Divorce with three kids? I'll build a house and eat meat, driving my in-laws crazy.

Chapter 281 The Grand Finale Part 2

The good news is that it's a son; the bad news is that the son is mentally challenged.

It looks a bit scary, and it can't cry or scream; it can only roll its eyes and drool.

Enraged, Chen Ertong ran to the Zhao family's dilapidated house and burned it down. "It's all your fault! It's all your fault for hiring that lousy Taoist priest! You killed my son!"

Chen Ertong shouted hoarsely, and Zhao glanced at him and said, "What does it have to do with me if you give birth to a freak?"

Feng Yuzhu held the child, trembling all over. "It's all your fault, you crazy woman! What kind of weird medicine did you give me?"

The two groups quickly started fighting, and Zhao and Chen Bingxiao were completely overwhelmed by their son and daughter-in-law.

Chen Ertong was ruthless and frightening; he wanted to kill the elderly couple.

If it weren't for the crowd holding them back, the Zhao couple would have been beaten to death long ago.

Not long after, Feng Yuzhu and Chen Ertong sold their meager possessions and took their son to seek medical treatment everywhere.

Before long, the provincial examination ended, but Chen Jinbang did not pass with flying colors.

Instead, he contracted venereal disease, absconded with all the family's money, and even sold Chen Dagang and Wang Shuixia to Jinzhou.

He quickly squandered the money he got from selling his parents, and in order to survive, he married into a family.

That family only had one daughter, and they originally wanted her to have children, but unfortunately, Chen Jinbang had already ruined his health.
His wife was an obese shrew who ordered him around every day, and would beat him severely if he did anything wrong.

"Useless thing, what use are you if you can't have children!"

"You're like dog shit, are you even a man?"

Life was tough, but Chen Jinbang had no choice but to endure the scolding and beatings while cooking, washing clothes, and farming.

She lived like a woman, the kind of woman he used to despise the most!

After being beaten by his second son, Chen Bingxiao fell seriously ill. Zhao sold all of their property to save his life.

The two men, leaning on their crutches, encountered Wang Shuixia and Chen Dagang, who had escaped from Jinzhou. Although they were missing limbs, they had at least managed to escape alive.

After the four of them embraced and wept bitterly, their home was now empty except for the mentally challenged Chen Jintong.

The once-proclaimed great-grandson of the Zhao family has gone through several changes: one became a live-in son-in-law and was tormented every day; another became a slave of the Bai family and his fate is unknown; and the third is mentally challenged and cries and screams all day long.

With no food, no clothes, no house, and no land, the four Zhao family members decided to beg for food in order to survive.

Anyway, everyone in Chenjia Village is from the same village, so they will definitely help each other out to some extent.

No one is so cruel as to refuse to give you a single bite to eat.

Li Ruru's home.

Everyone sat around the large table, eating and laughing heartily.

Peipei said, "That Wu Shuihua is quite interesting; she actually seduced Brother Xiao Wu."

They even said the dowry would be the secret recipe for konjac tofu, which made Little Fifth Brother laugh in exasperation.

Xiao Wu: "She's so ugly, I wouldn't take her even if she paid me."

Bai Lu joined the gossip, asking, "I heard that Granny Hua was sold, is that true?"

Peipei nodded excitedly, "She wasn't sold by someone else, she was sold by her own old man to another old man."

The old man was a widower, and I heard he's pressuring Granny Hua to have a son for him every day; if she can't, he'll be sold again.

Bai Lu smiled and said, "She's so old, I'm afraid she won't be able to sell herself."

Everyone was chatting enthusiastically when suddenly there was a knock on the door.

Xiao Yishan silently closed the door. Qiqi and Heizi squatted on either side of the door, baring their teeth and looking at the group of people.

Li Ruru ate a piece of fish and looked at Nie Tianlei: "Your cheap father has come to claim kinship again!"

Nie Tianlei took a sip of tea and said calmly, "If he comes again tomorrow, everyone doesn't need to be polite."

