liu Feng every day. You two adulterers will never have a good life!"
To everyone's surprise, Zhou Dashan wasn't buying Yao's act. He squinted at Yao, then sneered at her and said, "Then you can die right now and I don't believe you have the guts."
Over the years, Yao and Zhou Dashan had argued and made trouble. Yao often threatened Zhou Dashan with death, saying she would hang herself or bang her head against a wall. But Yao never actually tried to kill herself; it was all an act.
Upon hearing Zhou Dashan's words, Yao's face turned deathly pale. The village chief and the others looked at Zhou Dashan and said, "Since you've decided to get a divorce, we won't try to persuade you any further. Prepare the divorce papers and open the ancestral hall."
Suddenly, Yao's vision went black, and she almost fainted. She forced herself to rush to the village chief and screamed, "No, you can't! Zhou Dashan can't divorce me!"
“I have been married to him for so many years, working hard day and night for this family, taking care of the elderly and the young. I have done my best, so why should he divorce me? He can’t divorce me!”
The village chief seemed to have gotten annoyed with Yao Shi and looked at her impatiently, saying, "Yao Shi, do you really think you're such a virtuous and good wife?"
"Given what you've done before, anyone else would have divorced you long ago. Only Zhou Dashan has tolerated you until now."
"Not only are you sharp-tongued and mean-spirited, but you also love to cause trouble and make a scene. How did you even get into the Zhou family? Even if I don't say it, everyone knows what happened."
As the village chief spoke, he glanced at Zhou Jing'an, worried that his reprimand of Yao Shi might put Zhou Jing'an in a difficult position. However, Zhou Jing'an didn't even lift his eyelids.
He continued reassuringly, "You say you'll take care of the elderly and the young, but is that really the case? The Zhou family's old master and mistress moved out of their home on their own, and you haven't needed to look after them for years. You only visit them during holidays. Is that what you call taking care of them?"
"And then there are your four children. How did you treat your eldest daughter, Zhou Lan? And your third son, Jing An, after he got sick and injured, you, as his own mother, didn't even care about his health. Instead, you risked your life to separate him from the family."
"Do you really think we believe what you're saying about dividing the family property? Now you're causing chaos because Zhou Dashan took a concubine, and you even broke your husband's head! The whole village is here to deal with your family's mess!"
The village chief's words seemed to have been building up for a long time. Ning Huan listened from the side, feeling incredibly excited. The village chief was practically her mouthpiece.
But now she understood why Yao was so determined to divorce him. Moreover, if Zhou Jing'an were to become an official in the future, having a mother like Yao would not be a good thing.
The village chief called over an elder who thought could write and asked him to help write a letter of divorce. Normally, Zhou Jing'an would be asked to write such things in the village, but since Yao was his mother, it was not in accordance with the rules.
Seeing the letter of divorce being written, Yao was truly terrified. Her legs went weak and her head spun. But she couldn't afford to faint now; what if she woke up with the written letter of divorce at her parents' house?
Yao looked at Zhou Dasheng, Zhou Lan, and Zhou Yan in a panic, and cried out, "Are you just going to watch me get divorced? I'm your own mother!"
Zhou Yan couldn't help but want to say something to Zhou Dashan, but as soon as she opened her mouth, she saw Zhou Dashan's fierce eyes, as if she would have to leave the house with Yao Shi the next second if she opened her mouth.
Seeing that no one was speaking up for Yao, Zhou Lan felt really uncomfortable, so she said to Zhou Dashan, "Father, do you really have to divorce Mother? Over the years, Mother has taken good care of you, and you should know that better than anyone."
"Give your mother another chance. She knows she was wrong, and I will change. She will never do it again."
Hearing Zhou Lan's words, Zhou Dashan also thought of the good things Yao had done for him over the years. Although she was prone to making a scene, her kindness to Zhou Dashan was a fact.
Seeing Yao's panicked expression, her red eyes brimming with tears, Zhou Dashan felt a pang of pity.
After all, they had been husband and wife for so many years. As long as Yao was willing to soften her stance, plead with him properly, and say some nice things, and promised not to cause trouble or lay a hand on him again, he would not divorce her.
Seeing the way Zhou Dashan looked at her, Yao knew that Zhou Dashan was waiting for her to speak. As long as she spoke up and said some kind words to him, he would definitely not insist on divorcing her like he did now.
For so many years, Yao had been the one who had the upper hand over Zhou Dashan, and she had the final say in everything. Suddenly, she was asked to bow down to Zhou Dashan and say some soft words. She moved her mouth, but she didn't open it.
Because in her eyes Zhou Dashan had always been a coward with no ability, she couldn't bring herself to beg him for mercy, crying and begging him not to divorce her.
Seeing that Yao Shi still acted arrogantly and showed no remorse, Zhou Dashan was furious and shouted at Zhou Lan, "Have you forgotten what your mother is like all this time?"
“I, Zhou Dashan, will not accept a wife like this, nor will the Zhou family. Stop pleading for this slut. Have you forgotten how she treated you before?”
Zhou Lan paused for a moment, then lowered her head.
She still looked at Zhou Jing'an, unwilling to give up, hoping her third brother would say something to persuade their father. But she saw Zhou Jing'an coldly staring at Yao Shi and Zhou Dashan, without saying a word.
She immediately realized that her third brother would not speak up for their mother.
The letter of divorce was written quickly, and Zhou Dashan pressed his fingerprint on it deftly. Liu Feng, standing behind him, narrowed his eyes, unable to hide his cunning and smugness.
Next, they were going to open the ancestral hall to change the Zhou family's genealogy. The village chief led Zhou Dashan and a few others to cross Yao's name off the genealogy. This time, Yao was completely divorced by Zhou Dashan.
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