Chapter 586

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

They say a man's knees hold gold, but compared to the pain this marriage brought Liu Shanshui, forget losing the gold under his knees—even if Liu Shanshui's two kneecaps were gouged out, as long as he could divorce, he felt it was worth it.

However, Deng Cuihua refused to divorce no matter what.

Even if Liu Shanshui knelt before her, she still kept a cold face:

"You think you can divorce me? If I can't live well, neither can you!"

After despairing, Liu Shanshui no longer hoped for anything. He stood up, his expression turning resolute:

"Whether you agree to the divorce or not, after our daughter's wedding, I'll go to court to sue for divorce."

Deng Cuihua shouted angrily:

"You dare!"

Liu Shanshui said coldly:

"Why wouldn't I dare?"

Deng Cuihua gritted her teeth:

"If you dare, I'll die right in front of you!"

Liu Shanshui was not intimidated by her threat:

"Then hurry up and die, die right in front of me now. Aren't there plenty of knives in this kitchen? Go on, die!"

Deng Cuihua said:

"You want me to die now? I won't die. If you really dare to sue me for divorce, I'll die in front of our daughter, and I'll tell her myself that you killed me. I'll make our daughter hate you for a lifetime!"

Liu Shanshui was stunned speechless.

"Deng Cuihua! You're just a devil!"

Liu Shanshui slammed the bowls and chopsticks onto the floor, turned around, and rushed out the door.

He didn't want to spend another moment with Deng Cuihua.

It was so fucking suffocating!

This woman is a lunatic!

And Deng Cuihua, seeing Liu Shanshui nearly broken by her, actually showed a victorious smile.

"Liu Shanshui, I'm telling you, as long as I'm alive, you can forget about ever living well!"

Deng Cuihua shouted this sentence at Liu Shanshui's departing back.

As if swearing her victory.

But after Liu Shanshui left, only she remained in the home, along with a floor full of broken mess.

Her heart felt empty again, even with a piercing pain.

She actually also wanted to get along well with Liu Shanshui.

But she couldn't do it.

As the saying goes, it's easy to change the landscape but hard to change one's nature.

Her character determined her fate.

Strong but without ability, with a strong desire to control but without the ability to control.

This destined her to not have a good outcome.

Most fatal of all, the people around her were also affected by her negative energy, so they also often didn't have good outcomes.

Liu Shanshui couldn't get rid of her even if he wanted to, being tormented by her for a lifetime.

And his daughter Liu Mei Qi was also subtly influenced by her, so that even now in getting along with Wang Erhai, they were always arguing.

This must be the influence of one's original family, right?

Liu Mei Qi drove the car, taking Wang Erhai and his future parents-in-law back to Shangou Village.

On the road, the few of them chatted idly.

"Dad, Mom, have you been to Eldest Sister-in-law's hometown?"

Wang Erhai casually asked this question.

"Not yet." Wang Zhanggen answered honestly.

"Dashan didn't mention this matter, and I don't know whether we should go or not." Li Xiulan said.

Wang Erhai said:

"By rights, we should at least go once. Otherwise, let me call Big Brother now to ask."

"Alright, then you call." Wang Zhanggen replied.

Wang Erhai immediately dialed Wang Dashan's phone number.

And at this time, Liu Mei Qi, who was driving, her mobile phone rang. It was her father Liu Shanshui calling.

"Hello, Dad, what's wrong?"

"Mei Qi, from now on you must get along well with Erhai, don't argue, understand?"

On the other end of the phone, Liu Shanshui's voice was weathered and melancholy.

Liu Mei Qi was stunned:

"Mm, I understand, Dad."

She really wanted to ask her dad if he had argued with Mom again.

But with Wang Erhai's parents beside her, she couldn't bring herself to say these family scandals out loud.

"Dad, if you've had too much to drink, rest for a while. I'm driving right now. Once I get to Erhai's place, I'll call you back, okay?"

"Okay, okay, that's it for now. Remember, don't argue, get along well."

"I know, I know. We'll get along well."

Liu Mei Qi hung up the phone and gave an embarrassed laugh as she explained to Wang Zhanggen and Li Xiulan:

"My dad called to ask if I'd arrived."

Wang Zhanggen nodded in satisfaction:

"Looks like your dad still cares about us."

Liu Mei Qi couldn't say anything more.

At this moment, Wang Erhai called Wang Dashan:

"Big Brother, I have a question for you."

"Go ahead."

"On Eldest Sister-in-law's side, should our parents go to her place before the wedding?"

"That... I'm not sure. I'll ask Xiao Juan later."

"According to custom, they should. Didn't you say so yourself? The proper procedures must be followed. If both sets of parents don't meet before the wedding, it doesn't seem quite proper, does it?"

Wang Erhai said this.

Wang Dashan asked: "Did you bring your parents to meet your sister-in-law's parents?"

"We just went today."

"How was it?"

"It went quite well. Mei Qi's father is easy to talk to and a decent person. He didn't make things difficult for us. Just a normal meeting, a meal, going through the motions."

Wang Erhai added:

"Big Brother, if your side also needs our parents to visit Eldest Sister-in-law's home, you'd better arrange it quickly. After all, New Year's Day is getting closer."

Wang Dashan nodded:

"Okay, okay. I'll ask Xiao Juan later."

Wang Dashan hung up and immediately called Du Xiaojuan:

"Xiao Juan, I have a question. Should my parents go meet your parents before the wedding?"

Du Xiaojuan actually didn't want Wang Dashan's parents to meet her parents. She was afraid her parents would make faces and make all sorts of demands, leaving a bad impression on Wang Dashan's parents.

So she had never brought this up herself.

But according to custom, both sets of parents should indeed meet before the wedding.

So Du Xiaojuan said:

"I'll ask them. If they think it's necessary, we'll bring your parents to my hometown next Tuesday."

"Fine. Go ask them first."

Du Xiaojuan hung up and called her father Du Guoqing.

Before calling, Du Xiaojuan had been anxious. If Wang Dashan's parents really had to meet her parents, how should she handle it so as not to leave a bad impression on them?

Her parents were so snobbish and valued males over females that it was almost hopeless. Not leaving a bad impression on Wang Dashan's parents was probably impossible.

However, what Du Xiaojuan didn't expect was...

Du Guoqing gave an unexpected answer:

"Meet what? What's there to see? It's a long journey. If they come, we'll have to spend money and time entertaining them. Just meet them when you marry on New Year's Day."

Du Guoqing thought Wang Dashan's parents weren't worth meeting. In his view, Wang Dashan had little ability, so his parents surely had little ability either. Meeting them would gain nothing and only waste money on food, so it was better not to meet.

Anyway, marrying off a daughter isn't as important as a son marrying a daughter-in-law.

Just brush them off.

"Fine then. We'll wait until you marry on New Year's Day to meet Dashan's parents."

Du Xiaojuan sighed on the surface, but was delighted inside.

She suddenly remembered something and asked:

"By the way, about that IOU Dashan wrote earlier. When do you plan to send it back to him? He already sent you the fifty thousand yuan long ago. By rights, the IOU should be void."

Du Guoqing looked impatient and said coldly: "I tore up the IOU long ago."

"You really tore it?" Du Xiaojuan frowned slightly, somewhat doubtful.

Du Guoqing said decisively:

"Of course I tore it. I'm your biological father. Would I lie to you?"