Rebirth: The Courtyard Bride Is Cool and Radiant

Chapter 544: Chapter 544: Overheard Secret

He thought to himself, he’s not bad-looking, and he has the skills of a bricklayer. Since getting married, the number of times he’s slept with his wife could be counted on one hand. Each time, he had to give gifts and sweet-talk Qu Xiaohong.

But after today’s incident, he figured it out. Without Qu Xiaohong, there are other women in this world. He didn’t want to wrong himself anymore.

Old Mrs. Zhang sighed, "You heard what the Qu Family said today. In the past, Qu Xiaohong might have been eager for a divorce, but now you’re at fault. Didn’t you hear what Qu Family’s second cousin said? If you want a divorce, you have to compensate Qu Xiaohong with five hundred yuan.

Don’t forget, there’s also the Wang Family to deal with. Didn’t the Wang Family mention two conditions? Either you divorce and marry Wang Chunhua, or pay the Wang Family one thousand yuan. Even if the clan elders step in, such an absurd situation means we can’t avoid paying at least five hundred yuan. Even if our family’s situation is decent, we still can’t come up with a thousand yuan.

Let alone, several others below haven’t settled down yet."

Upon hearing this, Yunyi didn’t want to interrupt the mother and son’s conversation, so she thought she’d change the IVs for a few patients in the next ward and then come back.

She didn’t expect to hear Zhang Dali inside lowering his voice: "Mom, don’t worry, I’ll think of a way."

"What way can you think of, borrowing without repaying?"

Seeing his mother’s worried face, Zhang Dali lowered his voice even more: "I saw someone acting sneaky when I went up the mountain some time ago, so I curiously followed him."

Old Mrs. Zhang was a bit impatient with the story: "What are you trying to say?"

Even though Zhang Dali intentionally lowered his voice further, Yunyi could hear clearly: "I followed him deep into the mountains and watched him enter a cave. I hid and waited for him to leave, and made sure he wouldn’t come back. Then I snuck into the cave myself. Guess what?"

Old Mrs. Zhang, anxious, forgot they were in the Reclamation Group clinic: "Why are you dawdling? How would I know?"

Zhang Dali quickly put his finger to his lips to hush her, "Why are you so loud?"

Hearing him mention the people going deep into the mountains piqued Yunyi’s curiosity. She moved aside so they wouldn’t see her and listened carefully: "There were about a dozen wooden boxes in that cave. I opened them and saw they were full of valuables, not just gold and silver, but Money Coupons too."

The old lady was so shocked by this windfall that her voice cracked, "Are you serious?"

But then worried: "But those things belong to someone. If we take them and get caught by that person, what good can come of it?"

"Mom, that person didn’t look like a good guy. Who hides so many valuables in the mountains? And with so many people going in and out of the mountains, how can he know who took them?"

"Did you get a good look at the man? Steer clear if you see him again."

"The man had a bushy beard; I couldn’t see his face clearly. It’s better not to know, so there’s no chance of giving ourselves away."

"How about we take just a little, to avoid being discovered?"

"No matter how much we take, the guy wouldn’t dare speak up. And whether we take a little or a lot, it’s still taking. With those goods, our family could spend it for generations and still not finish it. Only a fool would leave some behind."

Zhang Dali told his mother about this because even if he brought the goods back, there were so many people at home, and it would be hard to handle.