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

Lu Yunzhou glanced at the sallow-faced, thin woman with disgust. This was the woman whose birth date and time were the same as his, and who was going to marry him. It was disgusting to even look at her. Lu Yunzhou said, "Mother, could you please give her some clothes? These clothes are too irritating."

"Alright, Mother will alter your sister's clothes for her to wear."

And so, Liu Siyue set up a bed in Lu Yunzhou's room and took care of her without taking off her clothes. He was her husband and her future. Even though Lu Yunzhou looked down on her and didn't treat her well, she tried her best to play the role of a child bride so that no one could find fault with her.

Besides taking care of Lu Yunzhou every day, she also had to do housework. Her small frame was exhausted. When the old women in the village saw her, they would cast sympathetic glances at her, but she didn't know the meaning behind those glances.

A year later, Lu Yunzhou's health improved, and he was able to get out of bed. She took her to visit the village. Perhaps because he was in a better mood, he recovered even faster. Two years later, Lu Yunzhou went to a private school in the next village. She took him to school every day, brought him lunch, and picked him up from school in the evening. Five years passed like this. Lu Yunzhou became even more disgusted with her and would often mock her. She didn't understand why he looked down on her so much, didn't like her, and wouldn't let her go home.

Later, Lu Yunzhou passed the imperial examination and went to study in town, completely abandoning her. She became a slave to the Lu family, doing farm work and housework, digging wild vegetables and cutting pig feed. In short, she never had a moment of peace.

It was only when she went up the mountain to gather pig feed with the villagers that she learned from her sister, who often helped her gather pig feed, that Lu Yunzhou's illness had not improved and the doctors in the town and county were helpless. One day, a fortune teller came to the village and Granny Liu asked him to tell Lu Yunzhou's fortune. Many people in the village went to watch the spectacle.

The fortune teller told the Lu family that they should buy a girl with the same birth date and time as Lu Yunzhou to be their child bride. After she drank his medicine, her health would gradually improve. On the day the girl came of age, the two would get married and consummate their marriage, and Lu Yunzhou's illness would be completely cured.

Only then did Liu Siyue learn the truth. No matter what the truth was, no matter how much he didn't like her, he was still her husband and the father of her future children. She was still looking forward to the future. Her husband was so smart that he had already passed the preliminary examination and would be able to pass the county-level examination, the provincial-level examination, and become a higher-ranking official. She would be an official's wife, and her children would be sons and daughters of officials, and they would never have to suffer like she had.

Today, her dream finally ended. The husband she had served so carefully for seven years and who had always loved her had abandoned her without mercy. Only now did she realize that no matter how hard she tried, she could never win back his affection for her. His family had been using her all along. Now that they had used her and Lu Yunzhou was cured, they wanted to kick her aside to make way for their future.

She was a child bride, a village woman who couldn't be brought into the public eye, and she smiled as she thought about it.

When Zhou Xiangxing, who had come to deliver the silver, heard the laughter coming from inside the house, she gently knocked on the door, then pushed it open and sat down on the edge of the bed. "Sister-in-law, this is a tael of silver for you. Keep it safe, you'll need it to raise your child in the future."

Sister-in-law, do you hate me? I know I'm not a good woman, but I didn't mean to force you to leave. What happened to you today was all planned by them. The reason you've been able to stay in the Lu family until today is because they want to see if the child in your belly is a boy or a girl. If it's a boy, they'll keep the child and kick you out. If it's a girl, they'll kick you all out. In the end, you can't escape the fate of being kicked out.

I've never told anyone about my situation. Actually, I didn't want to marry into the Lu family at all. I didn't like Lu Yunping at all. When I was at my parents' home, I had a childhood sweetheart with whom I grew up. We were about to get engaged, but Lu Yunping took a liking to me and insisted on marrying me. Granny Liu knew that I was good at embroidery, so my parents actually made the two families compete for the best dowry. Whoever offered the higher dowry would marry me off to them. The Lu family offered the higher dowry, and my parents, who only cared about the money, broke up the couple and married me off to Lu Yunping.

I did this to get revenge on him. If it weren't for Lu Yunping, I wouldn't be living such a miserable life. If he really treated me well, I would accept my fate and live a peaceful life with him. Isn't marriage just about having food and clothing, being a good wife and mother, and having a place to shelter from the wind and rain?

But he wasn't good to me. Don't be fooled by Lu Yunping's seemingly honest and kind appearance. He's a good son and husband in everyone's eyes, but he's actually a beast. He can't tell anyone what he did to me. The wounds on my body are in hidden places, and I can't show them to outsiders.

I don't want to say anything more. This is some savings I've accumulated from my embroidery work. It's not much, but it can help you a little. That's all I can do.

Liu Siyue sat up in bed, her eyes red. After listening to her sister-in-law's words, she realized that her sister-in-law, whom she had envied, was only glamorous on the surface but suffered such torment behind the scenes. She was truly pitiful. "Sister-in-law, I don't blame you. Even if it weren't for you, there would have been someone else. I couldn't escape the fate of being driven away."

I also want to thank you for taking care of my daughter and me these past few days. If it weren't for you, we wouldn't be alive today.

Sister-in-law, why is it so hard for us women?

"Don't cry, you'll hurt your eyes. Quickly check on the child, she's probably hungry. I'll go cook some rice porridge, you can comfort her."

After Zhou Xiangxing left, Liu Siyue picked up the child and gently coaxed him. About 15 minutes later, Zhou Xiangxing brought in a bowl of rice porridge. "Feed the child some of this, and you can eat the rest yourself. You need to eat well so you can have enough milk and the child won't suffer."

I'll take you to Liujia Village first thing tomorrow morning.

The next morning, Zhou Xiangxing cooked a large pot of porridge and boiled two eggs, urging Liu Siyue to eat quickly. Just as Liu Siyue was drinking the porridge, Granny Liu came in, and Zhou Xiangxing quickly hid the eggs.

"Eat quickly, and then leave the Lu family as soon as you're done."

"Okay, Mother."

"Don't call me 'Mom,' we have no relation anymore."

"Mother, I'm thinking of sending April to Liujia Village later. She hasn't been back in all these years, and I'm worried about her..." Zhou Xiangxing said weakly.

"What are you afraid of her for? You're such a nice guy. Aren't you afraid of getting beaten up by the people of Liujia Village and then having us pay for your medical treatment?"

"Mother, I'll just take her to Liujiakou and I won't let her enter the village." Granny Liu snorted and turned to leave.

Zhou Xiangxing knew that her mother-in-law had agreed. After she finished eating, she indeed took her to the entrance of Liujia Village and then returned home.

Liu Siyue carried a small bundle on her back and held a child in her arms as she walked towards the village. When villagers asked her who she was, she was at a loss. Because she was young when she left, many people did not recognize her after seven years.

"My father is Liu Dahu, and I am Liu Siyue."

"Oh, I remember now, you're the child who was sold to the Lu family, right? You haven't come back for so many years. Why are you back today? Were you being bullied at your in-laws' house?"

"It must be. Look at your eyes, they're swollen like peaches. And you're carrying a child. Hurry up and go home."

She was followed by many villagers, some of whom genuinely cared about her, while others were simply there to watch the spectacle. This was the best form of entertainment for ordinary people.