The Stepmother’s Counterattack: Raising a Child in a Bygone Era
Chapter 136: Divorce! Whoever Doesn’t Divorce, May Their Son Be Born Without an Anus!

Chapter 136: Chapter 136: Divorce! Whoever Doesn’t Divorce, May Their Son Be Born Without an Anus!

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Yang Lizhen arrived with her family, but Qin Jinlian was completely unfazed. Idly spitting pumpkin seed shells while teasing in a leisurely manner, "Yo, look who’s here, a rare guest. Everyone come and see, our second son’s wife has returned!"

An auntie joked with a laugh, "Jinlian, if you hadn’t mentioned it, I’d nearly forgotten Xiangnan had a wife."

The comment sparked laughter among the bystanders.

"Xiangnan’s wife, you’ve really put on quite the show. To have so many of your family escort you back to your in-laws’, one might think you’re getting married off again."

Another round of laughter ensued.

Yang Lizhen was fuming, and the faces of the Yang Family were none too pleased.

"Mom, we had an agreement. When I got married, you were to arrange a job for Yang Bo. It’s only been half a year, and now Yang Bo has lost his job. Are you trying to go back on your word after crossing the bridge?"

Casually, Qin Jinlian spat out a couple of pumpkin seed shells at Yang Lizhen, "I’ll just ask you this, did my son-in-law arrange a job for your brother or not?"

Yang Lizhen said indignantly, "Yang Bo was dismissed from the factory for no reason at all. Can you really say it wasn’t your doing?"

"Oh, you really think too highly of me; I don’t have that kind of power. Hmph, it’s actually your brother who should be blamed. My son-in-law pulled strings to get him such a good job, and he couldn’t keep his act together, messed up, and got sent packing. He’s brought shame on my son-in-law and his aunt. I was polite enough not to come to you, and now you have the audacity to show up here. Where do you get the gall?"

Yang Lizhen turned her head towards Yang Bo.

The latter, feeling guilty, didn’t dare meet her gaze.

In an instant, Yang Lizhen understood that the root cause of the lost job lay with her own brother.

But she had brought her family over, and to end things so messily now would only serve to be laughed at.

"Mom, I’ll put it plainly. You have to find a way to deal with my brother’s job. The only reason I married over here was because of the job you could provide him in the city. If you don’t sort out my brother’s job, there’s no point in me and Xiangnan continuing our marriage."

"Lizhen."

Yang Lizhen turned around and saw Shen Xiangnan standing a few steps behind her.

With a hoe on his shoulder, his face was dripping with sweat, tanned and reddened by the sun, his eyes fixated on her, filled with disappointment and sorrow.

Shen Xiangnan dropped the hoe and stepped in front of her, "What did you mean by what you just said?"

The overwhelming smell of sweat made Yang Lizhen scrunch up her nose.

Seeing the look of distaste on her face, Shen Xiangnan instinctively stepped back two paces, not wishing to offend her with his odor.

But his consideration failed to touch Yang Lizhen; instead, it only made her more certain of his weakness and lack of spine, seeing no trace of masculinity in him.

Yang Lizhen spoke in a cold, hard tone, "Exactly what I said, if my brother can’t get back to working in the factory, there’s no point in us staying together!"

Shen Xiangnan clenched his fists, "Lizhen..."

Yang Lizhen cut him off harshly, "Shen Xiangnan, you have time to stand here and blabber with me, you might as well head to the city now, find your little sister, and see if she can get my brother back at the factory!"

Shen Xiangnan’s eyes reddened as he struggled to hold back tears, "Lizhen, have you forgotten what we went through the last time we asked my sister to teach us the egg cake technique?"

"She told us to live our lives well, and unless it was a matter of life and death, not to go to the city to bother her, as she wouldn’t intervene."

Yang Lizhen sneered, "That’s your problem."

"You’re my wife, we’re family. Can’t you consider my feelings for once?"

"Now you remember I’m your wife. When your mother made things difficult for me, you didn’t let out a peep. I don’t know what bad luck I’ve had, marrying such a spineless man like you."

