The communication between the two families was not smooth.

  Liu Chengcai spoke up, "Zi Shu said that Dan Niang has not gone out for three years, she is jealous and does not obey her elders, she likes to stir up trouble with her words, and she incited Li Yun to beat him in public. Reasonably speaking, she should be punished."

  Being dismissed and divorced are two completely different concepts. As soon as this was said, not to mention the ugly faces of the He family father and son, even Qi Changlin was shocked. Didn't we all agree on it earlier? How can you be so impolite? It's like you want to tear your face apart. The He family has a violent temper, if they make a fuss, this matter won't be settled. Later, Liu Chengcai will just push the blame onto the He family and get away with it cleanly, but he himself will be seen as incompetent. The Ning King rarely speaks up to ask someone to handle things, and a good opportunity was ruined by Liu Chengcai... At that moment, Qi Changlin became unhappy, staring at Liu Chengcai with his eyes, just using eye contact.

  Liu Chengcai remained unmoved, pretending he hadn't seen anything, and sat with a stern face, looking at the three members of the He family with an air of official dignity.

  "How shameless! I'd rather die than be so humiliated!" He Daren was furious, his face smoking with rage. In an instant, he smashed the tea cup in his hand to pieces and jumped up, ready to explode.

  Watching He Daling's fingers dig into his own face, the iron palm like a winnowing fan was about to grab his collar, Liu Chengcai's eyelids twitched wildly, his heart racing uncontrollably. With great effort, he steadied himself, maintaining a poker face, staring wide-eyed and motionless.

  Liu Chengcai immediately gave himself a boost, just wanting to push all the blame onto Peony's body and get rid of that large sum of money. He Zhizhong had been prepared early on and together with He Erlang pressed down on He Dalang, after giving He Erlang a signal, He Erlang calmly looked at Liu Chengcai and said: "Liu Shangshu is an official, naturally he knows more about the seven outs and three not outs than we common people. What does the law say? If a wife is over 50 years old and has no children, she can adopt a child to inherit her property. Dan Niang is not even 18 years old yet. Dan Niang's new marriage was less than a month old, but my good brother-in-law already had two concubines, within half a year, the eldest son was born, and just the other day, he even brought back a songstress, taking away all of Dan Niang's dowry. If Dan Niang were jealous, how would those two children have been born? And where did that child who is about to be born come from?"

  He Zhizhong coughed and stopped He Erlang, scolding: "You don't understand things, you little brat. How can you comprehend the Minister's mind? Let's not talk about other things, it's just a waste of words. The Minister says what he wants, anyway, it's come to this point and there's no turning back. Killing is not urgent for now, let's write the divorce paper and go to the Jingzhao government office to hear the verdict. Even if all sorts of reasons can be fabricated by people, my daughter Dan Niang has always been clever and understanding, I think she won't have any obvious mistakes that can be written down, we're not afraid."

  In the past, Shuofang Shangshu Xiao Yuansu fabricated facts to divorce his wife. Didn't he encounter a fearless in-law family and had a lawsuit with Xiao Yuansu, which forced him to pay compensation and be punished by the emperor? This is clearly a threat to Liu Chengcai. Although the initiative of marriage is in the hands of the husband's family, but everything is afraid of being serious, this divorce letter cannot be written casually, and the seven outs are not easy to fabricate. To divorce his wife, he must have clear mistakes that can be spoken out. The He family is fearless, holding the handle of the Liu family, making a big fuss in the public hall, who will suffer more losses is obvious. Maybe the Liu family can take revenge in the future, but if they don't give in now, the Liu family will suffer greatly first.

  Qī Cháng Lín saw that things had suddenly escalated to this point, although he secretly blamed Liú Chéng Cǎi for stirring up trouble, but couldn't help getting up to mediate: "Don't be in a rush, don't be in a rush, my brother-in-law hasn't finished speaking yet, has he? This shouting and fighting is hurting the harmony, it's not good for anyone. Brother-in-law, right?" He said this while giving Liú Chéng Cǎi a meaningful glance.

  Liu Chengcai's fright had just subsided, and he thought to himself that the He family was indeed rough and uncouth, shouting and yelling at each other over nothing. It was clear that they couldn't be long-term relatives. However, he also knew that one shouldn't provoke a fugitive, so he slowly took a sip of tea, maintaining his composure as a third-rank official. Then, he slammed the teacup on the table and said, "Exactly, what's the hurry? What I just said was Zi Shu's intention. You all know that Zi Shu is a proud child who can't bear to be wronged. He told me that although Dan Niang did those things, he doesn't blame her at all and refuses to divorce her. After some time has passed, he even wants to go pick up Dan Niang and bring her home to live a good life together."

  Qī Cháng Lín heard this and secretly rolled his eyes. He had known that this brother-in-law was someone who could change his face faster than he could turn a page, with skin thicker than the walls of twelve cities plus the bottom of a mortar, but he had never seen it for himself before. Today, he finally got to see it, not only did he have thick skin, but he also didn't care about losing face. This kind of manipulation was just to get more money, luckily his sister had a way with him and could keep him in check, otherwise who knows what would happen.

  Liu Chengcai, however, didn't show the slightest hint of embarrassment and looked at He Zhizhong with a calm expression: "Of course! Dan Niang doesn't want to spend her days with him, and we can't force her. You and I are both parents, and no matter what, we always want the best for our children. My thoughts are the same as yours - since they don't get along, it's better not to tie them together. They're just quarreling and fighting, but in the end, it's us old folks who will suffer. You agree, right?"

