Upon hearing Xie Fengxia's words, Chen's mother jumped up, ready to make a scene again.
But seeing the menacing looks from Yan Suhua and the surrounding neighbors, and being held down by Chen Qiang, he ultimately shrank back.
Xie Fengxia explained the accounts to them one by one.
Finally, he said, "I gave my job at the textile factory to Chen Yin, I'll sell it to her for a thousand yuan. My salary for the past six months has been given to you to save, it's about fifty yuan a month, so let's say three hundred yuan. There's also the three hundred yuan I had saved up, two hundred of which was the bride price you gave me, and you can't return that two hundred..."
At this point in Xie Fengxia's speech, Guo Tao stepped forward and interrupted her.
"Girl, you have to accept that two hundred yuan dowry. How much hardship and suffering did you endure in their family over the past six months? Shouldn't they compensate you for your losses?"
"Chen Qiang, consider that two hundred yuan as compensation for my sister's losses. Do you have any objections?"
Chen Qiang felt his legs tremble when he met Guo Tao's gaze, so how could he dare to have any objections?
"N-nothing..."
Guo Tao nodded in satisfaction, then gestured with his chin towards Xie Fengxia and said, "Little sister, let's continue calculating!"
"I didn't keep those three hundred yuan as my savings, nor the 'three turns and one sound' (a set of jewelry, a bicycle, a radio, and a watch) that Chen Yin used for our wedding. Now I don't want any of that. I just want that sewing machine, even if it's discounted..."
Xie Fengxia was a simple-minded person and still wanted to deduct the money for the sewing machine from the Chen family's account.
Guo Tao interrupted her again, saying, "According to this calculation, before the divorce, you have to give my older sister 1,600 yuan, and then she has to take that sewing machine away. Chen Qiang, do you have any objections?"
"No, no..." Chen Qiang forced a smile that looked more like a grimace.
Guo Tao waved his hand and said, "Alright, I happen to be free today, so I'll accompany my sister to your house to complete the handover. Tomorrow, you can just go to the Civil Affairs Bureau and get the divorce certificate from my sister."
Aunt Xie, Yan Suhua, and Xie Jiulin all went with Guo Tao to accompany Xie Fengxia to the Chen family.
The people who had been watching the commotion in the courtyard had all dispersed.
Back in her room, Yang Qiaoqiao couldn't help but look at Huo Beixiao with sparkling eyes, exclaiming, "Brother Xiao, Brother Tao is so impressive..."
Before she could finish speaking, the man pinned her down.
The man's deep eyes locked onto hers, a dangerous glint in them. "Wife, who did you just call powerful?"
Yang Qiaoqiao: ...
Her next sentence was meant to praise Huo Beixiao, saying he must have been even more impressive back then.
But seeing the man's jealous expression, she didn't want to say anything more.
She blinked innocently, "Brother Tao is so awesome! Didn't you see that bastard Chen Qiang didn't dare to fart in front of Brother Tao..." (Let's play a little...)
Yang Qiaoqiao's lips were sealed by the man, and the last three words were uttered very vaguely.
Next, in an attempt to prove his own strength, the man made her feel like a small boat adrift on the ocean, unable to reach the shore.
Yang Qiaoqiao cried in the end.
The man kissed away her tears, then pressed his lips hard against hers before finally stopping.
Yang Qiaoqiao cast a mournful glance at the man, only to meet his reddened eyes, looking like a fierce yet aggrieved little wolf.
"Wife, you're not allowed to praise any other man!"
Yang Qiaoqiao: ...
The man is already so childish, even if she wanted to throw a tantrum, she couldn't.
She gave the man a playful glare, "I was going to say that Brother Tao is so powerful, but he still listens to you. You're really something. It's your fault for not letting me finish speaking..."
Huo Beixiao realized that he had just lost his mind because of jealousy, and he felt a little embarrassed.
"Cough cough..."
He pressed his fist to his lips, cleared his throat, and nuzzled his stubble-covered chin against Yang Qiaoqiao's neck. "Wife..."
At this time, the Xie family members had already arrived at the Chen family's residence with Guo Tao.
Chen's mother was beaten so badly in the cement factory compound that she didn't dare to speak anymore, but now that she's back on her own turf, she immediately feels more confident.
He picked up a big broom and wanted to throw a tantrum.
Guo Tao glanced at Chen Qiang.
Before Guo Tao's men and the Xie family's men could even lift a finger, Chen Qiang pounced on his mother, grabbed her hand, and snatched the broom from her grasp. "Mom, what are you doing? Haven't you embarrassed yourself enough already?"
Xie Fengxia went inside to pack her things, and Guo Tao gave his men a look, signaling them to follow her in and carry the sewing machine.
After Xie Fengxia brought out all her belongings and the sewing machine, Xie Jiulin clenched his fists and stepped forward with a fierce look, saying, "Where's the money! Give my sister back her 1,600 yuan!"
Mother Chen immediately sat down on the ground. "Heavens above! Our family emptied our coffers to marry off this daughter of your Xie family. Where are we going to come up with such a huge sum of 1,600 yuan now!"
"You're not just trying to get a divorce, you're trying to drive our whole family to their deaths!"
Sixteen hundred yuan is indeed not a small amount.
There aren't many families in the entire Yun County that can come up with this amount all at once.
But the Chen family is different. Not to mention that 600 yuan of that 1,600 yuan was originally extorted from Xie Fengxia by Chen's mother, it was ready-made money.
The Chen family could also afford to pay another thousand yuan to buy Xie Fengxia's job.
Chen Qiang and his son, along with Chen's mother, all worked at the textile factory and received wages. Chen Yin only got a formal job at the textile factory after she took Xie Fengxia's job.
But she used to work as a temporary worker at the supply and marketing cooperative, where the wages were lower, but still there were some.
In addition, Chen's mother lived frugally, so she saved up quite a bit of money.
Xie Fengxia had spent half a year with Chen's mother and knew all too well that this woman was a tough nut to crack; it would probably be difficult to get any money out of her.
Just as Xie Fengxia was in a dilemma and no one in the Xie family spoke up.
Chen's mother had already thrown herself at Xie Fengxia's feet, crying and wailing, "Fengxia, since you and Qiangzi got married, our family has never wronged you! Now that you've changed to a better job, you've become arrogant and look down on our Qiangzi. Not only do you want a divorce, but you also want our family to give you so much money."
"Are you trying to drive us to our deaths?!"
"Fengxia, if I, as your mother-in-law, have ever wronged you in any way, I'll kill myself right here. Please spare my family, I beg you!"
Chen's mother's words not only attracted the attention of the neighbors, but also implied that Xie Fengxia was not honest and was having an affair, which was why she and Chen Qiang wanted a divorce.
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