Chapter 34 If you can't make it work, leave.
But the old lady insisted at the time.
I have no intention of deceiving myself. Willing sacrifice and sacrifice made with forbearance have different meanings.
They didn't even go through any divorce proceedings because they never got a marriage certificate.
The old lady didn't intend to ask for any inheritance; she planned to live alone with her son—Lu Yanchuan's father.
They also planned to change Lu Yanchuan's father's surname.
But Mr. Lu's parents and elders strongly disagreed. The old lady had already done her best as a daughter-in-law.
Her in-laws only recognized her as their daughter-in-law, and only recognized Lu Yanchuan's father as their grandson.
The rest of them are all bastards. The kind who wouldn't even make it into the Lu family genealogy.
"It is said that at that time, it had escalated to the point that my great-grandfather wanted to remove my grandfather from the family genealogy and expel him from the family. Our generation may not have thought much of it, but in the old man's generation, it was a huge deal."
If I'm really removed from the list, I won't even be able to return to my roots after I die. Anyway, I take it very seriously.
Back then, Old Master Lu kowtowed every step of the way from the entrance of the ancestral home, insisting on promising his parents and clan elders that Lu Yanchuan's father was the eldest son and legitimate grandson.
In the future, the family business will definitely be passed on to Lu Yanchuan's father, so that he won't be kicked out of the family.
It was because of this promise that the old lady didn't let her son change his surname, but the marriage still ended in divorce.
The parents-in-law felt extremely sorry for their daughter-in-law, since they were the ones who found her in the first place, and naturally they were satisfied with her in every way.
Later, they gave her a great deal of property, fearing that this daughter-in-law would not live well.
"Although my grandmother and grandfather had severed ties, she still took care of my great-grandfather and great-grandmother in their old age and saw them off in their final days before leaving her hometown and settling in Haicheng."
Lu Yanchuan had heard many of these stories from the past, and he always thought the old man was incredibly absurd.
But when Lu Yanchuan said it to Shen Li at this moment, he inexplicably felt that he was about the same level of absurdity as the old man.
Lu Yanchuan: "..."
Lu Yanchuan looked at Shen Li with a complicated expression.
Just then, the old lady came out of the kitchen carrying some side dishes.
From Lu Yanchuan's perspective, he could see his grandmother and Shen Li appearing in the same frame.
They all have a gentle and graceful temperament.
Seeing that he suddenly fell silent, Shen Li asked, puzzled, "What's wrong?"
Lu Yanchuan shook his head. "It's nothing."
It's like I suddenly feel like I've gone down some old path and become the absurd thing I used to hate.
"What did you say that made you look so serious?" The old lady placed the side dishes on the table. "Is Xiao Li hungry? Wait a little longer, the porridge will be ready soon."
The steaming hot seafood porridge was ready in no time. The ingredients were very fresh, and Shen Li ate with great satisfaction.
Lu Yanchuan stirred the porridge in his bowl with a spoon and asked, "Where's Lao Song?"
"These fish and shrimp are the ones he brought back earlier. He just went out; he probably went to buy me flowers," Grandma said.
Shen Li suddenly looked up at her grandmother. She had heard Lu Yanchuan say that her grandmother met her current husband after settling in Haicheng.
In Lu Yanchuan's words, Old Song adores his grandmother to death. He does whatever his grandmother says, and because she has so much property under her name, there's no need for any disputes.
The two never registered their marriage, but they have been together for over twenty years. Old Song has no children and doesn't feel anything is wrong with that.
“The magnolias weren’t in season a while ago, but they should be available soon. I like the scent, so he went and bought some.”
The old woman's voice sounded ordinary, and her gentle face, with a faint smile in the corners of her eyes and brows, clearly showed her happiness.
How long must one soak in a honey pot to cultivate such composure?
Shen Li suddenly felt envious.
Before leaving, Grandma pulled Shen Li into her room.
"Grandma." Shen Li wasn't sure what the old lady would say.
“After all, he grew up in the Lu family, so he might have gone a bit astray.” The old lady held Shen Li’s hand.
“I know the Lu family has a bad character. At least my own son was raised by me, but this grandson…”
The old lady's expression clearly showed her disdain.
"You..." Shen Li hesitated for a moment before choosing her words, "Are you trying to persuade me not to divorce him?"
“No.” The old woman’s expression was gentle yet firm. “What I’m trying to say is that you’ve given him five years and a chance. If you can’t make it work, then get a divorce. He brought this on himself.”
Shen Li was completely taken aback by the old lady's words, and her eyes widened in surprise.
Just then, a helpless click of the tongue came from the doorway, "Tsk. You didn't even try to persuade me, why did you have to sabotage me?"
Not long after they entered the house, Lu Yanchuan realized what the old lady might say.
But still, with an optimistic thought that 'he's my own grandson after all,' I came over.
As it turns out, blind optimism is not the way to go.
The old lady wasn't embarrassed at all about being caught talking behind someone's back. "Since you're here to listen, I'll just say it directly."
“Oh no…” Lu Yanchuan said helplessly.
This was the first time Shen Li had ever seen such a helpless expression on Lu Yanchuan's face.
“I never agreed with the idea that the younger generation should not have a foundation of affection and that the two families should treat marriage as a bargaining chip in a business transaction.”
"I myself have been burned by things that lack emotional foundation, but what era was that? What era are you living in? How could you still fall for that kind of trick..."
"Now look how things are! In short, whether it's you or Xiao Li, I always say the same thing: if you can't make it work, get a divorce. Don't drag people down with you."
Before leaving, Grandma put a bracelet with a high water content on Shen Li's wrist.
"Given Lu Yanchuan's mother's personality, she probably didn't give you anything good when you got married. Keep this."
Grandma patted Shen Li's hand and said, "Take good care of yourself. You're still young and have a bright future ahead of you."
Shen Li suppressed the slight heat welling up in her eyes.
Sitting in the car, she looked down at the bracelet on her wrist. Her wrist was fair and slender, and the pale blue veins under her skin were visible.
The bracelet, with its excellent translucency, looked exceptionally beautiful on her wrist.
"Do you like it?" Lu Yanchuan asked.
"It's beautiful. This must be very expensive."
She didn't know much about jade, but even with her limited knowledge, she could tell how good the jade was.
Lu Yanchuan glanced at her and saw the look in her expression—a mixture of joy and a bit of being flattered and hesitant to accept the favor.
I held back when he said, "It's about the same price as the house on Danzhou Road that I gave you."
"Let's not dwell on the monetary value of the old man's gesture," Lu Yanchuan said.
The Lan family's ship had already docked at the pier. An abstract-looking logo was painted on the white hull.
"Brother Chuan, the auction is about to begin."
As soon as they got out of the car, Xin Yang came up to them, his face slightly pale.
"It's a good thing you didn't get on the ship. The sea was very windy today. Even I, who don't get seasick, was rocked so badly. If my sister-in-law had gotten on the ship, she would have been half dead."
"Are you alright?" Shen Li looked at Xin Yang and handed him a small bottle of pickled plums.
"Oh, thank you, sister-in-law!" Xin Yang took it and opened it, and was immediately shivered by the pungent sour smell.
Xin Yang couldn't even imagine how fatal it would be if he put it in his mouth.
Xin Yang, never one to hold back his words, blurted out upon smelling the sour plums, "Sister-in-law, are you pregnant?"
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