Chapter 1787 Divorced

The shopkeeper was also annoyed. He could understand it once or twice, but if it happened again, the shopkeeper would be ungrateful.

He wrote to his employer about the matter, and the girl's uncle wrote back, instructing him to give another three hundred taels of silver at once, so that the matter would be settled completely and there would be no further contact.

The shopkeeper followed the instructions and, when Chen Bing returned, wrote a contract to show that the debt of gratitude had been repaid.

Although Chen Bing was reluctant to let go of this big fish, he was a powerless man and dared not say anything. In the end, he bargained down the price to 350 taels.

From then on, including the initial five hundred taels, Chen Bing received a total of one thousand taels of silver.

A thousand taels of silver is an astronomical sum that ordinary people could never earn in a lifetime.

With a huge sum of money in his hands, Chen Bing lived an exceptionally carefree life from then on.

Later, when Grandma Fang felt better, she noticed that Chen Bing's attitude towards her had become very perfunctory, and she finally realized that something was wrong.

But by the time she learned the truth, it was too late. Chen Bing had already used the money to open a shop in the city.

The shop isn't big, but it's definitely making money.

Grandma Fang confronted him and made a scene, but Chen Bing was not afraid at all. He wrote her a letter of divorce on the grounds that Grandma Fang had no children.

Grandma Fang's temper was actually somewhat similar to that of Old Mrs. Shu Yu; she couldn't stand such treatment, and if she didn't want this kind of man, she simply didn't want him. But she was unwilling to accept it; why should he have used her as an excuse to extort so much money, only to have him benefit from it all in the end?

She disagreed. They had only been married for two years, and according to the laws of the Great Su Dynasty, he could only divorce his wife if she had not conceived for at least three years.

Chen Bing didn't care; if Granny Fang refused to leave, he had plenty of ways to deal with it.

He started openly appearing in front of Granny Fang with women, cursing her as a barren hen, saying that she was now alone and had no one to rely on, and that she would never have children in the future, so she might as well just wait to die.

Grandma Fang was already in poor health, and Chen Bing's torment made her condition even worse.

She tried to talk to the shopkeeper, but he wouldn't listen to her at all. He said that since they had already signed a contract to settle things, he wouldn't interfere in their affairs as long as they didn't bother him.

Granny Fang was helpless and desperate, even considering going to the yamen to sue Chen Bing.

However, Chen Bing had already bribed one of the constables in the county government, and before Granny Fang even got close to the county government office, she was beaten out.

It was the old lady of the Guan family who saw her and took her home.

At that time, Chen Bing was already considered 'rich and powerful'. Ordinary people like them had no connections or relatives here and were no match for him.

The old lady of the Guan family advised her that now that she was the only one left in the Fang family, she should take good care of her health. If she were to ruin herself like this, how would she face them in the future?

As long as the green hills remain, there's no fear of running out of firewood.

Grandma Fang thought of her sister. Knowing her sister's personality, she knew that if she knew she was ruining herself like this, she would probably be so angry that she would jump out of the ground.

Grandma Fang listened to the advice, calmed down, and had a peaceful talk with Chen Bing.

She could leave, but she had no money and was sick, so Chen Bing had to give her money.

She immediately asked for two hundred taels, which Chen Bing was naturally unwilling to accept. In the end, they bargained down to one hundred taels. Moreover, Chen Bing demanded that Granny Fang never set foot in the county town again, as he did not want to see her.

Granny Fang agreed. She left feeling very aggrieved, but with the one hundred taels of silver, she finally managed to recover her health.

(End of this chapter)