Chapter 69: Chapter 069 – Selling the Daughter_1
Originally, she regretted having a falling out with Jiang Nanfei as she could no longer use her. But now, seeing everything that was currently happening, she felt somewhat relieved. Pretending to be friends with these bumpkins was quite disgusting.
“Mom, Jiang Zhuanzhuan was glaring at you just now!”
Jiang Zhuanzhuan was starting her first year of high school soon. Her academic performance was amongst the top ten in her grade and she was well-known in school.
“She is indeed so rude,” Yuan Xueshan couldn’t stand to stay a moment longer, stating bluntly: “I’m here today to call off the marriage. Return the twenty thousand yuan we gave as a dowry, then we’ll leave immediately. From now on, my son will have nothing to do with your daughter.”
“Twenty thousand yuan?”
“So much money?”
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“Are they selling their daughter?”
Exclamations of shock came from the surrounding onlookers.
One of Zhang Fengmei’s close aunts couldn’t stand it anymore and shouted: “Stop talking nonsense. I see that this woman is nothing but haughty. Divorce her, Feng Mei. No matter how wealthy this family is, they should not let Nanfei marry into them. Who knows how they might mistreat Nanfei in the future!”
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Qi Qin’s mother also indignantly said: “Looking down on people just because they have some money, how great do they think they are?”
The houses in Xiao Wang Village lined up along one ridge, with the neighboring houses connecting to each other. As soon as Yuan Xueshan came, the surrounding neighbors started to gather to get in on the drama.
Rural areas were often quiet, so if something happened in a household, the entire village would know within ten minutes.
Zhang Fengmei stood at her doorstep, a moderate distance from Yuan Xueshan, her eyes red. She wanted to say something, but after opening her mouth, she ended up saying nothing. Instead, she called Jiang Zhuanzhuan over.
“Mom, what’s wrong?”
“Go inside and keep Nanfei away from all this. Don’t let her find out.” Facing such a situation, Zhang Fengmei’s first thought was of Nanfei. It was better for the adults to bear any embarrassment. There was no need to let Nanfei know and be upset too.
“Mom, you can’t keep this from her. If my sister finds out later, she’ll definitely be angry.” Zhuanzhuan stood her ground, her eyes fixed on Yuan Xueshan and Huo Jinlan, her gaze cold and her expression fiercely unfamiliar.
This was entirely unlike the hardworking and considerate Zhuanzhuan from everyday life.
“We’ll worry about that later.”
“I won’t go!” Zhuanzhuan stubbornly stood her ground.
Zhang Fengmei raised her hand as if to slap her, sternly stating: “Will you go or not? Do my words mean nothing to you?”
With gritted teeth, Zhuanzhuan replied, “Fine, I’ll go.” After shooting an unwilling glare at the duo, she went into the yard.
Upon hearing herself being called disdainful, Yuan Xueshan couldn’t take it. She hadn’t planned on making a scene, but now she was like a lit firecracker, set off instantly.
“Who are you calling haughty? Hmph! Your family is selling their daughter, and you won’t even allow others to critique it?” Her voice got louder as she yelled: “Let everyone judge today. Who in the neighboring towns gave twenty thousand yuan as a dowry when they married their daughter-in-law? Did you guys? Or perhaps your family?”
Zhang Fengmei’s aunt and Qi Qin’s mother were embarrassed by the question and didn’t respond for a while.
Indeed, in rural areas, if a family gave half a pig, firecrackers, and alcohol when marrying off their daughter, they were already considered generous. The wealthier families might give a thousand or so yuan as a dowry, which was already a matter of great face-saving.
Twenty thousand yuan!
This was a staggering number.
“Mom, stop arguing with these people. You’re losing face,” Huo Jinlan whispered. “If the Jiang family isn’t willing to refund the money, let it be. Consider it as feeding the dogs. Let’s just go home! After all, you’ve already given your word, and the marriage has been called off.”
To her, as long as the marriage between Jiang Nanfei and her brother was called off, everything was okay. As for the twenty thousand yuan dowry, it was originally their grandmother’s privately saved money. Even if it wasn’t given to the Jiang family, it wouldn’t be given to her either.
She really didn’t care!</p