"Mom, stop talking. I will not remarry him. From the day we divorced, I never intended for us to have a future together. Don't waste your breath."
The next second, Li Dalan slammed her hand on the table in anger and pointed at Jiang Shuya;
"What nonsense are you talking about? Hao Hao ignored you back then, and you shamelessly insisted on being with him. Now he sincerely wants to get back together with you, and you're still acting coy. What are you trying to do? What good will divorce do you?"
The mother-in-law gave another round of persuasion:
"Yes, Xiaoya, don't upset your mother anymore. All the mistakes are Haohao's and my fault, and we'll make it up to her. Tangtang can't be without her mother's support, you know? Children from single-parent families get bullied, and it's not good for her development. What do you think?"
Jiang Shuya sneered. In her past life, she had compromised countless times and silently endured ten years of suffocating life because she valued Tangtang's growth too much.
She walked to Huang Minghao's side, her expression calm;
"Huang Minghao, you clearly don't care about me. Why didn't you reject me back then? During our three-year marriage, I saw your indifference, cold-bloodedness, and disgust towards me. It's over between us. Please don't try to bribe my mother with any benefits. I'm not surprised you won't deliver on your promise of the house for Shu Huai. Even if you do deliver today, Shu Huai and I will forever be the butt of gossips. So, I won't accept your kindness."
"Xiaoya, what are you saying? Don't forget, if we hadn't paid for their houses, would they have gotten so many? You're so young, how can you be so clueless? What did you promise me back then? You were the one who offered to give us houses. How can you go back on your word? Now you want me to remarry Haohao? Do you want to kill me?" Li Dalan shouted hoarsely.
Jiang Shuya stared blankly at Li Dalan, overwhelmed with sorrow.
"Mom, I apologize for the house. It was my oversight. No matter what, Shuhuai cannot accept Huang Minghao's house. Have you considered that that house will cause trouble? You bought it at the lowest price, but one day its value will skyrocket. People's hearts are fickle; you'll be unjustly ridiculed and blamed."
Jiang Shuya thought about Huang Guohua's character and couldn't imagine what he was capable of. She seemed to have already seen it: her younger brother had bought the house cheaply, but after the price went up, Huang Guohua kept harassing him and demanding money.
However, Li Dalan didn't care about any of this. She had always been outspoken, but she lacked foresight and would never let go of any immediate benefits.
"Xiaoya, don't give me that nonsense. You have to remarry Huang Minghao today. As long as you're still part of their family, your brother's house will be rightfully yours."
Huang Minghao calmly took out a cigarette and handed it to Jiang Donglai. His father took the cigarette with a smile and said slowly.
"Yes, listen to your mother, hurry up and get them remarried. Your brother has a house now, and it'll be easier for him to find a wife after graduation. You're his older sister, you've always protected him since he was little, how could you be so foolish now?"
Li Yuxiang seized the opportunity to say;
"Yes, we only have Hao Hao as our child. All this house and money will be yours in the future; it's worth over ten million. You really need to think this through. It's not like you can't find another Hao Hao. To be realistic, what will Tang Tang do to her if she has a stepmother? Aren't you worried at all, as her biological mother? Hao Hao's father and I have fought and argued our whole lives, but we've never considered divorce. We know that would be the most unfair thing to the child. A couple is always best off with their original spouse. Our family is very sincere."
Jiang Shuhuai also struck while the iron was hot:
"Sister, have you forgotten everything? A year ago, Dad and I worked at your house for over twenty days, we were exhausted. What promise did you make? You took us to your husband's grandfather to draw up the contract. Now you refuse to get back together with him, what am I supposed to do? I had high hopes for that house. From childhood to adulthood, you've always been the one who loved me the most. Now your husband doesn't even care about you anymore, he's abandoned his male pride, why are you still insisting? You clearly know that house is very important to me. I never imagined that my own sister could be so cold-blooded and heartless, refusing to return to the family for that man."
Jiang Shuya looked coldly at Jiang Shuhuai, her brother's words constantly hinting at the entanglement between her and Lin Moxiao.
At this moment, Li Dalan grabbed Jiang Shuya's arm and looked around;
"Xiaoya, what does your brother mean? Who are you refusing to remarry for?"
Jiang Shuya was speechless for a moment. Could she say no? It seemed so. All eyes in the private room were on her. Huang Minghao lowered his head and smoked a cigarette in silence, his face dark.
Jiang Donglai looked puzzled.
"Xiaoya, what exactly happened? Who is your brother talking about? Why won't he come home?"
Li Dalan asked again;
"Have you been messing around outside? I'm telling you, I don't care if that other person exists or not, you have to remarry Huang Minghao today. Do you know how important that house is to your brother? So many migrant workers can't earn that much money in their entire lives to buy that house."
Jiang Shuya was shaken by Li Dalan and felt dizzy. She hurriedly pushed her mother away and shouted angrily.
"No, I won't agree. Don't pressure me anymore. It's all about profit. Fine, I still have a 120-square-meter apartment. Two years later, after I get the apartment, I'm willing to transfer the title to Shuhuai. Are you satisfied?"
Li Dalan felt deeply heartbroken for her stubborn daughter. At this moment, she had lost all patience and slapped her hard. Li Yuxiang and Huang Minghao immediately got up and came over to pull Li Dalan away.
Li Dalan was so angry that her eyes turned red;
"I'll ask you one more time: are you going home or not? If you don't agree today, leave this place and never show your face in front of me again. From this day forward, I, Li Dalan, will no longer have you as my daughter."
Jiang Shuya covered her aching cheek, her eyes wide open;
"You want to sever all ties with me and disown me as your daughter."
"Yes, think it through. Because of your willfulness and ignorance, I'm constantly at a disadvantage. Today you insist on not remarrying, and you should never return to the Jiang family. You are no longer my daughter."
A tear rolled down her cheek as Jiang Shuya stared at her parents with a pained expression. From childhood, she had always been an obedient daughter, hardworking and dutiful, never disobeying her parents' wishes. She knew her mother was always ruthless and true to her word; in their eyes, profit was more important than anything else, even more important than her own life.
"Fine, if you don't acknowledge me as your daughter, I have nothing more to say. I've already paid back the money I owed you today. Take care."
In an instant, she covered her reddened ear and fled in panic.
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