Xue Zhaodi said directly, "It's better to make things clear today to avoid trouble later."
If things aren't made clear today, Mom and Dad won't let it go. We live in the same place, so it's easy for them to make a scene. Besides, Fanfan will take back what they took. It's better for the money to be in Fanfan's hands than in Mom and Dad's. As long as she spends all the money, Mom and Dad can't do anything about it.
He said to Xue Fu and Fu Jing, "I remember all the money you spent on me, and I remember what I did! Let's calculate how much it would cost to buy out the business. I'll pay, but we need to sign an agreement. I'll take care of you when you get old, so you won't have to visit each other anymore."
Fu Jing couldn't accept her usually obedient daughter becoming assertive: "Xue Zhaodi, do you have any conscience? I raised you all these years and this is how you hurt me? The debt of raising you is greater than the sky, it can't be measured by money."
Xue Zhaodi did not deny it: "Indeed, the kindness of raising me is greater than heaven. Are you sure you raised me? I am only alive because you failed to outmaneuver each other. If you had succeeded, would I still be alive? Do you want me to tell you about your original plan to switch babies?"
My father wanted to have a son, so he made two preparations. Widow Xin was pregnant around the same time as my mother, so that she could switch places with my mother if she gave birth to a girl.
The father's purpose in doing this was ridiculous. He wanted to gain the recognition of the Xue family, to make them feel that the Xue family, who had been driven out, had descendants, and to make the Xue family, who only had girls in this generation, envious. They even thought that the Xue family would beg him to acknowledge his ancestry.
They didn't even consider that after their grandfather died, they drove them away without hesitation. How could they possibly take them back just because they are male?
The mother was even more ridiculous. Her father kept implying that she should have a son, otherwise she would be lonely and destitute in her old age, and could only lie in bed waiting to die. When she was born, he even agreed to adopt another boy to raise as twins. If it weren't for her maternal grandfather coming to see her and finding it absurd, he would have strongly opposed it. Her father still had illusions about the Fu family's wealth and dared not offend her maternal grandfather. She and Ding Wenshan would have been twins, and you can imagine what kind of life they would have had.
Not many people knew about this, just a few. Xue Fu directly advised, "Where did you hear all this nonsense? A baby swapping plan? Have you been reading too many storybooks? Aren't we good enough to you?"
Xue Zhaodi smiled: "Dad, someone told me that pomegranates planted under pomegranate trees are redder. Do you think that's true?"
Then he said to Fu Jing, "Mom, what do you think Grandma would do if she found out you went out to eat meat by yourself?"
Xue Fu remained silent. He had killed people and buried them under the pomegranate tree, but the tree was later dug up and the remains were never found. This had always been a source of anxiety for him. How did Zhao Di know this?
Fu Jing remained silent. Although she kept criticizing her mother-in-law and Xue Fu for being useless and for not having money at home, it didn't mean she didn't have money. She even went out to eat meat without Yao Zong, for fear that he might accidentally let it slip. Moreover, although her mother-in-law listened to her now, it was because she was in the right. If her mother-in-law found out that she was eating alone, she would definitely make a scene and tell everyone. She would complain about her miserable life every day, and the neighbors would also condemn her.
Xue Zhaodi persuaded, "Now that I have my own household registration page, Qi Qingqiu and I have registered directly, and no one can stop us. You all know Aunt Qi. Although she is a worker, she loves to scold people and is even more prone to violence. After I get married, I will definitely live with my mother-in-law. Are you sure you can get the better of Aunt Qi?"
Aunt Qi grew up in a security escort agency and knew some martial arts. Since her divorce, she had been harassed by people who came to her door, but she always chased them away. Not only did she chase them away, but she also went around the streets and alleys cursing people, making those people afraid to even come out of their doors. She was quite fierce, and there were few people in Shanghai who dared to mess with her.
Fu Minghao spoke up: "A married daughter is like water spilled from a cup. Now that she's married, Zhao Di has nothing to do with you anymore. After all, a wife's status depends on her husband. After marriage, she takes her husband's surname. As a wife, you should take good care of your husband, bear children for his family, and not contact your own family too frequently, lest you upset your husband's family. Your husband's family is where you'll spend your whole life. During the adjustment period of your relationship with your husband's family, your own family shouldn't interfere, lest you damage the relationship between husband and wife. Fu Jing, don't you think so?"
Fu Jing: ...
Xue Fu dared not speak. These were all things he had been hinting at to Fu Jing when she was completely devoted to him. He wanted to take advantage of the Fu family's affection for Fu Jing to manipulate the Fu family elders and get them to help him. Unexpectedly, it backfired. The Fu family not only disliked them but also didn't want them to enter the house. They were extremely ruthless.
Xue Zhaodi naturally agreed: "Mom will definitely agree, because Mom always says that a woman should follow her husband wherever he goes, and a good woman should always give face to the man who is the head of the household. I always remember that!"
Fu Jing didn't dare to speak frankly, but Xue Fu explained: "This is a new society now, and the old ways don't apply anymore. Girls are also their own masters. Getting married means having another home. Getting married isn't selling a daughter, so how could she not contact her family? Zhao Di, you are my daughter. When you have a conflict with your son-in-law, I will definitely support you."
Xue Zhaodi almost laughed: "I wouldn't dare let my dad back me up. All my friends have been ruined because of this, leaving me all alone. How much money can buy out our relationship? It's only valid today. After I get the marriage certificate tomorrow, I'll give the money to my mother-in-law. Even if I wanted to give it, it would be gone."
Seeing that Xue Zhaodi was unyielding and not joking, Fu Jing and her husband became anxious: "Then give me all the money, consider it as fulfilling our mother-daughter bond. I will never look at you again."
Xue Fu explained from the side, "Girls should think more about themselves. What if your mother-in-law takes the money and uses it herself, and doesn't give it back to you? Give the money to your mother first, and let her keep it for you. If you need anything in the future, just ask me, and we'll give you the money back."
Xue Zhaodi was genuinely amused and exasperated: "Dad, didn't you keep hinting to Mom that the dowry should be kept by Grandma, saying that we're family and there's no need to be so particular about it? How come when it comes to me, it's because I can't trust my mother-in-law? Dad, why are you two-faced? Is Grandma the only mother-in-law you can trust, and you can't trust anyone else's mother-in-law?"
Fu Jing also remembered how Xue Fu kept insisting that she hand over her dowry to her mother-in-law for safekeeping. Fortunately, she had a safe, so even if she handed it over to her mother-in-law, she couldn't open it. Later, she got some of her dowry back, but her mother-in-law had already used some of it. She wouldn't touch things that others had used; she found them disgusting. So, she looked at Xue Fu with a very unfriendly gaze.
Xue Fu hadn't expected that Xue Zhaodi's few words would provoke Fu Jing's anger, and he hurriedly tried to explain.
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