Ch 99: Witnessing The Diversity Of Species
“You raised her? How did you raise her? You don’t even go to the fields, you’re so lazy that maggots are growing on you. If it weren’t for my mother managing the household, we would have all starved to death. Do you not know why my older brother was able to marry a wife? Isn’t it because of the money from selling daughters?”
Shen Mingyue coldly snorted, pulling Shen Mingxia towards Gu Yuanzhou and the others.
Shen Fuzhu and his two sons, seeing this, wanted to stop them, but the two guards Gu Yuanzhou brought were not pushovers; they directly knocked them down.
The three immediately began wailing, Shen Fuzhu’s eyes reddening with anger.
“Is there no law anymore? My daughter beats her father. Even if she’s not his biological daughter, you raised her. Aren’t you afraid of retribution?”
Shen Mingyue glanced at him, not taking it to heart, and calmly said, “You have no other choice now. Quickly finish the divorce procedures with my mother. We are in a hurry to leave, and I am taking Mingxia with me. You want to use her to earn bride price money? No way. Don’t think no one will manage this matter. If not, call the Public Security. I want to see if the law is truly effective.”
Shen Fuzhu clearly knew that the Gu Family was not ordinary; they had connections. If they made a fuss, would the Public Security not interfere? They might even arrest him.
He had known this when he went to the city. This was not someone he could provoke.
But to just let them leave like this, he really couldn’t swallow this breath. He lost his wife, and his five hundred yuan was gone; he had truly lost his wife and his army.
“You can take them away, but you must give me money, otherwise, I don’t agree, and I won’t handle the divorce procedures. I want to see if she can get a divorce alone.”
Wow, they are openly extorting money.
Was Shen Mingyue afraid of his tricks? Of course not. “Money? Not a cent. Since you’re so stubborn, then report it to the police.”
Previously, Shen Fuzhu had constantly committed domestic violence against Wang Cuie. She still has scars on her body, and the entire village knows about it. In this situation, a forced divorce is completely possible; it’s not something Shen Fuzhu can get away with by acting stubbornly.
After Shen Mingyue finished speaking, she had one of the guards go to report to the police, while they watched Shen Fuzhu.
The Village Chief, hearing the commotion, also came over. Learning that Shen Mingyue had brought important people and was going to report to the police, he also broke out in a cold sweat.
If this incident happened, how could their village be evaluated as an advanced village? This Shen Fuzhu was truly a scourge.
“Mingyue girl, don’t worry; this matter can still be discussed. I will talk to him.”
Seeing this, Shen Mingyue gave the Village Chief face. If he could resolve it, reporting to the police would be unnecessary.
The Village Chief went over and scolded Shen Fuzhu,
“Are you not going to cry until you see the coffin? If you ruin our village’s reputation, your family will pay the price!”
Shen Fuzhu was so frustrated; he had never been so useless in his entire life. He had been tricked by the stinky girl he raised.
He shouldn’t have let her go to the city, and he shouldn’t have let her remarry. He gained nothing, and instead, he incurred a lot of trouble.
If Wang Cuie leaves, what will he use to marry a wife? Who will do the housework in the future?
“Village Chief, speak up for justice. How can someone instigate their own mother to divorce? It’s not easy raising her this big, and it’s fine if she leaves, but she also wants to take Mingxia away, without giving any money, why?”
“You still have the nerve to say that? How much bride price did you take from the Gu Family back then? And your youngest daughter, so young, you didn’t let her study, making her do housework at home every day. You should have repaid it long ago.”
Raising so many children, did Shen Fuzhu take care of them? Aside from his two sons, he only trembled. Wang Cuie suffered all the hardship.
Thinking about it now, it’s no wonder Wang Cuie wanted a divorce. Who could endure such days?
Shen Fuzhu’s face turned red and his neck thickened. He couldn’t say a word because he was in the wrong.
At this time, Shen Mingyue’s former husband’s family also came to watch the excitement.
They also thought that Shen Mingyue didn’t have a good life after marrying into the city and wanted to see how she was being worn down. Unexpectedly, they saw this scene upon arrival.
Especially Shen Mingyue’s former sister-in-law, her eyes went wide when she saw Gu Yuanzhou.
“Mom, no way? Is this the man she remarried?”
Sun Qiaozhen also felt uncomfortable. Logically, they raised Gu Hongbin, and it wasn’t easy. The Gu Family was so wealthy; they should give them some compensation.
But who would have thought that the Gu Family would not only refuse to give money but also pursue their responsibility, saying that they were not good to Gu Hongbin. Gu Hongbin later fell ill due to an unsatisfactory life and was forced into this state. If it weren’t for their raising Gu Hongbin, they would have sent them to prison.
They couldn’t fight against such power; the whole family could only endure it.
Now, seeing that Shen Mingyue, this money-losing good, was living so well after marrying, the former in-laws were not happy.
The sister-in-law was even more angry, stomping her feet. “My brother really, knows how to plan a way out for Shen Mingyue, but doesn’t know how to help me? Am I not better than Shen Mingyue? I’m still an innocent girl. How good it would be if I married him.”
“That’s right, she’s just heartless.”
Mother and daughter echoed each other.
In the end, the matter was resolved. Shen Fuzhu relented, agreeing to divorce Wang Cuie. As for Shen Mingxia, he didn’t want any money.
How could he still want money? He couldn’t possibly get himself sent to prison.
The two brothers, seeing this, were so angry that their faces turned green. The eldest son’s family originally thought that Shen Mingxia’s marriage would bring some money, but their plan fell through.
As for Shen Minghui, he was even more worried because his older brother had married a wife, but he was still single. He originally thought he could get married with this money, but now he could only remain single.
Shen Mingyan had married a few years ago. These two days, she had quarreled with her husband and ran back to her parents’ home. She was usually good at flattery; Shen Fuzhu was relatively kind to this daughter.
If she hadn’t seen it, it would have been fine. But seeing her former sister living so well and taking her younger sister away, she felt jealous.
Shen Mingyue could marry such a man? What was wrong with Shen Mingyan? Thinking about her own husband, she felt even more disgust; he was not even one-tenth as good as Gu Yuanzhou.
If she could remarry into the city, then she could also have such a husband.
Shen Fuzhu signed and put his fingerprints there, while Shen Mingyan went to Shen Mingyue’s side.
She smiled obsequiously, her attitude completely different from before.
“Mingyue, since you’re taking Mingxia away, take me with you too. I also want to go to the city and don’t want to stay in the countryside. Don’t worry, once I’m in the city, I’ll listen to you. I’ll do whatever you tell me to do.”
Shen Mingyue didn’t like Shen Mingyan at all. She perfectly inherited all of Shen Fuzhu’s shortcomings.
Her previous demeanor was exactly like Shen Fuzhu.
“Oh really? I’ll tell you what to do, and you’ll do it? The public toilet over there needs someone to clean it. Will you go?”
Shen Mingyue deliberately annoyed her. Sure enough, Shen Mingyan was unhappy upon hearing this.
“Mingyue, your in-laws are so powerful. Arrange a better job for me. If I go clean the toilet, it will be embarrassing for you.”