novellhall Chapter 172 Sister-in-law Wang Agrees to Divorce
Chapter 172 Sister-in-law Wang Agrees to Divorce
Wenrou never expected that the woman Zhu Chao was keeping on the side was actually Sun Mei. She also never expected that Sun Mei had been living in town ever since her divorce from Wu Li.
It's likely that even the house she lives in now was rented for her by Zhu Chao and Aunt Zhu using money earned by Sister Wang.
Zhu Chao was far too shrewd; he knew all along that if he were caught cheating, he would definitely be discharged from the military.
So he asked Aunt Zhu to handle these matters so that they could announce to the outside world that Sun Mei was a distant relative of their family.
It's a pity that Sister Wang is still kept in the dark and knows nothing about it.
Although Sister-in-law Wang didn't know why Aunt Zhu went out every day, she had already guessed some of it.
So the next day, she entrusted the little girl to Wenrou's care temporarily, and then followed closely behind Aunt Zhu after she left.
I want to see where she's going and who she's given all her belongings to.
After following Aunt Zhu all the way to the town, Sister Wang saw her enter a somewhat old house.
As soon as she followed Aunt Zhu inside, she heard a familiar voice coming from inside.
"Why did you take so long to arrive? Are you trying to starve me to death? If anything happens to me, your Zhu family line will be wiped out."
"What are you saying? How could our Zhu family line end? If it weren't for marrying that good-for-nothing Wang Guixiang and giving birth to a money-losing child, our family would have had an heir long ago." Aunt Zhu cursed as soon as the matter was brought up.
"Alright, hurry up and cook. I want to eat meat today. Go outside and buy some meat later, and cut more lean meat. I've gained a lot of weight recently."
These days, people usually buy pork with a bit more fat when they buy meat, because it tastes better that way.
If someone actively requests to eat lean meat, then they can only eat meat at every meal, and they're tired of eating fatty meat.
Upon hearing this, Sister Wang could no longer hold back and rushed inside.
Upon seeing that it was indeed Sun Mei inside, her expression changed, and she questioned Sun Mei, "Didn't you get divorced? What are you doing here? Why should my mother-in-law serve you? Did she bring all her things from the house to you? When you advised me to get a divorce, were you already having an affair with Zhu Chao?"
After Sun Mei divorced Wu Li, she had no money at all.
Now they eat meat every day, and every meal is so good.
Even if Sister Wang was slow to realize it, she had finally understood. It turned out that after Zhu Chao took the money from the house, he gave it all to Sun Mei.
Sun Mei was taken aback when she saw Sister Wang appear there, but she quickly realized what was going on.
"What are you saying? When did you see me and Zhu Chao together? If you can't provide evidence, you're spreading rumors, and I can report you to the police."
Sun Mei would certainly not admit it, because she was certain that Sister Wang had no evidence. How could someone as shrewd as Zhu Chao possibly leave any evidence against him?
These days, Aunt Zhu has been bringing her things, and she now claims to be a distant relative of Aunt Zhu.
Since Wang Guixiang refuses to divorce Zhu Chao, let's just keep enduring it and see who can't hold out any longer.
"Yes, Wang Guixiang, you can't say things like that. Zhu Chao and you are in a military marriage, how could he possibly be messing around outside? I've already told you, I've used all the things at home to help a distant relative of mine, Sun Mei. She's divorced from Wu Li and is all alone here with no one to rely on. What's wrong with me helping her a little?"
At this moment, Aunt Zhu also stood up to defend Sun Mei and Zhu Chao.
"I don't believe it! You can't be that simple, can you? Give me back all my money. That's what I earned from growing mushrooms with all my hard work. Zhu Chao must have given it all to you." Wang's sister-in-law lunged at Sun Mei unwillingly.
She had known all along that Zhu Chao disliked her face, but she never expected that he would get together with Sun Mei and even give her money.
That money was all her hard-earned money. She usually couldn't bear to buy meat for herself and Xiaoya, but she never expected that Sun Mei would use her money to eat meat every meal and live such a good life.
Wang's sister-in-law couldn't swallow this insult, so she rushed forward and grabbed Sun Mei's hair.
She was strong and capable of doing farm work, and Sun Mei couldn't beat her at all.
Fortunately, Aunt Zhu was there. With two of them against one of Wang's sisters, even if Wang's sister was in the right, she couldn't gain the upper hand.
In the end, Aunt Zhu and Sun Mei scratched her face, slapped her several times, and even tore her clothes to shreds.
