Chapter 117

Chapter 117

Seeing Wang Qinghe's family of four return, Zhao Guifen felt a jolt in her heart.

This is bad. Isn't this exactly the worst-case scenario they had speculated about?

"Xiuxiu, where's our Jiaojiao? Why didn't she come back with you? She was misunderstood, didn't you clarify it for her? You're all one family; how could she have any ill intentions?" Tian Xiaolan, seeing her daughter hadn't returned, anxiously tried to explain to Bai Xiuxiu.

"That's right. Whatever the issue, we can talk it out among ourselves." Zhao Guifen quickly chimed in, following the plan she and the Old Zhou family had discussed beforehand.

Both the Old Wang and Old Zhou families couldn't afford to lose face, especially since Zhou Jiaojiao was a blessing to both families.

The Wang family still hoped Zhou Jiaojiao would bring good luck to their household, not to mention her ongoing black market business.

Bai Xiuxiu looked at the entire Wang family and noticed that almost everyone from the Zhou family except the eldest two branches had gathered.

Her lips curled upward. "Talk it out? Let's do just that. We also have something to say."

"Let's go inside so no one sees us making a spectacle." Tian Xiaolan pointed at the neighbors, hoping to avoid further embarrassment by keeping the conversation private.

Once everyone was inside, Wang Qinghe and Bai Xiuxiu sent their children back to their rooms and locked the door before heading to the main room.

Even Chen Fang, who had trouble walking, came over to join the commotion.

Today's drama was particularly shocking to her.

Who would have thought that the wife of Old Fifth could be so ruthless?

As the two families entered the house, Tian Xiaolan anxiously asked Bai Xiuxiu, "Xiuxiu, how is Jiaojiao now? When will she be back?"

"When she'll be back depends on you." Bai Xiuxiu surveyed the crowded room.

"What do you mean by that?" Wang Shoucheng sensed something was amiss. His eldest daughter-in-law wasn't someone to be trifled with.

"The wife of Old Fifth secretly wished me dead. I can't live under the same roof with her anymore. Qinghe and I want to separate from the family." Bai Xiuxiu stated bluntly.

"What? Separate?!"

Zhao Guifen was shocked. The eldest son and his wife actually wanted to separate?

They were planning to divide the money!

That couldn't happen!

"Separating is fine, but if you want to leave, you won't get any money. Your mother and I are still alive, and it's not time for separation yet. Anyone who wants to leave can't take any family money."

Wang Shoucheng preemptively struck.

He secretly worried that things were going badly.

"Mom and Dad, you said you wanted to talk, but I see no sincerity here. It seems there's no point in continuing this discussion. If you don't want to separate, and you won't deal with the wife of Old Fifth, then let's end this early!"

Bai Xiuxiu didn't mince words, looking at the anxious Zhou family members.

She glanced at the Wang couple, who looked like miserly old folks, and calmly added, "If we can't separate, I'll live in constant fear. If I can't live peacefully, neither can you.

If we can't separate, Qinghe and I will go to the factories of the second and fifth branches and Zhou Jiaojiao's brothers' factories to cause a scene.

There are plenty of people who want to work there. Before anything happens, your factories will be disrupted.

With such family members..."

Bai Xiuxiu's words drove both families into a frenzy.

"You dare?" Zhao Guifen was the first to explode in anger.

"If you won't let me live peacefully, what else do I have to fear?" Bai Xiuxiu wasn't intimidated by her aggressive demeanor, knowing Wang Qinghe wouldn't let her suffer.

"You, as a daughter-in-law, should listen to your in-laws and help take care of the family. I've never seen anyone like you.

Ever since you married into this family..."

Zhao Guifen started recounting past grievances, venting all her frustrations with Bai Xiuxiu.

"Mom, I married Xiuxiu not to serve you." Wang Qinghe couldn't stand Zhao Guifen's endless complaints.

Xiuxiu has never been wrong. If this family wants anything from him, they should ask him directly; Xiuxiu doesn't owe them anything!

Zhao Guifen realized that her eldest son had become completely unmanageable recently.

It seemed to start when his wife stopped being indifferent to the family!

These two used to be one who ignored everything and the other who only worked.

But after Bai Xiuxiu fainted in the field, everything changed, nearly turning the whole family upside down.

"Qinghe, although I'm an outsider, your mother is right. Which son and daughter-in-law don't listen to their parents? Separating or causing chaos without separating is too much."

Tian Xiaolan tried to mediate.

If these two don't listen to the Old Wang family, this situation will be difficult to resolve!

"I am that unreasonable person. You can refuse." Wang Qinghe was even more stubborn than Bai Xiuxiu.

Leaving Tian Xiaolan speechless.

Zhou Lao looked at this situation and felt that only the Wang family could make the decision now.

So he pushed the matter to Wang Shoucheng: "Old Wang, this is your family affair. Our Jiaojiao is also your daughter-in-law, so you should be the ones to decide."

Decide?

How to decide?

Wang Shoucheng wanted to ask his in-laws, but unfortunately, he had some dignity.

"Fine, if you want to split the household, let's split it. Tell me how you want to do it." At this point, he had no choice but to agree.

"We previously had about one thousand one hundred in our account. Now, with the money from dividing the grain, we should have around one thousand seven hundred, right? We want three hundred of that—doesn't seem unreasonable, does it?" Bai Xiuxiu asked them.

"How can that be? You're trying to take our lives!" Zhao Guifen thought the eldest son and his wife were out of their minds.

How dare they even think of such a thing?

"Three hundred is too much, Big Sister! You're asking for the moon!" Wang Laoer couldn't sit still upon hearing that his elder brother and sister-in-law wanted three hundred yuan.

If others took the money, there would be less for him to get in the future.

In this family, the third and fourth siblings were no good, so their parents would definitely support him and Old Fifth.

Rounding it up, this money was practically his!

"Hold on, I'm not done yet. Besides the three hundred yuan, each of your families must compensate us with another three hundred yuan as emotional distress fees.

Today, I almost got killed, and Xu Xiaojuan said it was Zhou Jiaojiao who instructed her. I have no grudge against Xu Xiaojuan, so if she suddenly tried to push me into the water, I don't believe she wasn't acting on Zhou Jiaojiao's orders.

Even though Xu Xiaojuan has no evidence, if I insist on this and continue investigating Zhou Jiaojiao, I don't believe we won't find anything.

Even if we don't, bringing it up at the factory will affect your precious sons' jobs."

Bai Xiuxiu looked at both families and calmly laid out the consequences.