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

Chapter 174 This Nie Family is Not That Nie Family

Shuya shook her head, nodded, and then started crying.

Bai Lu couldn't get anything out of her after a long time, so she just comforted her.

The bridge in Chenjia Village hadn't been repaired yet, so Chu Yu drove the carriage on a long detour before finally returning to the Bai residence.

As soon as the carriage stopped, someone came over to help Bailu.

Bai Lu walked around, looking at the house. It was quiet and peaceful. If her father were back, it shouldn't be so deserted.

The red lanterns at the entrance hadn't been replaced with new ones, and the maids and servants showed no joy on their faces; in fact, they were all still wearing old clothes.

In the past, when Dad came home, the house would be decorated with lanterns and colorful streamers, and the servants would put on new clothes and bustle about with smiles on their faces.

Master Bai would always reward his servants whenever he returned home, so they eagerly awaited his return.

Something's not right. The more Bailu looked, the more she felt that nothing was amiss.

"Hurry up and go," Chu Yu urged.

Shuya led Bailu toward Master Bai's study.

Bai Lu felt a little relieved. Her father always saw her in the study when he came back, so that should be true.

Chu Yu pushed open the door to the study, where Madam Bai was already waiting.

"Where's my dad?" Bai Lu asked anxiously.

Madam Bai said, "Look at you, all travel-worn and disheveled. Your hair is a mess and your clothes are all wrinkled. Go and wash up first before you come to see the master."

He then handed her another letter, which Bai Lu opened and immediately felt relieved.

Dad said he'd be home soon.

"Miss, let me take you back to your room to freshen up first," Shuya said cautiously.

Bai Lu nodded, and returned to her room feeling sleepy and dizzy.

After changing his clothes, he said to Shuya, "I'm going to take a nap. You can do my hair however you like."

She cursed Chu Yu in her heart several times. It was all his fault for driving so fast, which made her dizzy.

Shuya agreed and began to untangle her hair.

After an unknown amount of time, Bailu woke up again and found a room full of young maids.

Puzzled, he asked, "What are you all doing standing here? Is my dad back yet?"

As she was saying this, she started to walk out, but she almost fell after taking only two steps. Fortunately, Shuya caught her in time.

Bai Lu turned her head and realized that her feet were tied up and her hands were also bound behind her back.

"How dare you! Who dares to tie me up! Shuya, untie me right now!"

Bai Lu roared, and Shu Ya took a step back and knelt down on the ground with a thud.

She cried and kowtowed, "Miss, I'm so sorry! Madam threatened me with the lives of my whole family to force me to bring you back. I deserve to die, I'm so sorry."

Bai Lu's face turned pale with anger, and she roared again, "Stop crying! Tell me, why did Xue send me back? Why did she tie me up?"

Shuya sobbed, "Madam wants you... to marry Young Master Nie today. And..."

"And what? Tell me?"

"Master hasn't returned. I lied to you. Madam lied to you!"

Bai Lu's mind was buzzing. Although she had vaguely felt that something was wrong before, she had made plans in advance.

But it seems she underestimated her opponent and didn't do enough.

Standing in front of the bronze mirror, she saw her hair pulled up high, covered with hairpins.

Her bright red wedding dress made her face appear even paler.

"Cry, cry, cry! What are you crying about? You've cried away all your good fortune!" Madam Bai suddenly muttered as she walked in.

Shuya quickly got up and wiped away her tears.

Madam Bai glanced at Bai Lu and said, "Oh ho, it's quite pretty. That guy surnamed Nie really got a good deal."

Bai Lu said angrily, "You surnamed Xue, you're playing dirty tricks? When my father comes back, I'll make sure he divorces you, you venomous woman."

"Tsk tsk, look at you, so capable. Divorce me? What did I do?" "You kidnapped me, isn't that enough?"

"What do you mean by kidnapping? I'm giving you a happy and fulfilling future, don't be ungrateful."

Bai Lu knew there was no point in wasting words with this kind of person; the best course of action was to untie the ropes binding her.

She said slowly, "I never said I wouldn't marry, so why are you tying me up? Untie me now!"

Madam Bai looked at her as if she were a fool: "You didn't say you wouldn't get married, but you didn't say you'd get married right now either."

Madam Xue walked to the door and looked at the sky. "It's rare for the sky to be clear. Perfect time to send you off on your wedding day."

As soon as she finished speaking, several maids immediately stepped forward to gag Bai Lu and dragged her into the bridal sedan chair that had been prepared in advance.

A small sedan chair exited through the side gate of the Bai residence and quickly disappeared into the alley.

Shuya wanted to go with them, but was pulled back.

She rushed to find Madam Xue, "Madam, Madam, why did Miss's sedan chair leave through the side gate? The wedding procession hasn't arrived yet? And... that direction isn't going to the Nie family either!"

Countless questions popped into her head.

Madam Bai looked down at her and smiled slightly, saying, "The Nie family I'm referring to isn't the Nie family clinic."

"Huh? Where is that? Which Nie family did you marry your young lady off to?"

Shuya was completely panicked. Besides the Nie Family Medical Clinic, which other prominent Nie family was there in Pingchuan County?

"Get out of here, you talk too much!" Chu Yu kicked Shu Ya to the ground, clapped his hands and said, "Someone, sell this maid to Jinzhou."

"No! Please spare me, madam! Please spare me, young master!" Shuya cried and pleaded, but it was all in vain. She was quickly dragged away.

The house returned to quiet. Chu Yu strolled around Bai Lu's courtyard and said with satisfaction, "Mother, this courtyard is nice, and the room is nice too. I want it."

Madam Bai said indulgently, "Alright, alright, Mother will have someone tidy it up for you."

Although she felt it wasn't appropriate for her son, a grown man, to live in a girl's courtyard, she could only indulge and go along with whatever he wanted.

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At this moment, Chenjia Village after the rain resembles a stunning painting.

The air was filled with the fragrance of earth, a scent that soothed and delighted the soul.

Everywhere you look is a breathtaking sight; the distant, rolling green hills, washed clean by the torrential rain, are even more lush and verdant.

On the mountainside, swirling clouds and mist drifted leisurely like a soft veil.

The branches and leaves are adorned with glistening water droplets, which, under the sunlight, resemble strings of tiny diamonds, sparkling with a captivating brilliance.

Vast fields of ripe wheat collapsed after several days of torrential rain.

The weather cleared up, and the village head's mood improved.

He took a sickle, brought over a basin of water, and began to sharpen it diligently.

Soon it will be time to harvest the wheat, so we need to prepare all the necessary tools early.

As Lü Da sharpened his knife and hummed a song, in a pleasant mood, a large group of people suddenly rushed into the courtyard.

They are all honest and simple villagers from Chenjia Village.

"Do you... need something?" he asked.

Chen Laosan sighed and handed him a handful of wheat, saying, "Village head, look at this, look at what we're going to do with it."

Lu Da's hand trembled as he held the wheat ears. The originally heavy, golden-orange ears of wheat now felt much lighter in his hand, with tiny green buds still hanging on them.

"This...this wheat has sprouted?"

Lu Da's mind was buzzing. What were they going to do? This was one of their few harvests of the year.

Many people rely on this wheat for their livelihood.

Now the wheat has sprouted and is inedible; they can't even pay their taxes this year.

Lu Da stumbled and almost fell, but Hai quickly caught him.

Lu Da looked up at everyone and felt as if the sky had fallen!

(End of this chapter)