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Tang Qian used to find these kinds of things extremely unpleasant, but today he listened to them all.
"Brother, I understand," Tang Qian said. "If Li Gongru continues to act recklessly as before, I will get a divorce. If I stop messing around with other women and she behaves herself, I will live a good life with her, and then I can focus on my career."
Hearing his fourth brother's words, Tang Li was very pleased. In their position, how many people could have everything go their way?
"Okay, let's go home," Tang Li said. He said he had finished apologizing, but there were still some things to be done before he could truly complete the apology.
Upon hearing this, Old Master Tang was finally relieved, knowing he no longer needed to antagonize the Huo family.
However, the Li family is even more of a headache.
After returning home, Li Gongru cried and said that the Tang family wanted her to divorce Tang Qian.
When the Li family saw that Li Gongru's face had been slapped and she looked very disheveled, they assumed that their daughter had been wronged, so they brought more than a dozen members of the Li family to demand an explanation.
Tang Qian had only gone upstairs once, and when he came down, he saw so many people had come to his house.
Fortunately, Tang Li didn't leave either.
"What do you want?" Old Master Tang asked. "Are you here to interrogate us?"
Li Gongru's mother spoke first: "My daughter Gongru was beaten like this by your family, how can I, as her mother, not stand up for her!"
Old Master Tang was angry, but he disdained to argue with a woman.
Seeing that her husband was hesitant to intervene, Madam Tang said, "Gongru has been with the Tang family for several years, and we haven't laid a finger on her. Since you're saying this, it must be because Gongru didn't tell you how she got the slap mark on her face. But if she won't tell you, aren't you going to investigate?"
Upon hearing this, everyone agreed that Tang Qian was indeed a scoundrel, but he had never laid a finger on Li Gongru, let alone anyone else in the Tang family.
“Daughter, who hit you? Tell us so we can stand up for you and get revenge,” said Madam Li, looking at her daughter with disappointment.
"It's...it's He Tiantian," Li Gongru said, sounding somewhat unsure.
"Heh, don't forget to tell me why you were beaten?" Old Madam Tang said. "Isn't it because you cursed people indiscriminately? Ordinary people might not dare to mess with you, but the Huo family isn't afraid of you. So what if they beat you? Our entire Tang family apologized to the Huo family. Tell me, since you entered the family, what face has our Tang family had left?"
Upon hearing this, Madam Li was displeased and said, "Sister Tang, what do you mean by this? The Huo family beat up your Tang family's daughter-in-law, and not only did you not stand up for her, you also criticized my daughter. With family members like you, I would never have agreed to this marriage if I had known it would turn out this way."
Madam Tang was even angrier and stopped holding back, saying, "Heh heh, wasn't it us who begged to marry your Li family's daughter? Wasn't it your daughter who climbed into my son's bed and clung to our family? It's not too late to regret it now. If you don't agree to this marriage, I'll thank your Li family's ancestors for eight generations."
Old Mrs. Tang was just a rural woman. Back then, her husband joined the army, and she managed to raise two sons and a daughter all by herself. She was no pushover.
He was illiterate, but he knew all the insults by heart.
He's usually a good person, cheerful, and doesn't swear.
Today, Madam Tang couldn't hold back any longer. Provoked by Madam Li's words, she couldn't help but curse out loud.
Everyone was stunned again; no one expected that the Tang family matriarch would say such harsh words.
Li Gongru, who had been crying all along, was stunned. Her mother-in-law used to comfort her, so why would she say such hurtful things today?
"Waaah!" Li Gongru burst into tears. "There isn't a single good person in the Tang family, they're all cowards! They all bully me! Mom, Dad, you have to stand up for me..."
Li Gongru's words also stunned the Li family.
This insult includes the entire Tang family.
It's understandable that Li Gongru would scold Tang Qian, after all, Tang Qian is her husband and a scoundrel. Why would they help their sister scold him?
Li Gongru insulted the Tang family's matriarch and patriarch, but they are, after all, elders!
"Heh!" Old Madam Tang sneered. "See? This is your Li family's good daughter. There are no good people in our Tang family, we're all cowards. I didn't admit it before, but today I'll be a coward for once. Your Li family, take your good daughter away now. Our cowardly Tang family can't afford such a good daughter-in-law. Get out, all of you get out! Get a divorce! If you don't want a divorce, then just keep dragging this on. Since you're cowards, I'll be a coward to the end. I endured it six years ago, but I didn't expect to get this in return. I can't just give up now!"
Madam Li never expected her daughter to say such things, but Madam Tang went too far, saying such awful things.
When Old Master Tang saw his wife like this, and thought about how his once healthy son had turned out this way, he realized that...
Since we've already broken off relations, let's make a clean break. Anyway, the Tang family isn't afraid of the Li family.
“Our Tang family is a bunch of cowards, unworthy of your Li family. Since both families are here today, let’s just call off this marriage,” said Old Master Tang. “Name your conditions.”
"She's made a mess of our Tang family, fulfilling all their ridiculous demands without giving them a single penny," Old Madam Tang cursed. "Since they're all cowards anyway, we're not going to pretend to be good people anymore."
"You...you Tang family are too...too much!" Old Madam Li trembled with anger. "Old man, aren't you going to say anything?"
Old Master Li was also feeling bad, since the responsibility for most of the matter lay with his daughter.
But now, the two families are about to have a complete falling out.
"Old Tang, is that what you mean too? You're willing to break ties with the Li family." Old Master Li squinted, calculating what benefits he could gain.
Since the Tang family has already made their point, there's no point in letting their daughter stay with them any longer.
"Yes, name your terms," said Old Master Tang. It takes two to tango; Li Gongru was certainly at fault, but her son was too, so Old Master Tang was willing to make compensation.
"Did you say that?" Old Master Li asked again, "Don't you dare go back on your word?"
Grandpa Tang nodded and said, "Yes, I said it. You name your terms."
Li Gongru grew anxious and asked, "Tang Qian, do you really want to divorce me?"
"Yes, I want a divorce," Tang Qian said. "We were both a mistake from the start."
"Fine, fine!" Li Gongru laughed angrily. "Tang Qian, you've got guts. Fine, fine, I agree. So what if it's a divorce? There are plenty of men who like me, Li Gongru. I don't need you. You're the one who wronged me, so I'll set the conditions first. I know I've made mistakes in this marriage, and I've been unreasonable, but it was all your fault, Tang Qian. You were unfaithful to our marriage, so even if we divorce, you, Tang Qian, will leave with nothing, not a single penny."
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