Yu Ruyue took out the divorce letter mysteriously and showed it to everyone with great pride.

"Did you see what's written on it? A divorce letter!!"

"It's even stamped with the official seal. Do you know what this means? I'm Yu Ruyue! I'm free!!!"

Yu Ruyue cheered with her arms raised, her eyes full of smiles.

Yu Dehou and Liang Shulan were stunned for a moment, then stood up excitedly, unable to conceal the joy on their faces. "Really?! My precious daughter is finally out of this misery!"

Yu Dehou quickly took the divorce letter and looked at it from left to right, but he couldn't understand what was written inside.

Qin Haowen took it and said, "Uncle, let me read it for you."

Yu Dehou immediately handed over the divorce letter and urged, "Hurry! I want to hear with my own ears what that little bastard wrote."

Liang Shulan hugged Yu Ruyue tightly, tears welling up in her eyes, "My precious daughter has suffered!"

"From now on, we will never get married again, and mother will never urge you again!"

Liang Shulan actually always regretted why she had been pushing her daughter to get married. If she hadn't pushed too hard, Ruyue wouldn't have worked herself to death, trying to prove that she could live well on her own...

She didn't understand what happened at that time. It might be because there were too many accidents in the family, or it might be because she felt that she would not live long. She always wanted to find someone who could accompany her daughter and love her so that her daughter would not be so lonely when she and Yu Dehou died.

But she ignored the hardships she would have to go through after getting married...

"I was wrong before. My baby is so outstanding and can live well on his own. From now on, we will be a family and depend on each other. I will never force you again. Don't blame me!"

Liang Shulan's crying made Yu Dehou couldn't help but wipe away his tears secretly...

Yu Ruyue's throat choked, and she shook her head with red eyes. "Don't blame me! I know you have good intentions, but I only blame myself for not being able to reassure you..."

Qin Haowen and others were watching from the side and were genuinely happy for Yu Ruyue.

After the three members of the Yu family calmed down, they felt that their hearts were getting closer.

"Okay! Stop crying and eat the watermelon quickly. It won't be cold in a while."

Yu Dehou and Liang Shulan quickly wiped their tears and invited Qin Haowen and others to eat watermelon together!

Qin Haowen had seen all sorts of novel delicacies in Kyoto. He'd eaten everything the emperor had eaten, even things the emperor hadn't. But he'd never seen anything like this bright red fruit with an icy, cool aroma. He picked up a piece with one hand, and the cool sensation spread from his palm all the way to his body. After taking a bite, the sweet, cool feeling slid down his throat and into his stomach. The cool feeling instantly spread, and even though it was a scorching summer day, he felt incredibly refreshed.

He Ye's eyes sparkled, and her mouth was full. When she swallowed the watermelon in her mouth, she exclaimed, "I've never eaten anything so delicious! It's a must-have for cooling off in the summer heat!"

The other three little girls also took one bite after another. It was so delicious that they were speechless!

Yu Ruyue held the watermelon in one hand and a small bowl in the other. "Those black ones are the seeds of the watermelon. Don't swallow them. Spit them out. Next year, let's find a sandy piece of land on the mountain and plant more!"

Qin Haowen and his companions all ran to the kitchen, each found a small wooden bowl, and started eating watermelon while spitting out the seeds.

After Qin Haowen finished the piece in his hand, Yu Ruyue quickly stuffed another piece into his hand, but he kept staring at the watermelon and seemed reluctant to eat it.

Yu Ruyue guessed what he was thinking at a glance. "Hurry up and eat it. I've saved some for Aunt Qin. She's weak and drowsy now, so she can't eat this cold watermelon. Once we're done, the watermelon's coolness will have mostly dissipated. You can take it back and give it to Aunt Qin."

Qin Haowen was deeply touched and kept thanking him.

After finishing the two watermelons, she had a simple celebration. She immediately took ten seaweed rice rolls, ten sausages, and a pot of braised meat, and brought her parents to the village chief's house.

