The Female Cannon Fodder With Boundless Merits-Chapter 133 - 137: The Phoenix Man Species (19)

Zheng Qiudi cried out, "Big sister, won’t you come back with me? There are still kids at home..."

Zheng Zhaodi looked at her parents, her brother, and her younger sister, wavering from side to side, but the pain at the corners of her mouth finally made her resolve, "I’ll go back with you."

Shi Erxiu immediately made a scene, "You heartless creatures, when there’s trouble at home, each of you only thinks of running away..."

"Second child, hand over the money you’ve hidden."

Zheng Qiudi’s eyes darted around, "What money... hasn’t all our money been given to the landlord..."

"You crawled out of my belly, do you think I don’t know how cunning you are? Hurry up and take it out."

Zheng Qiudi hadn’t wanted to admit it, but when Zheng Youli glanced at her, she reflexively shuddered and quickly took out several hundred yuan she had hidden in her shoe.

If only she had known, she would have snuck back to the countryside...

With that bit of money, the Zheng family at least found a cheap hostel to temporarily settle in.

The next day, Zheng Zhanpeng hurriedly rushed to his company after his colleagues called to tell him that the Jiang family had gone to make a scene at his company. ƒreeωebnovel.ƈom

Unable to find him at their previous residence, the Jiang family naturally ran to Zheng Zhanpeng’s company.

Now that Su Qing couldn’t be found and was even less visible, Jiang Tao and Xu Baifeng were dead set on getting something out of Zheng Zhanpeng—how could they leave without any gain?

After such a commotion, Zheng Zhanpeng rushed over in a panic only to be handed a severance notice by the administrative manager.

The company didn’t care whether he was innocent or not; any damage to the company’s image was unacceptable.

No matter how much Zheng Zhanpeng pleaded, it was of no use.

As if things weren’t bad enough with no place to stay and no money, he now lost his job as well.

It was truly a sad affair; Zheng Zhanpeng felt he had never been so disgraced in his life, chased out like a dog in front of so many people.

Of course, being kicked out of the rental house didn’t count.

He swore that once he reconciled with his wife, he would definitely buy out this damned company and show them he’s not to be looked down upon.

Before Zheng Zhanpeng could find Su Qing, he was served with a court summons—Su Qing had applied for a divorce directly through the court.

Clutching the summons, Zheng Zhanpeng gritted his teeth in fury, his eyes bloodshot, his madness apparent after years of containment.

"Fine, fine, fine, if she dares... I won’t agree to it..."

Shi Erxiu was also shocked beyond belief, followed immediately by a stream of incessant curses, heaven-shaking, earth-quivering, with crying and fussing.

"What a sin, my life is so hard..."

But with no audience, only the family had to suffer through it—it had no effect on others, and the noise generated by those nearby was even more outrageous than hers.

Zheng Zhanpeng kept dragging his feet, dragging it out until the day of the court hearing, which he didn’t attend.

"Little brother, it’s the day of the court session today, is it okay if you don’t go?"

Country people have a natural fear of such matters; the court to them is like an official authority...

"No big deal, I don’t believe Su Qing can divorce me without my being there," Zheng Zhanpeng now had the mindset of an unabashed bachelor. Su Qing had ruined any sentiment he had for her, and he was determined not to let her off easily.

"Exactly, Zheng Erxiu, don’t let our family’s morale falter. Su Qing thinks she can dump us with that loss-making burden? No chance..." Shi Erxiu also spoke with hatred.

Now, the Zheng Family relied on Zheng Zhanpeng using his ID card to borrow some money and rented a tiny one-bedroom in the urban village where the whole family squeezed in together.

Shi Erxiu had to manage the daily life of the family, and it was even worse than their rural existence.

In the countryside, even though their house was dilapidated, at least it was spacious, and they had farmland, with the ability to produce basic vegetables and poultry.

In the city, they had to buy even a green onion with money, and no amount of money ever seemed enough.

Zheng Qiudi voiced her opinion again, "Mom, Little Brother... if you’re planning on dragging this out with Su Qing, we might as well return to the countryside for now and plan our next move later..."

The suggestion displeased not only Zheng Zhanpeng but also his parents Zheng Youli and Shi Erxiu.

When they had left, they were the envy of others, with talk of how they were headed to the city to enjoy life. Returning to the countryside now in a defeated manner would make them a laughingstock among the nosy women of the village.

With a stern face and hardened heart, Zheng Zhanpeng said, "In a bit, I’ll use my ID card to borrow some money from a few lending platforms. Su Qing and I aren’t divorced yet, so if there’s debt, she’s responsible for half..."

Shi Erxiu’s eyes lit up at hearing this, "Then borrow more, and we can have Su Qing pay it back..."

The legal awareness of the Zheng Family was feeble; they took their younger brother/son, a university graduate’s word, as gospel.

Zheng Qiudi, who had been keen on returning to the countryside, fell silent again. If it weren’t for the unbearable city life, who would want to go back to such a mixed-up place?

But Zheng Zhanpeng forgot one thing: sometimes money can push the millstone, but even if he wanted to delay, everything depended on the judge’s decision.

Once Su Qing saw clearly the nature of the man beside her, she acted decisively, raised as she was with elite education by the Su Family.

Su Qing was quite smart and knew not to complain to Su Fugui but to only let her tears flow.

Her tears softened Su Fugui’s frozen heart a bit. Although he didn’t say she could return home, he was willing to pull some strings and put in a word at the court for her.

Unbeknownst to Zheng Zhanpeng, his marriage with Su Qing had ended.

By the time Zheng Zhanpeng received the court’s judgment, he was bewildered, and the date to repay his first loan had already passed.

Before the Zheng Family could grasp what had happened, the loan collectors had already taken up a quiet vigil in their house.

Those muscular men with tattooed arms looked intimidating, like they were involved in organized crime. The small house felt even smaller with these large figures inside, and Zheng Zhanpeng and his family huddled in the corner, shivering like quails.

"Pay up, it’s a total of one hundred thousand yuan," a bald man said, sitting with his feet propped up, ceaselessly swinging a nunchuck in his hand.

Though frightened, Zheng Zhanpeng still mustered his courage to ask, "How did it become one hundred thousand? I clearly only borrowed twenty thousand yuan."

The bald man kicked over the chair in front of him with his foot and shouted, "You think overdue loans don’t gather interest? You think our brothers work for free? Keep whining, and it’ll be one hundred and fifty thousand..."

"We don’t have that much money... we’ll call the police..." Shi Erxiu shouted in her shrill voice, then stood in front of her son, protective like a mother hen ready to fight to the last despite knowing there’s no hope.

"Heh heh..." The bald man let out a short laugh as he glanced at his companions, "I’ve seen plenty of people like you..."

"If you’re not planning to pay, then I’ll reluctantly accept a few of your fingers..." The bald man said with an ease that suggested he was all too familiar with these threats.

Zheng Zhanpeng, with a jolt of fear, still managed to shake his way to a small box, "This bracelet is worth one hundred and eighty thousand. We have the money to pay... But I’m only paying half, the other half you ask my wife for, she has a lot of money, and you could even ask her for more."

Zheng Zhanpeng’s thoughts were undeniably malicious; he hated Su Qing to his core and was desperate to drag her down with him.