The Evil Mother-in-law: Torment Children, Work Hard, Be Rich!-Chapter 349: She Can Only Be Dismissed

"How dare you try to stop me? Let me in."

"This is the Wu Family’s house, it’s not up to a son-in-law’s aunt to decide."

"Duo’er, come and open the door for your father."

Wu Musheng’s shouting grew louder and louder.

Tong Pandi was weak after childbirth, and Tong Huaqiong feared Wu Musheng would upset Tong Pandi, so she confronted Wu Musheng at the door.

Su Chengmin, bold and unrestrained, sat at the door eating a bowl of freshly cooked chicken, ignoring Wu Musheng’s shouting and refusing to let him in.

Wu Musheng saw Su Chengmin blocking the door. A mere coachman dares to obstruct him?

He didn’t really want to go in; what’s there to see about a mere girl?

If it weren’t for the fear that her aunt, the local lady, would make trouble, and the desire to first label her as a concubine to grind down Tong Pandi’s spirit, he wouldn’t want to go into the birthing room.

The whole place reeked of blood and ill fortune.

Wu Musheng tried to force his way in.

Unable to get in, he reached out to push Su Chengmin.

Su Chengmin kicked Wu Musheng off the porch.

Tong Huaqiong came to the door just in time to see Wu Musheng eat dirt.

Su Chengmin was strong, and Wu Musheng cried out in pain.

Wu Ren and Mrs. Qiao anxiously went to check on him.

The commotion drew a crowd to watch the spectacle.

"You... you’re going too far," Mrs. Qiao pointed at Tong Huaqiong, trembling with rage.

Wu Ren shouted, "Can’t the local lady be reasonable? This is our Wu Family’s place, not the Tong Family, and not the Gu Family, you don’t make the rules here."

Tong Huaqiong coldly said, "Your Wu Family is a bunch of scoundrels, unsatisfied that she survived childbirth, and now you want to break in and finish the job yourselves?"

"I won’t waste words with you today. Tong Pandi wants a divorce, so I’m informing you that from today, Tong Pandi is no longer a daughter-in-law of the Wu Family, and neither Duo’er nor the newborn will stay here. I’m taking Pandi away now."

Wu Ren was shocked and said, "What divorce, is the local lady here to break up marriages or what?"

Mrs. Qiao shouted, "No divorce, if Tong Pandi wants to leave the Wu Family, it’ll only be through being divorced."

Wu Musheng got up off the ground, covered with snow.

He didn’t expect Tong Pandi, whom he always had wrapped around his finger, to want a divorce.

Even if she were to leave the Wu Family, it would be through divorce.

A divorce would be a slap in Wu Musheng’s face.

Tong Huaqiong wouldn’t even spare a glance at the Wu Family, instructing Su Chengmin to fetch the carriage.

Su Chengmin said to Tong Huaqiong, "Aunt Tong, the carriage is ready."

Tong Huaqiong gave Su Chengmin an approving look.

Meanwhile, Mrs. Hong called out from inside that everything was packed and ready for departure.

Tong Huaqiong remembered Ma Wenpo, locked in the woodshed by Su Chengmin, but decided to let her off for now, focusing on getting Tong Pandi away from the Wu Family.

"Duo’er’s mother, Pandi... you’re a member of the Wu Family, you can’t leave."

Wu Musheng saw Mrs. Hong holding the baby, and Tong Pandi being supported by Mrs. Hong, taking one difficult step at a time.

Following them was Duo’er clutching a bundle.

Tong Pandi steadied herself and said, "Wu Musheng, from this day forward, I am no longer a woman of the Wu Family."

Though her voice was weak, it was resolute.

The snow thickened, leaving a layer on the ground.

Tong Huaqiong, worried that Tong Pandi walking so soon after childbirth would cause problems, instructed Su Chengmin to carry the thickly wrapped Tong Pandi to the carriage.

Fortunately, Su Chengmin, though from the old ways, wasn’t inflexible; he knew saving a life was more important than propriety between men and women in such moments.

Su Chengmin took Tong Pandi from Cai Wenpo, carrying her steadily.

This act infuriated Wu Musheng.

