Divorce with three kids? I'll build a house and eat meat, driving my in-laws crazy.

Chapter 10 My goodness, it's so delicious!

Wang Tieniu dashed out in a flash, and Li Ruru couldn't stop him.

"Aunt Pan, my konjac tofu is definitely not poisonous."

Li Ruru explained, "This thing was originally poisonous, but I added some ingredients and cooked it for so long, so it's not poisonous now."

She didn't say what she added.

She wants to make money through konjac tofu, but if everyone knows how to make it, who will buy her products?

Sanya clapped her hands and said, "No poison, no poison, delicious!"

Pan Dayan grabbed her arm, "Let your aunt take a look."

Sanya opened her mouth, and Pan Dayan pretended to gouge her throat.

This terrified Li Ruru. She pulled her daughter into her arms, her eyes filled with wariness.

"Aunt Pan, what are you doing?"

Pan Dayan slapped her thigh, "Hey, don't mess things up, I'll peel that devil's taro out for Sanya."

Li Ruru: "..."

No need!

"Auntie, it's really not poisonous, I'll eat it to prove it to you!"

Seeing that Pan Dayan didn't believe her, Li Ruru ate a piece herself.

It has a sour, spicy, and smooth taste, much better than wild vegetable porridge, and it doesn't choke you at all.

Seeing this, Daya and Erya also picked up a piece with their chopsticks.

After taking a small bite, Daya's eyes lit up. "Mom, this devil's tongue... konjac tofu is so delicious!"

It's very chewy and has a slightly bouncy texture.

My mother said it was konjac tofu, so it is konjac tofu. "Devil's taro" doesn't sound like a delicious name.

Er Ya ate several pieces in a row and pushed the bowl in front of Pan Dayan, saying, "Grandma Pan, you should eat too. The doctor will be here soon anyway."

Pan Dayan's eyes widened. "Even if the doctor comes, we can't just eat whatever we want."

Li Ruru and her three daughters finished a large plate of konjac tofu. Pan Dayan had been eagerly waiting for this moment, and finally saw her eldest son arrive with the doctor.

Chen Liang was called a doctor, but he was really just a quack doctor who could only deal with minor ailments like headaches and fevers.

He examined Li Ruru and her daughter with a dark expression throughout, then assured them, "You're both fine, no need to make a fuss."

Li Ruru didn't understand. When had she offended this ill-tempered doctor? Why did he look so impatient?

Pan Dayan immediately exclaimed, "Impossible! They all ate that poisonous devil's tongue. At least they should be given some medicine to clear heat and detoxify, right? If that doesn't work, they could at least be given some fecal water to induce vomiting."

Chen Liang glanced at her and said, "You know quite a lot. Why don't you come and see me for this illness? I said it's nothing serious, so you can all rest assured."

He flicked his sleeves and was about to leave when he saw the konjac tofu on the table and hesitated for a moment.

His expression softened slightly. "You really ate this stuff? And nothing's happened after all this time?"

Li Ruru nodded, "Dr. Chen, I'm so sorry to have troubled you. Take some of this konjac tofu home with you, it's delicious!"

Chen Liang, being a doctor himself, was quite bold. Thinking that Li Ruru's family would be fine after eating it, he tried a piece.

Konjac tofu has a smooth texture with a slight chewiness.

This smoothness is not simply slippery, but rather has a moderate firmness, neither too soft and mushy nor too tough and difficult to chew.

"It's delicious, I'll take this bowl with me." Chen Liang couldn't stop eating after taking a bite.

Seeing that Chen Liangdu had eaten, Pan Dayan finally picked up her chopsticks and said, "I'll give it a try."

She took a few deep breaths, closed her eyes, and ate a small piece.

The konjac tofu glides through your mouth, leaving a pleasant sensation.

Her face lit up with joy. "My goodness, it's delicious! Son, you should try some."

Wang Tieniu ate it and gave a thumbs up, saying, "I've never eaten anything this delicious in my entire life. Is there any more?"

Li Ruru smiled brightly, "I have plenty more at home, enough for everyone!" Receiving positive feedback from the group, Li Ruru packed her things and went back to her room to sleep, satisfied.