Xiao Wu rolled up his sleeves, "You said it!"

Nie Tianlei: "Yeah, I said it. You can hit me without worry. I won't blame you even if you beat me to death!"

A month ago, Li Ruru was granted the title of Seventh-Rank Lady. Chu Xiu, Bai Lu, Xiao Yishan, Xiao Wu, Chaochao, Peipei, as well as the village head, Hai Shi, and Pan Dayan, also received different levels of commendation.

Nie Tianlei won a gold medal and was granted the qualification to treat the emperor.

His adoptive father then rushed over to claim kinship, and waited outside the door for several days.

We had only eaten half of the meal when the sound of a suona horn suddenly came from outside the door.

Xiao Yishan opened the door and saw a bridal sedan chair lying there. Wu Ruolong, dressed in a respectable manner, said to the people around him, "Today is my big day. Feel free to eat the wedding candy."

Ren Si Niang's lips twitched, and she tossed out two pieces of candy.

The crowd scoffed, "You call this 'eat whatever you want'? Two pieces are enough to feed a dog!"

Some people even asked, "Which family's daughter did you marry?"

Wu Ruolong: "The bridal sedan chair is here, of course I'm marrying Chen Zhaodi!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he received a punch to the face.

Chu Xiu kicked over the bridal sedan chair, yelling, "Bullshit! If you keep yelling, I'll cut your tongue out!"

Chaochao tugged at Chu Xiu and said to Wu Ruolong, "Oh, you want to marry Chen Zhaodi? Then you've come to the wrong place. We don't have anyone like that here!"

Wu Ruolong covered his face, having lost two teeth, and was in so much pain he couldn't speak.

Ren Si Niang said, "Chen Zhao Di is you. Don't you even know your own name?"

Chaochao: "My name is Li Chaochao, not Chen Zhaodi. Please leave."

Ren Si Niang didn't want to leave, but Pan Dayan shouted, "If you don't leave, don't blame me for being impolite."

"Why be polite with her? Just fight! Hit her!"

Despite his advanced age, Hai was still vigorous and charged ahead. In just a few seconds, the bridal sedan chair was smashed to pieces by the crowd.

"Shameless thing, you want to marry the daughter of a seventh-rank lady? Dream on!" "You can't even get her name right, yet you run around causing trouble here."

"He's got a lot of bad intentions. Whoever agreed to marry you, he brought a bridal sedan chair."

Ren Si Niang's family was chased and beaten for a long time, and Pan Dayan and Hai Shi rubbed their wrists but still felt it wasn't enough.

"If they dare to come any closer, I'll break their legs."

Li Ruru and her family returned to the courtyard to continue their meal. She looked at Chu Xiu and asked, "When will your father have time? I'd like to talk to him about your marriage."

Upon hearing her mother's suggestion to discuss her marriage, Chaochao's face flushed red.

Chu Xiu said excitedly, "Today, oh no, I'm going home to prepare. My dad is free anytime."

Chu Xiu passed the imperial examination this year and received a reward from the emperor. Magistrate Chu now listens to his son's every word.

He even divorced Ailian and vowed never to take another concubine.

Because Li Ruru was exempted from taxes for three years in Pingchuan County, and Li Ruru herself was granted an imperial title, Magistrate Chu was now eager for the two families to form a marriage alliance as soon as possible.

Li Ruru looked at Shen Kuo, whose mouth was greasy from eating, and said, "Thank you, Lord Shen."

If it weren't for Shen Kuo's letter, the Emperor would never have known what had happened here.

If she hadn't received an imperial decree, Magistrate Chu might not have agreed to Chaochao's marriage to Chu Xiu.

Shen Kuo said, "Why thank me? Maltose, konjac tofu, and potatoes were all invented by you. I was just reporting the truth to His Majesty."

Li Ruru smiled and said, "Thank you, you're a good official!"

