Upon hearing this, Zhang Hu's face turned pale and blue, and he stared at Jiang Xi.

Jiang Xi looked back at him calmly and calmly, without any fear at all.

Zhang Xiuyun looked around and felt embarrassed: "Big sister, your two younger sisters don't go to school..."

Jiang Xi sarcastically said, "So, mother, are you going to leave this money to your uncle? My uncle has only taken money from my family since I was a child, and has never raised me. Just because he is your younger brother, my betrothal gift must be given to him, and not even to my two younger sisters?!"

Zhang Xiuyun was so confused by what she said that she shook her head in embarrassment. She wanted to explain, but she was unable to.

She really thought so.

How can two little girls compare to...a boy nephew?

It would be great if you could raise it until it grows up.

They get meat once a week, have to go to school, and need two new sets of clothes every quarter. No other child gets this kind of treatment!

Zhang Hu was angry for a while, then he reacted and suddenly said, "Okay, we agree to this request, sister, please sign it."

Pei's mother, who had been silent the whole time, thought to herself that it was not good. This person agreed too quickly and must have been perfunctory. But now she was in a difficult situation. She had a bitter face. Although it was only two days, she liked her second and third sisters, these two diligent girls, very much.

Was he really going to be sent away? And was he compensated?

Seeing this, Zhang Xiuyun was reluctant but still signed obediently.

Jiang Xi held the paper, looked at the people around him who were watching the excitement, and said with a smile: "By the way, uncles, aunts, brothers and sisters, there is actually a most important clause in this agreement. Once someone finds that they have not followed the requirements here, I have the right to ask for the two hundred yuan back, whether it is from my mother or my uncle's family who spent the two hundred yuan, or from their team, the money must be returned in full."

"And anyone who is willing to help me get the two hundred dollars back, I will take out one hundred dollars from it as a labor fee to thank you! In addition, the person who reports them will get an extra ten dollars as a reward, so please help keep an eye on them in the future!"

Everyone: “!!!”

"Take out a hundred dollars as a reward!"

"What a good thing!"

"Don't worry, Third Wife, I will keep an eye on it from now on. It's ten yuan!"

"Me too, me too..."

Everyone was talking at once, and they were extremely excited.

Great rewards always bring forth brave men.

One hundred yuan for labor fees is really a huge sum. Even if it is divided among ten people, each person can get ten yuan, not to mention the ten yuan reward for reporting! We must keep a close eye on them. Once we catch the evidence, we can force Zhang Hu and Zhang Xiuyun to hand over two hundred yuan, and then we can get the ten yuan!

"Your master!" Zhang Hu realized that Jiang Xi was not joking, and he flew into a rage. He grabbed a chair and threw it to the ground, cursing, "You did it on purpose. Two hundred yuan was used to support those two money-losing women for ten years! And they were also provided with food, drink and schooling. How could this be enough!"

Not to mention that the money was not enough, even if he got the money, he would have to pay two hundred yuan if he was caught. He planned not to pay even if he was found out, but Jiang Xi directly promised such a large amount of money, who wouldn't be tempted? !

He can fight back against one person, but can he win against a group of people?

Even Zhang Hu didn't consider whether anyone would help Jiang Xi do this. Ten yuan might not tempt some people, but a hundred yuan would definitely be very attractive. If he dared to sign the agreement today, everyone would definitely be watching him in the future.

He was really furious this time. This damn girl would rather give the money away than give it to her uncle, what an ungrateful person she is!

Jiang Xi said in a stern voice: "It is only natural for my mother to raise her two daughters. I have already paid two hundred yuan, and it is still not enough? If you don't want to raise them, why did you give birth to them in the first place?!"

Zhang Hu scolded, "Why don't you want to raise a child? Who raises a child like this? Treating him like an ancestor, welcome to join us, tens of thousands of historical novels are free to read. Sister, why do you have to do this? What good will it do you?!"

Jiang Xi said: "As long as the money doesn't fall into your hands, even if it's given to someone else, I'll feel happy. This is the benefit!"

"You——" Zhang Hu stared at her gloomily. He didn't expect her to do this. He stopped playing the kinship card and threatened directly, "Hand over the betrothal gift!"

Jiang Xi sneered: "Hand it over? Why should I give it to you? When the Pei family hired me, there was a lot of betrothal gift, and my mother gave it to you, and I didn't say a word! How can you have the nerve to take my gift money? Have you ever raised me for a day? You want money but don't raise children, is there such a thing in the world?!"

Zhang Hu gritted his teeth and was about to take action.

Pei's mother immediately shouted at the top of her voice: "Big brother, second brother, come and help, an uncle came to his niece's wedding banquet to cause trouble——"

In this situation, the marriage could not be cancelled. The Pei Deming brothers shook their heads regretfully, but still stood up to support the situation.

The person behind Zhang Hu also took a step forward with a fierce look on his face, and the two sides stared at each other in confrontation.

