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

Chapter 240 What kind of courage did he have?
Since they had nothing else to do after dinner, the family leisurely went to watch the excitement.

As they approached the village entrance, Pan Dayan, cracking sunflower seeds, immediately ran over to share gossip with Li Ruru.

She raised her voice and said, "I heard from the village head that Madam Bai is here and wants to take her daughter away."

She also said that our village imprisoned her daughter, which is ridiculous. Why would we imprison anyone when we're doing well?

Besides, there's no one with the surname Bai in our village.

Li Ruru chimed in, "Yes, who knows what that Madam Bai is up to? We can't just let that kind of person in; she's very dangerous."

Pan Dayan realized this made sense and hurriedly ran to the village entrance to tell the village head.

Li Ruru turned to Bai Lu and said, "Go home and rest. Don't worry, your stepmother can't cause any trouble."

Bai Lu nodded and said, "I've troubled Aunt Li again."

Li Ruru waved her hand and said, "No trouble at all, I'd like to meet that Madam Bai."

Xiao Yishan said, "Godmother, I'll go back with Miss Bai."

“The three of you go back together,” Li Ruru said, pointing at Nie Tianlei.

Nie Tianlei didn't like watching the excitement, so he agreed.

After the three left, Peipei asked, "Mother, are you worried that the white woman will recognize Doctor Nie?"

Li Ruru patted her head and said, "You're such a clever little devil."

Chaochao whispered to Chu Xiu, "Why don't you also leave?"

Madam Bai might not recognize Nie Tianlei, but she would definitely recognize Chu Xiu.

After all, she was Chu Xiu's former aunt.

Before Chu Xiu could answer, Li Ruru said directly to him and Xiao Wu, "You two should go back and rest too."

Chu Xiu didn't want to leave; he wanted to join in the fun, but even more so, he wanted to protect Aunt Li and the others in a crucial moment.

If Madam Xue brings thugs, Xiao Wu can be of help.

To get rid of him, Li Ruru said, "Don't just sit around when you get back. Go to the county town today and ask around. Tomorrow we'll buy a few reliable servants, and they can do all the chores and hard work in our house."

Li Ruru wants to dedicate more time to properly managing the two workshops, and if possible, she would like to open a few more.

When it comes to making money, the more the merrier, of course.

I used to do everything myself, but now that I have money, I naturally want to enjoy life.

Upon hearing this, Chu Xiu smiled and said, "Aunt Li, you've finally come to your senses. I'll get on it right now."

Aunt Li used to say that such a thing was not good, and that she was not used to using servants.

Now that she's finally agreed, that's a good thing.

Although Chu Xiu usually helped with the work, his mindset was always that if he could let others do it, he wouldn't do it himself.

The same goes for buying servants; he completely delegated the task to Xiao Wu to find out the details, while he himself was left to make the final decision.

Xiao Wu is reliable; I don't need to worry about him at all.

Li Ruru led her three daughters and Fang Xingzhi to the village entrance, where they found a large crowd already gathered.

When Pan Dayan saw Li Ruru coming over, she immediately ran over to report the latest situation.

"I just told the village head that we won't let them in easily."

That Madam Bai actually brought thugs with her, and even said she wanted to raze our Chen Family Village to the ground.

She's really talking big, but don't worry, the men in our village aren't pushovers either.

Separated by a bridge, both sides were sharpening their knives, and a major battle was about to break out.

Li Ruru walked to the front and stood next to Lü Da, saying, "Uncle Da, you did the right thing. Those people over there are no good people." As soon as Lü Da saw Li Ruru, he felt inexplicably at ease. He nodded and said, "I know. Those people don't value human life. They are not worth killing."

After the two sides had exchanged a few words, Madam Bai saw that the bridge was locked and immediately started throwing a tantrum at the people around her.

Several maids and servants were thrown into the river, but some survived by drinking some water.

Many others were unlucky enough to drown.

On the other side of the bridge, Chu Yu and Xue Shi were whispering to each other, their eyes gleaming as they gave Li Ruru a strange smile.

Chu Yu shouted, "Li, the magistrate will be here soon. You bunch of troublemakers can expect to go to jail!"

Upon hearing that the county magistrate was coming and that they would be imprisoned, the men guarding the front wavered.

Some people lowered their heads in thought, while others had already tucked their tails between their legs and run away.

They just wanted to farm and live a good life; they didn't want to clash with the county magistrate, much less go to jail.

Lu Da frowned and asked Li Ruru in a low voice, "Do you know who the people on the other side are?"

Li Ruru said softly, "The lady opposite is Bai Yuanwai's legal wife, and the one next to her is his son, Chu Yu."

Chu Yu's father is Chu Yingtian, the headmaster of Yingtian Academy.

When Lü Da heard about Yingtian Academy, his brows furrowed even more deeply.

His third son teaches there, and he has even visited that academy.

Seeing that Lü Da didn't say anything, Li Ruru didn't want to make things difficult for him, so she said, "Uncle Da, it's okay if you let them in. The person they're looking for isn't here."

They will leave if they can't find Bailu, and Madam Bai probably doesn't want to stay in this remote and impoverished place any longer.

Lu Da only frowned and didn't say anything, and Li Ruru couldn't figure out what he was thinking.

Before long, Magistrate Chu arrived at the entrance of Chenjia Village with a large entourage.

Upon seeing the county magistrate's sedan chair, the men of Chenjia Village, who were carrying their weapons, were dumbfounded.

That man actually summoned the county magistrate, which shows that they were not ordinary people.

The woman of unusual status, Madam Xue, was complaining to Magistrate Chu: "Being a stepmother is really tough. My daughter faked her death and ran away from home, and I was foolish enough to hold a funeral for her. If my husband finds out, he'll divorce me."

"Oh dear, my life is so hard; how did I end up with such a mischievous daughter?"

Magistrate Chu, recalling his own unfilial son who had also run away from home and had not returned, said with great empathy, "Ah, I understand you. We parents give our all, but they just don't appreciate it."

He paused for a moment, then added, "It's fine for a man to run away for a few days and not come back, but a girl can't do that. If she ruins her reputation, she won't be able to get married."

With tears in her eyes, Madam Xue said, "I'm so grateful to Brother Yinglong for bringing the person back. I'll kneel down before you now."

She was sobbing and about to kneel down when Magistrate Chu quickly stepped back and said, "No, no, this is unacceptable."

The advisor pointed at the maid beside Madam Xue and said, "Hurry up and help your mistress up."

The maid beside Madam Bai remained standing still. Ailian stepped forward and helped Madam Xue up, saying, "Madam Bai, rest assured, my master will definitely help you find Miss Bai."

In just three months, Ailian had successfully climbed into Magistrate Chu's bed and become his concubine.

Madam Xue pushed Ailian away and stood up herself. What a lowly maid she was, daring to help her up.

Ailian awkwardly withdrew her hand, secretly glanced at Chu Yu who hadn't said anything, and turned to give Magistrate Chu a wry smile that said, "I'm fine."

In the past, if she did this, Magistrate Chu would definitely show concern and ask her questions, and would also reward her with many things to make her happy.

But now, Magistrate Chu only had one thing on his mind: to find Bai Lu.

He beckoned to the clerk and said, "Go and call Chen, the village head, over here. I want to see what kind of audacity he has to dare to stop me."

(End of this chapter)