He really had a chance to get back all the bride price!

But now...

He only got 980,000 yuan back!

Although the remaining one hundred thousand yuan wasn't much, thinking about it going to the other party made him immensely distressed.

Even if that one hundred thousand yuan were used to feed dogs...

It would still be better than giving it to Yan Yeyun!

At the defendant's bench, Zhang Wei sighed in relief after hearing the judgment.

Fortunately, there were no hitches this time.

His client had followed his advice throughout and didn't end up with any criminal liability.

In his opinion, the return of 980,000 yuan in bride price was already a fair judgment.

However, Yan Yeyun was full of dissatisfaction and anger, which suddenly erupted.

She turned around and questioned him, "Didn't you say if I listened to you, everything would be fine?"

"Why should I still be paying back the money?"

"My daughter married into their family, so why should I have to pay back 980,000 yuan of the bride price?"

"Only one hundred thousand yuan? Who are you trying to fob off with that?"

Her face might as well have had "I object" written all over it.

980,000 yuan!

She probably wouldn't earn that in her entire lifetime!

Without that 980,000, how could her son afford to get married?

Houses and cars were almost out of the question now.

The mere remaining one hundred thousand yuan was simply not enough!

"This is the court's judgment. If you do not comply, you can still appeal," Zhang Wei glanced at her and said indifferently.

"Appeal?"

"Yes! We can appeal!"

Yan Yeyun's expression brightened, and she nodded repeatedly.

Zhang Wei paused, then added, "However, this case hasn't reached a criminal level. Even if it goes to a second trial, it's hard to change the outcome without new evidence."

The second trial in a civil suit differs from a criminal proceeding. Even with an appeal, if there's no new evidence, the intermediate court would only review the case from the first trial. They wouldn't even hold a hearing. After confirming the original judgment was sound, they would issue the judgment for the second trial.

Thus, even if Yan Yeyun initiated a second trial, it was highly likely it would be returned with the verdict "original judgment sustained."

Moreover, even without a court hearing, the legal fees for the second trial wouldn't be reduced by a single cent, even if the lawyer only submitted appeal documents.

"No chance left?" Upon hearing this, Yan Yeyun became completely desperate, clueless and at a loss.

According to Zhang Wei, now that the judgment was handed down, if she insisted on not returning the money, she would potentially face charges for refusal to comply with the judgment and embezzlement.

She was very likely to be sued again...

By then, the consequence would be imprisonment!

Afterward, she turned around and looked at her daughter and "son-in-law," then sighed.

Let's just return it, and then slowly find a way to get it back later, she thought silently.

Now that both parties were married.

They could use various excuses in the future to gradually gather money for her younger son's marriage.

However, compared to before, this process would be slower.

Her younger son...

Would probably get married several years later than planned.

"Mom, there's something you might not know yet. Feizhang and his dad... they've already broken off their relationship," Wen Le said, biting her lower lip cautiously.

And she recounted everything that had happened these past few days.

Wan Feizhang's house and car were now all taken back!

Apparently, he wouldn't receive any financial support in the future either.

"What?"

Yan Yeyun's eyes widened in disbelief, looking at the "son-in-law" sitting in the wheelchair.

She trembled all over.

"Divorce!"

"They must get a divorce!" This was her first reaction.

Her daughter was so outstanding, how could she marry such a loser?!

Without Wan Zhongyuan's support, Feizhang couldn't possibly support her daughter!

Her younger son would never be able to afford to get married!

"Lele, listen to Mom. You're still young, only twenty-five. There's no need to waste your time on him."

She turned to Wen Le and began to persuade her right there in court, "There are plenty of good men out there. A man like him doesn't deserve you at all."

"Go to the Civil Affairs Bureau tomorrow and get divorced. The day after, you'll go on a blind date!"

This scene unfolded blatantly right there in the courtroom.

And Wen Le kept her head down the whole time, not saying a word.

In his wheelchair, Wan Feizhang's face turned scarlet with fury, and the frustrations of the past few days erupted.

"I'm telling you!" he roared. "I will *never* agree to this divorce, not in this lifetime! Don't think I don't understand the law! As long as I don't agree, you can't get divorced! If you dare go on blind dates and remarry, that's bigamy!"

After speaking, he turned to Wen Le, who had remained silent.

He tried to sweet-talk her, "Lele, don't listen to your mother. As the saying goes, 'For thirty years the river flows east, for thirty years it flows west'—fortunes change! Never scorn the young and poor! I'm still young; I can definitely make you happy…"

Unfortunately, Wen Le kept her head down the entire time, giving no response.

Or rather, her current attitude said it all.

「In the gallery.」

Zhang Qingyuan and the others stared wide-eyed, intently watching the scene unfolding at the defendant's bench.

In their view, this scene was far more intriguing than the court's judgment.

"I think from now on, we should look more into civil lawsuits. Though they aren't as thrilling as criminal judgments, they're much more interesting."

"During the hearing just now, didn't they say their relationship was excellent? How did it suddenly turn to divorce?"

"The judges must feel thoroughly deceived right now."

"Finally, someone can handle this family. Who knew they'd meet their match like this..."

"…"

Zhang Qingyuan and the others lowered their voices, gossiping quietly as they watched with great interest.

The fact that this family could demand a bride price of 1.68 million yuan already spoke volumes about their character.

Now…

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