Chapter 63 Talking about getting married
Gu Mingda continued to threaten his cheap brother-in-law, saying, "In your current situation, if you still live together, either the husband will kill his wife to vent his hatred, or the wife will conspire with the adulterer to kill her husband. No matter who dies between you two, Yunniang and I will report the murderer to the government truthfully. Are you sure you still want to live together?"
Zhang Guangzong, who had originally firmly disagreed with divorcing his wife, could not help but waver at this moment. He couldn't understand why she was unhappy when he came to the capital city, no matter how hard he beat Xiao Cai, she endured it.
Although he missed the college entrance examination, he still wanted to achieve fame and honor. Whether he was killed by Xiao Cai or faced punishment from the government for murdering his wife, these were outcomes he could not accept.
Things have come to this point, even if he says he regrets it and is willing to be cuckolded and put up with Xiao Cai's stupid behavior, he can't just get by like this in the future.
"I don't want to live with him! I want to take Jinbao and divorce you!" It was rare for little Cai to speak loudly.
"Jinbao is our Zhang family's grandson, don't even think about taking him away!" Zhang Guangzong said loudly.
Regardless of whether Jinbao was his biological son or not, Zhang Guangzong was unwilling to let Xiao Cai take him away.
In the countryside, a son means labor force, and if he doesn't have a son, he will be laughed at by others.
Xiao Cai was indeed reluctant to give up Jinbao, but her lover outside also said that she could have another child, so she was not so persistent on this issue.
But Zhang Guangzong said again: "I can't divorce you either. At most I will agree to divorce you! And the reason for the divorce is that you are a slut!"
"Liu Xiaoru can divorce, so why should I divorce her?" Xiao Cai was not convinced.
Liu Xiaoru was enjoying watching the fun, but she didn't expect that she would be involved.
"What are you talking about? Don't make it seem like I'm having an affair with Zhang Guangzong!" Liu Xiaoru picked up the broom and hit the two of them without any hesitation.
"If you want a divorce, just give me the money! That wild man outside took my wife away, so you must give her back to me!" Zhang Guangzong said loudly.
When Xiao Cai heard this, she agreed immediately and said, "Sun Lang's family runs a big business, he doesn't need this little money!"
Zhang Guangzong felt bad when he heard this, but he asked for money without hesitation and said, "Then I want three hundred taels!"
Little Cai hadn't divorced yet, but her heart was already with the Sun family. She said on the spot: "You're dreaming!"
Gu Mingda was annoyed by their noise and said directly: "Since you don't want to fight anymore, why don't you just go back to your room to discuss the amount of money? I want to go back to school."
Little Cai said, "Sister, brother-in-law, you can't just ignore me. If I go back to the backyard, what if he beats me to death?"
Zhang Yunniang shook her head and said, "If you die, we will report you to the authorities."
Upon hearing this, Mrs. Cai gnashed her teeth in anger.
Zhang Guangzong was very happy, pointing at Gu Mingda and said, "Did you fail the exam again this time? No wonder you came back so quickly after checking the list. You are still studying? No matter how long you study, you still can't pass the exam. But I'm different. I was ruined by this bitch this time. I will definitely pass the exam next time!"
Gu Mingda looked at him strangely, but said nothing. He shook his head and turned back to his room.
Niuniu behind him said loudly: "My daddy is the top student. They all call him the top student! He did really well in the exam!"
Zhang Guangzong looked at this former adopted daughter, sneered, and said, "You jinx, if your father had been involved with you, he could have passed the imperial examination and become a scholar. He can only dream about it!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Liu Xiaoru's broom hit him in the face again and she cursed, "Zhang Guangzong, who are you calling a jinx? I think you are a jinx! Your wife ran away with someone else, and you still like to be a living cuckold! You don't act like a man at all!"
Zhang Guangzong could neither beat Liu Xiaoru nor scold her, so he wanted to escape to the backyard on the spot. Coincidentally, at this moment, the door of the house was opened from the outside.
