"Moon, what are you saying!" Zou Lifen quickly walked up to Tantai Yue, looking at her with disappointment. "You finally got rid of that good-for-nothing Qin Xuan, and you're already divorced. Now that Young Master Jin wants you, you've hit the jackpot!"
Tantai Yue wiped away her tears and said, almost shouting, "What's wrong with him? You all have to treat him like this? These past few years, he's done so much for our family, haven't you seen it? He's poor, so what? He's sincere towards me, at least better than ninety-nine percent of men. Do you only care if he's a famous rich second-generation?"
Zou Lifen was stunned. Her own daughter was yelling at her? Tantai Yue had always been a good girl, never disagreeing with Zou Lifen. Today, she was speaking to her like this for a useless son-in-law?
The old lady also didn't expect Tantai Yue to refuse. If the Tantai family lost the support of the Jin family, it would be almost impossible to rely on such a prominent family again. Therefore, the old lady naturally wouldn't let the opportunity slip away. She snorted coldly, "Does my word as an old lady no longer count? Lifen, Hongguang, does your family want to lose the last bit of family allowance from the clan?"
Hearing this, Zou Lifen and Tantai Hongguang were terrified. Two years ago, because of Qin Xuan being a live-in son-in-law, the Tantai family's reputation suffered, and the old lady directly reduced their family allowance from one million yuan per year to one hundred thousand yuan. From then on, Tantai Yue's family's life plummeted from heaven to hell. Zou Lifen, who was always extravagant, found one hundred thousand yuan completely insufficient. She couldn't even play mahjong for a night, and later she even sold the hundreds of thousands of yuan car at home. If it weren't for the more than ten thousand yuan Qin Xuan handed over each month and Tantai Yue's salary, Zou Lifen would have had to sell her house.
Zou Lifen immediately grabbed Tantai Yue and threatened, "You must agree today, or I won't acknowledge you as my daughter anymore. Three years ago, it was because you insisted on marrying Qin Xuan that our family fell into hardship. Now that we finally have a chance to improve, do you want to lose the last bit of our family allowance because of you?"
"Mom, is money that important? Isn't my salary of ten to twenty thousand yuan a month enough for you to spend?" Tantai Yue said, heartbroken, looking at Zou Lifen.
"Ten to twenty thousand?" Zou Lifen said irritably. "What can ten to twenty thousand do? A bottle of my makeup remover costs thousands, how can I live without over a hundred thousand a month?"
"Mom, you!" Tantai Yue couldn't believe her mother would say such a thing. "If you want to marry, marry yourself. I will never marry him even if I die."
Jin Shikai, standing by, chuckled playfully. He walked up to Zou Lifen and said, "Auntie, if Yue'er marries me, I promise to give you fifty thousand yuan in pocket money every month. I'll also move you into a villa and get you two a car worth over a million."
"Really?" Zou Lifen and Tantai Hongguang were overjoyed. Fifty thousand yuan a month! In the Tantai family, the highest family allowance was only two to three million a year. Jin Shikai was giving Zou Lifen fifty thousand yuan a month! Several young women from the Tantai family were extremely envious. Why weren't they Tantai Yue? Why did she, a divorcee, receive such treatment!
Jin Shikai smiled and nodded, "Of course, I, Jin Shikai, always keep my word."
"Good, good, good!" Zou Lifen nodded repeatedly. "My daughter agrees. Marriage is a major event, and everything listens to the elders. I'll agree on her behalf."
"Mom..." Tantai Yue was about to refuse when Jin Shikai said, "Yue'er, although Qin Xuan knows people from the Wang family, his status is just a scrap metal collector. The Wang family won't break ties with the Jin family over a scrap metal collector. If you don't agree..."
Jin Shikai had figured out Tantai Yue's thoughts. Although Jin Shikai had managed to get Tantai Yue out on dates during this period, she always slipped away at the last moment. If Tantai Yue hadn't previously borrowed fifteen thousand yuan from Jin Shikai, he wouldn't have been able to get her out even once. During this time, even with lavish spending, Tantai Yue remained unmoved, her heart still with that trash who collected garbage. Jin Shikai couldn't understand what was so attractive about a man at the bottom of society.
As expected, when Jin Shikai threatened her with Qin Xuan, Tantai Yue's expression immediately changed. She looked at Jin Shikai with anger. "You're shameless!"
Jin Shikai smirked, "What can I do? Yue'er, I truly like you. This is the only way I can get you. I'm forced to do this."
Tantai Yue knew that Qin Xuan had no status or background. Even if he saved Old Master Wang and the Wang family owed him a favor, it was impossible for them to offend the Jin family for Qin Xuan.
"Yue'er, have you thought about it? I don't have much patience," Jin Shikai said, crossing his arms with a smile.
Tears once again streamed from Tantai Yue's eyes. To prevent Jin Shikai from causing trouble for Qin Xuan, Tantai Yue had to compromise. "Alright, I agree."
Jin Shikai smiled triumphantly upon hearing this. Hearing Tantai Yue agree, the old lady and Zou Lifen's faces bloomed with smiles.
Qin Xuan was boiling the medicinal herbs he had brought back into a decoction. These herbs were all of the highest quality. If they were bought with money, it would likely cost hundreds of thousands. Old Master Wang had given them to Qin Xuan for free out of friendship. Just as the decoction was about to be ready, there was a knock on the door. Qin Xuan put down the ladle, went to the door, and opened it. A peerless face appeared before him. However, upon seeing her, Qin Xuan's expression immediately turned cold. "What are you doing here?"
Tantai Yue looked at the man who was both familiar and strange. Her heart was filled with unease. After a while, she took out a stack of cash from her bag, gritted her teeth, and said, "Qin Xuan, give up your claim to the property. Here is thirty thousand yuan. Take this money and leave Jiangbei with Linlin."
Qin Xuan sneered upon hearing this, "Are you reluctant to part with that little property? Besides, I'm just taking back what belongs to me. And now that you've hitched yourself to Jin Shikai, you'll be short of such a small amount of money?" Over the years, most of the money Qin Xuan earned had been taken by Zou Lifen. He worked five jobs to earn money, yet he and his sister could barely eat. Now that they were divorced, and she had a sugar daddy, she wouldn't even share that little bit of money with him. They say that a hundred days of affection can be forged in a day, but Qin Xuan was thoroughly disappointed in Tantai Yue. He then coldly snorted, "Leave. We have no relationship anymore. I don't want to see you again." With that, Qin Xuan turned and slammed the door shut with a bang. Tantai Yue was left standing alone.
Tantai Yue desperately wanted to tell Qin Xuan, to explain everything to him from the beginning, but she couldn't. Only by doing this could she protect Qin Xuan and Qin Lin. Tantai Yue deeply regretted being born into the Tantai family. If she had been born into an ordinary family, she and Qin Xuan would surely have lived a happy life. But there were no "ifs" in this world.