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They didn't give Jia Cheng a chance to speak.
Grandma He went up to Jia Cheng's car door and said, "You always say you have no money. If you have no money, what kind of car do you drive? And how do you fill up with gas? If you have no money, how can you dress up so nicely? Look at your lipstick, and look at your clothes. Which one of them is cheap?"
"The clothes I'm wearing were bought three years ago."
"So what if it was bought three years ago? Does that mean it didn't cost money?"
"What's wrong with me spending my own money?"
"Your money? Bah! That's my son's money."
Jia Cheng rolled her eyes in exasperation. Her mother-in-law said this without batting an eye, and the worst part was that she had been saying it for years.
"Your son hasn't worked for years, where did he get the money?"
“Your money is my son’s money. Your salary and everything you own belong to my son. So every penny you spend belongs to our family.”
Jia Cheng opened his mouth, unable to speak for a moment.
This person is becoming increasingly insane.
Just as I was about to get off the bus, Lao He called.
Jia Cheng withdrew his hand from the car door and pressed the speakerphone button, "Hello---"
"Are you out yet? I've taken the baby to your mom's. Come downstairs and meet me, we'll go to the restaurant together."
Jia Cheng leaned his head back in the chair and said, "Old He, you'll never grow up."
Old He was not happy. "What did you say?"
Jia Cheng glanced at her mother-in-law who was knocking on the window and said, "Congratulations on achieving your wish."
"What?" Old He had barely asked when a thought popped into his head, "Did Jian Yu agree? Did you call her?"
"Don't even think about it."
Seeing her mother-in-law's growing rage, Jia Cheng's anger gradually subsided.
What's wrong with you?
Jia Cheng didn't speak, her eyes fixed on her mother-in-law, who was angry because she couldn't open the car door and was about to smash the car window with a fire extinguisher.
"Congratulations, your mom has come to avenge you."
Jia Cheng reacted quickly, lifting her coat to cover her face.
The sound of the car window shattering was clearly heard by Lao He through the phone. "Stop!"
Grandma He paused, her hands still on the ground, when she heard her son's voice. "I told you not to go around badmouthing me. Who says a mother-in-law has to take care of her granddaughter? So what if I don't help you take care of her? How dare you go to the investors to complain?"
"...", Old He, "Mom---
Grandma He continued to berate, "You even complained to my son, hoping he would cause me trouble? Don't you know your own limitations?"
This wasn't the first time Lao He had heard his mother scold Jia Cheng like this, but it was mostly in front of him alone.
Even when speaking to Jia Cheng in person, I've never said anything this harsh.
"Mom, what are you saying?"
"Heh..." Jia Cheng sneered, "Old He, when you told your mother, didn't you know she would come looking for trouble with me?"
"no......"
Jia Cheng nodded. "That's right, you definitely don't want your mom to scold me right now."
Just as Lao He was about to agree, he heard Jia Cheng continue, "You probably never expected that while you were traveling out of town, your mother would turn around and come back, just in time to catch me in the hospital, instead of catching me at home a few days later and yelling at me."
Old He said, "That's not what I meant. I just wanted to ask my mom what was going on. We can't just listen to one side of the story. I need to talk to my mom about why she posted that message on WeChat Moments."
Jia Cheng, "So you're saying I wronged your mother? Give her a chance to explain?"
Old He, "..." means something similar.
As soon as Jia Cheng lowered her head, her mother-in-law grabbed her by the collar and pulled her down.
Jia Cheng glanced at the surveillance camera not far away, and after confirming that the process of the car window being smashed had been recorded, she pushed her mother-in-law aside and walked to the side to call the police.
The police arrived quickly and took both the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law away.
Old He was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan. He hailed a ride-hailing car and rushed to the police station, ready to bail the person out.
"Officer, this is a family matter. We can handle it ourselves when we get home."
"The person involved has already said that the matter will be handled impartially and there will be no attempt to settle it privately."
Upon hearing this, Lao He rushed to Jia Cheng, grabbed her sleeve, and said, "Let's go to the restaurant first, and we can talk about the rest after we finish eating."
Jia Cheng waved his hand away.
Old He grabbed her again, "Stop fooling around, Qingtian said Jian Yu is already on his way, you should come with me now."
Turning his head, he said, "Alright, officer, we've reached an agreement."
Before the police could even speak, Jia Cheng grabbed the keyboard from the table and slammed it hard on Lao He's head, yelling, "Get the hell out of here!"
Jia Cheng is now filled with regret. She should have given Lao He a divorce agreement instead of accompanying him to meet the investors.
“I’ve already hired a lawyer, he’ll be there soon. Let my lawyer talk to you about the rest. I need to go to the hospital to treat my wound now.”
As Jia Cheng moved, Lao He noticed a patch of blood on Jia Cheng's neck.
Jia Cheng threw the shards of glass he had been holding all the way at Lao He's face.
When the glass shards flew over, Lao He instinctively closed his eyes, but even so, he still felt a pain above his eyelids.
When he opened his eyes, Jia Cheng was already gone.
Old He followed them out, but was stopped at the door by Jia Cheng's lawyer.
Old He called for help from behind, but Jia Cheng completely ignored him.
Old He, “…”
Jian Yu ran into Lin Beichen and Hu Xiu at the entrance of the restaurant.
"Are you two so free lately? I see you guys every day."
Hu Xiu said, "Old He invited us here."
"Old He has been contacting you guys quite often lately."
Hu Xiu said, "Only three times."
"Three times is already quite a lot."
Hu Xiu said, "I heard that Jia Cheng is also coming. Does your willingness to come mean you're planning to continue investing?"
Jian Yu nodded, "Qingtian showed me their family's financial situation. Jia Cheng's credit card is almost maxed out, and they even sold some things to pay off this month's mortgage. The baby's milk powder is still paid for by the maternal grandmother, whose pension is only a little over three thousand yuan, which isn't even enough for her to pay for her own medicine."
Hu Xiu looked surprised, "That's terrible!"
"Yesterday, Jia Cheng was officially fired by the company."
"Why?"
"The reason is that she is not used to the current workload."
"How could that be? She's been working for several years now. She's saved enough for a down payment on a house, how could she not adapt to the job?"
Of course not.
The real reason is that Jia Cheng has been spending too much time at home lately, which has interfered with his work.
If Jian Yu doesn't lend a hand, Lao He and Jia Cheng's family will definitely fall apart.
At that time, Xiao Bao's life will also be a mess.
The thought of how cute Xiao Bao is, and how he will suffer a lot with his parents in the future, made Jian Yu feel uneasy.
That's why I came to keep my appointment.
The people in the room waited for one or two hours, but Lao He and Jia Cheng still didn't come.
Instead, they received news of Lao He and Jia Cheng's divorce.
"What? We've been waiting here like idiots for over two hours, and they went to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a divorce?"
Qingtian slammed her fist on the table in a fit of rage. Had Old He lost his mind?
They actually held us back at crucial moments.
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