The captain came over at the right time, held Zhang Hu's shoulder, and said with an exhorting smile: "Come here to drink, what are you doing? In case the police come, we have to go to the police station for tea together."

Zhang Hu's face jumped, but he was still unwilling to give in. He pushed Zhang Xiuyun forward and said, "Look at what your daughter said. She is so distant with her own mother. Is she still your daughter?!"

Zhang Xiuyun was pushed over, feeling somewhat guilty, yet also somewhat justified: "Big sister, your uncle is right, and besides, we are a family—"

Jiang Xi stared at her and said word by word: "Mom, please know that my last name is Jiang, and I am not from the Zhang family!"

Zhang Xiuyun was shocked. She never expected her daughter to say such a thing. She said with tears in her eyes, "Sister, he is also your uncle..."

"I'm going to leave it at that today!" Jiang Xi interrupted her and raised his voice to make sure everyone could hear him:

"My last name is Jiang, not Zhang. You want to use my money to help the Zhang family? That's impossible! My betrothal gift will be kept to support my two younger sisters, so I won't give it to you. I will help you support your two daughters, which will also reduce your burden. When you are old and can't move, I will support you in your old age. Forget about anything else. Even if I die, I won't give a penny to the Zhang family!"

Wasn’t the original owner exploited enough by the Zhang family?

Zhang Xiuyun was the executioner who killed her. Although she was not the one who gave the direct order, if it weren't for her, the original owner would not have been so obedient and resigned to her fate.

As a result, she went against her conscience and went on a blind date, refusing to marry into the Pei family. Such a good girl ended up becoming someone's stepmother, wasting her life.

Jiang Xi's decisive words made the people around her sigh. Some people who knew the Zhang family's character praised her for her sobriety, while some conservative people scolded her for being ignorant.

But this has no impact on Jiang Xi.

Zhang Xiuyun looked so devastated that one would feel sorry for her. If one did not know the truth, one would definitely accuse Jiang Xi of being unfilial.

Mother Pei hurriedly pulled Jiang Xi, and with a dry smile, she added to the others: "The child is ignorant and said nonsense, nonsense!"

Zhang Hu was furious, pointing at Jiang Xi's nose and yelling, "What the hell do you mean? Don't forget that your mother hasn't agreed to your marriage yet! Come back with me and don't get married!"

Mother Pei's breathing stagnated and her heart began to rise.

Jiang Xi said with a smile, "Who do you think you are? You can't get married just because you say you don't want to? Even my biological parents don't have the right to decide. Uncle, the Marriage Law was announced in 1950. Marriage is free and no one has the right to interfere! If you dare not let me get married today, I will call the police and let them judge. Who is more powerful, you or our country's laws?"

The police brought it up and explained the matter. The people around were even more shocked and no one said anything for a while.

The people invited by Zhang Hu to support the situation looked at Jiang Xi with more fear and took a step back instinctively.

Most people of this era are afraid of the police, especially those who have done bad things.

Zhang Hu, who was refuted in public, laughed in anger. He stared at Jiang Xi with his eyes as if they were filled with poison. He pursed his lips tightly and spoke from between his teeth: "Okay, you are awesome. In this case, if you are bullied by your in-laws in the future, don't come back to your mother!"

Jiang Xi said calmly: "Don't bother with that."

If something really happens, Zhang Hu will definitely be the first to run away.

What's the point of coming to such a family?

It is better to make more money. If you are really bullied, you can hire someone with the money. There are plenty of people who can help you.

Every threat from Zhang Hu was easily resolved. He had been dominating the Jiang family for nearly twenty years, but now facing his eldest niece, he was left with nothing but helplessness.

He looked at Zhang Xiuyun, who was crying because she was probably hurt by her daughter, with hatred, kicked the stool viciously, turned around and walked away, saying in a gloomy voice: "Okay, you've grown wings, I don't have this niece anymore!"

Zhang Hu left, and the people he brought with him naturally left as well. Zhang Xiuyun stopped crying and quickly followed her brother.

After she took two steps, she was caught by Zhang Hu and scolded. He implied that she didn't know how to educate her daughter and raised such an ungrateful person. At the same time, he also blamed Jiang Xi in a weird way.

Originally, Zhang Hu thought that since there were so many people around, Jiang Xi would definitely be too embarrassed to refuse, and the Pei family would not go too far. However, who knew that this damn girl would rather break off relations than hand over the betrothal gift, and she also set such a rule.

If he really took it, he would end up raising two money-losing goods for her for nothing. He would never do such a losing business.

So now not only did he not get the money, but he also lost his face. Zhang Hu was so angry that he could only vent his anger on Zhang Xiuyun.

The woman who was scolded did not say anything back, but just apologized vigorously.

After taking two steps, my brother suddenly stopped scolding me.

