Chapter 12: Shi Meilan Divorce Mother and daughter are a natural alliance...
He looked at his mother's face, and couldn't tell whether she was speaking in anger or really wanted a divorce.
"Mom, why bother?"
Li Tianci lowered his voice, "Divorce is even more shameful. If you get divorced, our Li family will be broken up. Then everyone will criticize us. Who gets divorced in the countryside? Is that something decent people do?"
"My dad did something wrong, but why should we get a divorce? Two years ago, wasn't the village chief of Dongtou flirting with the young wife from the neighboring Liujia Village? And the village chief's wife didn't divorce him! Mom, why can't you tolerate something that others can tolerate?"
Sometimes, Li Tianci really couldn't understand women. Women were just so emotional, always making a big fuss over trivial matters, upsetting everyone. How could someone like him, half buried in the ground, still be so irritated? Couldn't he just bear it, make do, and provide a happy and respectable home for these younger generations?
Li Tianci wasn't satisfied with just one person's words; he wanted to bring someone else in to bolster his momentum. He turned to look at Li Tianfu and said, "Brother, do you want Mom and Dad to divorce?"
"Of course not," Li Tianfu finally spoke. "Mom, Dad already knows he was wrong. Why don't you just forgive him? I'll help you keep an eye on him from now on. If he cheats again, I'll strip him of his pants and not give him anything."
Li Tianci, with Li Tianfu's support, spoke even louder than before, his tone tinged with blame: "Mom, look, we all want to protect this family, but what about you? You just want to break it up!"
"Mom! How can you be so ignorant? Dad has already said it was wrong, why are you still harping on it?"
"Shouldn't a real family be tolerant of each other?"
As he spoke, Li Tianci had already opened the door, revealing the faces of the people outside.
Li Tianci's words fell into Shi Meilan's ears, reminding her of the words this son of a bitch had said on behalf of his father in his previous life.
It really hasn't changed at all.
This life is the same as the previous life. When men gather together, they will grow branches that protect each other. No matter what mistakes the other party makes, they will tacitly tolerate each other.
"Is admitting your mistakes enough? Admitting your mistakes will solve everything? Your father admitting his mistakes is such a big deal?" Shi Meilan picked up a large broom tied with hard rattan from the countryside and hit Li Tianci hard with it, saying, "If you want to be with your father, then you can go out together and call that Wang Yulian mom!"
The vine was thick and heavy, and it stirred up a gust of wind, hitting Li Tianci directly in the face. Li Tianci screamed "Ah" and stepped back, quickly running out of the yard.
Li Tianfu was then kicked out of the house.
Li Jianye felt a little guilty at first. He did do something wrong, but when he saw that Shi Meilan even drove her son out, he also became angry.
"Shi Meilan! Have you had enough? Are you wrong for cheating on me?" Li Jianye shouted confidently, "If you weren't like this, how could I cheat on you? Do you act like a woman every day? You always quarrel with everyone. Don't you know how to reflect on yourself? I'm telling you, I'm tired of you! It's all your fault that I cheated on you today!"
Shi Meilan bolted the door again and shouted, "Then divorce, and go with someone else!"
"Alright! Divorce!" Li Jianye, half humiliated and half furious, yelled along with Shi Meilan, "This house is built on my land. If we want a divorce, you should get out!"
"I want to leave? I built this house too! If you want to divorce, you have to give me half! Old man, didn't you say you would make the decision for me? Come on! You decide how to divide this house!"
Shi Meilan kicked the door open and shouted to the group of people outside and Old Man Li to divide the property. At this time, Lin Xinran also ran into Boss Li's yard.
——
There were not many people in Boss Li's yard. All the men had left, and the women who remained were all inside the house.
The really lively place is the west room at the back.
Old Mrs. Li was just pushed by her son, and Second Sister Zhao was just pushed by her brother-in-law. They were both very angry, but they did not seek revenge on Li Jianye. Instead, they directed their anger at Wang Yulian.
If it weren’t for Wang Yulian, how could they have been beaten!
If they can't beat Li Jianye, can't they beat Wang Yulian?
Old Lady Li and Second Sister Zhao took the lead in beating Wang Yulian. They were determined to tie Wang Yulian to a tree and criticize her to punish her for seducing Li Jianye, which led to their beating, and to vent their anger.
The people around were watching the fun and making comments from time to time.
"Oh, you deserve it!"
"Although Second Sister Zhao doesn't usually have a good relationship with Shi Meilan, she is very helpful at this time."
"Of course, we are sisters-in-law."
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Li family worked together to drag Wang Yulian out of the narrow back west room and into the kitchen.
No matter how Wang Yulian screamed, kicked and hit, they never stopped, and even felt happy about this small step of success.
At this moment, the weak in every family became the judge, holding rights that they had never dared to imagine in the past. The weak wielded their knives against the weaker ones in order to gain the pleasure of being strong. Those illusory joys intoxicated their nerves and made them laugh with joy - who asked Wang Yulian to seduce Li Jianye!
"Who told you to seduce my son? You deserve it!" Old Mrs. Li kicked Wang Yulian viciously in the chest.
Wang Yulian clutched the quilt tightly and refused to let go. Even after being beaten to the ground, she kept shouting, "I didn't seduce him, he liked me! We like each other!"
She felt wronged, angry, and unwilling to accept herself. It was obvious that she and Li Jianye liked each other!
It was at this time that Lin Xinran ran into the kitchen.
Hu Honghua's attitude made her feel uneasy. Of course, it might also be because mother and daughter are connected by heart, and not seeing her mother at home made her feel uneasy.
She became more and more panicked and afraid, and ran faster and faster.
She still doesn't know what happened. When she ran into the narrow kitchen, she was caught off guard to see a group of people stripping her mother naked and beating her on the ground!
Pale incandescent light, dim back kitchen, two women, and her mother who was pressed at the bottom.
Lin Xinran let out a scream.
No child can accept his mother being insulted. This is a biological instinct. Even the most wicked person will have a natural love for his mother. If someone can accept his mother being stripped naked and beaten and remain indifferent, he is probably excluded from the scope of human beings.
Lin Xinran felt her head suddenly get hot, and her ears started to buzz. She could no longer hear the movements around her. A huge anger surged over her head, and she couldn't even compose a coherent sentence. When people are angry to a certain extent, they will do things that they cannot control themselves.
Lin Xinran picked up the knife on the kitchen chopping board - it was a sharp butcher knife with some meat residue on it. She held the knife, screamed and rushed over, chopping at Zhao Erjie and Old Lady Li.
Hate, hate, hate! The sudden negative emotions completely overwhelmed Lin Xinran. At this moment, she wanted to die with these people.
The crowd dispersed with a bang. As they moved and hid, no one could hold Wang Yulian anymore, and she fell limply to the ground.
"Why did you hit my mother!" Lin Xinran roared and rushed over to the crowd. The crowd screamed and fled in the narrow space. The people near Zhao Erjie and Old Lady Li were the fastest.
