Xu Liqin said she was going to the police station to sue Xu Laolai. She yelled so loudly that the people inside the house and the onlookers outside could hear it. Xu Liqin was really at her wit's end. The house belonged to Zhao Guohui, and she couldn't really let Xu Laolai take it away.
"Yes, yes! We should sue him. He is so shameless that he occupied other people's house. He is worse than Huang Shiren." The old lady who once asked Xu Liqin to go to the police station was very pleased with Xu Liqin's rise. She just couldn't stand shameless people like Xu Laolai.
"No way! The one in the room is her father! A daughter is suing her father, can the police station handle such a matter?" Resident A expressed doubt.
"Of course. My Xiaoqiang said that once a woman gets married, she has nothing to do with her parents' family. If her parents' family goes to her daughter's house to seize her property, they will win the lawsuit." Crowd-eater B seems to have a son who is a civil servant, and he speaks about these things very well.
"This old man Xu is really outrageous. Why doesn't God send down a thunderbolt to kill him!" This is Ding, a bystander who has a grudge against Old Lai Xu.
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When Zhao Guohui and his friends walked behind the crowd, they heard bursts of discussion.
"Sister, sister, are you okay?" Xu Meiqi saw a group of people surrounding her, and quickly pushed through the crowd and got in.
Seeing Xu Liqin standing there in good health, Xu Meiqin finally breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, everything hadn't started yet, so there was still time!
When Xu Meiqin was at work, she happened to meet Liu Laosan's cousin Liu Laowu who came to the hospital to see a foot injury. Xu Meiqin was on duty in the nurse's room and heard Liu Laowu bragging that Liu Laosan had been very lucky recently and that Xu Laolai was going to marry his divorced eldest daughter to Liu Laosan.
That person, also from the town, certainly wouldn't believe it. Xu Liqin was only twenty-three, and even if divorced, she was still a regular employee of the supply and marketing cooperative, with a stable job. How could she be attracted to Liu Laosan, who was in his forties?
Liu Laowu was not convinced and told Liu Laosan everything that Xu Laolai had promised Liu Laosan. Xu Laolai had agreed that he would make the final decision on the marriage. If Xu Liqin didn't want to, he would let Liu Laosan take a few of his brothers to kidnap Xu Liqin and take her to his house. As long as the matter was settled, why would he be afraid that Xu Liqin would commit suicide?
In rural areas at that time, it was customary for parents to decide their children's marriages. Even if the children disagreed, they were still forced into marriage.
After hearing this, Xu Meiqin didn't even care about her shift. She quickly asked for leave from the head nurse and ran out. Xu Meiqin knew that her sister was off today, and she would definitely go to Xu Laolai to reason with him. Xu Meiqin was afraid that if she was a step too late, Xu Liqin would really be plotted against by Xu Laolai and Liu Laosan. Xu Meiqin knew that her sister still had Zhao Guohui in her heart. If she was really caught by Liu Laosan, she might really commit suicide.
"Meiqin, why are you here? Aren't you supposed to be at work?" Xu Liqin asked in surprise. The hospital was busy, and leave wasn't usually granted unless it was something important.
"Sister, you have to be careful, Dad..."
Before Xu Meiqin finished speaking, the gate to Zhao Guohui's courtyard opened, and Xu Laolai and Liu Laosan stood at the gate with their arms around each other. Xu Laolai said loudly, "Liqin, this is the new son-in-law I found for you. Go home and pack up, and stay at the Liu family tonight!"
"What?"
"Marry Liu Laosan?"
"Isn't Mr. Xu too cruel? He wants his daughter, who's in her twenties, to marry someone like Mr. Xu?"
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The onlookers were in an uproar. No matter how today's incident played out, it was destined to become Sanhe Town's most explosive news of the year, bar none. To seize his daughter's house, Mr. Xu had resorted to any means necessary, truly challenging everyone's bottom line.
Xu Liqin was stunned by what Xu Laolai said. It took her a while to find her voice again: "Dad, what did you say? You want me to marry such a person? Am I your child?"
Xu Liqin pointed at Liu Laosan, but her eyes were fixed on Xu Laolai, as if she wanted to see a "no" on his face. Could the family she had always protected, the family she had always been with, really treat her like this?
"What's wrong with the third child? He has a house and a job, so he won't starve." Xu Laolai didn't care whether Xu Liqin was sad or not. His heart was already fascinated by this huge house. For the house and the money, there was nothing he couldn't give up, not to mention his daughter, even his son.
"Sister, you're not his daughter. We're all mother's daughters." Xu Meiqin said angrily. Xu Meiqin had never been as foolishly filial as Xu Liqin. From childhood to adulthood, Xu Laolai had done countless excessive things. Xu Meiqin had never thought about how high her status in front of Xu Laolai was. Since she started working, Xu Meiqin had been saving her own money, even when Xu Laolai beat and scolded her. Xu Meiqin knew very well that she had to rely on herself to fight for her future. Relying on Xu Laolai? It was more reliable to dream about it.
There is no harm without expectation. This saying is true. Xu Meiqin never expected Xu Laolai to be in a good mood, nor did she expect Xu Laolai to be a good father. Therefore, no matter what Xu Laolai did, Xu Meiqin would not be surprised.
The onlookers couldn't help but burst into laughter when they heard Xu Meiqin's words. Indeed, the Xu sisters were all born to Mother Xu. What else had Old Lai Xu done besides providing a seed? Did he wash a diaper? No! Did he provide food and clothing for the children? No! For all these years, Old Lai Xu had only cared about himself, eating and having fun. Everyone had seen his every move!
"You two girls, do you want to rebel?" When Xu Laolai saw Xu Meiqi jumping out to disrupt the situation, he waved his hand in anger and was about to slap Xu Meiqi in the face.
Xu Meiqi would not stand there stupidly and get beaten. When Xu Laolai's hand swung over, Xu Meiqi had already dodged it.
Xu Laolai failed to hit Xu Meiqin. He was so angry that he gasped for breath for a few times. He pointed at Xu Liqin and said to Liu Laosan: "Laosan, I've already said this. I agree to marry you. You find a way to get her home."
"I don't agree. I won't marry such a man." Seeing that Xu Laolai was such a rogue, Xu Liqin finally couldn't help but stand up and object.
"You...what does it matter whether you agree or not? Your father married you to me, so you...you, Xu Liqin, belong to me, Liu Laosan. Hurry up, pack up your things and follow me, otherwise, I...my fists are not vegetarian." Liu Laosan was still drunk, and he was still slurring his words, but his eyes were a little fierce.
"Bah! Even if I die, I won't marry someone like you." Xu Liqin looked at Liu Laosan's drunken appearance and couldn't help but feel disgusted. Her father, Xu Laolai, was an alcoholic. Her mother's life was ruined by marrying Xu Laolai. She would never marry an alcoholic in her life.
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