"No, if I go back with you, it will affect you getting a wife."
"A married daughter being chased back home, if word gets out, it will be bad for our family's reputation."
"Last time I heard, Shi Zhengang and Mei Hui are already looking for a match for you. I can't ruin your chances of getting a wife."
Shi Yushu was persuaded by Shi Lin for a while and was somewhat moved.
She also missed the days when she was at home. Although she still had to work, she ate well every day, had meat to eat, and didn't have many worries...
Compared to now, it was incredibly comfortable.
But when she thought that going back would harm the family's reputation and prevent her Son from getting a wife, she didn't dare to entertain the idea of returning home anymore.
People in this era still had very traditional ideas.
Marriage in this era basically only ended with the death of a spouse; divorce was rarely mentioned.
"What chased back home?! I came personally to pick you up to come home! How is that bad for your reputation?
Besides, you know my reputation isn't that good anyway, so this won't make a difference.
Go, go pack your things, bring Pandi and Laidi, and come home with me."
Speaking of the names of his two nieces, Shi Lin also felt a surge of anger.
This Liu Family clearly prioritized sons over daughters, displaying it openly without any attempt to conceal it.
"If you keep hesitating, I'll go home and drag Shi Zhengang over to invite you back. If Shi Zhengang knew you were living like this in the Liu Family, he'd come with a gun, do you believe it?"
Wah~
Shi Lin's words directly broke through Shi Yushu's defenses.
She couldn't hold back anymore and burst into tears with a wail.
"Sob sob..."
The past few years since she married into the Liu Family had been truly difficult for her, especially after her second daughter Laidi was born. The blatant mistreatment from her mother-in-law had driven her to the brink of suicide multiple times.
Others said their Shi Family also prioritized sons over daughters, insisting on having a Son after giving birth to five daughters.
In fact, Shi Zhengang and Ye Meihui were somewhat biased towards sons, but the Old Man and Old Woman were actually very good to their five daughters and never mistreated them in terms of livelihood.
They were not like the Liu Family, who treated male babies like treasures and directly called female babies 'money-losing goods'.
Finally, after Shi Lin brought up Lao Die, Shi Yushu finally made up her mind to go home with Shi Lin!
She first washed her face, pretended as if nothing had happened, and went to the neighboring courtyard, to her in-laws' place, to carry back her second daughter, Liu Laidi.
Then she went inside to pack her and her two daughters' clothes.
After packing, she went to the main hall and said to Liu Defu:
"Husband, there are some matters at my maiden home. I'm taking the two daughters back to stay for a few days."
Shi Yushu thought they would most likely have to return, so she didn't want to make things too awkward. She planned to go back and stay for a few days first, and then see the situation before returning.
If Liu Defu could split the family for the sake of her and her two daughters, then she would definitely not fear hardship or fatigue and would come back to manage the household diligently with him.
Ultimately, she wasn't without feelings for Liu Defu; it was purely that the Liu Family was too abusive.
However, what she didn't expect was that after Liu Defu heard her words, he actually said,
"There's still a pile of work waiting in the fields. If you go back now, how can I manage?"
As soon as he said this, Shi Lin, who had been watching coldly from the side, finally couldn't hold back.
He stepped forward in one stride and punched Liu Defu fiercely in the left side of the face.
Bang!
Liu Defu was knocked to the ground by his punch.
Then Shi Lin continued to move in, pinning Liu Defu down, punching him left and right.
Bang bang bang!
"Are you even a person?! When my Fourth Sister married into your family, she was fair and plump. Look at the state she's in now?!"
"I've been putting up with you for half the day, not wanting to hit you in front of the children, but you're still showing off? Work in the fields? Is my Fourth Sister your family's long-term laborer?"
"She just gave birth three months ago! Look at how you've worn her down in three months! Are you even a man?!"
"Son of a b*tch, none of you in this family are good people, I'm going to..."
Shi Lin truly couldn't suppress his temper. He gave Liu Defu a good beating, cursing as he hit him, and his words became increasingly vile.
If Shi Yushu hadn't been desperately holding him back, he would have had the urge to beat Liu Defu to death.
Thinking about it now, he felt that a large part of the reason his Fourth Sister had such a miserable life in his previous life was because of Liu Defu.
After beating him, Shi Lin also packed up everything he had brought earlier, including the rice and flour he bought later, and took it all with him, not leaving Liu Defu a single bit.
On the back seat of the bicycle, Shi Yushu held the two children, looking at Liu Defu, who was leaning against the doorway with a bruised and swollen face, tears streaming down her face.
"Hold the children tight, let's go."
Shi Lin didn't want to stay in the Liu Family for another minute. He instructed his Fourth Sister, stepped on the pedal, straddled the bicycle, and headed home!
And just at this moment, from the neighboring courtyard, Liu Defu's parents' yard, which had been silent, suddenly came a sharp voice from an Old Woman,
"Once you're back, you're no longer part of our Liu Family! From now on, we'll go our separate ways, don't come back to our Liu Family again!"
Hearing this, Liu Defu, leaning against the door, was stunned for a moment.
Shi Yushu on the back seat of the bicycle was also startled, then her face turned bitter, and tears flowed like a breached dam, impossible to wipe away.
"Lao Liu, stop, stop... I... I'm not going back..."
Shi Yushu said, crying.
However, Shi Lin didn't stop the bicycle and said in a low voice, "Sit tight, don't let the children fall out."
After saying that, he sped up his pedaling and shouted loudly:
"Old b*tch, we wouldn't come back to this kind of hellhole even if you sent a sedan chair to invite us! If you dare to bully my Fourth Sister again, I'll beat you too!"
He shouted this loudly, and it echoed particularly clearly in the silent night, allowing the surrounding villagers who were watching the commotion to hear it clearly.
Some villagers who didn't know the whole story also started gossiping about the Liu Family.
As for the Old Woman of the Liu Family, she was so angry that her face turned ashen, and she almost couldn't catch her breath.
In fact, as early as when the little fatty and the others were scared away by Shi Lin, the Old Woman had been paying attention to the movements in the neighboring courtyard.
When Liu Defu was being beaten by Shi Lin, they heard it clearly next door.
But today, the Liu Family Old Man and Liu Defu's Brother had both gone to the County. Besides Liu Defu, there were no other adult men at home.
The Old Woman was also afraid of going over to the next courtyard and being beaten by Shi Lin, that hooligan...
So she hadn't gone over. Only when they were about to leave did she come out and say something harsh, intending to control Shi Yushu.
Normally, her words could indeed control Shi Yushu.
Unfortunately, the one who came to pick Shi Yushu up today was Shi Lin. Shi Lin would not be threatened by her; he even wished his Fourth Sister would completely break ties with the Liu Family.
As a reborn person, he had seen countless divorced people in later generations and didn't think there was anything shameful about divorce.