Even though they beat Wang Yulian fiercely just now, now that they really met Lin Xinran with a knife, they immediately became scared - even the tough ones are afraid of those who don't care about their lives!
What? You said you wanted to catch both mother and daughter together? Then you go and catch them. You go first!
In fact, no one went up at all. Everyone's nature of bullying the weak and fearing the strong reached its peak at this moment. One person ran away, and the rest ran away quickly. The fastest runners were Old Lady Li and Second Sister Zhao. While others were still shouting, they were almost running to the door of the main hall - this is called experience. After all, the women in the Li family have all been in many fights, and they know best when to slip away.
At that time, Lin Xinran was so angry that she chased after everyone and chopped them without mercy. Two aunties ran too slowly and were scratched by her knife. The sound of slaughtering pigs was heard, and the rest of the people were scared and ran away.
Or maybe it's said that the most important thing in the countryside is having children - you see! When things got to the point where Widow Wang was so upset, even Li Jianye temporarily forgot about her, but her children were still truly on her side!
"Your mother is a slut, why can't we beat her up?"
As the old saying goes, it's better to lose the battle than the person. Seeing that she had reached the door and was temporarily safe, Zhao Erjie stretched her neck and shouted towards the kitchen: "Your mother had an affair with Li Jianye, so why can't we beat her? Beating her to death would be the least of our punishment! And she's an educated youth? She's completely ruined the reputation of our Lijia Village! Look at what your mother has done!"
After shouting this, Zhao Erjie ran out, fearing that Lin Xinran would catch up and chop her.
But Lin Xinran didn't.
The child stood blankly in the kitchen, holding a knife in her right hand with blood dripping from the knife. She turned around blankly and looked at her mother behind her.
Wang Yulian had just gotten up from the ground. She awkwardly picked up the quilt and put it on herself, barely covering her body. As for her clothes, she had no idea where they had been thrown when the crowd rushed over.
She could only pick up the quilt to cover herself.
When Wang Yulian saw her daughter turning around and looking at her, her already swollen face turned red again. Wang Yulian was afraid that her daughter would say something harsh, and she didn't even dare to look at her daughter.
Wang Yulian was not afraid of Shi Meilan, Zhao Erjie, or Old Lady Li, but she was afraid of Lin Xinran.
She was afraid that Lin Xinran would stab her like those people outside. If her daughter scolded her like that, she probably wouldn't be able to survive.
But her daughter didn't.
Lin Xinran stared at her mother blankly for a few seconds, looked at the bruises on Wang Yulian's face and the wounds on her body, and then suddenly clenched the knife in her hand.
"Mom." After a huge burst of anger, she trembled slightly and said in a tight voice, "I don't believe them. Let's go home."
At this moment, Wang Yulian finally found a solitary boat to stay in this absurd land.
"Mom, let's go." Lin Xinran walked over, held her mother's hand, and said, "I'll take you out."
They will walk out of this house and face everyone's gaze, but they must not be afraid.
Because they will go out sooner or later.
Wang Yulian held Lin Xinran's hand tightly and followed her out.
There are quite a lot of women in Boss Li's yard. Two of them ran too slowly and were hit by Lin Xinran, suffering minor injuries. Doctor Qian is bandaging them. A group of women are blocking the yard, healing their wounds and guarding the people inside.
This group of people were buzzing around like flies, trying to see if they could still eat this piece of shit.
When Lin Xinran came out with a knife, they stopped talking and just stared at the mother and daughter - the two who were injured just now hid farther away.
Lin Xinran clenched the knife silently.
If anyone dares to come up again, she will chop them down.
Faced with the absolute force, no one dared to step forward. They just sneered at each other and stared at the figure of Widow Wang wrapped in the quilt.
This group of women didn't dare to fight, but they also refused to keep their mouths idle, and kept chattering and saying some sarcastic words.
"Li Jianye ran back to apologize to Shi Meilan."
"What matters is your wife. Those sluts out there are worthless. Just play with them."
“Tsk tsk tsk.”
"Oh, what bad luck! The west room at the back of Mr. Li's house is so dirty."
Those sharp words passed through her ears, but Wang Yulian pretended not to hear them and followed her daughter away step by step.
Lin Xinran, holding a kitchen knife, protected Widow Wang who was wrapped in a quilt and stumbled out of Boss Li's yard.
Coming out of Li Lao Da's yard, the next door was Li Lao Er's house. Widow Wang hid in the quilt and subconsciously glanced at Li Lao Er's house.
The door of Li Laoer's house was open, and there seemed to be a lot of people arguing inside.
Wang Yulian heard that most of these people were trying to stop the fight. It sounded like Shi Meilan wanted a divorce, and then everyone started to persuade her, saying that it was not worth it for such a small matter and that a harmonious family is the key to success.
Wang Yulian bit her lips tightly.
After passing Li Laoer, you will reach Wang Guafu's house.
After opening the door again and ending the nightmare day, Wang Yulian felt a little bit of vitality.
It turns out she is not dead yet.
"Mom, how are you? Mom!" Lin Xinran took Wang Yulian to sit on the kang and said, "I'll get you the medicine box."
In a flash, Lin Xinran took out the medicine box from the cabinet. When she came back, she saw Wang Yulian sitting on the kang with a quilt in her arms, looking dazed.
When Lin Xinran sat down to look through the medicine box, Wang Yulian seemed to come back to her senses. After a long while, she suddenly said to Lin Xinran: "I'm sorry, Mom lied to you."
Lin Xinran was stunned for a moment. Looking at her mother's bruised face and messy hair, she asked, "What did Mom lie to me about?"
"The money I give you to work is not given by your father." Wang Yulian's eyes were extremely empty, as if she had not yet recovered from the fear and humiliation of being beaten by everyone. Her words were vague, and the ending tone sounded like it could be blown away by the wind at any time.
"Your father returned to Beijing and never wrote to me again."
"I want to find you a job, but I don't have the money."
"He can give me money."
Obviously, there is no need to ask who this "he" is.
"Mom is sorry for you." Wang Yulian murmured, "Mom is sorry for you."
It wouldn't matter if she died in Boss Li's yard, but what about her daughter?
Whenever she thought of her daughter, Wang Yulian felt as if her heart was soaked in pepper water. Her heart kept shrinking, shrinking, and shrinking until she couldn't breathe.
She just wanted a little bit of money at first, but for some reason, she wanted more and more, more and more, until one day, she couldn't hold it anymore, and these things fell from her arms and hit her feet. The pain was so severe that she almost couldn't live.
Lin Xinran took out a medicine bottle from the medicine box.
The medicine box is an ordinary iron box, which is a bit rusty. It contains some common medicines. In addition to cold medicine, the most common ones are medicines for treating external injuries.
Lin Xinran wanted to find medicine for these external injuries and apply it to her mother.
She looked at the medicine intently for a long time before suddenly saying, "This is not the medicine."
She turned around and went to get the medicine again. As she was taking it, she suddenly said, "Mom, I don't blame you."
