Minglan is reborn, this time with no regrets!

While Nanny Chang was having fun over there, Scholar Sun had already reached the gate of Sheng's residence with Baoyu in his arms.

"Father-in-law, now that Shulan has returned to the Sheng family, why are you still unwilling to agree to the divorce?" Sun Zhigao didn't even bother to drink a sip of tea, and questioned Sheng Wei as soon as he saw him. He called him "Father-in-law", but in fact he didn't regard the other party as an elder at all.

Sheng Wei was disgusted to see him like this, but he still patiently asked politely: "Son-in-law, why are you so anxious to divorce?"

"It's nothing, I just can't stand Sheng Shulan anymore. A woman like her is unlucky to me if I see her for one more day." Sun Zhigao tried his best to express his disgust for Shulan.

"If you want a divorce, just speak nicely. If you continue to say hurtful things like this, then please go back." Sheng Wei was originally a very kind businessman, but when he heard his daughter being cursed by her son-in-law, he couldn't help but get angry.

Sun Zhigao was anxious to marry Hua Niang, so he suppressed his anger and said, "Okay, I won't argue with you. To be honest, your daughter hasn't had a child for three years, and she has left home and refuses to go back. I should write a divorce letter for such a big mistake. But considering that our Sun and Sheng families are inseparable, I will give in. As long as your family lends me two thousand taels, I will write a divorce letter to you."

Sheng Wei realized that he was anxious to get money. Knowing what Sun Zhigao wanted, he put his mind at ease and started to argue with him.

"Two thousand taels? Mr. Sun, do you know how much money two thousand taels is?"

Sun Zhigao waved his hand and said, "Shulan took away more than two thousand taels from my family."

Sheng Changwu, who was standing nearby, couldn't help but yell, "What nonsense are you talking about? Where did your family get the money to let others take it?"

"When Shulan married into my family, it was agreed that she would give me a dowry of 2,600 taels, right? Now she has taken all of it back to the Sheng family. Isn't this considered absconding with the money?"

Sheng Wei laughed out loud: "This is my daughter's dowry. Even if you get divorced, it's my family who will take it back. When did it become yours?"

Sun Zhigao: "Since she married into my family, her dowry is naturally my family's stuff. What are you talking about your family and my family? It all belongs to the Sun family!"

Sheng Wei: "I thought you were well-read, but I didn't expect you didn't even understand the laws of our dynasty. A woman's dowry is her private property and has nothing to do with her husband's family. You should go home and read some books first!"

Sun Zhigao was poor and often ridiculed when he was young, so he attached great importance to face. He could not stand Sheng Wei's ridicule and started to roar again: "It's a disgrace to the civilized world! You Sheng family are really lowly merchants. How dare you be so unreasonable to the scholar! I will sue you, I will go to the government office to sue you!"

Sheng Wei: "I am the father-in-law of the scholar after all. Not only are you disrespectful in front of me, but you are roaring in the hall. If the prefecture governor hears about this, I don't know who will be imprisoned, the scholar or me?"

A bucket of cold water quenched Sun Zhigao's anger. Although he was not well versed in the law, he knew how serious the crime of being unfilial was.

He hesitated for a long time and spoke reluctantly: "I... I was just angry for a moment! Who told you to insult me ​​with words first?"

Sheng Wei took a sip of tea and asked, "If my family really lends you two thousand taels, are you really willing to sign the divorce agreement?"

Sun Zhigao got the ladder and immediately went downhill: "Of course! As long as you take out the money now, I will sign it to you now."

Sheng Wei: "My family can't come up with so much money at the moment, Mr. Sun will have to wait a little longer."

"How long?"

"It will take at least a month."

"Nonsense! You have so many shops and fields, you can just put them together, why does it take so long?"

Sheng Wei sneered: "If I say one month, it means one month. If you continue to speak rudely, it will become two months." He was removing the ladder that he had just set up for Sun Zhigao.

Sun Xiucai was hanging in the air, and he was furious: "You... you dare to play tricks on me, you are really disgracing the civilized world!"

Sheng Wei: "Scholar, you can go to the county government to sue us and see if the county magistrate can force our family to pay so much money in one go." After saying that, he flicked his sleeves and walked into the house, with Changwu following closely behind him.

Sun Xiucai was left alone in the hall, and he threw the cup in anger: "How shameful! How shameful! I am a scholar, and you treat me like this! I will divorce Sheng Shulan and bring disgrace to your Sheng family!"

Having said that, he rushed back to Sun's residence in Siping Lane.

At this time, all the servants of the Sheng family that Shulan brought with her had already left. Only Grandma Sun was busy in the huge Sun residence. When she saw Sun Zhigao coming back, she straightened up from a pile of laundry tubs and said with a sad face, "Son, it's only been two days and I'm already exhausted. Since my daughter-in-law returned to the Sheng family, we have no money and no servants to do the work. It's such a big house that I have to clean and put in order, and I have to do the laundry and cooking. It's really tiring. Otherwise, you can go to the Sheng family and bring Shulan back! At least you can get those old ladies to come back, otherwise your mother's waist will be broken!"

Sun Zhigao roared, "How disgraceful! How can such an unvirtuous and unfilial bitch be worthy of me personally picking her up?"