Shen Jiaojiao was just about to go find Yu Ruyue when she saw her coming over and was extremely happy.

Yu Ruyue immediately took out a silver hairpin and a pair of silver earrings and handed them over. "This is a thank-you gift from the Li family. I think these two items suit you very well, so I picked them out especially for you."

Shen Jiaojiao took the hairpin with sparkling eyes and put it in her hair. She then happily took the earrings and tried them on her ears. "How do you think they are? Do they look good?"

Yu Ruyue nodded, "Of course she is beautiful. After all, Jiaojiao is beautiful."

Shen Jiaojiao blushed at the compliment, then shyly took out a purse from the house and handed it over, "I embroidered this myself. The stitching isn't very good, so please don't dislike it."

Yu Ruyue quickly took it and hung it around her waist, shaking it. "Thank you, Jiaojiao! It looks great."

"Tsk! You're so pretentious!" The happy and friendly atmosphere between the two was interrupted by Zhang Huiyun's sarcasm.

Shen Jiaojiao glared at her angrily, "Sister-in-law! If you can't stand us, just move out immediately. My father has already found a house for you in Hexi Village. What are you still doing here?"

Shen Chengye heard the noise and walked out of the house. His face was gloomy and he asked, "Shen Jiaojiao, how can you talk to your sister-in-law? Don't you know that the eldest sister-in-law is like a mother?"

Shen Jiaojiao curled her lips, "Brother! My mother is not dead yet, I don't need her to be my mother."

Village Chief Shen opened the door and agreed with a grim expression: "Your father and mother are still alive! There's no need for you to be in charge here."

"I've already found a house in Hexi Village. Since you want to split up, pack up and move out quickly."

As soon as Shen Chengye mentioned dividing the family, he immediately stopped talking.

Village Chief Shen snorted coldly, then looked at the Yu family with a smile, "Brother Yu! How did you find time to come here?"

Yu Dehou laughed and said, "Hahaha! We don't come here for no reason!"

"Oh? Is there anything I can help you with?!"

Yu Dehou raised the things in his hand and said, "Come on! Let's go inside and talk."

Village Chief Shen immediately welcomed the person in with a smile on his face, "Jiaojiao, go make three bowls of sugar water."

Shen Jiaojiao made a face at Shen Chengye and Zhang Huiyun, then immediately ran happily to the kitchen to make three bowls of sugar water.

Inside the house, Yu Ruyue explained her purpose. Village Chief Shen smiled uncomfortably. "To be honest, it was my youngest son who came back and told me that he had met Shen Shu here. They were studying in the same academy. But at the time, I thought less is more, so I didn't tell Ruyue the news. I'm really sorry that she suffered for so long!"

"Don't worry, this matter was originally done by my Shen family, which was not righteous. I will definitely help you with the family tree matter."

In fact, from the perspective of Village Chief Shen Shen, the Yu family and Shen Laocai are both unreasonable and unruly people. He just doesn't want to get into trouble.

The three members of the Yu family understood, so there was no unhappiness on their faces. They exchanged many polite words and drank a bowl of sugar water, and the matter was finally settled.

Before leaving, Yu Ruyue warned, "Uncle Shen! This matter must be kept secret. Don't tell anyone else in the village. You know my eldest uncle is a pitiful person. He's not loved by his father, his mother doesn't love him, and he's sick. I did a lot of things to hurt him before, so I've always wanted to make amends!"

Village chief Shen understood that if he didn't have this identity, if Yu Ruyue said a few more words to Shen Chou, the gossips in the village would have to argue for a long time, which would be really troublesome.

So he nodded in agreement.

After everyone left, Zhang Huiyun immediately confronted Shen Chengye, "Go take a look at your father's room. The Yu family is so rich, with gold and silver. They must have given your father even more."

"We haven't gotten the county's seal on our separation documents yet, so we're still a family, so we have a share of whatever the Yu family sends us!"

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