Chapter 37 - 036 Ruin Your Sister’s Life
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At this moment, Zhang Shan Ni’s family was brimming with joy, but at the Zhang Family in Shanglin Village, disaster almost struck.
It happened that day when Lin Zhaodi and Zhang Dongliang, mother and son, were blinded by greed over the 300 coins received for selling their daughter. Upon receiving the silver, they instantly neglected Zhang Zhiguo.
Suddenly wealthy from the unexpected fortune, mother and son rushed home—Lin Zhaodi holding such an amount of silver for the first time in her life! Even when their eldest daughter was yet to marry, the household only had around a hundred pieces of silver; after the marriages of her first and second daughters, a mere few dozen pieces remained pitifully.
With the daughters married off, not only did she send the dowries supplied by the sons-in-law with the daughters, but the gold ring left by their grandmother before her passing also went with them, along with thirty pieces of silver she secretly squirreled away for her two elder daughters.
For Zhang Yunni and Zhang Baonni, Lin Zhaodi harbored genuine maternal love. Zhang Zhiguo did too, cherishing his elder daughters, but deep down in his heart, his most profound affection was reserved for his only son, Zhang Dongliang.
Seeing his son agree to ’sell’ his younger daughter, although he had something to say, he ultimately did not express any opposition, implicitly condoning Lin Zhaodi and her son’s actions.
At the same time, he agreed with his son, knowing his youngest daughter was soft-hearted. He thought once this period was over, he would have a heartfelt talk with her, cry about the hardships of poor days — how could Zhang Shan Ni truly ignore her parents then?
By then, Xie Jingchen would have returned to the military, out of reach—would it not be he, the old father, who had the final say?!
However, they hadn’t expected that on the very night they collected the silver, it would be stolen by a thief—who was none other than their beloved son!