She turned her back to her mother as she rummaged through the medicine box, so her mother couldn't see the tears streaming down her face. She said... well, her father had once really disliked her because she wasn't a good student. When she left home, he had completely abandoned her.
How could such a father miss her? How could he give her money and help her find a job?
Dad won't come back, so Mom can only find other ways.
It’s not necessarily that my mother likes Teacher Li that much. She is with Teacher Li for her money, or rather, she is with Teacher Li for her.
Her family had no land and no male heirs. She was not good at studying and her mother could not do rough work. Life was difficult and there was no way to arrange a better job for her. The two of them were like two grasses. In order to make her bloom, her mother chose to take root in the mud and then lift her up.
In order to make her live a good life, her mother had an affair with a man who had been married for many years.
So she wouldn't blame her mother when she knew about these things. She would only blame herself for being naive, feel humiliated for her mother, and feel that she was useless.
Mother and daughter are natural allies. They love each other, warm each other, are willing to tolerate everything about each other, and are willing to bear each other's sins. Men may betray and abandon their mothers for various interests, but women will just bear their mother's fate silently.
This kind of fate is mostly damp and cold. Heavy rain hangs over their heads day and night. Deformed hatred always grows in their tearful eyes, forcing people to die, but their mother's love makes them want to live. People are repeatedly torn between life and death, and their lips are so painful that they taste of blood foam, but they have to live.
She was stuck in stagnant water, but her mother's love was like a boat, rowing with broken oars to save her again and again.
So everyone can scold her mother, but she can't.
This is the reason why a son never dislikes his mother’s ugliness.
Tears fell from her eyes and soaked the back of her hand. Lin Xinran picked up the medicine bottle, wiped her tears with the back of her hand, then unscrewed the cap of the medicine bottle while holding back her tears.
Finally, she found the bottle of medicine.
Lin Xinran turned around and applied medicine to her mother with a cotton swab. As she did so, she said, "Mom, it's okay. Don't we have jobs in town? We'll go there and never come back."
Looking at her daughter's face, Wang Yulian took a deep breath.
Yes, they still have somewhere to go.
Leaving this old place behind, they have a new place to go.
But Wang Yulian was unwilling to leave like this.
Yes, Wang Yulian was unwilling to accept this.
After the initial despair, anger, and shame, a surge of resentment welled up in her heart.
Why do you have to hit her?
Why is she the only one who suffers?
Why does Li Jianye want to reconcile with Shi Meilan when nothing happened to him?
Why should she break up with Li Jianye?
She hates it.
She hated herself for falling into this quagmire, but Li Jianye still had a second chance to choose. She hated the whole village for torturing her to death, hated Zhao Erjie for trapping her in bed, and hated Shi Meilan—why was Shi Meilan so high and mighty? Her husband was taken away, so why wasn't she sad at all? Why didn't she shed a single tear?
Shi Meilan could easily press down on her head, making her feel very small and despicable, which in turn gave rise to infinite jealousy.
She had never suffered such a great humiliation, she had never been beaten like this, she was crushed into the dust, so she was unwilling to leave like this, she wanted to get up again.
Everyone said she seduced Li Jianye and wished her dead, so she would seduce them and show them! She had to enter the house and step into the Li family's door step by step!
What's wrong with being a widow? A widow can remarry!
As long as she is alive, she will pester Li Jianye!
Widow Wang now had a ruthless attitude, like she was going to throw everything at her heels and get angry with everyone—yes! She was a slut, so what?
This is Widow Wang's resistance to her life. This kind of resistance is different from Lin Xinran's resistance, which is to chop with a knife and then be afraid and want to escape after chopping. Widow Wang's resistance is a resistance to everyone's gaze and criticism.
She was rebelling against a certain idea, so she said, "Mom can't leave."
Since the title of "slut" has already fallen on her head and cannot be taken off, then she has to taste the benefits of this slut, right? She will not let go of this man no matter what!
Those thoughts flashed through her mind one by one, and suddenly an inexplicable strength emerged from Widow Wang's body, pushing her to stand up and go out to do something.
Sometimes, people just live on this kind of energy.
"Go find me some clothes." She said, "I'm going to find Li Jianye."
She had to hurry to Li Laoer's house.
Just as everyone else felt that Shi Meilan and Li Jianye could not divorce, Widow Wang also felt that they could not divorce.
Divorce! What a horrible, unorthodox thing! There is no woman in this world who can get divorced. Even if life turns into shit, you have to make do with it.
So she had to go there quickly.
She rushed to Li Laoer's house to ask him to divorce her quickly.
She had to hurry. If she was late, what would happen if these two people reconciled?
"But Mom..." Lin Xinran seemed a little hesitant: "Those people might..."
They may say all kinds of vicious words. Can mom bear it?
Wang Yulian lowered her head and said word by word, "I can bear it."
What if I can’t stand it?
Life never pampers you. If you can bear it, bear it. If you can't bear it, die.
If you die, no one will feel sorry for you. In a few years, everyone will forget about you. You may even become a topic of conversation after dinner, and people will laugh at you over and over again. They bullied you when you were alive, and they will bully you again after you die. What can you do then?
You can't do anything! Because you are already dead.
So Wang Yulian doesn't want to die, and can't die.
She wants to live, and live well, even if everyone scolds her, she still wants to live.
She still has to live a good life, so she must be able to bear it.
Lin Xinran could only go to the side and get a piece of clothing. Wang Yulian put it on, tidied up her messy hair, and was about to go out.
Lin Xinran still held the knife and followed closely, but Widow Wang did not let her go.
"Go back." Widow Wang said, "Mom will be back soon."
She couldn't bring her child with her when she was about to do something. As a mother, she always wanted to maintain some dignity in front of her children.
But Lin Xinran refused.
"Mom, take me there." She held the knife tightly and said, "Take me there."
At the very least, if any accidents happen again, she can stand in front of her mother.
Wang Yulian couldn't stop Lin Xinran, so she could only say, "Then hide outside the door and don't go in."
Lin Xinran nodded and followed Wang Yulian out.
——
Wang Yulian went straight to Li Laoer's yard next door.
At the same time, the family of Li Laoer next door was also caught in a division war.
Shi Meilan wanted to divorce and divide the family property, so she couldn't block the door and do it, so she made way.
The others were finally able to enter, and Li Jianye was finally able to put on his clothes.
Everyone gathered in the main room, even Hu Honghua came in, but stood in the corner.
Old Master Li sat in the main seat in the main hall, surrounded by a group of elders, all trying to persuade Shi Meilan. Li Jianye had probably calmed down a bit by now. If he divorced like this, he would definitely become a laughing stock. So he didn't say anything like, "This house is mine, so you can get out if you want to divorce." Instead, he kept silent. When he was pushed to the limit, he would say, "I already know I was wrong. Stop making trouble."
When all else failed, Li Jianye began to seek help everywhere, just like a radio with a cassette tape, saying to everyone one by one: "Dad, please say something."
"Second Uncle, please say something."
