They've all separated, so what does it matter to me if they get poorer and poorer?

Chapter 142 This marriage is off.

Even Gu Shi was so angry she almost fell backward: "You, you—"

Everyone in Liangjia Village clapped and laughed heartily, feeling refreshed and extremely happy.

"That's right, the Xu family just built a big brick and tile house, that must have cost them at least several dozen taels of silver!"

"They have everything, no worries about food or clothing, why would they remarry when they have such a good life? Honestly, only a fool would remarry when they have this family."

"What a brilliant student! As the eldest sister-in-law, she's like a mother to the family. What's the present? The Xu family's good days are yet to come."

"This old woman knows nothing but dares to speak. She's really self-righteous and doesn't care if people laugh their heads off."

"Hahahaha!"

The Lian family members were both shocked and furious. Lian Gu was especially enraged; she was adept at catching the crux of an argument, and in her anger and embarrassment, she shouted without thinking, "What kind of small business are you running? Listen to this! A widow showing her face in public doing business—who knows what kind of business it is? Aren't you afraid of gossip? Your Liang family village doesn't even care about this? It would be a real joke if people started talking behind your backs and you lost all face!"

With a loud "slap!", Xu Zhichun slapped Lian Gu's face.

There was a moment of silence; everyone was stunned.

Even Madam Gu was stunned by the slap. Covering her face in disbelief, she screamed "Agh!" and lunged at Xu Zhichun, yelling, "You dare hit me! You little bitch, you dare hit me!"

Aunt Liang, Liu, Chunfen's mother, Aunt Baihua, and others were all startled and hurriedly protected Xu Zhichun.

"What are you doing?"

"What are you doing? What are you doing!"

Liang Chunfen suddenly rushed out from the crowd, grabbed Lian Gu's arms like a chick, and easily dragged her backward. Lian Gu struggled desperately and screamed, "Let go of me! Let go!" Her constant shouting and cursing were completely useless.

The crushing power of absolute force is so unrestrained.

Even his family members stared wide-eyed.

Aunt Liang shouted, "If you keep spewing such foul language, I'm going to take action!"

Madam Lian was so angry that her nostrils flared: "Fine, fine, fine, you Liangjia Village are really something! This matter won't end until you give me an explanation today. Good heavens, we came to your door to welcome the bride, and I, an elderly elder, am being publicly humiliated. Is this the custom of your Liangjia Village? Is this your etiquette?"

Even his family members looked unhappy and were furious.

"Exactly, that's outrageous! How can you lay a hand on your elders?"

"Compensation is a must."

"Compensation is mandatory!"

At first, even family members were complaining and criticizing the people of Liangjia Village for being domineering, unreasonable, unruly, bullying, and for Xu Zhichun being disrespectful and arrogant. But soon, their shouts all came down to one thing: they wanted compensation.

ask for money.

The villagers of Liangjia Village were speechless and began to curse, saying, "What kind of scoundrels are these?"

Xu Zhichun chuckled and said loudly, "What kind of compensation do you want?"

Even the family members exchanged glances, all secretly pleased.

The sucker finally stepped forward; why not take advantage of this opportunity?

"I think it should be five hundred coins."

"It will cost at least two taels of silver!"

Seeing that Xu Zhichun only frowned slightly but did not speak, some people became bolder and said, "Three or five taels, it must be five taels of silver!"

Xu Zhichun finally spoke: "Five taels?"

"Yes, this matter isn't over until you have five taels of silver. Aren't you in business? Five taels of silver isn't much, is it?"

"Yes, yes, five taels, I'll take five taels."

Xu Zhichun: "Not a single penny." "What!"

"You started this mess. We're already being lenient by not teaching you a lesson and kicking you out of the village. And you still want money? What kind of bandits and robbers are you? Do you want to steal money?"

The Lian family members were furious, yelling, "Shut up!", "What kind of attitude is that?!", "You have no manners, you really have no manners!"

Someone, unable to contain their anger, yelled, "If this isn't resolved, the marriage isn't happening! It's off!"

The Lian family's eyes lit up. That's right, what are they waiting for if they don't act now? If the Liang family's daughter doesn't get into the bridal sedan chair today, how can they afford to lose face? Didn't they just give in?
The Liang family members started shouting and threatening to use the refusal to accept the marriage as leverage to force the Liang family to pay compensation.

They didn't think Xu Zhichun could come up with five taels of silver, but so what? If she couldn't, the Liang family would just have to raise it themselves.

They were determined to get the five taels of silver today.

"Shameless! What a shameless scoundrel!"

"I think it's fine if we don't get married, haha."

"A marriage alliance? Bah!"

The villagers of Liangjia Village shook their heads, and Uncle Liang, Zhang Shi, and others looked extremely grim.

Bai felt a surge of satisfaction. She wanted to deliberately steer the conversation towards Xu Zhichun, but Liang Dasao warned her to keep an eye on her, which startled her, and she didn't dare to do it again.

Liang Cuier suddenly ran out of the house. She had already taken off her wedding dress and was wearing an old dress that she usually wore. Her neatly combed bride hair was also messed up, and the red velvet flower at her temples was also thrown away.

With disheveled hair, she threw herself at her parents' feet, sobbing and clinging tightly to Zhang's legs. "I won't marry him! I won't marry him! What kind of family is this? If I marry him, they'll definitely take their anger out on me. How am I supposed to live? I'll be beaten to death by the Liang family sooner or later! Mother, Mother, please, Father! Please don't make me marry him! I'd rather never marry, I'd rather never marry at all!"

Uncle Liang's forehead veins throbbed, and Zhang was also terrified.

How did it get like this?
Just before leaving the house, the bride changed her mind, crying and shouting in public that she would rather remain unmarried for life than accept the Lian family. The slap was so powerful it made even her family members' faces go numb.

"This is outrageous! It's so unfair!"

"What the hell do they take our Lian family for?"

"Pah! You won't marry me? We don't even care about your family!"

"If you don't want to marry me, fine! The girls from Liangjia Village are really an eye-opener."

The two sides argued and nearly came to blows.

Zhang cried out, "Father, maybe we shouldn't get married, maybe we shouldn't get married at all."

Given this situation, if she really marries him, her daughter will likely be beaten to death by her husband's family.

This family doesn't look like anything good.

Uncle Liang was so angry he felt like he was going to vomit blood.

Liang Lizheng said coldly, "You've thought this through. Cui'er is still your daughter."

As for other matters, those are all negotiable.

If you insist on pushing your daughter into a pit of fire, that's your own business. No one else can interfere. I just feel sorry for the girl and said that.

Uncle Liang was in a daze, and finally, in a moment of impulsiveness, he gritted his teeth and said, "Then I won't marry her. Let's call this marriage off!"

Liang Cuier burst into tears and collapsed to the ground.

The Liang family was unwilling to let her marry, which left even the other side of the family dumbfounded.

Why doesn't it work anymore?

Aren't they afraid of losing face?

"No! We disagree!"

(End of this chapter)