Wang Shulan patiently explained, "Sister, this is a new society now. The old ways don't work anymore! Jiayi is an independent person. Even if she married into your family, she can still get a divorce if she wants."
She's marrying into the Ding family, not being sold to them!
Li Shufang, unlike her usual gentle self, let out a cold snort.
"I said no, and that's final! Jiayi, what's wrong with you? Why are you suddenly bringing up divorce?"
Chen Jiayi curled her lips and said sarcastically, "Ding Haowen cheated on me, so am I supposed to serve him, respect him, and love him?"
Li Shufang was shocked, not expecting that Chen Jiayi actually knew.
She thought to herself, "It's just infidelity, why is it worth getting a divorce?"
Li Shufang gave a gentle smile and affectionately called Chen Jiayi by her nickname.
"Jiayi! Have you heard some nonsense from someone? You've been married to Haowen for three years, don't you know what kind of person he is?"
Chen Jiayi certainly knew!
In her previous life, they had been married for many years, and Ding Haowen's attitude towards her was lukewarm. She had always assumed that this was just Ding Haowen's personality. But when she saw Ding Haowen gently supporting Li Yuzhu, she understood.
Ding Haowen is aloof, but he can be gentle and considerate towards the person he loves; he's just cold to her.
Chen Jiayi said calmly, "I didn't just hear about it; I saw Ding Haowen and Li Yuzhu enter the People's Hotel together with my own eyes."
Li Shufang's heart skipped a beat.
That brat, how could he be so careless as to let Chen Jiayi see him?
She forced a smile. "Jiayi, Haowen just went out. Why don't you wait a bit?"
Chen Jiayi frowned, about to say something.
A series of footsteps sounded.
Li Shufang breathed a sigh of relief when she saw her son return.
She glared at Ding Haowen and pretended to be fierce as she scolded, "Haowen, did you do something to wrong Jiayi?"
Seeing Li Shufang's face, Chen Jiayi couldn't help but laugh.
In my past life, one of us played the good cop and the other the bad cop.
But she couldn't see it and still thought her mother-in-law treated her very well.
Ding Haowen had originally taken the children to find Li Yuzhu, but on the way he heard that Chen Jiayi had brought the commune director home, so he hurried back.
Ding Haowen handed the child directly to Chen Jiayi.
"Chen Jiayi, you're back just in time. The child has been looking for you and no one can soothe him."
He took care of the baby alone last night and realized how exhausting it is to have a one-year-old!
He didn't sleep well all night, and when he finally managed to doze off for a while in the morning, the child started crying again.
Seeing Ding Haowen's self-righteous attitude, Chen Jiayi scoffed.
“You were the one who brought this child home. Now that you’re getting a divorce, the adoption agreement should be torn up.”
Ding Haowen's expression changed, and he looked at Chen Jiayi with displeasure.
In the past, Chen Jiayi would have compromised with just a dissatisfied look from Ding Haowen, believing that couples should be tolerant and understanding of each other.
But now, she only feels that she was foolish.
Seeing Chen Jiayi's firm attitude, Ding Haowen was displeased and kept a cold face.
"You think you can just get a divorce like that? I spent a lot of money to marry you, and now you're just going to divorce me like that?"
Chen Jiayi couldn't help but laugh when the topic of betrothal gifts came up!
She sneered, "My family initially asked for an 88 yuan dowry, which your family couldn't afford. I offered to lower it to 18.8 yuan, and we eventually settled on 66 yuan. Even then, your family still had to borrow money from all sides. After I married into the family, didn't I have to pay back all the money you borrowed?"
At that time, Chen Jiayi had a good impression of Ding Haowen. She felt sorry for him because he had lost his father and his widow and son had a hard life. She thought that the amount of the bride price was not important since they were going to live together.
She offered to lower the bride price, but her parents disagreed, insisting on a minimum of 66 yuan. Li Shufang initially planned to let it go, but Ding Haowen said they would work together to pay off the debt.
So the Ding family borrowed money from all sides and finally managed to scrape together 66 yuan as a bride price for the Chen family.
Chen Jiayi didn't receive a single penny of the dowry. After the marriage, they said they would work together to pay off the debts, but it was actually Chen Jiayi who earned the money to pay off the debts owed by the Ding family.
Wang Shulan's expression was strange. Everyone knew that the Ding family had spent 66 yuan on a bride price to marry Chen Jiayi.
They even exclaimed how generous the Ding family was in hiring a daughter-in-law! Little did they expect that the woman would have to pay off her own debts after marrying into the family.
What's the difference between this and paying to marry yourself?
Ding Haowen frowned angrily, "Didn't I send money back to you to pay off your debts?"
He glanced at Li Shufang and Chen Jiayi with a questioning look.
Seeing the guilty look flash in Li Shufang's eyes, she immediately understood.
His face darkened. "Mom, did you keep the money I sent back for yourself?"
Li Shufang chuckled guiltily, "I'm just saving money for you two young people."
Ding Haowen felt extremely overwhelmed!
He never expected that his mother would even swallow the debts she owed.
Chen Jiayi had no idea that Ding Haowen had sent money back, and she looked at Ding Haowen in surprise.
“I haven’t received a single penny of the money you sent back. Your mother also said she would keep it for you. As for the property, I only want the money I earned myself, plus one-third of your salary over the years as compensation for emotional distress!”
Why should she refuse Ding Haowen's salary? She can't have taken care of Ding Haowen's mother for nothing all these years!
As for the children, none of them are Chen Jiayi's biological children, so she doesn't want them!
Ding Haowen rubbed his temples. "Chen Jiayi, do you have to make this a public spectacle? I've already explained to you that I was just helping Yuzhu settle down, so why are you so fixated on it?"
Perhaps it was Ding Haowen's voice that suppressed his anger, carrying a heavy tone of accusation.
The child in Ding Haowen's arms immediately burst into tears.
Ding Haowen was getting a little impatient, but he still gently coaxed the child.
Seeing this, Wang Shulan hesitated whether she should speak up and dissuade them.
Ding Haowen has never had any scandals over the years, he is filial to his mother, and now he seems to be very patient with his children.
When people in the commune are going through a divorce, the advice is always to reconcile rather than separate.
As the head of the women's affairs department, she naturally couldn't easily advise others to get a divorce.
When Chen Jiayi saw Wang Shulan's hesitant expression, her heart skipped a beat.
She quickly said, "Swear to God, if you and Li Yuzhu aren't having an affair, may your children be born without an anus."
This is equivalent to making a solemn oath.
Ding Haowen's expression changed, and he pursed his lips, remaining silent.
Wang Shulan was initially hesitant about whether to persuade him not to divorce, but seeing that Ding Haowen was reluctant to make a vow, she roughly understood.
"Ding Haowen, since your relationship has broken down, then register for a divorce. Jiayi has taken good care of your family all these years. You can't do something to betray her and then drag her into being your family's maid, can you?"
Wang Shulan's words hit the nail on the head.
Ding Haowen looked rather unwell as he gazed at Chen Jiayi.
"Are you really going to divorce me?"
Chen Jiayi frowned, her tone disdainful: "Who knows if you have any infectious diseases from messing around outside? I'm scared, not you."
Ding Haowen has only slept with her a handful of times. He said he didn't like doing that, but actually he just didn't want to touch her!
Chen Jiayi's words infuriated Ding Haowen, making him both embarrassed and angry.
"Fine, let's get a divorce! Don't regret it!"
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