"Tianci, please say something."
"Uncle San, please say something."
Li Jianye even turned to Hu Honghua and said, "Honghua, please say something."
Please say a few words to persuade Shi Meilan!
When the other men heard Li Jianye's request for help, they all started talking, and the nice words came down like rain.
This is what men do, they cover it up vaguely, pretending nothing happened, or act crazy or stupid, or pretend to be deaf. Anyway, it will last forever, and these women will no longer have the energy to make a fuss.
But Hu Honghua's face turned pale, she shivered twice, unable to utter a word, and just looked at Shi Meilan.
Shi Meilan seemed determined to leave. She was annoyed by the nonsense these people were saying, so she was about to pick up a broom and beat the three Li family members out alive, leaving them to live with Wang Yulian.
Li Jianye gritted his teeth.
Is she crazy to divorce over such a small matter? He is a man who has humbled himself so much, and even his father came to apologize to her. What else does she want?
Shi Meilan really took advantage of a chicken feather and used it as a weapon. She kept making trouble for him based on one of his mistakes and humiliated him in front of everyone!
He could almost imagine his future life. This incident would not pass, but would only become a small torture in the daily trivialities. Shi Meilan would not cook a meal for him and would scold him to eat next door. She would buy him a new piece of clothing but would not let him wear it, saying that he was a slut. Shi Meilan was the kind of person who held grudges and would scold him a hundred or eighty times a day.
At this moment, Li Jianye felt a little annoyed in his heart. He even thought that it would be better to just get a divorce. After all, the child was so grown up, and there was no use having Shi Meilan. Such a shrew would only cause trouble to others if she stayed at home!
Shi Meilan had just picked up the broom and a group of people were arguing when she suddenly heard a timid and small voice coming from outside the main hall: "Sister-in-law Li."
Everyone in the main room paused, then turned around and saw Wang Yulian walking into the main room.
Ouch, why is this person here?
When I saw Wang Yulian again this time, she was different from when I first saw her this afternoon.
At noon today, Wang Yulian was as beautiful as a lotus in a pond, fresh and refined, extremely beautiful in the small village. But now, Wang Yulian's face was red and swollen, a strand of her hair had been pulled out by someone, and her body was covered with scars. She looked extremely miserable.
"Yulian!" Li Jianye's voice suddenly soared when he saw Wang Yulian: "Who beat you like this?"
But he came up with an answer in a flash: "Is it Zhao Erjie?"
There's no one else! In the entire Lijia Village, this Second Sister Zhao is the most despicable.
Li Jianye was heartbroken. At that moment, he forgot that he was in the main hall, that his father was there, and that he was begging for mercy with everyone just a second ago. The only thing left in his mind was Wang Yulian.
He really liked Wang Yulian, so he felt really sad when he saw Wang Yulian being beaten. He hurried to the door, but the next second, Wang Yulian actually took a step back and avoided his hand.
"I came here to apologize." Wang Yulian walked in, the panic on her face becoming more and more obvious. She lowered her head and said to everyone in the hall, "It's all my fault. I seduced Brother Jianye. After today, I will leave Lijia Village. Sister Li, you don't have to divorce me. I will leave and compensate you with our house and our money. Please don't divorce me. It's all my fault. Brother Jianye has nothing to do with it."
Everyone in the hall was stunned when they heard this.
The first thought that came to these men's minds was: Oh! What a sensible woman! If Shi Meilan was so sensible, there wouldn't be a quarrel!
The second thought that came to their mind was: I wish they could also find such an obedient woman. Li Jianye is so lucky. He married such a good wife and found such a good mistress.
"Yulian!" As expected, Li Jianye was deeply moved. He said, "I'm sorry for you!"
Compared to Shi Meilan, Wang Yulian was simply too good. For a moment, Li Jianye didn't understand what he was apologizing for! Is a woman like Shi Meilan really worth keeping?
If he really stayed, Shi Meilan would scold him for the rest of his life! So he might as well just divorce her and marry a gentle and obedient woman!
Be ruthless now to avoid suffering later!
Thinking of this, Li Jianye's gaze towards Wang Yulian became even gentler.
The two of them were so affectionate that Shi Meilan looked like a sinner.
When Shi Meilan heard this, she was stunned for two seconds and thought to herself, no wonder Li Jianye was so bewildered by Wang Yulian in his previous life. She was not dead yet, but Li Jianye insisted on marrying her.
At this critical moment, she ran to the Li family to show weakness, and it seemed that she came specifically to apologize, but in Shi Meilan's eyes, it was just another mouthful of shit in her mouth.
How disgusting! When Wang Yulian ran over and said these words, didn’t she feel disgusted herself?
If she really wanted to leave, she would have left secretly long ago. She came here today just because she didn't want to leave and put on an act here!
If this thing is put in the military strategy classics, it should be called retreat in order to advance, attack the heart first, otherwise it can be said that it is a cultured person who has read books. It is really treacherous.
"What are you doing here pretending to be?" Shi Meilan's anger suddenly flared up. She pointed at Wang Yulian and cursed, "How shameless! Why did you sleep with Li Jianye before?"
She didn't want to scold Wang Yulian just now, she just wanted to deal with Li Jianye. Now that she thinks about it, she should deal with both of them at the same time!
"Shut up!" Li Jianye also shouted, "Yulian already knows she's wrong and is about to leave Lijia Village. What else do you want? Are you going to force her to death?"
At this time, Wang Yulian burst into tears again without any warning. She said with tears in her eyes, "If I die and Li Ersao and Brother Jianye can't divorce, then I will die."
After saying that, Wang Yulian turned around and bumped into the wall.
Li Jianye went up to stop them! He hugged Wang Yulian and shouted, "Yulian, you can't die! If anyone has to die, it's me who's going to die. I've let you down!"
"Brother Jianye, I don't want to implicate you." Wang Yulian said again: "Let me die."
Oh my! This is true love!
Shi Meilan felt sickened by what she saw and decided to take action on the spot. She was determined to get a divorce anyway and was not just putting on a show. Since Wang Yulian came up to her and asked her to hit her, she would just take advantage of the situation and have some fun!
She swung the rattan broom in her hand and hit Wang Yulian hard. Wang Yulian didn't dodge and was hit hard. Her eyes rolled back and she fell backwards.
Li Jianye also cried out—his voice, inherited from his mother, was called Li, and the louder he cried, the sadder he sounded. "Shi Meilan, what on earth do you want to do?"
At the same time, with a "bang", Wang Yulian fell to the ground.
Wang Yulian was actually knocked unconscious by this blow!
Li Jianye could only shout again: "Call a doctor!"
Someone hurried out to call Doctor Qian.
Oh my! Doctor Qian is incredibly busy this day! All the money he earns goes to the Li family!
Shi Meilan turned her head and saw that after Wang Yulian fainted, Li Jianye had been standing by. Look at this pair of mandarin ducks, how loving they were.
Shi Meilan laughed. She put one hand on her waist and leaned on the broom with the other. She turned to Mr. Li in the wheelchair and said, "Did you see that? Mr. Li, that's it. Are they still together?"
