Chapter 478: Causing a Scene at Deputy Magistrate Xu’s House

Chapter 478: Making a Scene at Deputy Magistrate Xu's House

Lu Hanyi was determined to leave, and Xu Yinyin couldn't stop her.

She stormed over to Xu Yinyin's parents' place and let loose a barrage of insults at Deputy Magistrate Xu.

She scolded him for being ignorant, for not stopping those troublemakers from lodging a complaint, which would affect her son's career. She was sure he was in cahoots with Li Bihan's family, aiming to harm her son and find ways to latch onto him.

Lu Hanyi had been holding a grudge against her in-laws for a long time. Back then, when she agreed to let Xu Yinyin marry into her household, she had swallowed a lot of her anger. Now, realizing why her son had married Xu Yinyin, she felt completely duped.

The Xu family was no saint either!

Today, when Li Bihan's family came to lodge a complaint, Deputy Magistrate Xu, as their in-law, actually allowed the case to affect her son. The entire family must have had malicious intentions!

Deputy Magistrate Xu's face turned grim as she scolded him, but since she was Li Shouye's mom, he had no choice but to keep quiet and let her blow off steam.

Xu Yinyin watched anxiously as her own father was being berated like this, and she tried to step in.

"Mother-in-law, take it easy!"

Her words only stoked Lu Hanyi's rage.

"It's all your fault, you little wretch! You must have plotted to snag my son, ready to do whatever it takes to have him. How shameless! How vile!"

Deputy Magistrate Xu, who had been quietly enduring Lu Hanyi's rant, could no longer stand it. He glared at the crazy woman and had her thrown out.

Lu Hanyi was kicked out of the Xu household, but she stood at their gate and kept cursing for a while, finally letting off steam before leaving.

Inside, Xu Yinyin was already crying.

Her father was furious, and Zhang Shi, her mother, was heartbroken, cursing in the room.

"That Lu woman is just plain crazy! I had no idea she was so ill-mannered. My daughter must have suffered so much in their family! Divorce! Daughter, let's divorce them!"

"Divorce! We won't live with them anymore! I'd rather support my daughter for life than let her be treated like this!"

Her father agreed.

Hearing her parents urging her to divorce, Xu Yinyin wiped her tears and quickly said, "Father, Mother, I won't divorce. Shou Ye is a good man; it's just his mother... she's a bit eccentric."

"My dear, but you'll have to live with that madwoman! How will you manage in the future?"

"Mother, it's fine. As long as Shou Ye doesn't betray me, I can manage," Xu Yinyin said, wiping her tears. "Perhaps my mother-in-law will come around in time."

She tried to comfort her parents.

Hearing their daughter's words of compromise, Xu Yinyin's parents felt deeply uneasy, but seeing her determination to stay with Li Shou Ye, they could only sigh and accept it.

At that moment, someone came to visit Xu Yinyin's father.

Her father said no more, asking Zhang Shi to stay with Xu Yinyin and telling her not to return home today.

He went to the front hall to meet an old friend from the Ministry of Revenue.

"Old Xu, what's going on outside? Why is there a crazy woman cursing at your gate?"

Deputy Magistrate Xu felt both embarrassed and awkward. Since it was a close friend, he revealed the identity of the person outside and poured out his grievances, explaining how his daughter had the misfortune of marrying into such a terrible family.

His friend, who had heard some things about Xu Yinyin before, immediately understood. "I remember you saying your son-in-law is a decent man?"

"Yes, Old Tian, he has good character and excellent talent. He just passed the Grand Herald examination this year, but it's a pity he has such a mother!"

His friend, Old Tian, thought for a moment and then asked, "Your son-in-law is named Li Shouye, right?"

"Exactly."

"I happened to see his name on the new transfer list at the Ministry of Revenue today!" Old Tian's eyes lit up as he thought of an idea. "I have a plan to help you."

"What plan?"

"Hold off on his appointment for a while, make his mother realize her mistake, and have her come to apologize to you before releasing it!"

Deputy Magistrate Xu's eyes brightened, but then he frowned, "This... doesn't seem right."

"What's wrong with that? Leave it to me, they won't have a clue. Once Li Shouye and his mother suffer a bit, they'll come begging to you, and then we'll see how that foolish mother of his behaves!"

Upon hearing this, Deputy Magistrate Xu clenched his fist, "Alright, let's do as you say, Brother Tian!"

Today, Lu Hanyi barged in and scolded him for no reason, making his daughter cry so much. How could he not vent his anger!

If he doesn't teach her a lesson, his daughter will surely be driven mad by her in the future!

Late at night.

At the Li residence.

Li Shouye returned from inquiring at the Ministry of Revenue.

Good news, Li Bihan causing trouble with her son did not affect him.

Lu Lingyun acted quickly, and Deputy Magistrate Xu, upon receiving the news, promptly sent people to drive them away. The case was dismissed without the Ministry of Revenue being aware.

He finally let out a sigh of relief.

Upon returning home, he saw his mother joyfully coming to greet him.

"Shouye!"

"Mother, everything's fine."

"That's a relief!" Lu Hanyi also breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing this.

"By the way, where's Yin Yin?"

"She," Lu Hanyi's eyes shifted, slightly guilty, "went back to her parents' home."

"Why did she go back home all of a sudden?"

"My son, don't worry about her. She said she went back to her parents' to unwind." Lu Hanyi glossed over the details. "Come and eat, I whipped up your favorite dishes."

Li Shouye thought about how he had scolded his mother earlier today for causing a scene, but in the end, nothing serious happened. He felt guilty, especially since Lu Hanyi had gone to Cheng Bingzhi's place to settle scores for him.

With this in mind, Li Shouye obediently followed Lu Hanyi to the dining table, feeling a lot of guilt during the meal.

"Mother, I won't snap at you first in the future."

Hearing this, Lu Hanyi was moved to tears, "My son, you're my own flesh and blood! How could I hold a grudge against you!"

Seeing his mother's increasingly white hair and her withering, haggard appearance, Li Shouye felt a pang of guilt.

His mother, no matter what she did, was always for his sake...

Her heart had never wavered...

Li Shouye's heart was warmed once again by his mother.

But the next day, the job that was supposed to go to Li Shouye got put on hold.

Li Shouye waited at home all day.

Just yesterday, he went to the Ministry of Revenue and was told his name and position, with the transfer order expected today.

But why hasn't it shown up yet?

Li Shouye waited and waited, but nothing came. Finally, he decided to go again.

"Son, why hasn't your transfer order come through yet?"

"I don't know. I'll head back to the Ministry of Revenue."

"Alright, hurry up," Lu Hanyi urged him to leave. "I'll wait for good news at home."

"Alright."

Li Shouye headed to the Ministry of Revenue.

He found out.

From the sarcastic remarks of someone at the Ministry of Revenue, he found out his mom had made a scene at Deputy Magistrate Xu's place yesterday, and the higher-ups considered him lacking in moral integrity, so they held back his transfer.