flstandardbreds Chapter 163 Everyone, shut up!
Chapter 163 Everyone, shut up!
After saying goodbye to the educated youth, Xu Yu and Jiang Yi arrived at Dr. Huang's house. Not long after that, Liu Fengjuan came to find them.
Liu Fengjuan said: "There are still ten days until the Chinese New Year. I have to leave here on the 25th or 26th so that I can go back and celebrate the New Year with my family."
Xu Yu looked at her determined face and asked, "Are you sure Zhang Yang will agree to a divorce within the next few days?"
"Well, I'll ask Widow Li to stimulate him." Liu Fengjuan said, "Besides this, can you give me some more medicine?"
"What medicine?"
"Just make me look ugly."
Xu Yu understood, thought for a moment and said, "Wait a minute, I'll make you some medicine."
After that, he went to prepare medicine for her: "This medicine will cause a lot of melanin to appear on your face."
Then he gave her another dose of medicine: "This is the antidote."
Liu Fengjuan took the medicine and thanked him sincerely: "Xu Yu, thank you."
Xu Yu smiled at her and said in a businessman's tone, "Just help me sell some beauty and whitening pills when you get back."
Liu Fengjuan liked what she said and nodded with a smile: "Don't worry, as long as I can go back, I will definitely help you sell your beauty and whitening medicine to people in our circle."
"Ah."
The two of them discussed how to give her the money when the time comes.
Then Liu Fengjuan left.
Watching the figure walking away with the medicine, Xu Yu said to Jiang Yi, "I've always felt that Liu Fengjuan will be very powerful in the future. I hope I'm not wrong."
Jiang Yi did not comment on the agreement between the two women, but only said: "As long as you don't suffer any loss."
Xu Yu smiled at him: "I haven't suffered any loss at all from her."
The two of them tidied for a while, and suddenly two cousins came running over and told them to go back.
"The Zhao family beat up Sister Cui'e. Uncle San and the others are going to the Zhao family right away."
Hearing this, Xu Yu and Jiang Yi hurriedly followed him back.
When they got home, a group of elders had already left.
Xu Yu and Jiang Yi also hurriedly chased after him.
Xu Yu knew where the Zhao family was from the original owner's memory.
Although the two families are separated by a village, they are much closer than the Xu family and the Jiang family.
Jiang Yi walked fast, but Xu Yu thought it was too slow, so Jiang Yi carried her on his back.
The two finally caught up with a group of elders halfway.
Xu Yu hurriedly asked: "What's going on over there?"
The cousin who came back to report the news told them angrily: "When we went to give the betrothal gifts, the Zhao family was very happy, but when Jianjun took out 200 yuan for them, they immediately turned hostile, saying that the Xu family did not keep their promise and refused to give the 400 yuan they promised. They would not marry their daughter off."
"Then my sister-in-law started arguing with them, saying that the two hundred yuan was already agreed upon, and that the Zhao family was being dishonest by suddenly asking for so much."
"Then Uncle Zhao slapped my sister-in-law. She immediately got furious and said that it was my uncle, aunt, and Jianjun who had supported her through college all these years. If they really wanted to do this, she would no longer have this family."
"And then... Aunt Zhao actually knelt down before Jianjun and his sister-in-law, saying that they all had stable jobs and would make a lot of money in the future, so why couldn't they use the extra two hundred yuan as a betrothal gift to support their parents."
Hearing these words, Xu Yu also became angry.
She glanced at her parents and asked them, "Mom and Dad, how are you going to resolve this when you get there?"
Xu Kui didn't say anything.
Zhang Hongmei said, "We have to let them go ahead with the wedding. Otherwise, if there's a real commotion, Cui'e will be the one who suffers."
"But my sister-in-law is unwilling to let our family pay the extra 200 yuan for the betrothal gift."
Xu Yu knew the true face of this family since the last time Zhao Yunxiang tested her for the bride price.
"If they only ask for an extra two hundred yuan in betrothal gifts, it's not a big deal. But what if they start sucking the blood of my eldest brother and sister-in-law like leeches in the future?"
"It's pointless to just go over and talk to them. Why not go and call the village chief and all the villagers over and have them be witnesses? Since they're asking for an extra 200 yuan for the bride price, let's make a deal today. Big brother and sister-in-law will definitely pay what they owe to their parents, but don't ask them for anything more. Also, you need to explain clearly in front of everyone how much my sister-in-law has been eating and drinking over the years."
Xu Kui and Zhang Hongmei were both silent.
My aunt asked worriedly, "Is it really okay to make such a big fuss?"
Xu Yu said seriously, "It was the Zhao family who insisted on making such a big fuss. Sister-in-law is on our side. We can't let her, my eldest brother, and our family feel aggrieved."
Aunt Wu agreed: "That's right. The Zhao family is asking for so much because Cui'e has graduated from college and Jianjun has a good job. People like this will do it countless times if they do it once. If you want to talk about it, you should say it clearly, otherwise they will suck the blood of Jianjun and Cui'e like leeches."
Xu Yu: "Yes, so Mom and Dad, you must be strong on this point, so that you can support Big Brother and Big Sister-in-law."
