Back to 1984: Earning Money, Raising Kids, and Keeping the Household Busy

Chapter 323 Turning the Tables

"That's right, that's right! I knew that someone as kind and upright as Teacher Xu wouldn't call the police for no reason. She must have been forced into it!"

"Yes, yes, Teacher Xu, quickly call your family over and have a good talk with them."

Everyone was talking.

Wang Fengying shouted angrily, "I didn't steal anything from her! She's just making things up! How could you be so vicious, you bitch!"

Xu Fangfang is still playing the victim.

The police officer didn't jump to conclusions immediately. He turned to Xu Fangfang, his face scrutinizing her, and asked, "What have you been doing out all this time?"

Everyone fell silent instantly, their eyes fixed on Xu Fangfang.

Xu Fangfang calmly wiped away her tears. "I'm a teacher. The winter vacation is long. After grading the papers and preparing for the next semester's lessons, I just wanted to go out and relax. I've been staying with my cousin during this time. She lives in the city. If you don't believe me, you can ask my cousin. The property management in the community where she lives is quite good. There are surveillance cameras for entering and leaving. You can check it out."

Upon hearing this, the old lady across the street angrily pointed at Wang Fengying, "Didn't you just say your daughter-in-law was cheating on you? Turns out you're the one talking nonsense! How can a mother-in-law be so vicious? Aren't you afraid of retribution?"

When Wang Fengying's lies were exposed, she became enraged and started arguing with her neighbor.

When Xu Dashan and Xu Jie returned, they were still arguing. The police had taken their statements and hadn't left yet.

After understanding the situation, the two looked at Xu Fangfang with eyes that seemed to want to devour her alive.

With things escalating to this point, Xu Jie knew they had no choice but to accept this injustice, so he suppressed his anger and tried to negotiate a private settlement with Xu Fangfang in a gentle and amicable manner.

Just then, Zhao Jinmei and her husband arrived. After learning what had happened, the couple were furious! They insisted that Wang Fengying hand over the money Xu Fangfang had lost.

The two sides argued back and forth, and in the end, Xu Jie wrote an IOU to settle the matter.

Seeing that her parents were unusually protective of her, Xu Fangfang asked Zhao Jinmei to stay with her for a few days in front of her.

Wang Fengying flew into a rage and pointed at Zhao Jinmei and her daughter, cursing them. She was severely humiliated by Xu Fangfang and almost fainted from anger.

Xu Jie, his face ashen, gave Xu Fangfang a deep look before he and Zhao Dashan escorted Wang Fengying back home.

Seeing that the family of three had finally left in anger, Xu Fangfang coaxed and tricked Zhao Jinmei into going to the old lady's house next door to rest for a while, saying that she needed to take a bath and change her clothes.

Zhao Jinmei also wanted to know more about what had happened, so she went.

The door is closed.

Xu Fangfang quickly disassembled the three sets of monitoring and recording equipment. All the recorded data was in the memory and needed to be exported for careful review to see if there was any usable information.

After packing her things, she quickly took a shower, and using the excuse of being scared, asked Zhao Jinmei to help her pack her luggage and move it to the school dormitory.

Zhao Jinmei already knew what had just happened from the old lady across the street. She looked at her daughter with utter disappointment and anger. "You know perfectly well that your in-laws have a problem with you because of the child. Instead of thinking about how to make your life better, you're going against them. I really don't know what you're thinking!"
If a woman can't have children, what good can come of a divorce? Your father and I can't take care of you forever. After your brother gets married, can you still live at home? Why can't you understand?

As Zhao Jinmei spoke, she became increasingly distressed, and tears streamed down her face.

Xu Fangfang, her face expressionless, handed Zhao Jinmei a handkerchief. "Mom, am I stupid or are you stupid? You believe them when they say I can't give birth, and you believe others when they say I'm wrong. If I hadn't called the police today, you would probably be just like everyone else, only listening to what that mother and son said, right?" Zhao Jinmei was stunned.

Xu Fangfang curled her lips in a mocking smile. "Kind people are bullied, and good horses are ridden. It used to be common for daughters-in-law to be mistreated by their mothers-in-law. You didn't think it was a big deal, did you? But I just don't want to put up with this. No matter what you say, if anyone makes me feel bad, I'll kill them!"

Zhao Jinmei clutched her chest, too angry to speak, but worried about her daughter's safety alone, so she could only suppress her anger and help her move.

Now that this matter has blown up, she can leave her in-laws' house legally, and no one else will say anything. They'll just wait for her to pass the selection exam, then she can file for divorce.

Xu Fangfang's plan was good, but Xu Jie and Wang Fengying couldn't wait any longer. After the mother and son were discharged from the hospital, Wang Fengying couldn't swallow her anger no matter what.

"Son, you have to get a divorce, right now! If we keep dragging this out, who knows what she'll do to our family! Also, she must have hidden those things, and you even wrote her an IOU! Are you crazy?"

"You're saying I'm crazy? Didn't you cause trouble first? If you hadn't touched her things, would she have seized this opportunity to turn around and bite us?"

The mother and son argued all the way home.

Xu Dashan was furious. Thinking of Wang Ximei, he immediately took Wang Fengying and Xu Jie to Xujia Village and exaggerated the story to Wang Ximei.

Wang Ximei, feeling sorry for her grandson, cursed at Xu Fangfang. Taking advantage of her age, she thought no one would dare to do anything to her, and even went to Xu Fangfang's school gate to cry and make a scene.

The entire school's teachers and students knew about it.

Fortunately, Pingxi Town is not large. Xu Fangfang even called the police that day and personally explained the whole story to the leaders.

The principal sympathized with Xu Fangfang and earnestly advised her, "Teacher Xu, we believe in your character, but this kind of thing should be handled properly. Dragging it out is not good for you."

Xu Fangfang nodded understandingly, then turned around and wrote a letter of complaint to Xu Dashan and Xu Jie's work unit leaders, accusing their whole family of trying to force her to her death, and even revealing how her in-laws stole her things.

In addition, more than a hundred copies of the instructions were made, and several children were hired to post them all over town on weekends.

This method completely hit Xu Jie's family's Achilles' heel.

Xu Dashan was questioned by the leaders and had no choice but to persuade Wang Ximei to leave the school.

Xu Jie, unable to bear it any longer, called Xu Fangfang, and the two immediately started arguing.

Xu Jie roared fiercely, "Divorce!"

Xu Fangfang sneered, "Divorce is no problem. We'll split the assets equally. I know that the house was in your name when we got married, and I want half of it. Don't try to transfer any assets, or I'll make your whole family infamous throughout Anshi!"

Xu Jie was shocked and furious. He hadn't even mentioned the bride price yet, and Xu Fangfang had already asked for the house. If she really sued, the court would definitely be able to find the transfer record, and the house would most likely be divided up.

Moreover, having witnessed Xu Fangfang's methods, he knew that this woman was shrewd and capable, and she was very wary of his family. Now that Xu Fangfang had moved away, it would be difficult for her to use any tricks.

Xu Jie was so angry he almost smashed his phone.

Since the divorce negotiations hadn't been finalized, Wang Fengying was already thinking of finding him a partner immediately. However, Pingxi Town was only so big, and the affair between Xu Jie and Xu Fangfang had become so ugly that no decent girl would want to get involved at this time.