"Okay! Stop arguing. Then tell me, where did you get those precious materials?!" Zheng Yusang, who had been silent all the time, stared at Huang Wanzhen gloomily, and the annoyance in his heart bubbled out.
"Where did it come from? It was given by my mother's family! Your Zheng family values sons over daughters, and all the family property is left to the sons. When the daughters get married, they are reluctant to give even a few pieces of fine fabric as dowry. My Huang family is different. We don't have sons. Everything in the Huang family belongs to the daughters. Not to mention a few pieces of fabric, even gold and silver bricks are given as dowry. What's the matter? Zheng Yusang, are you thinking about my dowry?"
"Ridiculous! How could a tall and strong man like me be interested in a woman's dowry!" Zheng Yusang felt that he had lost face and glared at Huang Wanzhen fiercely.
Huang Wanzhen knew that in this era, the way to deal with women was nothing more than locking them up in the backyard and letting them struggle for survival in a small space all day long. The simplest and most brutal method was often the most effective, and it was also the form of punishment that Huang Wanzhen hated the most.
Since we can't coexist peacefully, then let's not coexist.
Huang Wanzhen glanced at the people in the hall. The enemy outnumbered us, and the situation was one-sided. Huang Wanzhen, who knew the situation, immediately wiped away her tears again, "You are bullying me, I want to go back to my parents' home, wuwuwu——"
Huang Wanzhen took out a handkerchief, covered her face with it, and trotted out of the front hall. The Zheng family felt that they were in the wrong, and no one stepped forward to stop her. Ever since Li San and Qiangzi heard the words "Rehe Governor", they didn't want to offend the young lady again. As their master didn't say anything, they were happy to enjoy the leisure time.
Huang Wanzhen left the front hall and went straight to the front door without even returning to Shuxiangyuan. When she found that her belongings had been touched, she took all the valuables to Jixiang Hall and locked them up.
"Nonsense! You're throwing mud at your own family members without any evidence. Only you and your daughter can do that!" Zheng Ruqing slammed the table twice. "You're both married now, so don't go back to your parents' home anymore. Let Brother Sang take you back to the Zhao family tomorrow."
"Dad! I've only been here for a few days, and you're driving me away." Zheng Yumei muttered reluctantly, reaching out to grab Zheng Liu's right hand and shaking it slightly.
"Yes, master, the old hag of the Zhao family loves to torture her daughter-in-law the most. Yumei is under her care and is busy from morning to night. You should feel sorry for the girl and let her stay a few more days." Zheng Liu grabbed Zheng Yumei's hand with her backhand and raised her left hand to pat it soothingly.
Zheng Ruqing looked at the mother and daughter expressionlessly and said coldly, "If you don't want to, just follow her. No one will stop you!"
After that, he stood up and walked out, "Brother Sang, come with me to the study!"
"Go back to Shuxiangyuan to see your wife, say something nice to her, and coax her. If you can prevent her from going back to her parents' home, then don't go back. You will have to take time out to pick her up then, which will delay things!" Zheng Ruqing knew the routine of women going back to their parents' home best. Every time, they would spend a long time packing things and wish they could take them all with them. If a man lowered his head at this time, nine out of ten times he would not leave.
Even if she left, she would come back after a few days when the man went to pick her up.
If the man is angry and refuses to pick them up, after a long time, the sister-in-law or brother-in-law will send them back. To put it bluntly, there is no place for them in their parents' home. They just want to be coaxed by their own men because they can't bear it.
Zheng Yusang was silent for a while, then looked up at Zheng Ruqing wearily, "Father, you've seen that Huang and I are not suitable. I'll be going to study in the United States soon, so please allow me to divorce."
Zheng Ruqing looked at Zheng Yusang with disappointment. "This is the wife your grandfather chose for you. Even if you don't like her, you should still love her. You are full of repulsion. How can you possibly get along with her?"
"I was too good to you in the past, and I took care of you so that you didn't work hard. You were unwilling to share the burden of the family. As a man, what impact does this have on you? If you have the ability, you can keep a concubine outside. As long as it doesn't cause trouble in front of your mother and me, we can turn a blind eye. But you have to give Huang a son."
"It would be best if you could get Huang pregnant before you go to the United States. That way, after you leave, Huang can take care of the child. As long as there's a child, we can tie her up at the Zheng family, have her serve me and your mother, and wait for your return peacefully..."
Zheng Ruqing also wanted to say that even if Zheng Yusang didn't come back, the Zheng family would not be cut off. A hundred years later, there would be grandchildren who would smash pots for him. If Zheng Yusang didn't do well outside and couldn't stay there anymore, and wanted to come back, his son would still take care of him in his old age.
It was such a profitable business, but Zheng Yusang just couldn't figure it out. The new school of thought was harmful and made people's minds confused.
"Impossible! I can't possibly have a child with Huang." What Zheng Yusang didn't say was that even if he wanted to, Huang Wanzhen wouldn't agree. Huang Wanzhen had been the one to initiate the divorce, and she'd bring it up at the slightest sign of trouble. It didn't seem like she truly wanted to stay in the Zheng family.
"Stubborn!" Zheng Ruqing concluded. The ancients were right: marry a virtuous woman; marrying an unvirtuous woman ruins three generations. Liu had corrupted all her children.
At this moment, Zheng Ruqing began to think about having another son.
Zheng Yusang was scolded by his father and returned to Shuxiangyuan in despair. He didn't care whether Huang Wanzhen was there or not. He just fell on the couch and closed his eyes.
His furrowed brows and pursed lips revealed his depression and sadness. He felt that this family was terrible. Everyone was taking advantage of him and manipulating him. He didn't want to be their puppet. He wanted to leave quickly, far away, and never come back.
After leaving Zheng's house, Huang Wanzhen stopped a rickshaw and gave the address of Jixiangtang.
Xiulan, Xiuqing and Xiao Shitou, who were answering the phone, heard the sound of "bang bang bang" on the door in the backyard. They looked at each other and asked in a low voice, "What should we do?"
"Let's go! Let's take a look." Little Stone took the lead and walked towards the backyard.
"Who is it? Why are you knocking in the middle of the night?" Little Stone bravely shouted through the door.
"I! Huang Wanzhen! Open the door!" These few words immediately made Xiao Shitou breathe a sigh of relief. He pulled the bolt, opened the door, let Huang Wanzhen in, then quickly closed the door and inserted the bolt.
"Miss, you are here? What happened? They didn't beat you, did they?" Xiulan stepped forward, took Huang Wanzhen's hand, and looked her up and down.
Little Stone reminded them, "Come inside, it's too dark outside to see clearly."
Half an hour later, Xiuqing brought over a few bowls of noodles on a lacquered red tray. "It's too late. Just make do with this. I'll make more for you tomorrow."
Huang Wanzhen has always been the type to eat whatever is available and has never been picky about food. She took the bowl and started eating with big mouthfuls. "That's probably it. It's simply an unexpected disaster."
Xiulan asked, "What are we going to do in the future? Are we going back?"
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