57: Chapter 57 Beautiful Yan'er

After listening to her husband, Wang Guifang calmed down and added,

"Of course I know our daughter is beautiful! But with a family background as good as his, will he even look at our daughter? If it weren't for that little bastard she met before, I wouldn't be worried. At most, it would just be that our family is a bit poor."

"But our daughter is divorced after all. Even if the young man doesn't mind, it's hard to say about his family. I've heard from others that families like that are very particular about such things!"

"Alright, enough of that for now. You should call the girl first and ask if she has told him about her divorce. This is not something that can be hidden."

"Even though we, the Xu family, don't have much money, we at least have a clear conscience regarding everyone and everything."

"Alright, I'll call now."

Ever since Xu Mengjie sent the screenshot, she had been sitting on the sofa, lost in thought.

Until her mother's phone rang.

She picked up the phone, pressed answer, and before she could speak,

Wang Guifang's voice came through.

"Xiao Jie, did you tell him you were divorced?!"

Xu Mengjie was stunned.

"He knows!"

Hearing that he knew, Wang Guifang breathed a sigh of relief, but then asked with some confusion,

"If he knows and is still seeing you, someone so rich shouldn't have trouble finding a wife, right?"

After saying that, she felt something wasn't right and quickly added,

"Daughter, I'm not saying you're not good! I just mean he's so rich, he could find any kind of woman."

Xu Mengjie suddenly said, a bit shyly,

"Mom, I told him I was divorced from the beginning, but he said he was interested in me and just likes me the way I am."

"Ah!"

Wang Guifang was confused.

"There's such a hobby? He wouldn't be a pervert, would he?!"

Only Xu Dongjian nodded meaningfully, thinking: The young man has a good eye; his taste is the same as mine when I was young.

The only difference is that I didn't have money. If I had money, I would definitely have given it a try.

Watching her husband stay silent, Wang Guifang quickly patted him,

"What are you thinking about! Give me an answer!"

Interrupting his fantasy, Xu Dongjian said indignantly,

"What answer do you want? He just likes our daughter the way she is."

"Besides, what's the use of worrying now? Didn't the girl say she's meeting him in a few days? We can just talk to him in person then and find out, right? What's the point of worrying about nothing here!"

Wang Guifang was a bit confused by her husband's outburst, but she didn't mind, assuming he was just worried about their daughter.

After saying that, Xu Dongjian spoke into the phone,

"Girl, we'll do as you say. In a few days, your mother and I will go and meet him while we're at it. Anything else? If not, Dad is hanging up."

Xu Mengjie thought for a moment.

"Mom, Dad, prepare some decent clothes and look sharp."

"Alright! Alright!"

"Okay, I'm hanging up now. You two should go to sleep too! It's very late. Remember to tell brother."

Xu Dongjian, just about to hang up, quickly said,

"Got it, you get some sleep too."

"Mm, goodnight Mom and Dad."

"Alright, goodnight, girl."

After hanging up,

Xu Dongjian walked to the bedroom and pulled open the wardrobe, searching around, but couldn't find any clothes he was satisfied with.

Wang Guifang was the same; they hadn't bought new clothes for a long time.

Xu Dongjian gritted his teeth and said to his wife,

"Tomorrow, let's go to the mall and buy a nice, expensive outfit each."

"Ah! But this month's money, we promised to pay back your cousin's family! Your sister-in-law has come to urge us so many times, as if she's afraid we'll run away."

Looking at his somewhat angry wife,

Xu Dongjian had no choice. His cousin Xu Dongfu was an honest man, but he had married a very overbearing wife.

Everything in the house was decided by his wife.

Back then, to borrow this twenty thousand yuan, they had completely lost face. In the end, they only agreed to lend it after promising two thousand in interest.

The two of them now had a monthly salary of over eight thousand yuan, and they put seven thousand towards paying off debts.

They had previously agreed to pay a little to each family, but initially, this sister-in-law's family was excluded.

After all, when they borrowed the money, it was agreed that they would pay back twenty-two thousand after one year.

But after she found out they were paying back money every month, the sister-in-law started making a fuss.

She insisted that they pay every month, and the interest couldn't be reduced either.

Because of this, both sides had a big argument on the spot, and they truly fell out.

Both sides said that once the money was paid back, they would never have anything to do with each other again.

So, every time they got paid, they took out seven thousand yuan.

They paid four thousand to the sister-in-law's family, and in the last month, they would pay the two thousand in interest.

Twelve thousand had been paid back so far, with ten thousand remaining.

"Old Xu, why don't we skip paying the other families this month? Let's just finish paying your sister-in-law's family. We'll still have three thousand left, enough for us to buy two nice outfits."

Xu Dongjian flatly refused.

"If we don't pay, we don't pay any of them this month. You know how it is; if we only pay her family and not the others, if that woman finds out, who knows what kind of rumors she'll spread everywhere."

"Then what do you propose? Oh, right, doesn't our daughter have three and a half million? Why don't we just have her take out ten thousand?"

"How can that be? We definitely can't touch our daughter's money now. We don't even know what the situation is with that young man!"

"This won't work, that won't work. What do you suggest?"

Xu Dongjian lit a cigarette, took a deep drag, and said fiercely,

"Tomorrow I'll go over and talk to that woman. At most, I'll get mocked by her, but the other relatives will be easier to talk to."

Wang Guifang took off her shoes, sat on the bed, and complained,

"That's why the difference between people is so big. Your daughter's maternal grandmother—well, your younger sister—she's divorced and raising her daughter alone, yet she lent you three hundred thousand, and to this day, she has never come to urge us."

"When it comes down to it, your younger brother is just useless, a complete wimp."

Xu Dongjian felt helpless hearing this. He had spoken to his cousin privately many times, but it was no use.

Once, his wife found out, and they had a huge fight that time.

Since then, he had never brought it up again.

Thinking of his cousin, Xu Dongjian felt a pang of heartache. Her husband had passed away in an accident.

She had received three hundred and fifty thousand in compensation back then, yet she lent him three hundred thousand.

And she hadn't remarried for so many years. According to her, she was satisfied as long as she could raise Yan'er to adulthood, get her married, and have children.

Yan'er was his niece, and every time she came over, she played very well with Xiao Jie.

Even now, she came over a few times a year to visit the couple.

Last time, he seemed to hear her say she was working in Shenzhen.

He didn't know if it was because the girls in the Xu family had good genes, but Wang Yan'er was also very beautiful.

While he was lost in thought,

"Ding!"

Looking at the text message on his phone showing six hundred thousand had been deposited, Xu Dongjian was completely dumbfounded.

"Girl: Dad, take this six hundred thousand and pay off the relatives' debts first. Don't worry about this money; I know what I'm doing. As for the remaining money, keep it for yourself and Mom to use!"