Chapter 467: Compromise, Matters Settled

Cheng Laizi was extremely anxious in his heart, tugging at his own mother: "Our current task is my marriage to Liu Shuqin."

His eyes kept staring at Liu Shuqin; thinking of the previous pleasure, his heart grew hot. Thinking that Liu Shuqin would be his wife from now on, how could he still care about anything else?

Liu Shuqin now regretted it to death; she shouldn't have gone to watch the spectacle. Now she had become the whole village's joke, so angry she wished she could tear apart the few people she hated so much.

Liu Quanwen still said the same thing: if he was to agree to his daughter's matter with Cheng Laizi, then Cheng Laizi could only marry into the family; nothing else was open for discussion. He also made clear that if the matter between the two could not be settled, the Cheng family would have only two paths to choose: either be sent to labor reform or pay money to settle it.

Beating Cheng Laizi, he feared being blackmailed, so he didn't consider it at all.

Why let Cheng Laizi marry into the family? Naturally, he had heard a little about the Cheng family's affairs. Actually, Cheng Laizi himself wasn't so unmanageable; it was just that his sister-in-law was inhumane, having done no small amount to ruin her own brother-in-law's reputation.

Rather than letting his daughter go there and be bullied, it was better to let Cheng Laizi marry into the family. Anyway, his own son was almost like a son-in-law already; in the future, the couple would probably have to rely on their daughter for care.

Cheng Laizi's mother naturally disagreed: "I don't agree. How can the son I worked hard to raise become a matrilocal son-in-law?"

But Cheng Laizi thought of his relationship with his family: "Mom, you know big brother and big sister-in-law can't tolerate me. Rather than having you stuck in the middle, it's better to marry into the family and live more freely. Let that hundred in compensation count as my division of the household. Is that okay?"

Thinking of the family's situation, she ultimately couldn't bear to make things difficult for her youngest son and had to compromise: "Alright, Mom agrees."

Seeing things develop as she had intended, Chuxue walked up to the Party Secretary and the Village Head: "Have them hand over those compensation funds directly to the village. Didn't the village want to buy a tractor before but lacked money? Consider this my contribution to the village."

The Party Secretary and the Village Head didn't expect Chuxue to say such a thing; immediately, they were deeply moved: "Such a big matter, and you didn't discuss it with your family?"

Chuxue waved her hand and said: "No need. My parents will agree."

Remembering something, she added another point: "However, forget about the money from Cunyi. After all, he knew nothing about it, and his intentions were good. Just scold him a few times and tell him to be more careful in the future."

How could they not agree? Still, they called Liu Shanliang and his wife over and explained the matter.

The couple, after listening, exchanged a glance and said in unison: "Let Chuxue make her own decision on this matter."

How could they not be willing?

The reason Chuxue did this was that holding onto the money felt burning hot; giving it to the village made all the difference.

By this point, the matter could be considered resolved. The Village Head said before everyone: "You must hand over the compensation funds to the Village Committee before noon tomorrow. If you miss the deadline, we can only send you to where you belong."

Once the money belonged to the village, the village cadres would take it more seriously.

Moreover, those few people would receive punishment; let's see if they dare to have crooked thoughts again in the future.

Most importantly, she didn't believe Ding Surong could have that much money on her person; she would definitely take action.

Cheng Laizi's mother, upon hearing that the money had to be handed to the village, saw that her other thoughts earlier had come to nothing. She could only grit her teeth and say to Cheng Laizi: "Have you thought it through? Are you sure you want to marry into the family?"

"Mom, given my situation, it's probably hard for me to find a wife. Besides, you know big sister-in-law's attitude. This decision is good for everyone."

Hearing her son's words, Laizi's mother closed her eyes and nodded in resignation: "On this matter, Mom agrees."