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

Liu Siyue looked at Lu Yunzhou and asked, "Lu Yunzhou, are you going to give me the money or not?"

"Liu Siyue, don't go too far. I've already made concessions. If you push your luck any further, I won't give you the divorce papers or the severance of ties."

"I originally wanted to resolve this peacefully, but since you disagree, we have nothing more to say. I need to go to the academy in town and ask your teacher whether it's because he failed to teach his students well or because the students have character issues that their students have done such a thing."

I will go to the county government to file a complaint and ask the magistrate to help me. I have already died once, what else is there to be afraid of?

According to the laws of Dasheng, it is forbidden to buy and sell people privately. Anyone who buys and sells people privately will be punished with 20 strokes of the cane and exiled for a thousand miles. If this were to be taken to court, I am sure Lu Tongsheng knows the consequences better than I do.

Although there are many cases of human trafficking in private, and the government doesn't seem to care—that's called "no investigation unless reported"—the situation changes if someone reports it. Don't you think so?

"Uncle and Aunt, let's go back first!"

The group stood up and was about to leave when Village Chief Wei became anxious. If this matter went to the authorities, it would not only affect his performance evaluation but also damage the village's reputation.

He looked at Lu Yunzhou, who immediately stepped forward to stop him. "Elders of the Liu family, I was confused just now. I agree to all three requests that April made."

I'll write the divorce papers and the severance papers now.

"Mother, how much silver do we have left at home?"

Granny Liu glared angrily at Liu Siyue. Before she knew it, she lunged at Liu Siyue, yelling, "You bitch, how dare you cheat me out of my money! I'll fight you to the death!"

Seeing that someone was about to bump into her, Liu Siyue quickly dodged to the side. Liu Pozi lost her balance and fell, hitting her chin on Village Chief Wei's foot. Village Chief Wei winced in pain, immediately stopped yelling, and quickly rubbed his foot.

Lu Yunzhou helped his mother up and whispered a few words in her ear. Liu Pozi's face changed immediately. "I'm so unlucky. My Lu family has had eight lifetimes of bad luck to buy you, a jinx."

"Heavens above! Why don't you take her away? Let her come and bring disaster to our Lu family!"

Granny Liu wailed hysterically, while Lu Yunzhou tried to comfort her. Granny Liu left while still crying.

Lu Yunzhou took out a pen and ink and began to write the divorce agreement and the letter of severance of kinship. When he was writing the letter of severance of kinship, he thought that the child had not yet been named, so he would just pick one out for him, "Lu Wanning". Hmm, this name is not bad. After both documents were written, he showed them to Village Chief Wei and the Liu family. The two village chiefs looked at them and felt that there were no problems.

She asked Lu Yunzhou to write a few more copies. Liu Siyue took a look and saw that the divorce papers were written in a tactful way, mainly meaning that the two people were not getting along. But when she saw the letter of severance of ties, she was stunned. Lu Wanning, who is Lu Wanning? She immediately realized that this was the child's name. For so long, she had not given the child a name, and just called him baby all day long.

The man chose a nice-sounding name, but how can the child have the surname Lu? Besides, the name must be chosen by the man himself, so that he can disappear from the child's memory.

"Lu Yunzhou, wait a minute!"

"Did you name your child Lu Wanning?"

"Yeah, what's wrong with that?"

"You don't want children, you've severed ties with your family, why would you still have the surname Lu? You don't need to come up with a name, I've already chosen one for my daughter, Liu Shuyao."

"Can't I even name my child?"

"No, you don't want children anymore, so why are you pretending? Rewrite it now."

"Then let the child take the surname Liu and be named Wan Ning."

"No, it has to be changed to Liu Shuyao."

Lu Yunzhou smiled with relief. She was right. If they didn't want children, why pretend? What did it matter what the child's name was? It wouldn't concern them anymore.

