Chuan Shu Qi Leng: I own a department store

Chen Qiaoqiao took a deep breath and said, "Wan Ning is a big businessman. It's just two thousand yuan. Are you still worried that she will cheat you?"

Mother Chen curled her lips: "She is not a member of our family, who knows what she will do?"

Finally, Chen's mother glanced at Chen Qiaoqiao again, "You are a member of our family, but now you are also turning your elbow outward? I have said long ago that daughters are outgoing and married daughters are like spilled water. You haven't even married yet, but you already don't take your family seriously!"

Chen Qiaoqiao felt anger boiling in her chest. She wanted to say something, but Xu Wanning held her arm.

"Two thousand yuan is not a small amount. There is nothing wrong with my aunt wanting to count it. Now that the money has been counted in front of the police, there will be no way to argue about the money again in the future."

Chen Qiaoqiao still felt unhappy.

If the money was given by her, her mother could count it however she wanted, but this money was borrowed from Xu Wanning and given to her mother through Xu Wanning. It was somewhat inappropriate to count it in front of Xu Wanning now.

But seeing that Xu Wanning didn't mind, Chen Qiaoqiao had no choice but to stop worrying about it.

Chen's mother counted the money over and over again three times, making sure that Xu Wanning had given her two thousand yuan. Only then did she reluctantly sign her name on the letter of severance of engagement.

"My dad hasn't signed yet." Chen Qiaoqiao looked at the lonely name and then glanced at Chen's father.

"Can't you just sign one?"

"Two thousand dollars! If you don't sign as we agreed at the beginning, you have to return the money to me. I don't know when I can earn back these two thousand dollars!"

Upon hearing this, Chen's mother hurriedly asked Chen's father to sign as well.

It is impossible to return the money. To them, breaking off the engagement with their daughter is far less important than two thousand yuan.

Now, the second son and his wife and their families have all been sent to prison, and no one knows when they will be released. Only the old couple and the eldest son's family are left at home. The eldest son has just had a grandson, so it is time to spend money.

As for my daughter, she is in her twenties this year.

Generally speaking, girls of this age would have been married a long time ago, but my daughter went to college and will not consider marriage for at least two or three years. The idea of ​​exchanging a betrothal gift through her marriage is definitely not possible, and she may even have to pay a dowry.

So, my daughter really is not worth these two thousand dollars.

After receiving the letter of severance of engagement, Xu Wanning hurriedly took Chen Qiaoqiao and Tang Ting to the newspaper office to immediately publish an announcement to sever their relationship.

If we delay, something might happen. What if Chen's parents find out that their daughter is very good at making money and don't want to break off the relationship with her?

Although, in two or three years, it would not be feasible to sever ties by publishing an announcement in the newspaper, but at least this thing was there. In the future, if the old couple, together with the families of Chen Lao Da and Chen Lao Er, tried to kidnap Chen Qiaoqiao through family affection, it would not work.

Xu Wanning took the back door, but the news of the breakup would not be seen in the newspapers until tomorrow at the earliest.

That night, Xu Wanning, the Tang family and I squeezed into the guesthouse together.

There were only five beds in the guesthouse, and no one felt comfortable letting Chen Qiaoqiao get a room by herself, so Xu Wanning and Tang Ting put their two beds together, which was enough for three people.

That night, Chen Qiaoqiao lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to sleep.

"Are you still thinking about breaking off the engagement?" Xu Wanning noticed something strange about Chen Qiaoqiao and asked softly.

Chen Qiaoqiao looked at the rest of the people in the room. Except for her and Xu Wanning, they were basically all asleep. She then said softly, "I didn't expect that I would really be cut off from my family. From now on, whatever they want to do will no longer affect me, right?"

"That's the theory. But Qiaoqiao, I don't want to hurt you on purpose. This society is based on favors. Your life will get better and better, but your parents and brothers' lives will get worse and worse. If they come to you and ask you to help them, you will probably not be able to refuse."

Firstly, Chen Qiaoqiao was actually unable to truly resist this family relationship. Perhaps it was because she had never felt much love from her parents since she was a child, so deep down in her heart she still hoped that her parents could pay more attention to her.

But what happened this time had touched her bottom line, and made her realize that her parents did not really treat her as their own daughter, so she made up her mind to sever ties with them.

If their parents have a hard time in the future and they come to them for help again, Chen Qiaoqiao will most likely lend a helping hand.

Secondly, this is China’s national condition.

Chen Qiaoqiao is a member of a vulnerable group now, so if she wants to break off relations with her parents, most people will stand on her side. However, Chen Qiaoqiao's life will definitely get better and better in the future. On the contrary, the Chen family's life will definitely go downhill. If Chen Qiaoqiao chooses to ignore the fact that her parents and brothers are having a hard time, she will be under pressure from public opinion.

Chen Qiaoqiao obviously thought of this as well and suddenly felt a little scared.

"Could it be that I will never be able to get rid of them in this life?"

The first time, in order to help her eldest brother find a wife, her parents actually asked her to give up the Huaqing University that she had been admitted to with great difficulty, and marry a man with a poor but rich family, just for a few hundred yuan of betrothal money.

The second time, the parents knew that the second sister-in-law was not a good person, but for the sake of harmony in their son's family, they once again chose to sacrifice her.

They knew what Chen Qiaoqiao's imprisonment meant, but to them, it was not important. What was important was whether Chen Qiaoqiao's sacrifice could make their big family better off.

Anyway, for Chen's father and mother, their daughter will get married sooner or later. Instead of her being unable to help her parents' family after marriage, it is better for her to help her parents' family while she is still useful.

These are what she figured out during the day and night she was locked in the small dark room.

It was precisely because she had figured this out that Chen Qiaoqiao couldn't wait to sever ties with her family.

Xu Wanning comforted him softly, "That will happen many years later. There's no point thinking about it now. Besides, if you continue to grow, and reach a height that they will never reach in their lifetime, they will only fear you and flatter you instead of tripping you up."

"Qiaoqiao, what happened in the past few days may be a necessary hardship for you, but I hope that you will not be defeated by these hardships, but will become stronger and stronger through these blows."

"Yes, I understand, Wan Ning. There is no one behind me, so I can only work harder on my own to become stronger!"