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"Robbery, they robbed An An's full moon gift." Xu Mengyao said.
"Well, we're all family. What's the point of talking about robbery? Sister-in-law, please don't say anything nonsense. Zhao Ping, quickly explain to the police and release your mother and sister-in-law."
"Uncle Zhao, what my sister-in-law said doesn't count in this matter. My aunt robbed the gold I bought, and I caught her red-handed. I have brought the invoice with me. If you want to take her away, it's not impossible, but you must sign a severance letter with my sister-in-law and publish it in the newspaper. Our Huang family will not be relatives with robbers!" Xu Mengyao said firmly.
"What are you talking about? Zhao Ping is my daughter. Why should I break off the relationship with her? I, I'm going to go back and talk to your parents." Father Zhao said as he was about to leave. He kicked his son on the ground and said, "What are you sitting there for? Go find your brother-in-law!"
"It's no use looking for anyone. Just leave. If you leave this way, I'll send them to labor camp. Officer Zheng, how many years will those two be sentenced to?"
"The amount involved is large, so the mastermind will be sentenced to at least eight years, and the accomplice will be sentenced to five years."
When he heard that his wife was going to jail, the eldest brother of the Zhao family, who had been stunned until now, immediately cried out: "Dad, I want my wife! Niu Niu, Niu Niu won't sleep with me."
Mr. Zhao was caught in a dilemma. Director Wu saw this and gave Director Gao a wink. A police officer with good eloquence took Mr. Zhao aside and tried to persuade him.
After a long while, Zhao's father said with a dull face: "The girl belongs to me. Even if you break off the engagement, you have to pay me two thousand yuan."
Zhao Ping got anxious when she heard this: "Dad, the betrothal gift for my wedding was 6,000 yuan! Didn't I give it all to you and Mom?"
"Shut up, you little girl! You're just looking for a husband and you're already thinking of running away! You've got your mother and your sister-in-law arrested and taken to the police station. You have no humanity at all! This money is for your retirement and funeral expenses. It's not much at all."
Father Zhao was reluctant to give up this piece of fat meat, so he had to make another fortune.
Xu Mengyao said directly: "Five hundred, not a penny more."
Seeing that the atmosphere was deadlocked, Director Gao walked over to Xu Mengyao and asked a few questions. After getting the answer, he stood up and spoke to Zhao's father.
"Old comrade, I'm the director here. Those two women from your family committed a robbery in broad daylight, which is a heinous crime. Your request for two thousand yuan is indeed unreasonable. Since your two families are related, and they're willing to reconcile with you by severing the relationship, I think you shouldn't ask for too much. Let's both make concessions. How about one thousand yuan?"
Seeing that the high-ranking official had spoken and his sister-in-law was a carefree person, Zhao's father thought that every thousand yuan he could make was a thousand yuan. He couldn't really send those two dead women to jail. There were only three of them left at home, and there was a lot of work waiting to be done. He would have to spend money to get a wife, so he had to nod in agreement.
Xu Mengyao and Wen Rong tightened their clasped hands, and a hint of joy flashed across their eyes.
They didn't care whether it was one thousand or two thousand, as long as the engagement letter was signed. The reason they didn't agree immediately was to deliberately try to trick the Zhao family. Otherwise, the greedy Zhao family would raise the price. Even if they had money, they would do more charity work than give it to such a family.
"Since both of you agree, then sign it as soon as possible so that you can bring the person back sooner."
Xu Mengyao and Wen Rong drafted a letter of severance. After Zhao Ping, Zhao's father, and Zhao's eldest brother signed and put their fingerprints on it, they asked Zhao's mother to sign it as well before handing them a thousand yuan in public.
"Uncle Zhao, Aunt Zhao, our divorce agreement and the money for the divorce have been filed at the police station. All the officers are witnesses, but there's no such thing as regretting it. From now on, we're truly two unrelated families."
