Chapter 156 - 156 Divorce (2)
156 Divorce (2)
Did he not care about his reputation?
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Wei Ting arrived late after Su Xiaoxiao and Su Yuniang entered.
Su Xiaoxiao was puzzled. “Huh? Didn’t you leave first? Why are you behind me?”
Wei Ting pointed at his leg and said confidently, “I’m lame and walk slowly.”
Su Xiaoxiao said, “Then I didn’t see you either.”
“I saw you. You ignored me,” a certain someone lied through his teeth.
Su Xiaoxiao: “Oh.”
She had a murderous aura and would not bring it into the house.
She handed the child to Su Yuniang and turned to Wei Ting. “Yuniang and the child will stay with us for a few days.”
Su Yuniang looked at Wei Ting.
She was not an ignorant young lady. She had a certain level of judgment and could tell that Wei Ting was not an ordinary person.
It had nothing to do with his appearance, but with his words, actions, and temperament.
Shallow Water Village was a very rich village. As the daughter-in-law of the village head’s family, she could often interact with the squires in town. Wei Ting had an arrogance and n.o.bility that the squires did not have.
A proud son of heaven.
The phrase came to her as she reflected.
Wei Ting nodded gently at Su Yuniang. “Make yourself at home. Don’t stand on ceremony.”
Su Xiaoxiao blinked. Aiya, this guy can speak human language!
Wei Ting said to Su Xiaoxiao, “I’ll go talk to Father and ask Ergou to go to Father’s place tonight and free up Ergou’s room?”
There were a total of four rooms in the house. One was a small warm nest for the pony, one belonged to Father Su, one belonged to Su Ergou, and the east room belonged to Wei Ting and Su Xiaoxiao.
Su Xiaoxiao’s original plan was for Wei Ying to go to Su Ergou’s room and she would squeeze in with Yu Niang for a few days.
As soon as Wei Ting finished speaking, he probably realized that this decision was a little inappropriate. He frowned and tried to salvage the situation. “Xiaohu and the other two don’t sleep well.”
That was right. After returning from the prefecture capital, the three little ones resolutely returned to Su Xiaoxiao’s room to make up for the three days of deficiency.
If Su Yuniang slept with her, they would be two adults and four children. It was indeed a little crowded.
Su Yuniang said, “Then I’ll have to trouble you.”
Su Xiaoxiao coughed lightly. “It’s no trouble.”
Wei Ting went to the backyard to look for Su Cheng, who was cultivating.
Su Yuniang said to Su Xiaoxiao, “Daya, your husband is a good person.”
Su Xiaoxiao raised her eyebrows. “Really?”
Forget it. He showed her respect in front of her friends, so she would not expose how much he usually deserved a beating.
Su Xiaoxiao paused. “My family and I…”
Su Yuniang said, “Just tell me the truth.”
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At Old Su’s house, Su Yuniang’s departure made the already tense atmosphere at home worse.
Mdm Fang’s heart ached for her daughter, but she did not dare to disobey Old Master Su. She could only stand in the corner and secretly wipe her tears.
Su Can said sheepishly, “This child, Yu Niang, has been different since she was young… She can’t play with those young ladies…”
Su Yuniang had the mentality of a man, but unfortunately, she was a woman.
Back then, even the boys in the village did not dare to fight with Fatty Su. Su Yuniang was only three years older than Fatty Su, but she was actually thin and small. It was obvious that she was not Fatty Su’s match.
Even so, Su Yuniang still provoked Fatty Su.
If there was no Fatty Su in the village, Su Yuniang would be the boldest.
However, no matter how bold she was, she was still a woman. She had to get married and take care of her husband and children.
For the past three years, Su Yuniang had not had any children in her in-laws’ house but was still doing well. It could be seen that she was capable.
However, perhaps she was too capable and forgot her own worth. She went against her in-laws and her maternal family and refused to listen to anyone.
Su Can said, “Dad, what do you think… we should do about this? Tomorrow, the entire village will know that Yuniang is staying with the Su family. The villagers will gossip. We can’t afford to be disgraced. Alas, if she was half as obedient as Jinniang, she wouldn’t have caused such a scene!”