Finally, they ended up at the police station. Following Zhu Chao's instructions, Aunt Zhu produced an IOU, indicating that the money given to Sun Mei was a loan to her.
"Since it's a misunderstanding, you can all go back now and stop fighting." After the police officers understood what had happened, they let them go home.
Upon hearing what the police officer said, Sun Mei stood up, glanced at Sister Wang with disdain, and walked out with a smug look on her face.
Fortunately, Zhu Chao had prepared in advance and wrote an IOU, otherwise she wouldn't have been able to explain herself to the police officers just now.
Of course, Zhu Chao would never make her pay back the money; he was just trying to fool Wang Guixiang.
Wang's sister-in-law never expected that Aunt Zhu had an IOU, so Sun Mei could repay the money whenever she wanted.
She could even keep asking Zhu Chao for money as long as he didn't ask, not to mention that her mother-in-law was helping her.
In the end, Sister Wang had no other choice but to drag her injured body back to the family compound.
Xiao Ya waited for Wang Saozi to return to Wenrou's house until the afternoon when she finally saw her mother.
But when she saw the injury on her face, Xiao Ya ran over and hugged her with heartache.
"Mom, what happened to you? How did you get all these injuries?"
Seeing Wang's sister-in-law like this, Xiaoya couldn't help but cry.
Wenrou also came over at this moment. Seeing Wang's sister-in-law like this, she couldn't help but ask with concern, "Sister-in-law, what's wrong...?"
"Girl, you're right. I've made up my mind. I'm going to divorce Zhu Chao."
Wenrou was happy for Wang's wife when she heard that she had finally figured things out.
"Were the injuries on your face inflicted by Zhu Chao?"
Wenrou's expression changed when she thought about how Zhu Chao dared to hit someone.
Sister-in-law Wang shook her head: "It's Sun Mei and my mother-in-law."
She told Wenrou about her trip to town to settle accounts with Sun Mei that day, including the IOU.
Upon hearing this, Wenrou frowned even more deeply.
Zhu Chao is really too cunning. With this, it seems Wang's wife will never get her money back.
"Sister-in-law, even if you want a divorce, you can't let them get away with it so easily. Right now, Zhu Chao is trying to force you to get a divorce. He's even more anxious than you are. At this time, we can't let him control us so easily."
When Wenrou heard that Zhu Chao and his mother were bullying people like this, she couldn't stand it anymore.
"Then what should I do?" Sister-in-law Wang knew she wasn't as gentle and clever as Wenrou, so she could only ask her for help.
"First, make him pay you and Xiaoya compensation, a total of five hundred yuan. If he's short by even a penny, then keep at it."
Even if she agrees to Wang's wife and Zhu Chao's divorce, she still has to get what she's entitled to.
"Yes, you're right. I want him to compensate me and Xiaoya. He took so much money, so getting back even a little bit is better than nothing."
After hearing her gentle words, Sister-in-law Wang finally understood what her child had done.
Seeing this, Wenrou was relieved.
When Zhu Chao returned home that evening, he heard from Aunt Zhu about what had happened that day. Upon learning that Sister Wang had actually gone to see Sun Mei, his expression immediately changed.
However, after hearing Aunt Zhu say that she had already taken out the IOU as instructed, and that even the police couldn't do anything about it, he felt relieved.
However, he was also puzzled: how did Wang Guixiang suddenly become so smart?
This marriage should be dissolved as soon as possible!
"I heard everything from Mom about today. She just said that a distant relative was having some trouble and asked me to lend them some money, so I lent them all out. I never imagined that person would be Sun Mei."
Zhu Chao pretended not to know anything about Sun Mei in front of Wang's wife, and tried to absolve himself of all responsibility.
Wang's wife felt disgusted when she heard his words, but she looked at Zhu Chao with a calm expression.
Perhaps because she was completely awakened today, she was utterly disappointed in Zhu Chao and her feelings for him had been worn away.
"Didn't you want a divorce? I agree," Sister-in-law Wang said calmly.
"You...you agreed?" Zhu Chao had originally thought that Wang Guixiang would keep dragging her feet and not agree, but he didn't expect her to suddenly bring it up.
At this moment, Xiaoya stood at the door, tears streaming down her face, looking helpless.
She knew her father disliked her because she was a girl and had never liked her.
Even so, she still has a father.
But after her parents divorced, she no longer had a father. Not only would she be ridiculed and looked down upon by her classmates, but she would also be isolated and disliked.
