Transmigration: A Farm Girl’s Brocade
Chapter 207 - 152: Conditional Separation and Reconciliation_3

Chapter 207: Chapter 152: Conditional Separation and Reconciliation_3

Old man Qian hated the Old Yang family to death, he definitely didn’t want to give them a single penny more. Seeing Yang Laokou make those two shameless demands, he spat a thick wad of phlegm on his face. He cursed, "Bullshit from your mother’s dreams, my good daughter was rubbed and twisted into such a state by your family, you had the nerve to take so much dowry, and still have the gall to ask us for a ’divorce settlement.’ Let me tell you, not a penny."

Upon hearing this, Yang Laokou started crying and took out a rope, saying he wanted to hang himself at the front door for everyone to see how the evil daughter-in-law instigated her family to drive her father-in-law to death.

This action, damaging to both the enemy and oneself, infuriated the Qian family members to no end. Now it seemed that getting involved with this kind of hoodlum was throwing away all the face of the Qian’s ancestors for eighteen generations. Lady Wang had praised that family so highly, marrying a fine and beautiful girl into it. Ptui!

Several people from Old man Qian, wholly exasperated by these shameless people, also wanted to bring Qian Mandie back to her parents’ home as soon as possible to avoid further complications. After much bargaining and mediation by Landlord Li and Wong Liang, the Qian family had to agree to lose money to avoid disaster. In addition to the dowry that had already been given to Qian Mandie, they also gave another three taels of silver.

A letter of divorce was written, allowing people to move the dowry out of the house.

When Old Lady Yang heard that the greedy dowry didn’t have to be returned and that they got an extra three taels of silver on top, considering the betrothal gifts and the money spent on the wedding, plus the worthless household items that were destroyed, they had earned at least three taels of silver, aside from those expenses. Despite being beaten up, they didn’t lose any money and managed to drive away that disrespectful little harlot, so she didn’t say much more. Yang Youzhi was overjoyed, only Yang Youfu cried sorrowfully.

Old Lady Yang scolded Yang Youfu, "Why are you crying? They paid you to sleep with you for more than twenty days, and you even made a profit. In the future, mother will find you another bride..."

Before she could finish, she was pulled back by Madam Hua and a few other women, who yanked at her hair and beat her up. Now that Auntie Die was no longer within their grasp, they struck even harder, causing Old Lady Yang’s head to bleed profusely and her to scream in agony.

Qian Mandie was still somewhat stupefied, and she couldn’t bear to see Yang Youfu crying so heartbrokenly, but she was forcibly pulled out of the Yang family by Lady Wang and Lady Wu.

Half a month later, one evening, when Old Lady Yang stepped outside, she was ambushed by two people who bagged her head and beat her severely. This time they actually knocked out two of her front teeth and broke her right leg, forcing her to lie in bed for more than half a year. Since Yang Laokou was too stingy to spend more silver, her broken leg did not heal properly, leaving her a cripple. Of course, that is a story for later.

Qian Yixiu was astonished upon learning that Yang Laokou had proposed a "divorce settlement," that Yang Laokou was quite creative, letting this modern term appear centuries ahead of its time in the ancient world. Whenever people become fixated, they can tap into unexpected potential. Even the stingiest can show a surprising level of skill.

There’s nothing to fear from a person without shame, except that, aside from Elder Sister-in-law Yang and her son, each and every one of them was an elite among scumbags.

Although it was irksome to lose a few taels of silver, the fact that Qian Mandie could escape that household was a relief.

All the blame fell on Lady Wang, if she hadn’t been blinded by vanity and had considered more for her daughter, or at least done more research, this would not have been the result.

That evening, Qian Yeejin, returning home from school, was called to Qian’s Main Courtyard by Duo Duo who was waiting at the gate. Qian Sangui made him publicly declare that in the future he would treat Auntie Die kindly alongside Uncle Manchuan and Qian Yishan and provide her with a good life.

One was the eldest great-grandson of the Qian family and his own nephew, the other was most likely the most promising child of the Qian family. They both solemnly made their promises. Qian Mandie cried, and Lady Wang cried, too.

Qian Yixiu, on the other hand, felt that Qian Mandie’s future was far from bleak. That girl was beautiful, kind, diligent, possessing nearly all the virtues of a good woman, young in age, and with a thriving family behind her. Even though she was divorced, she would still find her happiness in the future. If she looked more carefully, she would definitely find someone a hundred times better than Yang Youfu.

Through Qian Mandie’s ordeal, not only did Qian Sangui and Lady Wu regard Wan Dazhong as the ideal son-in-law, but even Qian Yixiu, who was once considered a stooge, was irrefutably convinced of this.

The next day, Qian Yixiu followed Qian Manxia to Qian’s Main Courtyard. Qian Mandie was pale, her eyes were red, and she had become as thin as a stick, a stark contrast to the healthy, radiant girl from before. She wore plain clothes with her hair tied back with a simple wooden hairpin, without even a small flower for decoration.

From this attire, she looked like a widow who had lost her husband, only with a worse reputation than a widow’s.

Qian Mandie held on to Qian Manxia’s hand, her eyes teary again, and the two went to Qian Mandie’s small room to whisper in private.