We are all going to die together today, so it is only natural that we will roll together tomorrow.
Mr. Li roared, "This is nonsense!"
Old Master Li thought, although Wang Yulian seemed to be an obedient woman, how could they get divorced!
The Li family cannot have anyone get divorced!
Li Tianci also chimed in: "Dad, this is nonsense."
Li Tianci thought, if Dad really liked this woman, he could just come secretly and not let Mom find out. Why bother getting a divorce?
But it was too late for them to stop it now.
From the moment Wang Yulian appeared and showed weakness, the marriage was bound to end in divorce because Li Jianye fell in love.
Li Jianye was unwilling to continue to be subservient to Shi Meilan.
If Wang Yulian hadn't come, Li Jianye would have refused to divorce, and the marriage could have continued. The two of them would have had to fight with each other, and Li Jianye could have pretended to be crazy and stupid. But Wang Yulian came and moved Li Jianye's heart, and this marriage was really impossible.
In this world, if a woman wants to divorce, she may not be able to do so, but if a man wants to divorce, he will definitely be able to do so.
As expected, Li Jianye also made up his mind at this time. He looked at the unconscious Wang Yulian, turned his head, and yelled at Shi Meilan: "Divorce! Let's divorce now! Who do you think cares about you?"
He actually liked her before, but he got annoyed after being scolded by Shi Meilan for a long time. Then, when he saw Wang Yulian coming, he didn't like Shi Meilan so much anymore.
Shi Meilan was like a stone in a toilet, smelly and hard, making him lose all face, while Wang Yulian was like a juicy peach, sweet and delicious. She would rather die to protect him. Everyone knew who to choose!
Wang Yulian became the last straw that broke the camel's back. After so many twists and turns, this marriage finally ended in divorce.
——
Old Master Li cursed angrily, but seeing that there was no way to save the situation, he was so angry that he could not breathe. He closed his eyes, turned his head, and pushed his wheelchair away with all his strength.
He doesn't care!
Old Master Li didn't care anymore, so Shi Meilan and Li Jianye asked the village chief to divide the property.
In their rural area, getting married is just a matter of holding a banquet. There are no formalities. All you have to do is invite the village chief and let him make the decision.
When the village chief saw this, he could only sigh and divide the family fairly and impartially - the village chief was a decent man and would not favor anyone.
"The family's land was allocated by the village, and the house was built on it, so we can't give it to you." The village chief said to Shi Meilan, "But you gave birth to two children for the Li family, and the Li family has wronged you. The Li family must give you something. You can take away anything the Li family can take away now, as compensation from the Li family."
The Li family only has a little over 200 yuan now, and all of it was borrowed to pay off Li Jianye's debts.
Two hundred yuan may seem like a lot, but when you do the math, it doesn't seem to be enough to offset the past ten years that Shi Meilan has lost. But don't say it's unfair, because rural areas are just like that. When a woman marries into a family, she has to devote everything to the family. If she wants to leave the family, she can't take anything with her. If Li Jianye hadn't made such a big mistake, Shi Meilan might not have been able to leave with the money.
The property was divided, but there were still two sons. Fortunately, the two sons had grown up and were no longer a burden, but rather a labor force. The village chief asked them, "Who of you wants to go with Shi Meilan?"
As long as one of the two sons goes with Shi Meilan, Shi Meilan will have food to eat in the future, and the two sons will support her.
But neither son spoke.
If they were young, had no food to eat, and could do nothing, they could go with their mother, and their mother would take care of them. But now they are not young anymore, what can they get by going with Shi Meilan?
Children need a caring, gentle nanny who doesn't hit others or drink, but adults need real money.
Yes, Shi Meilan had some money, but she didn't even have a piece of land. In the countryside, having no land or house was a big deal. You couldn't even get married, so neither of them spoke.
What's more, even if they didn't leave, Shi Meilan would spend this money on them.
Li Tianci thought that his mother was only angry with his father, not with him. When he took the college entrance exam and started studying, his mother loved him so much that she would definitely pay for his schooling. By then, the money would be spent on him. With this calculation, Shi Meilan had even less leverage.
She is not worth anything at all, so don't blame the child for not wanting to be with her.
Even though they both looked down on Li Jianye and spoke up for Shi Meilan just now, if they really had to give up Li Jianye's things and go with Shi Meilan, they would be reluctant to do so.
They were silent, and Shi Meilan was satisfied. She nodded and said, "They both have the surname Li, so they should stay at Old Li's house."
She knew what these two children were like in her previous life, and she would never want them in this life.
After a pause, the village chief left some room for further discussion and said to Shi Meilan earnestly, "That Widow Wang isn't doing right. They might not be able to stay away for long. Go back to your parents' home and cool off. Once you've cooled down, the Li family might come to the Shi family to pick you up."
Everyone present felt that the village chief was already very respectable.
But unfortunately, Li Jianye doesn't want this respect.
Li Jianye, who was standing aside, was still grumbling and silent. He just held the unconscious Widow Wang and said, "I want her. I'm going to marry her!"
Li Jianye didn't want this respectability, and Shi Meilan certainly didn't want it either. She said, "Thank you, village chief, but I won't be back."
After saying that, Shi Meilan took a big bag, picked up two pieces of clothing and the stored money, turned around and walked out the door.
Li Jianye snorted and laughed.
He already has another woman who is prettier than Shi Meilan. He wants to see if Shi Meilan can find another man who is better than him! Who would want a divorced woman?
Li Tianci frowned.
Divorced families in this day and age—it’s so shameful!
It's even more shameful to marry a slut!
Li Tianfu opened his mouth but didn't dare to say anything.
Now that my mom is gone, who will cook for me? Can this widow Wang cook?
All those troubled thoughts and the gazes of the crowd fell over and landed on Shi Meilan from afar.
They watched Shi Meilan walk out of Li Laoer's house with money in her pocket and a backpack filled with a few clothes on her back, looking arrogant and gossiping.
"Oh, she'll come back sooner or later."
She stepped out the door.
"What can a woman do if she goes out? Will her family want her?"
She adjusted the bag on her back with some effort.
"Jianye, you're also confused. Send Wang Yulian away quickly and bring Shi Meilan back. These half-married couples are not as good as the original ones."
She walked to the corner of the yard and pushed the 28-inch bicycle placed in the corner.
"What should I accept?" Li Jianye seemed to be afraid of being underestimated and shouted at the top of his voice: "I have Wang Yulian!"
She walked out of the yard without looking back.
The men behind her were still talking, like a flock of sheep criticizing the stupidity of a sheep that had left its protection, and they speculated in twos and threes about her consequences, with a kind of condescending pity and tolerance for losers.
"Oh, that's just how women are. They throw tantrums like that. She'll regret it later. She won't stay at her parents' house for long and will have to come back."
"It's not good to come back, is it? There's a Wang Yulian here!"
"Wang Yulian may not be able to enter the house - Master Li cannot agree."
