Chapter 213 Don’t you have any leverage over me?
Xia Yaoyao had long guessed that her sister-in-law would be so shameless. She glanced at her parents-in-law's faces, which were a little ugly.
My parents-in-law are very concerned about their reputation, so now that this incident has happened at home, they must feel a little uncomfortable.
Three hundred yuan is a very large amount. If she decides to lend it out without discussing it with her in-laws and husband, it will definitely become a problem for their family in the future.
It’s not a good idea to directly push the decision-making power to my parents-in-law now.
Li Lingling saw Xia Yaoyao's dilemma and stepped forward to help. "Stop talking nonsense. Isn't there something called an IOU in this world? I can accept writing an IOU and getting a fingerprint.
The other party was willing to accept the IOU, and I thought Mei Dujuan would no longer chase Xia Yaoyao to borrow money.
But the Mei family's shamelessness still refreshed Xia Yaoyao's eyes.
"But this incident today started in your family, Yaoyao, shouldn't you also take some responsibility?" Mei Dujuan still didn't give up.
Xia Guoqing pulled him, "Shut up, what nonsense are you talking about?"
"That's really rare! This is the first time I've heard of this. If you fall on the road, wouldn't you blame the road? At least the road has to pay for your medical expenses, too."
Li Lingling, who also grew up in an extremely poor family, has seen many people like Mei Dujuan.
"Dujuan, how can you blame Yaoyao for this? She can't pay this money." Li Yinshuang also jumped out to defend her daughter.
Looking at her father-in-law's face that had turned as black as charcoal, Mei Dujuan realized how serious the words she had just said were.
"Sister, you can't just ignore me about this." Major stared at Mei Dujuan.
Mei Dujuan had a splitting headache. "You did something stupid yourself, and you want me to clean up your mess? How can such a good thing happen? I'm your sister, not your mother!"
"An elder sister is like a mother. Now that mom is not here, you are still my mother."
The three sentences from the brother and sister shattered everyone's three views.
In the end, the matter ended with Major writing an IOU. Mei Dujuan didn't know what she said to Major to get him to agree.
After seeing off her family, Xia Yaoyao felt relieved and thought to herself that these hard days were finally over.
After a while, Li Lingling got the money.
Xia Yaoyao began to arrange to introduce her to a partner, which aroused the suspicion of Xia Yaoyao's husband Zhu Changsheng.
Late at night, the couple lay together.
"Didn't your colleague introduce your sister-in-law's brother to my colleagues a while ago? This makes it very difficult for me to be a human being..."
Xia Yaoyao quickly denied it, "I accompanied her to the hospital for a checkup. She's still a virgin. As for what happened with Major, as long as we keep it a secret, won't it be fine?"
Despite this, Zhu Changsheng was still a little hesitant.
"The truth will eventually come to light."
Xia Yaoyao grabbed her husband's arm and shook it gently, "We haven't even taken the first step yet. You haven't even met each other, and you're already thinking that far ahead. It's a bit too much."
Zhu Changsheng thought about it and it was true. What if both parties don’t like it?
He still couldn't resist his wife's soft words and agreed after a few words.
Before going to bed, Xia Yaoyao thought that the time was almost up and it was time for her to go back and ask Mei Dujuan to change her attitude towards her.
When she woke up the next day, Xia Yaoyao bought some fruit and went home.
Since she got married, she realized that she cannot go back to her parents' home empty-handed. Even if her parents don't say anything, the neighbors will gossip about it.
The door was not locked, so Xia Yaoyao pushed it open and entered the house.
"Mom, you left in a hurry just now. I wanted to have some chicken for lunch..."
Mei Dujuan walked out of the room with her belly in her arms, thinking that the footsteps outside were from Li Yinshuang.
"Why is it you?"
Xia Yaoyao's face was cold. She put the things on the table and said, "Why can't it be me? This is my home too."
Mei Dujuan frowned, feeling that there was something wrong with Xia Yaoyao today, at least judging from her tone.
Ever since he knew her secret, Xia Yaoyao always spoke to him respectfully.
"Yaoyao, I just took a nap and I'm a bit grumpy. Please don't be angry with me."
Mei Dujuan has learned her lesson now and uses both soft and hard tactics.
"Yeah." Xia Yaoyao sat on the sofa, with no intention of talking to Mei Dujuan.
She knew that Mei Dujuan would not be able to hold on for long and would start to cause trouble.
Sure enough, in less than ten minutes, Mei Dujuan started talking to Xia Yaoyao.
"Well, Yaoyao, my brother caused that nasty thing at your house last time. As your eldest sister, I want to apologize to you on his behalf. I was in a hurry at the time and didn't think before I spoke. Please don't take it to heart."
Okay, here we go again.
Xia Yaoyao watched quietly to see what she was going to do.
"Sister-in-law, you can just say whatever you want to say directly, no need to beat around the bush."
"My family really can't come up with 300 yuan. 200 yuan of it was borrowed from others. Now my relatives are asking for repayment and they come to my house every day to block my parents' door. I want to ask, can you lend me 200 yuan first?"
Mei Dujuan's face was full of flattery, and her attitude when speaking was extremely nice.
"Don't worry, when my parents have money, I will definitely return the money to you as soon as possible."
"I don't have any. All my money is in fixed deposits. I can't withdraw so much money all at once."
Xia Yaoyao refused bluntly.
"And even if I did, I wouldn't lend it to you. Sister-in-law, you know how much you've gotten from me during this time. It's impossible that you can't even come up with two hundred yuan."
Xia Yaoyao stood up and poured herself some water. The hot water in the cup was steaming, and the atmosphere between the two was tense.
"You're just thinking that since you have something on me, the two hundred dollars I lent you is like throwing meat buns at a dog, and it's gone forever. You'll use that as leverage to threaten me and stop me from collecting the debt, right?"
Mei Dujuan's expression was stiff, and even her smile seemed forced.
"What makes you think that?"
"I'm here today for no other reason than to give you a warning. If you use that incident to blackmail me again, your brother's job will be gone."
"What do you mean by that?"
This was the first time Xia Yaoyao saw a panicked look on Mei Dujuan's face.
"He has a messy private life. He's a married man and he almost raped my unmarried colleague. My colleague's family is from the countryside and he has five brothers and sisters. Do you think they are easy to mess with?"
Mei Dujuan's face turned pale instantly, she raised her lips and spoke in a very low voice.
"Are you blackmailing me?"
"It's not a threat, it's just a pledge. From now on, you can keep my affairs secret, and I'll keep your affairs secret too."
Mei Dujuan didn't want to let Xia Yaoyao go, and said stubbornly, "This is not my business, it's my brother's business."
"Your brother lost his job. I'm afraid it's more serious than you losing your job, right?"
Mei Dujuan remained silent because Xia Yaoyao was telling the truth. If her parents knew that Xiaojie lost his job because of her, she would never be able to return to her parents' home.
“…”
Mei Dujuan looked extremely unhappy. She sat on the sofa, just rubbing her belly without saying a word.
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