The Evil Mother-in-law: Torment Children, Work Hard, Be Rich!-Chapter 348: Wanting a Divorce

Tong Huaqiong couldn’t be bothered to look at Pandie’s in-laws and husband, and led Pandie’s eldest daughter, Duo Er, to Pandie’s bedside.

"Auntie," Tong Pandi said weakly as she held her younger daughter and saw Tong Huaqiong coming in, tears streaming down her face.

Tong Huaqiong said, "Don’t say anything, just focus on recovering."

Mrs. Hong brought over a bowl of brown sugar water with poached eggs and some chicken soup to feed Tong Pandi.

"Auntie, thank you for saving my and my daughter’s lives."

Tong Pandi ate four eggs and drank a large bowl of chicken soup, gaining some strength. Seeing her youngest daughter, who she hadn’t even glimpsed in her past life because she drowned, made her even more grateful to Tong Huaqiong.

"Mother, will Grandpa, Grandma, and Dad be upset that the brother became a sister?" Duo Er said quietly from the side.

Duo Er liked her little sister lying next to their mother very much.

With a rosy face and clenched little hands, she was incredibly adorable.

But Grandpa, Grandma, and Dad always hoped Mother would have a brother.

Tong Pandi looked at her youngest daughter, who she had regained in this life, and said to Duo Er, "Duo Er, this is your sister. It doesn’t matter if they’re pleased or not. You and your sister are everything to me. As long as you and your sister are happy, I am happy too."

Tong Huaqiong looked at Tong Pandi in astonishment.

This niece, who was so timid in her past life, was entirely different from how Tong Dajiao remembered her.

Just being able to say these words is unlike the attitude cultivated by a family desperate for sons in this era.

Duo Er timidly looked at Tong Huaqiong.

She didn’t know if her mother was right or not.

Tong Huaqiong said to Duo Er, "Your mother is right."

Similarly, Tong Pandi looked at Tong Huaqiong in surprise.

This aunt wasn’t like this in the last life.

Although in the last life, Aunt did take out her anger on the Wu Family for her, she also expressed that her hard life was due to not having a son, urging her to have a son quickly to tie down Wu Musheng.

But in this life, Aunt didn’t urge her to have a son.

As Tong Pandi pondered these things, Tong Huaqiong said, "Pandie, your in-laws and Duo Er’s father aren’t happy about you having two daughters in a row. Your life was already difficult, and now it’s even harder, isn’t it?"

Tong Huaqiong didn’t even want to call her Pandie, finding the name uncomfortable.

It’s here, finally here. Tong Pandi lay there quietly, waiting for Tong Huaqiong to persuade her to have a son or the like.

Tong Huaqiong saw that Tong Pandi didn’t respond, so she continued speaking, focusing not on sons. She said, "Your life is unmanageable. Whether you have sons or daughters isn’t something us women can decide. If you can never have a son, are you going to let this ruin your whole life?"

Tong Pandi’s mind was a whirlwind of emotions.

Aunt was right; she indeed hadn’t had a son in her past life.

Not wanting to be dismissed, she tried her best to please her in-laws and Wu Musheng, taking on all the work in the Wu Family.

Later, she was demoted to a concubine, and even after Wu Musheng’s new wife had two daughters, she didn’t produce a son either.

The Wu Family blamed her for not having sons, calling her a jinx who would ruin the Wu Family’s lineage.

Even Wu Musheng’s new wife, unable to bear a son, would insult her.

Such a life, she absolutely did not want to repeat.

Tong Pandi said softly, "Aunt, laugh at me if you want, but I don’t want to spend another day in the Wu Family."

Tong Huaqiong glanced at Tong Pandi.

This is an awakened Tong Pandi.

Didn’t even need her efforts to influence her thinking.

But she didn’t know to what extent Tong Pandi had awakened.

Tong Huaqiong said, "Whatever thoughts you have, you can tell me. As your aunt, I still know family ties. I certainly won’t side with the Wu Family."

A family that could drown a granddaughter in the last life and plot against a daughter-in-law in childbirth in this life could hardly be a good family.