"My son is already this old, does he still need his father's consent?"
"It's Shi Meilan's fault too. If she had softened earlier, everything would have been fine! Now Li Jianye doesn't want her anymore, right? Tsk, it's all her own fault."
Amidst the rustling noise, another sheep in the flock, Hu Honghua, squeezed out and followed Shi Meilan.
Stepping out of Li Laoer's yard and out of the sight of the group of people, Hu Honghua felt as if she had escaped from a pen, suddenly transformed from a sheep into a human. She quickly caught up with Shi Meilan and shouted from behind, "Aunt Shi!"
Shi Meilan pushed the 28-inch bicycle outside with high spirits.
She left the Li family, but another woman came into the Li family. The two groups of women passed each other. They more or less guessed each other's situation and were also suffering from the oppression and hardships from this land, but they did not look back. Instead, they gritted their teeth and continued to walk in the direction they chose.
She had walked out of this broken cage. Since Widow Wang was willing to go in, let her do it! Anyway, Shi Meilan would not suffer this torture!
She has never been sick yet. At the age of 33, she is full of energy. She pushes the cart with great vigor. The wheels turn along with it, and all the parts of the cart cooperate with her steps. As long as she is willing to push the cart forward, it will carry her away from this place.
This 28-inch bicycle was bought less than two months ago. In the previous life, it became Wang Yulian's betrothal gift. In this life, Shi Meilan snatched it away, and along with it, her life, went in another direction.
Hearing the noise, she turned around, a smile appeared on her bright round face, and she said "Hey" in a cheerful voice.
He didn't seem unhappy at all, but rather relieved.
After taking off the old shackles, I finally know who I am today.
"Where is Aunt Shi going?"
When the Li family started to divide the family property, Hu Honghua squeezed to the edge and listened for a few words. As a junior and a girl, she could not get a word in at all. She had to wait until Shi Meilan came out of the Li family pushing a 28-inch bicycle before Hu Honghua caught up with Shi Meilan.
She was too stupid. She had done so many things with Shi Meilan, but she still couldn't figure out what Shi Meilan was going to do now.
What can Shi Meilan do now?
She personally turned the families of Li Lao Er and Li Lao Da into the laughing stock of Lijia Village, making it impossible for Li Lao Er to hold his head up high for the rest of his life. She even divorced Li Lao Er. According to this logic, if she continued to do so, then...
Of course, it is to leave this ignorant and chaotic Lijia Village and go to the next place that can give her a better life.
For a moment, Shi Meilan seemed to understand why those educated youth just wanted to leave the village. It was such a boring place to stay.
"I'm going to town." Shi Meilan glanced at the sky.
After a whole afternoon of hustle and bustle, it was now 3:30 in the afternoon. It would take an hour to ride her bike to Chunfeng Town, so she would arrive around 4:30.
She had asked Manager Lu before when she was in Chunfeng Town. Although the factory would not open until early July, she could go and stay there in advance. She applied for a clerk position, and the accommodation would be better, a single dormitory. She would not have to squeeze with others, and there was no taboo. She could go there anytime.
She'll be there today.
Hu Honghua wanted to say, "I'll go with my aunt, too." She thought her aunt was kind and wanted to stay with her forever, but Shi Meilan added, "You haven't told your uncle yet—wait a few days. Once I've arranged things in town, I'll come back to pick you up."
Hu Honghua nodded obediently. She thought everything her aunt said was good. She watched Aunt Shi pushing the cart out and subconsciously glanced to the side.
The courtyard of Mr. Li’s house is no longer lively, and I wonder what the people inside are like.
"What are you thinking about?" Shi Meilan asked when she saw Hu Honghua was distracted.
Hu Honghua was surprised for a moment - Aunt Shi seemed to be like her uncle, always able to guess what she was thinking.
"When I came out just now, the people inside said they wanted to tie Widow Wang to a tree. I don't know how Widow Wang got out," said Hu Honghua.
"But Uncle Li was not beaten." Hu Honghua said again.
She was upset that Widow Wang was being severely blamed by everyone. They wished that Widow Wang would die, while Li Jianye was not even scratched. Everyone even advised Shi Meilan to forgive Li Jianye, but no one asked Shi Meilan to forgive Widow Wang - she was not speaking for Widow Wang, she just felt it was unfair.
She knew that Widow Wang was wrong, but if they were wrong, they were both wrong. Li Jianye also took off his pants! Why was Widow Wang the only one who was beaten in the end?
If the two of them were tied to a tree together, she would definitely not ask any questions.
When she said this to Old Lady Li, she was scolded several times, but she still had to say it because she felt uncomfortable.
"Of course he didn't." Shi Meilan was securing her bag in the back seat of the car when she heard her words and said sarcastically, "Men are naturally noble. He thinks it's a big deal just to apologize. Do you expect him to get beaten up? Impossible."
Shi Meilan knew about this kind of thing in her previous life.
How can women be considered human beings? Women are merely symbols. They are expected to be docile, hardworking, bear children, cook, serve their parents-in-law, and be chaste. They are expected to endure their husbands' infidelity. If they fail to do so, they will be abandoned or beaten to death. Because women who don't work, serve their parents-in-law, bear children, and are not chaste are of no use to men!
How dare a woman who is useless to men still live? Oh my god, it's really the opposite of heaven! It's your honor to be used by a man!
It's a rule passed down for thousands of years that having something in your crotch is more useful than anything else. If she knew being a woman was so tiring, she would have rubbed one for herself when she was in her mother's womb!
"Then he won't suffer any punishment?" Hu Honghua was still not convinced.
Why is it that those men are so tolerant of other men, but these women are so mean to other women?
When she went in just now, a group of men surrounded Li Jianye and spoke well of him. No man pointed at Li Jianye's nose and scolded him, "You cheap man, you are crazy about women." Even less did any man want to pull Li Jianye apart and tie him to the tree at the entrance of the village. But just across the wall, Widow Wang was almost torn apart by a group of people.
No, it wasn't meanness. It was hatred, a hatred that made you want to chew the other person to pieces and swallow them whole. I didn't know where this hatred came from, but it was terrifying to watch.
"Don't worry." Shi Meilan got on her bicycle and said, "Li Jianye will take it."
No matter how hard it is for women to settle accounts with men, women can never win, because men are both united and ruthless, and they know best how to divide and oppress women. Most women are also men in spirit, and they take it as their responsibility to be the "good women" in the eyes of men. Therefore, it is difficult for women to win in this land. However, men also have an account to settle, and they are about to settle it. This is the gift that Shi Meilan gave to Li Jianye.
Compared to Widow Wang, Shi Meilan hated Li Jianye more.
For Shi Meilan, Widow Wang is not that important. Without Widow Wang, there can be Widow Zhao, Widow Qian, Widow Sun, and Widow Li. There are widows everywhere in the world anyway. What is important is whether Li Jianye will mess around with these widows.
Li Jianye broke their wedding vows, trampled on her dignity, and abandoned her to illness, so she must make Li Jianye taste this pain.
