The old lady has a domineering temperament. She has no fear in the face of the criticism from everyone: "What do you all know? Every family has its own affairs. What does the amount of gift I want have to do with you? Marry a man, marry a man, dress a man."

Eat. If my daughter does not marry well, who of you will be responsible in the future?"

Everyone was unhappy when they heard it.

"How do you talk?"

"We are all relatives, you don't need to be like this, right? I just casually advised you, why do you feel like you are turning against me?"

"That's right, what do you mean?"

The room was noisy.

At this time, Hu Pingtao's cell phone rang.

It was Dong Qingguo who called, and there was still anger in his words: "Xiaohu, why haven't you come down yet? We are waiting in the car for you to go to the hotel together."

Hu Pingtao covered his phone and lowered his voice: "Brother Dong, you go ahead! I'll stay and help persuade you. Well... I think my sister-in-law is not what you think. Today's matter is mainly because of her parents."

Dong Qingguo's voice was clearly filled with anger: "What's there to say? She obviously doesn't have a person like me in her heart... Do you really think I'm a fool to be bullied? It's okay if I don't marry you. She wants half a million for opening her mouth."

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When she was offended, I went directly to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a divorce. I just wanted to find a wife. No matter what, I was also a leader, with thousands of people under my command. Why should a man be without a wife? Is it true that no one wants her?

"

Hu Pingtao advised: "Calm down and go to the hotel first! I'll help you with it here... Let's agree first, when my sister-in-law goes there, you can't keep a straight face, and you can't scold others. What's the matter?

Please talk to me carefully. I think today’s matter is mainly a problem with her parents, and it probably has little to do with my sister-in-law."

Dong Qingguo said "uh" angrily on the phone and hung up immediately.

Hu Pingtao took his mobile phone, strode up to Liu Yu, and said seriously: "Sister-in-law, you have to think clearly and don't get involved with your parents."

The old woman heard this clearly and glared at Hu Pingtao: "Who do you think you are? Do you want to take care of my family's affairs?"

Hu Pingtao glanced sideways at the old woman and said coldly: "It seems that you don't understand anything. Okay! I'll make it clear to you - Dong Qingguo is an active soldier, and he and your daughter have already received military training.

With a marriage certificate, they are a legal couple protected by state law."

The old woman shouted arrogantly: "You can get divorced if you get married. It's just a red book. What's the big deal?"

Hu Pingtao sneered: "I don't care what you think about this marriage, and I don't care why you came to Dong Qingguo to ask for the five hundred thousand today, but you have to understand that your daughter and Dong Qingguo are having a military marriage. If there is a third

Three people were involved, which led to the breakdown of the marriage. Your daughter, you, and other relevant people involved are all legally responsible."

The old woman was stunned: "Is there such a thing? You...are you talking nonsense?"

Hu Pingtao nodded and spread his hands: "If you think I'm lying to you, you can ask everyone."

Everyone was talking a lot.

"What this young man said is right. This is the truth."

"Yes! I even forgot that Xiao Dong is an army officer. He and Xiao Yu have a military marriage and are protected by law."

"Why are you making such a fuss! This matter is taken care of by others. They have already come to pick up the new wife, and they have to make such a fuss. What a big deal!"

The old woman felt guilty as she listened, but she refused to admit defeat: "I am an old woman, what else can the police do to me? Besides, this... I just asked Dong Qingguo for a betrothal gift, I didn't... I didn't say I wouldn't marry my daughter off.

he."

Hu Pingtao sneered: "Is there any difference? You know that others can't do it, but you still insist on it. You obviously refuse to admit this marriage."

The old woman's arrogance was immediately suppressed. She sat on the edge of the bed silently, her head drooped, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

Seeing this, Hu Pingtao walked over, struck while the iron was hot, and persuaded in a low voice: "Auntie, you have to take a long-term view. Think about it, Brother Dong is a serving officer. His monthly salary alone is more than 10,000, with subsidies, and he is in the army.

There are also various benefits, and you can also hold positions in local areas if you are professional, which is great."

"It's really unreasonable for you to make such a fuss today. How can these two families interact with each other in the future after such a big day?"

Hu Pingtao came close to the old woman's ear and lowered his voice: "Your daughter had that kind of relationship with Brother Dong, and she has a child in her belly. I believe you know this, auntie. No matter how much you want money, you still can't."

You have to think carefully about it for your family."

"If Brother Dong is really pushed into a panic and he spreads the matter without hesitation, your face will be brightened? Or do you think your daughter can find someone better to take care of her children after she separates from Brother Dong?"

Hu Pingtao is a good talker, using both threats and inducements: "To put it bluntly, in your family, there are really not many men who can fall in love with your daughter."

When the old woman heard this, she exploded and glared at Hu Pingtao with anger on her face. She was about to open her mouth to curse, but he suppressed her on the spot with more weighty and cruel words.

"I heard Brother Dong tell you about your family situation." Hu Pingtao never used the word "you" from the beginning. He felt that such an old woman was not worthy of using honorifics at all: "You two elders don't have pensions. When you were young,

I am doing odd jobs outside. When I get older, I feel that I can rely on my daughter to live the rest of my life. This is understandable. But you also have to think about it, will you burn your hands with half a million dollars?"

