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Chapter 415: Chapter 418 Can We Not Divorce_1
Afterwards, the Wang Clan rushed in and helped Tan Zhengyuan up, "Are you sure that Widow Xu took the land deed?"
"It must have been her; my land deed was always well-hidden. Others couldn’t possibly find it. Mother, what should I do?"
Tan Zhengyuan couldn’t help but weep aloud.
The Wang Clan expressed her disappointment saying, "What else can you do? Go find Fourth Boss or your former wife."
Having said that, she walked away as if avoiding the plague, fearing that Tan Zhengyuan would ask her for silver.
Xiao Fu has now started his enlightenment and needs to pay tuition, buy brushes, ink, paper, and inkstones; the expenses are enormous. Where would extra silver come from?
Moreover, Big Brother Tan was her own son, and she knew his temperament best. Lending him silver would certainly be throwing it away.
Tan Zhengyuan clenched his fists, his face filled with indignation.
Only now did he understand how Tan Zhenghong felt when he was driven out with both legs broken.
He stood in place for a long while before heading home. Still unwilling to accept the situation, he turned the house upside down, but the land deed was nowhere to be found.
Tan Zhengyuan cursed Widow Xú and her family hundreds of times, which finally calmed him down a bit.
With the land deed taken by Widow Xú, it seemed almost impossible to get it back.
There would be no benefit in going to The Fourth Boss’s house, so his only option was to target the Hu Clan, as his mother said. The Hu Clan was close to the Fourth Boss’s House and must have saved a considerable amount of wages.
He didn’t fantasize that the Hu’s Clan would purchase as many things as the Fourth Boss’s House did; it would be enough just to pay the taxes and repay the medicine money.
The next day, the Hu Clan returned from her parents’ house with her two daughters.
No sooner had she entered the door than Tan Zhengyuan came seeking her.
"You girls go out and play; I have something to discuss with your mother."
Tan Zhengyuan said disdainfully to his daughters, the sight of them becoming increasingly displeasing to him.
Da Ya and Er Ya stole a glance at Tan Zhengyuan, seeing the fear and worry in each other’s eyes.
The Hu Clan forced a smile, "It’s okay. You haven’t been back in a long time. Go out and play with your friends, just remember to come home early for dinner."
It was only then that Da Ya and Er Ya held hands and left, but instead of playing, they knelt under the window.
They always felt that their father’s arrival never boded well.
Inside the house, Tan Zhengyuan’s face was grave as he said, "You ran off to your mother’s house without a word, just to avoid taking care of me, right?"
"We have no relationship; why should I take care of you?" the Hu Clan retorted strongly.
Tan Zhengyuan warned, "You better be sensible. Now that the Fourth Boss’s house has moved out, see who will have your back in the future!"
If you want to live here comfortably, be a bit nicer to me.
The Hu Clan scoffed. She had capable hands and feet; why would she need anyone to have her back?
Seeing that Tan Zhengyuan had come to pick a fight, the Hu Clan picked up her needlework again. She needed to mend her children’s clothes.
Tan Zhengyuan touched his nose, remembering the real purpose of his visit.
He shamelessly said, "I’ve come to discuss a very important matter with you."
The Hu Clan nodded, motioning Tan Zhengyuan to continue.
"If you can pay the taxes for me, we’ll call off the divorce, and things will be as they were before."
Tan Zhengyuan felt immensely superior, as if bestowing a tremendous favor upon the Hu Clan.
The Hu Clan stopped her sewing and looked up at Tan Zhengyuan with a peculiar gaze.
He’s not divorcing? He suggests things go back to how they were before?
The Hu Clan gave a bitter smile. Since the divorce, she had been living a much lighter life; her daughters started to smile more, and all three gained some weight.
In other words, her current life was much better than before. Why would she want to return to her former life?
