Chapter 102: The Divorce Is Finalized

Gu Xiaoyao merely let out a cold, mocking laugh upon hearing his curses. If Heaven truly had eyes, he would be the first to be struck down.

“You’d better not expect Heaven to open its eyes. If it truly does, your life will be the first to be taken.”

“Lazy and unproductive, you’re nothing but a tumor here. Living is just a waste of life for someone like you. Heaven won’t spare a person like you!”

No matter how much he struggled, Gu Xiaoyao showed no mercy. She used her foot to pin Gu Dacai down.

With a sickle in hand, she sliced across his index finger. Seeing the blood well up, she pressed her bloody fingerprints onto two divorce papers.

Gu Dafeng, the village chief of Shuitang, gasped upon witnessing her actions. Xiaoyao had changed so much; she was no longer the child he once knew.

“Enough. The divorce papers are sealed. From now on, you have no relation to my mother. If you dare to climb the mountain to harm her again, I’ll have you thrown into jail.”

Satisfied as she saw the two blood prints on the divorce papers, Gu Xiaoyao carefully put them away. Once back in Lotus Village, she would have Mrs. Li press her fingerprints on them as well.

Gu Dacai collapsed to the ground like a dead dog. Seeing the divorce effectively sealed, an inexplicable despair overwhelmed him.

In his current state, he couldn’t borrow money. His daughter had already been sold for twenty taels of silver, and the only other woman left to sell—his wife—was now divorced.

“My money, my money! You two old buggers actually teamed up with an outsider to cheat me!”

“I’m your son, yet she’s just a girl who married out. What are you afraid of? Are you scared she’ll really kill me?”

“Then kill me if you can! I have no reason to live anymore! Without money, what’s the point of living? Just let me die.”

Gu Dacai writhed on the ground, occasionally howling in grief. The villagers who saw this scene thought it best to keep their distance.

He had clearly lost his mind—gambled himself into madness. Otherwise, how could he say such things?

“He’s truly lost it. We’d better stay away from him, lest his madness infect us.”

“See this? Never gamble. A good man can go mad just like that.”

Some women, noticing their sons watching the spectacle, immediately tugged their ears and sternly pointed at Gu Dacai, warning them.

Mrs. Yang felt utterly ashamed. Listening to her eldest son’s curses, her heart ached. How could she have given birth to such a disgrace?

“Xiaoyao, you have the divorce papers now. Hurry home. It’s getting late—don’t stay up on the mountain and get into trouble.”

Though uneasy, she knew it wasn’t Gu Xiaoyao’s fault. The blame lay with her son’s lack of resolve. He had become worthless—a worthless man cannot keep a woman.

“Grandma, if either of you need anything, come find me on the mountain. Thank you for the divorce papers.”

Gu Xiaoyao felt that Mrs. Yang still had a conscience. At least when it came to matters of right and wrong, she understood clearly.

Having secured the divorce papers, she saw no reason to linger. As for Gu Dacai’s tantrums, she had no intention of speaking another word to him.

The crowd outside, seeing her emerge, quickly cleared a path, letting her leave the courtyard without obstruction.