CHAPTER 80: CHAPTER 79: MY PERSPECTIVE REALLY WAS TOO NARROW

Gao Huifang was subdued by force, watched daily by Liu Tiejun and Li Hongmei in turns, leaving her no chance to escape. Whenever Liu Tiejun felt like it, she had to grit her teeth and endure it.

She didn’t want to accept her fate, but was even more afraid of getting pregnant in this situation, because then it would truly be over!

Fortunately, Li Hongmei still had her mind on the wedding and the gift money she could receive.

Actually, she mainly wanted to squeeze some out of He Chen.

This was overheard by Gao Huifang, who thought it was a very good opportunity. When they went to the He Family to ask He Chen for money, she was sure she could escape.

So for the past couple of days, Gao Huifang behaved extremely compliant. Not only did she become obedient to Liu Tiejun, but she also tried various ways to please him and make him happy in the room.

Sure enough, Liu Tiejun let his guard down, thinking he had conquered Gao Huifang with his abilities. When Li Hongmei went to the He Family to ask for money, Liu Tiejun was once again served comfortably by Gao Huifang and slept very deeply.

Gao Huifang snuck out quietly; Liu Dongliang, busy working outside, knew nothing, while Li Hongmei was confidently off to the He Family, knocking on their door.

He Chen had almost finished packing his luggage these past few days, ready to move, and was puzzled by the doorbell.

As soon as the door opened, Li Hongmei acted like nothing had ever happened before, cheerfully speaking.

"He Chen, you know our Tiejun is getting married, right? This news has spread in the village, so you should know."

He Chen coldly responded with a "Hmm."

"So what does it have to do with me? I’ve already told you, our two families have nothing to do with each other anymore."

Their conversation at the door wasn’t quiet, Ye Manman, who was reading, came out upon hearing the commotion.

Then she heard Li Hongmei shamelessly say.

"You can’t say that, our two families indeed have no relation now, but I initially paid for your wedding gifts, and now that Tiejun is getting married, and his wife is a Zhiqing, some gift money is necessary."

"Look at how well off you are now, why not return that fifty bucks of gift money to me? I can use it to boost things up for Tiejun."

She spoke more arrogantly, even raising her voice to show off when she saw Ye Manman coming out from the house.

"After all, he’s marrying not some rural girl, but a bona fide city Zhiqing, right."

Ye Manman was stunned by this logic, even clapping her hands twice.

"Bravo! That’s truly incredible! This is the first time I’ve seen someone so shameless, my horizon was indeed too narrow, my perspective too small."

She stood beside He Chen, seeing Li Hongmei seemingly oblivious to her sarcasm, she couldn’t help but snicker.

"Your Tiejun marrying? Does the Zhiqing fancy him? Taking advantage of being on the mountain to bully people, this is a crime of hooliganism, that’s a jail term."

As soon as jail was mentioned, Li Hongmei’s expression changed.

But then she remembered her son was at home guarding Gao Huifang. As long as the Zhiqing bore his child, she wouldn’t be able to report Liu Tiejun and let him go to jail.

After all, that’s the child’s father!

Gao Huifang, being a woman, how could she let her child be born with a jailed father.

Thinking this, Li Hongmei’s complexion improved.

Even her speech grew bolder.

"Why wouldn’t she fancy our Tiejun? Tiejun is handsome, smart, and has been to junior high. The Zhiqing appreciates his knowledge. What’s wrong with that? Do you think your jail talk scares us? No one said they’re going to report Tiejun."

While talking, Li Hongmei remembered sneaking a peek into their room late at night, fearing Gao Huifang might escape.

The sights and sounds made her blush; the Zhiqing didn’t look one bit forced.

She, a woman in her forties or fifties, felt bashful recalling that scene. A woman willing to please a man in such a way, could she be unwilling?

That Zhiqing must be very much in love with their Tiejun.

Li Hongmei was flustered but couldn’t divulge this, only adding a few words, fearing disbelief.

"Hmph, the couple’s relationship is strong, they genuinely like each other. Don’t speak nonsense, or I’ll report you for slandering."

Ye Manman looked at her uncertain face, guessing they likely trapped someone.

But saying the relationship was good, Ye Manman didn’t believe it.

She’s seen what Liu Tiejun is like — such fear-inducing looks make no normal woman feel anything but disgust, let alone a Zhiqing with high standards.

It wouldn’t be surprising if the person eventually decided to legally go after the whole family.

But the real concern for Ye Manman and He Chen wasn’t the situation itself, but the audacity of Li Hongmei, shamelessly seeking money from them.

Ye Manman wanted to laugh.

"Li Hongmei, I really admire you the most, truly. You have the thickest skin I’ve ever encountered, trying to use He Chen’s money for a marriage gift and claiming you gave it. How lofty."

"We haven’t demanded you return the money He Chen gave your family out of pity already, yet you still come asking for more?"

"In that case, I don’t mind going to the captain with you to recount everything. Let’s sum up how much He Chen gave your family over the years, shall we?"

"And if it turns out it exceeds that fifty bucks, please return the difference to us, no problem? After all, the gift money was given by you, but your money was from He Chen. Let’s clear this up, and whoever should return will, no arguments from us."

Ye Manman smiled with disdain in her eyes, lightly glancing at her, causing Li Hongmei’s heart to ache with every word.

"That’s not possible! He Chen already said the money was to repay our kindness. How can you take it back?!"

Back then in the square, He Chen said all that money was to repay kindness, only when it’s done, the debt is settled.

Li Hongmei clung to this last opportunity, but Ye Manman just sneered.

"What kindness does your family have towards He Chen? Don’t you have any self-awareness? If it hadn’t been for He Chen giving you a way out, did you think you could just bargain with us now?"

"You want to claim you gave fifty bucks for the wedding? How about you first return He Chen’s money to him? If you don’t, I’ll report you in town tomorrow for illegal possession of property! Every penny He Chen earned is recorded in the village, you’d better be prepared to repay it your whole life!"

The two of them were truly generous to Li Hongmei’s family. They only pursued the theft charge back then because Ye Manman didn’t want to send the entire family to jail right after her marriage to He Chen, so she restrained her anger.

Unexpectedly, they were ungrateful and shamelessly returning to demand more, repeatedly parading before them.

Truly overestimating themselves.

Ye Manman was very angry, and the consequences were severe.

She scowled, asking He Chen.

"He Chen, what do you think, should we make them repay?"