Ruling the Historical Romance Novel as the Female Supporting Character-Chapter 357: The Mi Family’s Complete Break

Unlike the low pressure following Xia Weiguo’s situation, things were chaotic with Mi Hongwei. Once Old Mrs Niu was dropped onto the sofa, she immediately slid to the floor. "I’ve sinned too much! Losing my husband young, losing my son old, and now my only son is unfilial!" She wailed, beating the ground.

Fang Xuewei and her daughters, who followed in, grimaced in disgust but didn’t approach. They figured it was better to let their father deal with their grandmother.

"Xuewei, pack up my Mom’s things. I’ll take leave from work soon to send her back to her hometown," Mi Hongwei said coldly, glaring at Old Mrs Niu. Fang Xuewei, initially planning to discuss divorce, froze at this suggestion, a wave of unexpected joy rising within her as she headed towards Old Mrs Niu’s room.

Old Mrs Niu was stunned by Mi Hongwei’s words, watching her daughter-in-law’s face light up with joy as she prepared to gather her things. With a loud cry, she broke down again. This time, her tears were far more heartfelt. "You heartless things really want to drive me away! I’ll report you to the team; you’re all so ungrateful!"

She never expected to be sent back alone. Though her children had faced hardships, her life was far better than others in the village. After all, her son was a prominent leader who could bring her along for a comfortable life. When she left the village, everyone came to see her off, and she had the chance to humiliate those old women she had quarreled with for years.

Returning now in such disgrace would mean she could never hold her head high again, especially with those old women still alive and bitter. They would surely take their revenge on her. Even the son of the high-ranking official would be of no use if she was sent back like this.

"Where will you report? I’ll take you there! Let’s clear up all the trouble you’ve caused over the years. Then I’ll resign and go back to farming with you, divorce Xuewei, and give her our two daughters and all our money and belongings," Mi Hongwei stated firmly, his face cold.

"Why should everything go to her?! She’s not even a Mi! Those daughters of hers will just be someone else’s dowry! Why should our family’s things go to her?!" Old Mrs Niu shouted fiercely.

She gasped, her breathing quickening as if she might faint from anger.

"Because Mi Baoqian and Mi Baoxin are Mi! To be precise, you and Xuewei are not Mi family. So I’ll leave the money and belongings to those with the Mi surname. What’s the problem with that?" Mi Hongwei, having been a leader for many years, usually spoke softly and tried to please everyone, but his experience on the front lines had toughened him.

Old Mrs Niu was left cold, unable to comprehend her son’s words. But it was clear he was furious, and each word was like a dagger in her heart.

"Mom, all the things you’ve said to Xuewei also apply to you. Because you’re my mom, I could resign and go back to the village to help you farm, but you say men shouldn’t do housework or enter the kitchen? I’ll stick to that. And as for marrying another wife, forget it. I won’t do it. You can complain wherever you want, but marrying someone respects personal choice. From now on, it’ll just be meager meals, but don’t worry, as long as I eat, you will too."

His words not only cut off Old Mrs Niu’s thoughts of marrying another daughter-in-law but also obliterated her hopes for the family’s future.

"No! You can’t resign or divorce Xuewei!" Old Mrs Niu rebutted desperately. She couldn’t return to a life of having nothing.

Fang Xuewei emerged with two bags and threw them at Old Mrs Niu’s feet. "Dream on! This family has me but not you, or vice versa!" She mocked with a cold smile.

"Ungrateful! How did my son end up with such a wicked wife?" Old Mrs Niu reached to claw at Fang Xuewei but was caught by Mi Hongwei.

"Enough! This is my decision! You can either return to the village and stay there, and I’ll send you ten yuan a month, or I can resign, apologize to everyone you’ve offended over the years, divorce Xuewei, and go back to the countryside with you."

"No! I won’t choose either! Son, I know I was wrong! I won’t make trouble again; I’ll stay at home, won’t go anywhere, just forgive me this once."

Old Mrs Niu was unwilling to choose between the two options.

"Mom, you’ll never change. If you don’t choose, I’ll pick the second option for you," Mi Hongwei said, frowning with impatience. His mother wasn’t truly remorseful; she was just temporarily afraid of the consequences.

"You ungrateful child, you’re trying to kill me!" Seeing her pleas were futile, Old Mrs Niu changed her tactics. She got up and charged at the wall. 𝒇𝓻𝓮𝓮𝙬𝙚𝒃𝒏𝓸𝙫𝒆𝙡.𝓬𝓸𝒎

But neither Mi Hongwei nor his daughters, Mi Baoqian and Mi Baoxin, stopped her. She reached the wall but, scared of the pain, hesitated and stopped.

Looking at her son, who seemed to expect this, and her two indifferent granddaughters, she cried out, "You heartless girls, are you really going to watch me die?!" She reached for them.

Fang Xuewei rushed forward and shoved her to the ground.

Old Mrs Niu fell and cried out in pain. "Is there no justice when a daughter-in-law hits her mother-in-law?"

"Since I’ve decided to divorce Mi Hongwei, you’re no longer my mother-in-law! If you want to hit my daughters, I’ll fight you!" Fang Xuewei glared at her fiercely, as if ready to devour her.

Old Mrs Niu had never seen such a fierce side of her, and she shrank back in fear.

Mi Baoqian added, "Grandma, how many years have you spent crying, throwing tantrums, and threatening to hang yourself? Moreover, if we stop you now, you’ll only offend someone else. If it weren’t for you, my dad could have been promoted long ago.

Now he wants to go back to farming, and we don’t want to be unable to attend college because of you. We also don’t want your quarrelsome mouth ruining any chances of good matches coming our way."

"Exactly! You never thought highly of us anyway," Mi Baoxin chimed in.

Mi Hongwei felt that his daughters’ words were harsh, but given the circumstances, he let them speak their minds. Otherwise, his mother might still believe that everything she did over the years was justified.