If Tong Pandi stayed with her two daughters, they’d just be consumed to the bones.

In her mind, the ideal was for Tong Pandi to divorce and leave the Wu Family with her two daughters.

If Tong Pandi had awakened to this extent, Tong Huaqiong would be more than happy to support her. Not to mention luxury, letting her work at Taohua Dessert to support her two daughters was entirely feasible.

With the expansion of her own business and with Gu Jingzhe achieving success, Tong Pandi’s two daughters would also rise in status and find good husbands.

Of course, she couldn’t say this; Tong Pandi had to say it herself.

After all, one must be responsible for their own choices.

Tong Pandi gritted her teeth and said, "Aunt, I want a divorce."

She finished speaking, looking at Tong Huaqiong with determination.

Not knowing if her aunt would help her.

This was precisely what Tong Huaqiong wanted to hear, and she nodded, saying, "Alright, since you’ve decided, we’ll get the divorce."

Tong Pandi breathed a sigh of relief and said, "Aunt, I want to divorce today."

She didn’t want to wait.

Seeing her little daughter’s face like a blooming flower, she didn’t dare let her daughter be in any danger.

The way to eliminate the danger was to leave the Wu Family.

Tong Huaqiong nodded, "Alright, whatever you want."

Tong Pandi, with tears welling in her eyes, said, "Aunt, I want to take the two children with me. If my family doesn’t take me in, I have some savings. After the divorce, I’ll rent a place in Yan Guan Town and live there temporarily. After my confinement, I’ll work as a laundress or help in other ways to support them."

Tong Pandi laid out the plans she’d already thought of.

"Please, Aunt, help me."

Tong Huaqiong placed a reassuring hand on Tong Pandi, saying, "These plans can wait until later. I’ll take you to my place first. You need to finish your confinement period."

Tong Huaqiong tucked Tong Pandi’s blanket in. Perhaps this niece was afraid of seeming like a burden to Tong Huaqiong, so she was quick to lay out her plans.

But Tong Huaqiong understood Tong Pandi’s thoughts. If it were her, she’d also plan thoroughly before asking for help.

Mrs. Hong and Cai Wenpo, who were nearby, listened to the discussion between Tong Pandi and Tong Huaqiong about the divorce but made no comments.

After all, it was a matter for the aunt and niece; outsiders had no place to intervene.

However, in their hearts, both agreed with Tong Pandi’s divorce. A family that dared to plot against even a woman in labor was a dangerous gamble to stay with. 𝑓𝓇𝘦ℯ𝘸𝘦𝑏𝓃𝑜𝘷ℯ𝑙.𝑐𝑜𝓂

Cai Wenpo, familiar with the area around Black Dragon Pond in Yan Guan Town from her work as a midwife, knew that no woman had dared to initiate a divorce.

Divorced women faced hard lives, with no support from their family and criticism from outsiders. Only when life was unbearable would someone opt for divorce.

The Wu Family’s daughter-in-law was not simple.

"If you’re going to leave, the sooner, the better. It’s snowing outside; if you go too late, the road will be hard to travel," Cai Wenpo suggested.

"Alright, all your things are in this room, right? Only pack what you can wear or use. Leave everything else," Tong Huaqiong said.

So Mrs. Hong and Cai Wenpo began to help pack, dressing Tong Pandi.

Outside came the sound of commotion, and Wu Musheng’s voice could be heard.

"Wife, let me in," Wu Musheng called from outside the door.

Tong Pandi shook her head and said, "I don’t want to see him. Tell him to leave."

In the last life, Wu Ren and his wife drowned her youngest daughter, and he not only didn’t stop them, but he also kept it from her, demoting her due to not having sons and then leading in disrespecting her. In this life, during her struggle in the delivery room, he didn’t come to check on her.

Even just now when Cai Wenpo carried the child out, he didn’t bother looking.

Why would he come in now?

Now, he wanted to come in because he valued the status of her titled aunt.

Tong Pandi couldn’t even be bothered to feel disheartened.

Because her heart had already been encased in a thick layer of ice.