Liu Nian, who was gnawing on a bone, quickly spat it out and said, "Don't mention it."
"And this is just the beginning; the best is yet to come," Liu Nian said with a smile. "Just wait and see."
After several days of fruitless protests at the hospital, the Du family had no choice but to come to Jiangjuntun.
"Xiuxiu, please, please let Jianguo be discharged from the hospital!" Li Caiyan stood at Liu Dayong's door, pleading desperately, "If you can get Jianguo discharged, we'll agree to any conditions!"
Hospital rules state that visits are limited to once a week, and today was visiting day. As soon as Du Jianguo saw Li Caiyan and Du Huihuang, he burst into tears, his eyes sunken, his face turning blue, crying and shouting that he had to come out, and that someone had hit him.
This made Li Caiyan feel so sorry for herself that she immediately turned around and came to Jiangjuntun.
"Fine, since that's the case, let's make it clear first. Your family will put up notices in the surrounding villages saying that you committed marriage fraud first, and also slandered me for being unable to have children. You'll also have to pay me a sum of money and agree to divorce me before I can let Du Jianguo be discharged from the hospital." Liu Xiuxiu looked at them coldly and then said—
"Don't try to fool me. You'll regret it after you get Du Jianguo out of the hospital. If I can get Du Jianguo back in once, I can get him back in a second time!"
Liu Xiuxiu turned around and glanced at Liu Nian, who was looking at her with a slight smile.
She didn't know why, but she could always draw strength from Liu Nian.
Liu Xiuxiu smiled at Liu Nian, then turned to Li Caiyan and said coldly, "If you don't agree, I'll lock Du Jianguo in a mental hospital for life!"
"Fine! Fine! Please, Xiuxiu!" Li Caiyan felt sorry for her son and had no choice but to reluctantly agree.
Liu Dafa was the village chief and had connections with other village chiefs. He immediately relayed the message to them. The village chiefs were furious and promptly posted the news of the Du family's marriage fraud on the bulletin board, making it widely known.
“It’s our fault! We shouldn’t have committed marriage fraud! We’re so sorry! We’re not human!” Li Caijuan and Du Huihuang knelt at the Liu family’s door.
"It's them! Make sure you see them clearly, and no family should ever marry their daughter to them again! Their family has no character!"
"You whole family are bastards!"
Li Caiyan and Du Huihuang pleaded with Liu Xiuxiu for three whole days in front of her house, becoming a laughing stock in the village, before Liu Xiuxiu finally agreed to take Du Jianguo out of the mental hospital.
Let's see if they dare to commit marriage fraud again! What girl would agree to marry him?
Now the Du family is truly infamous. They are gossiped about behind their backs as soon as they step out the door, like rats crossing the street.
Those who had previously asked Du Huihuang to make cabinets all backed out, causing him to lose a lot of business and have to compensate Xiuxiu with a sum of money. Now the Du family is truly in dire straits.
After Du Jianguo left the hospital, Liu Xiuxiu and he went straight to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get their divorce certificates.
"That's great!" As soon as Liu Dayong brought Xiuxiu home, he immediately set off a string of firecrackers, saying that the crackling sound would ward off bad luck.
Speaking of which, Liu Xiuxiu was the first girl from Jiangjuntun to divorce and return to her parents' home.
"Xiuxiu just doesn't have any brothers. If she had a younger brother and sister-in-law, would she be able to come back so easily?" Several female workers sat together gossiping. "The other day, a girl from so-and-so's family got into a fight with her husband and went back to her parents' home. Her sister-in-law's face was so ugly. The girl left the next day."
"Hey, tell me, what's so good about divorce? You can't go back to your parents' home, so it's like you don't have a home anymore. So Xiuxiu is lucky, she only has one child in her family, and he's a treasure to her family no matter what."
A group of young wives sighed and complained. This is why many women don't want to get a divorce even if they are unhappy in their husband's family. To put it bluntly, they lack confidence.
Hearing them say that, Zhang Suzhen sighed. They were right. She was doing well married to Liu Qiang; her mother-in-law was reasonable and loved her. But what about Sufeng?
Although Su Feng is preparing for the college entrance examination, the Wu family is sure to treat her sister well in the future.
"Look how worried you are." Liu Nian walked over slowly, her pregnant belly protruding, holding a cream popsicle in her hand.
Zhang Suzhen joked, "A woman should be like you."
Liu Nian was biting into an ice pop, her little face flushed, looking like she was living a very comfortable life.
"How's the factory construction going?" Zhang Suzhen asked. "I've been overseeing the training for the female workers. They should be able to start working soon."
After the wheat harvest and the corn planting, the work in the fields was almost done. Today, Su Xu led the people to start laying the foundation.
Just then, a female worker rushed in, her forehead covered in sweat. She gasped for breath and said to Liu Nian, "Sister Nian! Something seems to have happened at the foundation work site! You need to go check it out right away!"
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