Seeing that Xiao Jingchuan had relented, Meng Shouyi was secretly delighted. He knew he had the upper hand, so he seized the opportunity to make a demand: "You brat, you have to get your wife to release my son first, and then we can talk about divorce slowly."
As he spoke, he secretly observed Xiao Jingchuan's reaction, calculating in his mind how to gain the greatest benefit from this negotiation.
Shen Yunsheng only released Meng Xin after receiving a hint from her husband. Meng Xin regained her freedom and ran desperately to her father.
"Father! Don't agree to their demands. We must avenge this humiliation."
Meng Xin uttered arrogant words, and Shen Yunsheng couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Idiot, with your cowardly appearance, you still want to seek revenge on us."
Shen Yunsheng gave 007 a wink, and 007 immediately tripped Meng Xin, making him fall flat on his face.
When everyone saw Meng Xin in such a sorry state, they burst into laughter.
Meng Shouyi's face turned ashen. He glared at Meng Xin and cursed inwardly, "This good-for-nothing has utterly disgraced me."
But on the surface, he still pretended to be calm and said to Xiao Jingchuan, "You brat, you see? Your wife is so arrogant and domineering. If you don't divorce her, I won't be able to quell my hatred."
Xiao Jingchuan sneered, "Old man, who do you think you are, daring to ask me to divorce my wife?"
Meng Shouyi was furious, but had nothing to say.
He knew he was in the wrong, but he was unwilling to give up. Just as the two sides were deadlocked, an uninvited guest broke the silence.
"Brother Xiao, it really is you! I thought I was seeing things."
The visitor was Lin San. He had been in Shilin Town for some time. He had only come to the Meng family to try his luck after hearing from his men that Xiao Jingchuan had come to Shilin Town.
He looked around and then at the Meng family father and son, and roughly understood what had happened.
Xiao Jingchuan was also very happy to see Lin San again.
"Linzi, haven't you returned to the military camp?"
“I originally planned to go back, but the Grand General was very worried about you, so he asked me to stay and take care of you.”
After understanding Lin San's intention, Shen Yunsheng casually echoed, "Brother Lin, your general is truly loyal and righteous. My husband has already gone home, yet he still sent you to take care of him."
Lin San smiled and nodded, "Our Brother Xiao is a capable lieutenant of the Grand General, so of course he cares. By the way, how did you end up arguing with the Meng family father and son?"
Shen Yunsheng sighed before telling Lin San what had happened.
Upon hearing this, Lin San was immediately indignant: "The Meng family has gone too far. Sister-in-law, don't worry, I will definitely report this matter to the General."
Upon hearing this, Meng Shouyi panicked, as he did not want to offend the Grand General Protector of the Nation.
He recognized Lin San; he was a genuine Fire Soldier, and a centurion at that.
"Lord Lin, it's all a misunderstanding, all a misunderstanding. My son was ignorant and offended your friend. Please forgive him."
Lin San snorted coldly, "Misunderstanding? I heard everything just now. It's clearly your Meng family that's going too far."
Meng Shouyi nodded repeatedly, "Yes, yes, it was our fault. I apologize to you and your friends."
Xiao Jingchuan patted Lin San on the shoulder, "Alright, Linzi, I'll handle this."
Lin San looked at Xiao Jingchuan seriously, "Brother Xiao, you're being too polite. Sister Xuemei's matter is my matter. Today, I must seek justice for her."
"Pah! You think you can stand up for a worthless person?" Meng Xin couldn't help but curse. In his eyes, Lin San was just a small fry who didn't know his own limitations and dared to threaten him.
"You unfilial son, shut your mouth!" Meng Shouyi was furious and slapped his son hard across the face.
He had personally witnessed the high-ranking officials of Shilin Town hosting a banquet for Lin San at Yunke Ferry. The pomp and circumstance were unparalleled. Even the county magistrate had to respectfully address Lin San as Lord Lin.
If he had known earlier that Lin San and Xiao Jingchuan were good brothers, he would definitely have made good use of that relationship. Now... it's probably too late to undo it.
Meng Shouyi was acutely aware of the high rank of the Fire Soldiers, so he dared not easily offend Lin San. Although he might have harbored some resentment, he could only silently endure it. After all, he didn't want to bring trouble upon himself because of a momentary impulse.
"Dad! Have they beaten you senseless? They even beat me up."
Meng Xin looked at his father in disbelief. He thought Lin San was just a small fry and not worth taking seriously.
"You unfilial son! Shut up!" Meng Shouyi couldn't help but slap his son again. They were in the wrong to begin with, and if Xiao Jingchuan reported it to the authorities, they would be finished.
Meng Xin covered his face, glaring at his father, but dared not say another word.
Lin San looked at the Meng family father and son with a feeling of contempt.
He turned to Xiao Jingchuan and said, "Brother Xiao, in my opinion, we should report this matter to the authorities and let them make a decision."
Xiao Jingchuan shook his head. "Forget it, it's better to avoid trouble. As long as they agree to a divorce, let's just let it go."
Meng Shouyi nodded and bowed hurriedly, "Nephew, please rest assured, we agree to leave."
Xiao Jingchuan was satisfied with the result. He was silent for a moment, then said, "Since you agree to divorce, let's talk about the custody of the Xiaoyu sisters."
"We will give up custody of the Xiaoyu sisters if... as long as you return the bride price."
Although Meng Shouyi was wary of Lin San, he did not want to make a losing deal.
Just as Xiao Jingchuan was about to speak, Xiao Wenjing pulled him aside, "Chuan'er, I'm afraid we can't get a divorce today. Where are we going to get three hundred taels?"
"Don't worry about this, I'll handle it." Xiao Jingchuan didn't care about three hundred taels. As long as he could help his elder sister get rid of the Meng family, he wouldn't care even if it cost thirty thousand taels.
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