She is very satisfied with her current life. Yinyin's candied hawthorn business is doing well, and Chaochao's bookstore, which specializes in lending and reading books to women, is booming. She has also made friends with many noble ladies.

Peipei is making rapid progress in her medical studies under Nie Tianlei's guidance, and their relationship is becoming increasingly sweet. After Chaochao gets married, their wedding will be on the agenda.

Even Xiao Yishan successfully held Bai Lu's hand, and surprisingly, Master Bai did not object to their relationship.

She even invited Xiao Yishan to the Bai residence for meals on several occasions.

Li Ruru bought a large house opposite the county government office. Sometimes the family would stay there, and sometimes they would stay in the village. They would do whatever was convenient and made them happy.

After the family finished eating, they played cards and ate melon seeds in the yard when they heard a dog barking outside.

It was quite lively in front of her house today!
Xiao Yishan went out to take a look and exclaimed excitedly, "Godmother, the beggars are here!"

Li Ruru was puzzled, "Just give them some food, why are you getting so worked up?"

Bai Lu tugged at Li Ruru's sleeve and pointed outside the door, "Look who's there?"

Li Ruru looked up and saw six strangely shaped people.

She looked for a long time before recognizing a few people.

They were all dark-skinned and thin, emaciated, missing limbs, and had hardly any teeth or hair left.

They don't look like humans, but rather like dead ghosts crawling out of their graves, or even starving ghosts.

"Oh, it's you guys!"

If you didn't look closely, you really wouldn't recognize Zhao Shi, Chen Bingxiao, Wang Shuixia, Chen Dagang, and Chen Jintong standing there.

There was also Chu Yu, who was just there to make up the numbers. His former glory was gone. After experiencing the ups and downs of life, he realized how difficult it was to live.

He got into many fights just to get something to eat.

He has no skills to support his family, and it's already difficult for him to support himself.

A month ago, he got into a fight and his head was smashed open. Now he can't remember many things.

At that moment, all he knew was that the family in front of him had food.

Li Ruru brought over several plates, filled with large portions of fish and meat.

"Huh? You're begging me for food? Starving to death? What do I care? Get out of my way, I'm going to feed the dogs!"

As he spoke, he poured all the food into the dog bowl in front of everyone.

"You...you've gone too far!" Zhao's face stung as if she had been slapped hard.

"You're heartless and cruel, I've never seen such a vicious woman!" Wang Shuixia cursed. "A person like you deserves to be unwanted for the rest of your life."

Fang Xingzhi coughed and said sternly, "Who said no one wanted her? You, a beggar, dare to slander a seventh-rank lady personally appointed by the Emperor. According to the law, you should be slapped thirty times!"

As soon as she finished speaking, Hai and Pan Dayan rushed up and gave Wang Shuixia a mixed doubles attack.

Chen Jintong clapped his hands and laughed heartily, "Well done! Excellent! Absolutely fantastic!"

Zhao grabbed her grandson, who was clapping and wetting his pants, and supported the swaying Chen Bingxiao with her other hand. She glanced back at Li Ruru.

Li Ruru has fair skin, a bright smile, and clear eyes. Her brocade dress makes her look even more noble and elegant.

I remember a time when I used to ride on Li Ruru's head and beat and scold her, but she didn't dare to fight back.

Zhao felt as if she had just had a dream, a terrible nightmare.

Why is it that Li Ruru, who was once bullied by her, is now surrounded by laughter and joy, and even the three money-losing girls that she once looked down on have people who love and care for them?

She herself is already quite old but still has to beg for food. Her husband, son, and grandson seem to be useless and continue to suck her blood.

Zhao was so heartbroken she could hardly breathe.

"What are you looking at!" Pan Dayan roared, startling Zhao Shi so much that her legs went weak and she almost knelt down.

After chasing away the group of beggars, Fang Xingzhi caught up with Li Ruru and asked, "Ruru, when are you going to marry me?"

Li Ruru smiled and said, "It depends on your performance!"

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