After four years of living alone after marrying far away, he went back to his parents' home and

Lan Yujuan answered the phone, looked up at the driver not far away, and said, fighting back tears:

"Wait a moment, we'll be right there."

After saying that, she hung up the phone.

With a clatter, Lan Yujuan put the fruit knife back on the table and then wiped the tears from her face.

"Liu Zhiyuan, do whatever you want! Anyway, it's none of my business."

"From now on, we'll go our separate ways!"

"I wasn't originally from your Xiahe Village. And the two of us never got a marriage certificate."

"You're right, I deserve it. Let's stop here!"

Lan Yujuan resolutely withdrew her gaze, turned around, and prepared to pick up her daughter and leave.

Before she could even turn around and pick up her daughter, Liu Zhiyuan suddenly rushed over, snatched the fruit knife from the table, and headed straight for the ride-hailing car parked on the side of the road.

"who!"

"Let's see who dares to take my wife and kids away!"

"Who dares!"

Ignoring everything else, Liu Zhiyuan grabbed a fruit knife about the length of his forearm and slammed it against the hood of the ride-hailing car. Then, he angrily pointed at the innocent driver on the side of the road.

The driver was terrified. He quickly opened the car door, got in, and locked the doors and windows.

"I'm leaving now, I'm not taking you anymore!" The driver quickly waved to Liu Zhiyuan, indicating that he would leave immediately.

The driver did just that, starting the engine and reversing in one smooth motion.

When Lan Yujuan saw the sudden change in the situation, her face turned pale. She couldn't care less about holding her daughter for the moment and ran after the car, trying to stop it.

"Driver! Wait a minute! We haven't gotten on the bus yet!"

The driver slammed on the brakes and nearly hit someone; he was terrified!

After the ride-hailing car braked and stopped, Lan Yujuan quickly went around to knock on the doors and windows, pleading in a tearful voice:

"Driver, I just hailed this taxi. Please take us away from here!"

The ride-hailing driver turned his head and glanced at Liu Zhiyuan, who looked fierce, and the villagers around him who were eager to help. He looked quite embarrassed and didn't even dare to roll down the car window.

"Girl, please spare me!"

"I'm just a ride-hailing driver; I rely on this car to make a living and support my family!"

"Turn around and look at the situation behind you. Do you think they'll let you leave?"

"Okay, fine, I guess I'm out of luck today. I'll refund the 200 yuan you prepaid, okay?"

"I'm leaving now. You'll have to figure it out yourself!"

After the driver finished speaking, he started the car. Ignoring everything else, Lan Yujuan stopped the car again and pleaded:

"Master, I just want to leave here, please help me!"

"Don't worry, he finally got into university, earns a million a year in Beijing, and has a beautiful girlfriend."

"He definitely wouldn't lay a hand on you for a haggard old woman like me!"

"We live in a society governed by law, and Xiahe Village is not above the law! He's just brandishing a knife to scare you! If you really dared to lay a hand on him, he would have done it already!"

After hearing this, the driver began to hesitate.

Seeing this, Lan Yujuan said directly, "I'll give you more money!"

"Today, if you can get my daughter and me out of here, I'll give you another two thousand!"

The driver was tempted!

He cleared his throat, pulled a stick from the car, opened the door, and got out. He was a completely different person compared to before.

"Cough, cough!"

"Girl, it's not that I necessarily want more money, it's just that I can't stand this kind of behavior—men abusing their wives!"

As the driver spoke, he looked at Liu Zhiyuan defiantly and pressed the switch on the hand end of the stick, producing a crackling sound of electricity flowing through it.

"Girl, let's go!"

"Pick the baby up, let's get in the car!"

Lan Yujuan breathed a sigh of relief, "Thank you, Master!" and quickly turned to hug the child!

Liu Zhiyuan was so angry his head was practically steaming. He gritted his teeth and pointed at the driver's cane, saying:

"Don't you know? It's illegal for individuals to own stun guns!"

"I advise you to be sensible and stop meddling in other people's family affairs!"

"Believe it or not, I'll call the police right now, and not only will you be stuck in Xiahe Village, you'll be in jail!"

The driver laughed in exasperation, winking and making a mocking face, "Oh, oh, oh!"

"These college students are really something else! They read a lot and know a lot!"

However, the driver changed his tone abruptly, deliberately saying, "But who said this is a stun gun?"

"That's clearly a pig herding stick! Tsk tsk, what a fuss!"

"What? The pig's not behaving, so I bought a pig-control stick to herd it home. Is that illegal? You're hilarious!"

