After Liu Qingbo left, Jiang Cao sighed again: "Look at Mei Jiao, her face is full of spring breeze after getting married, how beautiful she is, look at you.
It has been said that women are flowers and need to be watered by men. Sooner or later, you will wither. Don’t blame me for not reminding you. It’s okay to stay in the Jiang family every day.”
Jiang Cao seemed anxious. If Liu Qingbo had nothing to do, he would come to the Jiang family courtyard to beg Pan Meiyu to come back, but the Liu family was considered a good family.
Liu Qingbo still had an errand in the Yamen. When the time came, Liu Qingbo's patience was really worn out by Pan Meiyu. Once the divorce letter was written, he had no worries about not getting a wife.
But if Pan Meiyu was divorced, and there were rumors that she could not give birth to a child, how could anyone in these eight villages dare to want her?
Pan Meiyu disagreed: "Isn't it comfortable to live in the Jiang family courtyard? I feel comfortable when I look at this big family, but they are not as annoying as Liu Qingbo and his mother!"
Jiang Cao scolded: "Don't you look at the days ahead and spend your whole life in the Jiang family? His wife looks very strong. She is still alive when you are forty.
What do you want? Do you have to be a widow like me? It’s not bad luck for you to be a widow! Do you really think you are a treasure? Do you know how many people miss the Liu family?"
Pan Meiyu was aggrieved by Jiang Cao's words: "I want to go back too. I don't want to be a widow. But look at how troublesome his old lady is. She torments me every day. Who can stand it?"
Jiang Fang said, "Then let's separate the family. If you can't stand his wife, why don't you just separate? Why are you still living together when you're angry?"
But Pan Meiyu said: "Yes, that's the problem. Liu Qingbo is the only child of the Liu family, how could he agree to split up the family?"
Jiang Fang thought for a while and said: "I want you to serve them regardless of the separation of the family. Otherwise, let Liu Qingbo get married directly, and then I can give him some alimony."
Pan Meiyu looked at Jiang Fang, and then said: "Do you think we, an orphan and a widower, are crazy to let Liu Qingbo marry us?"
Jiang Fang said, "Why, aren't we a family? Or is it that our current Jiang family is not worthy of Liu Qingbo?"
Jiang Cao's eyes turned red when she heard this. Yes, she was a widow who had been wronged a lot before, but her family couldn't do much to help her.
But things are different now. Jiang Fang has supported the Jiang family. The Jiang family is no longer what it used to be, and Jiang Fang still regards himself as a family.
Pan Meiyu said: "If it were the current Jiang family, it would naturally be beyond the reach of the Liu family. It seems okay to say this, but I don't know if he would agree."
Jiang Fang said: "You will know if you try it. After Liu Qingbo agrees to marry into the family, we will make a three-part agreement. Don't act rogue and regret it after marrying into the family. That old lady of the Liu family is not a fuel-efficient lamp."
Pan Meiyu nodded after hearing this, and then said: "Then I will tell Liu Qingbo about this next time he comes, and he won't refuse."
The next day, Liu Qingbo showed up at the door of Jiang's courtyard with persistence. Before he even knocked on the door, Pan Meiyu stepped forward and ushered him in.
Seeing Pan Meiyu's attitude, Liu Qingbo was very happy and wondered if he had touched Pan Meiyu, so now she has changed her mind.
But before his butt was still hot, Liu Qingbo was doused with cold water, and Pan Meiyu said, "Go back, I won't go back with you."
Liu Qingbo was dumbfounded for a moment, but before he could speak, Pan Meiyu continued: "But you can move to this courtyard to live with me, provided you marry into the Jiang family."
Liu Qingbo stood up immediately: "You were the one who married into our Liu family. Now that the Jiang family is indeed prosperous, why do you ask me to marry you in?"
Pan Meiyu said: "Then what should we do otherwise? Divorce me? Anyway, I can't stay in your Liu family for a moment. You know better than me what your mother is like."
My health has been cured now, but she is trying her best to make me unhappy. How do you want me to be a wife in your Liu family?"
Liu Qingbo opened his mouth, but couldn't speak. Liu Qingbo didn't know how troublesome Liu Xu was a few days ago. After all, he had been working in the county.
But during this period of time at home, in order to prevent herself from coming to see Pan Meiyu, Liu Xu tried every means to prevent her from going out. To be honest, sometimes Liu Qingbo was also angry.
After a while, Pan Meiyu said: "There are only two ways now. Either you divorce me. Anyway, there are too many girls who want to enter your Liu family first."
Or you can marry into the Jiang family and move in with me. With the current situation of the Jiang family, do you think I can still treat you badly? Although you are talking about marrying into the Jiang family, I won’t say anything bad about your parents who should go home and be filial.
On the contrary, the Jiang family will also provide money to support your old father and mother, and give you some money every month. If you want to go back, you can go back, but I will not go back to live there."
Liu Qingbo was a little moved after hearing this, and couldn't bear Pan Meiyu's threats and inducements. Liu Qingbo finally nodded, and Pan Meiyu felt relieved.
After the negotiation was settled, Liu Qingbo went home, but how could the two old people in the family agree? Although the Liu family's wealth was not as good as that of the Jiang family, with Liu Qingbo's conditions, the wife was chosen at will.
But now he actually wanted to marry into the Jiang family for Pan Meiyu. Not to mention that Liu Xu didn't agree, even the old Liu Tou who had always been silent didn't agree.
"You unfilial son, you actually want to get married for a woman. How can you be worthy of the ancestors of the Liu family?"
Mrs. Liu Xu was in tears, but Liu Qingbo insisted on getting married. He looked down on other people, and his wife could only be Pan Meiyu.
"Mom, Meiyu's health has recovered. If this continues, when will you be able to hold a grandson? Haven't you always wanted to hold a grandson?"
But Old Liu Tou said: "What kind of grandson is that? If you marry the Jiang family, will the grandson you give birth to be the grandson of our Liu family?"
In order to stabilize his parents, Liu Qingbo had no choice but to lie: "This is just a delaying tactic. There will be no more pregnant women by then. We are thinking of ways to bring him back."
When the time comes when she gets pregnant, she can't divorce me. No one wants the child to be without a father as soon as it is born. When the time comes, I will coax her, and the marriage will be regarded as invalid."
Mrs. Liu Xu stopped crying and rolled her eyes. Finally, the two old men looked at each other. Mrs. Liu Xu tentatively asked: "Is what you said true?"
Liu Qingbo swallowed his saliva. In fact, he didn't know what he was thinking, but Pan Meiyu had a very tough attitude. He didn't want to reconcile, so he had to stabilize his parents first.
"It's absolutely true. When the time comes, all you have to do is wait for your grandson. I will take care of the other things."
After hearing this, the two reluctantly agreed to Liu Qingbo's marriage, but repeatedly warned that this was just a delaying measure and that they must return to the Liu family in the future.