Ruan Xianxian made a peace sign, and Hu Heshuo raised an eyebrow, "Two hundred?"
"Two thousand, as long as you can withstand the pressure from the county office."
Hu Heshuo looked away from the two fingers she held up and said meaningfully, "Back then, the three oil presses cost nine hundred, which almost cost the villagers their lives."
Two thousand yuan is more than enough for us to withstand any pressure from the county government.
“Okay!” Ruan Xianxian turned around. “Just keep it in mind. I’m leaving now. I’ll get someone to fix the phone once all the bugs have gotten out of Heilongjiang Province.”
After grabbing a quick bite at the factory, I leisurely made my way to the county hospital to pick up Zhaodi from the hospital, only to find myself witnessing a major drama unfold.
The haughty, beautiful woman pulled up a four-legged stool and sat far away from Zhao Di under the windowsill, as if the woman on the bed were something dirty.
A smile played on his face, but his arrogance was hidden beneath his unintentional gestures and glances.
"Zhaodi, my mother has discussed it with the Jing family."
Jing Xuan physically assaulted you first, and is therefore responsible for your medical expenses and must pay 500 yuan in compensation. All subsequent costs incurred will be borne by the Jing family.
As he said this, Wu Xueliang lowered his head. Compensation? Actually, no. His mother did not heed Ruan Xianxian's advice and the first thing she did upon arriving in the city was to call the Jing family from the post office.
It wasn't the Jing family who were willing to pay, but his mother. To put it bluntly, the five hundred yuan was a buyout of Zhao Di's relationship with him, a relationship that had only just begun and ended without a trace.
He didn't dare to look up into those deer-like eyes that seemed to speak, but he could sense Zhao Di's surprise.
How could it not be surprising? Back then, when Jiang Wenli broke Pei Lanhua's head, the brigade only made the educated youth pay ten yuan in compensation. That ten yuan still hasn't been received.
Five hundred yuan is the annual salary of a level 23 cadre. It's no wonder Zhao Di was surprised; she even thought it was too much. She also remembered that Ruan Xianxian often mentioned it...
She nodded in agreement with the theory that "only a fool wouldn't take advantage of a bargain," and said, "I didn't intend to settle this privately, but I can give you this favor."
The beautiful woman sitting by the window scoffed as soon as she finished speaking. Zhao Di didn't intend to respond, but knowing that giving an inch only led to another, she asked politely yet forcefully:
"What are you laughing at, Auntie?"
The woman straightened her clothes and spoke in a sarcastic tone, "Laugh at some shameless women who want to be prostitutes but also want to maintain a virtuous image!"
The words were too insulting. Zhao Di gripped the bedsheets beneath her, her eyes reddening, and she struggled to hold back her tears.
Zhao Di took Wu Xueliang's words, "You can't completely reject me just because of my mother," to heart. She maintained her composure and didn't lose face.
"Since you've spoken up, Auntie, and are being sarcastic about not wanting the money, then I'll listen to you this once. I won't take the compensation. Let Comrade Jing decide how to judge the case."
“You…” Wu’s mother stood up, “Don’t push your luck.”
Mu Xia, who was standing outside the door with Ruan Xianxian, had her hand raised, but it was forcefully pressed down by the former.
Ruan Xianxian: "The fact that Zhao Di didn't break up with him at the beginning of the incident proves that she still has feelings for him. In this kind of thing, the parties involved have to see things clearly and make their own decisions. We can't help with that."
Jingxuan injured Zhaodi, and Ruan Xianxian felt obligated to stand up for her sister. Unless a big shot from Beijing came in person, no one could take the perpetrator away from the police station.
But matters of the heart are different; shallow words are ineffective, while deep words invite hatred.
They advised them to break up. If Zhao Di's future partner is better than Wu Xueliang in every way, that would be fine. But if she marries badly, then the two of them, who were meddling in the whole thing, will have to take the blame.
It's not that I'm assuming the worst about Zhao Di; many of a person's thoughts are simply beyond their control. If everyone could control their thoughts, there wouldn't be so many people suffering from depression in later generations.
The Liu Xin case, which has been embroiled in online disputes for ten years, serves as a cautionary tale.
Being best friends is a once-in-a-lifetime experience; you'd be more than one pair of pants. It's so rare to have a few like-minded friends. When it comes to sensitive topics, Ruan Xianxian would absolutely never cross them.
Mu Xia sighed and lowered her hand.
A friend is someone you don't need to make decisions for, and you can unconditionally support their decisions.
"Shameless?" Zhao Di wiped away the tears that were about to spill from her eyes and smiled at the furious Wu's mother.
"I'm sorry, I can't emulate your character."
Before Wu's mother could react to this, the two door gods who knew Zhao Di on the left and right sides of the door were already bursting out laughing.
Zhao Di meant that Wu's mother couldn't bear to see her accept the apology and take the money, but she also wanted her to release Jing Xuan unconditionally...
That's the true meaning of being able to have both a duty and a moral compass, something Chen Zhaodi can't learn.
Compared to Ruan Xianxian's straightforward and decisive style of doing whatever she wants, Zhao Di always speaks softly, but if you understand the deeper meaning behind her words, you can make people furious.
Wu's mother was awakened by the undisguised laughter and realized that the brat was cursing her for being a prostitute who wanted to maintain a virtuous image.
Her face flushed red with anger, she yelled, "You have absolutely no manners! Didn't your parents teach you even the most basic respect for your elders?"
"Mom, Mom, calm down." Wu Xueliang used his body to stop his mother from rushing forward, then turned to look at the person who was still smiling, his face full of bitterness.
"You should say less."
Before he could finish speaking, Zhao Di coldly said, "Let's break up."
In an instant, Wu's mother stopped jumping, and Wu Xueliang stopped moving. "What did you say?"
Zhao Di looked at the mother and son and gave a self-deprecating smile. She raised her head, her lips pale and bloodless, but the words she uttered were more and more firm than the last: "I said, let's break up."
"Most conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law stem from the man's lack of virtue; we are simply not a good match."
Wu Xueliang took a step back and saw his son looking so devastated that his eyes were red. The beautiful woman became anxious.
"You've never liked my son from beginning to end. You've just been playing with him. You're only after my Wu family's wealth and status to climb the social ladder."
Now that you've realized you can't get close to my son, you're deliberately putting on airs and trying to play hard to get, right?
Chen Zhaodi looked at Wu Xueliang, whose face was full of pain and injury, and finally fixed her gaze on his mother's face.
"Ryoko is beautiful, kind, gentle, and from a good family. Why wouldn't I like her? It's just that we're not a good match."
She lowered her head, and what she didn't say was that, like the exquisite leather shoes in the shop window, they were perfect in every way, but not necessarily suitable for her feet.
The beautiful woman wanted to say something, but Wu Xueliang, with red eyes, pushed her out the door.
"Mom, Mom, please go out and stop talking. Let me talk to her alone. Please, I'm begging you."
Wu Xueliang came from a wealthy family and had never been spoiled since childhood. His mother, who had never seen him like this before, stood blankly outside the door.
The door slammed shut, and she covered her face as she slowly crouched down against the wall.
"Was I wrong? What did I do wrong? Born into a family like this, marriage is always a bargaining chip. Who wasn't like that back then?"
Seeing her crying so miserably, Ruan Xianxian squatted down and said, "Auntie, you just said that the Wu family needs the support of the Jing family, which is why the two families decided to form a marriage alliance."
I have a way to bind our two families together without sacrificing Liangzi's marriage. Would you like to hear it?
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