The rest of the Chen family gathered in Chen Bingxiao's room, their faces grim.

Old Chen spoke first, "I called everyone over tonight to inform you of something."

He coughed twice before continuing, "Tomorrow I'm going to have the third brother divorce that shrew."

Zhao cursed and said, "If you ask me, we should let the third son come back now and kick his family out tonight."

Old Chen tapped his pipe. "Do you want the whole village to know where Third Brother went?"

Zhao's lips twitched. Of course she didn't want to, but the thought of Li Ruru still being in the Chen family made her feel uncomfortable all over.

Chen Dagang declared, "Father, I'll do whatever you say."

The others chimed in, and Chen Bingxiao squinted, taking a puff of his pipe. "Alright, let's do it that way."

Feng Yuzhu suddenly asked, "Father, Mother, I saw my third sister-in-law carrying a devil's taro back. Is she... going to eat that thing?"

Zhao sneered: "Hmph, it would be better if the whole family ate themselves to death, then we could save a lot of food."

Feng Yuzhu was speechless. If her third sister-in-law really died from eating too much at the Chen family's house, the villagers of Chenjia Village would be spitting at them, and it might even alarm the government.

"Mother, my third sister-in-law has been busy in the kitchen for a long time. She chopped up all the taro and cooked it. I heard she's going to take it to the market to sell tomorrow."

Wang Shuixia scoffed, "She must have something wrong with her head. Who would buy that poisonous stuff to eat?"

Zhao suddenly became a little nervous, "What if she makes someone sick from eating her food? Will it implicate us?"

Chen Bingxiao frowned. "Before dawn tomorrow, I'll go find Lao San and bring him back to divorce his wife."

They need to sever ties with Li Ruru as soon as possible, otherwise their whole family will be implicated and killed by her.

Chen Jingang and Chen Jintong refused to go to sleep because they didn't get any eggs for dinner.

Chen Jingang rubbed his stomach. "Dad, that brat stole my eggs. I'm so hungry."

Chen Jintong was also starving. "Mother, let's sell Daya and Sanya tomorrow and buy meat buns to eat."

They not only beat him, but also stole what was rightfully his; he hated them terribly.

Wang Shuixia patted her two sons' heads and said, "Your third uncle will kick them out tomorrow, and all the eggs in the house will be yours from now on."

The Chen family raised four hens and one rooster, and could harvest four eggs every day.

Eggs were precious, and many families in the village who raised chickens exchanged their eggs for grain, but the Chen family ate them all.

On the other side, Chen Sanbao was lying comfortably on the bed with his eyes half-closed, while Zhang Junniang was nagging beside him.

"Sanbao, once you marry me, I will definitely give you three big, fat sons."

But, can I manage the family money?
Also, you should divorce Li Ruru immediately, don't let her waste our family's food, okay?

"Okay, sure, no problem. I'll divorce that woman tomorrow."

Chen Sanbao only said he wanted to divorce his wife, without mentioning the issue of money.

Zhang Junniang, however, thought that he had agreed to all her requests, and immediately said happily, "Brother Sanbao, you are so kind."

Early the next morning.

Chen Sanbao was called back home by Old Man Chen, and Chen Jinbang, who was studying in the county town, was also called back.

Zhang Junniang also came over, ready to watch the excitement.

Aside from Chen Jingang and Chen Jintong, who had gone out to play, almost the entire Chen family was mobilized, determined to divorce Li Ruru.

Chen Jinbang wrote the letter of divorce as instructed by his father. After the ink dried, he said, "Grandpa, Third Aunt did not commit any of the seven grounds for divorce. Based on your side of the story alone, this wife cannot be divorced."

Divorce can only be granted if the wife meets one of the "seven grounds for divorce," which are: disrespect for parents, childlessness, adultery, bad temper, jealousy, serious illness, gossip, and theft.

Old Man Chen was stunned. "What? Her disrespect for her in-laws doesn't count as one of the seven grounds for divorce?"

"Yes, but your view is too one-sided. If Third Sister-in-law is not satisfied and appeals to the government, the divorce letter may be deemed invalid."

"Then what do you suggest? You're the smartest person in the Chen family, so think of a solution."

(End of this chapter)