The old lady in the house was still angry. Ye Qingqing was her own granddaughter. Even if she hadn't betrothed to Lu Mo, she would never have betrothed her own granddaughter to a pervert like Lu Qingquan.
Although she values money, she still knows the difference between close and distant relationships. If Ye Qingqing didn't have Lu Mo, she would have arranged for Ye Qingqing to have a rich and reliable man.
This way, she can earn the bride price, and Ye Qingqing can also live a good life, killing two birds with one stone.
But now that shameless Yue Hongxia is actually brazenly saying she wants to replace Ye Qingqing! Ugh... She'll curse that bitch to death!
"I'm not going to waste my breath on you. I'm giving you three more days to prepare a dowry of ten thousand yuan, or I'll come and put up a big-character poster!" The old lady issued her final ultimatum.
Yue Hongxia was both angry and heartbroken. Ten thousand yuan... She had finally managed to save up some money, and this old hag was asking for half of it!
"The bride price is too high; my family doesn't have that much money."
"Not a single penny less! If you don't have the money, borrow it!" The old lady wouldn't budge an inch.
Yue Hongxia said angrily, "If we borrow money, Ye Lan will be the one to pay it off after she marries into the family."
The old woman sneered, "Once she married into your family, she's one of your family members, and it's only right that she pays off your family's debts."
She didn't care whether Ye Lan was doing well after marrying into the family or not; it didn't matter if she died, since she had already earned the dowry money.
Yue Hongxia was speechless. The old woman was indiscriminate and didn't care about Ye Lan's life or death. She only cared about the 10,000 yuan dowry. In all her years of wandering the world, this was the first time she had encountered such a shameless old woman. She had no way to deal with her.
"My husband isn't home, and I can't make such a big decision on my own. I'll get back to you after I discuss it with him," Yue Hongxia said, trying to stall for time.
But the old lady wouldn't give her another chance.
"There's no room for discussion. You two will come to my house to propose marriage in three days and prepare a dowry of ten thousand yuan!"
The old lady had been running rampant in the village for forty or fifty years. She had seen all kinds of scoundrels and ruffians. Yue Hongxia was nothing compared to her. She didn't take her seriously at all.
"Qingqing, let's go!"
The old lady yelled at Ye Qingqing, then turned and left.
She had long seen through this family's obsession with saving face, their fear that their son's good deeds would be discovered, so she pressed on with this point, and the family would surely compromise.
Ye Qingqing was a little reluctant to leave. It was the first time she had ever seen Yue Hongxia get the short end of the stick. The old lady was truly formidable!
He's practically invincible when it comes to cursing!
The old lady opened the door, and the people eavesdropping quickly retreated. The corridor was quiet. Yue Hongxia had no idea that her son's good deed would soon be known throughout the entire apartment building.
She watched helplessly as the old lady and Ye Qingqing left, filled with anger and resentment, her mind a complete mess.
what to do?
She was unwilling to marry Ye Lan, and she was even more reluctant to accept the 10,000 yuan dowry. But if she didn't agree, her son's affair would be exposed!
Neither left nor right was right; Yue Hongxia was at her wit's end.
"Mom, I'm sorry, I've made things difficult for you!" Lu Qingquan got out of bed, his face pale and he looked very weak.
Yue Hongxia was heartbroken and helped her son sit on the sofa, but she forgot about Lu Qingquan's injury. As soon as he sat down, Lu Qingquan groaned, cold sweat broke out on his forehead, and his face turned even paler.
"Stand up, don't sit!"
Yue Hongxia felt even more sorry for Lu Qingquan and helped him stand up again. Lu Qinghua, who was standing next to her, found it an eyesore and simply went back to his own small room.
Whenever she thought about her beloved brother being raped by a man, she felt uneasy, and her respect for him gradually faded.
“Mom, we can’t let that old witch put up those big-character posters. I have intensive training in two months. After that, I can join the special forces and I’ll definitely rise through the ranks.” Lu Qingquan’s words made Yue Hongxia’s eyes light up.
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