"Even if Brother Dong agrees to your request and scrapes together 500,000 yuan, do you think your family will be better off in the future?"

The old woman was a little confused: "The money is in my pocket, why is it difficult?"

Hu Pingtao sneered and said frankly: "This money was borrowed. Since it was borrowed, it must be paid back. When your daughter gets married, she will repay the debt with Brother Dong. Such a huge debt is burdened by anyone else.

It won't be easy. If we quarrel every three days, it will end

The crux of the problem still lies with you two. Do you think Brother Dong is an ordinary person? He is a serious deputy leader. He is capable and does a good job. He will definitely be promoted in the future. Since this is the situation at home, why not

Just leave and live in peace."

Gu Hao

"This woman is incomparable with a man. Your daughter is young and beautiful now, what about the future? She is old and beautiful. If they are a loving couple, they will definitely support each other, and the days will become sweeter. But if the conflicts start from the day of the wedding, in the future,

There is no harmony at all."

"Old lady, you can't ruin your daughter's lifelong happiness for the sake of immediate gains!"

These words had a real effect.

The old woman looked gloomy and kept her head down without saying a word, which was regarded as her acquiescence.

At this time, the car called by her best friend arrived downstairs. She held Liu Yu with one hand and asked others in the room to follow her.

Hu Pingtao also persuaded the old couple to go out together and go to the hotel.

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Worried about something unexpected happening on the road, Hu Pingtao took a car with Liu Yu and his best friend.

He sat in the passenger seat and watched the two women sitting in the back seat and the car started on the road. Hu Pingtao couldn't help turning around and asked Liu Yu: "Sister-in-law, what's causing all the trouble in your family today?"

You and Brother Dong have obtained the certificates and bought a house and a car, what else are you dissatisfied with?"

"Besides, even if there is any problem, you can discuss it! Why does it have to go to this level?"

Liu Yu was wearing a wedding dress and covered her face with her hands. She was not crying, but she felt a little embarrassed to see others: "...I don't want to either...These things are all caused by my father and my mother."

My best friend sat next to me and asked curiously: "What does this have to do with your parents? Tell me what's going on?"

At this point, Liu Yu couldn't hide it anymore. She whispered: "My dad...he likes to gamble, play mahjong, push Pai Gow, and fish for pickles (a local way of playing). When I was in school.

He was gambling, and he played a lot. A casual game of mahjong costs fifty yuan. My father lost more than he won gambling, and the family was almost wiped out. My mother had a quarrel about him playing cards.

I've been in trouble, so I just had to chop someone with a kitchen knife."

"I really like Qingguo, otherwise I wouldn't have taken the initiative to ask him out after we met him once, nor would I have agreed when he said he wanted me to be his girlfriend, and then... still be with him... Let's get the certificate

That day, I went to his house...and now I am pregnant, more than a month old."

The best friend looked Liu Yu up and down beside her, with a face full of surprise: "I didn't notice it! You two are so fast. When your mother made a fuss today, I thought it was because you disliked the poor and loved the rich, or had other ideas.

I didn’t expect you and Dong Qingguo to have such an affair... If I had known earlier, why would I have followed suit!"

Liu Yu's face turned red, and the feeling of fever extended down her cheeks to her ears. She said bitterly: "I just found out last night that my dad was gambling outside and owed a large debt. In order to repay the money, he asked someone to borrow money.

A loan shark."

Hu Pingtao frowned and said, "Brother Dong said that he has given your family a gift of 100,000 yuan before. Isn't this enough?"

Liu Yu's eyes were red: "My dad is... unreliable. He just paid back the old debt after taking the bride price, leaving less than 10,000 yuan in his hands. He is a good person.

To save face, I took the rest of my money and gambled outside again, and made a huge bet, saying that I wanted to win back my capital and profits, and asked me to bring more dowry in the future. The result..."

My best friend interjected from the side: "In the end, you didn't win, but you owed more?"

Liu Yu lowered his head and looked pitiful: "He owes more than 200,000 yuan outside. Someone came to him the day before yesterday to press for repayment. The interest alone is more than 10,000 yuan a month, and the compound interest is not allowed.

My mother was forced to have no other choice, so she took this step. She thought that if Qingguo and his family could help solve part of the problem, the rest would be much easier."

Hu Pingtao sneered: "I'm afraid this is not to help solve part of the problem, but to push all the debts to Brother Dong. Five hundred thousand... your parents can really say it. Such a large sum of money is enough."

Ordinary people earn a lifetime."

My best friend listened and shook her head: "I'm not talking about you. After you get married, you two will live together. This kind of approach is simply asking someone to help the poor, and no one will be willing to do it! I want to marry you.

To get married, not to help pay off debts."

Liu Yu sighed: "I told my parents no, but they couldn't listen. Especially my dad, who said, "It's only natural for a son-in-law to pay off his debts for me." In short, this is their attitude, and I can't do anything about it.

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Hu Pingtao's eyes flickered. He looked at Liu Yu, but he still had questions in his mind: "When we were upstairs just now, from what your mother said, it seemed like someone was pursuing you?"

Liu Yu hesitated for a moment and nodded: "Yes."
To be continued...