Chapter 541 From the wolf's den to the tiger's den
Lu Qiaoge looked at Jiang Guiying, the young wife who was not speaking but looking at her with bright eyes.
He softened his voice and said, "You're involved, why don't you tell us what you think?"
Jiang Guiying's face flushed red, yet she was unusually excited.
It was as if she had seen a different world.
Dealing with someone like Zhao Daxue, it turns out, doesn't require reasoning with her or constantly defending yourself.
One bad breath was all it took to kill Zhao Daxue.
Besides, she's already divorcing Zhao Jianjun, so why is she still giving Zhao Daxue face?
For some reason, Jiang Guiying suddenly found her courage.
She said, "Zhao Daxue, do you know what I hate? Sometimes it's not that you're picky, it's that when you're close to me, the stench from your breath is really disgusting."
Zhao Daxue glared at Jiang Guiying, her anger and embarrassment palpable.
She had disliked this woman ever since she married into the Zhao family, but this was the first time she had seen Jiang Guiying like this.
How could she say such a thing?
Before Zhao Daxue could retort, Jiang Guiying continued, "I married into the Zhao family and I believe I have never done anything to wrong your family. But how have you treated me? You borrowed the hundred yuan my mother gave me and haven't given it back to me yet. You also took my dressing table. Now that we're getting a divorce, of course I should take all my things back. Why should I leave anything to your Zhao family?"
Zhao Daxue finally realized what was happening and shouted in a shrill voice, "What do you mean, 'your mother gave you a hundred yuan'? That's a hundred yuan from my Zhao family. You need to get that straight."
Lu Qiaoge chuckled: "The hundred yuan from your Zhao family, isn't that the bride price? What's the difference between that and another hundred yuan as dowry?"
Jiang Guiying nodded repeatedly: "That's right, that's exactly it. Why can't I take it back?"
Aunt Jiang looked at the Zhao siblings with disdain: "You worthless bastards, you actually schemed against your daughter-in-law. I'd like to ask you, Zhao family, how could you do something so shameless?"
Zhao Daxue's face flushed with anger, but she couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal.
Since she was all alone, it seemed as if she really smelled bad, and even Zhao Jianjun moved several steps without making a sound.
She didn't want to open her mouth, worried that Lu Qiaoge would bring up her bad breath again.
Honestly, I've never encountered anything so troublesome and embarrassing in my life.
It was all Lu Qiaoge's doing.
That damn woman, nothing good ever comes from meeting her.
Aunt Jiang really didn't want her daughter to live with Zhao Jianjun anymore. Zhao Jianjun was a filial son and treated her daughter well, but her daughter suffered more grievances. Not only Zhao Daxue, but also Zhao Daxue's mother, that old hag was even worse. What could she do? She could only blame herself for being blind back then and not liking her daughter's own boyfriend, but instead liking Zhao Jianjun.
"Zhao Daxue, you're shameless! I've never seen anyone like you. You have your own family, your mother-in-law is in poor health, your husband is busy with work, and you have two children. But you just run back to your parents' house for meals every day. And when you're eating, you shamelessly pick and choose. If you're so capable, why don't you do it yourself? You're shameless and incredibly lazy. The Ming family is really unlucky to have a daughter-in-law like you."
It's true what they say: a good man may not have a good wife, but a lazy man may marry a beautiful woman.
Old Ming's parents-in-law were both good-natured, and Zhao Daxue's husband was capable and honest, but they ended up with this woman.
My own daughter is kind and capable, but she just happened to end up with this kind of family.
Where can I go to seek justice?
Aunt Jiang looked at Old Hu who had just walked in: "Director Hu, it's just in time for you. You be the judge. Should I take back what belongs to us?"
Old Hu was already used to such things happening in the neighborhood office.
After listening to Sister Qiao's explanation, he said seriously, "During a divorce, you can draft an agreement to take back what belongs to you. If the other party doesn't agree..."
He looked at Zhao Jianjun and said, "You can disagree, as long as you provide a valid reason and your street office approves it."
It's true that having a position makes things easier.
Old Hu immediately called Director Han of Qianjin Subdistrict Office, not in his own office, but in the main office in front of everyone.
"Old Han, this is Old Hu. I'm calling to talk about Zhao Jianjun and Jiang Guiying's divorce. The woman wants to get back what's rightfully hers, but the two families disagree. Zhao Jianjun and Zhao Daxue don't agree..."
Zhao Jianjun burst into tears, interrupting Lao Hu: "I didn't disagree, I...I just don't want a divorce."
Old Han cursed a few times; how could he not know about this?
We almost got into a fight here just now.
Did they go to Xiangyang Subdistrict Office?
That makes sense; Aunt Jiang Liu falls under Xiang Yang's jurisdiction.
But divorce is a matter between the man and woman. What can he do if the man doesn't agree?
Besides, if they don't get divorced because of this, it's actually a good thing.
Just live a good life.
In his experience, many divorced and remarried people are not necessarily better off than the first time; some are even worse off.
It's like going from one wolf's den to another tiger's den; it's the same old story in a different guise
It's better to stick with the original relationship.
Like Zhao Jianjun, he's actually a pretty good person.
However, he was very curious about how Lao Hu would handle this matter.
“I know about this. They came to file for divorce, and the woman insisted on it. So we discussed the divorce. The Jiang family wanted to take back all of Zhao's furniture and dowry, but Zhao disagreed. I told them to give both families time to cool off. If they changed their minds and reconciled during that time, wouldn't that be a happy ending for everyone? Besides, it's not easy to find someone new after a divorce. If you find someone good, great, but if you find someone bad, it might not be as good as the last one. What are we even doing this for…”
Lu Qiaoge was right next to her. The other person had a loud voice and didn't try to lower it, so those who were close could hear it clearly.
Not to mention Lu Qiaoge.
She understood; this must be Director Han's method of handling problems.
Then, everyone below followed suit, and they basically adopted the same style.
However, Director Han's idea cannot be said to be wrong.
What he just said wasn't wrong either.
That is indeed the case.
I thought I was free after the divorce, but my remarriage turned out to be just as messy.
Families with children often experience chaos and disorder.
How should I put this?
It depends on the individual's choice.
For example, the first divorce case she handled involved Qi Shuang's family, where Tao Tao and Nini had built their home.
Qi Shuang is now living with Fan Xiaoyu.
Once they're allocated apartments, neither of them will need to rent anymore.
Qi Shuang has now been transferred to a food factory, where she is doing the same job as before: a quality inspector.
Well, Qi Shuang has met a few men, but none of them were suitable. They either had several children, had health problems, or were very old.
Qi Shuang simply stopped looking for him.
There's really nothing we can do about it.
It's true that a divorced man can find a young, unmarried woman, but it's incredibly difficult for a divorced woman to find a young, unmarried man.
At this point, Lao Hu also said, "Lao Han, what you said makes sense. In fact, this is how we at Xiangyang Subdistrict Office do our work. Let's not talk about divorce for now. Let's just say that if these two get divorced, is it reasonable for the woman to take back what belongs to her?"
(End of this chapter)
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