At this moment, Xia Chunxi and the other person were unaware of the horror of sleepwalking. They thought Xia Wan was just trying to scare them and thought disdainfully, "I wonder if Xia Wan is an idiot."
They actually thought they could scare them away with dreams? Who doesn't dream? How scary could it be? They thought disdainfully.
Xia Chunxi glanced disdainfully at her older sister, who stood beside her like a wooden statue, and said gently, "Wanwan seems to be very hostile towards us. I know you're not used to being back yet, but time will tell. Our whole family will treat you well."
She wanted to curry favor with Xia Wan and get some benefits in return!
"Fine, then I'll see how good you are to me. I just hope you don't try to take anything from my hands."
Seeing the expressions on their faces, Xia Wan knew that the two hadn't listened, so she didn't remind them further and lay down on her kang to rest.
She didn't know if Xia Shitou would come back today. She hoped that the Xia family would all be there tonight. She didn't know how many points Wu Zhaodi and Xia Shitou could contribute to her.
On the other side, Xia Jianguo had already reached an agreement with the brigade leader. No one knew what the two discussed in the room, but the brigade leader had promised to issue the certificate as soon as he got back.
It's called a certificate, but it's really just a letter of introduction. To actually complete the divorce procedures, you still have to go to the county's civil affairs bureau.
After the brigade leader left, Xia Tao went into his father's room and told Xia Jianguo that his sister had agreed to let Xia Chunxi and Xia Jianguo into the house.
Xia Jianguo simply nodded in agreement. He knew his daughter had a plan in mind, so he let her have fun.
Where is your mother?
He was quite surprised when he didn't hear Wu Zhaodi continue to make a fuss. Had that woman just given up on herself?
Xia Tao's expression was somewhat complicated: "They probably went to the Wu family!"
There are many people with the surname Wu in the brigade, but when Xia Tao mentioned the Wu family at this time, it must be Wu Zhaodi's maternal family.
He stopped calling that place his maternal grandmother's house when he was very young, because the family there had no kindness towards him whatsoever.
Xia Jianguo nodded to indicate that he understood. It seemed that there was still a tough battle to be fought later. How could the Wu family possibly give up on their son-in-law?
Although he was paralyzed and had little ability, as long as the marriage existed, it wouldn't stop them from getting benefits from Wu Zhaodi.
However, given Wu Zhaodi's past actions, it's uncertain whether she'll even be able to get any money from Xia Tao after the divorce.
Moreover, Wu Zhaodi, who was divorced, wanted to go back to her parents' home. How could Wu's daughters-in-law agree to that?
Just as he expected, Wu Zhaodi had indeed gone back to her parents' home.
The Wu family was still furious that their only grandson had been beaten by Xia Wan, and they were about to go to the Xia family to cause trouble for Xia Wan when they saw their daughter come back crying.
"Father and Mother, you must stand up for me! I don't want to live anymore!" Wu Zhaodi cried as soon as she entered the door and saw the elderly couple.
Old Wu was startled by his daughter. After realizing what was happening, he shouted, "What are you crying for! I'm not dead yet, what are you crying for!"
He was already angry because his grandson had been beaten, and now seeing his daughter crying in front of him only fueled his rage.
Old Mrs. Wu, still somewhat rational, pulled Wu Zhaodi aside and asked, "What happened? Didn't you just go back to your husband's house? Why are you crying when you come back?"
"Mom, you have to stand up for me! Xia Jianguo wants to divorce me! He even said he'd get the brigade leader to issue a certificate!" Wu Zhaodi threw herself into her mother's arms and cried loudly, completely oblivious to her mother's disgusted look.
"What? Divorce? Just because you asked him for money?"
"What did you say? That good-for-nothing Xia Jianguo wants a divorce?"
Upon hearing this, the elderly couple from the Wu family were immediately shocked. Their first thought was not about what grievances their daughter had suffered, but rather whether they would be able to get any benefits from their daughter in the future.
When Wu Zhaodi took Wu Baoping home, they noticed the injury on Wu Baoping's face.
Hearing that Xia Wan was the one who did the beating, they thought they should send Wu Zhaodi home to ask Xia Jianguo for money first, since their grandson couldn't be beaten for nothing.
Now that all three sons have left, only the two elderly people are at home. It wouldn't be appropriate for the two of them to bring their grandson to the Xia family's house; it wouldn't be impressive enough.
So they planned to settle accounts with Xia Wan after their sons returned.
Who would have thought that her daughter would want a divorce so soon after leaving!
Wu Zhaodi shook her head, sobbing, "No, I haven't even mentioned the money yet. When we were in the hospital, Xia Jianguo wanted to divorce me. It's all because of that brat Xia Wan. That jinx tried to get me divorced as soon as she came back!"
"It's that brat again. I have to go find her and ask her. How dare a little girl interfere in her parents' marriage? How shameless!"
Grandma Wu finally lost her temper and pulled Wu Zhaodi to leave.
At this moment, Wu Baoping remained calm and stopped the old lady Wu who was about to leave: "Grandma, you mustn't go. Xia Wan has kung fu skills. You might get beaten up if you go alone. Let's wait for my dad and uncle to come back first."
“Yes, Mother, don’t rush. Why don’t you listen to what your eldest sister-in-law has to say?” Wu’s eldest daughter-in-law also pulled Wu’s mother aside to persuade her.
Old Wu took two deep drags on his pipe before asking, "What exactly happened? I've asked him for money plenty of times before, so why is he suddenly bringing up divorce this time?"
Wu Zhaodi shook her head, her face full of grievance: "After Xia Wan came back, Xia Jianguo and Xia Tao started acting strangely. Neither of them were as obedient as before."
"That damned Xia Wan was a speculator, I reported her, and Xia Jianguo said I was vicious and wanted a divorce."
Grandma Wu slapped him on the head: "Why did you report that brat when you had nothing better to do? That girl just came back, and Xia Jianguo is feeling guilty right now. Why are you stupidly going against that brat?"
“I…I also wanted to get that bicycle back for Baoping.” Wu Zhaodi sniffed. “But if I just asked for it, she definitely wouldn’t agree, so I was thinking of having the police arrest her. Then the bicycle would be mine, right? And as long as that brat isn’t around, Xia Jianguo and Xia Tao will be as obedient as before.”
She didn't think she had done anything wrong at all; wasn't it all for her nephew's sake?
"You're being foolish! No matter what, Xia Wan is still your own daughter. How could you so openly harm her? What will outsiders think?"
Old Wu was exasperated; how could his eldest daughter be so stupid, not even able to pretend properly?
He hated Xia Jianguo even more for wanting a divorce over a girl. Xia Tao had suffered countless grievances in the past, but he had never mentioned divorce before!
Old Wu also felt that Xia Wan had instigated this whole thing!
Wu Zhaodi didn't realize she was wrong, but seeing her father so serious, she felt a little uneasy: "Dad, what should I do now?"
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