Chapter 281: Chapter 166 Truly Disappointing! [Big Chapter, Over 8000 Words]_3

“Right, didn’t you lend your cousin tens of thousands last time? You’d better hurry up and get it back. With a cousin like that, don’t wait until the money’s not returned and she starts playing dirty. If she can do this with the wedding, then what about the money we lent her? That would truly be throwing our money away!” Father Ye said to his wife.

It had just occurred to him that Ye Fan’s aunt had also borrowed tens of thousands from them a while back, claiming it was for opening a branch store. A couple of months had passed, so it was time to get the money back.

He also wanted to use that money to buy his granddaughter delicious food and nice clothes to wear.

If they also played dirty like this, then it would really be…

“She wouldn’t dare not return it!” Mother Ye immediately became furious when she heard this!

This was the five hundred thousand they had scrimped and saved, which their son, Ye Fan, didn’t take, and they still had it saved.

Not long ago, her cousin said she needed to borrow money to open a branch, so she lent it to her.

If it couldn’t be taken back, she would make sure they had no peace. She would camp at their doorstep every day and would even sue them.

But she also started to worry.

She hadn’t expected this cousin to be so unreliable.

She was getting nervous herself.

‘Don’t worry about it, we’ll know everything when the time comes. If it really comes to that, we’ll find a way to deal with it!’ Ye Fan said.

Seeing his parents anxious, he couldn’t bear it.

His parents had not easily saved up the money, and being rural folks, if the aunt really had the gall to not return the money to his parents, Ye Fan wouldn’t let them off either.

There had to be limits even among relatives!

They were relatives, yet they swindled their own family. It would be better not to have such relatives.

Just like others said, never have financial dealings or work for relatives. It’s the most troublesome.

But it was because his own parents were too soft-hearted that it had come to this…

So, it was best for them to be honest. Otherwise…

If they won’t listen to reason, then the hard way it would be.

Soon, they arrived at the bride’s family’s house.

A two-story western-style building, surrounded at the entrance by lots of people.

Ye Fan and his parents barely managed to squeeze in.

Inside, they heard loud arguing.

The people around them started to talk.

“I always say, a girl must protect herself. She must not get pregnant too soon!”

“Exactly, look what happened now. It’s embarrassing for both her own family and the in-laws!”

“The agreement was eighteen grand, with ten given during the engagement and the remaining eight at the wedding. But now, they’re backing out on the wedding day. It’s disgusting to see such two-faced behavior. If she marries into that family, who knows what life awaits her!”

“That’s true. They’ve shown their true colors before anything has even started. If she hadn’t gotten pregnant, she could have backed out of the wedding. But with the child already on the way, what can she do? If her family concedes to this, the girl’s life is ruined. This is a power move by the groom’s family!”

‘Being parents themselves, how can they act like that? They’re not human!’

The surrounding crowd all expressed their opinions, their eyes full of disdain.

Such people, with a little money, think they’re incredible. What’s there to be proud of?

Sheesh, just thinking about it is disgusting.

Ye Fan listened to everyone’s words and frowned slightly, but he didn’t say anything.

After glancing at his parents, he led the way inside.

Even through several rooms, the noise from upstairs could be heard clearly.

“Nice, so you think you can bully our family, is that it? Is this how you act? If you didn’t plan on giving, why didn’t you say so during the engagement, instead of waiting until the wedding day to go back on your word? Who are you looking down on?” the bride’s mother yelled, her eyes bloodshot with rage.

Damn it!

She hadn’t expected them to show such a nasty side.

But it was too late to say anything now.

After all, today was the wedding day, and her daughter was pregnant, over four months along.

What regret!

The wedding hadn’t even happened yet, and this was the situation. What kind of life awaited her precious daughter once she married into their family?

“What do you mean? Did I say I wouldn’t give? I said I’d keep it, so when the children need money in the future, I would naturally take out that eighty thousand. It’s you who’s insisting I won’t give it!” the groom’s mother retorted.

“‘Keep it’ you say? You clearly just don’t want to give. The kids can save on their own. Besides, this is the betrothal gift; it’s what you owe us. I might give it to my daughter, but that’s for her, not you, so you need to give that eighty thousand to me to give to my daughter to hold!”

“To think you’re a parent too! My daughter will marry into your family, serve you tea and water, do the laundry, cook, bear and raise children… All this and you play tricks over the betrothal gift. Do you think we’re easy to bully? Aren’t you afraid of retribution? Aren’t you ashamed, with all these people watching?”

“What now? The money is in my hands. If I want to give it, I’ll give it; if not, then not. What can you do to me!”

“Good, I see that you finally admit it. My daughter is blind to have seen anything in your family. Zhou Tao, tell me, are you marrying a wife, or is your mother? Dear father-in-law, is this how you let your wife behave!” the bride’s family shouted angrily.

Zhou Tao was Ye Fan’s cousin.

“There’s nothing I can do, I don’t have any money, it’s all with my parents!” Zhou Tao said helplessly, glancing at his own mother.