Chapter 33 - 033 Brought Up Again
Following this, the brothers from the Li Family learned of the entire incident and their expressions turned extremely unpleasant. Especially Li Erfu, he simply couldn’t believe that his wife could be so cunning, colluding with her natal family to traffic their own daughter.
The Wang Brothers completely denied any involvement in a conditional marriage. There was no written evidence, only verbal testimonies.
Li Jianwen had an entirely different story, claiming he had been kept in the dark about the deal between his mother and Teacher Wang the entire time. He explained that on the third day of the new year, he truly believed he was taking sheep to Teacher Wang’s house, only to find it was his sister instead. Pressured by his mother’s incessant pleading, he felt obligated to reluctantly agree to keep quiet. Li Jianwen’s account made him sound like a deeply wronged individual, merely a dutiful son forced to comply for the sake of filial piety.
Li Dafu shook his head at Li Erfu and said, "Second brother, your second child has been led astray by that foolish woman Ge Sanmei!"
The outcome of the incident was quickly decided. The Wang family compensated the Li Family one hundred yuan for nutrition expenses for Li Xianglu. Since this matter involved relatives and was not a simple case of human trafficking, and current criminal law did not have specific regulations for this scenario, Ge Sanmei could only be subjected to a moral education critique.
Li Dafu chatted on and on, thanking He Chongguang profusely before leaving. He Chongguang smiled and had the big truck started up to send everyone back to the Li Family Village Production Team.
However, no one paid any attention to the Wang Brothers.
The entire county had become aware of the Wang family’s attempt to buy a bride for their intellectually challenged younger brother.
Wang Aijun was fine, but Wang Xiwang faced some troubles, as in administration, personal morality and political image are of utmost importance. Thus, he was deeply concerned that this situation could impact his career.