Chapter 220 Retribution

Old Xu smiled and said okay.

Xu's mother sneered and said, "He's clinging to our family, trying to climb the social ladder by taking advantage of our family's influence. Do you think he'll let Nannan off so easily? You two are oversimplifying the issue."

The two old men paused, rubbed their hands together, smiled, and said, "Sister-in-law, don't worry. I have people there who can get him transferred there. Once he gets there, I'll find a way to make him agree. You just need to take good care of Nannan. She's been spoiled by you all and doesn't know how treacherous people can be. If she changes her mind about the divorce, you must persuade her to stay..."

The elderly couple exchanged a glance, and Old Xu smiled.

"Alright, it's fortunate that Nannan has an uncle like you to protect her, otherwise she would have really lost both her money and her life."

“Our daughter is still young. After she divorces Zheng Huaixin, I’ll help her find a good match. If you want her to marry into your family, we’ll find someone who meets the criteria. If you want her to have a simple family to marry into, we’ll find one. She can give you two grandsons and granddaughters, and you two can enjoy your retirement at home. Isn’t that wonderful…”

Old Xu laughed heartily, and a hint of amusement appeared in his mother's eyes as well. She chuckled and scolded the two of them, "You're dreaming."

After hanging up the phone, Lao Xu sighed.

Xu's mother sighed and glanced at Old Xu, "We've spent our whole lives hunting geese, but when it comes to our daughter's marriage, we've been pecked in the eye by a goose."

The family was originally very happy, and everything went smoothly except for the fact that their daughter had not been able to conceive since getting married.

Once my son-in-law is transferred to the position of deputy mayor, he can stay at the grassroots level for a few years, accumulate some merits, and then be promoted to a higher position.

If the son-in-law is doing well, the daughter will follow suit.

The elderly couple went to great lengths to arrange Zheng Huaixin's political career.

Unfortunately, who would have thought that the gentle and humble son-in-law would turn out to be an ungrateful wretch?

These past few days, one sentence has been buzzing in Xu's mother's mind: "...Zheng Huaixin could abandon his wife who had shared his hardships and let his seriously ill son fend for himself. How much could he possibly cherish the wife he married to take advantage of his position?"

That Li Banxia...

That day, she actually said to Nannan, "After your dad retires, he'll be in an even higher position than he is now. Do you think he'll still keep a wife like you who can't have children?!"

The girl's face turned completely pale, and she murmured that he wasn't that kind of person.

Li Banxia looked at her and said, "He could have a son and a daughter with his ex-wife, so why can't he have one with you?"

"Shut up!" Xu's mother couldn't bear to see her daughter's pale face. Because she couldn't conceive, she had gone from a lively and cheerful girl to a depressed and unhappy one.

Nannan looked at Xu's mother and shook her head, "Mom, let her speak."

"I know a little about pharmacology. My dad used to be an itinerant doctor, and I learned how to take a pulse from him. If you don't mind, I can take your pulse and check your health."

Li Banxia gestured for Nannan to extend her hand, and Nannan pursed her lips and extended her hand.

After a while, Li Banxia stopped, looked at Nannan and her parents, and said, "Sure enough, it's not that you can't have children, it's that he won't let you have them."

"What do you mean?" Xu's father stared at Li Banxia with cold eyes.

Li Banxia looked back and said, “The literal meaning is that your daughter is healthy. She can have as many children as she wants. There’s no problem with her not being able to conceive. You should think about why Zheng Huaixin hasn’t let her have children all these years?”

"He took me to the hospital for a checkup, and the doctor said that it would be difficult for me to conceive..."

Li Banxia interrupted her, "Who did your examination? If you're talking about the one on Fu'an Street, where the hospital director is Zheng Huaixin's man, didn't you ever consider that these examinations could be faked?"

The little girl looked on in shock, "Why?"

"The child is his too, why won't he let Nannan get pregnant?" Xu's mother was furious, but she realized the problem as soon as she said it.

She glanced at Xu's father; both he and his wife were shrewd men, so how could they not understand?

Although it's called marriage, the house where the daughter and son-in-law live now, and the furniture and decorations inside, are all made with the Xu family's money. Zheng Huaixin is no different from someone who has married into the family.

Once they have children, their focus naturally shifts to raising them.

Zheng Huaixin wanted to leverage their influence, so how could he allow this situation to occur?

Only by not having children, and his wife not being able to conceive, can he attract the attention of his father-in-law and mother-in-law.

He then showed his tolerance towards his wife, and his unwavering devotion to her even though she was infertile, promising to stay with her until the end. His parents-in-law, loving his wife so much, naturally paved the way for his future.

Li Banxia then asked Nannan, "Has he taken any medicine? Or, has he given you any medicine?"

“…Yes,” Nannan said.

Li Banxia nodded, "Take it out and have it tested at the hospital. If I'm not mistaken, it should be a medication to prevent pregnancy after intercourse."

Nannan's face turned even paler.

Xu's mother helped her up and asked, "Darling, is there anything else...?"

"Mom, he..."

Nannan looked embarrassed. She glanced at Li Banxia and Xu's father, her eyes instantly reddening, and tears streamed down her face. She said with difficulty, "He was very careful. When he was inside, he would either take his medicine himself or feed it to me. When he wasn't taking his medicine, he would leave it outside..."

Xu's father and mother's expressions changed simultaneously.

Mr. Xu kicked the coffee table and cursed, "Bastard! This is outrageous!"

“I think we’ve given him too much!” said Xu’s mother.

Just then, the phone rang. Xu's father went to answer it and heard the voice of the top leader on the other end. He responded.

After saying something, Xu's father glanced at Li Banxia and pressed the speakerphone button.

The voice inside immediately came out, saying, "...Zheng Huaixin is a bad person. We've all been deceived by him. He can even abandon his wife who has shared his hardships. He's willing to give up his son for his future. You've gone to great lengths to help him. By the time you retire, he'll be at the height of his power. How could someone like that treat Nannan well? Old friend, think it over. Do you still want to give him this deputy mayor position?"

"You also think he's a bad person?" Xu's father asked.

The top leader hummed in agreement. "He's disguised it quite well. If that mother and son hadn't come to our door causing trouble, we might still be fooled by him. If Nannan really can't bear to part with him, keeping her by our side isn't out of the question. We just need to keep him in check and prevent him from climbing to a position we can't pull back..."

“I’m willing, Uncle Yan, I want to divorce Zheng Huaixin,” Nannan suddenly said from the side.

The top leader paused, and Xu's father and mother looked at each other, then at their daughter, sighed, and said, "Old Yan, don't give him the deputy mayor position. If this kind of scoundrel goes there, I'm afraid many people will suffer. Send someone with real ability."

"Alright, with you saying that, I'll find a new place for this kid and figure out how to get a divorce that will protect our little girl from further harm."

The two exchanged a few more words and then hung up the phone.

Mr. Xu looked at Li Banxia. Seeing that her first goal had been achieved, Li Banxia smiled and took out a file folder, handing it over. "Consider this my reward for helping Miss Xu see through the scumbag. Is that alright?"

"What?"

When Xu's father opened it, it contained shocking evidence of the hospital director's numerous crimes, including embezzlement, bribery, and misappropriation of organs from healthy individuals.