Zhang Xiuyun was still wondering when she saw the men who had just helped them hold her brother, rubbing their fingers and saying with a smile: "Brother, you said you would treat us to a meal once you get the money. Do you think you will treat us?"

Zhang Hu: “…”

He cursed in his heart, but still forced himself to take out five yuan and said with a smile: "I didn't get the money, this is all I have. Brother Tao is generous, so let it go, right?"

The smile on the man's face fell. He took the five yuan, his face still sullen: "Are you kidding me?"

Zhang Hu said with a bitter face: "I really have no money."

"If you don't have money, you'll be beaten!" The man sneered and slapped him. With a crisp "pa--" sound, other people came over and kicked him. After beating him, they searched his body twice and found a few dollars and some bills, then left with satisfaction.

After everyone left, Zhang Xiuyun threw herself on her brother, crying, "Brother, what happened to you? Oh, what a sin! How could they be so mean! Does it hurt?"

Zhang Hu groaned, threw Zhang Xiuyun aside, and walked back swearing: "If you weren't useless, would I have to suffer?!"

Suddenly Zhang Xiuyun became even sadder and felt wronged.

She didn't know what was wrong. The eldest sister was the most obedient, but she suddenly became so cold and indifferent, which scared her. Even her younger brother hated her!

Zhang Hu didn't care about his elder sister's discomfort at all. He was just full of irritability. After walking two steps, he suddenly seemed to remember something. He turned back and said with suppressed dissatisfaction: "Sister is going back!"

As soon as her brother looked nice to her, Zhang Xiuyun immediately became happy and hurried to follow him.

Zhang Hu glanced at her, his eyes sparkling, and said nothing.

Although I didn't get any advantage from Jiang Xi this time, and I don't know why that girl suddenly became so heartless, the current situation can't be considered bad.

Jiang Xi expressed her loyalty. The Pei family must trust that girl and might be able to make more money. Zhang Xiuyun is her mother. If she gets sick, wouldn't they pay for it?

That damn girl made him lose such a big person today, he must get it back bit by bit in the future!

Zhang Xiuyun is still useful.

On the other side, Pei's

After dealing with Zhang Hu and Zhang Xiuyun, Jiang Xi went to greet the guests very naturally with Pei's mother.

As soon as Zhang Hu and others left, the banquet began.

A group of people started laughing and joking, livening up the atmosphere.

But there were still many strange looks on Jiang Xi, as most of the people in the Flower Growing Family cared about saving face.

Unless it is absolutely necessary, they will not fall out with each other. Now that Jiang Xi has fallen out with her natal family and uncle, some old-fashioned people think she is particularly immature and cold-hearted.

These people won't say anything, especially on someone else's wedding day. No matter how many complaints they have, they will just keep them in their hearts.

For Jiang Xi, as long as it is not said in front of her, it does not matter. A little idle talk will not hurt anyone. But if it is said in front of her, don't blame her for being rude.

That's why she was exceptionally calm.

After the dishes were served, Jiang Xi went to the room and called out her second and third sisters. When Zhang Hu and others came before, she was afraid that the two children would be embarrassed or be dragged away by them, so she locked them in the room.

As soon as she was released, Jiang Ermei asked anxiously, "Sister, are you okay?"

They heard the quarrel between their mother and uncle just now, and were afraid that their eldest sister would be bullied by her uncle again.

Jiang Sanmei looked at her with her round eyes, and seemed to relax after realizing that there was nothing unusual.

Jiang Xi was very relaxed: "What can happen to me? Uncle is not our parent, and I am old enough, they can't control me. Okay, let's go to the banquet, your seats are at that table, the place for children."

She pointed to a location.

Jiang Ermei and Jiang Sanmei were skeptical, but at Jiang Xi's urging they went to the table to eat.

Before Jiang Xi could catch her breath, Pei's mother called out again, "Xiao Xi, come over and toast to Grandpa!"

She hurried over, holding a wine glass, and spoke in a gentle and soft tone, which was completely different from her indifference to Zhang Hu just now. Master Pei smiled kindly and said, "It's just a token of my appreciation. Don't drink too much."

"I know." Jiang Xi nodded with a smile, took a sip of the wine diluted with water, and then toasted the next person.

There were so many delicious dishes of this era on the table, but she couldn't eat any of them.

Jiang Xi swallowed secretly.

Mother Pei whispered, "I've left some food for you. Go eat it after we've toasted you. Your father and I will be here to entertain you."

Jiang Xi nodded and went to the next table with great anticipation.

Suddenly, there was a commotion at the table with the children, and a woman shouted in panic and sharp voice: "Shitou! The child's father, Shitou is stuck in the meatball!"

The noise was very loud, and Jiang Xi looked over immediately, and saw a child with a red face and bloodshot eyes. He was bent over and his anxious mother was patting his back desperately. He tried to cough out something, but failed, and the child's face became redder and redder.