Gong Damei glanced at Gong Xiaoyun and the other two and whispered, "Mom, Xiaoyun and Zhan Yifeng have already got married. Even if they go through the divorce procedures right away, the Li family will definitely not want Gong Xiaoyun." No one would want a second marriage, not even a fool.
"What the eldest sister said is right. Village Chief Li is a man who cares about face. How could he let his son marry a divorced woman?" Gong Ermei agreed.
"So what do you think we should do?" Old Mrs. Gong asked angrily. She knew the Li family would definitely not marry Gong Xiaoyun again, but she just couldn't swallow this anger. And she had to pay the hundred yuan back to the Li family.
"The only way now is to ask the Zhan family for more betrothal gifts," said Gong Damei. She could also reap some benefits then.
"But your sister..." Old Mrs. Gong said worriedly. The Zhan family was well-off, and she really didn't want Gong Xiaoyun to have a good life. What she feared most was that if Gong Xiaoyun found out about her life story one day, what would happen to her daughter?
"We live in the next village, what's there to be afraid of?" Gong Damei said. She could just come over often, so why would she be afraid of Gong Xiaoyun causing any trouble?
"Don't worry, Mom! We will definitely keep an eye on Gong Xiaoyun," Gong Ermei promised. She would never let Gong Xiaoyun leave Shangxin Village, and she would never let her know her life experience and destroy her sister's happiness.
Old Mrs. Gong sighed helplessly and nodded. Now that Gong Xiaoyun and that brat Zhan Yifeng were married, no one would want her unless she sold her to a human trafficker. Oh, right, human traffickers, this is a good idea.
Thinking of this, she immediately became cheerful. All she had to do now was trick Gong Xiaoyun back and secretly contact human traffickers. Once she received the betrothal gifts from the Zhan family, she would have them take Gong Xiaoyun away. Not only would she then receive double the money, but she would also ensure that Gong Xiaoyun would never be able to turn over a new leaf.
Zhan Yifeng patted Gong Xiaoyun's back and comforted her softly. Seeing Old Mrs. Gong and the other two coming over after the discussion, Zhan Yifeng pulled Gong Xiaoyun behind him.
Wang Meizhen also looked at Old Lady Gong and the other two with a wary look on her face.
Old Mrs. Gong smiled at Zhan Yifeng and his mother, but her smile looked really ugly on her swollen face. "My dear relatives, I'm really sorry for what happened just now. I was really angry and confused. Xiaoyun is my daughter. Of course I hope she can live a good life. Seeing you protect her so much, I feel relieved. From now on, I'll trouble you to take good care of our Xiaoyun."
Zhan Yifeng and Wang Meizhen were both puzzled by Mrs. Gong's sudden change of attitude. Had she finally figured it out? Or was she secretly plotting something?
"Mom, do you really agree that Yifeng and I should be together?" Gong Xiaoyun excitedly walked out from behind Zhan Yifeng.
"You are my daughter. If I don't love you, who else should I love?" Old Mrs. Gong said with a smile.
"Thank you, mother!" Although Gong Xiaoyun felt that Old Lady Gong was a little weird, she was very happy now. As long as her mother didn't force her to marry a fool and let her be with Yifeng, she had nothing else to ask for.
"My dear relatives, now that the two children have signed their marriage certificate, let's find a time to discuss and arrange their marriage as soon as possible. The betrothal gifts can be in accordance with the conditions I set before." Old Mrs. Gong smiled. She couldn't help but feel overjoyed when she thought of the generous betrothal gifts.
"I understand. We'll go to your house after the New Year to discuss your marriage," Wang Meizhen said. She always felt that there was something strange about Old Lady Gong.
"Okay, Xiaoyun, let's go home. If we stay at our in-laws' house before getting married, people will gossip about us." Old Mrs. Gong looked at Gong Xiaoyun and smiled.
Gong Xiaoyun looked at Zhan Yifeng.
Zhan Yifeng smiled at her and looked at Old Lady Gong, "Aunt Gong, just let Xiaoyun live here. We will take good care of her. Anyway, we have already got the marriage certificate and are legally husband and wife." He was not at ease letting Xiaoyun go back to that house. He had not forgotten the attitude of Old Lady Gong and the other two.
Old Mrs. Gong nodded and agreed with a smile: "That's fine, but you must go home three days before the wedding, otherwise it will be unlucky." She would give Gong Xiaoyun some time to herself these few days, because she wouldn't be able to enjoy it for a few days anyway.
Zhan Yifeng and Wang Meizhen were filled with confusion as they watched Old Lady Gong and the other two leave. Why had Old Lady Gong suddenly become so easy to talk to? What was she planning?
After walking a distance from the Zhan family, Gong Damei finally couldn't help but ask, "Mom, why did you let Xiaoyun stay at the Zhan family?"
"I don't understand either." Gong Ermei also looked confused.
"I'll tell you when we get back," Old Lady Gong said with a smile. But there was one thing she couldn't figure out: how did Zhan Yifeng and Gong Xiaoyun get their marriage certificate without their household registration? The household registration was locked in her camphorwood box. Could it have been stolen by her eldest brother? She'd have to find out when she got back.
When she got home, Mrs. Gong went back to her room and saw that the lock on the camphorwood box was locked. She was even more puzzled. There was only one key to this lock, and she always kept the key with her. Now the lock was not opened, which meant that the household registration book should still be inside.
Thinking of this, she took out the key to open the camphorwood box, and saw that the household registration book was still in its original place. "What is going on? Could it be that the Zhan family used connections?" The eldest son of the Zhan family seemed to be a soldier. Could it be because of him?
"Mom, are you okay?" Gong Damei's anxious voice came from outside.
"I'm coming, I'm coming, why are you in such a hurry?" After closing the camphorwood box and locking it, Old Mrs. Gong walked outside.
When I came to the main hall, I saw Gong Damei, Gong Ermei, Gong Zhengyao and his wife, and even the old man was there.
She frowned and walked to the table and sat down. It didn't matter if other people knew her thoughts, but she absolutely couldn't let the eldest brother know. He helped that girl every day, and if he knew, he would definitely tell on her, and then her thoughts would be in vain.
"Mom, why did you agree so readily to let Xiaoyun marry Zhan Yifeng?" Gong Ermei asked. She had been holding it in all this time, and now she finally got the answer.
"Why else? That damn girl is already married to Zhan Yifeng, what else can I do? What good family would want a second-hand piece of merchandise?" Old Mrs. Gong said angrily. If she hadn't come up with the idea of selling Gong Xiaoyun to human traffickers, she would have been furious.
"What? Xiaoyun and Zhan Yifeng got married?" Gong Zhengyao stood up in surprise. Seeing his mother and elder and second sisters come back without Xiaoyun, he wanted to know what happened. When he saw his elder and second sisters enter the main hall, he followed them in.
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