When Li Xue'e heard her say that she married him willingly, her expression fell slightly, and she said, "Actually, it's not that I was willing..."
She was forced to marry into the family by her father and brother because the Yuan family offered a very generous dowry.
Actually, the Li family had several potential partners for Li Xue'e, but they preferred another family.
The man was a primary school teacher in the area, and the primary school was built right next to his family's village. He was also the head of the primary school's teaching department, and he had a wide network of connections and a large family.
The other party is a bit older, in his early thirties, but he has a secure job, a government-appointed position, and a sizable family backing him up.
This elementary school teacher is the eldest in his family, with several younger brothers. Except for one who is not doing well, the other three are doing very well, one of whom is a teacher in the town.
Li Xue'e's father and stepmother initially took a liking to this elementary school teacher, and even had her meet and approve of Li Xue'e's appearance.
The other party was initially quite satisfied with Li Xue'e, but upon hearing that her family was asking for a bride price of 3,800 yuan, they immediately refused.
Li Xue'e remembered that the elementary school teacher was of average appearance and height, not as tall as Yuan Dasheng.
In terms of appearance, Yuan Dasheng is superior.
Later, the Li family wanted to talk to that teacher again, but he had already lost interest and had his eye on another family's daughter.
Yuan Mengge nodded: "Yes, I know."
Li Xue'e then asked her, "Your brother surrendered just because of this? Really? It seems like this kind of thing isn't a big deal for him. Would he agree to our demands for something like this?"
Yuan Mengge said, "Of course it's not just this one thing. He also stole money from someone, three thousand yuan. If he doesn't agree, I'll go and tell the victim that he stole it. Where do you think he gets the money to eat, drink, and have fun all the time? My parents don't have that much money for him to squander all day."
Li Xue'e understood: "So that's how it is..."
As the two were talking, Yuan Xiangyong and the other two came out of the room.
Apart from Yuan Dasheng, the other two looked very unwell.
"Give us the rest of the money!" Yao Dongqing said to Yuan Mengge with a dark face and a sharp tone.
It seems that Yuan Dasheng has convinced them.
Yuan Mengge took out the money, walked to the table and said, "Sign the document first, and I'll leave the money here."
Yuan Dasheng sat down at the table, picked up a pen, and signed his name on three divorce papers.
Yuan Mengge then pointed to another dowry settlement sheet and said, "This one also needs to be signed."
After Yuan Dasheng finished signing, he handed the pen to Yao Dongqing.
Yuan Mengge picked up the divorce papers, handed them to Li Xue'e, and then said to Yao Dongqing and Li Xue'e, "You two just need to sign this."
Yao Dongqing, with a dark expression, picked up a pen and signed her name on the paper.
Then he handed the pen to Yuan Xiangyong, glared angrily at Yuan Mengge, pointed at her and cursed, "You ingrate! Don't eat or drink my food anymore!"
Yuan Mengge calmly said, "Don't worry, I won't spend a single penny of your money anymore. But if your son gets into trouble and needs money in the future, don't come to me."
Yuan Xiangyong used considerable force when signing, and slammed the pen on the table with a loud thud after he finished writing.
Then he pointed at the two of them and said, "Alright! Get out! You're not allowed to take a single thing from my house!"
"It's as if you have something here that's worth taking." Yuan Mengge said, then turned to Yuan Dasheng and said, "Yuan Dasheng, come with us now to complete the divorce procedures."
Most people get married and have a wedding banquet before they reach the legal age, but Li Xue'e did. Since she had reached the legal age, both sets of parents were worried that the other party might change their mind, so they rushed to get their marriage certificate before the wedding banquet.
Therefore, we now have no choice but to ask Yuan Dasheng to go with us to handle the formalities.
Upon hearing that he still needed to go through the formalities with them, Yuan Dasheng said somewhat reluctantly, "Isn't it enough to just sign the papers? You can do it yourselves."
Yuan Mengge rolled her eyes: "If she could handle it by herself, we wouldn't want to ask you."
(I don't know if both people needed to be present for a divorce in the past... I'll write it according to the current regulations for now.)
Then he said to Yao Dongqing, "Give me your household registration booklet. I want to transfer my household registration out."
"What? You want to move your household registration out?" Yao Dongqing was stunned when she heard that she wanted to move her household registration out.
"Who gave you permission to move your household registration out?" Upon hearing her words, Yuan Xiangyong immediately turned around and glared at her angrily.
Yuan Mengge said, "How can I sever ties with you if I don't transfer my household registration? You don't expect me to earn money for you in the future, or to use me to exchange for a bride price, do you?"
"We raised you all these years, what's wrong with you earning money to pay us back? Did we not spend any money to give birth to you and raise you? Do you think you grew up eating and drinking for free?" Yuan Xiangyong shouted at her with his hands on his hips.
"Don't worry, when you get old, I will give you every penny of the support you are owed. But trying to bleed me dry now is impossible!" Yuan Mengge said calmly to them.
"How could I have raised such a money-losing brat like you! You're the one who's sucking our blood! And now you're turning around and saying we're sucking your blood? What kind of logic is that?" Yao Dongqing was so angry that she pointed at Yuan Mengge and cursed.
Yuan Mengge said calmly, "What blood have I sucked from you? You were the ones who chose to give birth to me, so you have to take responsibility for it, right? Besides, you spent all your money on Yuan Dasheng, so what money have I spent?"
I was never well-fed or clothed, always wearing hand-me-downs from my older sisters. Even that old, beat-up bicycle was bought for my second sister. Aside from my school fees, what else was spent on me?
If she were Yuan Pingping, then she should indeed give that money.
But she didn't want to pay the money on Yuan Pingping's behalf because Yuan Pingping still owed her mother a life, and she couldn't possibly help her repay that debt of raising her.
"Then give us back our tuition fees! Isn't tuition money? From elementary school to junior high, we'll give you back all your tuition fees! We've fed you, clothed you, and kept you alive, and you're still not satisfied." Yuan Xiangyong pointed at her and cursed back.
Seeing that reasoning with them was pointless, Yuan Mengge gave up trying to reason with them.
She snorted coldly and said, "Let me tell you, if I can't move this household out, I'll dig up your Yuan family's ancestral graves tonight! I'll dig them up one by one, until I've dug up your ancestors for eighteen generations!"
These words stunned Yuan Xiangyong: "You...you dare to do such a thing? I'll break your arms and legs!"
Yuan Mengge said, "If you've got the guts, come and fight. Let's see whose hands and feet break first."
As she spoke, she looked at Yuan Dasheng.
Yuan Dasheng: "...???"
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