Chapter 2 Asking for Dowry
Zhang Defu hesitated...
Zhang Juexia sneered, "How many women in our Dahe Village have married into the mountains?
There's no good farmland there, so I have to rely on hunting for a living. Ye Beixiu is also a cripple, so how good do you think my life can be?
As for the separation, it's just an excuse for the Ye family to get rid of the burden. Even a seven-year-old child can see this, yet you try to deceive me."
Tian Caihong couldn't hold back anymore, "Boss, why are you wasting your time talking to her? Let's just tie her up and marry her tomorrow. I don't believe that a little girl like her can still cause trouble."
Zhang Defu gritted his teeth and said, "Xia'er, don't blame Dad for being cruel."
Seeing Zhang Defu about to tie her up, Zhang Juexia quickly changed her words, "I will marry you. I didn't say I won't."
In the current situation, she might not be able to survive in the Zhang family. It would be better for her to marry into the Ye family, where there might be a glimmer of hope.
Zhang Defu breathed a sigh of relief, "That's right."
"Dad, we are father and daughter after all. I am still a little reluctant to leave you. Please take good care of yourself after I get married."
Zhang Juexia gritted his teeth and made up some corny and insincere words, which gave him goosebumps.
Seeing that Zhang Juexia had given in, Zhang Defu stopped.
After all, they are his own flesh and blood, and he doesn't want to be too harsh.
"I'm getting married tomorrow. Ask your mother to cook a good meal tonight so we can have a family reunion dinner."
Tian Caihong was the first to be unhappy. "Boss, the new grain hasn't come in yet, so we have to save the old grain."
"It doesn't matter if you ask me to do it."
Zhang Defu had a dark face, and Tian Caihong was about to wipe away her tears in grievance, "I am also doing this for our family. I have a miserable life. I am neither a human nor a villain. I..."
Seeing her own mother being wronged, Zhang Qiuye ran out from the main hall and looked at Zhang Defu timidly, "Dad, please calm down. My mother is also thinking about the family. Dongsheng is still young, and there will be many places where money will be needed in the future."
What Zhang Juexia couldn't stand the most was people like Zhang Qiuye. He slapped her casually and said, "I'm talking to my dad. What do you have to do with this?"
Zhang Qiuye was confused. She had always bullied Zhang Juexia before, but this was the first time she was beaten like this. She wanted to hit back, but then she remembered that Zhang Defu was there, so she endured it.
But in my heart I was thinking with dissatisfaction, Zhang Juexia, this bitch, actually dared to hit me, let me see if I don’t hit back.
She pretended to be extremely pitiful and said, "Dad, my sister hit me!"
Zhang Juexia was not going to indulge her and slapped her again, "What kind of father are you calling me? Aren't you ashamed?"
Zhang Juexia's aura was fully released, scaring Zhang Qiuye so much that he stepped back and forgot to fight back.
Tian Caihong came over with a quick step, waving her hand and about to hit Zhang Juexia, "You dead girl, you're rebelling, you dare to hit Qiuye."
Zhang Juexia dodged nimbly, and in the process opened the tightly locked door, deliberately shouting, "I am the legitimate owner of this family, so who is Zhang Qiuye?"
"Boss, listen to what she said. You said you wanted to treat Qiuye as your own child."
Tian Caihong couldn't catch up with Zhang Juexia, so she complained to Zhang Defu about her grievances.
Before Zhang Defu could say anything, Zhang Juexia spoke first, "Dad, no matter what, we are father and daughter. Even if our bones are broken, our tendons are still connected. Do you know what people say outside? They say you are a big fool for helping others raise their daughter."
Zhang Defu frowned.
Seeing that his psychological tactics were almost effective, Zhang Juexia hid aside and watched Tian Caihong and her daughter perform.
"Boss, after I marry you, will I have any second thoughts?"
"Dad, I always think of you as my real dad."
Zhang Defu seemed not to have heard anything and stared at Zhang Juexia blankly, "You are getting married tomorrow, do you have any other requests?"
"Dad, if I don't have a dowry, I'll be laughed at, and I'm afraid your reputation as a fool will be confirmed."
"You shameless bastard, you still dare to ask for a dowry, you are so cruel..."
Tian Caihong sat on the ground and started to act like a spoiled child.
Zhang Qiuye was crying beside her.
Zhang Juexia would never indulge them. He was afraid that they would not make a fuss at this time. The more they made a fuss, the more lively it would be.
Tian Caihong's constant crying soon attracted people from the village who came to watch the fun.
The crowd gathered in their yard, pointing and making comments.
Seeing that the time was ripe, Zhang Juexia pinched her thigh a few times. The pain made her grimace in pain and tears came out.
"Dad, you don't need to prepare a dowry for your daughter's marriage. My sister Qiuye is also getting married next month. After all, she is marrying a wealthy man in town. If the dowry is too little, it will be embarrassing for you."
The yard was instantly in an uproar.
"Zhang Defu is such a fool. He married his stepdaughter to the town and his biological daughter to the mountains."
"Why do I remember that the marriage in this town was arranged by his first wife for Jue Xia?"
"Is there such a thing?"
"That's not all. From what I hear, he's also prepared a generous dowry for his stepdaughter."
"Old Zhang, are you still in need of a daughter? I might as well give my daughter to you. Not only can she marry into the town and enjoy a good life, but she can also have a generous dowry."
"That's a good idea."
Everyone burst into laughter.
Tian Caihong jumped up, pointed at the people in the yard, stomped her feet and started to curse.
Zhang Qiuye stopped her tightly, fearing that she might say something inappropriate and disrupt her marriage.
Zhang Juexia didn't want to miss this good opportunity, "Sister Qiuye, why don't you let your mother speak? Did you do something wrong that you don't want everyone to know?"
The people in the yard began to point and talk.
Zhang Juexia squeezed back a few tears and said, "Dad, I listened to you and gave up the town marriage to Sister Qiuye. I'll give her my dowry as well. Otherwise, your life won't be easy either."
"Let me tell you, Tian Caihong didn't have any good intentions when she married Zhang Defu."
"Look at Tian Caihong's ability. She married into a good family and found a good marriage for her daughter."
"Bah! She's blatantly robbing me. I heard that before Zhang Defu, she had a lover who wasn't as good as Zhang Defu. That's why she's so shameless and clinging to him."
Zhang Defu's face had turned the color of liver. This was his shame. He rushed towards Tian Caihong and started beating her up regardless of everything.
Tian Caihong had never suffered such humiliation before, and she started to fight with Zhang Defu.
No one in the yard stepped forward to stop the fight. "Zhang Defu, you're no good! You can't even subdue your own woman. You're such a wimp! You deserve to be raised as someone else's daughter."
Zhang Defu's face was scratched by Tian Caihong. He reached out to touch the blood on his face, spat a mouthful of blood on the ground, and kicked Tian Caihong away.
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