Li Rusong took a scolding but was unable to fight back. He could only continue to coax her gently, "Mother, money can be earned again. The most important thing now is to save Wanming..."
The situation was critical. He had to persuade Mother Li to take out the money first to appease the people on the scene.
However, upon hearing this, Mother Li began to cry and wail again, "Why should we save her? Why on earth should we save her! I've always said that a girl should stay at home obediently and wait to get married. But none of you listened! You let her go out and cause a huge disaster. Now, it's up to this old bone to clean up the mess?"
"We're all family. Why are you saying these things..."
"Pooh! You only have that woman and her three daughters in your heart. Where's your old mother? Back then, when your aunt came to our house to borrow some money, you were so reluctant. You even mocked her for being a freeloader... Now, when it comes to covering your daughter's debts, you're so generous? If I hadn't given some money to your aunt back then, all the money of our Li family might have ended up in the hands of that mother and her three daughters!"
Hearing Mother Li muddle-headedly bring up the old family matters, Li Rusong felt even more miserable. He blushed and stamped his feet, saying, "You... Why are you saying these things? We're talking about Wanming's matter today. How did you bring up Jinqiu again..."
Mother Li got angrier as she spoke. She simply let her hair down and started to throw a tantrum, shouting,
"She, Yuan Jinqiu, can do it, but I can't say it? Don't think I don't know. Your soul has long been taken away by this woman! Now you want to use my coffin money to fill her hole. You're dreaming!"
Li Rusong was stunned and said, "Isn't your money also given by me? You haven't farmed for years. If I didn't give it to you, where would you get the money?"
Mother Li said righteously, "You're my son. It's only right for you to give me money!"
"Jinqiu is my wife, and Wanming is my daughter. It's also right for me to give them money!"
"Those women are just a waste of money and bad luck! They're here to suck your blood!"
Seeing that she was unmoved by either soft or hard methods, Li Rusong also got a bit angry, "Nonsense! For all these years, the one who has been sucking my blood is you, isn't it?"
...
The mother and son were arguing back and forth heatedly. The hooligans on the side couldn't stand it anymore. "Hey, you two. Stop arguing and give us the money you owe us!"
Hearing the word "money", Mother Li immediately hugged the money box tightly in fear, "Dream on! This is my money, my hard-earned coffin money! You can only get this money over my dead body!"
Li Rusong frowned, "Mother, what are you saying? Looking at you now, full of energy and imposing, you'll live a long time! Why do you save so much coffin money..."
Mother Li ignored her muddle-headed son. She was so angry that she stretched out her hand and pointed at Li Wanming inside, scolding loudly,
"It's all your fault! You're such a bad luck and a waste of money!
"Back then, I told you to marry into the Ning Prince's Mansion, but you didn't want to. You insisted on choosing a husband among the newly - passed scholars. Now look, you've caused such a big trouble. If I were you, I'd find a rope and hang myself! How dare you still have the face to come back to your natal family and ask for help..."
Yuan Jinqiu's face suddenly changed. The sword in her hand was unsheathed with a "shing" sound.
She had been dissatisfied with Mother Li for a long time. She always thought that Mother Li was just old and muddled, and out of consideration for her husband's feelings, she had to tolerate her. But she never expected that Mother Li could be so vicious.
Wanming was at the center of the storm, physically and mentally exhausted, and full of guilt towards the family. How could she bear such an unjust accusation?
Which grandmother would curse her own granddaughter to die?
This old woman couldn't be simply described as muddled.
She was truly vicious from the bottom of her heart.
...
Mother Li wasn't afraid of Yuan Jinqiu at all.
When she saw Yuan Jinqiu draw the sword, she became even more energetic. She stretched out her neck and rushed towards the sword, shouting, "Want to kill me? Come on, come on! Everyone come and have a look. The daughter - in - law wants to kill the old mother - in - law! Yuan Jinqiu, if you dare to touch a single hair on me today, I'll go to the Capital Prefecture to sue you. Filial piety violation is a serious crime. The Capital Prefecture will definitely exile you!"
Yuan Jinqiu's face was ashen. She stared at Mother Li intently, and her cold eyes were almost shooting arrows.
However, what pained her the most was that she knew Mother Li was right.
As long as Mother Li was still her mother - in - law, Li Rusong's mother, and Wanming's grandmother, no matter what she said or did, she could only listen obediently and couldn't resist. Otherwise, it would be filial piety violation...
When Li Rusong saw the swords drawn, his face turned pale with fright.
He quickly jumped forward and pressed Yuan Jinqiu's hand, whispering urgently, "Jinqiu, think twice! I know you're angry, but you have to think about our daughters. Wanxin and Wanmo have finally escaped from the sea of suffering. If you're sentenced to exile for filial piety violation, their whole lives will be ruined..."
Yuan Jinqiu stared at the person in front of her. Her mind was in turmoil, and she flew back to a long - long time ago.
When Wanxin and Wanmo got married, this man seemed to say the same thing, didn't he?
Don't make a scene, don't quarrel. Once it gets out of hand, it will only make Wanxin and Wanmo's situation more difficult...
My mother is just being unreasonable. We'll stay away from her in the future...
If you want to live in the military camp, I'll live with you in the military camp from now on...
We're the ones living this life. As long as I'm good to you, that's enough...
She believed him.
For so many years, she had believed him without a doubt.
But now, what had she got in return?
Wanxin and Wanmo had suffered in their husband's families for more than two years. In the end, it was still the youngest daughter who saved them!
In these years, she couldn't go home, couldn't see her daughters, and had to live with a bunch of rough men in the military camp... She also had to comfort herself that as long as her husband was on her side, she could endure everything.
But now, should she still endure?
Did she have to wait until she lost her last daughter to wake up?
At that moment, Yuan Jinqiu's heart became extremely cold.
She finally saw clearly what kind of life she had been living for all these years.
"Li Rusong, I want a divorce from you."
Yuan Jinqiu's lips moved slightly, and she coldly uttered a sentence.
The next moment, the sword in her hand was raised high. With a flash of cold light, the bright red sleeve was cut in half with a "tear" sound. Only a piece of the sleeve corner was left in Li Rusong's hand.
"Li Rusong, I know you're kind - hearted, good to our daughters. But we can no longer stay in the Li family.
"I'll solve Wanming's matter by myself. From now on, you and I will go our separate ways. We'll have nothing to do with each other anymore."