Beating Widow Wang was just a side job; beating Li Jianye was the key. However, in this era when men were more valuable, beating a man was not easy, and she had to plan for a long time - and she hadn't finished beating him yet.
If Widow Wang can’t live well, Li Jianye won’t have a good life either!
Although Hu Honghua still doesn't know how Aunt Shi is going to deal with Li Jianye, Aunt Shi is so powerful that she will definitely be able to deal with Li Jianye!
When it comes to Li Jianye, she now hates him very much, especially when she thinks of his naked butt, which makes her even more disgusted. She doesn't even want to call him Uncle Li. She just stands there obediently and watches Aunt Shi leave.
Only after Aunt Shi left did Hu Honghua turn around and walk back.
She was planning to go home now, and then buy two ice creams from the grocery store on the way. She would go home and eat them with her uncle, and then wait for Aunt Shi to come and pick her up.
She felt happy when she thought that Aunt Shi was coming to pick her up.
But just as she turned around and took two steps, a person suddenly jumped out in front of her.
It was Lin Xinran holding a knife.
Hu Honghua was startled.
Lin Xinran is different now than before.
Lin Xinran's face was tense, and she looked at everyone fiercely. Her whole body was tense, and she was holding a knife in her hand, as if she was going to chop down anyone she disliked.
When Lin Xinran just got out of school, she looked like the morning dewdrops, but now, Lin Xinran looks... a lot like the soil soaked in blood after her uncle killed a wild boar, with a strange fishy smell and a strong hatred.
"Hu Honghua." Lin Xinran no longer cared about the relationship between Hu Honghua and Li Tianci, nor about love. She only asked, "How is my mother in there? Where is Shi Meilan going?"
Since her mother didn't let her in, she kept hiding under the wall and peeking. When Shi Meilan came out just now, she hid far away. Later, her mother was taken into the front west room, and she didn't go to see. She didn't know what her mother was doing in there.
Now, she can only ask Hu Honghua.
When "Shi Meilan" was mentioned, blood began to well up in Lin Xinran's eyes.
She just secretly saw Shi Meilan hitting her mother with a broom.
Lin Xinran knew that she shouldn't hate anyone, because it was her mother who did something wrong, and the others were not at fault. However, she still developed an indescribable hatred towards the entire village.
She hated them all, but hated Shi Meilan the most.
Her mother was already so pitiful, why did Shi Meilan say such harsh words? Since they were already preparing for a divorce, why did she hit her mother?
Hu Honghua was frightened by the undisguised hatred in Lin Xinran's eyes.
"Inside, inside..." She took two steps back and said, "Inside, Doctor Qian is treating Aunt Wang. I don't know anything else."
She would never tell Lin Xinran where Aunt Shi was going.
After saying this, Hu Honghua turned around and ran, fearing that Lin Xinran would catch up with her.
If Hu Honghua turned around, she would see Lin Xinran standing there staring at her.
Lin Xinran did not chase after her. She just watched Hu Honghua run away from a distance, and then continued to stay by Li Jianye's yard, guarding her mother.
——
At the same time, Shi Meilan had already left from Li Laoer's house on her bicycle.
The bicycle creaked as it turned and passed by Boss Li's house.
At this time, Zhao Erjie from Li Lao's courtyard was still talking to the people next to her about what happened today with saliva flying - the people next to her did not come to the banquet today and did not catch up with the big show, so they could only know a few things from Zhao Erjie's mouth.
Seeing Shi Meilan riding away with a large bag on her back, she suddenly felt like she had missed a big event and raised her voice to ask, "Where are you going, sister-in-law?"
Shi Meilan ignored her and just rode away.
She just wanted to leave quickly, so she pedaled faster and faster. The car moved forward on the slightly uneven dirt road. The scorching sun shone on her back, making her whole body warm. A strength surged in her muscles and bones, urging her to go further.
Seeing Shi Meilan leave, Zhao Erjie pushed open the door of her house with a cry of "Ouch" and quickly ran into Li Laoer's yard.
Why did Shi Meilan leave?
When she ran over, she saw Mr. Li pushing his wheelchair towards the house.
My father-in-law's face looked very ugly, as if he had been slapped twice. Zhao Erjie hurried forward and pushed the old man's wheelchair while asking, "Dad, what happened? Why is my second brother's wife gone?"
Mr. Li was furious and cursed loudly: "What are you asking? What does it have to do with you? Stop talking and do some good deeds!"
We finally managed to organize a banquet, but it turned out like this, it's so embarrassing!
Zhao Erjie was scolded for no reason. She pursed her lips dryly and stopped talking, but her eyes still looked back unwillingly, back and back, looking at the wall of Li Laoer's house. She wished she could dig out her eyes and throw them over there to see what was happening inside.
She didn't know what was going on, and she felt very anxious and uncomfortable.
If she knew that Li Jianye had driven Shi Meilan away but invited Wang Yulian in, she would have to lie on the wall all night to listen to the noise next door and watch the latest excitement - not knowing it now would not hinder her from doing her best. Zhao Erjie was thinking about pushing her father-in-law back, going out for a walk during dinner, and asking others.
Anyway, there is only one village and one street, and from the beginning to the end of the village, it is full of acquaintances who are related to each other, and no secrets can be hidden from others.
She must take a look at this excitement.
——
And Li Laoer's yard is indeed quite lively now.
After the village chief arranged the divorce, a group of people watched it from beginning to end. After Shi Meilan left, Li Jianye took Widow Wang to the west room to rest. There was no need for these people to stay, so they left in groups of three or four, feeling satisfied and full of gossip.
Oh, today was such a lively day. Li Jianye and Widow Wang were caught cheating, Li Jianye and Shi Meilan divorced, and Li Jianye was going to live with Widow Wang. Tsk!
These things will make the Li family the only topic of conversation in the three nearby villages for some time to come. Just these two pounds of melon seeds are enough to make countless tongues hurt.
After a group of onlookers left, Dr. Qian rushed to the third emergency room of the day to treat Wang Yulian.
Doctor Qian: Busy!
After Doctor Qian arrived, he examined Wang Yulian's head and said that she had just fainted and was not seriously injured. Li Jianye then breathed a sigh of relief, but he did not leave. Instead, he stayed by the bed and waited.
The west room was not big. On the left were tables, chairs and benches for his reading, and on the right was a small bed. There was no kang in this room, so the bed was soft and just right for Wang Yulian to sleep on.
Wang Yulian was still unconscious, her quiet and beautiful face was red, swollen and bruised, with blood oozing from the wounds, which made Li Jianye feel distressed.
Li Jianye does have some feelings for Wang Yulian. For Li Jianye, Shi Meilan is a useful woman and he can be assured of entrusting anything to her, but for Li Jianye, Wang Yulian is the person he likes.
It can also be seen from this that as long as the man does not like you, it will be of no use for you to give birth to children, take care of the housework, and pay off debts and borrow money for him. He will not remember your feelings, but will only feel that he is very capable and has such a woman to serve him.
