Song Anxin held them back and said, "Don't be in such a hurry. Since I've said that, of course I have a way to get them to agree. I was thinking that Father-in-law Daxi was reasonable enough to part amicably, but since he can't make the decision, then we can only completely break off relations!"
She turned her head and looked coldly at the Wu family patriarch, saying, "Patriarch Wu, you know that a scholar's reputation is of utmost importance. Although Wu Youcai is only a half-student, he still represents the face of the government. What do you think would happen if I reported him to the authorities for concealing that he has a wife and children and deceiving respectable women?"
Song Anxin's lips curled into a cold smile: "That woman was so angry just now, she'll probably be willing to cooperate with us in suing Wu Youcai. Although they're not husband and wife in name, they've already had the de facto relationship. It would be difficult to convict them, and Wu Youcai is going to abandon his wife and daughter for that woman."
"With a scholar whose character is so depraved, do you think the county school will still accept him to continue his studies? Will the government revoke his qualification as a student? Do you think he can still participate in the imperial examinations?"
Song Anxin's three consecutive questions struck at the heart of the Wu family. The Wu patriarch's face grew increasingly dark, and the faces of the other members of the Wu clan also turned grim. The elder and younger members of the Lü clan were even more distressed; the elder Lü clan member gasped for breath before finally managing to utter her curse:
"You vicious woman! Even so, as long as we don't release Youcai, she will stay in our house, and you can forget about taking her away!"
Song Anxin said calmly without any fear, "That's fine too. At that time, Wu Youcai will be a genuine farmer. It's good for him to stay in the village and live a happy life forever."
She then changed the subject: "However, Clan Chief Wu, your Wu family has only produced half a scholar in generations, right? I'm afraid your Wu family will never produce an official. All the effort your Wu family has put in over the years will never be rewarded. You people who tighten your belts and live frugally to give money to others should just consider it as throwing money into the water!"
She spoke her last sentence in a very high tone, making sure that the Wu family members surrounding her could hear it clearly.
Sure enough, as soon as Song Anxin finished speaking, even more villagers from the Wu family jumped out.
"Chieftain, is what she said true? Is it really true that Youcai will no longer be able to take the exams and will no longer be a student because of this!?"
"Chief, this won't do! My money can't go to waste!"
"Clan leader, you can't let the Wu family's hope be gone..."
"......"
Da Lü and Xiao Lü also said anxiously, "Third Uncle, you are the head of our Wu family, the talented Third Uncle. You can't just watch your talent be ruined like this. You must think of a way quickly!"
Chief Wu was also quite angry, and he almost broke the cane in his hand. He originally thought that a country woman didn't know anything and that he could just coax her with a few words, but he didn't expect this.
His face was so dark it was almost dripping with water, but he knew this woman was definitely not joking, so he had no choice but to speak:
"Divorce is impossible. Let's get a divorce. I agree to the divorce."
Although divorce is often criticized, what this woman said could absolutely ruin a talented person's path to the imperial examinations.
Sister-in-law Lin and her brothers were all overjoyed. The people had been released. Lin Erxi and Lin Fengshou thought that their second aunt was truly amazing.
Song Anxin smiled and shook her head, saying, "Clan Head Wu, I think you're getting old and hard of hearing. I said divorce, that is, Lin Daxi wants to divorce Wu Youcai, did you hear me!?"
She said, slowly and deliberately, "We do not accept divorce now. You have no room to negotiate with us. We must take everything with us, including the grass."
Brother Lin and his wife were immediately shocked by Song Anxin's words, and then they realized, "That's right! Why would they still accept a divorce? Da Xi could have just divorced Wu Youcai."
Lin Fengshou and Lin Erxi are now obsessed with their mother, Auntie Er!
Chief Wu's face was now extremely pale, radiating barely suppressed anger. Elder Lü nearly fainted, her face a mixture of ashen and purplish-black, and Wu Youde was helping her catch her breath. Younger Lü, seeing her plans thwarted, glared resentfully at Song Anxin and her group. Old Man Wu felt utterly ashamed and kept sighing.
Song Anxin said calmly, "Even if Wu Youcai is suspended from taking the imperial examination, he can still continue. Clan Chief Wu, we don't have that much patience to waste here with you."
Song Anxin's words carried a somewhat threatening tone.
Chief Wu practically spat out the words through gritted teeth: "Fine, we agree!"
"Oh dear, Third Uncle, how could you agree to this? It's one thing to let Youcai's wife go, but how can you take away our Wu family's seed, Da Cao? You should at least pay us..." Da Lu shouted.
Chief Wu, his face dark with anger, shouted, "Shut up! This is all because of your favoritism towards your daughter-in-law!"
Just then, Wu Youcai stormed back, his face contorted with rage. He disregarded all the manners he had learned in his studies, not even glancing at his third uncle who was standing there. He walked up to Lin Daxi and yelled at her:
"Lin Daxi, I'm divorcing you! It's all your fault that Cuicui is ignoring me. I'll write you a letter of divorce right now, and you get out of my house right now!"
Although Lin Daxi had given up on Wu Youcai, seeing the man she once loved treat her like this still brought tears to her eyes. Why? They used to be so good together. Before she could even cry, her second aunt grabbed her, took her hand, pressed it onto a piece of paper with her handprint, and then shoved the paper into her hand.
"Great! This is a divorce letter! Quickly throw it in this scumbag's face and tell him that you divorced him and that he should get out!"
Song Anxin felt a deep disgust for this kind of scumbag, and the fact that Wu Youcai was both love-struck and a scumbag made him even more despicable!
Lin Daxi was stunned. For some reason, she did as her second aunt told her without thinking, and threw the divorce papers at Wu Youcai's face.
"Wu Youcai! It was me, Lin Daxi, who divorced you! Go back to that Cui Cui, get out of here, you scumbag!"
Lin Daxi paused for a moment after speaking, feeling a strange sense of relief upon hearing those words.
Wu Youcai was stunned when he was hit. Upon hearing that it was a divorce decree, meaning he was now free and could marry Cuicui, his face instantly lit up with joy. He quickly picked up the divorce decree from the ground and said:
"Lin Daxi, this is a gift from you. From now on, you can't control who I marry. Don't regret it and come back to me."
Wu Youcai ran off happily again. When the Wu family patriarch saw Wu Youcai's spineless appearance, his anger flared up instantly: "Go and tie him up and bring him back! He has no shame at all for getting a divorce letter for a woman like this. How can he pass the imperial examinations and bring glory to our Wu family!"
The Wu family was in complete chaos, everyone was busy trying to capture Wu Youcai.
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