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

Chapter 187 You idiot, you're only just realizing it now!
Bai Lu didn't know Chen Huaidi, but he did.

This little girl looks innocent, but she's actually no good. She's the one who caused Peipei's illness.

Unable to break free from the grasp on her collar, Chen Huaidi stared intently at Chu Xiu and asked, "Aren't you my aunt's distant nephew? How come she's your godmother now?"

Chu Xiu was too lazy to waste words with her and said, "Put down the basket and get out of here."

No one can take anything from my godmother, not even a few pieces of cloth.

Chen Huaidi didn't believe that a grown man like him could argue with a little girl like her, so she softened her voice and started to act pitiful again.

"Big brother, I didn't bring much, just a few pieces of rags. My aunt told me to take these rags to make clothes, but I was too embarrassed to accept them."

But now that my third aunt is gone, this thing will serve as a keepsake for me.

She said she looked pitiful and sincere, and a normal person would have believed her long ago, and even wanted to give her more things.

Who could bear to make things difficult for such a pitiful and frail little girl?

In particular, Chen Huaidi was soaked to the bone, her thin jawline was bony, and it was clear that she was not eating or dressing well and had suffered a lot of grievances at home.

But Chu Xiu wasn't a normal person; he was a madman at that moment.

He wants to beat anyone who says Li Ruru is dead.

"Shut up! My godmother isn't your third aunt. We're divorced a long time ago, understand? And this fabric, I'd rather burn it than give it to you, you little slut!"

He grabbed the basket, and although Chen Huaidi held on tightly, she was ultimately not strong enough.

Chu Xiu pulled him and threw him straight to the ground, where he ended up with a mouthful of mud.

She stood up, hands on her hips, ready to yell at someone, when she saw Chu Xiu staring at her coldly with a pair of murderous eyes.

That look sent chills down her spine. She forced a smile, but ultimately ran away unwillingly.

The Chen family gained nothing from this trip; instead, they were insulted, beaten, and humiliated.

Right now, the whole family is huddled inside, each of them finding fault with the other.

When Chen Huaidi returned home, the house was filled with the usual stream of curses.

But she seemed to have gotten used to it long ago, and silently went into the kitchen to get busy.

Chen Huaidi is actually very pitiful, but her pitifulness is not caused by Li Ruru.

The Chen family is actually quite pitiful; they don't have enough to eat or wear, and their lives are difficult and miserable.

Their current predicament was not caused by Li Ruru, but they all felt that Li Ruru was the one who was causing their misfortune.

Now that Li Ruru is dead, they haven't gotten anything out of her and are still cursing her.

"That bitch, she deserves to die a horrible death, she's caused us so much suffering," Zhao said viciously.

“Mother, she is dead. She deserved it. Even Heaven couldn’t bear to see her suffer, so it took care of her for us.”

Wang Shuixia reminded, "The most important thing now is to find the silver she hid."

Chen Dagang chimed in, "She's just a woman who never leaves the village, so the money must still be in her house."

Chen Jingang suggested, "Why don't we go again tonight and dig some more? Maybe we'll find it."

Everyone agreed with his opinion, but they had differing views on the departure time.

The eldest branch of the Chen family said they would be leaving in an hour.

Feng Yuzhu, the second wife, said she would go after she woke up in the middle of the night. She had been sleeping in lately and would get very irritable if she didn't sleep well, so Chen Ertong let her have her way.

The third wife suggested that it was too cold and rainy outside, so they should wait until dawn to go, and maybe the rain would stop by then.

Anyway, it's about digging up Li Ruru's things. She's a member of the Chen family, so no one else in the village will say anything.

Today people may still care about Li Ruru's death, but tomorrow the whole village will forget about her.

In an era when people couldn't even get enough to eat, isn't it normal for someone to die? What's the big deal?

The group couldn't agree on anything and started arguing again.

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Chu Xiu, Xiao Wu, and Bai Lu, the three mud figures, remained kneeling on the ground, stunned, enduring the wind and rain. With nowhere to vent their grief, Xiao Wu and Chu Xiu each hugged a cow and a horse, respectively, and wept softly, praying for a little comfort and warmth.

But animals are not human. The cows and horses, with their necks locked, could not move and could only swirl their tails in frustration.

Since Bai Lu had nothing to hug, she held the basket of fabric in her arms.

This is the fabric that Aunt Li bought; she probably intends to make clothes for her daughter.

Thinking of this, Bai Lu felt a lump in her throat and tears streamed down her face.

Hearing her sobs, Chu Xiu finally released the horse from his arms and came over.

He patted her on the shoulder and said, "Get up, don't hurt your legs from kneeling."

He knew that the young lady's health was precious and she couldn't withstand such heavy rain.

He took a piece of cloth from Bailu's arms, unfolded it, and wrapped it around her.

Then he turned to Xiao Wu and said, "Let's find a place to spend the night."

My godmother has died, but they still need to handle her funeral arrangements.

They cannot afford to collapse first, nor can they allow the Chen family to take advantage of the situation.

Bai Lu struggled to her feet and saw a cluster of white things running towards her.

"That...that is?"

Bai Lu pointed to the half-head protruding from the water's surface, stammering for a long time before managing to utter a complete sentence.

Chu Xiu looked closely and tried calling out, "Qi...Qiqi?"

Qiqi hid on the bread oven in the morning, waiting for people to rescue it, but now it is swimming happily in the water.

After the dike at Li Ruru's house was breached and the canal was able to flow normally again, the water in the yard quickly receded.

Qiqi is saying she's swimming, but she's actually walking underwater.

It quickly came to the three of them, first barking twice, then raising its head and howling towards the backyard.

Bai Lu touched its wet head and hugged it tightly in her arms.

Although it was wet, it still gave her a strange sense of security.

Chu Xiu sighed, "Alas, another beast has been added to the roster."

The old donkey they bought is still at their third aunt's house. There's a horse and an ox in the yard, and now there's a dog too.

Why? Why are all these animals still alive, but my godmother's family is gone?

Qiqi barked twice more in dissatisfaction: You're the animal! Your whole family are animals!
A cute little angel like me is of course a member of the Li family, an indispensable member!

Qiqi, biting Bailu's muddy clothes, dragged her towards the backyard.

The torrential rain was still falling. Li Ruru's front and back yards were large and empty, and the people in the cave had no idea what was happening there.

Bai Lu patted Qi Qi's head: "Qi Qi, stop fooling around."

Turning to Chu Xiu, she said, "My third aunt just said we can stay at her house tonight."

Chu Xiu wiped away his tears and nodded silently. Xiao Wu hung his head, and the three of them slowly walked out.

Qiqi was so anxious it was almost about to speak, barking several times but no one paid any attention to it.

After thinking for a moment, it picked up the basket containing the cloth and swam to the backyard.

Seeing this, Bai Lu hurriedly chased after it, saying, "Qiqi, you can't bite that thing."

She wanted to keep those few pieces of fabric to make a dress for herself; she didn't need clothes, she just wanted to use them to remember Aunt Li.

After swimming for a while, Qiqi would look back at Bailu, and seeing that she had caught up a bit, she would turn around and continue swimming forward.

Bai Lu and Xiao Wu both chased after the basket, while Chu Xiu stood still and asked, "Qiqi, is it taking us somewhere?"

Hearing his muttering, Qiqi's ears twitched. It threw aside its basket and dashed over to him, tackling him to the ground with a single paw.

It bared its teeth and barked a few more times, as if to say: You idiot, you finally understand!
(End of this chapter)