Gu'er and the others returned to their city about a week later, after selling all their goods and buying more to take back.
Naturally, it was a fruitful trip.
When she saw Sun Jiaming, she learned that Zhou Mazi and Li Hua had finalized their divorce. All three children were in Zhou Mazi's custody, and he was not responsible for Li Hua's surgical expenses.
The Zhou children had no objections to their parents' divorce. In their eyes, Li Hua was a useless, insignificant person. She had nothing, couldn't earn money, had spent a fortune on surgery, was now in debt, and needed someone to care for her. They had no desire to live with her whatsoever.
So, no matter how bad Zhou Mazi was, they agreed to stay with him. He was the head of the household, the man of the family—their pillar of support.
