Divorced by her husband's family and rejected by her own! She defiantly turned her life around

When Gu Shi saw the old clan chief, he knelt down and told him what had happened. "Grandpa clan chief, it's not that I'm heartless, it's just that they won't give us a way out. I beg you to take care of Qinghe's two children in the future."

I'll also need to trouble Grandpa, the clan chief, to go to my house and help me write a divorce agreement. Grandpa has agreed to my leaving.

The clan chief was also helpless; this was a family matter, and he couldn't interfere, so he could only nod in agreement.

The clan chief accompanied them to the Liu family again. When Old Master Liu saw the clan chief arrive, he thought they were going to divide the family property again.

"Clan leader, why have you been disturbed? Regarding the division of the family, I have no choice but to do it this way. I hope you can understand my predicament."

You've misunderstood.

"I was invited by the Gu family to write the divorce papers. What do you think of that?"

When Grandpa Liu heard that it wasn't about helping them divide the family property, he felt much more at ease.

"Since the Gu family wants to leave, I will agree on Qinghe's behalf."

The clan chief immediately wrote a divorce agreement, and each party signed and pressed their fingerprints on it, making three copies. That was the end of the matter.

Gu Xiaocao received the divorce papers; this time, she was truly leaving.

Ever since Gu Xiaocao's family arrived, Yu Guixiang and her group had been keeping a close eye on their movements, knowing that the Gu family would definitely make some moves.

When Yu Guixiang heard them say they wanted to divide the family property, she became anxious. She wondered if the old man would actually do it, and if so, how. She wouldn't accept giving too much to the second wife's family.

When she heard Old Master Liu's plan, she would have jumped for joy if she hadn't been pregnant. Qingshan was still the one the old man liked the most. Gu Shi was just a widow, what could she possibly use to compete with their eldest son's family? In the future, the entire Liu family would have to live at her mercy.

When Yu Guixiang saw the Gu family leave in a huff, she quickly ran back to tell her parents the good news.

Just as Madam Yu and her parents were feeling smug, a series of footsteps sounded in the courtyard.

Peeking through the crack in the door, she saw the Gu family arrive with the clan leader. Did they want the clan leader to redistribute the family property? No way! She had to go and see what was going on. She couldn't let the clan leader pressure the old man into dividing the family property. She hid outside and listened quietly.

Gu Xiaocao had noticed Yu Guixiang long ago; let her listen if she wanted, she'd find out sooner or later anyway.

Yu Guixiang was completely stunned when she heard the clan chief write a divorce agreement and the old man agree to it. Gu Shi just left her two children behind.

Yu Guixiang quickly and quietly slipped back. "Father, Mother, something terrible has happened. Gu Shi has divorced."

"It's good that we're divorced! From now on, the entire Liu family will be yours."

"Father, Mother, now that Gu Shi is gone, there's one less person to do the work, and she's left behind two little brats. I'll have to raise them myself."

"Isn't this unnecessary worry? Your mother-in-law is a freeloader. She's the biological grandmother of those two children. If she doesn't raise them, who will?"

Besides, you're pregnant with one child and have to take care of two others; how can you have the energy to look after other people's children?

With Gu gone, we've lost one more worker, but we've also lost one more person to eat.

Don't worry about not having anyone to do the chores at home. As long as there's work to be done, Grandpa will find a way. Look, there's still Liu Daniu, isn't there?"

While Yu Guixiang and the others were talking about Liu Daniu, Old Master Liu saw off the clan chief and then went to find Liu Daniu.

When Grandpa Liu arrived, Liu Daniu's family was having lunch. When Liu Daniu saw him, he only said, "Dad, you're here," and continued eating. He didn't pay any attention to Grandpa Liu and just ate in silence.

Grandpa Liu was waiting for Liu Daniu to ask him if he had eaten, so he could easily say that he hadn't eaten and had eaten lunch there. But Liu Daniu didn't ask him a single question, nor did Ma Qiao'er or the children. He couldn't bring himself to ask for food.

