Three hundred yuan, not much, but not little either.
Keep in mind that at this time of year, workers only earn a few dozen yuan a month, let alone the fishermen who make their living from the sea.
But Fu Wan dared to ask for the money because she knew her family had it.
It doesn't mean we're going to empty the Shen family's savings.
When she married into the family, the bride price was sixty yuan, and her father gave her one hundred yuan as dowry money. Unfortunately, Shen Dongsheng took it all for various reasons, and she definitely wants that money back.
After all these years of hard work, it's not unreasonable for her to give them an accuracy of 300.
As for child support for Shen Lingling, she is only five years old now and has more than ten years to go before reaching adulthood.
If she accepts child support, it means that Shen Lingling will have to maintain contact with the Shen family in the future, and may even have to support Shen Dongsheng in his old age.
Fu Wan had already experienced such a disgusting family herself, but her daughter must not be allowed to be involved in it at all.
As for Shen Dongsheng's retirement, let him go find his son who has nowhere to go!
Village Chief Shen frowned, somewhat disagreeing with Fu Wan's conditions.
In his view, a woman's purpose is to get married. Taking the child away without asking for child support? This girl must have just been in the water and gotten her brains wet.
"Fu girl, I understand you want a divorce. But don't ask for child support. How will you raise the child alone?"
Young people are still impetuous and only think about having fun without considering the future.
Aunt Wang and other villagers also advised, "Fu Wan, you've given too little money—three hundred yuan."
"With all these injuries, and Lingling still growing, plus your brother paralyzed in bed, how will you survive back home with so little money?"
"Yes, Fu girl, don't say such hurtful things! We need to ask for more money!"
The speaker was Aunt Li, who had a conflict with Old Lady Shen. The two had argued that morning over whose field's irrigation ditch had crossed the boundary. Now that Old Lady Shen was being harmed, Aunt Li naturally wouldn't be soft-hearted.
Old Mrs. Shen, who was standing to the side, couldn't agree to this. Three hundred yuan was a huge loss for her, and these heartless people were actually encouraging Fu Wan to ask for more.
"You bastards, get out of here! This little bitch wants three hundred yuan and it's not enough? Aren't you afraid you'll have the life to take it but not the life to spend it? The Goddess Mazu will take you all away!"
Aunt Li, who was standing nearby, couldn't stand the fact that this person was spouting nonsense, so she grabbed a smelly, unwashed sock from somewhere and stuffed it into Old Lady Shen's mouth.
Fu Wan smiled at everyone and said, "Thank you for your concern. I know you all mean well."
Three hundred yuan is enough for me. The Shen family can't come up with more than that in a short time. Three hundred yuan to sever ties with the Shen family is a good thing for both me and my daughter.
Seeing that she had made up her mind, Village Chief Shen stopped trying to stop her and immediately had the village accountant write a divorce agreement for Fu Wan and Shen Dongsheng to sign.
Seeing that Fu Wan signed the document without hesitation, Shen Dongsheng was somewhat unwilling.
"Wife, I..."
"signature!"
Fu Wan didn't want to say another word to him. Their marital affection had vanished in their previous life, not to mention that he had personally pushed her into the water in this life.
"I don't want a divorce!"
Shen Dongsheng wasn't afraid of Fu Wan and tore up the divorce agreement in his hand.
Fu Wan watched him from the side and sneered, "Shen Dongsheng, as a husband, you can't protect your wife, and you even held her underwater for more than ten minutes."
If I hadn't been a scuba diver since elementary school, I would have drowned by now!
As a father, you let your daughter eat what her cousins left over and wear their patched-up clothes.
As a son-in-law, you've been dealing with my family's troubles since then, and instead of checking on them, you're busy dealing with his daughter.
The only thing you're good at is being a son; whatever your mother says goes.
Since that's the case, then you should live peacefully with your mother and stop acting like a spoiled child. You can tear up the divorce agreement and rewrite it.
If you continue with this act, I don't mind going to the town's police station and the women's federation. Your whole family will end up in the police station, and I'll see if your Shen family can afford to lose face like that!"
After saying that, she ignored the unpleasant look on Shen Dongsheng's face and smiled apologetically at Accountant Shen, who was standing to the side, "Uncle, please trouble you to write another copy."
The accountant, Shen, who was Shen Dongsheng's cousin by seniority, nodded, glared at Shen Dongsheng, and then wrote another copy.
Shen Dongsheng had no choice but to sign his name in the end.
From the moment Fu Wan put the divorce agreement away, he felt like he had lost something.
But then he comforted himself, saying that out with the old, in with the new, and that Fu Wan was bewitched; he was sure she would come begging to him one day.
As for Shen Lingling, he had no lingering feelings for her; she was just a little girl.
Fu Wan put away the agreement, and Village Chief Shen also asked Aunt Wang to let go of Old Lady Shen.
Poor old lady Shen had her mouth stuffed with a smelly sock, and she was gagging and rolling her eyes. Her hands were also restrained, so she could only worry helplessly.
Sure enough, as soon as Aunt Wang let go, Old Lady Shen quickly threw the smelly sock out of her mouth and then vomited to the side.
Seeing Old Lady Shen's state, Village Chief Shen covered his nose in disgust and ordered, "Dongsheng's mother, hurry up and get the money."
Seeing that Old Lady Shen remained unmoved, Village Chief Shen became even more determined.
"You won't give it to me, huh? If you don't, I'll report you to the police and the Women's Federation right now. Look at the mess you've made! I'm ashamed for you!"
Upon hearing that she was to report to the police and the Women's Federation, Old Lady Shen stopped pretending to be deaf. She wiped the filth from her mouth, smeared it on the wall, and went inside.
In no time, she came out with a stack of loose banknotes.
Fu Wan ignored her murderous glare, paid the money, counted it and found no problems, then picked up the snakeskin bag and pulled Chen Lingling away.
"Dear uncles and aunts, thank you all for your help today. I, Fu Wan, will remember your kindness. I have things to attend to at home, so I must hurry back. I'll definitely treat you all to some sweets later!"
The help from fellow villagers goes without saying, not to mention that apart from Aunt Wang, Village Chief Shen, Accountant Shen, and Aunt Li, everyone else came just to watch the excitement.
However, everyone was pleased with what Fu Wan said, and Village Chief Shen even instructed Old Li, who was driving the oxcart, to give Fu Wan and her daughter a ride.
Fu Wan thanked her repeatedly before pulling Chen Lingling home.
Shenjia Village is not far from Fujia Fishing Village; it only takes half an hour by oxcart.
Fu Wan got off the bus and gave five cents to Uncle Li, who was driving the bus, but Uncle Li stuffed it into Chen Lingling's pocket.
He bluntly said that if Fu Wan gave him money, it would be disrespecting him, Li Daqiang. Fu Wan dared not refuse any longer, thinking that she would definitely go back and thank the villagers properly after dealing with her family matters.
Standing at her doorstep, she felt a mix of trepidation and a sense of being close to home.
In her previous life, when she was sent back to her mother, Ye Xiaocui, it was as if the sky had fallen over the family.
With no hope left for life, the situation escalated to the point where the older brother and mother committed suicide.
This time when she goes back, she is determined to help the Fu family emerge from the shadows.
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