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

Chapter 156 You didn't come to my house just to run away from your wedding, did you?
"Huh? That can't be right." Chaochao was the first to disbelieve it.

Bai Lu said earnestly, "My family is in business. Pingchuan County isn't very big, and there are only a few wealthy families."

"Really?" Li Ruru frowned. As a country woman, she knew very little about wealthy businessmen.

The only one present with the right to speak was Bai Lu, the daughter of the wealthy Bai family, and her words carried a high degree of credibility.

Bai Lu didn't lie, so... Chu Xiu is lying?!
Upon realizing this, Li Ruru was startled.

Could it be that you can know a person's face but not their heart, and that Chu Xiu has been deceiving them all along?

but……

Li Ruru frowned; this shouldn't be happening.

Chu Xiu's noble demeanor was so natural that he didn't need to pretend; anyone with eyes could tell that his family was very wealthy.

It's just that the people of Chenjia Village are not good at observing things and have never seen any powerful or wealthy families, so they thought he was her distant nephew.

Moreover, Xiao Wu always stayed by his side, serving and protecting him.

Besides, Chu Xiu either worked or taught at her house. Why would he hide his identity and go to her house?
Li Ruru couldn't understand any of these questions.

Seeing the solemn expressions on everyone's faces, Bai Lu added, "However, there might be some newly wealthy families I don't know about. Oh, isn't Magistrate Chu also surnamed Chu? He has a spoiled son."

Chaochao asked, puzzled, "You mean, Master Chu is the county magistrate's son?"

Bai Lu quickly shook her head and said, "No, I was just giving an example."

There weren't many families with the surname Chu; she only knew Magistrate Chu.

Li Ruru thought for a moment and said, "He couldn't possibly be the county magistrate's son."

What was the magistrate's son doing at her house? Cutting grass, chopping firewood, and feeding the chickens?
Besides, she had heard that the county magistrate's son was a good-for-nothing playboy, but Chu Xiu was not that kind of person.

Ever since he promised her he would take the county exam, he had been studying hard and often stayed up late at night.

Does the magistrate's son need to work so hard just for a title?

He could probably get the county magistrate to buy him an official position with just a flick of his wrist.

Xiao Yishan also thought it was impossible. "Perhaps their family is from out of town, or they have only recently become rich. It's normal that Miss Bai doesn't know."

Peipei had a unique way of thinking: "What if Young Master Chu's surname isn't Chu? What if her surname is Wang?"

“Wang Chu?” Li Ruru shook her head, feeling it was impossible. “Peipei, go lie down and rest.”

Peipei didn't leave; she had been lying there for a long time, and it wasn't bedtime yet.

Li Ruru was at her wits' end with this daughter. She looked at Bai Lu and asked, "By the way, Yishan said you wanted to see me? Is there anything I can help with? Just let me know."

Seeing everyone staring at her, Bai Lu lowered her head and whispered, "Actually, it's nothing serious. It's just that my father has already arranged my marriage with the Nie family."

"That's great!" Li Ruru said.

Bai Lu: "My stepmother is already preparing for the wedding; they want me to get married as soon as possible."

"So what are your concerns? Don't you like that kid Nie?"

“I neither like nor dislike him, I just don’t feel anything for him,” Bai Lu said. “However, he has recently disappeared.”

Previously, she could always see Nie Tianlei carrying a medicine box and strolling leisurely into the clinic from the third floor.

Shuya would also come to her every day, chattering away, telling her about him.

Xiao Yishan stuffed a piece of charcoal into the stove and said nonchalantly, "A grown man can't just disappear for no reason. He's probably busy with something else."

Peipei chimed in, "Yes, and it's also possible that he's gone on a long trip to provide free medical services. Our village's Doctor Chen often goes on long trips."

She didn't know that Chen Liang never provided free medical consultations; he always charged a fee.

The farther the journey, the higher the fee. A few long trips a month can earn more money than staying in the village.

Many people in the village like to delay paying medical bills, and some even use grain and crops to offset them, so they don't actually make much money.

"When is he coming back? How will you get married if he's not here?" Peipei asked.

Bai Lu slapped her thigh, finally someone had asked the important question: "The doctor at the Nie family clinic has changed; it's now Nie Yunhai, the eldest son of the Nie family."

"Is there a problem with this?" Li Ruru didn't understand. Shouldn't the doctors be on a rotating basis?

It's quite normal for the younger brother to go out to provide free medical consultations while the older brother sits in the clinic, isn't it?

Bai Lu continued, "Nie Tianlei has been kicked out of the family and expelled from the family register, so the person in charge of the family office has been replaced."

Everyone immediately became interested, and Li Ruru was the first to ask gossipily, "Why?"

Seeing everyone eating melon seeds while asking with concern, Bai Lu's lips twitched as she said, "He prescribed a medicine to treat the mistress's blood and qi stagnation. After drinking it, the mistress fell seriously ill, vomited blood continuously, and almost died."

Later, he was expelled from the family genealogy and driven out of the house by his own father, who accused him of being wicked and plotting against the matriarch, and severed all ties with him.

After finishing her speech, Bai Lu grabbed a handful of melon seeds and started cracking them open, following local custom.

She had seen ordinary women in the city eat this stuff, but after trying for a long time without finding the trick, they simply swallowed the sunflower seeds directly.

Seeing this, Xiao Yishan peeled some for her and put them on a plate.

While eating, Bai Lu asked, "Don't you guys think there's a big surprise in here?"

Li Ruru excitedly raised her hand: "I know, it must be that the wicked mistress couldn't stand this illegitimate son stealing the limelight from her own son, so she blacklisted him."

"Mother, what is a ban?" Yin Yin asked, looking up.

“Um… I mean, I made him disappear.” Li Ruru made a throat-slitting gesture.

Yinyin shrank back in fright, "Oh my god, that scared me to death!"

Everyone burst into laughter at her antics. Xiao Yishan pushed the peeled melon seeds toward Bai Lu and asked, "Miss Bai, what about your marriage?"

"Yes, everyone's gone. Why are your parents still preparing for your wedding?" Chaochao thoughtfully brought over a pot of tea.

I just ate hot pot and ate a lot of sunflower seeds, so my mouth is dry. It's perfect to drink some tea to cleanse my palate and soothe my throat.

Bai Lu sighed and said, "My father chose the Nie family."

"What does this mean?" Li Ruru didn't understand.

"Originally, it was Nie Tianlei who was chosen, but he was expelled from the family register, so naturally we replaced him."

"Is the replacement still from the Nie family? Who is it?" Peipei pressed on with her question.

“It’s Nie Yunhai now.” Bai Lu smiled bitterly: “I’m like a commodity, used to match this person with that person.”

"Nie Yunhai? Is that the eldest son of the Nie family you just mentioned?" Li Ruru asked.

Bai Lu nodded, "Yes, I find Nie Tianlei more pleasing to the eye than him."

In her opinion, Nie Yunhai was neither tall nor talented, and his medical skills were terrible.

His only advantage was his status as the eldest son of the Nie family, which gave him a noble and unshakeable position within the family.

When Nie Yunhai was mentioned, Bai Lu lost all interest in eating sunflower seeds and looked dejectedly at Li Ruru: "Auntie, what should I do?"

"That Nie Yunhai looks..."

Before Li Ruru could finish her question, Bai Lu said directly, "It's not pretty."

"Uh..." Li Ruru suddenly had a bad feeling. "Miss Bai, you didn't come to my house to run away from your wedding, did you?"

(End of this chapter)