Chapter 51 Give her the betrothal gift! Don’t talk nonsense with her!
"Yes, you are all my sister-in-law's elders, please persuade her. The child is innocent. Look, he hasn't seen his mother for the whole morning. What has happened to him? No one can take better care of him than his biological mother. The most pitiful one is the child, he is only two years old."
Zhao Chengfang also cried.
Hearing her aunt crying, Zhao Chao also started crying. She was hungry, but her grandmother said that her mother didn't want her anymore, so she was hesitating whether to go find her mother.
The scene of the mother and daughter sobbing quietly resonated with many people who were not in the know, and they all quietly criticized Gu Wanxing.
The aunts and uncles who had just supported Gu Wanxing immediately changed their expressions:
"Wanxing, if you want a divorce, then why don't you want the child?"
"Yes, the child is innocent. How can he survive without his mother if he is too young? Look at how pretty this little girl is."
"Wanxing, look at your child. What's become of him? Does divorce guarantee a better next one?"
Gu Wanxing looked with amusement at those who had just been fighting for her against Gu Yuerou and Zhao Chengyan, but now suddenly changed their tone and directed those sharp words at her. She felt extremely calm in her heart.
No one in this world can rely on anyone else. It is better to rely on yourself than on others.
No matter how good a person is, he or she may become a bad person in someone else's story. We can be bound by our own morals, but we should not be bound by the evaluations of others.
Everyone thinks she has problems, but that's everyone's problem and they should solve it themselves. She thinks she is great and doesn't have any problems at all.
So she just pretended not to hear the words criticizing her from outside.
Fortunately, there are people who understand.
"I'm saying, why are you all so siding with outsiders? Wanxing could get a divorce for no reason? Gu Yuerou has already slept with Wanxing's boyfriend, and you're keeping her for the New Year? The child is still young, so why would Wanxing give up on her unless it's absolutely necessary? There must be something else going on. Can we let this old woman get away with it?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the crowd fell silent.
Yes, we can't just listen to one side of the story. Who would have thought that Gu Yuerou would get involved with that guy named Zhao? They all found it unbelievable. If such a thing has happened, it doesn't seem too much to expect something else to happen that they couldn't imagine.
Some people who had always supported Gu Wanxing did not give Liu Xifeng and her daughter any face this time:
"How dare you come to my house? Don't you think your son is embarrassing?"
"That's right, get out of here right now."
Hearing that the group of old women outside were all siding with his daughter, Gu Tianming quietly retreated to the yard. He had just wanted to go up and pick up Zhao Chao.
In the morning, Sun Huandi braided two small braids for Zhao Chao and washed his face clean. Even though he had been crying all morning, he didn't let anyone mess with him.
But in just a few hours, this is what happened to the child.
It would be a lie to say that I don't feel sad, but considering that my daughter will have other options in the future, it is right not to have children.
So I swallowed that idea back into my stomach.
"Old Gu, what should we do? They just mentioned the betrothal gift, but they are not really here to ask for it, are they?"
Seeing that there were many people around, Sun Huandi hid in the firewood shed under the south wall and didn't want to get involved in Gu Wanxing's affairs at all.
She was even thinking in her heart that she should either get rid of her or give her a good beating. In any case, seeing Gu Wanxing get humiliated would make both her and her daughter happy.
Sun Huandi selectively ignored the betrothal gift that Liu Xifeng mentioned. He thought it was impossible for someone to be so shameless as to go to her parents' home to ask for a betrothal gift.
But when she thought about it, she realized that the old woman of the Zhao family was not an ordinary person, so she couldn't help but feel a little worried.
"Why are you asking for a betrothal gift? Wanxing gave birth to their family's child and took care of them for over five years, yet it's still not worth the 300 yuan betrothal gift. Besides, if you want it, just give it to her. Aren't you keeping it for Wanxing? You said you'd give it to her once Wanxing had a child, but now we're divorced and you haven't given it to her."
When Sun Huandi heard this, her face suddenly turned pale. Where could she find the money? She had already given the money to her son.
Gu Tianming didn't have time to look at her face. He stood under the shed, listening quietly to the noise outside.
He thought to himself that if it really didn't work out, he would just return the betrothal gifts, otherwise it would cause no peace at home.
Gu Wanxing didn't know what her father was thinking.
"Sister-in-law, my brother didn't do it on purpose. Can't you forgive him this time? It's not as easy as you say for a woman to live with her parents after marriage. It's okay for a short time, but over time, there will be conflicts."
Zhao Chengfang stopped crying. After being scolded, she started to soften again.
Sure enough, when she said that, no one argued with her, even the old ladies who cursed the most nodded frequently.
Gu Wanxing pulled back the hand that Zhao Chengfang was holding, and a beautiful sneer appeared on her red lips.
"That's all my business. You don't need to persuade me. I won't agree to remarry. Besides, you mentioned Zhao Chao. Your brother won't give Zhao Chao to me, so you can rest assured. I will give child support every month, and if I miss her, I will go see her."
It seems like no one knows how to say nice things.
Gu Wanxing secretly complained in her heart, watching Liu Xifeng's face getting darker and darker, and the curve of her lips getting bigger and bigger.
"sister in law……"
"Okay, let's change the way we address each other from now on. You're two months older than me, so don't call me sister-in-law anymore..."
Before Gu Wanxing could finish her words, she was interrupted by Liu Xifeng: "Since you insist on doing this, then return the betrothal gift to me, 350 yuan, not a cent less. I won't let you live well if you pay me back. If I don't live well, I will come to your house every day."
Her main purpose was of course the betrothal gift, and she was counting on this money to redeem the pillar of her family.
"I don't have any betrothal gifts because you didn't give them to me. My stepmother took them. If you want them, just ask her for them."
Gu Wanxing looked at Old Gu's property and found that he only had more than 300 yuan, and he also said that he needed to buy seedlings.
In other words, it is impossible for her to get the betrothal money back by asking Sun Huandi, so it is better to let Liu Xifeng go to her, and let them bite each other as they please.
Gu Wanxing's voice was quite loud, so the old couple standing in the south shed naturally heard it.
Gu Tianming didn't react at all, because his daughter thought the same thing as he did. Since they were divorced, they should break up completely. If she continued to make trouble every day just for a few hundred dollars, it would really not be worth it.
He was thinking too much. His own daughter had to find a husband, and his reputation must not be ruined. And there was also Gu Zhenzhen, who was of marriageable age. If Liu Xifeng came every day, Gu Zhenzhen probably wouldn't be able to get married.
Sun Huandi was anxious, and she hurriedly grabbed Gu Tianming who was thinking seriously.
"Old Gu..."
"Well? Go get the betrothal gift and give it to her directly. We won't bother with any of them."
Gu Tianming never thought that the money would be spent, because the family's expenses had always come from selling grain every year.
Farmers produce some grain from their fields, which they cannot eat themselves. They pay part of it as public grain and sell part of it, which is enough for the family to spend.
Sun Huandi would greet him every time she spent money, and she even kept a record of the expenses. This was also what he admired about this woman.
Every penny is spent clearly.
But he didn't know that one-third of the money the family earned from selling grain every year went into the pocket of Sun Huandi's son.
Another one third was spent by Gu Zhenzhen.
The remaining one-third will be recorded.
Sun Huandi was about to speak but stopped herself, thinking about explaining, when she saw Gu Wanxing coming over with her sister-in-law and mother-in-law.
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