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Hearing Yang Lizhen insulting her son, Qin Jinlian flew into a rage.

"Fuck your mother’s dog P, it’s our Shen Family who’s unlucky for marrying such a lazy daughter-in-law like you! You’re not just lazy; you’re also nasty, faking a pregnancy just to trick me into buying a gold chain. I don’t even want you as my daughter-in-law; let’s get a divorce! If we don’t divorce, may our children be born without assholes!"

Qin Jinlian’s last sentence was akin to a curse, leaving no room for reversal.

Not only did the Yang Family’s faces change drastically, but even Yang Lizhen was momentarily shocked.

Mother Yang immediately tried to restore peace, "My dear in-law, let’s talk this through, we can’t just divorce like this, can we?"

Qin Jinlian sneered, "Who’s your dear in-law? I can’t afford to be! I swallowed my pride and asked my son-in-law to help arrange a good job for your son, Yang Bo, and what did I get in return from the Yang Family? A stab in the back that messed up our lucrative business, and you still have the gall to make a scene at our doorstep? Do you really think the Shen Family is so easily bullied?"

Although the people of Shenjiagou loved to watch Qin Jinlian’s scenes and laugh at her, when it came to serious matters, they all stood united against outsiders.

They started to denounce the Yang Family, berating them for their lack of integrity, and even called Yang Lizhen a jinx.

Unable to bear such humiliation, Yang Lizhen, in a moment of anger, agreed to the divorce.

Both parties agreed to meet at the civil affairs office in town at 9 o’clock the next morning.

After Yang Lizhen finished speaking, she planned to take her family to pack up and return to her parents’ home, but Qin Jinlian stopped her.

Yang Lizhen thought Qin Jinlian had changed her mind and breathed a sigh of relief internally, her face betraying a triumphant look, "Mom, it’s a bit late for regrets now."

"Whoever regrets is a bastard!" Qin Jinlian snorted coldly, "Since we’re divorcing, the dowry my family gave must be returned in full."

Yang Lizhen’s face changed, "Impossible!"

Mother Yang also jumped out, "My Lizhen was a pure and unmarried girl when she married into your family, and you’ve wrongfully turned her into someone who’s divorced. Why should we return the bride price?"

"Her becoming divorced is her own doing; she deserves it!"

Qin Jinlian looked Yang Lizhen up and down with a mocking smile, "You’re still young, it wouldn’t be hard for you to remarry, but if you dare not to return the dowry, every time you have a blind date, I’ll sabotage it. If you can get married in this lifetime, I’ll take your last name!"

Yang Lizhen’s face turned a shade of green with anger.

After some haggling, the Yang Family eventually agreed to return half of the dowry money.

Mother Yang had never expected this outcome.

She had come to the Shen Family to protect her son’s city job, but now, not only had her son lost his job, but her daughter was also divorced and branded as a second-marriage woman.

The sun was as fierce as fire, yet Mother Yang’s heart felt as if it were shrouded in dark clouds, her frown deeper than the Drake Strait.

"Lizhen, are you really going to divorce Xiangnan? What will you do after the divorce?"

Yang Lizhen’s face was equally gloomy, but her tone was laced with scorn and disdain for Shen Xiangnan, "After divorcing him, I can easily find a man better than Shen Xiangnan. But after he divorces me, he might find it hard to marry again. He’s poor, incompetent, and spineless—who would want to marry him?"

Shen Family.

Qin Jinlian, Shen Jianguo, and Shen Xiangnan, the three family members were all sitting in the eastern room.

Shen Jianguo puffed on half a bag of dry tobacco, and with furrowed brows and a weak voice, he glanced at his wife, "You just keep making trouble, seems like you won’t be happy until you tear this family apart."

Qin Jinlian shot him a look, her face showing satisfaction, "This wasn’t my idea, it was Mingzhu’s. She said, as long as they divorce, Yang Bo’s job would go to Xiangnan. If Xiangnan works hard, he may even become a permanent worker in the future. At that time, Xiangnan would be a city person, his children would be city dwellers, and all of our Shen Family descendants will be city folk."

Upon hearing this, both father and son were stunned.

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