The magistrate slammed his gavel: "Zhao Wei, how dare you speak so loudly! Guards, give him twenty slaps!"
Zhao Wei looked aggrieved, his face swollen like a pig's snout from being beaten by the two constables!
"Your Honor, I am willing to divorce!"
The magistrate waved his hand, then picked up a pen and wrote a couple of quick strokes, affixing his seal. He then asked Zhao Wei to sign the divorce papers, and Zhao Wei, not daring to disobey, tremblingly signed his name.
The clerk delivered the written divorce papers to Jin Daya!
Jin Daya was illiterate, so she handed the document to Liang Shuyan. Liang Shuyan glanced at it and said, "Sir, please make a clear note about the child's situation on the divorce agreement, so that the Zhao family won't regret it and come to cause trouble!"
The magistrate agreed, laughing heartily as he said, "Secretary, bring it here. This county has noted that since both children are willing to stay with their mother, the Zhao family has nothing to do with it! Since you're worried that Zhao Wei will harass your older sister, don't worry, if he dares to show up, you can immediately report him to the authorities. The county jail is always ready to take him!"
Zhao Wei's face turned pale. Upon hearing the magistrate's words, he was so frightened that he hurriedly said, "Sir, now that we have a divorce agreement, I will never dare to harass them again. Just do as you say, magistrate. If I dare to harass them, you can arrest me!"
Liang Shuyan smiled faintly: "This humble woman thanks you for your wise judgment, sir. Farewell!"
Jin Daya felt heavy-hearted, as if she were carrying a huge boulder. She held her two children's hands and followed behind Liang Shuyan, her steps slow.
Liang Shuyan pursed her lips and stepped forward to support Jin Daya's arm: "Big sister, is there anything you're reluctant to part with now? Why do you look like that? Shouldn't you be happy?"
Jin Daya shook her head: "Divorce? I never thought about it, I never imagined that we would be divorced today. But, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you from now on!"
"Big sister, you can't say that. Mother is very happy that you can go back. With me and Mother here, the children won't dare to say anything. When it's time for the two children to go to school, they can go!"
Da Shan patted his two younger cousins on the head and said, "Auntie, don't worry. There's plenty of work to be done at our teahouse and restaurant. You won't have to worry about not having any work. If you want to move out when your two younger brothers are older, we can make plans then!"
Zhao Heng, his face contorted with reluctance, said, "If we had known, we would have taken some things from Zhao Wei's house. After all, it was that beast Zhao Wei who did the wrong thing first!"
"Alright, Zhao Heng, you shouldn't have interrupted in court today. Your father is the county magistrate; he'll know what to say. How can you interrupt in front of everyone and embarrass your father?"
In the old Jin family courtyard, Old Mrs. Jin instructed Ruyan: "Ruyan, you are the manager of Jinzhou Restaurant. You are responsible for recruiting these people. After they are recruited, what should they do, how should they be done, and how should you train them?"
Ruyan blinked: "Grandma, I, I really don't know how to train, train?"
Grandma Jin immediately thought of the training term, but Ruyan didn't quite understand it. It wasn't a difficult term to understand, was it?
"Alright, Ruyan, wait a bit. Your aunt will tell you when she gets back. I just want to have this calligraphy and painting embroidered and framed for our restaurant's lobby. What do you think?"
During this time, Ruyan always called Sanwang "Grandma," which made Grandma Jin feel very happy. Every time she saw Ruyan, she wanted to talk to her for a while.
In the kitchen, Zhang was making jelly, but Sanwang shook his head: "Sister-in-law, no need. The weather is getting cooler now, so we've decided to put the jelly business on hold for now!"
Zhang looked surprised: "What? When we used to sell cold noodles, life was so hard. Now that we have our own restaurant, how can we stop? We not only have to find a way to do it well, but we have to do it even better than before."
Mr. Su led a group of children into the courtyard, sat on the small drying platform by the door, and squatted there reading a book.
Just then, a voice came from outside the door: "Oh dear, I didn't expect to get home so quickly! Come on, big sister, be careful."
Soon, Jin Daya got off the donkey cart, led the two children, and then walked in.
Grandma Jin rubbed her eyes: "What? Is this Daya?"
Upon seeing Old Lady Jin, Jin Daya knelt down excitedly: "Mother, it's all my fault for being unfilial. Ever since I married Zhao Wei, he and my child's grandmother have prevented me from returning to my parents' home. I miss you so much, Mother!"
Seeing Daya kneeling on the ground, Mrs. Jin immediately helped her up: "My silly girl, I knew it! It was that wicked old woman from the Zhao family who wouldn't let you come back. Come on, come inside!"
Grandma Jin didn't even ask why Daya suddenly came home, as if she had expected Daya to come home after the divorce!
Jin Dashan put down his bundle and then said, "Mother, I'd better find a place for Aunt to stay!"
"Alright, Zhao Heng, you go too. Clean up the west room. I have some cotton quilts in my room, take two over. Zhao Heng, do you know how to fold quilts for the kang? You're in charge of folding quilts for the kang in the west room!"
Zhao Heng pouted, "Auntie, I can't do this. You know I've never done any rough work since I was little."
"Go and learn it; it's always good to have more skills!"
After Liang Shuyan finished speaking, she turned around and went into the house.
Inside the house, Old Mrs. Jin's eyes were red as blood. She held Jin Daya's hand and said, "Daya, it's good that you're back, it's good that you're back!"
"Mother, has Aunt Dashan really changed? She didn't treat me like this before!"
Old Man Jin laughed heartily: "Oh dear, people always change. Da Shan's mother is very filial now. Not to mention how she treated you before, you've heard how she treated her mother. Now she's very filial to her. Just relax and stay at home!"
Liang Shuyan had just reached the door.
She heard Jin Daya and Grandma Jin's words clearly.
"Hey, sister! Don't worry about it. Just stay home and relax. We have a teahouse and a restaurant. You can choose whichever you prefer."
Grandma Jin raised her eyebrows: "Hey, no rush, no rush!"
Grandma Jin accidentally bumped into Jin Daya's arm, and Jin Daya grimaced in pain as she got up!
Grandma Jin grabbed Jin Daya's arm, tore open her sleeve, and saw that it was covered with scars that looked like they were causing trypophobia!
"This, this was done by that beast!"
Jin Daya did not expect that Grandma Jin would see the wounds on her body; she had no intention of making the old lady sad!
"Mom, it was my mother-in-law and Zhao Wei who beat me. My mother-in-law disliked my cooking and burned me with a fire poker!"
"That old hag, if I don't go and deal with her, she'll say that the Jin family is easy to bully!"
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