Apart from Ma Li, everyone in the main room looked at Ma with the eyes of someone who was mentally challenged. The old man stared at Ma for a moment, then lowered his head and slumped back in his chair.
He didn't even feel like getting angry anymore. He prided himself on his excellent self-control, but it was all for naught in front of a fool.
"Second son's wife, go and invite your Uncle Jinfa and the clan elders of our village."
Don't forget to borrow paper and pen from your blond uncle's family; tell them I want to divorce my wife on behalf of my son.
Based on Ma's words just now, Old Master Zhao felt that Ma's heart was not in the Zhao family at all, and that she was just talking nonsense at this critical moment.
If the drought continues and rumors spread that the Zhao family has enough grain, disaster may befall them.
Whether she's genuinely stupid or malicious, since she prioritizes her family in everything, let her go and cause trouble for them.
Although it was a bit unkind, the Zhao family had more than twenty members who needed to survive, and they couldn't let her, a woman who couldn't think straight, ruin their lives.
When Old Master Zhao said those words, Madam Ma, who had always played the innocent victim, was stunned. Madam Ma Li no longer cared about crying and making a scene.
If a girl is divorced, how can she continue to beg for money?
Then she remembered what Madam Tian had just said.
The thought of "Why don't you marry off one of your virgin daughters?" lingered in my mind like a curse.
Hearing her father-in-law say he wanted to divorce her, Madam Ma was filled with resentment, and her eyes shot venomous glances at Old Master Zhao.
They say impulsiveness is the devil, and clearly Ma's mouth reacts faster than his brain.
"You old bastard, you turned your back on me just because my family came to borrow some grain. Why did you divorce me?"
I gave birth to two sons and a daughter for the Zhao family.
If you divorce me, aren't you afraid your precious daughter won't be able to get married in the future?
Hmph, if you know what's good for you, hurry up and pack two hundred catties, no, five hundred catties of grain, and send them to my mother's family.
Otherwise, I would go and tell everyone that Old Zhao's family bought a lot of grain.
"Then it won't just be my family coming to borrow grain. I reckon the whole village will come. What are you going to do then?"
You could hear a pin drop in Old Zhao's main room.
Everyone was shocked, including Ma Li.
I never imagined that someone as smart as me would give birth to a daughter who looks like she's been kicked in the head by a donkey.
If the donkey had any ideas, it would definitely say, "I'm too busy to kick your daughter."
After recovering from the shock, Ms. Tian gave Ms. Ma a thumbs up.
“Mr. Ma, you are truly brave.”
Wang was very direct; she stepped forward and slapped Ma across the face. "Ma, you've gone too far."
Ma tried to fight back, but before she could even reach out, Wang grabbed her hand, pulled her away, and threw her off balance.
Since marrying into the Zhao family, Ma had never suffered such humiliation. However, she was no match for her sister-in-law, so she threw herself into Ma Li's arms and cried.
Ma Li now wanted to slap that brat. How stupid she was to have completely ruined herself.
The one who went to invite them was Zhao Qinghe, the second daughter of the second wife.
The village chief and clan head, Zhao Jinfa, arrived the fastest, followed by his third great-uncle, who was pushed there by his grandson in a cart, and finally his second great-uncle, who was helped there by his grandson.
Zhao Qianci automatically stood up to give up his seat, while he himself stood in the middle of the main room.
"I've invited you all here today not for any other reason than for my third son's wife."
Ma has been married into my Zhao family for 13 years. Putting aside the rights and wrongs of the past, just today, she brought her own mother to her husband's house to make a scene and cause trouble, disrupting the peace of the household.
Furthermore, she is unable to distinguish right from wrong and disrespectful to her elders. Therefore, I have decided to divorce my son's wife. I ask you all to be my witnesses.
As the head of the family, Old Master Zhao was extremely calm at this moment, and even secretly glad that he could see through Ma's true colors.
This is a menace.
No matter how much inner turmoil he had, Zhao Qianci didn't want to go on and on about Madam Ma's bad reputation, after all, she was the mother of his grandsons.
