"Stop talking nonsense, Jianfang. Let's hurry up and go. The Civil Affairs Bureau will be closing soon."

Lin Xi looked at Lin Jianfang, hoping that she could figure things out on her own.

Junzi tugged at Lin Jianfang, but she didn't leave. He urged impatiently, "Hurry up and leave, it'll be late soon."

I wonder what Shanshan is doing at home. I need to finish things here quickly so I can go home and be with her.

Lin Jianfang said firmly, "I'll listen to Xiaoxi, you have to make it up to me."

Upon hearing this, Junzi reached out to hit her again as before, which frightened Lin Jianfang so much that she covered her head and squatted on the ground, pleading, "Please don't hit me, I beg you."

Lin Xi stepped forward and hugged her: "Auntie, it's okay, he won't dare to lay a hand on you, you did a great job."

“Junzi, bring me two thousand yuan and go get the paperwork done, or you can expect to see me in court.”

The agreement had fallen through, and Junzi was furious, but he didn't dare to make a move here. Didn't he see that the front desk staff were all watching them? If he dared to make a move, they would gang up on him and beat him up.

But Shanshan was pressing him hard, and only gave him one day. What should he do? He looked helplessly at his mother, begging her for some good ideas.

The old woman, unwilling to give up, asked, "Two thousand? Can't you lower the price a little? How much do we earn in a year? If we give you this much money, we'll starve."

Lin Xi shook her head and said, "There's no room for discussion. You've been so ruthless. Didn't you even consider what might happen to my aunt? What if she's kicked out and decides to commit suicide?"

Junzi looked at Lin Jianfang pleadingly, hoping she could intercede for him: "Jianfang, how about a smaller amount? Shanshan is about to give birth, and she'll need money in the future."

His words were full of sympathy for that woman, but Lin Jianfang couldn't be bothered to pay him any more attention.

“We don’t have that much time. You need to think it over quickly. If you can’t get the money in ten minutes and want a divorce, then it’ll be three thousand yuan. Our time is very precious.”

"You've gone too far! Isn't this blatant robbery?"

Lin Xi smiled and said, "Think what you want. Now that you've said it, you either have to go home and raise money, or pack your things and wait to go to jail."

Junzi gritted his teeth and nodded, saying, "Fine, two thousand it is. But let's make this clear first: after I give you the money, you can't make any more excuses not to get a divorce. Also, we'll pretend we don't know each other from now on. If you keep bothering me, I'll sue you."

"No problem. Once you get the money back, we can draw up a written agreement that no matter what happens, my aunt will not come looking for you, and you cannot harass my aunt. Anyone who breaches the agreement will be held legally responsible."

The old woman held Junzi's hand, unwilling to give up: "We only have so much cash at home. If you give it all to her, how are we going to live?"

Junzi patted her hand: "Mom, we still have a house. Also, I have a child now. I won't go out to gamble or drink anymore. I'll just work hard to earn money. And Shanshan, after the baby is born, you can stay at home and take care of the child. We'll go out and earn money for you."

That's alright. The old woman's expression finally improved. Lin Jianfang's family was no pushover. It was good that things were cleared up. From now on, they would never have anything to do with each other again. They could live their lives peacefully and not get entangled with this jinx.

After agreeing on the terms, Junzi took his mother home to get their bankbook and withdraw the money.

Lin Xi helped Lin Jianfang back to rest for a while. They just needed to wait for the money to come over. With this money, Lin Jianfang would have some security in the future.

Shanshan had a big fight with them yesterday, and now she's leisurely resting in a chair, eating fruit. After today, she'll be the mistress of this house and a resident of this town. Let's see who dares to laugh at her then.

I wonder how Junzi's visit to that old hag's house went. If it didn't work, what other way should I think of to pressure him?

As if on cue, Junzi and his old woman returned.

Shanshan quickly supported her belly and greeted them warmly: "You're back! Are you tired? I've prepared some water for you. Go and have some later."

Looking at Shanshan's young, beautiful, and gentle face, Junzi felt that the two thousand yuan was well spent. He would register his marriage with Shanshan tomorrow after his divorce.

The old woman, however, was in a bad mood: "What are you drinking? They gave us a time limit. If we wait a little longer, the price will go up to three thousand yuan."

Shanshan asked, puzzled, "What three thousand yuan? Does she have to compensate us?"

That would be wonderful; I never expected such an unexpected surprise.

"Pah, pah, pah, you little bitch, shameless thing! We've raised her for so long, and now she can't make ends meet and she still wants so much money from us. Good heavens, so much money! We've saved up for years!"

The old woman was too busy scolding Lin Jianfang. She hadn't dared to scold her at Lin Jianfang's house, but now that she was at her own home, she had to let herself have her say.

Seeing the old woman's state, Shanshan knew that things were not as simple as she had imagined: "Junzi, tell me, what exactly happened? I'm so worried."

Junzi hugged her and comforted her, "It's okay, Shanshan, we can get married tomorrow."

"Really? That's wonderful!" Overjoyed, Shanshan hugged Junzi's neck, grinning from ear to ear.

"That's right. She wants compensation of two thousand yuan, otherwise she'll sue me and put me in jail."

"What? Didn't you say you found someone to solve it? You didn't have to pay anything."

“No, my distant relative said that this is a different matter. Our issues have already blown up, and if we really go to court, we have no chance of winning. Sigh, we can only pay money.”

Shan Shan tentatively asked, "If you gave her so much money, how much money do we have left? I didn't mean to pry into your family's finances, but I'm about to give birth, and we need to leave some money for the baby."

These words made Junzi happy: "It's okay, Shanshan, you don't need to explain. I know what kind of person you are. As for money, there's not much left, just a few hundred yuan. But don't worry, I'm still young, I can earn money in the future, and I won't let you suffer with me."

Speaking of Lin Jianfang's niece, she asked for money as if she knew exactly how much money they had. She asked for exactly the amount in their savings account; any more and they wouldn't be able to come up with it.

Shanshan curled her lip. With his character, who doesn't know him? He's all about drinking, gambling, and womanizing. What else can he do? He's just making it sound nice now.

These days, everyone's after money; if you don't have money, who's going to follow you?

To be continued!