He pursed his lips and swallowed, hoping Liu Daniu would see his actions and invite him to dinner.

Liu Daniu, however, kept his head down and ate his meal without looking at him at all.

Old Master Liu sat down on the stone stool in anger and sighed.

The Liu family finally finished their meal, and Ma Qiao'er and her daughter quickly cleared away the dishes.

"Father, did you come here for something?"

"Da Niu, Dad still says the same thing: move back home. Look at this dilapidated house, how can anyone live here!"

"I think living here is great, I feel very comfortable!"

"Don't you feel comfortable living at home?"

"It's really uncomfortable. The house is noisy all day long, which is very annoying. Besides, it's not my home. I'll have to move out sooner or later."

"Dad, if this is what you came for, then you should go back. I'm not moving back."

While washing the dishes, Ma Qiao'er listened to the commotion outside. When she heard Liu Daniu's stern refusal, she thought her husband had finally shown some backbone and stood up for himself.

"Da Niu, if you don't want to move back, Dad will go along with it. But you'll have to help with the housework from now on. Look at the house now, it's mostly old people, women and children who can't do any work."

Winter is coming, so please help prepare the firewood we'll need for the winter. Your mother and I both get cold easily.

"Dad, don't worry. I will prepare the firewood you and Mom need for the winter. I will make sure you don't get cold. But I can't control what other people need."

"Da Niu, you can't do this! Your sister-in-law and niece-in-law are just women; how will they gather firewood?"

"Father, why can't they gather firewood? Qiao'er gathers firewood just the same. They are women, but isn't Qiao'er a woman too?"

Father, you and Mother were given to the eldest son's family. When the family divided the property, I didn't take a single penny of all that silver. I've already done more than enough by providing you and Mother with firewood. Why are you still making demands of me? I am Liu Daniu, not an old ox, much less the eldest son's ox.

That's all I have to say. If Father continues to make this demand of me, I won't care about your firewood anymore.

Our family is dirt poor; we can't even afford a single copper coin. We still have to make a living.

When Grandpa Liu saw that Liu Daniu was so determined, he didn't want to push him too hard. What if he really stopped caring about his own firewood?

We have to take it slow. Let him do the chores around the house little by little.

Two tears streamed down Old Master Liu's face. "Da Niu, I really had no choice! If your older brother were alright, I wouldn't have come looking for you."

"In my father's eyes, there was only my eldest brother. Now that my eldest brother is no longer here, he finally remembers me, his son who has been a 'cow' for decades."

Are you blaming your father?

"What are you saying, Dad? How could I, as your son, dare to blame you? In our family, whatever you say goes, right?"

I remember that my second brother and sister-in-law and I, along with my niece, always did the housework. Later, my second brother's family was kicked out by you, and my eldest niece got married. So it was just me and Qiao'er who did the work. Later, when our son and daughter grew up, they also helped us with the work. You could say that our third branch of the family supported the first branch of the family.

"We've been doing this for so many years, Dad, aren't you satisfied? Do you expect us, the third branch of the family, to support our eldest brother, then our nephew, and then our grandnephew..."

"Da Niu, don't overthink it. That's not what Dad meant."

"Dad, my eldest brother only lost a leg and can't do farm work, but he can do housework. As long as he wants to work, he can always find a way."

When Grandpa Liu returned home, the house was still cold and empty. His face immediately fell, and he questioned his wife, "Why hasn't anyone cooked yet? Are you trying to starve us to death?!"

"Qingshan's wife's family came, and Qingshan's wife said she would take the children back to her parents' home for two days. Then they all left."

I haven't touched a stove in decades, afraid of wasting the food, so I haven't dared to cook.

"Let him do it when he comes back in August."

Liu Dahu has been eating, drinking, and relieving himself in bed for the past few days, and the room reeks of stench. Now he's started yelling again, "Dad, come quick!" His dad has filled the jar he gave him.