Chapter 124 You can leave.
He frowned and said, "What if she really manages to save Wang Xinran?"
He wasn't worried about Wang Xinran at all. His only concern was that if Wang Xinran was taken away, the Li family would come after them demanding a bride price, which wouldn't be a good thing for him.
Wang San calmly said, "Her name is Wang Xinran now, not Huo Xinran."
“I know she changed her name, but the Huo family raised her after all. What if she leaves with the Huo family?” the eldest brother said.
Wang San said, "The bride price is already on us, and we've already spent it all."
The old man said, "We haven't spent it all."
Wang San looked at him, and the eldest brother immediately understood. He started nodding repeatedly: "Yes, yes, yes, it's all gone, all gone. We don't have any more dowry money on us now."
Wang San said with satisfaction, "That's right. We don't have any betrothal gifts now, so even if the Li family comes looking for us, we won't know anything. Anyway, the betrothal gifts were given to us by them, so we don't have to return them."
"The Huo family is going to bring Wang Xinran back; that's their business and has nothing to do with us."
The eldest son gave Wang San a thumbs up: "Dad, you're the best. You're right."
Wang San smiled smugly: "Of course."
"Just relax and don't worry about anything."
He had already accepted the betrothal gifts, and Wang Xinran's future affairs had nothing to do with him anymore. If Huo's mother wanted to steal the bride, that was Huo's mother's own business, and he would just pretend not to know.
Besides, the Li family isn't ordinary people, and Wang Xinran and Li Chao have a marriage certificate. What right does Huo's mother, an outsider, have to snatch them away? She has no right at all, and most likely won't be able to take them away. Of course, even if Huo's mother does manage to take them away, it doesn't matter. At worst, he can just marry Wang Xinran off again later.
Who knows, he might even receive another dowry.
In short, this is a war that has nothing to do with him, and he only needs to wait and see.
Meanwhile, Huo's mother had already arrived at the Li family's house.
She rushed into the Li family's courtyard. The Li family was having dinner, but Li Chao and Wang Xinran were not at the table.
She called out loudly, "Where is Wang Xinran? Where is she?"
Mr. Li frowned and asked, "What are you doing here?"
Mother Huo said, "Since you forced Wang Xinran to marry you, as Wang Xinran's mother, of course I'm here to take her away."
Huo's father died early, and Huo's mother raised three children on her own, so she was quite fierce. When faced with conflict, she was not afraid at all. Even if the other party was the village chief, she could come in and take people away directly.
Even the village chief should abide by the law.
Besides, she had told Huo Chenzhou about Wang Xinran's departure a few days ago, and she didn't know if the letter had been delivered yet. With Huo Chenzhou's help, she was even more afraid of the Li family. If the Li family dared to cause trouble, she would sue them.
Li's father was used to bullying everyone in the village, and everyone was afraid of him. However, he acted very respectably on the surface, making it impossible for anyone to find fault with him, so no one could do anything about him.
At this moment, he said with a smile, "My son and Wang Xinran are in love and that's why they got married. I also gave the Wang family 800 yuan as a bride price, which was agreed upon by the Wang family. If you are not satisfied, you can go and ask the Wang family."
His words were very clear: the Wang family was Wang Xinran's maternal family, and what was Huo's mother, an adoptive mother, compared to her? She didn't even have the right to interfere in Wang Xinran's affairs.
Mrs. Huo said, "Don't talk nonsense. The reason Wang Xinran returned to the Wang family is because she was deceived by them. If she knew that the Wang family wanted to use her to exchange for a dowry, she definitely wouldn't agree. Where is Wang Xinran? I must see her today and take her away."
Mr. Li's face turned ugly: "You're not welcome here!"
Mother Huo said, "If I don't see Wang Xinran today, I won't leave. If you dare to drive me away, I'll call more people."
Mr. Li stared at her.
Huo's mother was not to be outdone.
In the past, Li's father would have simply kicked Huo's mother out, but the situation is different now. He doesn't want to offend the Huo family, after all, there is Huo Chenzhou in the Huo family. If he offends Huo's mother, he is afraid that Huo Chenzhou will come after him.
Just as the two were at an impasse, the door was suddenly opened.
Li Chao and Wang Xinran came out disheveled.
Wang Xinran's hair was messy, her face was red, and her clothes were just thrown on. It was obvious that something had happened. She was holding a can of yellow peaches and eating them bite by bite.
Seeing this, Huo's mother immediately went up to her and asked, "Xinran, did they bully you? Tell me, and I'll stand up for you."
Wang Xinran chewed and finished the peach in her mouth, then calmly asked, "What are you doing here?"
Huo's mother said, "Is it because Li Chao forced you to get married? Don't be afraid, I'm here to take you back this time."
Wang Xinran glanced at her and said impatiently, "Who told you I was forced? I wanted to get married myself, and now I think it's great to be married into the Li family."
"What did you say?" Mrs. Huo asked incredulously.
After hearing Wang Xinran's words, Li's father was relieved and immediately said, "Alright, did you hear that now? Wang Xinran is willingly marrying into my family. I've told you everything. My engagement with the Wang family is legitimate. It's just that you insisted on causing trouble."
Mrs. Huo didn't believe her. She looked at Wang Xinran and continued to ask, "Xinran, tell me the truth. What exactly happened? Did they threaten you? Otherwise, why would you suddenly marry into the Li family?"
She was completely clueless about what Wang Xinran was thinking, as if she were meeting her for the first time.
It should be noted that Wang Xinran is not that old yet; she can get married in a few more years. Huo's mother has never pressured her. However, Huo's mother had asked her about this matter before, and at that time, Wang Xinran simply said that she didn't like the people in the village and that she didn't want to get married at all.
But after returning to the Wang family this time, why did she suddenly get married, and to such a scoundrel at that?
She always felt that Wang Xinran was forced into it.
However, Wang Xinran just stared at her without blinking: "If I don't marry him, who will I marry? You're trying to set me up with someone again. You should just leave. I get annoyed just looking at you. Don't forget, we have nothing to do with each other anymore."
Li Chao nodded and said, "Ma'am, Wang Xinran said she doesn't know you well anymore, you should leave."
Li's father also said, "You should leave now. You're still causing trouble with that hoe. I don't know what you're up to."
Wang Xinran was speaking from the heart. She had just married into the Li family, and they gave her canned food and snacks to eat. She felt that life here was very good and she was reluctant to leave.
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