The documents were all written, in triplicate, and both parties signed and affixed their fingerprints if there were no issues. The two village chiefs also signed and affixed their fingerprints.

The matter was finally settled, and all that was left was to receive the money. Lu Yunzhou told them to wait a moment while he went to check on his mother.

When Lu Yunzhou arrived at Granny Liu's place, he saw her holding the silver to her chest and crying. "Mother, I know you're upset. Give them the silver first and send them away so they won't stay at home and annoy people."

"I know it wasn't easy for you to save this money, Mother, but please rest assured. I'm only giving up this little bit today so that when I pass the imperial examinations, I can earn even more money for you, so you'll have endless wealth. When I become the matriarch of the Lu family, I'll even get you an official title, ensuring you a life of riches and honor."

Granny Liu's mood instantly improved after hearing what Lu Yunzhou said. "My son is right. We should quickly give them the money and let them leave. It's not good for them to stay at home and make us angry."

Granny Liu brought 18 taels of silver into the main room and placed it in Liu Siyue's hand. "You've counted it carefully. It's 18 taels, not a penny less. The two village chiefs are here as witnesses. Once you leave the Lu family's house, if you try to extort us again, don't blame us for being impolite. Don't come to the Lu family's house again. We don't want to see you. From now on, we'll keep to ourselves and neither of us can get away with anything."

"Alright, the two village chiefs will be my witnesses. Today, I, Liu Siyue, am severing all ties with the Lu family. From now on, we will have no further connection. If any member of either family comes to cause trouble or harass us, we will not be responsible for any injuries or disabilities."

"Mrs. Liu, you can rest assured. As long as you don't shamelessly approach the Lu family, they will absolutely not give you a second glance."

"You've taken the paperwork and the money, and if you don't leave, you're still expecting me to feed you!"

"Aunt Liu is such a generous person. She wanted to treat us to a meal. It's almost lunchtime anyway, so we can eat before going back. It'll save us the trouble of going back."

Village Chief Liu's wife realized that April was trying to anger Granny Liu, so she deliberately chimed in, "Then thank you very much, Sister-in-law Liu. April is right. We'll stay for dinner. I'll help you kill a chicken later. I'm the best at killing chickens. I can pluck the feathers very cleanly. Whether you stir-fry or stew the chicken, I can make it very fragrant."

Granny Liu nearly fainted from anger. "You heartless bunch, you want to eat my chicken? Get out of here! You're not welcome in our house!"

"Aunt Liu, if you didn't want us to stay, you should have said so earlier. Why be so hypocritical? We'll just leave."

As Liu Siyue and her group left the Lu family's house, Village Chief Wei said, "It's almost lunchtime, why don't you come to my house for a meal before you leave?"

Village Chief Liu quickly declined, "We won't bother you any further. You've already troubled us all morning. There are many of us, so we can just chat on the way home. Thank you so much for your help today. Come to my house another day, and I'll treat you to some drinks."

"Okay, definitely."

Liu Siyue thanked Village Chief Wei, and the group quickly left Baini Bay, hurrying back to Liu Family Village. Village Chief Wei watched their departing figures and turned to go home. Once home, he told his wife, Jin, about what had happened at the Lu family that day, especially about Liu Siyue's changes. He couldn't help but sigh, "How come I never noticed before that girl from the Liu family was so eloquent? She left the Lu family speechless, and she's quite knowledgeable about the laws of this dynasty."

Jin said with a smile, "After experiencing life and death, people see everything more clearly, and their personalities inevitably change. He is familiar with the law, which is what Lu said. I heard that when Lu was sick, he taught Liu to read so as not to delay his studies. After the girl learned to read, Lu would lie on the bed when he was tired and have Liu read to him."

No wonder they were able to pass the preliminary examinations so early. Look at our Yuliang, he's taken the provincial examinations four times and still hasn't passed. If this continues, we won't be able to afford to support him anymore."

Village Chief Wei was also worried. His wife was right; even the eldest son in the family had objections.