  He Zhicheng was furious, hating this shameless thing to death. He imagined Liu Chengcai as a maggot crawling in his mouth, but on the surface, he remained calm and composed, saying only: "You're right, it's better to be magnanimous and spare each other's lives rather than being humiliated to death. It's also good for our own family's reputation, so we won't have to send off the elderly with a funeral procession."

  Liu Chengcai's face remained unchanged, and he coughed once before saying: "Alright, alright, our own children are always in the right, let's not discuss who was wrong. What did you say to me that day? Was it 'let bygones be bygones'?"

  He Zhong nodded: "As long as the Minister's words are credible, I am also a man of my word. I have been doing business all my life and have never done anything dishonest."

  For a businessman like him, credibility comes first, which is an indirect guarantee for Liu Chengcai. However, what Liu Chengcai wants is not this, but practical benefits. Seeing He Zhizhong's evasive attitude, he secretly resents it and says: "Fine, fine, no credit, no standing, I've been an official for many years and also attach great importance to credibility. This matter I agree with, let's just drop it, only..." He glanced at Qi Changlin and others, Qi Changlin knew that there were private words to be said to He Zhizhong, so he invited the two He brothers to go out together.

  After only He Zhizhong and Liu Chengcai were left in the house, Liu Chengcai sighed and bowed to He Zhizhong: "In the past few years, thanks to your help, brother. We didn't take good care of Dan Niang, I owe you an apology... Originally, I really wanted to let them live a good life, but this matter, you see, somehow it alarmed Ning Wang Gong... My heart is uneasy."

  He Zhizhong sighed and said, "Forget it, their marriage was predestined. They were not meant to be together. Don't mention this again, give me the divorce papers, and let's not bring up past matters."

  Liu Chengcai saw that he didn't leak a word about the Ning Wang matter, and secretly cursed him as an old fox. With a worried expression, he said: "That sum of money is a small matter, it can be raised in a few days and sent to you. However, Zi Shu is stubborn, I advised him yesterday but he refused to write a divorce letter... As his father, I don't want to force him either, such a big thing needs his consent, otherwise, he will trouble Dan Niang again in the future..." While speaking, he glanced at He Zhizhong and saw that he was getting impatient. Only then did he smile and say: "But you can rest assured, give me some time, let me advise him, it will definitely be easy to resolve. As soon as I heard about yesterday's incident, I severely scolded him and restricted his movements, from now on, he won't trouble Dan Niang again."

  They both have weaknesses in each other's hands, and the contest is about who has more patience and thicker skin. As long as He Zhizhong doesn't give in, he won't take out that letter of divorce. Anyway, now that things have reached this point, it can also be explained to Ning Wang. It's not that he won't do it, but he's encountered a stubborn child who needs time. Look, even his own children are locked up, isn't that sincere enough?

  He Zhitong heard that he had locked up Liu Chuan, and was somewhat surprised, but also understood what kind of crooked idea he was trying to pull. At this point, he walked around the room in circles, then closed his eyes, gritted his teeth in pain, and said: "Since it's easy to come and go, why are we still talking about money or not?"

  This is exactly what I've been waiting for! That's a lot of money, though! Liu Chengcai was overjoyed, but said: "No way, no way. A person without credibility can't establish himself. What one says must be fulfilled."

  He Zhizhong suppressed the turmoil in his stomach and said with a sincere face: "Isn't this being too polite? Dan Niang's illness is cured! It's a thank you gift! Let bygones be bygones, let's just consider it as doing something good for Dan Niang, and don't mention it again."

  Liu Chengcai nodded and covered it up, and didn't mention the matter again. He just said: "If Zi Shu is here to advise well, I will send someone to the government to pass on the message?"

  He Zhizhong's heart sank, and the money was promised to be given, and the contract was also promised to be returned, but it was still dragging on. What did this mean? So much effort had been put in, if this matter wasn't settled once and for all with the help of Ning Wang's east wind, it was likely that more trouble would arise later. He Zhizhong thought about this and couldn't help but discuss it with Liu Chengcai. Since he had already promised, he might as well settle it once and for all.

  Liu Chengcai just smiled mysteriously: "Don't worry, I keep my promises. You've helped me a lot, and Dan Niang was my daughter-in-law for several years, she's very filial, I won't make things difficult for her." Without credibility, one cannot establish oneself. How many people in the world truly have integrity? A merchant's integrity is no more than toilet paper! He wouldn't believe it just because of He Zhongzhong's single sentence that he wouldn't speak out, or else he wouldn't be Liu Chengcai. After decades of ups and downs, he has reached his current position, not just relying on good luck and bravery. Being caught by others is not a big deal, what's important is to grasp the other party's handle in return. How can you let go easily when you haven't even grasped the He family's handle?

  He Zhizhong didn't know what Liu Chengcai was thinking in his heart, but relying on intuition, he knew it wasn't right, so he gritted his teeth and demanded that Liu Chengcai give him a real guarantee.

  Liu Chengcai didn't make things difficult, smiling and saying: "You really are too fond of Dan Niang, wholeheartedly thinking only for her sake. Unfortunately, I don't have a daughter, or else it would be the same kind of pampering. This way, I'll write you a letter, guaranteeing that they will definitely part on good terms. When the time comes, you can use it to exchange for a divorce letter, how about that?

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