Apart from the loud slap, everyone was stunned and couldn't hear anything else.
That's a seventh-rank military officer.
They were completely powerless to fight back?
Chu Jinjin hit him with great gusto, finally venting her pent-up anger. Of course, she didn't use her full strength; the slaps were loud, but at most, they knocked out teeth, not damaging his brain.
Even so, Xu Xun's head was still buzzing. He resisted, he really resisted, but it was all in vain. Every time he was about to raise his hand, the slap would fall in time, and he couldn't exert any force at all.
There is only one person present who can save him!
Chu Lingling trembled, her nails almost digging into her flesh. When she saw Xu Xun's pleading look, she finally couldn't hold back: "Jinjin, stop hitting me."
No matter what, he is the child's biological father.
Chu Jinjin casually pushed the scumbag aside and walked step by step towards Xu's mother. It was the old woman's turn. She took out a thick stack of bills, opened one page, and said loudly: "Year of Jiazi, Month of Yichou, Day of Bingyin, a pair of gold bracelets; Month of Guiwei, Day of Yichou, Uncle visited, borrowed one hundred and fifty taels of silver..."
No matter how generous the dowry, it can't withstand sitting around and eating away at one's savings; it's still just a group of people eating.
Xu's mother felt that her son had been taken advantage of; a dignified seventh-rank official had married a merchant's daughter and treated Chu Lingling like an ATM.
She eats bird's nest every day, changes her clothes at least six times a year, wearing the finest silks, and loves gold jewelry. And that's not all; later on, she even had Chu Lingling support her family.
This is also why the Chu family never worried about Chu Lingling.
The generous dowry included a large amount of cash and banknotes, which could be deposited in a money exchange to earn dividends, as well as shops in prime locations, with annual rent sufficient to live comfortably.
Chu Jinjin couldn't finish reciting it.
The ledger contains both visible and invisible parts.
And Chu Lingling's years of dedication.
Chu Jinjin closed the ledger, her gaze sinister: "For everything I read, use some to settle accounts, and for the rest, issue IOUs temporarily."
Chu Lingling's eyes welled up with tears. Those weren't account books; they were traces of her marriage into the Xu family.
Xu's mother finally panicked: "What, what are you going to do?"
She had become accustomed to ignoring things, just like she ignored Chu Lingling's contributions, thinking that everything was expected and never considering that she would have to pay them back someday.
Even if it's a break.
This is the compensation the son deserves.
The onlookers probably knew a little bit about it: Xu's mother was usually very arrogant and domineering, always wearing gold and silver, but they could only envy her for marrying such a good daughter-in-law.
I never imagined there would be so many.
The woman who received the reward was the first to spit out a curse: "What a heartless person! Give the things back to them! That gold flower in your hair looks brand new, doesn't it?"
Once one person speaks, many more follow suit.
Xu Xun's face was ashen. He shielded his mother with his body; it was the only thing he could do.
He had considered that Chu Lingling would take the dowry with her, but he never expected her to be so meticulous in her calculations.
He is about to lose everything and incur debts he may never be able to repay in his lifetime.
"Mother, Mother, where have you gone?"
"Mother!"
Two children ran out of the yard; the older one was a girl, about six or seven years old, holding her younger brother's hand.
Chu Lingling could no longer control herself, tears streaming down her face, and rushed forward to hug one of them in each arm.
The flesh that fell from her body was her life.
Being divorced was a done deal, and there was no point in mending a broken mirror. She was sad and desperate, but as a daughter of the Chu family, she could bear it.
The only thing she couldn't let go of was her two children.
She can take her dowry with her, but she can't take her children.
Xu's mother seemed to see a savior and burst into tears: "My poor child, your mother is going to drive our whole family away. We will be homeless from now on."
The daughter, Hanzhang, was seven years old and old enough to understand. She probably realized what had happened and burst into tears, hugging her mother.
My son's nickname is Chun'er, and he is just three years old.
After not seeing her for two days, he excitedly snuggled into his mother's arms, then was startled by his sister's loud crying. After staring blankly for a while, he asked, "Why are you sending us away, Mother?"
Xu's mother cried even louder: "Because your mother doesn't want you anymore, Chun'er, please beg your mother not to send us away."
She had this plan all along.
When Chu Lingling receives her dowry, tell her to leave some for the child.
Chun'er was well-educated by Chu Lingling. She nodded obediently, took Chu Lingling's hand, and pleaded in a childish voice, "Mother, please, don't send me and Grandmother away, okay?"
How can a mother answer this?
Chu Jinjin sighed inwardly. She had expected this to happen; the dowry would be taken away, and so would the two children.
But now is not the time.
The Xu family will not give up unless they are driven to desperation.
"Chun'er, it's not that your mother doesn't want you, it's that your father divorced your mother, that is, he doesn't want her anymore, and he's going to find you a stepmother." Chu Jinjin understood how cruel these words were to a three-year-old child. She gently stroked the soft little head and said softly, "And your grandmother, she doesn't want your mother anymore either, understand?"
"I don't want a stepmother! I want my mother!" For a three-year-old child, there is probably nothing more terrifying than having a different mother. Chun'er pouted and cried, "Grandmother, Father, why don't you want a mother? Chun'er wants a mother."
Han Zhang cried so hard he could barely breathe: "Father, Mother was so good to you."
Chu Jinjin held Chu Lingling tightly.
At this point, you have to be ruthless.
Xu Xun was at a loss as his children cried.
Chu Jinjin waved her hand: "The incense stick's time is up."
The servants and accountants who were already in place on the carriage immediately jumped off and walked past Xu Xun and his mother as if no one else was around, entering the courtyard.
The bill was extremely detailed, ranging from large items like furniture and screens to small items like sewing boxes.
In short, apart from the trees and grass that grew on their own in the yard, everything else was added by Chu Jinjin.
With more people, there are bound to be clever ones.
One of the servants came out first, carrying a large pile of clothes. As he passed Xu Xun, he said apologetically, "Lord Xu, the number of your underpants doesn't match up; one is missing."
Xu Xun's eyes were bloodshot, almost bleeding, and he said, word by word, "Would you like me to take it off?"
Chu Jinjin gave the servant an approving look: "What's your name?"
The servant immediately straightened his back: "Reporting to Third Miss, my name is Li Si."
Chu Jinjin nodded, indicating that she remembered his name, then her face fell: "Don't speak to Lord Xu like that. It's just a pair of underpants. Our Chu family can't be so petty."
Li Si lightly slapped himself: "Lord Xu, I'm sorry, please don't take offense at a lowly person like me."
Chu Jinjin: "......."
sure.
Furniture pieces were moved out one by one, and soon piled up at the entrance.
Not only were items moved out, but also the presence of people; in a short time, the Xu residence seemed deserted.
Chu Jinjin did not intend to drive the two away directly. Although the law supports the woman taking her dowry, going too far would inevitably leave room for gossip.
But everything is empty now, and it's probably uninhabitable.
More than ten horse-drawn carriages were quickly filled to the brim, and they couldn't possibly carry it all at once.
Chu Jinjin forcefully pulled Chu Lingling onto the carriage. At this moment, her tears would only become a threat to Xu Xun and his mother in the future.
But she didn't know that her dowry had also been returned.
Two other people also arrived at the same time: Xu Wenda and his newlywed wife, Wang Ruoyun.
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