Wu Caiwei sneered, "Why would we divorce? Should I tell everyone that it's because you have your eye on Mrs. Zhou and want to live off her?"
Xu Yijie immediately cowered. He didn't know when it started, but he felt that this woman was someone who would do what she said, someone who would go to any lengths. She wasn't afraid, but he was. He quickly said, "Don't, don't. I'm not here to talk about that today. I came to ask if it's true that the pills Zhang's family has been selling recently were developed by you?"
Wu Caiwei was not surprised that he had heard the news and nodded frankly.
Xu Yijie said with great distress, "How could you be so foolish? With the prescription in hand, why didn't you tell me? If we made it ourselves, the money we earned would be ours. If I could have gotten rich, would I have looked for other women? Wouldn't it be good for our family to live together?"
Wu Caiwei said dismissively, "If that were the case, your true colors wouldn't have been revealed. When you had money, you would still have looked for other women, and I would have lost out big time."
Seeing that he couldn't get past that point, Xu Yijie quickly changed the subject, "We've been together for so many years, how come I never knew you knew medicine?"
Wu Caiwei knew this was the main reason he had come today and said calmly, "Doesn't everyone have secrets? Just like you disappeared for a few years, I never expected you to do something like this."
Xu Yijie coughed involuntarily to cover his embarrassment and asked ingratiatingly, "Can you tell me the formula? For the sake of being the children's father."
"You're too whimsical. You truly wrote the divorce decree. The children have no relation to you now, so don't try to get close to us. Do I look like the kind of fool you can control?" Wu Caiwei sneered, wondering how this man had such thick skin to still be talking about this with her now.
"Others don't know about us, but you know in your heart, don't you? The reason I wrote the divorce decree was just for show. In my heart, I still loved Shuqin," Xu Yijie quickly defended himself.
Wu Caiwei looked at him solemnly, "Let's make things clear today. You abandoned my mother and daughter for wealth and status. I've already had the divorce decree filed with the yamen. I will remarry in the future, and my daughter will take a different surname. From now on, she will have nothing to do with you."
Hearing this, Xu Yijie shot up from his seat. He suddenly felt as though he had been deceived. He pointed at her for a long time, unable to speak, because he knew she was telling the truth. Yet, at the thought of something, he endured it, as if he hadn't been angry moments ago.
Then, he spoke kindly to Wu Caiwei, reminiscing about their childhood memories, trying to soften her heart. Unfortunately, Wu Caiwei was as hard as stone. No matter what he said, she firmly maintained her position.
Finally, Xu Yijie left reluctantly. After dark, he returned to the Xu family and told Xu's mother what had happened to Leng Shuixiang in the city, which shocked them.
Before dawn, their son left again. Xu's father and mother quickly tidied up and rushed to the Leng family's home.
Although the Xu parents were a bit curious why Xu's mother had come to their house so early, they still warmly welcomed them in.
Seeing that the Lengs hadn't eaten yet, the Xu parents knew they had arrived too early and said somewhat sheepishly, "Look at you living in thatched cottages and eating simple meals. You all came from the same family, why is there such a big difference?"
Upon hearing this, Leng's mother couldn't help but frown, "Sister-in-law, what do you mean? I don't quite understand."
Xu's mother was also surprised and asked in disbelief, "You don't know that Leng Shuixiang has already left our family? She divorced my son long ago. My son wrote the divorce letter before he had his accident. If something happened to him, your daughter could use the divorce letter to remarry. If he returned safely, they would still be husband and wife."
The Leng family looked at each other in shock. Leng's mother's voice involuntarily rose, "When did this happen? And where is my daughter now?"
Now, Xu's father and mother were also stunned, "You truly didn't know? This happened two months ago. Your daughter is amazing; she's doing very well in the prefectural city." Speaking of this, Xu's mother was a little jealous, feeling that she had doted on her for so many years in vain, yet she hadn't thought of them with any good news. For so many years, she hadn't known her daughter possessed a secret recipe.
The Leng family members felt as though she was telling a tall tale, and her words were unbelievable. They didn't understand others, but they knew what their own daughter was like. Seeing how earnestly she spoke, it didn't seem like she was lying. Could their daughter truly be doing as well as she said in the workshop?
Xu's mother saw their expressions and knew they, like her, couldn't believe it was true. She then cautiously said, "Why don't we arrange a time to go and see her together?"
Leng Jiada, the eldest brother, was a rather shrewd person. He felt that since his sister had left the Xu family, there was no need for them to have much more contact. Who knew what their intentions were?
He directly said, "We don't believe what you're saying. We have a lot of work to do and don't have time to go to the city. If you want to go, you can go yourselves."
Xu's father and mother quickly tried to persuade them, but no matter how they spoke, the other party ignored them. In the end, they left disheartened.
As soon as they left, Leng's father and mother quickly looked at their son, "Why did you say that just now? And your sister, she left the Xu family and didn't even come back to see us. How difficult it must be for a woman to live outside with a child. But is what they said true? It sounds so mysterious?"
Leng Shuizhu thought for a moment and calmly said, "After breakfast, I'll go to the prefectural city to have a look. Whether it's true or false, let's find her first."
The Leng family members nodded in unison. They couldn't just listen to others' one-sided stories; they still believed their own family.
When Leng Shuizhu arrived at the prefectural city, it was almost noon. He originally thought finding his sister wouldn't be easy. Unexpectedly, he casually asked someone for his sister's name, and the person immediately replied enthusiastically, "Doctor Leng? She's at Zhang's Medical Clinic. They're quite busy, and she probably doesn't have time to see you."
Leng Shuixiang quickly thanked him and asked for directions to Zhang's Medical Clinic as she walked. When she arrived at the clinic, the scene before her made her dumbfounded. There was a long queue at this hour.
The crucial point was that the person treating the patients was the sister he had watched grow up. He unconsciously pinched himself. Feeling the pain, he realized at that moment that he wasn't dreaming but that this was a real event.
Wu Caiwei raised her head as if she had sensed something. Upon seeing him, she smiled and said, "Brother, why are you here? Sit down next to me for a while. I'm busy right now. We can chat properly after I'm done." She then instructed someone nearby to buy her brother lunch.