Perhaps because similar scam tactics have been circulating online, Lin Yu didn't think too much of it at first. She quickly put the message aside and focused on discussing the meeting location with her future mother-in-law.
She also indicated that her family had already made concessions on the betrothal gifts.
Any further compromises would be impossible.
Otherwise, it would seem too insincere.
Hu Lin had originally wanted to continue the conversation to see if expenses could be further reduced. However, she clearly heard Lin Yu inquiring about the text message and Zhou Shou's explanation that it was a scam.
She also knew exactly what the message was about.
Therefore, she naturally couldn't be bothered to argue further. She immediately agreed to Lin Yu's request and, within a few sentences, finalized the time and place for the meeting.
She was afraid of any unforeseen complications or delays.
Although Lin Yu didn't understand why, she was generally quite satisfied with her future mother-in-law's sudden change of heart.
After setting the location, she quickly returned home.
To inform her parents and discuss the engagement and wedding procedures.
As soon as Lin Yu left, Zhou Shou immediately called his mother, Hu Lin, again. After an emotional discussion about the court summons, they finally decided to expedite the process and must finalize things before the court date mentioned in the summons.
Even if the wedding couldn't be rushed, they had to get the marriage certificate.
As long as they were married, they believed the other party wouldn't make them divorced for such a trivial matter.
It would be easier to deal with the lawsuit later.
As for the reason, Zhou Shou quickly came up with one.
It would be more convenient to take wedding leave with a marriage certificate.
While Zhou Shou and his mother were strategizing on how to cooperate and get Lin Yu to agree to get the marriage certificate early,
Lin Yu had also rushed home.
To discuss the wedding date.
However, the moment she entered the house, she noticed the atmosphere was unusual. Her parents, grandparents, and maternal grandparents were all sitting in the living room.
They seemed to be arguing about something.
Seeing her open the door, they suddenly stopped arguing.
And all turned to look at her.
"Dad, Mom, what's wrong?
Why is everyone here? What are you talking about?"
Seeing everyone staring at her, Lin Yu felt a chill run down her spine and immediately asked in confusion.
"We're talking about your boyfriend.
I'm telling you, I absolutely do not agree with you and your boyfriend. You need to break up with him immediately.
This is our collective decision. Your mother, grandparents, and maternal grandparents all agree. You must break up with him. We also need to settle accounts with that matchmaker, Old Zhan. What was his intention?"
As soon as Lin Yu finished speaking, her father, Lin Haitao, who was sitting on the sofa, roared in a stiff and angry tone. Meanwhile, her mother chimed in:
"That's right, we don't agree to your marriage."
"That little beast doesn't want to get married; he wants to create enmity! This is clearly a scam!"
"Dad, Mom, what's going on?
You seemed quite pleased just a few days ago. Why the sudden change of heart in such a short time? Is it about the betrothal gifts, or what? I already reported the betrothal gift issue to you beforehand, didn't I?"
Lin Yu was still confused at this point, completely unaware of why her parents had suddenly turned against her.
"Oh, A'Yu, come and sit down quickly.
You two, too. Explain it clearly to Xiao Yu. If you don't explain, how will she know why you've suddenly become like this? A'Yu, let me tell you.
That Zhou Shou, at first, your dad and mom didn't stop you from meeting him because they thought he was introduced by a friend and they didn't know if it would work out. A while ago, you suddenly came back and said you were at the stage of discussing marriage with him, even about the betrothal gifts.
You had already privately agreed with him.
So your dad and mom couldn't just ignore it anymore. They specifically hired someone to investigate that Zhou Shou.
If there were no major issues.
They definitely wouldn't break up a loving couple.
But now, here are the investigation results. Come, come, take a look yourself. This guy clearly has ill intentions, he's not a good match, and he's not the obedient boy the matchmaker described. That matchmaker was clearly lying with his eyes open, concealing so much important information. He deserves to have no descendants.
Come, come, come and see for yourself!"
Lin Yu's grandmother, He Caixia, who was listening to the conversation between her son and granddaughter, felt anxious. If they talked without equal information, it would be a complete misunderstanding. How could they reach a specific conclusion?
So she quickly stood up and beckoned Lin Yu over.
And also explained the situation.
After her explanation, although Lin Yu still wasn't entirely clear about what her father had found that caused such a drastic change in attitude, she was no longer as displeased. Instead, she quickly walked into the living room and took the stack of papers her grandmother handed her.
She began to read them carefully.
The papers clearly stated that Zhou Shou had a relationship in junior high school that led to parental involvement, eloped with a classmate in high school and was almost reported to the police by the classmate's parents, changed girlfriends every semester in college, two of whom had abortions for him. Then, during his years with Zhu Xin, he had cheated countless times.
And his engagement with Zhu Xin failed.
Zhu Xin had even given birth to a daughter for him.
And was currently in a lawsuit with him over child support.
Although the content might not be entirely comprehensive, the most significant incidents were clear.
Zhou Shou and his mother were out of their minds. In this day and age, how could any parent who truly loved their daughter not investigate their daughter's partner and his entire family when she was about to get married?
Including public opinion and character.
Unless the woman's family was dead, or she had a terrible relationship with her family, or she was foolish enough to get married without informing her family, how could they succeed in their deception?
After reading the stack of papers, Lin Yu's mind felt somewhat dazed. Was this still the same boyfriend, Zhou Shou, who had always appeared polite, gentlemanly, and considerate?
"Dad, Mom, is all of this true?"
"Where did you investigate this from?"
"We hired someone to check if he had any criminal record and found that he was being sued, with several mediation records before that.
Once we found this, we knew.
Something was definitely wrong.
So we specifically paid professional investigators to help. This information was either recorded in his school archives, mentioned by people in university forums, or learned from neighbors. If someone was framing him, there wouldn't be a need to supplement evidence dating back to junior high school, right?
So the accuracy of the information is likely quite high.
Quickly block him and stop all contact with him. We'll handle the rest."
Lin Haitao didn't know how to describe his feelings. He knew clearly that this was not his daughter's fault; she was also a victim.
So he could only suppress his anger.
While explaining, he instructed his daughter.
Telling her not to worry about the subsequent matters, as they, her parents, would handle them.