Wu Ren and Mrs. Qiao felt disgraced, believing their son had been cuckolded.

Even though they had decided to divorce Pandi, they still believed that even in death, she would be a ghost of the Wu Family.

Being part of the Wu Family, she shouldn’t even glance at another man, let alone be held by one, without being unfaithful to the Wu Family.

Mrs. Qiao cursed, "Shameless, no wonder you want a divorce. You’ve been having an affair."

Tong Huaqiong retorted, "Having an affair? You’re practiced at it, are you?"

Mrs. Qiao was so angry she nearly fainted.

Tong Pandi showed no reaction to the insults and abuse.

In her past life, she would never have spared a glance for another man, but now for survival, being carried by one is nothing.

Su Chengmin carried Tong Pandi toward the exit, only to be blocked by Wu Musheng.

Wu Musheng, eyes bloodshot, cursed Su Chengmin and Tong Pandi as a pair of shameless creatures, but Su Chengmin kicked him aside.

Wu Ren was heartbroken to see his son kicked twice.

Mrs. Qiao, clutching Tong Huaqiong, screamed about murder, but Tong Huaqiong pushed her aside.

"Murder? This family truly did kill the daughter-in-law."

"Where are the Wu Family members? Where is the midwife? Gather them all up."

Tong Huaqiong turned to see some government officials entering, led by Jiao Yamen, a trusted officer of County Magistrate Liu.

Jiao Yamen frequently visited Qinghe Bay and was well-acquainted with Tong Huaqiong.

Responding promptly to the charcoal seller’s report, he led other officers through the snow to Black Dragon Pond.

Jiao Yamen saluted Tong Huaqiong.

With a glance at the crowded yard, he guessed it was a family dispute brought to the authorities.

Wu Ren, familiar with Jiao Yamen, stepped forward to complain, "Lord Jiao, you’re here just in time."

Mrs. Qiao, clutching a handkerchief, pointed at Su Chengmin and said, "Who’s killing whose daughter-in-law? What are you talking about, Lord Jiao? Look, my daughter-in-law just gave birth, hasn’t even finished her confinement, and her aunt is coaxing her into a divorce."

"My daughter-in-law quarreled a bit with my son a few days ago, what couple doesn’t have disputes? But her aunt came running to back her up, making a fuss about their divorce. There’s a saying that it’s better to dismantle a temple than a marriage. Why did my son end up with such a wife... wailing..."

Mrs. Qiao began to sob.

Little夫妻 squabbling is normal, but inciting them to divorce is indeed excessive.

However, having dealt with Tong Huaqiong before, Jiao Yamen didn’t believe she’d shun reason.

So Wu Ren asked, "Wu Lizheng, did your daughter-in-law have a son or daughter this time?"

Tong Pandi struggled to say, "Lord Jiao, I gave birth to a daughter, both times were daughters. I initiated the divorce to protect my two daughters, it’s unrelated to my aunt."

Jiao Yamen understood.

It was all because of the sons.

The Wu Family wanted a son, but the daughter-in-law gave birth to daughters twice, leading to dissatisfaction and talks of divorce.

As far as he was concerned, Tong Pandi had to divorce.

If she couldn’t give birth to a son, she should just bring in a concubine to bear one.

He’d seen wives being divorced for failing to bear sons; this was his first time encountering a husband being divorced for such a reason.

Jiao Yamen looked at Tong Huaqiong with a difficult expression and said, "Local lady, in the end, it’s still a family matter of the Wu household."

Tong Huaqiong interrupted him, "Letting the midwife kill the mother in childbirth is also a family matter? If I hadn’t come, my niece would be dead."

Tong Huaqiong didn’t even need to guess Jiao Yamen’s thoughts.

His thoughts represented the mindset of most people in that era, considering Tong Pandi’s situation to be a family matter of the Wu Family. As long as no one dies, outsiders and the government wouldn’t intervene.

Even if like in the past life, the child was drowned, the government would not pursue it.

After all, it was common knowledge in that time that a girl’s life was as worthless as grass.

Someone like Tong Pandi, suffering abuse from the in-laws for not bearing a son, would be seen as deeply flawed for wanting a divorce.