Has the City Lord's Manor Fallen on Such Hard Times?

Zhou Wanwan looked at those people and said, "Then keep these people! As for the rest, do whatever you want with them."

In one night, Zhou Wanwan led her men to ransack the entire city lord's mansion.

She turned and went back to sleep. The next morning, she went to see Madam Pei and said, "Hmm! You've saved your life, but I still want to ask you, was it worth it for a man?"

Madam Pei nodded and said:

"I've died once, so now I understand."

I just don't understand why I'm like this. His family is clearly trying to destroy me, but I don't dare to fight back.

Isn't this just like a woman from ancient times?

Oh! Isn't that just a woman?

It's not just women in ancient times who are like this; many modern women are still accustomed to swallowing their anger.

Actually, this is the result of being indoctrinated with certain ideas from childhood, just like pyramid schemes.

From a young age, people have been constantly telling you how women should be, and so on.

Then these women will become like this.

There are still many women who are awakening in modern times, but in ancient times, such awakening was extremely difficult.

Those who awakened even a little bit of awareness all became extraordinary women in history.

Zhou Wanwan couldn't bear to look at these things, she continued:

Why not resist?

If you don't fight back, they'll think you're easy to bully, and the easier you are to bully, the worse they'll bully you.

Pei Shuang nodded and said, "I just think he's the city lord, and my brother can't beat him, so even if he went, it wouldn't make a difference."

Zhou Wanwan looked at her and said, "Have you tried it? Have you suggested it?"

Pei Shuang shook her head and said, "No."

Zhou Wanwan smiled and said:

"So now I'm giving you a chance. Go to the city lord's mansion today and ask for a divorce. If he doesn't agree, you'll have to take your dowry."

Then make several copies of your dowry list and show them to everyone that the city lord's mansion used all of your dowry.

If he has any sense of shame, he will definitely return your dowry; this is just the first step.

The second step is to go to the county government and file a complaint against him..."

Pei Shuang looked at Zhou Wanwan and said:

"Should I go to the county government to report him? That wouldn't be appropriate, would it?"

I have three daughters. If I sue him, none of my three daughters will be able to get married.

Zhou Wanwan looked at her and said:

"If I hadn't saved you yesterday, you would be dead now. How could you possibly take care of your three daughters?"

What kind of good life can your three daughters possibly have?

Only when you become strong will your three daughters be able to live a good life.

Do you really expect them to provide a dowry for your daughter and give her a good future?

The Daya immediately knelt down and said, "Mother, please divorce him! I have no intention of getting married in this life."

Second Sister and Third Sister also knelt down. Second Sister looked at her mother and said, "As long as we're alive, that's enough. We don't need to think about anything else."

Pei Shuang nodded and said, "Alright, I'll divorce him today. I want the whole city to know what his family did to me."

Zhou Wanwan looked at her with satisfaction and nodded, saying, "Yes, that's how women should be. I'll go with you tomorrow."

Pei Shuang was taken aback and said, "Let's forget it! The people in the City Lord's Mansion are all difficult to deal with."

Zhou Wanwan raised an eyebrow and said, "It's nothing. I'm only going with you because I know you'll be tough to deal with."

The Old Scholar Tree will definitely stay by her side to protect her.

Besides the Old Scholar Tree, the only things capable of dealing with the city lord are the dozen or so trees under its command.

All those trees went back last night because they are incredibly strong. The city lord's mansion is so large that it would have been very difficult to move them back without them.

As soon as Pei Shuang stepped outside, she saw the city lord approaching and saying, "Pei Shuang, you're alive? Come back with me quickly, something's happened at home."

Pei Shuang looked at him coldly and said, "You're here. That's perfect. I want a divorce."

The city lord laughed, "Pei Shuang, what joke are you talking about? Come back with me right now."

Pei Yong came out of the house and looked at the city lord, saying:

"Chu Liufeng, how dare you show your face here? You really have no respect for my sister."

You almost drove my sister to her death this time. Now she wants a divorce. You'd better sign the divorce papers right away!

Chu Liufeng said impatiently:

"What divorce? Someone like Pei Shuang, besides me, who would want her?"

Moreover, after all these years, she hasn't even been able to give birth to a son.

Concubine Ruan, who was standing nearby, suddenly spoke up:

"Husband, please don't speak of my sister like that. It makes her feel so aggrieved and upset!"

Sister, something happened at home, and we need you to go back and take charge.

You are my legal wife and the mother of my two sons. If you don't go back, what will happen to the family?

Pei Shuang sneered, "Don't call me 'sister,' I'm not your sister."

Chu Liufeng frowned and said, "Why are you still so jealous? Your Pei Family's family traditions are really good; they haven't changed at all over the years."

Pei Yong shouted loudly:

"The family traditions of the Pei Family are evident to all."

What kind of person my sister is, is obvious to everyone.

Everyone says my sister is gentle, virtuous, and a good homemaker.

You clearly favored your concubine over your wife, almost causing my sister's death, yet you're putting all the blame on her."

Chu Liufeng sneered:

"So you found a backer, Pei Shuang. After all these years, how come you haven't improved at all?"

What's the point of dragging your brother into this? I'm the one you're living with, so come back with me right now.

Otherwise, I'll divorce you and make you leave with nothing.

Pei Shuang looked at him and chuckled softly:

"Leave with nothing? I had a grand wedding with a lavish dowry and a magnificent ceremony."

But what do I have now? Anyway, here's my dowry list. If you're unwilling to return my dowry, I'll take you to the authorities.

I wonder if you can afford to lose face like that?

Chu Liufeng gritted his teeth and said, "Pei Shuang, why are you so obsessed with money? You weren't like this before."

Concubine Ruan, who was standing next to her, looked at her and said:

"Sister, you gave this dowry voluntarily, how can you take it back now?"

If the old lady knew what you did, she would be heartbroken.

Pei Shuang scoffed coldly:

"When I starved to death, when I died of illness, when you kicked me out to live in the backyard, you were still unwilling to give me my dowry."

You just want to wear me down and take my dowry, right? I'll do the opposite.

"Chu Liufeng, you're a city lord, how could you do something like embezzling your own wife's dowry?"

Those around whispered among themselves, "Wow! Has the city lord's mansion become so poor that they're actually using their own wife's dowry?"

"I thought the city lord would be so glamorous! Turns out, he's just like everyone else!"

"The city lord's wife used to be so kind; every year at the end of the year she would give relief to the poor people."

But they didn't do it this year; it turns out the dowry was all embezzled!

"I heard that the city lord's wife almost starved to death by the city lord. She was so hungry that she had to beg with her three children!"

"Huh? The City Lord's Mansion actually did something like this? I've really learned something new."