A scholar who lived in this courtyard came back with a dejected look on his face. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Gu Mingda studying hard. After being stunned for a moment, he said, "No wonder Brother Gu got the first place in the exam. He was so happy when the results were announced today. He was still patient enough to study hard at home. I am far from him."
When Zhang Guangzong heard this, he didn't care that he was being beaten. He rushed to the scholar, grabbed him and asked, "What did you say? What's the first place? Who got the first place? Gu Mingda failed in the exams many times, how can he be the first place? It's impossible, he can't be the first place!"
The scholar felt that Zhang Guangzong was inexplicable, so he pushed him away and said, "You are fully recovered now and you come to pull me? Stay away from me, I am afraid that you will make me sick. You are really a corrupt person. Brother Gu is your brother-in-law, but you don't hope for his health. Instead, you hope that he will fail the exam! He still considers you in every way! He saved your life. If he had known earlier, he should not have cared about you!"
Zhang Guangzong's head was buzzing as he listened to the scholar's machine-gun-like accusations.
He didn't understand. They all failed the exams many times, so how come Gu Mingda suddenly became the top scorer behind his back?
It was obvious that a jinx went to the Gu family, so why didn't it bring bad luck to Gu Mingda?
How could he be a healthy person, but he suddenly caught a cold due to heavy rain and missed the exam?
Zhang Guangzong became angrier and angrier as he thought about it. He said, "The first place in the case... the first place in the case should have been mine... why did it go to Gu Mingda?"
The scholar sneered: "You haven't even taken the second exam yet, and you're still dreaming about being the top scorer. Why don't you just say you should be the top scorer?"
Zhang Guangzong turned a deaf ear to him. He suddenly turned his head to look at Niuniu beside him and said, "You are the one who harmed me, right? If I hadn't been afflicted by you, I wouldn't have caught a cold! I knew I should have drowned you and shouldn't have cared about you!"
Zhang Guangzong was so angry that his eyes turned red, and he rushed forward to hit someone.
Niu Niu was so scared that she hid backwards. Gu Yan and Gu Zhao hurriedly protected their sister behind them.
Liu Xiaoru picked up the broom and hit Zhang Guangzong on the head again.
She had been somewhat restrained before, but now she refused to hold back at all and chased him around the yard.
Zhang Yunniang looked at the tears in her daughter's eyes and felt heartbroken. She held the child in her arms and coaxed her for a long time before she fell asleep.
When she lowered her head, she looked like a good mother who loved her children, but when she raised her head, she looked at Zhang Guangzong with eyes that made her want to kill him.
"I will help you. I will give you ten taels of silver in exchange for your divorce." Zhang Yuniang said softly to Xiao Cai.
Mrs. Cai was stunned when she heard this. She couldn't understand why Zhang Yunniang suddenly changed her mind. After all, the couple had said before that they would not get involved. But Mrs. Cai was still very happy to have someone to support her.
When the couple was officially getting divorced, Zhang Yunniang got involved with a sullen face. She was determined to teach Zhang Guangzong a lesson.
Zhang Guangzong's psychological price was actually thirty taels of silver. This amount was the betrothal gift he paid when he married Xiao Cai. He wanted to use this money to find a new young and beautiful wife.
Everyone understood the principle of asking for a high price and paying back on the spot, so Zhang Guangzong still insisted on the three hundred taels of silver.
Little Cai hid behind Zhang Yuniang and argued with him.
Zhang Yunniang, however, acted like an elder sister and scolded Zhang Guangzong, "My sister-in-law has served my mother-in-law and raised my children for so many years. She has made great contributions but she has also worked hard. Now that she is getting divorced, how dare you ask her for money? If I were you, I would give her a dowry of 100 taels of silver, marry her happily, and we can still be good relatives in the future."
When Zhang Guangzong heard this, a series of question marks popped up in his mind.
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