But if their parents don't divorce, they will still be bullied.
No matter what, she listens to her mother; if her mother wants a divorce, she will support her.
"I can agree to your request for a divorce, but you have to give me and Xiaoya five hundred yuan as compensation, otherwise you can forget about getting a divorce."
With gentle advice coming from behind, Sister-in-law Wang also became assertive at this moment.
Now that things have come to this, she has nothing left to worry about.
Zhu Chao disregarded their years of marriage, so why should she care?
It would be better to just break off all pretense of civility. She took the money and left with the little girl.
"Five hundred yuan? Are you crazy? Where am I supposed to get five hundred yuan for you?" Zhu Chao's eyes widened in anger when he heard what Wang's wife said.
"I don't care. You took all the money I earned. That's more than five hundred yuan, isn't it? Your mother moved all the things out of the house. You're trying to starve my daughter and me. Since you've gone this far, don't blame me for asking for so much."
"Wang Guixiang, don't go too far." Zhu Chao narrowed his eyes, staring at Wang's sister-in-law with a warning in his tone.
Sister-in-law Wang sneered: "Am I being unreasonable, or are you and your mother being unreasonable? Just because I can't give birth to a son, you treat me and Xiaoya like this? You can't see how much I've sacrificed for this family all these years."
Zhu Chao stared at Sister Wang. He didn't believe that Sister Wang would suddenly think of compensation. Unless someone was giving her advice behind the scenes.
"Was it Huo Tuan's wife who gave you this idea?" In this compound, she was the only one who meddlesome.
"What does this have to do with Commander Huo's family? I don't want to talk to you anymore. If you don't give me compensation, there's no point in discussing divorce."
After Wang's sister-in-law finished speaking, she ignored Zhu Chao's dark face, turned around and pulled Xiao Ya into the next room.
Although the room was small, she had cleaned it thoroughly. She and Xiaoya would live here from now on, and they would decide when to leave once Zhu Chao agreed.
Aunt Zhu heard the noise coming from inside the house, and she came out at that moment.
"Mom, you heard everything? What are we going to do? Are we really going to give them compensation?" Zhu Chao asked, frowning.
"Give it to them, you must give it to them. Make them take the money and get out of here so you can marry another wife and give us a big, healthy son."
Aunt Zhu readily agreed; she couldn't wait for Sister Wang to leave with Xiao Ya right now.
She had already consulted a fortune teller in the countryside, who said that Sun Mei was the most suitable daughter-in-law for their family. She could give birth to a son. After divorcing Wang Guixiang, they would find an opportunity to bring Sun Mei over, and when the time was right, they would let her marry their son.
"I'll go to Sun Mei tomorrow and ask her for the money, and I'll make up five hundred yuan for her."
Besides what they gave to Sun Mei, she had also saved up quite a bit herself, so it should be enough if she put it together.
Hearing Aunt Zhu say this, Zhu Chao had no choice but to agree.
The next day, Aunt Zhu went to town.
When Sun Mei heard that Aunt Zhu had come to ask for money, her face immediately changed. "How can you ask for money back after you've given it away? Didn't you say before that this money was mine and I'd already spent it all?"
There's no reason to take money out of your own pocket once it's in it, so Sun Mei naturally refused.
"Xiaomei, do you still want to marry my son? My son is at least a company commander, and he will be promoted to battalion commander in the future. He is strong and healthy, and he is also good-looking. After you marry into the family, won't all the money in the family still be yours?" Aunt Zhu persuaded.
"The most important thing now is to deal with Wang Guixiang and that brat. You take out the money first, and once you have five hundred yuan, you can get them to leave here. Then I'll have Zhu Chao pick you up and take you home."
Aunt Zhu's words moved Sun Mei. She didn't want to live here any longer; she felt more comfortable living in the family compound. So she had no choice but to agree to contribute some of the money.
"Did Wang Guixiang really agree to the divorce?" Sun Mei asked, still somewhat incredulous.
When she divorced Wu Li and left the family compound, she advised Wang Guixiang, but at that time she had no such intention. Why is she suddenly changing her mind now?
"She has no choice but to agree. You can stay here and wait for my news."
Aunt Zhu left happily with the money, her face beaming with joy at the thought of her beloved grandson.
Upon arriving at the family compound, Aunt Zhu handed five hundred yuan to Sister Wang: "Five hundred yuan, not a penny more, not a penny less. Now you should agree to my son's divorce, right?"