As Wang Fu heard the words "eating jail food," he, who had already walked in front of Xia Xue, was stunned.
The wedding procession behind him, as if doused with a basin of cold water, dared not move forward.
In the past few years, the neighboring village, relying on its large numbers, openly defied the law and dozens of people were arrested on the spot.
They were all later sentenced!
Only then did they realize that the notion of "the law not punishing the masses" was long obsolete.
Although Lin Fan could not see, he sensed the silence of footsteps around him and immediately felt reassured.
Knowing fear made things easier!
Wang Fu flew into a rage, spitting curses, "Nonsense!"
"I've already given the betrothal gifts, they're still in your house!"
"You've lived so many years, have you ever heard of marrying legitimately being a crime?"
"You little brat, I advise you to mind your own business!"
"Maybe, I can even give you something to eat in the future, otherwise..."
Lin Fan let out a cold laugh and interrupted, "Are your betrothal gifts more important than the law?"
"My brother and sister-in-law's marriage certificate is also in the house, do you want me to show it to you?"
"I..." Wang Fu choked and coughed a few times, his face growing uglier: "I don't care, you took my money, so it's a done deal. Are you trying to trick us into marriage?"
Wang Fu's obstinate nature flared up, he rolled up his sleeves and pointed at Xia Xue, continuing to roar, "Xia Xue, if you don't come with me today, then you and that pair of dogs and bitches will never have a good life!"
"Even if I have to risk my life, I'll make sure your lives are miserable!"
The elderly, young, women, and children of Luofeng Village all wore expressions of fear, looking at Lin Fan and Xia Xue with pity and helplessness.
What else could they do when encountering such a scoundrel?
Lin Fan, instead of being scared by Wang Fu's threats, curled his lips upwards, his face written with "contempt": "Wang Cripple, I'll give you two options now."
"First, my sister-in-law will return your betrothal gifts to you, exactly as they were."
"That's it?" Wang Fu hopped and cursed, "Are you trying to play me for a fool?"
"Don't rush, I haven't finished," Lin Fan wagged his index finger: "I'll add another hundred thousand as compensation for you. With two hundred thousand, it shouldn't be hard for you to marry another wife, right?"
Lin Fan let out a cold snort and continued, "Second option, feel free to snatch my sister-in-law."
"But, the police respond quickly nowadays. I think before you even get home, you'll be wearing silver bracelets and eating from the state."
"When you get out, you'll be over sixty, right?"
"No need to get married then, you won't have the ability anyway."
Lin Fan's humorous wit caused the young women and married women around to burst into laughter.
Wang Fu took a deep breath, his expression changing constantly.
After hesitating for a good while, Wang Fu's expression returned to anger, and he cursed, "You're bluffing me, aren't you?"
"Everyone knows your family is so poor that even banging a pot makes no sound, where would you get a hundred thousand yuan for me?"
Lin Fan patted his stomach: "Although I don't have money, these two kidneys, five thousand each, not too expensive, right?"
Hearing this, Xia Xue immediately gripped Lin Fan's hand and rebuked, "Xiao Fan, don't talk nonsense!"
Lin Fan squeezed his sister-in-law's hand in return and said to Wang Fu, "Within a month, at most a month, I'll pay you one hundred thousand yuan."
"If I don't hand over the hundred thousand yuan by then, you can take my heart, liver, and lungs."
Wang Fu sized up Lin Fan, who looked haggard and slumped on the ground, and thought, "Now that things have escalated to this extent, if I were to marry Xia Xue, I'd have to support this cripple for years..."
"And even if I did support him, I can't just snatch her. What if they really call the police..."
Thinking of this, Wang Fu no longer hesitated and directly nodded, saying, "Lin Fan, you better keep your word!"
"If I don't see your one hundred thousand yuan then, I'll risk my life to snatch Xia Xue back!"
Lin Fan took a breath and said to his sister-in-law, "Sister-in-law, go get the money, give him back the betrothal gifts, and then get some paper and a pen, I'll write him an IOU."
Thus, ten minutes later, Wang Fu, holding his ten thousand yuan in cash and a one hundred thousand yuan IOU, left the Lin family with his wedding procession. xxs壹贰
As soon as they left, Lin Fan said, "Aunt Li, please distribute the food, thank you for your trouble, I'm sorry."
Listening to the noisy discussions around, and some harsh words, although Lin Fan's eyes could not see, he understood everything in his heart.
"This... alas, alright."
Aunt Li, having lived for so many years, had never witnessed such an event and didn't know what to do.
She quickly called out, "Everyone, don't just stand there, didn't you hear Xiao Fan? Distribute the items and go home, no one is allowed to take more than their share!"
As soon as she finished speaking, a group of people quickly got busy, rushing towards the ribs, roast chicken, pork knuckle, and other delicacies...
After a noisy moment, the group left, each carrying their goods.
"Xiao Xue, Xiao Fan, I'm leaving too. You should eat something and don't get upset."
Aunt Li pointed to a more dilapidated old house next to the Lin family's and said, "Just call me if you need anything, I sleep lightly..."
"Wait, Aunt Li, wait, let me see you off..."
As she spoke, Xia Xue had already run back into the house and put a large pile of biscuits and candies into a plastic bag.
Then, Xia Xue nimbly ran out, and forcefully stuffed the bag into Aunt Li's hand before letting her leave.
Creak!
Xia Xue closed the large door that was almost smashed open.
Suddenly, she felt a "buzzing" sound in her head, saw stars, and her legs felt weak.
Stumbling, she almost fell!
Lin Fan heard the sound and quickly asked, "Sister-in-law, what's wrong?"
"No, it's nothing."
Xia Xue stumbled back to Lin Fan's side.
Disregarding cleanliness, she sat her plump buttocks directly on the doorstep.
"Xiao Fan, you're finally awake."
"Sister-in-law was really afraid you'd..."
Xia Xue hugged Lin Fan's head, her eyes red, her voice filled with a deep sob.
"Sister-in-law, it's okay, it's all over."
The two leaned on each other, and Xia Xue seemed to want to vent all the accumulated hardships of these years, tears flowing uncontrollably.
After a long while.
Xia Xue thought of that heavy IOU and sighed, "Xiao Fan, why did you sign such a big IOU? How will we repay it?"
Her heart felt like a great mountain pressing down on it, her chest felt stuffy, and she could barely breathe.
Lin Fan's expression was firm, he tightly grasped his sister-in-law's hand and comforted her, "Sister-in-law, don't worry, everything will get better."
"I must have encountered a fortuitous encounter!"
This was a thought that had lingered in Lin Fan's mind since he woke up, and he was very certain of it.
Although he didn't know what this fortuitous encounter was yet, Lin Fan believed that earning a hundred thousand yuan should not be a problem.