Old Madam Li originally thought that Heaven had given her a second chance to come back to teach these unfilial children a lesson.

But she realized she was wrong.

Heaven had allowed her to relive her life to live differently from her past life.

To have a second chance at life is incredibly rare; she should cherish it and live the remaining years for herself.

Why waste her time and energy on those men of the Lin family?

“Li Shuping, that’s enough!” Lin Yongnian scolded with a dark face. He had apologized, yet she still wanted to make trouble.

It seemed he had been too good to her these years.

The saying “You hit your wife, then you pamper her” still stands true!

Lin Yongnian: “Haven’t I been good enough to you? I make money and hand over my entire salary for you to manage. I don’t fool around with other women, I come home after work, and I haven’t beaten you much over these years. How many men like me are there in this world?”

“I think I’ve been too good to you! You’ve got the audacity to cause a scene over such a trivial matter,” Lin Yongnian said with a gloomy face.

Old Liu: “Old Lin, don’t act like you’re the best man in the world. I also hand over my salary, and I’ve never hit my wife.”

Aunt Zhao: “Old Liu, you’re much better than Old Lin. When Cui Fang came to live with him, he even boiled brown sugar eggs for her.”

Old Liu: “…”

The people in the yard chuckled at him, but he didn’t think it was shameful to make brown sugar eggs for his wife.

If you don’t treat your wife well, who else will you treat well?

Old Madam Li sarcastically remarked: “Handing over your salary and not fooling around with other women—doesn’t that sound like the bare minimum requirement for a man? You’re just being a man! You haven’t beaten me in a few years, and you think that’s being good to me! Why am I so cheap?!”

Old Madam Li’s words left many of the women present silent.

Indeed, these are all the basics, yet men like Old Lin who can barely meet the basic expectations still claim to be good men.

They think women are lucky to marry such men.

But truth be told, compared to many other men, Old Lin is actually considered quite good.

“What do you want? What do you really want?!” Lin Yongnian shouted, stomping his foot, almost enraged to death by her.

Old Madam Li looked at him firmly and said, “Divorce, I want a divorce!”

She could no longer tolerate serving him like a servant, nor did she want to waste the precious second chance she had been given on a family that had drained her of all her energy and still thought she wasn’t doing enough.

This marriage must end!

Old Madam Li’s words were like a thunderclap in the middle of a clear day, leaving everyone stunned into silence.

Although it was a new society now, divorce was still considered quite a shocking event.

Even if a couple fought or had serious arguments, they would rarely ever speak the word “divorce” openly.

For those words to come from Li Shuping’s mouth was nothing short of earth-shattering.

Lin Jianshe and Liu Qin had just returned home and, as they approached the yard, saw that neighbors had gathered in front of their house.

They immediately thought that his mother had come back and started causing trouble again with his father.

Lin Jianshe let go of Liu Qin and squeezed ahead to the door, where he heard his mother say she wanted a divorce.

He was stunned for a moment, but then he thought that his mother must be doing this to get his father to apologize after hitting her yesterday, scaring him into submitting.

There was no way she would actually divorce his father.

A man like his father, with such a high salary, would be hard to replace if he left.

“What… What did you say?” Lin Yongnian stammered, his hands trembling at his sides.

Hearing that Li Shuping wanted a divorce, he panicked for a moment, then his anger flared—he wanted to beat her!

Old Madam Li stood up, wiped the tears from her face, and said, “I said I want a divorce! I, Li Shuping, want to divorce you, Lin Yongnian! We’ll split the savings, half for each of us. The eldest and second sons belong to you, but Xiao Yu stays with me.”

She absolutely had to take Xiao Yu with her.

If she left and left Xiao Yu behind, she would become the next servant in the Lin family.

Hearing that Old Madam Li only wanted Xiao Yu and not his older brothers, Lin Jianshe felt extremely uncomfortable.

Lin Xiaoyu was also very surprised.

She hadn’t expected that she was so important to her mother that she was the only one to be taken, leaving her brothers behind.

“What’s going on?” Liu Qin walked over and asked.

A neighbor with a penchant for gossip turned to her and said, “Liu Qin, you’ve just married in, and now your mother-in-law wants to divorce your father-in-law.”

Divorce?

Is that true?

The old woman must be trying to scare him.

Liu Qin frowned and gave the gossiping neighbor a sidelong glance.

It made it sound like the old woman was divorcing because of her, but she wasn’t going to take the blame for this.

It was her and Jianshe who almost had their wedding ruined because of her interference.

“Why are you talking about my wife? It’s my mom who’s causing trouble, and it has nothing to do with my wife,” Lin Jianshe said, pulling Liu Qin close protectively.

“Shuping, you can’t just say something like that,” Aunt Zhao interjected, trying to persuade her. “A woman who’s divorced will be the subject of gossip.”

“That’s right, fighting is one thing, but divorce shouldn’t be thrown around so casually,” Old Wang also patted Li Shuping’s shoulder and said.

Old Madam Li knew they were trying to look out for her. “I’m not joking, I’m serious. I want a divorce. I want to live my own life, not serve these men in the Lin family anymore, not be their servant.”

Her serious expression made Aunt Zhao and Old Wang a little confused.

She really meant it.

Lin Jianshe shouted at his father, “Dad, my mom is just scaring you. If you agree, she’ll be afraid. My mom is just a middle-aged woman without a job. Who would want her if she divorces you?”

Old Madam Li shot Lin Jianshe a cold look.

He touched his nose. “Mom, don’t glare at me. I’m just speaking the truth. You have to let people speak the truth.”

Guo Xiaochun’s mother also spoke up to persuade her, “Xiao Yu’s mom, don’t make trouble. Pack up, and let’s live a good life as a family. You have it better than a lot of people, so don’t make a mess of it.”

“Yeah, Old Lin did say something wrong, but you don’t have to go as far as divorce. If you really do it, it’ll be you who suffers.”

“Exactly…”

Lin Yongnian thought his son was right—this old woman was just scaring him.

Seeing the neighbors try to persuade Li Shuping, telling her that divorce would hurt her, he was even more convinced that she wouldn’t go through with it.

He decided he needed to teach her a lesson so she wouldn’t dare cause trouble again.

“Fine, divorce. Let’s go to the Civil Affairs Bureau now,” Lin Yongnian said loudly, hands behind his back.

Old Madam Li : “You said it.”

“I said it!” Lin Yongnian shouted louder.

Old Madam Li : “Whoever doesn’t divorce is a dog’s daughter.”

“Who, who doesn’t divorce is a dog’s daughter.” Lin Yongnian closed his eyes and repeated, not wanting to lose in front of others.

“Let’s go, go inside and get the documents. We’re going to the Civil Affairs Bureau,” Old Madam Li grabbed Lin Yongnian’s hand, leading him inside to get their household registration book and documents, not wanting him to back out.

This old woman really knows how to hold out.

He was curious how long she could keep this up.