Chapter 34: Who Did She Marry?

Alright, it seems Fang Shi has completely forgotten about the time she wanted to sell Lin Ruanyuan to Master Ding's household.

Now, when mentioning the divorce letter, she speaks without any shame or hesitation.

"Since the divorce letter has been written, it means you initiated the divorce with Miss Lin. Now you claim it was forced, are you planning to go back on it?"

The scholar carefully folded the divorce letter, handed it back to Lin Ruanyuan, and asked.

"I didn't want to divorce her, so how could I regret it?" Fu Tian, missing a tooth, spoke with a lisp.

The scholar was taken aback, his mouth twitching slightly, but he managed to suppress his laughter.

"I said, since the divorce letter is written, she is no longer a member of the Fu family. Even though you were once married, you have no relation now."

Waving his hand, the scholar spoke sternly.

"Who... who... who was ever married to him?" Lin Ruanyuan's voice grew colder.

She thought this scholar didn't seem very smart. Having a kind heart was one thing, but he also had poor eyesight.

With Fu Tian's lecherous face and listless eyes, how could he be fit to be her husband?

"Hmm?" The scholar was stunned.

"I... I... am a widow." Lin Ruanyuan said proudly, holding her head high.

Scholar: ....

A widow? That doesn't seem like a good term. Why does this girl seem as happy as if she had won a top honor?

"Ruanyuan, your mother has lowered her head, and Tian has been beaten by you to vent your anger. That's enough. Pack up quickly, and let's go home together."

Taking a deep breath, Fang Shi spoke coldly.

"Master Ding's household is in trouble now; he won't want you as a concubine anymore. If you don't come back with us, how do you think you can survive as a divorced woman?"

Fu Tian, still in pain from his missing tooth, snarled at Lin Ruanyuan with a twisted expression.

His expression was both ridiculous and laughable.

However, Lin Ruanyuan caught the key point in his words—Master Ding's household is in trouble.

No wonder the servants from Master Ding's household hadn't come by for so long.

It seemed that something happened at their place, and they were too busy to capture her.

Thinking of this, Lin Ruanyuan's mood improved, and even her gaze towards Fang Shi softened.

"What, are you scared now? If you're scared, come back with us. Even though you're a stutterer and caused my brother's death, my mother and I are kind-hearted and can't bear to see you wandering and being humiliated."

Fu Tian raised his eyebrows triumphantly and stepped forward to pry the scholar's hand away.

"I... I... got married." Lin Ruanyuan still stood with her arms crossed, speaking softly from behind the scholar.

Hearing this, everyone's expressions froze.

Fang Shi and Fu Tian looked as if they had eaten dung, their mouths half-open, staring at Lin Ruanyuan with wide eyes.

Chen Shi had a mocking expression, her gaze flitting between Lin Ruanyuan and the scholar, as if saying, 'See, I told you this scholar is her lover.'

The scholar was shocked, staring at the girl behind him. She had been divorced for less than a month, and she got married?

Wait, could she have lied to get out of this? But someone would have to help her cover this lie, and it seemed only he could do that...

"You got married? My son died less than a month ago, and you got married? And you say you have no lover."

Fang Shi's face was extremely ugly. She gritted her teeth and pointed a trembling finger at Lin Ruanyuan, crying.

"My brother died, and you didn't mourn for him but got married?" Fu Tian also found it unbelievable.

"Divorced... so what... mourning..." Lin Ruanyuan sneered again, mocking them.

This mother and son duo were truly idiots, one more foolish than the other. Being stupid was one thing, but coming to disgust her was another.

"Mother, she must be lying. Who would want a stutterer with a hard life?"

"Unless he's blind."

Fu Tian noticed something wrong from the scholar's shocked expression and immediately snapped back to his senses.

He tugged on Fang Shi's sleeve and loudly reminded her.

Being too excited and with his lisp, he ended up spraying Fang Shi's face with saliva as he spoke.

Fang Shi frowned, wiped the spit off her face in disgust, and looked at the scholar.

"She said she got married, could it be to you?"

"Who... who... who said it was him?" Lin Ruanyuan quickly said, not waiting for the scholar to speak.

But in her agitation, she stuttered, taking a long time to get the words out.

"Not him?" Fu Tian laughed.

He knew this little stutterer was making things up. With her speech impediment, who would want her?

He could barely accept her himself after losing his wife. If he had a better choice, he wouldn't consider this stutterer.

Luckily, this stutterer hadn't consummated the marriage with his brother, so she was still somewhat of a maiden, and he wouldn't be too disadvantaged.

The scholar turned and gave Lin Ruanyuan a look of exasperation. This girl, she was smart earlier, why was she being foolish now?

If she just said she married him, wouldn't he help her?

"Alright, I know you're unwilling. Don't worry, after you come back with me and have a son, my mother and I will make sure you're well-fed."

Fu Tian waved his hand and stepped forward to pull her.

"Please behave yourself." The scholar stepped forward, blocking Fu Tian three steps away from Lin Ruanyuan.

His action left Lin Ruanyuan, who had just clenched her fists, with no excuse to lash out.

"She said she didn't marry you, why are you, a scholar, meddling in others' affairs?" Chen Shi sneered, with some oil from wolf tooth potatoes still on her lips.

While Lin Ruanyuan and the others were arguing about marriage, she had secretly eaten several wolf tooth potatoes.

She had to admit, this stutterer's food was indeed delicious. If she wasn't afraid of being caught, this whole tub of potatoes wouldn't be enough for her.

"Ruanyuan, your mother and Tian have come to take you home, so stop being stubborn. Pack up, and let's go back together." She called out to Lin Ruanyuan again.

"Exactly, pack up, it's getting late. Let's go home quickly." Fang Shi looked at the items again, her desire for them written all over her face.

"Scholar, did you hear that? We're going back. Step aside and don't delay our family reunion."

Fu Tian, speaking through his missing tooth, lisped with every word.

While everyone was distracted, Chen Shi grabbed a few more wolf tooth potatoes from the tub and stuffed them into her mouth.

The red oil from the potatoes smeared her mouth, chin, and hands.

She then wiped her oily hands on her clothes, glancing around to see if anyone noticed.

Lin Ruanyuan watched these shameless people, her fists by her sides clenched so tightly they were sweating.

Today, it seemed there would be no peaceful resolution with these people.

The scholar, although kind-hearted, might get hurt if a fight broke out.

With this in mind, she reached out, intending to push the scholar aside.

But as soon as she extended her hand, it was caught by an iron grip.

"Wife, time to pack up the stall." A hearty voice came from beside Lin Ruanyuan.