"Yes, divorce."
Liu Cuifang was hungry, so she went to the kitchen to get a bowl and chopsticks to eat. The old village chief also stopped eating and looked at her. He had just heard what his daughter had said.
"You can still eat? I'm asking you, is it Sun Wei who wants a divorce?"
The old village chief slammed his chopsticks down on the table. He thought Liu Cuifang had been bullied by Sun Wei and kicked out, and he wanted to go find that bastard right now to settle the score.
"No, Mom and Dad, don't overthink it. It's just that I don't want to be with him anymore. He has someone else outside."
He didn't kick me out. I packed my things and came back by myself. He still doesn't know about this. Anyway, I don't want to go back.
At this point, Liu Cuifang's eyes reddened. She was worried that her parents would persuade her to go back, so she had to tell them the inside story.
"What? This Sun Wei looks respectable, yet he did such a thing. Where is he? I want to go and spread rumors about him."
The old village chief was so angry he almost smashed his bowl. He stood up, ready to go to the clinic where Sun Wei worked and make a scene, to embarrass him.
"Old man, calm down. If you ask me, there's no use in confronting him head-on. We'd be better off taking a more practical approach."
"Our Cuifang had a miscarriage less than a year after getting married, and her health is not as good as before. We should really make him pay us back."
The village chief's wife felt that making a scene against him was less effective than making him pay compensation.
“Sun Wei doesn’t seem to have much money. He spends almost all of the few hundred coins he receives each month.”
"The big money is in his parents' hands. His mother is a stingy person, so you can only ask his father for more."
Liu Cuifang felt a little guilty as she said this. If she went to ask Sun's mother for money, wouldn't Sun's mother find out? She could only let them make a scene with Sun's father.
"I heard he's not home often, so how do we know when he'll be back?"
The old village chief sat down and began to think calmly.
"Why don't you go find him? I heard he works for a wealthy family in the neighboring Peach Blossom Town. There are only a few rich families in Peach Blossom Town, so he should be easy to find."
The village chief's wife egged them on.
"How should I put it? I need to think about it."
The old village chief was no longer in a hurry; he needed to come up with a strategy before taking action.
"No rush, we can go tomorrow."
Liu Cuifang thought that Sun Wei probably wouldn't get beaten up today, since that thug didn't know who Sun Wei was and it would probably take some time to find out.
"No, I'll go this afternoon and catch him off guard."
The old village chief remembered that he had given two taels of silver to Sun's mother before, but his daughter was beaten as a result. Just thinking about it made him feel choked up.
"Do you want me to go with you? If he doesn't give me the money, I'll throw a tantrum."
When the village chief's wife heard that there was money to be made, her spirits immediately lifted.
“Daughter, have you thought this through? Is there no possibility between you and Sun Wei anymore? If you do this, you will have no way out.”
The old village chief didn't know if his daughter would regret it in the future.
"Don't worry, I won't regret it. In the Sun family, only Father Sun still respects me."
"Father, Mother, let him give as much as he's willing to give, don't force him."
Liu Cuifang was embarrassed to admit that she had stolen all of Sun's mother's belongings.
"My silly daughter, even at a time like this, you're still thinking about others. We're asking for money not for ourselves."
It's for you. No matter how much money we get today, we'll give it to you, and you can keep it for yourself."
The village chief touched his daughter, wondering what path she should take from now on.
Wu family
Wei Yuyan had just finished eating and cleaned up the dishes when she picked up a book. Lately, she had been passing the time by reading every day.
Before Wu Chen came back, she felt content, but after he came back and left again, it seemed her heart went with him.
Often, while reading, I would drift off into a daze, my thoughts wandering to Wu Chen.
"Sister-in-law, here, I brought you these melon seeds, sent by my family."
I heard this melon is really sweet. I only got this little bit, so I'll divide it into three portions. You and my sister-in-law can each get a little bit.
Sister-in-law Xiuhua came again, supporting her pregnant belly. Ever since Wu Chen left home, Sister-in-law Xiuhua has been coming more frequently.
I guess he just wanted to spend some time with himself.
"I like this."
Wei Yuyan happily accepted the melon seeds, which numbered only about ten. She wondered how many of them would survive.
The only drawback of this era is that even with money, it's hard to buy fresh fruit.
"If you like it, that's good. Hey, let me tell you, the little one in my belly has been moving a lot lately, it must be a lively one."
Xiuhua's belly wasn't very noticeable yet, but her demeanor revealed it.
"Your belly isn't very big. Are you not getting enough nutrition?"
Wei Yuyan remembered seeing other pregnant women's bellies showing after three or four months, but Sister-in-law Xiuhua's belly wasn't noticeable even though she was wearing loose clothes.
"No, it's said that because I'm tall and it's my first pregnancy, I don't show much."
This is normal. I've heard that a second pregnancy usually shows after two or three months.
Sister-in-law Xiuhua has been listening to a lot of advice lately, all from relatives and friends during the Chinese New Year.
"That's good. Don't eat too bad food, but don't eat too much either. I heard that if you eat too much, the baby will grow too big and it will be difficult to give birth."
Wei Yuyan had never eaten pork, but she had seen pigs run.
"Yes, but I'm not eating much now. I feel like I'm eating less since I'm pregnant."
I used to be able to eat two bowls of rice when I worked hard, but now I can only eat one bowl at most.
Xiuhua's sister-in-law has been feeling like she's eating less and getting hungry quickly lately.
"I guess it's not ready to eat yet."
Wei Yuyan touched Xiuhua's belly and felt a little strange.
"I was just saying, I'd like you to get pregnant this year so we can take care of the baby together, but Wu Chen has already gone on a long trip so soon."
Sister-in-law Xiuhua is not poor.
"I want to enjoy myself for a few more years, I don't want to have children so soon."
Wei Yuyan's travel plans haven't been implemented yet, and she doesn't want to have a baby so soon, because it would be inconvenient to travel far after having a baby.
Peach Blossom Town
The village chief's wife and the old village chief borrowed an oxcart and arrived in Peach Blossom Town.
"Brother, could you tell me which are the wealthiest families in this town?"
The old village chief took out five coins to buy a pot of tea and asked for directions.
"The richest families are the Jia and Wan families, with dozens of servants in each household."
The teahouse owner answered the question enthusiastically.
"Then may I ask which direction the Jia and Wan families' residences face?"
"The two families live close to each other, both in the north of the city. When you get there, you can see the two big houses from afar."
The boss pointed in the direction of the north of the city.
Thank you.
After finishing their tea, the old village chief and his wife headed north of the city without taking a break.
After driving the oxcart north of the city for about fifteen minutes, we indeed saw two large houses.
"Knock knock knock~".
The old village chief first knocked on the back door of the Jia family mansion.
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