Oh no! The leader's young wife is demanding a divorce every night!

"I only collect debts, I don't lend money!"

Xiao Re picked up the remaining string of rice dumplings, waved his hand, and walked away without looking back.

Old Master Lu pointed at Xiao Re's retreating figure, his beard bristling with anger and his eyes sparkling.

"Lu Yanzheng, look at this! Look at this! What a wonderful wife you've married!"

Lu Yanzheng lowered his head and remained silent.

I thought to myself.

Now that you've already married her, what's the point of scolding her? If you hadn't said such hurtful things earlier, she wouldn't be taking it so seriously.

Xiao is not someone to be trifled with, but as long as you don't provoke her, she won't cause you any trouble.

Besides Yang Erni, she has also made two friends who are military wives in the army.

Lu Yanting never expected that his eldest brother, on whom his family placed such high hopes and who was revered even more than the ancestral tablets, would be so destitute and controlled by a woman.

"Bro, you're actually doing worse than me now!"

Lu Yanzheng glared at him, annoyed.

"Shut up!"

He Yingying wiped away her tears and said through a sniffle.

"Grandpa, Yanting, let me cook! We still have two free-range eggs, a pumpkin, and half a cabbage. If we stir-fry them properly, we can make a meal."

There wasn't much food at home, everyone was in a bad mood, and He Yingying's cooking skills weren't great either, so the meal was hard to swallow.

Lu Yanting was the first to put down his chopsticks. "Grandpa, you can eat slowly, I'm full!"

He ate two large zongzi by himself and wasn't hungry at all.

The second person to put down a bowl was Grandpa Lu. He had also eaten a zongzi to fill his stomach, and being used to the delicacies he ate in his hometown, he couldn't stomach this simple meal.

"Yingying, Yingying, how could you be so foolish as to burn down that woman's clinic? You're in for a lot of trouble from now on."

"That's right, and my brother is suffering along with you!" Lu Yanting complained repeatedly.

"You've set a terrible fire. You're going to ruin our family's century-old heritage."

Hearing Lu Yanting's words, He Yingying started to droop her head and shed tears again, looking as aggrieved as Xianglin's wife.

"Yanting! How dare you speak to your sister-in-law like that? You know she's heartbroken, yet you still bring up the very thing she shouldn't."

Old Master Lu couldn't bear to scold He Yingying, so he raised his hand and flicked Lu Yanting's forehead again.

Poor Lu Yanting, he did nothing wrong, yet he was scolded and beaten. He was very resentful.

In the past, I could tolerate being beaten and bullied, but it was his own fault for not doing his proper job.

But why is it that when the older brother marries the wrong woman, he's the one who gets hurt?

"Grandpa, why do you always bully me? Am I your real grandson, or is she your real granddaughter?"

"Now that my brother has married Xiao Re, should I call her sister-in-law, or that other woman sister-in-law?"

Lu Yanting's question was tricky, and even the old man Lu didn't know how to answer it.

Although Lu Yanzheng will divorce that woman in the future, they are still husband and wife in name only for now.

This form of address... is really giving me a headache.

Lu Yanzheng wasn't a picky eater. After eating two large bowls of rice, he spoke with a cold gaze.

"Yanting, Rere is your sister-in-law. Be polite to her when you see her in the future."

"Yingying is our adopted daughter, so please continue to call her Second Sister."

Old Lu's face darkened, and he began to spit as he spoke with disgust.

"Lu Yanzheng, you're confused. Yingying is your rightful fiancée. Even if you and that vixen got married, the Lu family won't accept it."

Lu Yanzheng spoke calmly and clearly.

"Grandpa, you're the one who's confused."

"Rere and I are the rightful husband and wife. I'm a soldier now, a regimental-level officer. Do you know how much a single mispronounced title affects me? It concerns my ideology, conduct, and military ethics. Do you want your grandson to be reported?"

Upon hearing Lu Yanzheng's explanation, the old man's face immediately turned panicked, and he quickly corrected him.

"Yanting, your eldest brother is right. From now on, it's more appropriate for you to call Yingying Second Sister."

"As for that woman, call her whatever you want, as long as you can bring yourself to say it."

The woman looked younger than him, so Lu Yanting couldn't bring himself to call her that.

Besides, he had those kinds of thoughts about her before, and now that she's his sister-in-law, how embarrassing is that?

"I won't yell!"

Anyway, he's going back to his hometown in a couple of days, and we won't see each other again, so I don't want to make things difficult for my tongue.

boom!

Lu Yanzheng flicked him hard on the forehead again.

"You dare not yell? I'll rip your tongue out!"

Why is everyone hitting him? Lu Yanting was so angry he was practically fuming, but he dared not say a word.

"Brother, why did you hit me again? Even if I yelled, you'd still divorce me, wouldn't you? What kind of sister-in-law are you?"

Lu Yanzheng raised his hand, ready to give him another flick on the forehead. Seeing his cowardly attempt to hide behind his head, he withdrew his hand. He then spoke to them earnestly.

"I can't leave!"

"Stop making trouble. It's not worth sacrificing the entire Lu family's wealth for my marriage."

Even if the 30 yuan debt is paid off, Lu Yanzheng will not divorce her. But for now, she can't say that, or the old man will be furious.

After some time, when they've figured it out and are willing to accept it, they'll naturally stop opposing it.

Old Master Lu stroked his beard, pondering Lu Yanzheng's words repeatedly. Was the Lu family's heritage more important, or his grandson's future, or the Lu family's promise to the He family?

He was a veteran of the revolution, and he always kept his promises to his old comrades. He Yingying's grandfather died in battle to save him, and He Yingying's father sacrificed himself to save Lu Yanzheng's father. Yanzheng was even raised on He Yingying's mother's breast milk.

This kindness is greater than anything else, heavier than a debt of 300,000. Even if it costs the entire Lu family fortune, we must give Yingying justice and not let her suffer any injustice.

The old man dropped his cane, slowly walked up to Lu Yanzheng, and gave him a stern warning.

"Yanzheng, one must not forget one's roots, much less be ungrateful. You must get a divorce, and you must marry Yingying. I'll figure out the money."

"Grandpa, repaying kindness isn't just about..." Old Master Lu knew what Lu Yanzheng was about to say, so he reached out to interrupt him and said to Lu Yanting.

"Yanting, let's go! We're going back to our hometown now."

I've been traveling for three days straight, and my back is aching from exhaustion. Before I can even get a proper rest, I have to head back.

Even a body made of iron couldn't withstand that.

"Grandpa, you're the one who summoned me, and you're the one who drove me away. Can't you let me rest for a couple of days?"

Bang! Lu Yanting was hit on the head again.

"Rest? What rest? I'm an old man and I haven't complained of being tired. You're a young man, strong and healthy, and all you're thinking about is slacking off."

"I need to go back now so I can make it to my birthday banquet in three days."

Lu Yanting rubbed his throbbing head, also wanting to run away from home in a carefree manner.

This old man has such a bad temper; he gets hit on the head every day, and his head is practically turned into a pig's head from it.

"Grandpa, didn't you say you wouldn't hold the event this year? You said you'd die happy just to be able to visit the military base and see the prosperity of the nation's army after the reform and opening up?"

"Why did you suddenly change your mind?"