"Chen Mingyue, you bitch are really going against the will of heaven!" Zhou Huang was no longer afraid of the heavy rain. She was about to rush to the eaves with a broom and fight with Mingyue, but in the end her beloved son grabbed her arm.
Zhou Chengwen looked at Mingyue with a sullen face, his eyes filled with unspeakable anger and disappointment: "Do you know that you will destroy me by doing that? Chen Mingyue, once you are married, you are bound by a hundred days of grace. We have been married for so many years, do you really think you are so heartless?"
Mingyue: Heartless? You are really a double standard. You don't care about the life and death of your wife and daughter, but you still want your wife to consider you. You have a (-this big-) face.
"Either the money and goods are settled, or you fight to the death. Anyway, I am barefoot now, so I am not afraid of those who wear shoes. I can't suffer any loss, right?" At this point, Mingyue narrowed her eyes slightly and smiled provocatively at Zhou Huang: "By the way, killing someone means paying with your life."
Zhou Chen's thoughts were seen through, and she couldn't help but shudder. Chen Mingyue's life was worthless, so she would die. She was going to be a lady of honor in the future, so she didn't want to pay with her life or die.
Instead, the sisters-in-law looked at each other, feeling that this third brother's wife (sister-in-law) seemed a little different.
Zhou Chengwen also noticed Mingyue's difference, but he still looked at Mingyue very firmly and said, "You won't make a scene, Chen Mingyue. Don't forget that your father is still a teacher in the academy. He is most afraid of losing face. If you really make a scene, he will no longer recognize you as his daughter."
Yes, Mr. Chen really cared about his face the most. For the sake of that face, he allowed his daughter to be bullied and beaten by the Zhou family, and he even thought it was his daughter's fault for not being able to give birth to a son.
The Zhou family also knew Chen Xiucai's character and knew that Chen Mingyue had no one to support her, so they dared to bully her like this.
But Mingyue doesn't care about Chen Xiucai, so why does she care whether he recognizes her or not
Besides, the original owner in the previous life was so resigned to her fate and so obedient, but what happened? Chen Xiucai still didn't let her into the house.
"Anyway, I've been kicked out by you today, and my father won't care about me anymore, so I'll just give up." Mingyue smiled and said calmly, "You can try to see if I can do it. I'm going to make it clear today. If you don't give me money, I'll see you in the academy, in the court, and, oh, by the way, in the wedding hall when you get married."
The meaning of her words was very clear. As long as the Zhou family didn't give her money, she would fight with Zhou Chengwen to the end.
No one spoke anymore, and the air seemed to have fallen into dead silence.
Mingyue just stared at Zhou Chengwen coldly, looking determined and fearless.
After a long time, Zhou Chengwen's face darkened, his shoulders and neck slowly slumped, and he said stiffly: "Give her thirty taels, and let her go!"
Mrs. Zhou Huang and several other wives of the Zhou family stared in vain, but after seeing their son's (brother-in-law's) expression, none of them dared to refute a word.
Mrs. Zhou Huang clenched the broom in her hand so tightly that her teeth were about to break, but she still listened to her son with a sullen face and went back to the house to get the silver.
Zhou Chengwen is the person with the most say in the Zhou family. He is the only son who can study well in several generations. He is the future of the Zhou family.
After a long while, Mrs. Zhou Huang reluctantly walked out with a cloth bag.
However, Mrs. Zhou Huang was still reluctant to part with the thirty taels. After all, it was almost all the belongings of the Zhou family, so she held the cloth bag tightly and refused to let go.
In the end, Zhou Chengwen snatched it away and threw it towards Mingyue angrily, "Here you go, take that little stutterer and get out of here. Don't let me see you again."
The cloth bag fell to the ground, and the broken silver and copper coins inside fell to the ground with a clatter.
The Zhou family's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were so heartbroken when they saw this that they wanted to pick it up and put it in their pockets immediately. There were thirty taels of silver in it, enough to buy two pieces of good farmland.
Zhou Huang glared at Mingyue fiercely, as if warning her that she would fight her to the death if she dared to touch the silver.
You have to know that these thirty taels are almost all the property of the old Zhou family, and they are planned to be used as travel expenses for Zhou Chengwen to go to Beijing for the imperial examination in the future. Mingyue looked at the pained look on the Zhou family's faces, and didn't care about the mud on these copper coins and silver coins. She let the little girl hug her neck tightly, squatted down, and neatly picked up the silver coins on the ground and put them back into the bag, tied the bag into a knot and hung it around her waist, and then she looked at Zhou Chengwen.
"Please give me the divorce agreement as well. I will submit it to the government and change my household registration."
Zhou Chengwen had never thought about a divorce letter. Instead, he had already written a divorce letter.
However, Zhou Chengwen also realized that things are different now. His wife is a calculating person, but she disguises herself too deeply in her daily life.
After this critical moment has passed, when he and Miss Wang's affair is settled in the future, or when he becomes an official, he will naturally have many ways to regain his face today. At this moment, he does not want to create any more trouble, so he asks Mingyue to wait a little longer.
Seeing Zhou Chengwen go into the house to write the divorce letter, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Zhou family became a little impatient, and their eyes fell on the cloth bag around Mingyue's waist one by one.
Mingyue was sweating all over and felt increasingly weak. She could only lean her body against the wall and pretend nothing had happened.
Fortunately, Zhou Chengwen's power of intimidation on the women of the Zhou family was enough, so until Zhou Chengwen came out with the divorce papers, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law of the Zhou family only dared to talk sweetly and did not dare to do anything at all, for fear of ruining Zhou Chengwen's plans.
Fortunately, Zhou Chengwen was afraid that the divorce letter would get wet and the words and seal would be stained, so he put it in an oil cloth, which saved Mingyue the trouble.
After getting the divorce letter, Zhou Chengwen had been hoping that Mingyue would say a few soft words, but instead he saw the woman who had always been weak and docile before, holding her daughter, rushing into the heavy rain without looking back.
Zhou Chengwen's face turned completely dark.
The other women in the Zhou family couldn't help but curse and almost ignored Zhou Chengwen's ugly expression.
Because, thirty taels of silver flew away.
When the other men from the Zhou family who are working outside come back in the evening, this matter will become more of a fuss.
Brothers should settle accounts clearly. Thirty taels is not a small amount!
It’s just that Zhou Chengwen has hooked up with Miss Wang in the city, so the Zhou family probably won’t offend him too much.
But this is no longer something Mingyue should think about.
After leaving Zhou's house, Mingyue felt her head becoming more and more dizzy.
The worst thing was that the little girl in his arms also blushed, her forehead was so hot that you could fry an egg on it, and she kept mumbling "Mom."
No, we have to find a place to settle down quickly.
Mingyue has no intention of going to Chen Xiucai's place in the next village again.
Through the original owner's memory, Mingyue discovered that there were many doubts about the Chen couple.
What bothered her most was whether Mr. and Mrs. Chen knew that the original owner was not their biological child
(End of this chapter)