Zheng Yusang glanced at her with disdain, "Who do you think I am? Would I covet your dowry? How ridiculous."
Huang Wanzhen tapped the paper on the table with her finger and said, "Then write it clearly."
Zheng Yusang refused to give in and said, "Write it then."
After writing it, Huang Wanzhen read it through. If there were any mistakes or omissions, she asked Zheng Yusang to copy it.
Both of them signed and put their fingerprints on it.
Huang Wanzhen carefully blew the words dry, folded them, and put them in her arms.
"Hey! The remaining portion is yours. You must keep it safe. If you lose it, don't ask me to replace it."
Ever since Huang Wanzhen signed and put her fingerprints on the document, for some reason, he began to like Huang Wanzhen much more.
Hearing her say this, he didn't get angry, but just carefully put away the divorce papers.
"You are a woman with an injured foot. It's not good for you to sleep on the floor. I'll sleep here and you go to the bed." Zheng Yusang said politely.
Huang Wanzhen didn't follow the principle of not taking advantage of others. Seeing Zheng Yusang's politeness, she immediately accepted his kindness and said, "Thank you, Brother Zheng."
Zheng Yusang was very satisfied with the name "Brother Zheng". "Well, even if our two families don't get married, we are still old friends. From now on, you can call me Brother Zheng."
Huang Wanzhen nodded.
On New Year's Eve, the lights in the house were on. Having just broken free from the shackles of marriage, Zheng Yusang was a little excited, and he took the initiative to talk to Huang Wanzhen.
"We're divorced. You'll have to leave my house sooner or later. What are your plans for the future?"
Huang Wanzhen had been sleeping with her back to him. When she heard him say that, she turned around and thanked him very earnestly, "I also have to thank Uncle Zheng. He allowed me to continue studying with Teacher Shen."
"I thought, if I study well, I can take the entrance exam for the girls' high school next year. Then when I leave the Zheng Mansion, I will have a diploma and can find a job to support myself."
Zheng Yusang affirmed her idea, "Well, your plan is good. If you need any help, just let me know."
Huang Wanzhen said sweetly, "Thank you, Brother Zheng."
After being thanked so bluntly twice in one night, Zheng Yusang felt a little embarrassed. He nodded slightly and pulled the quilt higher to cover his head and face. "Go to sleep. We have things to do tomorrow."
The next day, after setting off firecrackers, Zheng Ruqing and Zheng Liu sat at the head of the front hall. Zheng Yusang and Huang Wanzhen knelt down and kowtowed three times to them. "Happy New Year to Mom and Dad," Zheng Yusang said. Huang Wanzhen followed nearby.
Zheng Ruqing stroked his beard and nodded, "Well, today is the first day of the new year. Brother Sang and his wife must work hard. Firstly, they must make a breakthrough in their studies, and secondly, they must expand the Zheng family."
After saying this, Zheng Ruqing turned his head and looked at Zheng Liushi.
Zheng Liushi took out two red envelopes with an expressionless face and said, "Get up. I'll give you a red envelope to help you get by. It will give you money to spend in the year."
Zheng Yuli was acting coquettishly beside her, "Mom, where's mine?"
Zheng Liu gave her an unpleasant look and said, "You idiot, if you don't wish to celebrate the New Year, why do you want a red envelope?"
Zheng Yuli refused and said, "Then I will also kneel down to wish you a happy new year, and you can give me a red envelope to cover my waist."
Zheng Ruqing quickly waved his hand to stop him, "Alright, alright, stop teasing her and give it to her."
Zheng Liu then took out another red envelope and gave it to her.
Huang Wanzhen handed over her red envelope and said, "On the first day of the new year, I wish my sister a happy new year and abundant wealth."
"Look, my sister-in-law is obviously a cultured person. The little poem she said is so pleasant to listen to." Zheng Yuli took the red envelope with a smile. Just as she was about to thank her, her mother scolded her, "Oh! You like to hear nice words? Give the red envelope back to me, and I will say a few nice words to you, too. Isn't it just Happy New Year and prosperity! Do you think anyone can't say it?"
Zheng Yuli looked at Huang Wanzhen awkwardly, and Huang Wanzhen lowered her head and studied the ground as if nothing had happened.
After talking it over last night, Zheng Yusang no longer targeted Huang Wanzhen. Seeing her mother making such insinuations about her, she quickly tried to smooth things over, "Let's eat quickly. My father and I have to go out to pay New Year's greetings soon."
Having the privilege of going out to attend classes after the New Year, Huang Wanzhen rarely paid attention to Zheng Liushi anymore. She liked to talk, so she let her say a few words, and Huang Wanzhen would just eat and drink as usual.
After getting through the first day of the New Year, unexpectedly, Zheng Yumei returned to her parents' home on the second day. With such a troublemaker, Huang Wanzhen was unable to get through it.
The cause of the incident was that no one reminded Huang Wanzhen to prepare red envelopes for the three children of her great aunt's family, and she herself did not have that awareness. When the banquet started, she did not give red envelopes to the children.
"How come you don't have any sense of duty as a daughter-in-law? I give red envelopes to my husband's children every year. If you can't even handle the ancient magic, what else can you do?"
"My Zheng family is so unlucky that we married a woman like you who doesn't know etiquette."
Zheng Yumei's mouth was like a machine gun, sitting at the dinner table, constantly firing at Huang Wanzhen.
Huang Wanzhen tried to hold back, but couldn't help herself. "Why should I prepare? Why didn't you let your brother prepare?"
Zheng Yusang, the darling of the Zheng family in this area, was glared at by the whole family.
Even the usually innocent Zheng Yuli started to criticize her, "Sister-in-law, what you said is wrong. You married my brother, and this is your responsibility. How can you let a man worry about the family affairs?"
Zheng Liushi was even more ruthless. "My son does everything, so why do we need you as a daughter-in-law? We spent a lot of money to marry you."
"Which daughter-in-law is like you? You don't take good care of your husband and you still dare to talk back. Is this the upbringing of your Huang family's daughter? I will send you back tomorrow and ask Mr. Huang how his family educates his granddaughter."
If an ordinary woman encountered the situation that her mother-in-law wanted to return the goods, she would have been scared to death and would have to kneel down and kowtow to admit her mistake. Whether she was forgiven or not depended on her mother-in-law's opinion.
But Huang Wanzhen has been feeling a little depressed these days since she came to the Zheng Mansion. She would rather go back to the Huang family and face the troubles of the whole family than suffer this humiliation here.
"Okay, I'll wait. Send me back tomorrow. I'll go back to the yard to pack my things. You, the Zheng family, should carry me back the same way you brought me here."
After saying that, he turned the wheelchair and moved directly to the door.
At this time, Zheng Yusang cautiously asked, "Then should I go back and write the divorce papers now?"
"Dad, you promised me to study abroad, you can't go back on your word. It's not me who wants a divorce, it's Mom who said she wanted to send her back."
"Bastard! Bastard!" Zheng Ruqing cursed.
Huang Wanzhen didn't care who he was scolding. She kept moving her hands outward and waving at Xiulan.
Xiulan hurried over and pushed Huang Wanzhen back to Shuxiangyuan.
"Hurry up, help me pack up the things. Put the big and hard-to-move things aside first. I'll hire some people to move them later."
"I haven't been home for so many days, and I don't know how things are going at home."
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