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

A short while later, Village Chief Wei arrived and immediately questioned, "Liu Siyue, you have severed ties with the Lu family, so why did you come here to cause trouble, smashing things and even hitting people?"

"Village chief, we agreed that I would have nothing to do with the Lu family anymore, and that neither of us would bother the other. But what has Granny Liu been doing? You must know, village chief."

The village chief looked at Granny Liu and said, "Village chief, I've stayed at home the whole time and haven't gone anywhere."

"You didn't go in person, but your mouth did."

You've been spreading rumors throughout the village that I cheated on my husband, swindled money from your family, and that my child is an illegitimate one. Did you say that?

"Do you know how vicious your words are? You're trying to ruin my reputation and force me to die! My child will be despised by others in the future. Rumors are spreading all over Liujia Village now. The villagers are standing in front of my second uncle's house cursing me and telling me to get out of Liujia Village. I have no way to live, so why should I leave a way for others? Let's all die together then."

Village Chief Wei had heard about this from his wife, but he didn't expect things to escalate to such a serious degree. At first, the villagers cursed Liu Siyue for being shameless and for causing trouble at the Lu family's house. However, after hearing her account, they felt some sympathy for her. As women themselves, they knew how important reputation was to a woman.

Liu Pozi seemed a little guilty. The village women said, "We only discussed it privately after hearing what Liu Pozi said. She said that Liu Siyue was cheating on her husband, and her son didn't want to make a fuss because of his pride. We didn't mean to target Siyue."

"Old Liu, you've lived for decades, how can you willingly let your son become a cuckold? You're really something."

"April, you've vented your anger today, let's leave it at that. I'll make sure Lu Decai keeps her in check, and if she does it again, I won't let her off the hook."

Upon hearing this, Liu Siyue realized that the village chief was clearly favoring the Lu family and wanted to drive her away.

Just then, the man from the Lu family returned. He was about to unleash a torrent of curses, but seeing the village chief there, he suppressed his anger. After understanding the whole story, Lu Decai said, "You've hit someone, smashed things, and vented your anger. Let's just leave it at that. We won't hold it against you. Now, get out of here."

Liu Siyue laughed and said, "Is this your attitude? Then this matter is really not over today. I'm going to the academy to ask Lu Yunzhou if his mother says he's a bastard, and whether he admits it. I'm also going to the county government to sue your Lu family for defamation."

Knowing that the Lu family was in the wrong, Village Chief Wei quickly tried to smooth things over, "April, calm down. Tell me your demands, and I'll do my best to help you achieve them. If I really can't, then you can do whatever you want."

"Since the village chief has said so, I must give you face. My request is that Granny Liu tell the truth in front of all the villagers in Bainiwan and Liujia Village, sincerely apologize to me, and compensate me with 5 taels of silver."

Lu Yunping immediately objected, "Liu Siyue, don't go too far. You hit my mother and smashed my things. It's one thing for my mother to apologize, but you also want five taels of silver. Are you out of your mind? Do you really think my Lu family is a pushover?"

"You came to our house to cause trouble a couple of days ago, and we agreed to all your demands, even giving you 18 taels. Today you want another 5 taels. Do you really think my family runs a money exchange? We're not giving you that money no matter what."

"Village chief, since that's the case, I have nothing more to say. Farewell." With that, Liu Siyue turned to leave.

The village chief quickly stopped him, "April, don't listen to him. He can't make decisions in this family. You should wait."

"Lu Decai, you are the head of the family. I'll ask you one last time: do you think Yunzhou's future is more important or five taels of silver? If you think five taels of silver is more important, I'll have someone leave immediately."

"Village chief, five taels of silver is indeed too much. My family really can't afford it. Could you reduce it to two taels?"

The village chief glanced at Liu Siyue, who said, "Village chief, five taels of silver is not too much for me. The villagers' accusations and insults have caused me great harm, both physically and mentally, and have also affected my ability to raise my child."

They say physical injuries are easy to heal, but emotional wounds are hard to cure. The pain of premature birth, the blow of divorce, and the attacks of gossip—do you know how much suffering I endured and how much torment I went through?

Five taels of silver is my bottom line. If you don't give it to me, then forget it. I don't have time to waste here with you.

Lu Decai gritted his teeth and said, "I'll give it to you!"

"Village chief, my family only has two taels of silver left. Could you lend me three taels?"

"Alright, you wait here, I'll go get the silver."

Lu Decai knew there was still money at home, and he was just putting on a show for everyone. Liu Siyue also knew that he was pretending for her sake, but she didn't care about anything else, as long as she gave him the money.

"What are you still doing sitting on the ground, you foul-mouthed bastard? Hand over two taels of silver now."

Granny Liu immediately got up from the ground and went back into the house to get the silver.

A short while later, the village chief arrived with the silver and handed it to Lu Decai. Lu Decai then gave five taels of silver to Liu Siyue, saying, "Don't bother our family anymore."

"Uncle Lu, it's not that I wanted to come, it's that you forced me to come. Do you really think your house is a golden palace? I wouldn't even bother coming here!"

However, please keep your family members in check in the future. Don't speak recklessly just for the sake of momentary pleasure. If there is a next time, it won't be so easy to get away with it.

The villagers of Bainiwan are all here. I'm going to explain the truth to everyone now and apologize to me. You'll also need to come with me to Liujia Village later.

Under everyone's watchful eyes, Granny Liu reluctantly apologized to Liu Siyue and explained the truth of the matter. Then she followed Liu Siyue to Liu Family Village.

None of the Lu family members went with them, but quite a few of the gossipy villagers did. The group of about ten people arrived at the big willow tree in Liujia Village, where many people were sitting and chatting. When they saw that a lot of people from Bainiwan had come, they thought something had happened.

Ma Daya blurted out, "Folks of Liujia Village, Aunt Liu has come specifically to clarify the rumors and apologize to April."

Everyone looked at Granny Liu and Liu Siyue. Granny Liu recounted how she had spread rumors and slandered Liu Siyue, and apologized in person. After she finished, Liu Siyue turned around and went home.

"April, where have you been? You've been gone for so long!"

She didn't intend to hide it; they would find out soon enough. So she frankly told Liu Ruyun about going to the Lu family. After Liu Siyue finished speaking, Liu Ruyun broke out in a cold sweat. She looked Liu Siyue up and down, "Siyue, did they hit you? Are you hurt?"

"They didn't hit me, and they even paid me five taels of silver. I just wanted to teach them a lesson, otherwise who knows what other outrageous rumors would spread in the future."

"You're incredibly reckless! You didn't even tell the family about something this serious before going alone. What would Yao'er do if something happened to her? Don't you consider us family?"

"Cousin, how could I not consider you family? I know I was wrong, so please don't be angry."

Where are my second uncle and the others?

"The gifts we prepared for them were left behind because they drank too much last night. Dad will take them over and also talk to them about building a house."

"Cousin, after we finish eating, let's go and give gifts to Sister-in-law Zaohua and Doctor Wu."

"it is good."

When Liu Siyue returned to the house, the two younger girls were asleep with her daughter. She deliberately made some noise, and sure enough, the two sisters woke up.

"Cousin, you're back. We went out to play. We'll come back to take care of Yao'er when she wakes up."

After the two sisters left, she closed the door, took her child into the space, started brewing medicine to stop lactation, and thought about a simple way to make money.