Zhao Guifen looked at her fast-moving older sister and her chest heaved with anger.
The girl was clinging to the man's clothes, standing obediently to the side, not even giving her mother a glance.
Gritting her teeth, she mustered her courage and said, "Her household registration is with me. You can take her away if you want, but I don't want 300 yuan, but at least 200 yuan."
Xie Lin remained unmoved and moved his feet a little further towards the town.
The meaning was clear: no.
Zhao Guifen was so angry she felt like she was going to grind her teeth to powder.
What kind of battalion commander is he? He's so stingy, he doesn't even have 200 yuan. What kind of commander is he?
“Give me 100 yuan, and you can take her anywhere. She doesn’t need to come back.”
"This is the bottom line. It's impossible to go any lower. Report it to the police if you want. I haven't done anything wrong. I'm not afraid of you."
"On the contrary, it was you who hugged and touched Shishi. I saw it with my own eyes, and there are witnesses. No matter who you are, you have no grounds for complaint."
Does this mean severing ties with relatives?
Very good, just what he wanted.
It's better to sever the little girl's ties with her family and find her a reliable and honest family than to let her be schemed against by such a mother.
He thought about it and realized that she was still just a young girl, and it wouldn't be appropriate for her to go back with a grown man like him.
Even if he wasn't very bright, he didn't want to ruin her reputation.
“Okay, go back and get your household registration book. When you get to town, transfer her household registration out, and I'll give you 100 yuan.”
Zhao Guifen was skeptical. "You weren't doing this to report to the police?"
"If we sever ties with our relatives, we won't report it." He gained the upper hand again.
Zhao Guifen was so angry she nearly fell backward.
He has no manners whatsoever; a son-in-law like that is better off without.
Since I don't want my daughter anyway, getting some money back isn't a bad loss.
"Okay, you wait for me here." She took off running.
Xie Lin wasn't afraid at all that she might go back on her word.
For farmers, 100 yuan is not something they can save up in a whole year.
He realized that in the woman's eyes, the little girl was a waste of food, and she was happy to make use of her.
"Shishi is hungry and wants to eat Yuanyuan." Zhou Shi frowned impatiently.
What is a circle?
Xie Lin thought, it must be a round thing, so it must be a steamed bun.
"Okay, I'll take you to eat steamed buns later."
"It has to be round." The corpse was very stubborn, pouting her little mouth high.
"Okay, I want Yuanyuan." Xie Lin softened his voice, as if he were coaxing a child.
Lu Fan and the others: ......
Is this still their battalion commander who is indifferent to women?
There was no shortage of women in the military who took the initiative towards him.
I don't know how many people have been driven away by his sharp tongue. When have you ever seen him with such a gentle demeanor?
Soon, Zhao Guifen returned with four people.
One was an elderly woman with a calculating glint in her cloudy eyes.
One was a rough-looking man who looked about the same age as Zhao Guifen. He had his hands behind his back, a fierce expression on his face, and glared at Zhou Shi.
One was a girl of fifteen or sixteen, with dark skin, like an old lady, and her eyes were full of shrewdness.
The other was a thirteen or fourteen-year-old boy, a slacker, clearly a spoiled brat.
With just one glance, Xie Lin felt that this family was absolutely terrible.
The little girl has grown up so big, it's probably all thanks to luck.
"Mother, it's Old Zhou, he's the one who wants to take Shishi away."
Zhao Guifen probably felt that she had someone backing her up, and her previous fear disappeared. She even snorted at Xie Lin.
I must get the 300 yuan.
The old lady was clearly used to being the boss at home; she put on a kind and gentle face and spoke with a smile:
"Young man, thank you for saving my Shishi. It's my daughter-in-law who's so ungrateful; she doesn't even know how to be grateful to her savior."
"Don't worry, you saved our Shishi. You serve the people and are a good soldier."
"We won't report you for being a hooligan. You can leave now. We'll take Shishi home."
"The child was frightened after falling into the water. We will take good care of her and help her recover. Don't worry."
Zhao Guifen was taken aback; that wasn't what her mother had just said.
As someone who crawled out of his own mother's womb, Zhou Ping immediately understood his mother's plan.
He glared at the anxious Zhao Guifen.
You can't rush things, you stupid woman.
Just as the latter was about to speak, he quickly turned on the mute.
Although she didn't understand why, she still covered her mouth and obediently stood behind her man.
The two younger ones sized Xie Lin up and down, their minds filled with ideas on how to get something out of him.
Xie Lin sneered, a slight smirk playing on his lips, his voice icy cold, "Fine, take her away."
He threw down a sentence, turned around, and left without looking back.
They've practically slapped the abacus in his face; are they expecting him to just stand there obediently and wait for them to move the beads a couple of times?
A family of five: ...
The gentle smile on the old lady's face froze.
Didn't my daughter-in-law say that this young man has taken a liking to Zhou Shi and really wants to take her away?
Since you've taken a liking to her, shouldn't you argue with her about it?
After round after round of arguments, he finally lost, and then she took the opportunity to demand a high price.
Shouldn't soldiers always be consistent in their words and deeds?
Why isn't he following the expected path?
Zhou Shi is good-looking, and everyone in the surrounding villages knows about it; the news has even reached the town.
If I hadn't been brainwashed a year ago, I might have been able to bring benefits to my family long ago.
There are plenty of old bachelors in the nearby villages; with her face, even if she were mentally challenged, she could still be sold.
If it weren't for the message sent from the other side, urging them to get rid of the person as soon as possible and receiving a bonus, she really wouldn't have been willing to part with him.
They were originally planning to throw the person into the river to drown, but they never expected to be able to extort money from her at the last minute. She had just praised her daughter-in-law for being clever.
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