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

Chapter 155 This young lady will divorce him first.

"If you don't want me to say it, then I won't say it."

Xiao Yishan was stunned for a while, then took a step closer and lowered his voice, saying, "Miss Bai is going to get married in the future. If your husband's family finds out about our relationship, they will mind, they will hold a grudge, and they might even break off the engagement."

"Between us? What's going on?" Bai Lu asked, looking up with puzzlement in her large eyes.

A blush appeared on Xiao Yishan's dark face as he whispered, "It's just... it's just that I hugged you."

"Oh, this is just a matter of desperation. What's the big deal?" Bai Lu said seriously, "If my future husband's family can't accept this and wants to break off the engagement because of this, then so be it."

What kind of good man could be so petty and narrow-minded?

It would be better to annul the engagement with someone like that, otherwise I don't know how I'll be mistreated after the marriage.

Besides, I won't give him a chance to break up with me; I'm going to divorce him first.

After she finished speaking, she looked up and asked, "Is this called 'rest' or 'retirement'? Anyway, it means the same thing."

Xiao Yishan was greatly shocked. He was in a state of fear and anxiety, while the young lady didn't seem to care about it at all.

She even went so far as to say that she would divorce her husband's family first.

Xiao Yishan stared blankly at her; Bai Lu possessed something precious that he lacked.

That's confidence!
Seeds grown strong under the sun are struggling to survive, while those in the muddy ditches are barely clinging to life.

They are not from the same world!
"We're having hot pot today." Li Ruru brought over a large pot and placed it on the stove.

Although it's already May, it's still quite cold after a few days of rain, so now is the perfect time for hot pot.

Bai Lu looked at the big pot with curiosity and asked, "Aunt Li, why is this pot shaped like a Bagua (eight trigrams)?"

"This is called a 'Mandarin Duck Hot Pot,' and my godmother had it made by a blacksmith herself," Xiao Yishan said proudly.

Li Ruru felt that Xiao Yishan was talking a lot today, as if he were drunk, with slightly flushed cheeks and a smile on his face.

"Aunt Li, what is a 'Yuan Yang Hot Pot'? How do you use this pot?" Bai Lu asked like a curious child.

"A yin-yang hot pot means you can put two flavors in it, one side is not spicy and the other side is spicy," Li Ruru explained.

"Aunt Li, what is hot pot?" Bai Lu asked again. Her family owned restaurants in several nearby counties, and each one was bigger than the last.

But she had never eaten hot pot before, or even heard of it.

Looking at Bai Lu's curious expression, Li Ruru recalled that Chu Xiu had been just like that when he first arrived, asking all sorts of questions and being incredibly noisy.

Sigh, I usually find him annoying, but now that he's not around, I feel uneasy.

Li Ruru wouldn't admit that she missed her eldest son; she just felt that it was because she had nothing to do these past two days due to the rain and was too idle.

When you have too much free time, you tend to overthink things.

Li Ruru went into her room and took out two hair drying caps from her storage space.

She rudely tossed it to Xiao Yishan and said, "Wrap your hair up."

Then she said gently to Bailu, "Come here, let me wipe you down."

Bai Lu followed Li Ruru into the room. She closed the door and made her lie on the bed, with half of her head hanging in the air.

Li Ruru carefully wiped the area with a towel for a while, making sure it was almost dry before saying, "It's done."

Bai Lu sat up, and Li Ruru put her thick, black hair up in a bun.

"Let's go eat."

Bai Lu happily followed behind.

The two went to the main room. Peipei took her medicine and stopped coughing. She looked to be in good spirits.

Seeing Li Ruru pulling Bai Lu out, she pouted and said, "Mother, you've forgotten about me as soon as Miss Bai arrives. I'm still sick."

"Look at you, getting jealous." Li Ruru smiled and comforted her, "Miss Bai brought you ginseng, but it got wet. She'll catch a cold if she doesn't dry her hair."

You know that having a cold and cough is unpleasant, right?

Pepe couldn't refute it, so she could only shut up in frustration.

As soon as Bailu sat down, Qiqi surrounded her, clinging tightly to her. Peipei cursed, "You little bastard!"

Chaochao brought over a large plate, patted her sister's hand, and said, "Come on, time to eat."

Bai Lu watched as Chaochao put the meat and vegetables into the pot and cooked them for a while.

Then everyone picked up some food, dipped it into the prepared sauce, and swallowed it in one bite, looking very satisfied.

Yin Yin and Xiao Yishan, in particular, were so focused on eating that their table manners were naturally not very good.

Yinyin pointed to the pot and asked Bailu, "Miss Bai, would you like it spicy or tomato?"

Bai Lu said, "Spicy."

Yinyin picked up a piece of meat and put it in her bowl, saying, "Eat quickly, stop looking, or someone else will eat it all."

She winked mischievously and subtly pointed at Xiao Yishan.

Xiao Yishan sensed Bai Lu watching him and immediately slowed down his eating pace.

He unusually took the initiative to talk about what happened today.

"I don't think Brother Chu's family lives in the county town. I've been looking for them for a long time but haven't been able to find them. I almost got dragged in for questioning when I passed by the government office. I was terrified."

“The bridge at the entrance of our village is broken. Manager Qian is a heartless man. He dismantles the bridge after we cross the river. We almost couldn’t get back.”

"And then what happened? How did you cross the river?" Li Ruru asked.

Xiao Yishan choked, coughed twice, and said, "Later, we risked our lives to run across the broken bridge."

"We had just crossed when the bridge collapsed." Bai Lu patted her chest, still feeling a bit scared when she thought about it.

"It's good that you're alright. Stay here for a few more days," Li Ruru said.

Bai Lu nodded as she ate, praising repeatedly, "It's so delicious!"

"Try this potato." Xiao Yishan picked up a piece of potato, and just as he was about to put it in her bowl, he quickly put his chopsticks back down.

He was afraid that Bailu would dislike him, so he prepared to use serving chopsticks to pick up the food.

Bai Lu said urgently, "What? Give it to me quickly." As she spoke, she handed over the bowl.

The two sat side by side, and Xiao Yishan, unable to refuse those pure eyes, could only gently place the potatoes into her bowl.

They also warned, "Be careful, it's hot."

Bai Lu took a bite, and it was so hot that she kept opening her mouth and fanning herself with her hand.

After eating it once, I learned from experience the second time: blow on it before eating so it wouldn't be so hot.

Bai Lu ate several pieces before asking curiously, "Aunt Li, these potatoes are really delicious."

She had never eaten it before and thought it was just a local delicacy.

The meal was a great success, with everyone enjoying themselves and patting their bellies with satisfied expressions.

Li Ruru took the dry towel off Bai Lu's head and used a wooden comb to comb her hair.

Bai Lu looked up at her with a smile and said, "Aunt Li, your cloth is oddly shaped, but it's quite useful."

Her hair dried in just the time it takes to eat a meal.

Looking at the increasingly heavy rain outside, Chaochao said worriedly, "With such heavy rain and the bridge collapsing, Master Chu may not be able to return."

Bai Lu looked at Li Ruru and asked, "Is Master Chu the young master who went to the Nie family's medical clinic with us last time?"

She remembered that the man was Aunt Li's godson.

Li Ruru replied, "Yes."

He then looked at everyone and comforted them, saying, "But don't worry, his family are wealthy merchants with plenty of money. That kid is probably living a life of luxury at home."

Their worries were completely unnecessary; Chu Xiu would naturally return once the rain stopped.

Bai Lu frowned and said, "A wealthy merchant? Surnamed Chu? As far as I know, there are no wealthy merchants with the surname Chu in our Pingchuan County."

(End of this chapter)