Meng Ning returned to the Xi family the next morning.
Her clothes were tattered, like a beggar, and the redness and swelling on her face had not yet subsided.
When the Xi family saw Meng Ning in such a miserable state, they all came forward to show concern for her.
But Meng Ning kept crying.
Her mother-in-law didn't want to lose face in front of everyone, so she asked Meng Ning to go back to the house to wash and change clothes before coming out.
Meng Ning returned to the room, followed closely by Xi Mu Nian.
"Ningning, what's wrong with you?"
Meng Ning lowered his head, and after a brief thought, he said, "Brother Mu Nian, when I went home this time, my father knew that I was getting married, and he beat me up!"
Xi Mu Nian was stunned. "What? Your father beat you?"
He had imagined being chased and beaten by a group of ruffians in the village...
Didn't expect it to be so scary?
He beats his own daughter like this, let alone an outsider like him.
Xi Munian was somewhat glad that he did not follow Meng Ning back.
Meng Ning couldn't let others know what happened to him.
Her father had to be the scapegoat.
Xi Munian looked at Meng Ning, who had disheveled hair.
"Did you escape from the village?"
Meng Ning nodded, "My father said that it's the parents' orders and the matchmaker's words, so if he doesn't agree, the marriage doesn't count.
If you want him to admit it, you have to pay a betrothal gift of 300 yuan..."
When Xi Munian heard what Meng Ning said, he was very angry and slammed his hand on the table.
"How can this be, you robber!"
Three hundred dollars?
In this age of material scarcity, when people couldn't even get enough food to eat, the average person was lucky to have a hundred yuan a year.
The lion actually asked for three hundred dollars?
What’s the difference between this and robbing?
Meng Ning was so frightened by the sound of slapping the table that he trembled all over.
"Old brother..."
Xi Mu Nian frowned as he looked at her pitiful appearance.
"We'll talk about this later, just clean yourself up first!"
Xi Mu Nian said this and walked out.
Everyone sat in the hall waiting for the arrival of Xi Mu Nian and his wife.
"Sister-in-law, what's wrong with your new daughter-in-law? Could it be..."
As she spoke, she covered her mouth and stopped talking.
Xi Munian's mother, Wang Xiulan, frowned.
How did she know what happened?
"Second brother and sister, don't say anything careless! As a teacher, you must be responsible for your words."
Mr. Xi was sitting in the upper seat. Hearing the conversation between his daughters-in-law, he said with some displeasure, "Are you all free? Aren't you going to work today?"
Xi Jingye poked his wife Zhao Min, signaling her to shut up.
Zhao Min pursed her lips and said, "Father-in-law, there is no class today!"
Mr. Xi nodded.
"Big Boss's wife, Meng Ning is from your family, go and ask him what's going on!"
Although he is the head of the Xi family, the younger generation's affairs...
It’s still about his grandson’s wife, so it’s not nice for him to ask.
Wang Xiulan nodded and was about to go out when she saw Xi Mulan walking towards her.
When Wang Xiulan saw her son coming, she seemed to have found a backbone.
"Xiao Nian? What's wrong with your wife?"
Xi Munian sighed and told him what Meng Ning had told him about his experience.
As a teacher, Zhao Min couldn't help but feel some sympathy for Meng Ning when she heard about what happened to her.
"It's said that even a tiger won't eat its own cubs, but Ningning's father is still so pedantic!"
Xi Mu Nian agreed, "Second Aunt, not only is she old-fashioned, she's almost like a robber!"
As he spoke, he also mentioned the amount of dowry that Meng Ning's father needed.
Old Master Xi frowned. He didn't expect Meng Ning's parents to be so greedy.
He had thought that since he had married Meng Ning in his old age, he should take better care of him because his father was his brother Meng's younger brother.
It seems that it is unnecessary.
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