Chapter 54: Chapter 54 Schemes
“Uncle Village Chief, you must stand up for my mother! Grandmother said she is going to divorce my mother, and she is planning to kick her out of the house tomorrow.”
Seeing the village head come out of the house, Xuexue blurted out Old Lady Mo’s plans without a second thought.
I don’t know if it’s because of my rebirth, but some things are different from my previous life, such as what happened to Chuner today; that never happened in my previous life.
Indeed, in her previous life, Xuexue was timid and rarely went to town, let alone sold river snails there.
As soon as the village head heard this, he was not pleased. He had not yet left the Mo family home, and yet they dared to act so rashly. He turned his head and stared coldly at Old Master Mo and asked, “Old Master, is what Xuexue says true?”
Old Master Mo was at a loss for words and couldn’t help feeling annoyed at Old Lady Mo for being too hasty. Even if they wanted to divorce Madam Xie, they should have waited until after the village head left.
At that moment, Madam Xie came out carrying a basin of water, her head lowered, not uttering a word as she walked past him.
“Mother, let me help you.”
Xuexue, who had just been crying loudly, instantly fell silent when she saw Madam Xie, stepped forward swiftly, took the basin of water from her hands, and entered the room with her.
Doctor Xu was still waiting for warm water to clean Chuner’s wounds before applying medicine.
Madam Ruan and Xiuzhi were stunned, thinking to themselves that Xuexue, that little cheap person, had suddenly become so calculating. They would have to be more cautious of her from now on.
“Hmph! We will settle this matter later,” the village head said gruffly, more worried about Chuner’s injuries. With that, he turned and went back into the room.
Old Master Mo looked troubled as he watched the village head’s retreating back.
“Old man, it’s done, it’s done! Qiangqiang has finished writing the divorce document,” Old Lady Mo excitedly emerged from the main hall, her face beaming with joy.
Old Master Mo gave her a dark look and remained silent.
“What’s wrong? I’m telling you, I am resolved to divorce that stinking woman, Madam Xie. Just now, you didn’t object either,” Old Lady Mo blew on the ink of the freshly written divorce document to dry it.
“Mother-in-law, let me see it.”
Unlike Old Master Mo’s grim expression, Auntie Sun’s eyes lit up with excitement at the sight of the divorce document. She snatched the paper from Old Lady Mo’s hands, her excitement palpable.
Old Lady Mo was surprised. Could it be that she had dumb luck and her son had married a talented woman?
In this era, aside from the daughters of wealthy families and prestigious clans, ordinary women were not privileged to attend the Academy.
“I can’t read, but just looking at the piece of paper makes me happy,” Auntie Sun replied with a grin too wide to close, as though she were holding a pile of gold, carefully admiring the document.
This divorce document was crucial for her future happiness; with it, and the divorce of Madam Xie, she would have the chance to become the legal wife.
Old Lady Mo sneered dismissively, unimpressed. What’s the use of just looking at a piece of paper if you can’t read?
“Old woman, the village head knows we’re going to divorce Madam Xie, and he’s not happy. What are we going to do?” Old Master Mo’s face darkened even more.
“He… how did he find out?”
“That girl Xuexue made a scene here, crying and wailing, and it disturbed him,” Old Master Mo said, a headache evident on his face.
“That little cheap person is causing trouble again. I’ll flay her skin sooner or later,” Old Lady Mo said, her face contorting with rage upon hearing this.
“Mother-in-law, has Xuexue been possessed? She’s so different from before,” Madam Ruan said deliberately.
“You’re a married woman; if you don’t know what you’re talking about, then don’t spout nonsense. Possessed? Xuexue is acting this way because her father took a concubine, and that’s hurt her,” Old Master Mo glared fiercely at Madam Ruan, fed up with her idle chatter.