Ma, however, failed to understand that her father-in-law had saved her face, and had forgotten her mother's earlier instructions, making her as volatile as a volcano about to erupt.
He slapped his thigh and sat down on the ground, not forgetting to kick his legs, perfectly mimicking Ma Li's tantrums and unreasonable behavior.
"This is outrageous! They're taking advantage of the fact that the Ma family has no one to rely on!"
I've been married into your Zhao family for over ten years, bearing and raising children. Even if I haven't done anything great, I've certainly put in a lot of hard work. How can you just divorce me like this? What kind of logic is that?
The Zhao family is heartless and treacherous.
The Zhao family has money and grain; what's wrong with helping their in-laws out? It's not like they won't pay it back.
They've not even lent me the money yet, and they're already going to divorce me. If they had, would I have to risk my life?
Folks, come and see! Heavens above, they've left us no way to survive.
I don't want to live anymore. What's the point of living?
Zhao Minggeng, you damned bastard! Your wife is being bullied to death, and you don't even come back to do anything about it.
You might as well die on the mountain; I'd rather be a widow than an abandoned woman.
My life is so miserable. I'm so beautiful, yet I'm destined to be divorced...
He then got up from the ground and ran towards the door, intending to smash his head against the door frame and commit suicide.
Everyone in the room was stunned. They had never seen such a fierce person before, and no one could react in time to stop him.
Just as Madam Ma was about to be splattered with blood, she was sent flying backwards and fell to the center of the main room.
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief and turned their attention to the door.
Just then, Huang's foot touched the ground.
Huang exuded a chilling aura, as if getting too close would freeze you in place.
"Hehe, then tell me, how do you want to be a widow?"
Before you become a widow, I can make my son a widower.
Zhao Minggeng followed him in, his face ashen.
"Second Uncle, Third Grand Uncle, Eldest Cousin, please excuse my rudeness." Madam Huang bowed to the people in the main seat.
"Oh, my daughter-in-law's mother is here too. What, you agree with your daughter's statement and want to be a widow?"
After saying that, he pulled up a chair and sat down next to Zhao Qianci.
Upon seeing his wife return, Zhao Qianci's eyes and brows were filled with smiles, and all his unhappiness vanished instantly.
Wang poured a glass of water for Huang and handed it to her.
"Tell me, what exactly happened?"
Ms. Tian quickly recounted the events in the most concise language possible.
After hearing this, Huang turned her head and glared fiercely at Zhao Minggeng.
"Third brother, what do you think?"
After hearing the whole story, Zhao Minggeng's face turned ashen.
He could tolerate Madam Ma's laziness and her taking things from her room back to her parents' home to show filial piety.
They could tolerate Ma's occasional tantrums, as long as they lived a good life.
His bottom line kept dropping, but Ma kept pushing his boundaries.
"Divorce his wife and have her children sign a letter of severance."
Ma, who had just been kicked away, hadn't even gotten up from the ground yet, and Huang's kick really hurt.
After being kicked, my mind finally calmed down completely.
Having been suppressed by the Huang family for so many years, the instinctive fear was as effective as cold water.
She's like she's under a spell; she acts erratically whenever the Ma family is involved. Clearly, she's been successfully brainwashed by her maternal family.
Once she calmed down, she was able to listen to people again, especially when she heard Zhao Minggeng say he wanted to divorce her; at that moment, she completely regained her senses.
Struggling to climb towards Zhao Minggeng,
"Husband, please don't divorce me. I was wrong. I was blinded by greed. Please, don't divorce me."
If you divorce me, you're leaving me no way to survive.
"Please, for the sake of the Buddha, even if you don't care about the monk, please don't divorce me, just for the sake of me bearing your children..."
After saying that, she burst into tears.
Zhao Minggeng doesn't even want to look at her anymore.
He took the paper and pen that Zhao Jinfa handed him and personally wrote down the letter of divorce and the letter of severing ties with his family.
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