The Jiang family was so enraged they nearly breathed fire!

Why?

Among the villagers who had gathered, many had gone to the Liu family that day to help bring Jiang Yu back.

Now, they were all confused: the divorce papers were already signed—can it really be changed?

What about the women in the future?

Will they have a chance at life?

Second Master Jiang’s face darkened, and Fifth Master Jiang was fuming with rage.

He snorted angrily, “How can this be? The divorce papers have already been filed with the government office. How can it be changed just like that?”

Upon hearing that the papers had been filed with the government, Head Constable Sun was taken aback.

He looked at Liu Yan’er beside him and asked in displeasure, “Why wasn’t I told that the papers were filed with the government?”

If they hadn’t been filed, they could just tear up the papers and be done with it.

After all, Jiang Yu’s traveling permit was with the Liu family.

If the Liu family refused to return her or planned to take her away, the Jiang family would be breaking the law.

Moreover, since the Liu family held onto the travel permit, Jiang Yu couldn’t even get into the city and would be stuck in Qili Village for the rest of her life!

But with the papers filed, the travel permit was now with the Jiang family.

The Liu family couldn’t take her back, and even the law couldn’t force them to hand her over.

Even if Jiang Yu remarried later with a new travel permit, it wouldn’t be affected.

Liu Yan’er blinked in confusion, replying, “I don’t know, my mother didn’t say anything about it.”

The onlookers murmured in displeasure: “Jiang Yu was almost beaten to death at the Liu family’s. How can she go back? Isn’t this a dead-end for her?”

“Exactly! Liu Sheng raised her and even made her pregnant! How can Jiang Yu live at the Liu family like this? It’s unbearable bullying!”

“How can a man with a wife openly marry again? Is this not breaking the law, Head Constable Sun?”

Head Constable Sun was starting to feel the pressure.

Even he, a constable, didn’t dare openly take a concubine, let alone Liu Sheng, a mere farmer!

He took a deep breath to calm his anger and gritted his teeth, saying, “Your mother, your mother… What exactly did she say?!”

Wasn’t it the Jiang family bullying them, openly snatching back the daughter-in-law they had paid ten taels of dowry for?

And then they smashed up the house and beat her; she had endured quite a bit of that.

They also said Jiang Yu was unfilial, disrespectful to her husband…

Liu Yan’er flinched slightly at the mention of it.

Her mother had been complaining that the people of Shili Village were increasingly looking down on their family.

Even though Jiang Yu was just a married woman, six or seventy strong men from Qili Village had come to help, along with over ten strong women, yet the people of Shili Village had stood by, watching the Liu family being bullied, and not one of them had helped.

This showed they didn’t expect anything from the Liu family in the future, so they refused to step in.

Her mother had said she wanted the people of Shili Village to see that even though the Liu family only had one son, his sister had found a good man.

Even without help from the villagers, they could still fight for their dignity!

Her mother said it wasn’t about money, but about face—whether the Liu family could still stand tall in Shili Village.

Liu Yan’er suddenly felt very tired.

When she was little, people looked down on them because they had no sons, but now they had one, yet they were still looked down upon…

She forced herself to cheer up, putting on a smile and softly speaking, “Head Constable Sun, we’re relying on you. My mother has never seen much of the world. She just knows that if you can bring Jiang Yu back, you will be a truly powerful person!”

“The Liu family is weak, and we’re always looked down upon by the villagers. Now, people from Qili Village dare to openly bully us. If you help us this time, even the people of Shili Village won’t dare to look down on the Liu family anymore. You’ll gain face, and the Liu family will have standing.”

When Head Constable Sun heard this, his vanity was greatly satisfied.

He didn’t care about the villagers’ complaints; he ordered Jiang Yang, “You, go bring Jiang Yu here. I’ll personally ask her what she thinks.”

A small village woman who had never been seen in the village—she would be scared, and he could threaten her with her family.

She would surely go back quietly!

Second Master Jiang said coldly, “Head Constable Sun, if you have something to say, say it to me directly.”

Head Constable Sun raised his eyebrows, not showing any respect as he asked, “Are you Jiang Yu? Can you make decisions for her? Go bring her! I don’t have much time to waste here!”

Shen Qing stepped forward, speaking firmly, “I’m Jiang Yu’s sister-in-law. Jiang Yu is living in my home, and as the eldest sister-in-law, I can make decisions for her. What is it that you want to say, Head Constable?”

Head Constable Sun hadn’t expected that these uneducated villagers would dare to contradict him.

They weren’t listening to his orders!

He squinted and looked back, seeing a fearless expression on the woman’s face, as if he wasn’t an official but just an ordinary person in her eyes.

But what she said was true—Jiang Yu was living under her care, and matters regarding her marriage were something she could decide on.

One side was resolute about not calling for Jiang Yu, while the other side, for the sake of face, wasn’t leaving either.

The two sides were in a standoff.

“Hey, Jiang Yu, how did you get here?”

“Who blabbered about this? Go back, don’t come in. Your sister-in-law and uncles are inside. They’ll handle it. Don’t worry.”

“…Thank you, Aunt, but I’ll handle my own business.”

Upon hearing this, both Head Constable Sun and Liu Yan’er were delighted.

Head Constable Sun was the first to react, loudly asking, “Which one is Jiang Yu?”

Jiang Yu, leaning on a walking stick, quickly made her way over.

Sweat beaded on her forehead, and her hair was disheveled.

Upon seeing the Head Constable, she stopped, stepped forward slowly, and answered, “I am!”

“Good. Did you willingly divorce? The Liu family has accused your family of forcibly taking you. Now, do you want to go back willingly, or should I arrest your family and question them?”

“You need not ask about my family’s crimes. What have they done wrong by helping me?”

Head Constable Sun grunted, and his smile widened.

“Tomorrow, when the city gates open, I’ll run into the stone lion in front of the yamen and die there! Let the great officials see the Liu family’s evil deeds. If the Liu family won’t give me a way out, I won’t let them have an easy time either. As for you, Head Constable, you can explain to the Liu family and the officials.”

The smile on Head Constable Sun’s face quickly disappeared, and his expression darkened so much it seemed like it could drip water.

This wasn’t about making the Liu family suffer; it was about making him suffer!

A simple village woman dared to threaten him like this?

Where did she get the courage?

No, she wasn’t afraid of death, and indeed, she wasn’t afraid of dying either.

Head Constable Sun took several deep breaths, trying to calm down.

He told himself that a man without shoes had nothing to fear from a woman who couldn’t even afford a meal.

He, at least, was a man of rank, and he shouldn’t argue with a poor woman.

He glanced sideways at Liu Yan’er, who was tugging at his arm, shaking it and calling out, “Sun Lang~”

Zhou Yan under the eaves spoke up, “Think about it—your parents treated you like that, and your younger brother isn’t much better. Why are you still helping them?

Jiang Yu didn’t treat you badly after she married into the Liu family. She barely escaped from a fire. Why are you still pulling her back into it?”

Liu Yan’er, seeing that Sun Constable didn’t respond, bit her lip and sadly said, “I’m already like this, should I not help my parents?”

“Your bad luck is because of your parents. You should blame them, not force other women into the same misfortune as you.”