Yang Qiaoqiao frowned, not expecting that the Chen family would actually dare to cause trouble.

A cold glint flashed between Huo Beixiao's brows as he turned and made a phone call to Guo Tao.

There are many things that he can't do himself, so he has to let Guo Tao handle them.

At this moment, upstairs, Aunt Xie was trembling with anger as she looked at Chen's mother, who was throwing a tantrum across the street.

Yan Suhua was prone to crying uncontrollably. Pointing at Chen's mother, before she could even utter a word, tears streamed down her face in anger.

At this moment, Xie Jiulin rushed back, supporting Xie Fengxia, whose face was pale.

Xie Fengxia, who had previously wanted to curl up into a ball whenever she saw Chen Qiang, now felt confident.

She stood in front of Chen's family when faced with Chen's mother.

"You want to settle accounts, huh? Fine, then I'll do the math with you. When I married Chen Qiang, you gave me two hundred yuan as a bride price, a 26-inch bicycle, a sewing machine, a radio, and a watch."

“When I got married, my parents gave me all 200 yuan, and added another 100 yuan as a dowry. In the first month after I got married, you said that your family had emptied their savings to pay for my wedding with Chen Qiang and that you had no money to spend, so you asked me to lend you money to cover expenses. You borrowed all 300 yuan in installments, and there was an IOU for each of these loans.”

Xie Fengxia directly threw out a thick stack of IOUs.

“In the second month, I found out I was pregnant. You coaxed me to stay home and rest, and gave my job at the textile factory to your daughter. If I sold that job, it would fetch at least a thousand yuan. You even gave me a written agreement at the time.”

Xie Fengxia then produced another written agreement.

"Let's talk about the 'three turns and one sound' (referring to the bicycle, a revolving door, a watch, and a radio). On the very first day of my marriage with Chen Qiang, you took it and gave it to Chen Yin to ride, citing that Chen Yin's job was further away. As a new wife, I couldn't argue with that. I haven't even touched that bicycle since."

Chen Yin was the one who always listened to the radio, and she always wore the watch. All the neighbors saw this; we can go to them and ask for their opinion.

"I use the sewing machine, so I acknowledge that. I'll pay you for the sewing machine, and I'll bring it back later!"

"Cough cough cough..."

After saying all this in one breath, Xie Fengxia coughed violently a few times.

Chen's mother never expected that Xie Fengxia, who had always been submissive in their family and dared not even raise her voice, would now dare to confront her directly.

Xie Jiulin helped his sister up and stepped forward, saying, "Alright, everything that needed to be said has been said. You don't need to say anything more. Just do as my sister said. Prepare the money you need and get a divorce as soon as the Civil Affairs Bureau opens!"

If you're not prepared, you won't be seeing each other at the Civil Affairs Bureau, you'll be seeing each other in court! My sister has plenty of evidence.

After Xie Jiulin finished speaking, Chen's mother was so angry that she couldn't speak.

But she quickly recovered, "You, Xie Fengxia, you little whore, you started scheming the moment you married into our family. You want a divorce, huh? Let me tell you, no way..."

"Smack!"

Yan Suhua, who had been so angry that she didn't know what to do, finally couldn't hold back when she heard Chen's mother call her daughter a whore.

He rushed forward, swung his arm, and slapped Chen's mother across the face, yelling, "Who do you think you are, you whore?"

"My perfectly good daughter married into your family, and look what you scum have done to her! She's not even human anymore, she almost lost her life."

"You've taken my job, and now you dare come here to bully me! Do you really think the Xie family has no one left? Huh!"

Even a rabbit will bite when cornered. No matter how easy-going Yan Suhua is usually, she has been pushed to her limit now that her children have been bullied to this extent.

He reached out and grabbed Chen's mother by the hair and started hitting her.

The surrounding neighbors were also filled with righteous indignation.

"Well done!"

"This shameless old beast deserves to be taught a lesson!"

"Suhua, just keep hitting her! If she dares to fight back, we'll help you beat her up!"

"Yeah, let's beat her up together!"

"Pah! They bullied our cement factory's daughter like this, and they still dare to cause trouble here? Do they really think we people in this compound are easy to bully?"

...

Although minor frictions are inevitable among the neighbors in the cement factory's residential compound, they always stand united when facing outsiders.

Chen's mother, who had been so arrogant just moments before, was now trembling with fear, unable to escape even if she wanted to.

At this moment, Guo Tao led his men directly into the Chen family's house.

Chen Yin, seeing these menacing people, tried to block them, but said, "What are you doing? This is illegal! If you don't leave, I'm calling the police!"

But before she could call the police, Guo Tao's men had already dragged Chen Qiang off the bed.

Guo Tao patted Chen Qiang's face and said, "You little brat, you've got guts! You dare to play tricks on me. You agreed to divorce my sister on this side, and then you sent your old woman to my sister's family to extort money. You've got guts! You really have guts!"

Looking at the fierce smile on Guo Tao's face, Chen Qiang felt his legs go weak. "Brother Tao, Brother Tao, you've misunderstood. How could I dare!"

It was all my mom's doing; she made the decisions on her own..."

"Alright, stop with the nonsense and let's get going!"

When Chen Qiang was taken to the cement factory's residential compound, his mother had already been beaten until her head was swollen like a pig's head.

Seeing Chen Qiang was like seeing a savior. She cried and shouted, "Son, son, you've finally come! Please save your mother! This crazy woman is about to beat me to death!"

Xie Jiulin stared coldly at Chen Qiang.

Chen Qiang quickly apologized to the Xie family, "Grandma, Mom, brother-in-law, Fengxia, it was my mother's fault. I apologize to you on her behalf. Fengxia and I will get a divorce. My mother's talk about demanding the return of the bride price is nonsense. Don't pay any attention to her."

Only then did Yan Suhua release Chen's mother.

Chen's mother immediately rushed to Chen Qiang's side.

She wanted Chen Qiang to help her vent her anger, but Chen Qiang glared at her instead.

He spoke humbly to the Xie family, "Grandma, Mom, brother-in-law, Fengxia, Brother Tao, I'll take my mom with me now! I'll bring the household registration book as soon as the Civil Affairs Bureau opens."

Chen Qiang tried to slip away by pulling his mother along.

Guo Tao stepped forward, blocking their path. "You think you can just leave like that?"

As he said this, Guo Tao gave Xie Fengxia a wink.

Although Xie Fengxia didn't know Guo Tao, she guessed at this point that he was someone Yang Qiaoqiao had found to help her.

She quickly took out the stack of IOUs and receipts and said, "Chen Qiang, your mother just said she came to settle accounts. Since you're already here, let's settle the accounts before you leave."