Reborn in a small village in the 1990s

Chapter 104

Zhao Da'e's statement, "If Zhao Tiegang doesn't want Zhang Cuilan anymore, she'll pay for the bride price from now on," instantly stunned everyone.

Zhao Tiesheng immediately scolded Zhao Da'e: "Da'e, what are you doing? How dare you encourage your third uncle and aunt to divorce? How dare you say such a thing?"

Zhao Tingxu rolled his eyes and said, "Big Goose, this is none of your business. Go do your thing. Don't meddle in adult matters. It's alright, Grandpa's here to take care of things. No matter what happens, Grandpa's got the job done."

Zhao Tiebao said, "Gangzi, if Zhang Cuilan doesn't come back, we'll find her another wife. What's the big deal? Anyway, your son is here, so even if we get beaten, we're not afraid."

Hearing what the group was saying, Zhao Tingming was furious: "Alright, alright, stop making a scene. Her aunt..." Zhao Tingming looked at Wang Guixiang: "Your third son's wife went to her sister's house. My sister's house isn't far from mine. I'll go see her later. So don't get so worked up and act like you're going to kill yourself."

"Big Goose is right, your grandson is here too. What does Zhang Cuilan have to do to your family? You have a grandson now, and she's not like that, not doing any work all day. Whether she's home or not, it just means one more person to feed. When she's not home, we can save some food."

Zhao Tiegang: Something feels off. This is the treatment I get after my wife ran away? When my second sister-in-law went back to her parents' home, you all begged for her for so long... But now that my wife is gone, not a single person is pleading for her. Instead, everyone is kicking me when I'm down!

"Dad, why don't we go look over there..." Zhao Tiegang looked cautiously at Zhao Tingxu.

Zhao Tingxu frowned: "I won't look for her. Zhang Cuilan isn't coming home. Da'e said he'll find you a new wife."

Zhao Da'e wasn't bragging; she actually hoped Zhang Cuilan wouldn't come back so her third uncle, Zhao Tiegang, could get a divorce. But she probably just meant it. However, if they really did divorce, Zhao Da'e would definitely spend money to help Zhao Tiegang find a wife. These days, getting a wife only requires a dowry of two or three thousand yuan, which Zhao Da'e could afford.

“Grandpa, many of you helped take my grandma to the hospital today. We can't let them help for nothing, right? Although we're all family, and my grandma isn't really in any danger, we still want to treat everyone to a meal. However, given our current situation, my grandma can't cook, my third aunt has run away, my dad and grandpa can't cook, and even the dog wouldn't eat the food my third uncle makes—only Zhang Cuilan would eat it. So, I'll have to trouble you, Grandpa, to let my grandma cook something, and we'll arrange a meal at your house later. I'll cover the expenses. I still have about 30 or 40 jin of rice in my room; I was planning to treat them to lunch today anyway. I've also bought the vegetables, including about 30 jin of pork. I'll have my uncle take it over later. What do you think?”

Zhao Tingming did not refuse: "It's nothing, no need to bring anything. My family has it, your grandfather and I are brothers, what's there to say?"

"Even close brothers keep clear accounts; I can't keep giving you the gacha pool all the time," Zhao Da'e chuckled.

Then Zhao Tingming told everyone to disperse and stop making such a fuss and investigating; they should all go home.

Zhao Dage also went back to her aunt's house, asking her cousin Zhou Chunwen to deliver meat, vegetables, and a few bottles of sorghum liquor to Zhao Tingming's house. She didn't want to go, mainly because she didn't want to get involved in the commotion. She was certain they'd start arguing tonight.

Although the matter has temporarily passed, Zhang Cuilan has indeed run away. Based on Zhao Da'e's understanding of his family, they are not afraid of Cheng Jinxiang returning to her parents' home, but they are indeed afraid of Zhang Cuilan returning. This is not because Zhao Tingxu thinks it's okay for Cheng Jinxiang to return to her parents' home, but because Zhao Tingxu thinks it's okay for Zhao Tiesheng. After all, Zhao Da'e knows his father too well; he's nothing special.