Liu Zhiyuan clenched his fists in anger, yet he was helpless against the other party.

Lan Yujuan's words just now hit the nail on the head.

He watched the mother and daughter leave right under his nose. Although he was unwilling and embarrassed, he was not willing to trade his future and everything he had for them!

"Big sister, where's my Xiaoman? Have you seen her?"

"She was standing here just a moment ago, how come she disappeared so quickly?"

Lan Yujuan searched around the entrance of the convenience store but couldn't find her daughter.

Just now, her daughter was standing right behind her!

She panicked completely, and with a "boom," she felt her entire brain start to fill with blood.

The shopkeeper looked at her with pity in her eyes.

"Yujuan, don't worry, the child won't get lost."

"Your mother-in-law came over just now and saw you and your husband arguing. She even said she was going to take the child away, so she quietly took the child away..."

"However, judging from the direction, I think they took it home."

"Why don't you stay in this rush and go home first?"

Seeing this, the villagers who were watching also began to try to mediate.

"Yujuan, all men are like this, don't get too worked up! Stop making a scene, let's go home!"

"Husbands and wives, they might quarrel in bed, but they'll make up before they get out of bed!"

"Exactly! Think about the children, what can't we get through? Just bear with it, and life will pass by!"

There were even people who had been there, and they leaned over to whisper their experiences to her:

"Yujuan, listen to my advice! Take advantage of the way your mother-in-law has given you!"

"Look at our village, how many women who divorce their husbands and end up returning to their parents' home with their children are doing well?"

"Either you leave the child at your parents' house and the mother goes out to work and have fun, but the child suffers!"

"Either she remarries with children in tow, and if her first marriage was bad, her second marriage will likely be just as bad after she has children! The troubles will be even greater than in her first marriage!"

"Even if you're a college student, don't be too arrogant. As a woman, you need to know when to back down. Men are like children; you have to coax and indulge them!"

Those who had been listening intently nearby couldn't help but chime in:

"That's absolutely right!"

"Yujuan, if your Zhiyuan really can earn a million a year, just like you said, then you'd better hold on to him even tighter!"

"Why are you still so foolish, pushing good men away?"

The others also chimed in, chattering away:

"Exactly, don't do anything stupid!"

"You only endure hardship with a man, missing out on the good times and letting others reap the benefits!"

"If my man earned a million a year, he wouldn't hesitate to have affairs, let alone a mistress, he could have a fourth or fifth one!"

"Like they say online, as long as the money's right, I'd be willing to take care of a mistress during her postpartum period!"

When Lan Yujuan heard the news that her daughter had been taken back, she stood there dumbfounded with a blank stare.

I kept hearing a constant stream of noise around me, sometimes about "babies," sometimes about "taking care of a new mother," and sometimes about "mistresses," and my head was buzzing.

She felt like a hollow willow tree at that moment.

It appears thriving, with willow branches swaying gently, but in reality, a slightly strong wind could break it by the roots.

Even if she were incredibly naive, she would understand at this moment that leaving openly and honestly was no longer an option.

She overestimated the character of her husband and his family, and underestimated the unity of the people of Xiahe Village when faced with external conflicts.

Lan Yujuan walked dejectedly towards the ride-hailing car, and the driver looked at her with pity.

"Young lady, are you still leaving?"

"Don't be afraid, we live in a society governed by the rule of law, and the law will protect your legal rights!"

Lan Yujuan lowered her head and stared blankly at the back seat of the ride-hailing car.

Liu Zhiyuan, standing to the side, had a disheveled face but a smug look on his face.

"Go! Hurry up and leave while it's still early!"

"Lan Yujuan, don't worry, I'm not that kind of heartless man!"

"Once the court issues its custody ruling, I will definitely comply with it and ensure you can see your daughter regularly!"

Lan Yujuan didn't say anything, but directly snatched the pig-driving stick from the driver's hand and unleashed a torrent of fury on Liu Zhiyuan.

"Awooo~" Liu Zhiyuan was so shocked by the electric shock that he collapsed to the ground and then curled up and rolled around on the ground.

Even the driver couldn't bear it any longer and finally couldn't stand it anymore, so he advised:

"Girl, teach him a lesson, that's enough, don't cause any side effects..."

Lan Yujuan took a deep breath, gave the man a few more electric shocks, and then stopped.

She returned the pig-driving stick to the driver, and her emotions returned to normal.

"Master, you can go now!"

"Thank you for helping me. You don't need to refund the prepayment; just consider it as if you've taken my daughter and me away."

It's still early, she needs to think things through carefully!

Fortunately, there's still time before the 1 AM flight...