The next morning, Zhao Dahua got up early, packed her things, and went back to her parents' home.

At this moment, Li Rouniang had already taken the children to the Mo family. When Zhao Dahua entered, Granny Zhao asked in surprise, "Why are you back today?"

"Mother, let me ask you, was there a silver bracelet in my dowry?" Zhao Dahua asked directly.

"Oh, that's true." Granny Zhao nodded casually. Zhao Dahua, remembering the grievances she suffered yesterday, immediately said angrily, "Then why didn't you tell me about this? Do you know? Because of this, my mother-in-law gave me a good scolding. She thought I was deliberately hogging the silver bracelet and not giving it to her."

"What? Your mother-in-law dares to bully you? Watch me teach her a lesson, she's gone too far!" Granny Zhao was furious when she heard this, and she quickly got up to go out and confront Zhao Dazui.

"Mom, please don't cause me any more trouble. Just give the bracelet back to me right now, and I'll return it to her," Zhao Dahua said.

"Why should we give it back to her? That's your dowry, Da Hua. Let me tell you, don't be confused about this. I didn't keep this bracelet on purpose. I was thinking that you could get a divorce in the future and I would give it back to you. Otherwise, wouldn't it just be a waste for Zhao Da Zui?" Granny Zhao said.

Zhao Dahua listened in silence, thinking that what her mother said made a lot of sense. She couldn't let herself suffer in vain, so she wouldn't take it back. There was nothing Zhao Dazui could do to her.

"Girl, what happened to your face?" Only then did Granny Zhao see clearly that Zhao Dahua's face still had some redness and swelling that hadn't subsided.

"It's all because we had a fight yesterday over this bracelet, and then Zhao Dazui and his family actually started hitting me." Zhao Dahua lowered her head and cried in grievance.

"I'm so angry! Daughter, you wait at home, I'm going to find Zhao Dazui and confront him." When Zhao's mother heard that her daughter had been bullied, she was immediately displeased and hurriedly went out to find Zhao Dazui.

"Mom, don't go. That family is unreasonable, and your brothers aren't home either. You'll only suffer if you go," Zhao Dahua tried to stop her.

In this village, the strength of the men in a family is the most important factor in fighting. Those with fewer men are naturally more vulnerable to bullying. Zhao Dazui is usually the one being bullied because of Da Niu's physical disability. Therefore, Zhao's mother has always been superior to Dazui. However, now that her two sons aren't around, she does need to be more discreet.

Granny Zhao thought her daughter's words made sense, and touched her daughter's face with heartache, saying, "Dahua, I'm sorry you had to suffer. Wait for your brother to come back, and I'll teach Zhao Dazui a lesson."

"Yes, it'll be fine once my brother comes back. There are still two months left." Zhao Dahua was also looking forward to it, but then she became worried again: "But Mother, if I don't take this silver bracelet back, she will still beat me."

"If she dares to hit you again, just cry, make a scene, and threaten to hang yourself. I'm sure she won't want to escalate the situation," Granny Zhao advised her daughter.

But Zhao Dahua thought about it and realized that she would be the one suffering in the end.

So she said weakly, "Mother, why don't we return the bracelet to Zhao Dazui? She paid for the bracelet in the first place."

"Silly girl, you can't be foolish. She paid for the bracelet to coax you into marrying her. Now that you're married, she wants the bracelet back. What's she up to? Just tell Zhao Dazui that the bracelet is with me. Let her come and get it if she dares." Granny Zhao would rather die than give up the bracelet; it was heavy, easily weighing an ounce. Zhao Dahua was at her wit's end.

Zhao Dahua stayed there for a while, but then she got bored and started thinking about her Brother Wu and the grievances she had suffered the night before. She was eager to see Scholar Wu, so she said to Granny Zhao, "Mother, I'm going back."

"What's wrong? Leaving so soon? Have lunch at your mother's, I'll cook you something delicious," Granny Zhao urged.

"No, Mother, I'm going back. I still need to explain this bracelet matter to my mother-in-law." Zhao Dahua waved her hand listlessly and left.

Granny Zhao shook her head helplessly. She knew that Da Hua harbored resentment towards her, after all, she had kept this matter from Da Hua, causing Da Hua some distress. But she was doing it for Da Hua's own good. Da Hua would eventually understand her good intentions.

As for Zhao Dahua, after leaving Granny Zhao's house, seeing that no one was around, she quietly went to Wu Xiucai's place. Wu Xiucai hadn't seen Zhao Dahua for a long time and missed her dearly, so the two of them quickly went to the room...

After their passionate encounter, Zhao Dahua told him about what had happened the day before. Upon hearing this, Wu Xiucai said bitterly, "Zhao's family deserves to die. Dahua, your grievances will not be in vain. When I pass the imperial examinations, I will definitely come back and avenge you."

Touched, Zhao Dahua hugged Wu Xiucai tightly, saying, "Brother Wu, I'll be waiting for you."

Wu Xiucai kissed Zhao Dahua's forehead affectionately, then sighed and said, "This Zhao Dazui is the most greedy. Last time she ran into the two of us, she took all my savings. Actually, that bracelet was basically bought for you with my money."

Zhao Dahua asked after hearing this, "Is this really true?"

Wu Xiucai nodded and said, "Of course it's true. Think about it, the bride price for a girl in our village is only half a tael to one tael of silver. There's no way she'd give any dowry or anything like that. Zhao Dazui is so generous. She's just taking the money from me and using it on you. She's doing all the work of being a good person."

Zhao Dahua said bitterly, "I was initially touched, thinking she was very sincere, but I didn't expect it to be like this. It seems my mother was right, this bracelet should not have been given to her."

Wu Xiucai nodded: "Yes, this bracelet is a big flower that I bought for you. Why did you leave it with your mother? It would be so much better if you wore it every day. Consider it a token of our love."

Zhao Dahua was tempted but also hesitant: "Brother Wu, you don't understand my mother. She definitely won't agree to let me have the silver bracelet. Besides, I'm afraid that if I take the silver bracelet back, Zhao Dazui will snatch it away and I won't be able to get it back."

Wu Xiucai nodded and said, "That makes sense, but you can leave the silver bracelet with me and come to me every day to wear it and look at it."

Zhao Dahua was also tempted, so she nodded and said, "Then I'll go back and talk to my mother about it this afternoon."

"Alright, Da Hua, it's still early, why don't we do it again?" Wu Xiucai said, lunging at Zhao Da Hua once more. He felt a surge of joy; great, with this silver bracelet, his tuition was secured.