Chapter 1554: The Divorce Conclusion 2
Peng Aihong sighed deeply, sewing the sole of a shoe as she continued, "Back then, both Zhou Cheng and Zheng Yuanyuan were still in the military and hadn’t left yet. My husband and I laid it out for them plainly: we’d give them the bike ticket and wardrobe ticket, and an additional 500 yuan for their wedding expenses. As parents, we did what we could. If they could get married, they’d get married; if not, then so be it. As for the sewing machine, wristwatch, radio, wool coat, dowry, and all that, they’d have to figure it out on their own."
"They must have objected, didn’t they?" Feng Qingxue said without hesitation.
Peng Aihong nodded, "Yes, they objected. Zheng Yuanyuan didn’t step forward herself—what a cunning and calculating girl she is! She left everything for my son to say instead. Even when it came to the woolen coat, it was him who demanded it. That child was completely bewitched, saying all the money and things he asked for must not be missing a single item. If we didn’t give them, he claimed he wouldn’t be able to get married, and if that happened, he wouldn’t recognize us as his parents."
Peng Aihong struggled to articulate the shock and pain she and her husband felt upon hearing those words. "My husband was heartbroken too. To raise a son to adulthood, only to have him threaten to sever ties with his parents over this. It was sheer ingratitude and betrayal. What else could we expect? Instead of wasting money like that, it’d be better to focus on properly raising our two younger children. So my husband directly told them, go back to wherever you came from. As parents, we’ve already fulfilled our duty to raise him."
Feng Qingxue shook her head, "Did they make a scene?"
"They did. So what? We couldn’t hit or scold Zheng Yuanyuan, so what’s stopping us from hitting or scolding our own son? My husband threw Zhou Cheng out directly, and Zheng Yuanyuan didn’t have the nerve to stay either."
"I’m afraid their marriage couldn’t go through, could it?" Feng Qingxue said.