Although Cao Zhushi was a civil servant, he was called Cao Manzi by others because he had a bad temper and a strong body.

He was unable to get promoted because he couldn't speak or do things.

However, his Cao family was considered a wealthy family with many officials, and he also had a cousin who was a prefect, so he did not take He Wenyan seriously.

To be honest, he did not agree with his daughter's marriage. It was his mother who made the decision.

It was impossible to expect him to speak tactfully in front of He Wenyan. He had never learned how to speak tactfully in his life.

"Don't your family love your daughter? But I do. My daughter's mother died early, and I'm a careless person. My mother was worried about raising my daughter herself. You are a filial son, and so am I. I can't let my mother suffer for my daughter.

"Let's put it this way. We're both men, so let's be frank. I'm attracted to your son. How about you let him become my son-in-law in the Cao family? I'll treat him like my own son and won't let him suffer any injustice. I know I'm putting you in a difficult position by acting this way, so let them divorce."

He stood up, walked to the door, opened it, and said to the servant outside, "Call your master in."

He Shanluo knew that his father-in-law was coming, and he was already nervous. He let him in and knelt down as soon as he came in.

Cao Zhushi pulled him up and said, "Good boy, don't be like this. Aren't you making it difficult for me as your father-in-law? Your father and I have agreed that either you become my son-in-law, or you and Yue'e divorce and then we can get married separately. Don't worry, my Cao family can afford to raise a granddaughter."

He Shanluo, who had just been helped up by his father-in-law, fell to his knees again and said, "Father-in-law, I don't want a divorce."

He was so anxious that tears came to his eyes.

Manager Cao sighed repeatedly, "Look, look, whose family ends up like this after having a child? Son-in-law, if you don't divorce, you'll make things difficult for your father. Your father is a filial son. I knew that even when your father and I were no longer relatives. As a son, you have to give your father face. As for a wife, if you divorce and marry again, you have to think carefully about it next time you marry a wife, and you have to get the in-laws to promise that she can only give birth to sons, not daughters. My Cao family doesn't have the ability to do that, and we dare not guarantee it. Please be kind and spare my daughter's life. Do you really want my daughter to suffer the same fate as your mother?"

He Wenyan's face flushed, he stood up and said, "That's enough!"

Cao turned around and said to him, "I haven't finished talking yet, and you think you're satisfied? If you weren't in this state now, a few punches from me would be the least of your worries. You coward!"

He then turned to He Shanluo and said, "I don't want my daughter to get divorced either, but you can't protect her. You are the eldest son of the He family, and I am putting you in a difficult position by forcing you to become a live-in son-in-law. How about this, for your mother's sake, I will let Yue'e live with your mother. If you are willing to live there and still be my son-in-law and be a filial son of the He family, I will not stop you. I will tell your mother that Yue'e will be your mother's daughter, and when you marry again, Yue'e will marry someone else."

Officer Cao had just heard He Wenyan yelling and threatening him, and he was so angry. He thought to himself, "I haven't even yelled and threatened you yet, why are you still so angry?"

Seeing his son-in-law being so cowardly, he became even angrier and walked out directly, asking the servants in the yard to take him to his daughter's room.

Cao Yue'e didn't know what her father was doing there. Seeing that her father looked unhappy, she didn't know what had happened.

Cao, the chief official, came in and said, "Your father-in-law said that his grandmother has gone insane. Dad is worried that it's not safe for you to live here, so he's sending you to live with your mother-in-law."

He talked as he walked, and came to his daughter's bed, wrapped her in a quilt, and carried her out.

Cao Yue'e was so scared that she didn't dare to move. She knew her father was being reckless. How could he carry her out like that?

He Shanluo followed closely all the way, and he was so anxious that he didn't know whether to stop him or not. He just followed behind and kept shouting "Father-in-law".

Cao, the head official, carried his daughter out and put her in the carriage. He stood in front of the carriage and saw someone passing by looking at him. Regardless of whether he knew him or not, he said to the person, "The old lady of the He family has gone insane. My daughter can't even take care of herself after the baby is born. Send her to live with Madam Xiaojie."

The only people who could pass by here were the neighbors nearby. When they heard what Master Cao said, they were surprised. Then they saw the eldest son of the He family coming out, and he was so anxious that sweat broke out on his face.

Cao, the chief official, said to He Shanluo, "Don't worry. Yue'e will definitely take good care of your mother, and your mother-in-law will visit from time to time. Your grandmother's illness can't be delayed. If she can't sleep, she will go crazy and hurt others. I think you should send your father to live in the manor. Your father can't run fast, what if he gets hurt by your grandmother again?"

After saying this, he drove away in the carriage himself.

Mo Chenxi didn't come out at all. She didn't go over when Master Cao came over, and it wasn't Madam Cao who came over.

She had heard from her father that Master Cao was a very special person and always did things beyond people's expectations. Back then, Old Lady Cao raised her granddaughter by her side since she was a child because she was worried about her son.

She didn't know what Master Cao and He Wenyan talked about. Later, Master Cao asked Shanluo to go again. She thought that Master Cao wanted to teach them a lesson, but who knew that he actually took his daughter Cao Yue'e out directly and said he would send her to her.

It was impossible for Mo Chenxi to go out and stop them, so he asked someone to pack up Cao Yue'e's things, and asked the wet nurse to hold his granddaughter He Huizhen and pack up some of her things. He went back without saying goodbye to anyone.

As soon as she entered the house, Cao Zhushi came out from the gatehouse and bowed to her, saying, "I have brought Yue'e back. From now on, I will let the young couple live with you. From now on, I will leave everything to Madam Xiaojie."

After saying that, he left.

Mo Chenxi hurried to Cao Yue'e's room and saw Cao Yue'e sitting on the bed wrapped in a quilt with a look of horror on her face.

Mo Chenxi asked someone to prepare a heater, and took out a quilt to wrap Cao Yue'e. He reached out and touched her hand. Fortunately, her hand was still warm.

Cao Yue'e asked anxiously, "Mom, what happened?"

Mo Chenxi said, "I don't know yet. I'll ask Mother Wang to find out later."

She couldn't say anything to Cao Yue'e at the moment. At least she had to wait until she calmed down.

"Don't think too much. I guess your father loves you and wants to feel more comfortable with me. He must have come here today to tell Shanluo's father about this."

Cao Yue'e felt embarrassed and explained, "My father is sometimes like this. My grandmother would scold him when she got angry."

"It's okay, you don't have to worry about it. The sky won't fall anyway. Just take good care of yourself and Huizhen. Everyone will have food to eat, so you don't have to worry about it."

At the Cao family, after listening to what her son said, Mrs. Cao went up and slapped him hard, regretting that she had let her son speak out in anger yesterday.

Knowing that your son might do something inappropriate, why do you still want him to go?

"Why don't you think before you act? Aren't you making things difficult for Yue'e?"

Cao, the head of the family, rubbed his arm, which had been hurt by his mother's beating, and said, "The Mo family always wants to prevent their daughter from getting into trouble, so what? Some people are just like that, and if you give me a foot, I will give you a foot. But people like the He family will take you as weak and easy to bully if you take a step back. I'm not the Mo family. If I don't say anything, or if I say something and don't let me finish my words and vent my anger, then I'm not the Cao family!"

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