Chapter 37 Yaoyao, let's face it together
Xu Yao and Xue Han walked hand in hand on the main road of the village.
The morning light shone through the sparse clouds and onto their bodies, as if covering the newlyweds with a golden veil.
Xue Han said in a firm and warm tone: "Yaoyao, go and... settle the account first."
Xu Yao raised her head, a determined light flashing in her eyes.
She responded, but couldn't help feeling a little nervous.
She knew that the next stop would be the most important step in her life.
The two men arrived at the door of Sun's house, only to see that the door was closed and some villagers gathered around chatting.
Xu Yao took a deep breath and opened the door.
As soon as Sun's mother saw Xu Yao, she immediately stood up from her chair with contempt in her eyes.
"Hey, isn't this Xu Yao? How come you have time to come to my house today? Is it because you have been living too comfortably that you wanted to find something to do?"
Sun's mother spoke in a harsh tone, as if every word was like a sharp needle.
Xu Yao was not affected by her words. Although she was angry in her heart, she appeared extremely calm on the surface.
The hardships she experienced in her previous life made her more resilient.
"Mother Sun, I came here today because I have something to explain to you."
She spoke calmly, her tone firm.
Mother Sun snorted, and the contempt on her face deepened: "Explain clearly? You girl, don't you know how high the sky is and how deep the earth is? Break off the engagement? What qualifications do you have?"
Xu Yao's heart was hurt by her mother's words. She felt isolated and helpless, but when she thought of her experiences in her previous life, she became more determined.
"Mother Sun, I am indeed here to cancel the engagement." She spoke word by word, with a determined light flashing in her eyes.
Sun Zhiqiang came out from the inner room upon hearing the sound, with a hypocritical smile on his face:
"Xu Yao, what's wrong with you? Are you acting on impulse? How can you be so careless about the affairs between our two families?"
Xu Yao was not moved by his pretense, but said more calmly: "Sun Zhiqiang, stop pretending. In your previous life, you ignored your wife and daughter and only took care of your friend's widow. You were not a qualified fiancé at all. Now, I want to make everything clear. Breaking off the engagement is my only way out."
Xu Yao's words made Sun Zhiqiang's face turn ugly. He tried to save the situation, but the relatives of the Sun family around him began to whisper and cast strange looks at Sun Zhiqiang.
Sun Zhiqiang realized that his image had been damaged and his face became even gloomier.
At this moment, the third sister also came out of the house, with a sinister smile in her eyes: "Xu Yao, you said it very beautifully. But what evidence do you have? Without evidence, you are slandering people."
Xu Yao had anticipated this move. She took out a stack of papers from her pocket. Those were some small evidences she had compiled in her previous life, proving that Sun Zhiqiang had neglected her.
"Third sister, this is the evidence. Take a look."
The third sister took the evidence and showed a trace of panic on her face, but she still insisted: "What kind of evidence is this? You are just trying to stir up trouble."
Xu Yao: If you don’t produce the IOU, I will go to the street office to appeal.
I believe that the director of the subdistrict office will handle this matter fairly. ”
The third sister's expression became even uglier. She knew Xu Yao was not joking.
The relatives of the Sun family around her also understood Xu Yao's determination and began to waver.
Seeing this, Sun's mother hurriedly grabbed the third sister and said, "Third sister, stop making trouble. Let's discuss it."
Xu Yao shook her head firmly: "Mother Sun, I came here today to get the IOU back and cancel the engagement. If you don't give it to me, I won't be polite."
Xu Yao's determination made the people of the Sun family feel unprecedented pressure. The third sister looked at her viciously, but finally had to compromise.
"Okay, I'll give you the IOU. But don't forget, our family won't let you go easily." The third sister said gritting her teeth.
Xu Yao took the IOU and finally breathed a sigh of relief. She turned and looked at Xue Han, "
Xue Han held Xu Yao's hand tightly, his eyes full of support and encouragement: "Yaoyao, let's face it together."
The two men stepped out of the Sun family's gate with determination, while the people of the Sun family looked at each other, their hearts filled with uneasiness.
