In the original owner's memory, Old Man Gan had never been to school. He had lived for several decades and at most could write his own name. Therefore, Gan Li was worried that he would not believe her, so she said she would go and call the village chief to come and see.
The village chief is the most learned man in the village; he would never be wrong.
Seeing his daughter speak with such conviction, Old Man Gan took the two documents from her hand with some skepticism and examined them carefully.
Although he had never been to school, he had lived in the town for so many years and had learned a few characters, but only the simplest ones.
When Ganli handed over the document, he recognized two of the three characters on it—the first was 'and' and the last was 'book'.
Although I don't recognize the middle character, considering what my daughter just said, it's not hard to guess that the middle character should be '离' (lí).
Is this really a divorce agreement? Old Man Gan was shocked once again.
Old Man Gan could at least recognize a few characters, but Old Woman Gan couldn't read a single one. Looking at the document in her husband's hand, she anxiously asked, "Is it really? Is it really a divorce agreement?"
Old Gan didn't say anything.
Seeing the suspicion in his eyes beneath his furrowed brows, Gan Li decided to hand him the two thin sheets of paper she had left.
“When I divorced Chen Danian, I asked the village head to preside over the justice, and this is the household registration he gave me. Since Pan’er also came with me after the divorce, the household registration can no longer remain in the Chen family.”
Grandma Gan couldn't read, but she recognized the thing in Gan Li's hand—it was indeed a household registration document!
Household registration isn't something that can be changed casually. The household registration documents have already been transferred, so how could there be any mistake? It seems that my daughter really has divorced Chen Danian!
It was one thing for Old Mrs. Gan to dislike her son-in-law, but now that her daughter had suddenly divorced him, she still felt somewhat surprised and even at a loss.
In the past, it wouldn't have been so bad. Even if their daughter divorced and returned home, the couple could simply support her for the rest of their lives. But it had to be at this time...
Grandma Gan was at a loss for what to do and turned to look at her husband.
Old Gan's feelings were also complicated. He held the two documents tightly in his hands, his head down, seemingly lost in thought.
Seeing that they were all silent, Gan Li felt uneasy. But since things had already come to this point, she decided to speak her mind.
“Father, Mother, I used to be infatuated with Chen Danian, but after this incident with the secret recipe, I have seen through him completely! Chen Danian is a despicable person and not a good man. I can no longer live with him.”
I've been married to him for so many years and have two children, one named Yaozu, who has been spoiled rotten. Today, I was nearly beaten to death by Chen Danian, but he just stood by coldly, completely indifferent to my life or death, and unwilling to come with me. So I only took Pan'er with me. From now on, she will live with me.
But once I'm divorced, my daughter and I naturally can no longer live in the Chen family's house, so we have no choice but to come back and beg our parents to take us in. I know I didn't listen to you before and did many wrong things, but this time I truly repent.
She paused here, reached out and took off the bundle she had been carrying on her back, opened it, and took out a silver note from her bosom, placing it together with the silver.
She pushed these things in front of Old Man Gan and his wife, and said sincerely, "I know that because of me, Dad lost his job at Baifulai, and the family must have been having a hard time these days."
"This whole mess started because of me, and I can't just ignore it. There are a total of one hundred and forty-five taels of silver here, all of which I swindled from Granny Lü. I'm handing it over to my parents to deal with. I earnestly hope that my parents will forgive me this once more."
If Chen Pan'er were here, upon hearing Gan Li's words, she would surely gape and ask in surprise, "How come it's one hundred and forty-five taels? Isn't it one hundred and ninety-five taels?"
Before leaving the Chen family, Gan Li had managed to extract two hundred taels of silver from Granny Lü. One hundred and fifty taels of it were in silver notes, and she spent five taels of the remaining fifty taels on medical treatment, shopping, and hiring a doctor, leaving her with one hundred and ninety-five taels.
However, there are only 145 taels here right now.
But Gan Li had her reasons for doing this. Although she possessed the original owner's memories, she was not the original owner herself. Even though she knew that the old couple, Gan and his wife, loved their daughter dearly, in her heart, she was still a stranger she had just met.
The original owner could trust them wholeheartedly, but Gan Li could not.
She had only taken out 145 taels of silver as her limit. She had prepared for the worst. If the Gan family was willing to take her and her daughter in, that would be great. She wasn't one to eat alone, so she took out the silver so that everyone could share it. This would show her sincerity and also allow her and Chen Pan'er to stay in the Gan family with peace of mind.
If the Gan family refused to take in her and her daughter, but still took the money, she would at least have fifty taels left to keep her from being penniless.
As for the 145 taels, consider it a token of gratitude between the original owner and the Gan family.
Gan Li had made up her mind, and at this moment she felt quite calm, waiting for the Gan family to make a choice.
She saw that when Old Lady Gan saw the bag of silver, her expression changed instantly. She then quickly stepped forward, wrapped up the silver, and hugged it to her chest—Gan Li's heart sank.
At this moment, she finally admitted that she was indeed a strong woman. Although she was very concerned about the Gan family's reaction, she pretended not to care.
Seeing how greedy Granny Gan is for money, hasn't she broken her guard?
She was silently weeping when she suddenly felt a weight in her arms; the bundle from before was back in her embrace. Surprised, she looked up and recognized the familiar expression on Old Mrs. Gan's face—the same look of disappointment and frustration she had shown Gan Mingli earlier.
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