Jiang Yuwei and the skilled healer Zhu exchanged a glance and quickly walked out.
Lin Xiang was standing menacingly in the yard, holding a broom in one hand and dragging Cuiya, who was covered in dirt and grime, with the other.
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei quickly spoke up:
"What are you doing? If you want to teach your wife a lesson, go back to your own yard. What are you doing here looking for trouble?"
Lin Xiang ignored Jiang Yuwei and continued shouting into the house:
"Mother, come out here!"
Seeing this, Jiang Yuwei quickly turned to signal the skilled healer Zhu to return to the house, then turned to Lin Xiang and said:
"Your mother was pushed to the ground by Cuiya yesterday and broke her tailbone. She still can't get out of bed. You can say whatever you need to say here!"
At this moment, Ning Huaizhi also came out of the house and stood next to Jiang Yuwei, coldly looking at Lin Xiang.
Lin Xiang always felt an invisible pressure when he saw Ning Huaizhi. At this moment, he had lost his earlier arrogance, only glaring at Cuiya standing beside him before saying to Jiang Yuwei:
“I’ve made up my mind. I’m going to divorce Cuiya today. I’ve realized that there’s no peace in my house when she’s around. Now she even dares to instigate people to steal. We don’t need a mother like that, Xiaobao.”
As he spoke, Lin Xiang glanced into the room and then continued:
"Anyway, my mother is taking care of Xiaobao for me right now, and I can also do some work. When my mother can no longer take care of him, Xiaobao will be older, and I can let him move back to live with me. Later, I will save up some money to build him a house and find him a wife. Then my wish will be fulfilled."
As he spoke, Lin Xiang kicked Cuiya in the buttocks again.
“Keeping this good-for-nothing at home is only ruining my and Xiaobao’s reputation. Now that this has happened, what will the neighbors think of my family? Who will dare to associate with my family in the future? I think it’s better to divorce her before she causes any more trouble for me.”
Seeing that Lin Xiang had finally come to his senses, Jiang Yuwei nodded and said:
“What you said makes sense, but you have to go inside and discuss this with my master’s wife yourself. As for your wife, you can stay in the courtyard and I’ll keep an eye on her, so that my master’s wife won’t be upset when she sees her.”
After Jiang Yuwei finished speaking, Lin Xiang nodded, then kicked Cuiya hard and cursed:
"You wait here, I'll go inside first and ask Mother's opinion!"
After saying that, he went into the house without looking back.
Jiang Yuwei gestured for Ning Huaizhi to close the courtyard gate. Then, she went into the house and put the bundle that Miaoshou Zhu had just given her into her spatial storage before returning to the courtyard to wash the dishes and tidy up the tables and chairs.
There was still a little millet porridge left in the pot. Seeing that Cuiya was staring at the bottom of the pot with longing and licking her lips, Jiang Yuwei sighed, ladled out the rest of the porridge, handed it to her, and said coldly:
"Eat up, so you can hurry back to your parents' home!"
Upon hearing this, Cuiya looked up and glared fiercely at Jiang Yuwei, then snatched the bowl from Jiang Yuwei's hand and began to wolf down her food.
At this moment, Xiao Bao also came out of the house. Seeing his mother sitting in the yard eating, he quickly ran over and hugged Cuiya's leg, asking with concern:
"Mother, Mother, why are you all dirty? And why is your face swollen? Who hit you?"
When Cuiya saw that it was her son who came out, she quickly hugged Xiaobao and started crying.
"Waaah, son, my dear son, my life is so hard. I married your father, such a bully at home, a jinx. These injuries on my body were inflicted by your father last night. Son, when you grow up, you must avenge your mother!"
When Xiao Bao saw his mother crying, he started crying too.
"Mommy, sob sob, Mommy, does it hurt? Mommy, don't cry anymore, sob sob. When I grow up, I'll protect you and never let Daddy hit you!"
Cuiya wiped away her tears and cried as she said:
"Little Bao, I'm afraid I won't be able to stay by your side anymore. Your heartless father wants to drive me away and won't let me stay with you. If you miss me in the future, go visit me at your maternal grandparents' house, okay?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Bao cried even harder.
"Waaah, Xiao Bao doesn't want Mommy to leave! Daddy's a bad person! Why is Daddy kicking Mommy out? Daddy's a really bad person!"
Seeing that Cuiya's words were going off-topic, Jiang Yuwei took out a piece of candy she had bought for Ning Wan from her bosom and handed it to Xiaobao with a smile:
"Does Xiaobao want some sesame candy?"
Xiao Bao's eyes lit up when he saw the candy. He had eaten it once before, when Ning Wan had given it to him. It was sweet and fragrant, and ever since then, he had been dreaming about eating candy. Now that he saw the candy again, he forgot about crying and jumped out of Cui Ya's arms, running towards Jiang Yuwei.
"Xiao Bao wants to eat some brittle candy."
Jiang Yuwei smiled and handed the candy to Xiaobao, then moved a stool over, sat down, held Xiaobao on her lap, took out a handkerchief to wipe away Xiaobao's tears, and said:
"Xiao Bao, has Daddy ever hit you before?"
Xiao Bao nodded as he ate his candy.
"Yes, Father hit me. It hurts a lot when he hits people."
Jiang Yuwei smiled and patted Xiaobao's head again.
"Then why did your father hit you?"
Xiao Bao lowered his head and whispered:
"Once I hid a dead rat in the pot at home, another time I was caught peeing in Grandma Liu's bucket, another time I played with fire and set Uncle Sun's woodpile on fire, and..."
Jiang Yuwei smiled helplessly:
"So, did your father beat you because you did something wrong?"
Xiao Bao nodded, blushing.
Jiang Yuwei pointed to Cuiya, who was covered in dirt and grime from the beating, and said:
"Your mother sent your eldest and second uncles to steal things from Grandpa Zhu's yard last night. Do you think they should be punished for that?"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Bao's eyes widened as he looked at Cui Ya in disbelief and said:
"Mother, how could you become a thief?"
Cuiya blushed instantly upon hearing her son's question.
"Jiang Yuwei, shut up! What nonsense are you spouting in front of a child?"
Jiang Yuwei snorted coldly and said:
"I originally intended to save you some face, but how did you just incite your son to resent his father? I can't let my master and mistress raise an ungrateful child. I might as well tell the child your true colors, so that he won't be deceived by you in the future and resent someone he shouldn't resent!"
Jiang Yuwei then turned to look at Xiaobao and continued:
"You heard all that commotion in the courtyard last night? That was caused by your eldest and second uncles. Now your father wants to send your mother back to her parents' home, and that's your mother's own doing. If she continues to stay in Zhu Lane, you'll be called the child of a thief, and you'll be bullied by other children. Are you willing to accept that?"
Upon hearing Jiang Yuwei's words, Xiao Bao burst into tears.
"Waaah, I don't want to, I don't want to be a thief's child, I don't want to, waaaah..."
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