Sun Zhiqiang stood at the door, with a cold light flashing in his eyes, as if he was planning something.
"Let's go." Xu Yao's voice was firm and confident. She and Xue Han's backs gradually walked away in the morning light.
Xu Yao’s journey to break off the engagement has just begun.
Xu Yao turned around, walking firmly, as if every step she took shattered the haze of her past life.
Xue Han followed her tacitly, like a silent mountain, providing people with silent support.
The Sun family, like a group of mangy dogs whose tails were stepped on, followed behind in frustration, and their cursing was particularly harsh in the early morning street.
"Let's go to the street office! I want to see if there is still law in broad daylight!" Xu Yao's voice was crisp and resounding, like a sword drawn from its sheath, shining coldly.
The door of the subdistrict office was open, and the sunlight shone on the mottled red-painted wooden door, exuding a solemn atmosphere.
Xu Yao took a deep breath and walked in.
"Director, I want to cancel the engagement!" Xu Yao's clear voice echoed in the empty office.
The director of the subdistrict office was a middle-aged man in his fifties, wearing a pair of reading glasses and buried in a pile of documents.
Hearing Xu Yao's voice, he raised his head, pushed up his glasses, and a trace of doubt appeared on his old-fashioned face: "Cancel the engagement? Little girl, this is not a joke, have you thought it through?"
"I've thought it through!" Xu Yao said firmly, "I'm going to cancel this marriage!"
When Sun Zhiqiang heard this, he got anxious, like a cat whose tail was stepped on, jumping up and down and yelling, "Director, don't listen to her nonsense! This girl is just confused for a moment. Our two families have already made an engagement, how can we cancel it just like that?"
Sun's mother also chimed in, shouting in a shrill voice, "That's right, in this day and age, how can a woman take the initiative to cancel an engagement? If this gets out, where will our Sun family's face be?"
The third sister fanned the flames and said in a sarcastic tone, "Xu Yao, don't forget that you cried and shouted that you wanted to marry into our Sun family. Now you are breaking off the engagement. What are you trying to do?"
Facing the repeated attacks from the Sun family, Xu Yao sneered, took out a stack of crumpled papers from his pocket calmly, and handed it to the director: "Director, this is the evidence, you will understand after you take a look."
The director took the evidence and looked through it carefully one by one.
These evidences were all collected by Xu Yao in her previous life. There were written documents that Sun Zhiqiang ignored her and her family, records of him secretly sending money and gifts to her third sister, and bills for his gambling debts...
As he watched, the director's brows furrowed deeper and deeper, and his expression became more and more uglier.
He raised his head and stared at Sun Zhiqiang with a sharp gaze: "Are these all true?"
Sun Zhiqiang avoided the director's gaze guiltily, stammering and unable to utter a word.
Seeing that the situation was not good, Sun's mother hurried forward to smooth things over: "Director, this is all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding! Zhiqiang was just confused for a moment, he still has Xu Yao in his heart..."
"Misunderstanding?" Xu Yao sneered, "My father was sick, but he didn't care. My mother's eyesight was bad, but he didn't even look at her. My sister was frail and sickly, but he didn't even pay for her medicine! Is this what you call a misunderstanding?"
Xu Yao's words were like loud slaps in the face of the Sun family.
The villagers who came to do business nearby couldn't stand it anymore and started to blame the Sun family.
"This is too much! How can there be such a fiancé?"
"This Sun family is too bullying!"
"Cancel the engagement! You must cancel the engagement!"
Listening to the discussions around them, the Sun family members' faces turned pale and blue, as if they had opened a dyeing factory.
"Even so, we won't agree to cancel the engagement!" Sun Zhiqiang stiffened his neck and insisted on being stubborn.
"You don't agree?" Xu Yao laughed in anger. "You can't disagree! Today, I'm going to cancel this marriage! I must get the IOU back too! No one can stop me!"
Xu Yao's eyes were like a burning flame, firm and resolute.
She knew that she had to win this battle!
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