Wu Guixiang had a serious expression. She asked the Zhang family to pay compensation. She didn't care about the small amount of money. After all, the second son's wife was a member of the Zhang family. If she really reported the matter to the police, she would definitely feel resentful and the conflict would only deepen.
Although the Zhang family was shameless enough to do such a thing, the cause of the incident was still because of the second son's wife. If she hadn't been concerned about her parents' home and hadn't been dragging her feet and not daring to forcefully get the bicycle back, things wouldn't have gotten to this point. The Zhang family dared to do this because they knew the second son's wife's thoughts.
Wu Guixiang now wants to stop the second son's wife from thinking about helping her parents' family again. This is her real purpose.
Otherwise, when one bicycle is returned, maybe a second bicycle will be given away later, and a third one...
She wants to prevent future troubles.
"Isn't this old lady from the Su family too cruel? Isn't this directly forcing her daughter to sever ties with her family?"
"I think it's because the Zhang family went too far, and the Su family can't stand it anymore."
"Yes, who in our village doesn't know that the daughters of the Zhang family are all very good at taking care of their parents."
"If my son marries a daughter-in-law like this, I can't stand it."
"But this is too much, right? It's impossible for parents to raise a child this old and not take care of him at all, right?"
"That makes sense, but it's indeed a bit cruel."
Even Zhang Guisheng felt that it was not appropriate. He also had a daughter at home. If his daughter got married and drew a clear line with the family, he would not be able to accept it.
He tried to be as tactful as possible and said, "Auntie Wu, isn't this inappropriate?"
"Captain, I know you want to mediate, but since you don't understand the situation, you'd better not try. This is my condition," said Wu Guixiang.
Zhang Guisheng choked and didn't know how to speak anymore.
Perhaps Su Aimin was the only one present who truly understood his mother's thoughts and smiled.
Zhang Xinlan was dumbfounded and couldn't wrap her mind around it. She looked at Wu Guixiang with a bitter expression, "Mom, this is my family home after all. How could I not take care of them? Wouldn't that make people criticize me?"
"It is precisely because this is your mother's family that I only asked you to promise this. Otherwise, they would have been handed over to the police long ago." Wu Guixiang said.
Su Aidang looked at his mother's determined eyes, moved his lips, but said nothing in the end.
"You're the only child in the Zhang family. Have any of your older sisters ever sent bicycles home?"
"Has your little brother Zhang Cheng ever worked in the fields to earn any work points in recent years? He's been lazy and gluttonous all day, with no ambition to make progress!"
Su Aimin widened his eyes. Wow, his mother actually said two idioms in one breath?
Wu Guixiang turned to look at Zhang again, "You've treated your four daughters so well. Each of them is so devoted to taking care of their parents' family. Their in-laws can tolerate this, but my Su family can't!"
"From now on, don't even think about ordering her to gain any benefits from our Su family!"
She spoke with absolute certainty and force.
Zhang was so angry that she was shaking all over. She looked at Wu Guixiang with eyes that made her want to eat her alive. "What are you talking about? Can't I take care of my own daughter? How can I not let my daughter respect her mother? Wu Guixiang, don't go too far!"
"You can show filial piety, but you can't use our Su family's things to show filial piety!" Wu Guixiang said in a firm tone.
She looked at Zhang Xinlan and said, "I won't force you. You can choose for yourself. If you don't want me to report it to the police, but you don't want to agree to my terms, then there is another option."
"What?" Zhang Xinlan asked hurriedly.
"If you break up with the party, just stay in the Zhang family." Wu Guixiang's tone was calm, but anyone could hear the seriousness in her tone. She was not joking.
Zhang Xinlan looked at her in disbelief.
At this point, even Su Aidang couldn't help but speak up, "Mom, you..."
"Don't say anything!" Wu Guixiang interrupted him, "Our Su family doesn't need troublemakers who only support our mother's family!"
Zhang Xinlan burst into tears.
Zhang spoke up at this time, "Wu Guixiang, what do you mean by letting Lan'er stay in our family? She has been married to your family for so many years, what? Do you want Su Aidang to divorce her?"
Wu Guixiang looked at her with disdain. "What era is this? You're divorcing her? That's called a divorce! Do you understand? You're uneducated!"
Zhang Xinlan's face turned pale as paper. When she heard the word divorce, she shook her head like a rattle. "I don't want a divorce. I don't want a divorce. Mom, don't force me."
"I'm not forcing you. I'm just asking you to make a choice." Wu Guixiang said calmly.
Zhang was a little panicked. She looked at Wu Guixiang's genuine expression, her heart pounding. Would this old woman really let Lan'er divorce her son? If she divorced, wouldn't she be able to come back? Would she be unable to eat and use the family's food?
No! I absolutely cannot let Lan'er get divorced!
She looked at Zhang Xinlan with a bitter expression on her face, "Forget it, Lan'er, just agree to your mother-in-law. It's okay for us to suffer a little injustice, but we can't hurt you."
It's just a matter of saying a word. Who would dare to stop her from looking for her daughter again in the future?
"Mom..." Zhang Xinlan was so moved after hearing what her mother said that the chill in her heart disappeared.
"Go." Zhang looked reluctant, her acting skills were simply superb.
Wu Guixiang just watched her performance coldly.
Zhang Xinlan looked at her two mothers with completely different expressions, and hesitated. After a long while, she finally listened to her mother's words and said to Wu Guixiang, "Okay, mother, I promise you."
Otherwise, how could they say that she and Zhang were mother and daughter? She had the same idea as her mother, thinking that as long as Wu Guixiang's anger subsided, the matter would be over.
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