The unfamiliarity with Li Ying made Lu Xingzhou feel uneasy.
Her parents were sent to the countryside, and her brothers were either dismissed from their posts or investigated. Where did she get the confidence to do such a thing?
When Lu's parents returned, they were dumbfounded.
The three tile-roofed houses had been smashed to pieces.
"Oh my God! How am I supposed to live like this?" Mother Lu sat down on the ground, sobbing uncontrollably.
“Li Ying, you built this house, but you shouldn’t have torn it down!” Mother Lu cried, tears streaming down her face.
"Fellow villagers, I hereby sever all ties with Lu Xingzhou today! From this day forward, I will leave this house and cease to be a resident of Lujia Village. I am grateful for all the help you have given me over the years." Li Ying bowed deeply.
“Xingzhou, Li Ying married you and worked hard without complaint. Instead of being grateful, you got a divorce?” an older man in the crowd said.
“Who says otherwise? Li Ying is a kind, virtuous, and capable woman. Xingzhou, how could you abandon her?”
“My son didn’t abandon her. It was because she couldn’t have a child for three years that I, Xingzhou, found someone else outside.” To save face for her son, Lu’s mother began to make up a story.
It seems that the two elders of the Lu family had known all along that their son was keeping a woman outside, but she was the only one who didn't know.
Three years, her sincerity was wasted!
Li Ying smiled bitterly: "For three years, Lu Xingzhou hasn't touched me. How could I have a child? Your Lu family has deceived me into being your slave for three years, and now you want to turn the tables on me? How ridiculous!"
“Li Ying, you…” Lu Xingzhou knew that the more he talked about his shameful secrets, the more embarrassing things would become. “Shut up!”
Rong Ning led the child out, and said with a wronged expression, "Sister, why are you like this? Xingzhou was just being kind by letting you stay here; you two are not married at all!"
What a great thing that he's not married!
Rong Ning's voice was soft and gentle, yet with just one sentence, she portrayed her as an ungrateful person.
"That's right, Xingzhou and you didn't share a room, didn't have a wedding banquet, and don't have a marriage certificate. You're just temporarily staying at my house!" Following Rong Ning's words, Lu's mother smeared Li Ying with accusations.
Li Ying then realized that this family was unreasonable.
She was also glad that she hadn't consummated her marriage with Lu Xingzhou, thus preserving her virginity.
"Say what you will, today I sever all ties with the Lu family! From this day forward, we are strangers!"
Upon hearing this, Lu's parents were slightly alarmed.
Li Ying usually takes care of all the household's food, clothing, and daily necessities. What will happen to the family now that Li Ying is gone?
Seeing his parents' worry, Lu Xingzhou cleared his throat and said to them, "Rong Ning has passed the exam and will soon be able to enter the military district hospital."
A military district hospital?!
This is absolutely terrible!
Forget about the salary; they're legitimate government employees.
Everyone's attitude towards Rong Ning changed after that.
The two elders of the Lu family, in particular, who had felt somewhat guilty towards Li Ying, were very happy to hear that Rong Ning was going to become a military doctor.
Although Li Ying is a good cook and a virtuous woman, she is ultimately just a housewife who stays at home all day and doesn't know how to do farm work. She acts like a queen.
Now that's great, Rong Ning is about to be admitted to the military hospital, what an honor that is!
"Sailing!" The village's second-in-command, Village Chief Gu, ran over from afar, sweating profusely and full of enthusiasm: "Your family..."
Seeing the dilapidated state of the houses, Village Chief Gu was taken aback: "What happened?"
"Village chief, please be the judge! Li Ying wrecked my house!" Lu's mother cried.
The village chief looked at Li Ying. This child was usually so docile, how could she...?
"Village chief, you've come at the perfect time! Be my witness, my relationship with Li Ying ends here!" Lu Xingzhou grabbed the village chief, wanting him to be a witness.
When Li Ying first came to the village, she didn't get a marriage certificate. She asked the village chief to be her witness so that she could move around in the village without being gossiped about. Now, the village chief should be the witness again, so that he won't be unable to explain himself if Li Ying says something inappropriate in the future.
“You…” The village chief frowned.
“Village chief, she’s a shrew! We didn’t touch her, nor did we get a marriage certificate with her, yet she stayed at my house! But she smashed up my house!” Mother Lu grabbed the village chief and demanded justice.
"No..." The village chief was being pulled along by the family, somewhat speechless.
"At this critical juncture..."
“Village Chief,” Li Ying began, “you heard Lu Xingzhou bring me back and say he wanted me to be his wife. Three years have passed, and he had an affair and had a child. He came back and forced me to leave. In a fit of anger, I smashed up this house. Was that too much to ask?”
The village chief roughly understood.
Lu Xingzhou has let Li Ying down; he's trying to use this opportunity to get rid of her.
"Lu Xingzhou, are you really going to drive Li Ying away?" The village chief was actually trying to salvage the situation. "Li Ying is such a good girl!"
"Village chief, it's not that I want to drive her away. She was the one who insisted on coming to the village with me. I had no choice but to do so." Lu Xingzhou spoke with aggrieved voice, as if he were the victim.
Li Ying rubbed her forehead.
What's wrong with her? Why would she choose to elope with a man like that?
"Put your business aside for now, the Imperial Military Region has sent people. The mayor is with them, and they specifically request to see your family!"
The village chief was very excited, and he spoke with great enthusiasm.
In villages like theirs, even the town mayor might not make a visit normally. But now, not only the town mayor, but even the township head has to come running over.
That's the Imperial Capital Military Sub-district!
The Capital Military Sub-district?!
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment, and then their eyes lit up with excitement.
Good heavens! What incredible luck to meet so many high-ranking leaders today!
Rong Ning and Lu Xingzhou exchanged a glance.
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