Rebirth: Contract Husband Falls in Love with Me-Chapter 414 - 211: The Argument (Part 2)

"Sister-in-law!" Sang Wan sighed lightly, holding Zhou Jingyi’s hand, not knowing what to say. Since ancient times, marriage has been encouraged to stay united rather than to break away, especially since she herself had no intention to leave? "Since you have made up your mind, let’s hurry in to see. If your mother-in-law and Second Madam Shi argue too fiercely, you will be the one suffering in the future!"

Zhou Jingyi’s face changed, "Sister-in-law, come with me inside!" She knew too well her mother’s temper, and her mother-in-law already resented her. If these two quarreled, her future would indeed be miserable.

Sang Wan nodded and hurriedly walked with Zhou Jingyi toward the main courtyard.

As soon as they entered the courtyard, the clamorous noise of Mrs. Zhou and Second Madam Shi sharply arguing could be heard.

"Don’t think that just because your Shi family is wealthy and powerful you can bully people, my daughter at the blooming age has to live like a widow in your house, you cannot control your own son and also forbid us from issuing a divorce letter, there is no such unreasonable behavior in the world!"

"Hmph, no need to worry! Want a divorce letter? Easy! Wait for my son to return and he will voluntarily present the divorce letter! Marrying such a useless daughter-in-law, who can’t even hold onto her husband, and instead of properly educating her own daughter, she comes to our family to make a scene! How dare you!" 𝕗𝕣𝐞𝐞𝘄𝐞𝚋𝚗𝗼𝘃𝗲𝗹.𝚌𝕠𝚖

"Who are you calling a scene maker? Your son eloped with a prostitute, your family’s moral education is all too evident, yet you dare to fault my daughter? Has my daughter done anything against the Three Obediences and Four Virtues? Speak, go on, speak!"

"If she were capable, my son wouldn’t have left home until now, and you’re asking me!"

"Pah! Your son was raised by you, just a few days since my daughter married into your family and you shift all responsibility onto her? Do you think our Zhou family is easy to bully? If I had known your son was involved with a lowly prostitute, not even a mountain of gold and silver would have tempted us, nor would we have married our daughter into your family! I tell you, if you don’t hand over the divorce letter today, I will take this to the government office!"

"Fine, go ahead and sue! If you have the guts, just sue!"

"Don’t think I won’t dare!"

"Sister-in-law, mother-in-law, please, let’s sit down and talk nicely!" Mrs. Wang was almost overwhelmed by the din.

Mrs. Zhou and Second Madam Shi, unwilling to yield, argued more fiercely, stirring Mrs. Zhou into a furious rage, and she immediately commanded her daughter-in-law to accompany her to the government office.

Zhou Jingyi panicked, hurried in and blocked her mother, holding her arm and shaking her head with tears, "Mother! I beg you!"

"Why are you here too?" Mrs. Zhou frowned, everyone in the room stunned.

"Since you’re here, perfect! Come, let’s go to the government office now! I want to see if the governor will act fairly!" Mrs. Zhou, seizing the moment, pulled Zhou Jingyi with her.

"Mother! Please leave your daughter some dignity!" Zhou Jingyi, overwhelmed with anxiety, wept profusely, knelt beside Mrs. Zhou and pitifully pleaded, clutching at her robes.

Mrs. Zhou gasped sharply, opening her eyes wide and sternly said: "You don’t want to? Do you not want to?"

Zhou Jingyi remained silent, her head hung crying uncontrollably.

This was tantamount to agreement, causing Mrs. Zhou to feel great loss of face. In irritated shame, she flung Zhou Jingyi’s hand away, stomping her foot and indignantly said: "You unfilial daughter, are you trying to kill me?! The Shi family treats you this poorly and you still intend to stay and let them abuse you! Our Zhou family has no daughter as spineless as you!"

Second Madam Shi, greatly pleased, scoffed: "Mother-in-law should not say that, it shows that Jingyi is sensible! She knows going to the government office is not something honorable!"

"Sister-in-law!" Mrs. Wang frowned and reprimanded, as Second Madam Shi turned her face, not saying anything further.

Mrs. Zhou grimly glared at Second Madam Shi, unable to find words to retaliate. With her own daughter embarrassing her in front of everyone, what could she do?

"Forget it! I’ve worried for nothing! From today onwards, live or die as you please, I will act as though I have no such daughter! Daughter-in-law, let’s go!"

"Mother!" Zhou Jingyi, in shame and guilt, moved forward on her knees to embrace Mrs. Zhou’s legs and sobbed.

"What are you crying for! You even have the face to cry! If you prefer to stay in the Shi family then stay, but I refuse to dirty my feet! Let go of me!" Mrs. Zhou exclaimed in anger.

Mrs. Lu could not help but lament, caught between her mother-in-law and sister-in-law, neither of whom she could afford to offend. A single wrong word could spell disaster, so she vaguely tried to calm her mother-in-law without knowing quite what to say, repeating only "Mother-in-law, please calm down."

Mrs. Wang stood up, and Sang Wan quickly came forward to support her, Mrs. Wang then soothingly said: "Mother-in-law, let’s discuss this calmly, my nephew is young and ignorant, he will realize his mistake and surely return eventually, why must you split this young couple up? The Zhou family is also a reputable and distinguished family, it would not sound good if word of the divorce got out!"

Mrs. Zhou coldly said: "What if your nephew never returns? Is my daughter to live as a widow forever? Hmph, isn’t the Shi family engaged in businesses all over the world? You’ve been searching for someone for two to three years and there’s still no trace of him, who knows what’s become of him now! Our Zhou family would rather lose face than ruin our daughter’s life!"

Mrs. Wang was suddenly speechless, while Second Madam Shi, struck a raw nerve, was about to retort sharply but glanced at her elder sister-in-law and angrily held her tongue.

Sang Wan bent down to help Zhou Jingyi, and seeing this, a clever maid came forward to assist. Sang Wan smilingly said: "Mother-in-law, Jingyi can’t bear to part with our Second Young Master Shi, which shows he must have treated her well when he was here. The Second Young Master merely got temporarily confused, this is his home, he will eventually return! Why not wait patiently a little longer? If a divorce is granted today and the Second Young Master comes back tomorrow, wouldn’t it ruin both their lives?"