Others also advised, "Old Zheng, don't act impulsively. If your daughter-in-law is not good, then teach her. Why do you keep talking about divorce?"
However, Aunt Zheng seemed to be stubborn and said coldly, "I'm not joking. Everyone has seen how I've treated her over the years. How much dowry did my family pay to marry her?"
That money was enough to marry two wives, but we thought she had a job, so we accepted it. And what happened?
She tricked us. She gave her job to her brother before she even married into the family, and she didn't give us a single penny of dowry!
Let's leave that aside. Since she's married into the family, we figured we should just accept it.
But she always looked so wronged, as if our family had bullied her!
She goes back to her parents' home every few days these past few years, and all the money her second son saved up is taken back to her parents' home. What did I say?
Putting everything else aside, Xiao Su across the street got married later than you, and now she already has three kids!
What about you? You didn't see a single hair!
Now she's even learned to steal money! We can't afford a daughter-in-law like that. You should leave now and go back to your parents' home!
Su He was speechless. She didn't expect that Aunt Zheng would mention her during the argument and use her as a comparison. However, Wang Fang had indeed become somewhat unpopular in recent years, always looking aggrieved at everyone, which had caused Aunt Zheng's reputation to deteriorate over the years.
From Aunt Zheng's perspective, she has already done a good job. If other people's daughters-in-law were this bad, they would have given up long ago.
Obviously, others share the same thought, but in any case, in this era, people tend to encourage reconciliation rather than separation.
So several older women took the initiative to advise, "No matter what, this matter should be decided by the young couple. Your second son isn't here, so let's wait until he comes back before discussing it."
But Aunt Zheng still had a cold face. "Even if my Hongwu doesn't agree, I have to make him agree. He's just too kind-hearted. He always thinks that divorce is bad for the woman. He doesn't even consider what she's thinking. If this continues, our whole family will be stripped bare by the Wang family!"
Upon hearing this, the others stopped trying to persuade her, but Wang Fang became anxious and cried out in anguish, "Mom, I won't get a divorce! I was wrong! I won't get a divorce! I want to be with Hongwu! I won't get a divorce! I was wrong, Mom! I'll never do it again! I was wrong!"
"No, you're not wrong, we're the ones who are wrong. We shouldn't have tried to find a daughter-in-law with a job in the first place. In the end, it was all for nothing. You have to get a divorce whether you like it or not. Our Chen family can't afford to keep you!"
Wang Fang was terrified when she heard this. "Mom, Mom, please, I won't get a divorce, I won't get a divorce!"
Perhaps due to excitement, Wang Fang suddenly fainted while speaking.
Her neighbors were startled when they saw this and quickly helped her up, preventing her from falling to the ground.
However, everyone was a little frightened, and the last few people rushed her to the hospital, while others went to notify Chen Hongwu, who was working overtime at the food factory.
After everyone left, Grandma Su and the others finally returned home satisfied.
Su He saw that her second son was already yawning from sleepiness, and she was both amused and exasperated.
"You insisted on watching the show, now you're tired, aren't you?"
Upon seeing this, Lin Jingyan carefully put down Xiao Xi, who had already been coaxed to sleep, and then took him back to coax him to sleep as well. Before long, he also managed to coax Xiao Xi to sleep.
After settling the two children into bed, Su He asked about their trip to the Wang family.
Grandma Su said directly, "The money wasn't returned; it had already been sent to her youngest son's girlfriend's house as a betrothal gift. Xiao Zheng was furious and started fighting with Wang's wife. After being pulled apart, she continued to fight at Wang's house. Later, people from the neighborhood committee came, and she was persuaded to come back by everyone."
Su He and the others sighed with regret. "So, do you think they'll be able to get a divorce this time?"
"That's about enough. Even rural families can't stand a daughter-in-law like that, let alone the city. I bet the Chen family has wanted to divorce her for a long time."
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