Ms. Lü was overjoyed, touching and looking at each of her beloved children. Seeing Xie Tianqi and Xie Tianming looking so radiant, her eyes welled up with tears.
"Good, good, good!"
My two precious grandchildren have grown up so much! They're so energetic! And they've grown taller too!
Lu and Wang also followed suit.
"Absolutely! You look much more energetic than when you're at home, especially this outfit—it's stylish!"
Xie Yushu was happy to see this. If the original owner of this body was watching from heaven, she would be at peace to see her family getting better and better!
After admiring her two darlings, Lady Lü pulled Xie Yushu over and looked at her for a while. Before she could say anything, tears started to fall from her eyes!
Xie Yushu's thoughts were still racing, wondering whether the original owner's soul was still with her beloved family, or had been reincarnated, or had traveled to another time and space like her, or had even swapped souls with her.
After all, I died suddenly. According to the theory of time travel, if a soul were injected into me, I should be able to live!
Just as he was letting his imagination run wild, he was pulled into Lu's arms and cried.
"My poor granddaughter, it's all my fault! If I had known the Xiao family would behave like this, I would never have let you marry into their family! Waaah..."
Xie Yushu thought that Madam Lü was still worried about her being divorced, so she comforted her.
"Grandma, stop saying all that! I'm perfectly fine, I haven't lost a single piece of flesh! I don't care about these things!"
Besides, I agreed to marry Xiao Yi back then. Without Xiao Yi's ten taels of silver, our whole family might not be standing here together. So we have nothing to regret!
As soon as Xie Yushu finished speaking, Madam Lü cried even harder!
Not only Lady Lü, but even Lady Lu and Lady Wang started wiping away tears this time!
Xie Yushu was completely stunned.
"No, Mother, Second Aunt, what are you doing!"
I really didn't take it seriously! Three-legged toads are hard to find, but two-legged men are plentiful. If Xiao Yi runs away, I'll find someone better in the future. You don't need to worry about me!
Please don't cry!
After Xie Yushu finished speaking, not only did Lu Shi and the others continue to cry, but Xie Baotian and Xie Baoshu also sighed!
Xie Tianlin glanced at Xie Yushu, his lips moved, but he said nothing. He slumped his head and started to play the ostrich!
"What's wrong? Is something the matter?"
"Is the Xiao family up to their old tricks again?"
When Xie Yumin saw her sister ask, she quickly replied...
"It's all because of that old hag from the Xiao family. She's like a lunatic. She came to our village and ruined your reputation, saying all sorts of bad things about you!"
They even said they would expel you from the clan and send you to a temple to become a nun!
"You brat, shut up!"
Wang was so angry that she slapped Xie Yumin in the face because she didn't expect Xie Yumin to be so direct!
Xie Baotian sighed.
"Don't be afraid, my daughter. As long as your father is alive, no one can exterminate your clan!"
"What is that old hag from the Xiao family? Why does she think she can just expel the whole clan like that? My sister has long since severed ties with the Xiao family. She still dares to bully us on our doorstep. If I don't teach her a lesson, she'll really think the Xie family has no one left!"
"Let's go! We won't put up with this humiliation!"
Upon hearing this, Xie Tianqi and Xie Tianming immediately decided to go and settle accounts with the Xiao family. Although Qu Xiaodie and Nanxing remained silent, they also seemed ready to follow suit.
Xie Yushu, however, sensed something was amiss. If it were just Old Madam Xiao ruining her reputation, Xie Baotian and Xie Baoshu wouldn't be sighing and lamenting so much!
He then spoke.
"You lot, stop right there! What's the rush to settle accounts?"
He then asked Xie Baotian.
"Father, are there clan matters involved here?"
Xie Baotian didn't want to tell his daughter too much, lest she feel burdened, but considering that Xie Yushu would be staying at home for a few days, and those people were coming to make trouble every day, he couldn't hide it from her any longer, so he sighed and said...
"A few days ago, Old Mrs. Xiao came and ruined your reputation. Now, a few gossipy women in the village are afraid of talking about your divorce in the street."
Originally, your divorce was unreasonable. If there is any impact, it will only affect Yumin, and it has little to do with other people's families.
But as the word spread, some people in the clan felt that your presence at home would negatively impact the marriage prospects of young women in the clan and even the village. Your great-grandfather seized this opportunity and decided to expel you from the clan and forbid you from ever returning to the village!
"They've gone too far! I'd like to see anyone who dares to spout this nonsense again! I'll cut out their tongue!"
Xie Tianqi jumped up in anger!
"Alright! Quiet down. Your sword isn't for cutting people's tongues off randomly; it's for protecting the peace and tranquility of the people here!"
"Are we just going to let them bully us like this? What's the point of me wearing this suit then?!"
"Xie Tianqi! I arranged for you to work in the government office so that you could abuse your power! If you always try to rely on your position to show off, what will happen when you meet someone of higher status? Will your position still be effective?"
I didn't say you should just sit there and get bullied, but is this how you vent your anger? If you go and beat them up right now, will that solve the problem?
If you really beat them up, people will just say you're abusing your power!
"Clan autonomy? If you dare go to my great-grandfather's house and beat someone up, he'll have even more reason to expel me from the clan, and maybe even you!"
"Then what do you suggest we do?"
Xie Yushu thought for a moment and asked Xie Baotian, "Besides saying they would expel me from the clan, what else did they say?"
Or, if you don't agree, what's their attitude? Did they offer any other conditions?
"Sigh! They're clinging to the fact that you were divorced, saying it brought shame to the clan. I disagreed, and they're going to move your grandfather's grave out of the ancestral cemetery!"
The conditions haven't been mentioned yet.
Xie Baoshu also said
“They come to our house every day to cause trouble. If your father hadn’t said that he would fight to the death with anyone who dares to touch your grandfather’s grave or expel you from the clan, who knows what they would have done!”
This is all thanks to Tianqi and Tianming; at least they didn't go too far because they both work in the yamen. But having them come every day isn't a good thing!
Madam Lu hugged Xie Yushu tightly and said
"I don't care what you do, I just want my daughter. If they kick her out, I'm not coming back! Waaah..."
Xie Yushu wasn't quite used to being held in someone's arms and crying so easily. Suppressing the urge to pull Lu Shi away, she patted her back to comfort her.
"Mom, it's alright, it's not that serious!"
In fact, Xie Yushu couldn't wait to sever ties with Xie Dafu's family! The Xie family was just as greedy and selfish as Old Madam Xiao. It's just that Xie Dafu was at least a clan leader, so even if he did something dishonorable, he would at least try to cover it up!
But that's only when the profit isn't significant. If the profit is substantial, who knows what they might do!
No wonder she and Old Madam Xiao became in-laws! It's true what they say, birds of a feather flock together!
Xie Yushu was confident that she could lead Xie Baotian and his family to a prosperous life. To put it bluntly, they could at least be small landlords and gentry. In fact, it would be better to take this opportunity to distance herself from Xie Dafu's family. Otherwise, once they started to live a good life, Xie Dafu would definitely take advantage of his status as an elder to come and leech off them again!
However, people in ancient times valued clans, and it's unclear whether Xie Baotian and his group can accept this idea!
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