Xu Mengyao didn't want them to return to the Huang family and cause trouble after she left, so she had to use the power of the police station to deter them.
Mother Zhao was being held up, crying and cursing Zhao Ping: "You evil creature! If I had known you were born, I would have drowned you in a piss bucket! You married me off to a good family, but they're so cruel they don't care about your parents' lives. I'd rather marry you off to the cripple family in the village so they can help out at home! You deserve to be struck by lightning and die a miserable death..."
Xu Mengyao immediately had someone cover her mouth. This vicious curse wiped out the last bit of guilt Zhao Ping had left.
Her eyes were red as she screamed, "The cripple in the village can't give you 7,000 yuan in his lifetime! In the first 18 years at the Zhao family, I did more work than the three of you combined. My in-laws have always given me more etiquette than others after getting married. It's you who are greedy and want to swallow an elephant! I don't owe you anything!"
Zhao's father pretended to slap Zhao Ping, but Officer Zheng stopped him and scolded him, "What are you doing? Do you still want to be arrested?"
"Okay, the severance agreement has been signed. Xiao Zheng, you guys drive the Zhao family back." Director Gao gave the order.
After seeing everyone leave, Xu Mengyao and Wen Rong helped Zhao Ping get into the car first. After He Chuan thanked Director Wu and Director Gao, he returned to the Huang family.
Huang Wenbin paced back and forth anxiously at the door. He had originally wanted to go with them, but Wenrong said that neither he nor his parents could attend such a scene of breaking up the relationship, and insisted that he wait at home. What kind of things had his mother-in-law done? He wondered how upset his wife must be.
When he saw the car approaching, he immediately ran forward. Before the car stopped, he had already started reaching out to open the door.
"Xiao Ping, are you okay?"
Seeing her husband's worried face, Zhao Ping felt a lot warmer in her heart.
Huang's mother also came out and looked her daughter-in-law up and down.
"I'm glad you're okay, I'm glad you're okay. An An is sleeping now, I'll take you back to your room. Xiao Ping, you should go back and rest for a while too. You must be scared. Mom will make you some soup tonight to calm your nerves."
Zhao Ping hugged her mother-in-law and cried, "Mom, Mom, why are you so good to me? From now on, you are my only mother."
Huang's mother's heart ached when she heard her sorrowful voice. She stroked her back to comfort her, "Silly child, if I don't treat you well, who else can I treat well? You are my own daughter. Don't be afraid. No one will dare to bully you again."
When Huang Wenbin sent his crying wife back to her room, he found that the atmosphere in the yard was not very good when he came out.
"What's going on? Aren't things settled?" Seeing He Chuan standing in the middle of the yard, he quickly called out, "You must be Director He, right? Come and sit down. I'm sorry you came all the way to send Wenrong back, and you ran into this."
As he spoke, he moved the stool in his hand to He Chuan's legs.
"Hmph, your eldest sister said he was her boyfriend." Father Huang's cold voice sounded.
The stool in Huang Wenbin's hand turned around and fell to the corner.
He stood up, his face devoid of politeness, only scrutiny and slight hostility. "How old are you, kid? Where are you from? How did you meet my sister? Are you trying to coax her because she's pretty?"
He Chuan stood straight, his voice neither humble nor arrogant, but his eyes looked at Huang's father sincerely: "I am 27 years old, from Beijing, and I am a neighbor of Director Huang's family. I want to marry her."
"Tsk, there are a lot of people who want to marry my sister, and you are four years older than her..." Huang Wenbin was interrupted by Xu Mengyao before he could finish his words.
"Brother, you are five years older than my sister-in-law. It was Brother He who helped us go to the police station today. You can't treat him like this."
Huang Wenbin instantly felt as uncomfortable as if he had eaten a fly. He shouted at his second sister in a bad mood, "Which side are you from?"
Xu Mengyao was not afraid at all, and smiled: "Of course I am on the big sister's side."
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