When faced with a useful thing and something he likes, he prefers the thing he likes. Therefore, he is more sincere to Wang Yulian than to Shi Meilan - of course, this may also include a bit of resistance to fate.
He didn't like Shi Meilan that much at the beginning, but he just followed his parents' arrangements and chose the one who was most suitable for him among the women. They got married after meeting twice. He talked to Shi Meilan about poetry and songs, but Shi Meilan said don't bother with that useless thing. He told Shi Meilan about his ideals and ambitions, but Shi Meilan said go pick two pounds of beans.
For the past ten years, he had been enduring Shi Meilan's torture and had always succumbed to fate. Now he has a family business, his children have grown up, and his parents are old. He no longer needs to take responsibility for anyone or be controlled by anyone. It is time for him to pursue himself.
He should also truly enjoy those beautiful loves.
Although this process was a bit embarrassing, he was able to move on to another life.
During this time, the sky gradually darkened and the sun set in the west, casting a syrupy glow that quietly illuminated the earth. While Li Jianye was guarding Wang Yulian, his two sons and his mother came to see him.
His eldest son advised him: "Hurry up and get Mom back, Dad. A slut can't enter our house."
Li Jianye was getting impatient after hearing these words again, and he shouted directly: "If you don't want to stay, get out! I took over this place, it's not your turn to speak!"
This is the status of children who don't earn money at home. Shi Meilan can drive Li Tianci away, and Li Jianye can do the same. If Li Tianci really sided with Shi Meilan, he should have left with Shi Meilan at that time.
Since he stayed, he had to accept all the absurd things Li Jianye did. In this world, there is no reason for a son to control his father.
Li Tianci walked away with his face flushed with anger.
After a while, his second son came and asked him, "Dad, there is no food at home. What should we do?"
"Eat, eat, eat, eat, all you do is eat. Get out!" Li Jianye shouted again.
Li Tianfu also walked away with his head hung.
After a while, Old Mrs. Li came.
When Old Lady Li arrived, she started crying and wailing, saying that Li Jianye wanted to marry this woman, and she wanted to jump into the river.
Old Mrs. Li had used these tricks many times before, especially when she quarreled with Shi Meilan, she always threatened Li Jianye in this way, but this trick worked before, but it doesn't work anymore.
Li Jianye was determined. Seeing Old Lady Li making a fuss, he frowned and said, "Mom, you know where the river is. If you want to jump in, go ahead. I'll collect your body."
Old Mrs. Li was stunned.
How could her son not fall for this?
Old Mrs. Li simply lay down and pretended to be dead, and Li Jianye pretended not to see it. Finally, Old Mrs. Li left in disgrace - as she left, she kept cursing Wang Yulian with gritted teeth all the way.
It’s all Wang Yulian’s fault. She turned her son into this state. It’s all Wang Yulian’s fault!
The door of the west room opened and closed, and once again only Li Jianye and Wang Yulian were left inside.
Li Jianye had just scolded Old Lady Li when he heard Wang Yulian groan in pain on the bed and slowly wake up.
Wang Yulian, who had just woken up, seemed to have not yet figured out what was going on. When she opened her eyes and saw Li Jianye appear in front of her, her eyes first reddened and she whispered, "Brother Jianye." Then she sat up and said, "What's wrong? Has Shi Meilan forgiven you?"
Oh my! Even at this time, Wang Yulian is still thinking about this matter.
Li Jianye patted her hands. Before he could say anything, he saw Wang Yulian's tears falling like raindrops from a broken string. She cried and said, "So many things happened because of me. Brother Jianye, I'm so sorry. I've ruined your life. What if Shi Meilan doesn't forgive you? It's all my fault. I shouldn't have been so greedy for you. You're so good and talented, and now you're all implicated by me."
Seeing Wang Yulian crying with guilt, Li Jianye's heart was broken.
"How can I blame you? We did this together. You're not the only one to blame." He squeezed Wang Yulian's hand and whispered, "Don't worry about Shi Meilan—I kicked her out."
"What?" Wang Yulian seemed startled and shouted anxiously, "How can we kick her out?"
"I want to divorce her." Li Jianye added, "She is that person..."
She has a very intolerant personality. Living under the same roof with her, it seems like you always have to listen to her because she is always right.
And if you do something wrong at her hands, it will be even more difficult. He will have to live under her wing for the rest of his life. It will seem like he has been kneeling all his life and will never be able to stand up straight again. How can he, a man, endure such humiliation?
"Divorce?" Wang Yulian was panicked. "How can this be possible? How can we get a divorce?"
Backward rural concepts have bound everyone. In the eyes of most people, marriage is something that must never be abandoned. Men can play around outside, but they cannot get divorced. Women can drink a bottle of pesticide and die, but they cannot get divorced.
"Why not? If I say yes, then it's fine." Everyone said that he couldn't divorce Shi Meilan, but Li Jianye thought about it and couldn't figure out what was wrong.
He is the one who earns money in this family. The house is his, the land is his, the children are his, everything is his. There is no place for Shi Meilan in the first place, so it doesn't matter if he replaces Shi Meilan.
What's wrong with changing a woman? He can still live his life without Shi Meilan!
I've never heard of a man who can't live without a woman!
Li Jianye held her hand tightly and said, "Now that she's gone, it's just the two of us from now on."
Wang Yulian seemed stunned again.
She covered her face with one hand, then lowered her head, her whole body trembling.
Li Jianye thought she was too happy. After all, Wang Yulian liked him so much, and being able to marry him was a particularly good thing for Wang Yulian.
He patted Wang Yulian on the shoulder and said to her, "Don't worry, we will be together from now on. It doesn't matter what those people outside say."
He even felt a little bit of anticipation.
He is over 30 years old and has a new wife. He has two wives while others only have one. This shows his ability. Moreover, Wang Yulian has such a good temper and gentle personality. In the future, his life will only get better and better.
Wang Yulian threw herself into his arms and trembled in his arms. He continued to comfort her carefully.
But he didn't know that Wang Yulian was not crying.
She leaned on his shoulder, an irrepressible smile on her face. Her pretty face was twisted together, making her look like she was laughing, but what was squeezed in the corners of her eyes and eyebrows was a kind of condensed happiness.
She was happy, but not because she could live with Li Jianye. She was happy that she had finally won a victory. Those people said they would tie her to a tree, that no man would ever want her, that she was finished, that she had no other way out but death. But what was the reality?
She is still living a good life and she can continue to live with Li Jianye. Everything that used to belong to Shi Meilan now belongs to her.
She was not abandoned again. She became Li Jianye's wife. Those women who called her a slut were probably vomiting to death.
So what if she's a slut? A slut can still marry into a man's house. No matter how much those women hate her or look down on her, she still found a good man to marry!
The joy of victory filled her chest, making the wounds on her body less painful. All her grievances were worth it. She found a small boat in the vast ocean and climbed onto it before drowning.
Continue read on readnovelmtl.com
