Who understands? He traveled through time with a high-spec spatial ability.

Madam Xu sighed, "Your father and I knew from the beginning that he wasn't a good man. How could someone who bosses his own mother around be a good person?"

I tried to be humble and polite in front of you, but no matter what I said, you wouldn't believe me. Oh well, there's no point in dwelling on the past.

Seeing his daughter remain silent with her head down, he continued, "Are you afraid that your father and I won't agree to your divorce?"

Qiao Furong remained silent.

Xu tried to quell her anger, but couldn't. Afraid of frightening her granddaughter, she muttered a curse under her breath.

"How could someone as strong-willed as me give birth to such a spineless coward like you? Knowing that men are worthless, I should have thrown you away long ago. If only you had come back and told us sooner, we wouldn't have had to suffer for so long."

He hits you, hit him back. Can't you beat him? Why not hit him while he's asleep? Why not tie him up and beat him? Why not tie him up and then run back to your parents' home with Yu'er? I gave birth to three older brothers for you, and you still let yourself be bullied like this!

Now you have to be so careful even when asking about divorce, you're driving your mother crazy!

Qiao Furong was stunned by her mother's barrage of angry words, standing there dumbfounded, staring at Xu Shi helplessly. Despite being verbally abused, she felt an indescribable sense of satisfaction.

She understood. Her mother wanted to tell her that no matter what happened, she still had her family to rely on, and there was nothing to be afraid of. Even if they divorced, it wasn't a big deal!

Since her brother and sister-in-law brought her back, her father and brothers discussed how to avenge her. Her sister-in-law and mother also reassured her and comforted her.

Her eldest niece went to great lengths to travel to the county for her sake.

Faced with all of this, Qiao Furong felt truly content. She felt she had received enough love and support, and her heart was filled with gratitude.

She threw down the handkerchief in her hand, hugged Xu tightly, and tears welled up in her eyes.

It was already dark when Qiao Jingjing returned to the village. There were no streetlights, making the road appear exceptionally dark and eerie. She could only take out an outdoor spotlight from her spatial storage to illuminate the path ahead.

When she arrived at the village entrance, she carefully put her things away to avoid attracting attention.

This made things difficult for Xuan Yi, who was following behind. He was afraid that Miss Qiao would misunderstand that he was stalking her, so he kept a certain distance.

Xuan Yi saw a bright dot of light moving in the distance. Since there was no moon tonight, visibility was very limited, so he didn't dare to ride too fast. Gradually, the distance between him and Qiao Jingjing increased, and he was eventually left behind.

Qiao Jingjing returned home and told Qiao Wanjun the news, then ate and rested for a while. If it weren't for her aunt's kindness, she really wouldn't want to go out in this cold weather.

When Xuan Yi arrived at his residence, he told Tantai Zhou everything he had seen. Tantai Zhou didn't say anything. Before Xuan Yi returned, he had already heard Qiao Jingjing riding back on horseback. Knowing that she was safe and hadn't encountered any trouble was enough for him.

He wasn't curious about what she was going to do or who she was going to associate with.

Even if their relationship changes in the future, he won't interfere too much, let alone the fact that they are just in a normal relationship now.

She has her freedom.

At this moment, Tantai Zhou didn't feel anything was amiss. Perhaps he didn't even realize that he felt differently towards this girl who was several years younger than him. Nor did he realize the implications of the phrase "future change in relationship."

A glint of light flashed in Doctor Feng's eyes. Something was wrong with this kid, and what's more, he himself didn't realize that something was wrong with him.

The next day, the three Qiao brothers put aside their personal grudges and, with a few young men from their village, went to Shangyang Village in a menacing manner. Qiao Jingjing told them to go first, while she went to find Young Master Tan to write a divorce agreement, in triplicate.

The reason we asked him to write it was because he lived nearby, much closer than the village head's house.

When the villagers of Shangyang Village saw that it was from Daba Village, they knew that the village had come to support them, so they quickly called over Village Chief Zhu.

The group arrived at Zhu Dayou's house. The courtyard was quiet, and the man was still fast asleep inside.

Bang bang bang!

The Qiao family was so angry that they banged on the door.

Zhu's mother came out cursing, "Who is it? Did their father or mother die so early in the morning? Why are you banging on and on? Stop banging!"

Just as she unlatched the door, it was pushed open. Zhu's mother collapsed to the ground, realizing the intruders were all from Daba Village. She knew something was wrong! She quickly scrambled to her feet and shouted, "Dayou, run! The Qiao family is here! Run!"

Someone shoved Old Lady Zhu aside, and she staggered backward before finally sitting down on the ground, howling and throwing a tantrum.

Zhu Dayou was woken up by the banging on the door and then heard his mother yelling for him to run. He frantically got dressed and tried to escape. But his backside wasn't healed yet, so where could he run? He was cornered in the room and subjected to a beating.

"I'll beat you to death if you hit my sister."

"Let's see if you dare to bully women again!"

"I've been wanting to get back at you for a long time. You dare to hit my sister Furong, and you dare to dodge? I'll teach you to dodge!"

When Village Chief Zhu arrived, he saw Old Lady Zhu get up and rush into the house to break up the fight. From inside the house came Zhu Dayou's pleas for mercy and his wails.

"Hey, what's going on? Let's talk this out! Can you give me some face and stop?"

Remembering the purpose of his daughter's trip, Qiao Wanjun called out, and everyone stopped.

He bowed respectfully to Village Chief Zhu, a gesture often reserved for juniors. His daughter had suggested a policy of politeness before resorting to force: "Uncle Village Chief, we shouldn't be causing trouble in your village. But this kid is a scoundrel; he indulges in all sorts of vices—drinking, gambling, whoring, and prostitution."

They beat my sister almost to death and even wanted to sell her child. We couldn't bear not beating up this scum to vent our anger. As a man, I feel utterly ashamed.

As the village chief, how could he not know the inside story? He also despised Zhu Dayou's behavior, but he was the only scholar among the surrounding villages who had passed the imperial examination, so he could only protect him to some extent.

Thinking of this, he tried his best to be considerate, "Qiao family, as the saying goes, couples always quarrel in bed and make up in bed. Who can live without feeling wronged or arguing? You've already fought, so why not let this matter pass and bring Qiao back to live a good life? What do you think?"

The hot-tempered Qiao Wangen immediately retorted, "No way! If your daughter were beaten like this by her husband's family, would you settle things so easily?"

Qiao Wanjun smiled. "Village chief, if that's what you say, I agree. It's just that Zhu Dayou is incorrigible, and we're worried he'll make the same mistake again when we get back."

"Why don't you act as my guarantor? If he gambles, whores, or beats my sister again, I'll ask you to take responsibility, okay? Every time he makes a mistake, I'll come to your house and learn from his example, how about that?"

The village chief was speechless, and Qiao Wanjun didn't give him a chance to speak either, "Don't you have confidence in him? You wouldn't be afraid to vouch for him, would you?"

"This..." He glanced at Zhu Dayou with a troubled expression, truly hating the kid to death. He knew what kind of person this guy was; if he had listened to advice, he wouldn't be in this mess.

Qiao Wanjun revealed his trump card: "Village chief, you probably don't know that the county magistrate already knows about what this mud-covered fellow has done, and his qualification as a child scholar has been revoked. You're still in the dark, aren't you?"

The tricks my daughter taught me are really effective; the other side is completely dumbfounded.