Chapter 67 : From Now On, We Owe Each Other Nothing

The Tingzhang is the place where civil disputes in Baima Town are handled. All the documents that a couple needs to go through before getting married must be registered with the Tingzhang’s office and stamped to take effect. If one party needs to divorce later due to fault, and it is really difficult to resolve privately, the Tingzhang can also be asked to come forward for notarization.

If things get to this point, it will be a public matter, and both families will lose face.

Moreover, when the time comes, the head of the village will make the final decision. As the party in the right, the Xiao family will definitely order the Liu family to sign the divorce. Not only that, in an era where men are superior to women, if the marriage ends due to the woman’s fault, the woman will have to return half of the betrothal gift to the man.

Liu’s parents, who have always loved money, heard that Xiao Yi was going to make trouble at the head of the pavilion. They knew they were in the wrong. They had wanted to cheat the Xiao family out of their money but failed. Now it had come to this. They had to return two taels of silver to them. This was unacceptable.

So Liu’s mother quickly stepped forward and pulled her daughter behind her: “Absolutely not. We can talk it out if we have something to say.”

Mother Xiao and father also saw through the nature of this family. The couple looked at each other and shook their heads at the same time.

A blessing in disguise, in fact. As Xiao Yi said, the two of them were not suitable for each other, and forcing them to be together would only torture each other and cause unrest in the family in the future. It would be better to break up early and stay away from this family of blood-sucking mosquitoes.

“I’ve already given you a lot of face. I told you that we should part ways in peace. Stop making trouble. Since you don’t want to make things worse, just sign this divorce,” Xiao Yi calmed down and continued.

“I won’t, Xiao Yi, don’t even think about getting rid of me. I won’t let you live well if I don’t live well. If you don’t want me, I will die in front of you. I am yours in life and your ghost in death. Even if I become a ghost, I will not let you go.”

Liu Xiu was standing behind her mother, threatening to frighten her with bloodshot eyes, like a mad woman.

However, although her words sound scary, anyone who knows her will understand that she is just threatening you. People like her would not bear to die.

“Whatever you say, since you can’t make sense, let’s go and find the Pavilion Master!”

Xiao Yi said this and was about to walk out.

Seeing this, Mother Liu covered Liu’s mouth with her hand, hugged her tightly as she went crazy, and then shouted to Father Liu: “Why are you standing there? Come and stop them. And you two, take that person back to the room.” She then looked at her two sons and ordered them to take Liu away.

Father Liu was slow to react and quickly stepped forward to stop Xiao Yi: “Xiao Yi, if you have something to say, please talk to me nicely. It won’t come to that.”

Liu was forcibly taken back to the room and locked up, and the scene finally became quiet.

Liu’s mother was panting, and more and more villagers came to the gate to watch the fun.

This little thing in their family had spread throughout the village, and everyone treated it as a topic of conversation after dinner. The Liu family’s reputation was already poor, and now it was even worse. Everyone said that the parents were immoral and that’s why they gave birth to such a daughter who harms the man.

It was said that Xiao Yi became a second marriage without doing anything, and it’s uncertain whether there would be any good girls willing to live with him in the future.

Liu’s mother was smart. She knew that she couldn’t keep the marriage today no matter what. So, she would try to get the best result.

Mother Liu straightened her clothes and said seriously: “Since your family has made up their mind not to have my daughter, I will accept it. But you can’t be so heartless. After this divorce letter, how can my daughter Xiuer live her life in the future? How can she find the husband of her dreams? Why don’t we both take a step back and call this divorce amicable? This is the way to part ways amicably. After all, it’s better to leave some way out so that we can meet again in the future.”

She had made a very careful calculation. The concepts of divorce and amicable divorce are very different. A woman who is divorced due to a serious mistake would find it difficult to choose a husband in the future, and people would prioritize her character. However, there are many reasons for an amicable divorce, making it hard to determine who is right or wrong, and the damage to the woman’s reputation is not as great.

But in this case, Mother Xiao was unwilling. She almost laughed out of anger and retorted unhappily with her hands on her hips: “Bah, you’re dreaming. Don’t you know what mistake your daughter made? And you want us to give her some leeway? So my son has to bear all the grievances alone? Dream on. Just give me a letter of divorce, no room for negotiation.” Mother Xiao was only feeling sorry for her son.

Why should my son tolerate your daughter and think about your future when she has made a mistake?

Liu’s mother knew that her request was not justified, but the Xiao family should not forget that this was their territory.

“This is Liujia Village, not your Xianhe Village. Since you want to part ways amicably, is the condition I proposed too much? A grown man doesn’t have this kind of tolerance? After all, my Xiu’er was an innocent girl when she was with your son. Although she made mistakes, she shouldn’t be guilty of this. You are too vicious. She is less than 20 years old. Do you want to ruin her next life? Xiao Yi, don’t you feel guilty?”

“If you want to marry again in the future, as long as you add some money, there will be many good women willing to marry you, but Xiu’er is different. If she marries a bad man again, her life in the future will be difficult.”

Liu’s mother actually played the sympathy card, but this really moved Xiao Yi.

But Xiao Qin, the eldest brother of the Xiao family, had a bad temper. When he heard that the other party dared to threaten his family, he could not hold back his fists.

“Who are you trying to scare? What’s the matter? You don’t agree and want to fight? Then come on, just wait and see if we are weak.” He puffed out his chest, and Xiao Mian and Uncle Ergen’s two sons also stepped forward.

They are all tall and strong men from Xianhe Village, and some of them are very strong.

Compared with Liu Jiang’s two cowardly sons and the skinny cousins and thugs they called over, they could beat one of them with a single punch.

The Xiao family’s momentum is truly intimidating. The two brothers Liu Jiang and Liu He couldn’t get any good treatment from Xiao Yi, let alone these few more people who came.

But they still wanted to talk a little, and Liu Jiang stammered: “I’m telling you…you guys…there’s no shortage of strong men in my Liujia Village. We have a lot of people.”

Seeing this, Liu’s mother supported her son and said to Liu’s father: “Go, take a walk around the village. Can the people of Liujia Village be bullied by outsiders?”

Liu’s father took advantage of his power and immediately responded to go and get someone to help. At this time, Xiao Yi, who had been silent for a long time, finally spoke.

“That’s enough. I promise you? But I agree to divorce your family, not because my Xiao family is afraid of you, but because I, Xiao Yi, am a man of seven feet tall, and I don’t want to force a woman like her too hard. Considering the love we’ve had as husband and wife for the past six months, I am willing to divorce her, and we will owe each other nothing from now on.”