Su Jinniang was in the room. As she handed Madam Fang a handkerchief, she felt a sense of satisfaction.
Old Master Su’s expression was solemn. After pondering for a while, he said, “If anyone asks, tell them that Yuniang’s health is not good and she went to the Su family to recuperate.”
Fatty Su had learned medicine and had been coming to the Su family to treat Su Yuniang’s illness recently. This reason was still acceptable.
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At Little Su’s house, Su Xiaoxiao and Su Ergou cleaned up the room.
The countryside was not as particular as the city. It was good enough to have an empty room with clean bedding.
The two of them left in a hurry. Since Su Yuniang and the child’s diapers were not brought out, Su Xiaoxiao went to the Su family’s house again with a butcher knife.
Su Cheng and Su Ergou also brought along a butcher knife each.
The Su family was so frightened that they did not even dare to breathe loudly.
Su Xiaoxiao asked Madam Fang to pack up a few sets of clothes before the family swaggered away.
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Old Master Su’s family was so angry that they rolled their eyes!
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At night, Su Yuniang finished washing up and sat under the blanket. The baby beside her was sleeping soundly.
She felt a long-lost peace in the Su family.
“Daya, thank you for today. Also, thank your father for me.”
As the head of the family, if Su Cheng did not agree… In fact, it was only right for Su Cheng to disagree. After all, Su Yuniang’s ident.i.ty was too awkward. Who would be willing to get involved in her mess?
But she could tell that this family was really united.
No matter who made the decision, the others would spare no effort to respond.
She used to think that her family was the same.
After experiencing so many things, she finally understood that her family’s harmony was just an illusion. Everyone’s hearts had never really been together.
Su Xiaoxiao nodded and said, “If you feel bad, you can pay for food.”
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Su Yuniang was stunned. Why did Daya always have the ability to interrupt her emotions?
Su Yuniang took a deep breath. She was used to being in tune with her emotions.
She said, “Aren’t you going to ask me what I plan to do in the future?”
Su Xiaoxiao said, “Have you thought about it?”
Su Yuniang: “No.”
Su Xiaoxiao: “Then why should I ask?”
She was really asking for a beating! Who did she learn it from?
In the east room, Wei Ting sneezed for no reason!
Su Xiaoxiao made Su Yuniang angry, but it dispelled her unhappiness with her family.
Her anger had subsided!
She pondered and said, “Daya, what if… I mean if… I don’t want to go back to the Zheng family?”
Su Xiaoxiao put her clothes in the cabinet. “Then you won’t go back.”
She smiled bitterly. “Wouldn’t you think a woman like me would be scandalous?”
Su Xiaoxiao had an incredulous expression. “Su Yuniang, don’t you think too highly of yourself? You haven’t cheated on the Zheng family five or six times, and you still have the cheek to say that you’re immoral? Is the threshold for immoral now so low?”
Su Yuniang was stunned.
Su Yuniang asked, “If it were you, what would you do?”
Su Xiaoxiao said fiercely, “Kill him!”
Su Yuniang was speechless again.
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Too many things had happened that night. Su Yuniang had fallen out with her family and was homeless.
She should not have been able to sleep, but she quickly fell asleep.
The next day, Su Xiaoxiao got up to make snacks.
Su Yuniang came to the kitchen with her clothes on.
The starlight and scattered snow reflected on her thin face.
She was very weak, but her eyes were unprecedentedly firm. “Daya, I’ve thought it through. I want to leave the Zheng family.”
Su Xiaoxiao was not too surprised.
She put down the half-kneaded dough. “I’m only going to ask you this once. Are you sure?”
Su Yuniang pinched her fingers and nodded. “I’m sure. I’ll ask Zheng Yuanbo for the divorce letter.”
In the Great Zhou Dynasty, women would only be divorced by their in-laws if they committed seven mistakes.
Su Yuniang did not make any mistakes. The Zheng family could not divorce her unless she brought it up herself.
However, regardless of whether she brought up herself, it was not a glorious thing to be divorced. In the future, she might be criticized by others for the rest of her life and be unable to raise her head.
However, she was not afraid of these. She would rather be condemned by everyone than return to that man’s side!
This was no small matter.
Su Xiaoxiao only said one word to her, “Okay.”