The next day, the villagers gathered near Village Chief Song's house early to see the excitement.
Dahai arrived early.
Sitting in the lobby, he looked at Song Qiangnan sitting opposite him and snorted.
An adulterous couple!
The two families sat opposite each other in a tense atmosphere, and no one spoke first.
I don’t know how long it was before I heard someone outside shouting, “The Lu family is here!”
Everyone made way, and saw that Mother Lu, Father Lu, Elder Brother Lu, Elder Sister Lu, as well as Second Brother Lu and Third Brother Lu had all arrived!
A large family walked in in a grand manner.
"Oh, the in-laws are here!" Dahai Niang said sarcastically.
"Of course, of course I have to come and see such a big thing!" Mother Lu smiled.
"Grandpa!" When Lin Qiaoqiao saw Lu's father and others coming, she quickly broke free from Lu Xiaoxiao's hand and ran over.
"Oh! Qiaoqiao, my sweetheart!"
Father Lu held Lin Qiaoqiao in his arms, weighed her, and said, "You've lost weight!"
The other members of the Lu family gathered around and touched Lin Qiaoqiao's head.
"My dear in-laws, you didn't come here today just to see your precious granddaughter! There's something important to discuss!"
Seeing that the Lu family was getting along so harmoniously, Dahai Niang felt unhappy and spoke out.
"Yes, it's more important!"
Mother Lu stopped smiling and found a place to sit down with Father Lu, while the others stood at the back.
"snort!"
"I asked Brother Lu to come here today to discuss the matter of my evil monster and Xiaoxiao!"
Song Bo started talking only after he saw that everyone had quieted down.
"Yeah, my Dahai doesn't even know whether he's dead or alive, and this little bitch is hooking up with this stinky brat! How can this be fair to my Dahai!"
As soon as Song Bo finished speaking, Dahai's mother couldn't help but start scolding.
"What you said is not true, my dear in-laws. Dahai has been in the army for four years. Our dynasty has a law that allows a woman to remarry if her husband has been away from home for more than three years without any news. Even if my Xiaoxiao finds a new husband, it has nothing to do with your family!"
Mother Lu sneered and brought out the law.
"My in-laws don't need to scare me with the law. Although there's no news about my Dahai, Lu Xiaoxiao never divorced my Dahai and hooked up with someone else. It's all her fault, both emotionally and logically!"
Dahai Niang was not afraid of her and directly confronted her.
"Isn't it the in-laws who won't let Xiaoxiao leave? They actually dislike Qiaoqiao because she's a girl. Why won't they let them leave?"
"You...even if I don't let her go, what can I do? She can't even give birth to a son, how can she have the dignity to do that!"
"It would be great if I could give birth to a son, but even if I give birth to a son, he must be able to stay with me all the time!"
"You! How dare you curse my son! I'll tear your mouth apart!"
"Who's afraid of you?"
The two were arguing and about to fight, and the people watching quickly pulled them apart.
"Don't argue. We all gathered here today to sit down and discuss this!"
Song Bo tried to mediate the fight, and became increasingly dissatisfied with Song Qiangnan.
This time I am so embarrassed!!
"Humph, your family is not a good thing either. You are really blind. You don't like a good young girl, but you have to like someone else's wife!"
Dahai's mother was still angry. Not only had she not heard from her son in the past few years, but someone was trying to steal his girl away!
"Don't insult people!"
Song Qiangnan couldn't bear to listen anymore and said.
"What? You still want to hit me?" Dahai Niang looked at Song Qiangnan's ferocious expression and sat down on the ground, throwing a tantrum. "This is outrageous! My son is not at home, yet you come to bully an old woman like me!!"
"Enough!!" Song Bo couldn't stand it anymore and shouted.
Dahai Niang was startled and sat on the ground without saying anything.
"Today I want to resolve the matter properly and stop arguing." Song Bo pressed his temple.
"Indeed, we are here today to solve the problem." Father Lu agreed.
"Let's not talk about the matter between my Xiaoxiao and the boy from the Song family. We are here today just to let Xiaoxiao drink and get rid of Dahai!" Father Lu said his purpose.
"You are dreaming! Dahai hasn't come home yet, and you want a divorce! Dream on!" Dahai's mother refused decisively.
"Dream on!" Mother Lu snorted coldly, "If you don't agree, let's go to the county government office and let the officials judge the matter!"
"If I don't go, are you going to drag me there?" Dahai Niang sat on the ground, looking indifferent.
"You can try it, my in-laws." Mother Lu "threatened".
"you……!"
"Don't worry, dear relatives. If our two families divorce today, our Lu family can pay five taels of silver as compensation!" Father Lu raised his hand.
"Dad..." Lu Xiaoxiao said in surprise.
She didn't expect that her parents would offer five taels of silver to get her to divorce, and her brother and sister-in-law didn't object.
Even when she went back in the past few years, Lu Xiaoxiao never told her about her predicament. She thought that a daughter who is married off is like water spilled.
Not wanting to bring trouble to his parents, he endured the hardship in the Lin family.
Thinking of this, Lu Xiaoxiao's tears began to fall.
"Little sister, don't cry!" Mrs. Lu was right next to Lu Xiaoxiao. Seeing her crying, she whispered to comfort her.
"You wish! Impossible!" When Dahai Niang heard what Lu's father said, she was shocked and made some calculations.
"Don't be too greedy, in-laws! Otherwise, the five taels of silver will be gone!" Seeing Dahai Niang like this, Father Lu knew what she was thinking and warned her.
"Are you threatening me?"
"I dare not. I just hope that you will think it over carefully. No matter how badly Xiaoxiao and Qiaoqiao of mine live in the Lin family, they still need to eat and spend money every day. Dahai has not returned for several years. Regardless of his life or death, how much money do you have for her and her daughter to spend?" said Father Lu.
"Hmph, of course, the mother and daughter have to find a way to earn money themselves!" What Father Lu said was right. Dahai had not returned for several years and had not sent any money back. Dahai's mother had no money left.
"Xiaoxiao is weak, and Qiaoqiao needs care, so we can't leave her alone." Father Lu said, "You don't need to say more, in-laws. For eight taels of silver, we can divorce. For Dahai's sake, my family can come over to help during the autumn harvest. How do you think?"
"Are you sure? Eight taels of silver just to settle your daughter's divorce?" You should know that Lu Xiaoxiao's gift money was only five taels of silver at that time!
"Of course, as long as the in-laws sign the divorce agreement, I will give them every penny."
"Okay!" When Dahai Niang heard what Lu's father said, she agreed decisively.
After that, everything went very smoothly. Mother Lu took out the divorce papers that she had prepared long ago, and Dahai Niang pressed her fingerprints neatly. Then Father Lu handed her the purse.
Dahai Niang opened it and counted it. It was neither too much nor too little, just right!
Dahai Niang took the money, glanced at Lu's father, and walked away shaking the purse.
When the onlookers saw that Lu's father really used eight taels of silver to exchange for Lu Xiaoxiao's divorce, they couldn't help but sigh and discuss in a low voice.
Eight taels! The Lu family really loves this girl!
After Dahai Niang left, the matter was not over yet.
Next is the story of Song Qiangnan and Lu Xiaoxiao!
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