Granny Sun: "But I, your mother, really can't do it anymore! I haven't done this kind of work for many years..." Now the weather is getting colder and the well water is icy. Her hands are already frozen after just two days of washing clothes.

Sun Zhigao let out a fierce breath of anger: "Mom, only those who endure hardships can become superior people. Do you understand this truth? Our patience and preparations are valuable now. Your son has found another way to success. As long as we survive this struggle with the Sheng family, we will have more money and servants. By then, no one in Youyang will dare to look down on us anymore."

Grandma Sun: "What does this mean?"

Sun Zhigao finished telling Grandma Sun about Mr. Bai's affairs. Grandma Sun jumped for joy and said, "What are you waiting for? Go and divorce the Sheng family and borrow another two thousand taels so that you can marry Hua Niang!"

Sun Zhigao: "The only family in Youyang that can come up with two thousand taels is the Sheng family, but they insist on dragging me down. But I am a scholar, how can I bear their wrath? I must wear them down and see who can outlast the other."

Grandma Sun: "Oh, don't get angry with them at this time. Isn't there a scholar who wants to marry Hua Niang? Don't waste your time and find that the goose that lays golden eggs has been married off by someone else."

Sun Zhigao took out the Hetian Chicken Blood Jade and said, "Their family's engagement token has already been given to me, so how could they let someone else marry Hua Niang?"

Granny Sun: "But didn't you say Mr. Bai is very rich? If he really likes that poor scholar, wouldn't he give up this piece of jade and marry Hua Niang to him?"

Sun Zhigao was stunned: That seems to be the case. Mr. Bai can give such a precious jade so easily, so wouldn't he turn to that poor scholar for Hua Niang?

"Then...what should we do?" Sun Zhigao was a little dumbfounded.

Grandma Sun: "Oh, what are you waiting for? Let's go and have a good talk with the Sheng family! Hurry up and get the divorce done and borrow the money so that we can marry Hua Niang. I know you are a scholar and you can't bow your head. It doesn't matter. I can do it. Tomorrow I will bring gifts to the Sheng family and talk to them and ask them to agree to the divorce."

The next day, Grandma Sun's mother really came to the Sheng family with a box of cakes that had been stored for who knows how long. She pulled Shulan's mother and begged her, almost kneeling down. This time she finally convinced her, and the Sheng family agreed to process the divorce and borrow money the next day.

Pinlan was furious: "Mother, it's fine if we divorce, but why do we have to lend them money? They are shameless and won't pay back the money even if they lend it to us. Most of my sister's dowry has already been spent by them. If we lend them another 2,000 taels, they will extort nearly 4,000 taels from us!"

The eldest wife of the first house said: "Just lend it to me. Otherwise, I don't know how long it will take to get rid of this leech. If I can use this money to buy your sister's life, I will accept it as your mother."

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On the third day, the elders of the Sun family and the Sheng family were invited to the hall. The two families did not say much. They just signed the divorce agreement and the IOU. The Sheng family gave Sun Zhigao a silver note for two thousand taels on the spot.

On the way home, Grandma Sun felt a little regretful: "Actually... why did we sign the IOU? Wouldn't it be better if we just asked the Sheng family to compensate us two thousand taels?"

Sun Zhigao waved his hand: "Mom, you are confused! If I continue to argue with his family about the compensation, I don't know how long it will take. I have to get engaged to Hua Niang before that poor scholar, otherwise the 100,000 taels of silver will fall into someone else's pocket!"

Grandma Sun nodded quickly: "Yes, it's your mother who is confused. That idiot Mr. Bai insisted on seeing the loan agreement. Let's go and propose marriage! Should we go to Qianjin Pavilion?"

Sun Zhigao was full of energy and said, "Mr. Bai has just bought a house not far from Qianjin Pavilion. He said that if our two families get married in the future, the house will be ours!"

After hearing this, Grandma Sun's mother walked as fast as she could.

When they arrived at Mr. Bai's house, Sun Zhigao threw the banknotes, IOUs and divorce papers in front of Mr. Bai: "Look, I said I would borrow 2,000 taels, and I mean what I said!"

Mr. Bai picked up the banknote and examined it carefully: "Yes, it is two thousand taels. Mr. Sun is really a rare talent, and he always keeps his word!"

Sun Zhigao: "Now that my mother is here, we are here to propose marriage in person. Let's quickly finalize the marriage!" He looked around and didn't see Hua Niang, so he asked: "Where is Hua Niang? Why isn't she here?"

Mr. Bai said with a smile, "She knew she was going to get engaged to Mr. Sun soon, so she was very happy. She asked me for twenty taels of silver and went out to buy rouge."

Grandma Sun was shocked when she heard this: He gave her twenty taels of silver without hesitation, and only used it to buy rouge. This guy is really a fat sheep that is easy to slaughter! She looked at Mr. Bai with a little more greed.

Sun Zhigao was also very excited: "Okay, let her go and buy more. We have plenty of money! Anyway, it's fine as long as the three of us are there for the engagement. Brother-in-law, please tell me quickly, what are the next steps? We have also brought the Engagement Letter. How about we do the Engagement and Name-asking today?"

Mr. Bai said generously, "Okay, okay! Madam Fei has already prepared Hua Niang's engagement letter. I will go to Qianjin Pavilion to get it. You guys can sit here for a while."