Divorced by her husband's family and rejected by her own! She defiantly turned her life around

Village Chief Liu wrote an IOU for 25 taels and another for 8 taels, and had the two people sign and put their fingerprints on it.

Gou Sheng took the IOU, drew a circle on it, and pressed his fingerprint on it. Liu Qingshan took the IOU, but he didn't sign or press his fingerprint on it. Instead, he handed the IOU to his mother and said, "Mom, you sign and press your fingerprint on it."

"Qingshan, what are you and your mother whispering about over there? Do you still want to borrow money?"

"Mother, hurry up, or the village chief will change his mind." Huang Lanhua also drew words and pressed her handprint.

Village Chief Liu took the IOU, looked at it, and told the two to wait while he went to borrow the money.

Wang Cuilan was completely bewildered by her husband's actions. She grabbed the village chief and said, "Husband, what are you doing? Where did you get the money to borrow? Besides, even if you wanted to borrow, we don't have that much money."

If you lend out all your money, our family will be unable to make ends meet.

The two sons and their wives listened and watched quietly, but they couldn't figure out what their father was up to.

"Do you think I don't know what we're made of? I'm just going out to borrow money, you know. I can't just watch someone die in the clinic and do nothing about it."

"When you borrow money, is it considered a loan by you or by them?"

"Of course it counts as a loan from them; the IOU is signed and fingerprinted by them."

"Are you out of your mind? Did you get scared by the wild wolf yesterday and it made you sick?"

"So you're saying they borrowed it? Then let them borrow it. What right do you have? Just return the IOU to them and leave this to chance."

"How can we just ignore this? I'm the village chief, I can't just stand by and watch someone die."

I was worried they wouldn't be able to borrow the money, so I helped them borrow it.

"Oh, so you know they can't borrow money. Everyone in the village knows what kind of people they are. If they can't borrow, you can. You'll have to use your old face as the village chief to slap them."

Let alone the fact that everyone is struggling financially and has no money, even if they were wealthy and had money, we wouldn't lend it to them. Lending money to them would be like throwing a meat bun to a dog—it would never come back.

If you really lend them the money and they don't pay it back, will you help them pay it back?

"How can I help them pay back the money? I didn't write the IOU."

"If you didn't write the IOU, why should they lend you the money? Just because you're so arrogant."

I see you've only written two IOUs. Have you already decided where to borrow them?

"Well, nowadays, only Dawang in our village can come up with so much money. Consider this a favor, I'll cover for her."

"Just as I expected, you've got your eye on Da Wang's family. Your brain must be full of shit. If you take care of those two families today, what about those who lost their sons? You're the village chief, not their father."

"The dead cannot be brought back to life; we must prioritize the living!"

"Liu Maoquan, you keep squandering the brotherhood between you and Da Wang. Aren't you afraid that one day Da Wang will become estranged from you?"

"Don't worry, the bond between Dawang and me isn't something that can be easily severed!"

Wang Cuilan was so angry with her husband that she was about to explode. Why was he so stubborn and unreasonable? She snatched the IOU from Liu Maoquan's hand, tore it to shreds, and had her two sons drag their father back into the house, forbidding him from leaving.

The brothers Liu Hongyu and Liu Hongsheng helped their father into the house, locking the door behind them. The two daughters-in-law patted their chests and breathed a long sigh of relief. Their mother-in-law was finally sober and hadn't gone astray with her father-in-law. They were terrified.

The three families who were recuperating in the village also came. They didn't know what had happened. They had just heard that the village chief was going to lend money to Da Hu's family and Tu Gen's family, so they came to check on them.

"Auntie, why did you lock the village chief inside? He promised to help us borrow money. My father's injury can't be delayed. If something happens to him, can you take responsibility?"

"Yes, my son is also waiting for the money to save his life. What if he develops a chronic illness and can't get married?"

Wang Cuilan took a step forward. "If we can't take this responsibility, then we will. Hongyu and Hongsheng, get them out of here. You shameless bunch, what if something happens? You're even threatening me now. Let me tell you, Liu Maoquan is the village chief of Liujia Village, not your living father."

The others, unaware of what was happening, were pushed away by the two brothers. Liu Qingshan and Tugeng's father were also pushed out. Liu Qingshan gave his mother a look, and Huang Lanhua immediately understood. She sat down on the ground and began to wail, slapping her thighs and shouting, "Folks, come quick! The village chief's wife is standing by and watching us die, bullying us poor people! My husband's life is hanging by a thread, she's forcing our whole family to die!"

Tugen's mother didn't know what to do. She looked at Tugen's father, who glanced at Huang Lanhua and made her cry too. Tugen's mother thought she was being told to help Huang Lanhua up. "Lanhua, the ground is cold. Get up quickly. Didn't the village chief promise us? Wang Cuilan's word doesn't count."

Tugen's father stomped his foot in anger, "You idiot!"

"Honey, why are you scolding me? What did I say wrong?"

The village chief's wife wanted to laugh, but she held it back. "Don't put on an act in front of me. As long as I, Wang Cuilan, am alive, I will not let my husband help you borrow money."

Are you all mute or legless? Can't you just go and borrow it yourselves?

"Son and daughter-in-law, please ask the two aunts to leave."

The mother and her five children finally managed to drive the people out, slamming the door shut and leaving them to make a scene outside.

Liu Hongyu's wife, Cai Jinling, and Liu Hongsheng's wife, Gu Fengxi, were incredibly impressed with their mother-in-law. "Mom, you're amazing! We're so grateful to have you here today, otherwise we really wouldn't know what to do."

"Learn more in the future, and stop your own man from making mistakes in time."

"You two, wake up! Don't be like your father, thinking you're the Jade Emperor just because you're village chiefs."

"Mother, we understand."

"Come on, let's go see your dad. He's infuriating. He shouldn't be the village chief anymore."

Village Chief Liu was still yelling from inside the house, "You two brats, open the door for me right now, or I'll make you pay!"

"You won't let anyone off the hook. It was me and my gang who did it. If you don't understand it today, keep thinking about it. Come out when you finally figure it out."

"Great! They've all gone too far!"

After shouting and yelling outside for a while, Liu Qingshan and the others realized it was no use. "Uncle Gousheng, let's go find the clan chief and ask him to help us raise the money."

A group of people rushed off to find the clan chief. When Wang Cuilan heard that there was no more noise outside the door, she told Liu Hongyu to climb over the wall to take a look.

"Mother, everyone's gone."

"Hongyu, Hongsheng, go to town now and bring our cow back."

The two brothers ran all the way to the town. As soon as they entered, they asked Liu Daniu where his cow was. Liu Daniu said that the cow had been given to the clinic as collateral. Liu Hongyu told him to bring the cow out, but Liu Daniu refused. Liu Hongyu grabbed his clothes and asked sternly, "Is that your cow? You brought it to pay off a debt. Go and bring it out or not. If you don't, I'll make sure you keep your older brother company."

Seeing the fierce look in Liu Hongyu's eyes, Liu Daniu chickened out, "Okay, okay, I'll take your hand, you let go of me first."

Liu Dani went to the backyard to fetch the cow, but was stopped by the doctor. "Doctor, this isn't my cow. The owner has come to take it back."

"Hmph, take him away. If you can't raise the money by tonight, take him away. Don't let him die in our clinic."

We can't afford to offend him, we can't afford to offend him at all. Why is he so unlucky? He's been drinking water all night and now. With heavy steps, he drove the oxcart to the front of the clinic and handed the ox over to the two brothers.