Looking back now, I realize I completely forgot this most important point.

Gao Dani's face turned pale and then red. Gao Dashan knew perfectly well that she hadn't explained things clearly.

He glared at Ning Jing with a look of disappointment and frustration, then pondered for a moment.

“Let’s go to Xishan Village and ask the Zhao family for the grain. If they can’t come up with it now, just tell them that the divorce is off.”

Gao Dashan was prepared for both possibilities. Moreover, after hearing his eldest daughter say that the Zhao family needed to raise grain, he wondered who had that much grain these days.

There's definitely no time to gather the money right now.

Taking this opportunity, he sent Da Ni back to the Zhao family.

Gao Dani pouted, not wanting to go, but Gao Dashan grabbed her from the next room and pulled her outside.

The two of them tugged and pulled each other to the door of the house, just as Aunt Liu from next door rushed over in a hurry.

She had just raised her hand to knock on the door when she saw Gao Dashan and Gao Dani struggling together after the door was opened.

Aunt Liu looked Gao Dani up and down. She had only been married into the Zhao family for a few months, but Gao Dani's skin had become much fairer and her cheeks, which had been thinner, had become much fuller.

Looking at her clothes, it was clear they were newly made, worn only recently, and without a single patch.

Unlike when Gao Dani was in the Gao family, even though she was the eldest, her clothes were always tattered and patched up. She would only change into a new set of clothes when they were completely unwearable.

Judging from the looks of it, the Zhao family certainly didn't treat Gao Dani harshly, at least not in terms of food and clothing.

"Sixth...Sixth Aunt?"

Gao Dashan and Gao Dani were both surprised that Aunt Liu would come over, and they stammered out their words.

The reason Gao Dani became connected with the Zhao family was because her sixth aunt knew the eldest daughter-in-law of the Wang family.

When Wang Guihua returned to her parents' home, she mentioned that she wanted to marry Zhao Genlin.

It was only then that Wang's eldest daughter-in-law mentioned this matter while chatting with her sixth aunt.

The reason why Aunt Liu introduced Gao Dani was because Gao Dashan usually appeared to be a kind and gentle person in the village.

In addition, Gao Dani, as the eldest sister, helped her father take care of her younger brothers and sisters-in-law. She was capable of doing everything and was considered a very capable person in the countryside!

That's why she acted as the matchmaker.

But Gao Dani had only been married for a short time when news of her divorce from the young man from the Zhao family came out.

She didn't know about this at first, since everyone was busy making a living and had no time to care about anything else.

However, this time, when Aunt Liu went to the Wang family to borrow grain, she thought that since she had helped the Wang family's nephew get a wife, the Wang family probably wouldn't refuse.

Unexpectedly, the Wang family not only turned her away but also implied that the Gao family's daughter she introduced was a marriage scam.

This news terrified her.

She was still unwilling to give up, so she kept banging on the door, determined to get to the bottom of things.

Out of consideration for their past acquaintance, Wang's eldest daughter-in-law recounted the entire story of what had happened in her husband's family.

When she heard that the Zhao family had promised to give Gao Dani 500 jin of grain in order to divorce her, she was completely stunned.

His face was burning, and he felt ashamed to face the eldest daughter-in-law of the Wang family.

Gritting his teeth, he hurried back.

He didn't even go home, and went straight to the Gao family's house.

She had initially wondered if the Zhao family had treated Gao Dani badly, and if there was some hidden reason behind it.

But seeing Gao Dani like this now, what's there to explain? It's all crystal clear.