Xu Kui and Zhang Hongmei obviously listened to Xu Yu's words.
So when he arrived at Liushu Village, Xu Kui first called the village chief and the people from the commune.
As for the villagers, there was no need to call them. Many people had already gone to the Zhao family to watch the fun. After the Zhao family asked for more betrothal gifts, even more people went to watch the fun.
When Xu Yu and his companions arrived at the Zhao family's house, they saw that the Zhao family's yard was surrounded by three layers of people watching the fun.
When they saw the Xu family coming, they quickly made way for them.
When a group of people walked in, they saw the Zhao family standing on one side and the Xu family standing on the other. Mother Zhao was sitting on the ground in the middle, crying about Zhao Cui'e's unfilial behavior and the Xu family's failure to keep their promise.
Zhao Cui'e was hugged by Xu Jianjun's shoulders, her eyes red, and her voice trembling with anger: "Mom and Dad, are you really going to embarrass us like this today?"
"You're the one making things difficult for us. Our in-laws have already promised to give us 400 yuan as a betrothal gift. Why are you trying to stop us? We gave birth to you just to make you angry. Why don't you just piss me off to death?"
The Zhao family and the Xu family are about to quarrel again.
Zhang Hongmei and Xu Yu went directly to Brother Xu and Zhao Cui'e.
Zhang Hongmei looked at Zhao Cui'e, her eyes red with heartache: "Child, where did they hit you? Does it hurt?"
Zhao Cui'e's voice was filled with grievance, but she shook her head and said, "Mom, I'm fine. Jianjun helped me block it just now."
When the Zhao family saw the Xu family coming, they all accused them of breaking their promise.
The young man from the Xu family was so angry that he replied directly, accusing them of blackmail.
Xu Kui said with a sullen face, "Stop arguing."
Only then did the people on both sides stop.
Mother Zhao immediately got up from the ground and loudly demanded, "In-laws, mother-in-law, you've come at the perfect time. Tell me, didn't we agree to add 200 yuan to the betrothal gift that day? Why did 400 yuan become 200 yuan when Jianjun came to give the betrothal gift today?"
The Zhao family also said that the Xu family did not keep their promise and did not take their family seriously.
Seeing that Xu Kui couldn't hold them back any longer, Xu Yu directly pulled Jiang Yi's hand.
Jiang Yi's energy sank into his dantian, and he shouted with a powerful aura: "Everyone, shut up!"
His voice, with absolute momentum, shocked everyone.
After the silence settled, Xu Kui spoke up, "Last year, Jianjun and Cui'e got engaged. The betrothal gift we agreed on was two hundred yuan. I think everyone here knows that."
After saying that, he looked at the chief of Willow Village.
The head of Willow Village had to give Xu Kui face, so he nodded and said, "Yes, everyone in the village knows about this."
As soon as the village chief spoke, some people in the crowd echoed him.
The Zhao family wanted to speak, but Xu Kui did not give them the chance. In addition, the sharp look that Jiang Yi shot at them also made them feel a little afraid from the bottom of their hearts.
Xu Kui then explained the time and process of the Zhao family's sudden increase in the betrothal gift.
I heard everyone say that the Zhao family is not kind.
Father Zhao objected loudly, "My daughter is graduating from university and will soon be working at the city's supply and marketing cooperative. She'll only make dozens of yuan a month. We've raised her for so many years, so what's wrong with asking for a little more in betrothal gifts? Could it be that we've raised her, and she doesn't repay us at all? Instead, she's using the money she earns for the Xu family!"
Many people actually agree with this.
Xu Kui, reminded by Xu Yu on the way, replied clearly, "My in-laws seem to have forgotten that Cui'e's food and daily necessities during her high school and university years were basically provided by Jianjun and me."
Zhao Cui'e immediately interrupted, "You're wrong. Not only in high school and college, but since I was very young, I haven't worn a good, well-fitting piece of clothing. My mother-in-law felt sorry for me and gave me Xiaoyu's clothes. Later, my parents thought I had enough clothes, so they never asked for a foot of cloth to make me clothes. The leftovers I wore were given to my younger sisters."
The elders of the Zhao family felt a little embarrassed.
But Xu Kui spoke again: "If you really feel that Cui'e's marriage to our family has made you suffer a loss, then we should first calculate the cost of Cui'e's food, clothing and other expenses for high school and college. After that, we are willing to pay not only 400 yuan, but also 600 yuan as a betrothal gift. After all, Cui'e is outstanding and deserves such a high betrothal gift."
Zhao Cui'e glanced at Xu Kui and was so moved that tears came to her eyes.
Then she talked about how much she had used over the years.
It turns out she keeps accounts.
It’s indeed more than two hundred.
Everyone started pointing fingers at the Zhao family.
The Zhao family was embarrassed. Father Zhao tried to make amends, "Jianjun and Cui'e have such high salaries. Our family is in financial difficulty right now. A daughter once married off is like water spilled. We can't count on her now. When she marries into the Xu family, how can we count on her? Since they want to get married, we can just add another 200 yuan as a gift. Consider it their way of repaying us for raising them."