As soon as Gu Changzheng finished speaking, Gu Changqing's face visibly darkened.
He looked at Gu Changzheng, feeling somewhat resentful towards his younger brother. Not only did he not speak up for him at this time, but he also tried to undermine him.
Does he really not want to see himself doing well?
Despite harboring resentment, Gu Changqing still knew what his main task was.
"Xu Honglian, I'm asking you, do you want to apologize to my parents?"
Gu Changqing stared intently at Xu Honglian, his gaze unwavering and unyielding, demanding an explanation.
Xu Honglian never expected that Gu Changqing, who was usually so quiet and unyielding, would now demand an explanation from her in front of so many people.
Bringing her family to demand justice, and not getting the result she wanted immediately, was already infuriating enough. But to her surprise, even Gu Changqing wanted an explanation from her?
Xu Honglian couldn't bear this injustice.
She burst into tears, standing up and wiping away her tears as she sobbed, "Why is my life so miserable? I've given birth to two children and haven't received a single kind word. Now I have to apologize to the person who hit me! Why is my life so miserable?"
She cried and wiped away her tears, sobbing uncontrollably as she recounted the 'suffering' she had endured in the Gu family over the years.
The reason why the suffering of Xu Honglian is put in quotation marks here is entirely because Xu Honglian is someone who doesn't know how lucky she is.
The days she spent with the Gu family over the years were many times happier than the days she spent with her parents.
As long as she doesn't deliberately cause trouble, her mother-in-law, He Meizhu, is almost always tolerant of her, and her two sisters-in-law are also forgiving. In other families, this is a treatment that one could only dream of.
A daughter-in-law like Xu Honglian would be tormented to death by her mother-in-law in any other family.
But Xu Honglian did not.
On the contrary, she felt that she was the one who suffered the most.
Accompanied by her sister-in-law, He Meizhu walked in from outside the crowd. Upon hearing Xu Honglian's words, her face turned deathly pale with anger. She pointed at Xu Honglian with trembling fingers and repeatedly said "good" several times.
"You, Xu Honglian, if you feel so wronged living in our family, then you should just leave the Gu family." He Meizhu was also driven crazy by Xu Honglian. She shouldn't have spoken up about the children who had already separated from the family, but she did.
“Changqing, in principle I shouldn’t be involved in your lives anymore, but your mother is already quite old and can’t let people throw mud at me. As your mother-in-law, I believe I have been more tolerant and generous to you in the years since you married into the family. I have done everything I could to be kind and righteous.”
"Who knew you'd feel bullied like this? Fine, then get out of the Gu family."
Earlier, He Meizhu had at least considered discussing things with Gu Changqing, but here she made the decision directly without any further discussion.
She had figured it out: even if she tolerated Xu Honglian, a troublemaker, today, she would still cause chaos and disorder in the house another day.
If that's the case, then it's better to separate sooner rather than later.
Let's clarify things as soon as possible.
When He Meizhu first said those words, the Xu family members thought it was just He Meizhu talking in anger, so they not only didn't take it seriously, but also planned to use He Meizhu's words to criticize the Gu family.
Just as the Xu family opened their mouths, Gu Changqing, the person directly involved, interrupted Xu Huaishan and spoke first.
“My mother is right, Xu Honglian. Since you feel that marrying me is unfair to you, then let’s get a divorce. I, Gu Changqing, can’t afford a wife like you.”
"What?"
divorce?
These two words are rarely used, even by city dwellers, these days. But Gu Changqing, a country bumpkin, actually dared to say "divorce"?
This not only shocked the Xu family, but also made them feel that Gu Changqing's actions were truly insulting.
Xu Honglian was furious.
"Gu Changqing, what did you say? You want a divorce? Say it again if you dare! You really want a divorce? Why? Did you plan this all along and can't wait to be with that piece of trash?"
If Xu Honglian had been smarter and admitted her mistake at that moment, Gu Changqing might not have been so resolute in saving face.
Unfortunately, Xu Honglian chose the completely opposite path.
Instead of admitting her mistake, backing down, or giving Gu Changqing the face he wanted, she even stood up and indignantly accused Gu Changqing of divorcing her because of another woman.
Gu Changqing's face was gloomy.
At the same time, it strengthened her resolve to divorce Xu Honglian.
"Xu Honglian, don't spew nonsense everywhere. I divorced you entirely because you are unfilial to my parents, always spreading rumors and slander, and you even try to pin dirt on your husband. I must have been blind to marry an ignorant and stupid woman like you."
Gu Changqing's words gradually became more vicious.
Perhaps it was because Xu Honglian exposed the honest persona he wanted to maintain in front of outsiders that he looked so pale and started speaking recklessly?
In short, he insisted on divorcing Xu Honglian.
Xu Honglian insisted on not getting a divorce.
What followed was a physical altercation between Xu Honglian and Gu Changqing, as the Xu family members, who originally came to seek an explanation from Gu Jianhua, turned into a fight between them.
Gu Changqing was determined to get a divorce, but Xu Honglian refused to do so no matter what.
The Xu family, on the other hand, both wanted them to divorce and didn't want them to. They were constantly weighing whether to continue or end the marriage in order to gain the greatest benefit.
A group of people were tearing and pushing each other violently.
Although Gu Changqing didn't have the same popularity as Gu Changzheng in Dawan Village, his brothers wouldn't stand idly by and watch him be bullied by outsiders.
So they swarmed forward, joining Gu Changqing in confronting the Xu family.
With so many people around, Gu Changzheng quickly protected Lu Huaijiao and led her out of the chaotic crowd.
Huang Tingxiu, on the other side, was not so lucky. She didn't have time to dodge and was pushed into the middle by those people. As people hurriedly retreated, she fell backward.
Just then, a man chuckling reached out and touched Huang Tingxiu.
"roll!"
A voice rang out, and Huang Tingxiu, who was falling backward, was caught and helped up by a broad arm. At the same time, she heard a man's angry growl.
Huang Tingxiu trembled all over.
Xu Laowu, who reached out to touch Huang Tingxiu, also shuddered.
He raised his head and looked at the fierce man with a livid face who was protecting Huang Tingxiu. He roared weakly, "Who are you? How dare you meddle in my business?"
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