Chapter 466: Conditions

Cheng Dali's mother, upon hearing this, slapped her thigh and wailed: "This is making life impossible! My son hasn't even seen the person, yet we're asked to pay compensation. This is unjust!"

The village cadres of Huaihua Village had long grown accustomed to this: "This isn't Huaihua Village. No one here is related to you; your tricks won't work here."

Seeing things had progressed enough, Liu Chuxue deliberately provoked: "You say he's innocent, so he's innocent? Who made him have evil intentions? Being used is what he deserved."

While speaking, she deliberately emphasized "being used." Cheng Dali's mother's eyes immediately changed. She sprang up from the ground with a "Whoosh!" Realizing she was an outsider from another village and weak on her own, she turned and looked at Peng Ailan: "Both our families were used. The blame lies with the one who started it. We must find the Liu family's son."

Peng Ailan reacted immediately: "Yes! If Liu Jiandong hadn't had evil thoughts and instigated my daughter, this wouldn't have happened. Liu Jiandong must take responsibility."

Now Liu Shanliang and Ge Xiulan were furious: "Wasn't it your daughter and son who had evil intentions? Don't come looking for revenge after things go wrong. I refuse to accept this."

But Cheng Dali's mother and Peng Ailan were not easily fooled. Both rushed straight at Liu Jiandong: "You planned this, you found the people, and you gave the orders. If you don't take responsibility, we'll go down together. We don't need the village cadres or Liu Chuxue to step in; we can send you to face the gun."

Seeing their posture, how could Liu Jiandong not be afraid? He turned and looked at Ding Surong, his meaning clear enough.

Seeing that Ding Surong ignored him, he could only lean over and whisper so only the two could hear: "I originally didn't plan to reveal everything, but circumstances forced my hand. If you don't handle this, I'll have to expose the truth to protect myself."

Hearing this, Ding Surong's expression became uglier than eating dung. She gritted her teeth and said: "If you want me to pay this money, it's not impossible, but I have a condition."

Liu Jiandong asked urgently: "What? Speak."

Ding Surong leaned close to him, lowering her voice to a whisper: "A fake marriage."

Last time, her father had said he would try to arrange her return to Huicheng, but he also said jobs were hard to find now, especially with people watching their family, as the gun shoots the bird that sticks its head out. So, her return to Huicheng would likely have to wait.

But with such an incident occurring, if she didn't marry Liu Jiandong, she didn't need to imagine how difficult her life would be. The hooligans from the surrounding villages would surely come to harass her. Rather than that, it was better to use Liu Jiandong as a shield.

But now, since he wanted her to pay the compensation, she naturally had to seize the opportunity to set conditions.

Hearing the condition she proposed, Liu Jiandong frowned: "What do you mean?"

Ding Surong also pouted: "If this incident hadn't happened, with my qualifications, I would never agree to marry you. Since you want me to pay to settle this, isn't it reasonable for me to set conditions? This is mutual benefit; you won't lose out."

Liu Jiandong's eyes were full of aggression, but then he thought: since she was marrying him anyway, what difference did it make if it was real or fake? Later, he would have plenty of ways to make her obey.

He originally wanted to marry her for a purpose; later, he could set conditions for her too. He would surely profit without loss: "Fine, I agree."

Next, after a fierce verbal battle, Liu Jiandong agreed to bear half of the compensation for Liu Shuqin and Cheng Dali; the other half they would pay themselves.

Peng Ailan knew the Liu family's situation, so she decided to stop while she was ahead.

Cheng Dali's mother was not very happy and wanted to argue further. Ge Xiulan stepped forward: "If you continue to be unreasonable, we won't pay even half. Do whatever you want."