Chapter 117 Divorce

Chapter 117 Divorce

Although Wang Laoshuan was a wimp, he was still the head of the main branch of the Wang family, and even the village chief had to ask for his opinion.

"I—" Wang Laoshuan glanced at Aunt Wang, a flicker of fear in his eyes, but he couldn’t muster the courage to say anything.

"Divorce her! She beat her husband and mother-in-law. What good is keeping such a woman? Divorce her!" Suddenly, Old Lady Wang pointed at Aunt Wang and roared angrily.

Upon hearing this, everyone in the Wang family was shocked.

The surrounding villagers also began to murmur.

Such a woman indeed deserved to be divorced.

But—these two were an old couple, with one child ready for marriage and the other about to come of age in a few years.

Making Wang Laoshuan divorce his wife now would not be good for the future marriages of their children.

Aunt Wang, who had been acting deranged, turned pale upon hearing this and finally calmed down somewhat.

Wang Dashan frowned instinctively when he heard this.

Then, seeing his mother acting like a madwoman, he thought that perhaps it might be a good thing for his father to divorce her.

At least, the house could finally have some peace.

Moreover, his little sister wouldn't have to live in constant fear and avoid being sold again.

"Wang Laoshuan, you must divorce this woman on behalf of your old mother!" Old Lady Wang said, looking at her eldest son.

Wang Laoshuan's body trembled.

He then couldn’t help but look at his wife.

"Wang Laoshuan, you dare?—" Aunt Wang immediately screamed.

This frightened Wang Laoshuan into shrinking back.

Seeing this, the crowd burst out in scornful voices.

Old Lady Wang, furious, brought her second son to Wang Laoshuan’s side.

"If you won’t divorce her, I will do it for you! Such a wicked woman should never have entered our Wang family!"

Old Lady Wang then turned to the village chief.

"Village Chief, please write the divorce letter. I’ll put my thumbprint on it later."

As the mother-in-law, she had the right to divorce her disobedient daughter-in-law.

That wretched thing actually dared to lay hands on her today, and so many people had witnessed it; there was no denying it.

Upon hearing this, Aunt Wang finally panicked.

"No, you old hag, what right do you have to divorce me?!"

"Wang Laoshuan, you cowardly bastard, seeing someone bullying your wife, you just stand there and watch?!"

Aunt Wang’s words were particularly harsh, causing everyone present to frown.

"Big Brother! Haven’t you disgraced yourself enough?!" Finally, Wang Dashi spoke up.

Hearing this, Wang Laoshuan finally woke up.

"Shut up!" Wang Laoshuan finally told Aunt Wang.

But Aunt Wang, accustomed to riding roughshod over him, refused to stop and cursed even more viciously.

"Fine, Village Chief, please write the divorce letter!" After enduring for a while, Wang Laoshuan finally said.

Upon hearing this, the scene fell silent for a moment.

"Oh, you damned Wang Laoshuan! Are you trying to drive your old mother to death?!" Then, Aunt Wang changed from being fierce to wailing pitifully.

Wang Laoshuan’s face changed, and he was about to turn around, but his mother held him back.

"Village Chief, please write the divorce letter quickly! Say that Qian disrespected her husband and mother-in-law and mistreated her daughter, even trying to sell her. When it’s done, I and my eldest son will sign it!" Old Lady Wang urged the village chief anxiously.

The village chief looked at Wang Laoshuan.

"Are you sure?" he asked.

Not only during his tenure as village chief, but even before, when his father was the village chief, there had never been a divorce in Xiashui Village.

Although Qian was vicious and cruel, breaking the tradition of Xiashui Village because of her made him somewhat reluctant.

Wang Laoshuan hesitated.

"Big Brother—" At this moment, Wang Dashi spoke up again.

Wang Laoshuan looked at his second brother and, after a moment, nodded at the village chief.

"Divorce her," he said.

At this point, even his own son hadn’t tried to stop this, indicating that everyone wanted him to divorce Qian.

Since that was the case, he would grant everyone’s wish and divorce Qian.

The village chief’s eyes flickered.

"Alright." He finally said.

Then he remembered that the Song family lived next to the Wang family, so he sent someone to borrow the Four Treasures of the Study.

At this moment, Qin Xiaoyao and Li Danni had just returned from the mountains and saw the commotion.

"Brother Song, you came at the right time. The village head is helping Uncle Laoshuan write a divorce document, and I was asked to borrow the Four Treasures of the Study from your house," a young boy emerged from the crowd and said to Qin Xiaoyao upon seeing him.

Qin Xiaoyao was taken aback.

"Sure, follow me back to get them," he responded.

As they walked home, he began inquiring about the situation.

Learning about the drama unfolding at the Wang household, Qin Xiaoyao was somewhat surprised but felt no particular emotion.

Li Danni, however, felt great sympathy for Wang Xiaomei and kept saying how pitiful she was.

Back at the Song residence,

Qin Xiaoyao fetched the pen, ink, paper, and inkstone and handed them to the young boy before preparing to continue his work.

Unexpectedly, Li Danni dragged him along to the Wang household to see what was happening.

Not only Li Danni, but also Lady Liu and Song Yun followed.

Thus, the three of them were led by Li Danni through the crowd to the inner circle.

They saw Aunt Wang struggling like a madwoman in her son's arms, spewing curses.

The onlookers, however, acted as if they didn't see anything and watched with great interest. Qin Xiaoyao found it rather amusing.

In no time, the village head finished writing two copies of the divorce document.

Then, Old Lady Wang and Wang Laoshuan pressed their fingerprints on the two documents.

Next, the village head instructed someone to get Aunt Wang to press her fingerprint.

Aunt Wang naturally refused to cooperate, and eventually, Wang Dashi, with the help of some villagers, managed to get her to press her fingerprint.

"The two copies of the divorce document: one stays with your Wang family, and the other should be given to the Qian family," the village head said after completing the task.

"No, I won't leave! Even if I die, I'll die here in your Wang family!" Aunt Wang broke down, clinging tightly to her son's leg.

"Dashan! Dashan, I'm your mother! Are you going to let your grandmother and father disown me? Dashan, waaah—"

Wang Dashan frowned, bound by filial piety, unable to kick Aunt Wang away—or rather, Qian now.

He stood there silently, not uttering a word.

Old Lady Wang couldn't bear it any longer.

She instructed Wang Dashi to pull Qian away from her grandson.

"If you want to die, go ahead! Aim for that stone post! If you die, we'll just have to carry you back to the Qian family!" she said.

Qian looked where Old Lady Wang pointed and saw a stone post, her face turning pale.

She wasn't really planning to die and wouldn't go near it.

After being pulled away, Qian ran towards Wang Laoshuan again.

She intended to pester the honest man.

Unexpectedly, Wang Dashi intervened once more, blocking her path before Wang Laoshuan.

Qian, desperate, grabbed Wang Dashi's leg and wailed.

"Second Brother, Second Brother! Please give me a way out! I can't be disowned, I can't be disowned!" she cried pitifully.