"My ex-boyfriend's family was from a remote mountain village. I never looked down on him for it. This past Chinese New Year, I went home with him to meet his parents. They made me wake up early to cook.
After the meal, I wasn't allowed to eat at the table; I had to wait until their entire family finished. For some reason, I didn't leave then. His parents also didn't give me any red envelopes.
I’ve been holding onto this grievance. After my parents found out, they advised me to break up. My boyfriend's salary was only 3000 yuan a month, and he gave 2000 yuan to his mother. (I only found out recently.)
Thinking about spending my life with a man like that, my mind suddenly cleared. I broke up with him, and he then sent this 'Qie Zi' mediator to my home.
What he said was disgusting, 'He loves you! You're marrying him, not his family.'
'Love is such a beautiful thing; you can't give up easily over small things. Young lady, I advise you to think carefully, there aren't many men this devoted...'
This caused me great distress. My neighbors started gossiping that I was materialistic. They said I looked down on his poverty, but I met him when his family was also poor.
I still dated him for two years. He used to kneel at my door, acting pitiful and pretending to be devoted. Passersby pointed and judged, and many who didn't know the full story called me heartless. He thought this would force me to marry him. What a dream! I immediately called the police."
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"I was abducted and taken to the mountains. Qie Zi's program found me by leveraging connections. The mediator they sent kept subtly suggesting I forgive that devil of a man.
That man, along with his entire family, kept harassing my family. The strange looks from neighbors almost drove me mad. The police couldn't do anything to convict them.
Each time, they were only verbally reprimanded and sent back to their remote village. I had finally started living a normal life; why was I being subjected to more harm?"
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"Wow, the world truly is full of wonders.
'Qie Zi helps people like this too? They've hit rock bottom.'
'I think it's a local custom, and the man didn't do anything wrong. Giving money to parents is only right; there aren't many filial sons like that. The woman is unappreciative. She should be grateful he was willing to humble himself and apologize by kneeling.
'Go die, commenter #2. Give this good man to yourself and your entire family. May your daughters marry men like him, preferably without a dowry, and even pay to marry. It's best if you also change your surname to his family's. I don't see any love from that man towards the woman.
'If they're fighting this hard and unwilling to let go, it must be that the woman's family isn't well-off, and she'll have a hard time finding someone this good again. Girls need to be discerning when choosing men; don't invite any Tom, Dick, or Harry into your life and waste your time and youth.'
'Commenter #2, you're so pitiful. Why does such a program exist? Just to annoy others? @[Relevant Authority], is this under your jurisdiction? I suggest a thorough investigation to provide an explanation for the victims.'"
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Qie Zi's stock plummeted that day. They dispatched mediators in waves. Public relations issued many apologies, and the program was subsequently suspended. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
Shui Wa hacked into Qie Zi's company. Before long, Qie Zi was exposed for tax evasion, bribery, and corruption. Qie Zi's CEO received an eight-year prison sentence, and several participating executives received five years.
Qie Zi went bankrupt overnight, and many netizens cheered. The mediators not only lost their jobs but also appeared in public.
Relatives and friends turned from admiration to disdain. Many people spat at them when they passed by. All the people the mediators had previously mediated for came to demand repayment.
An elderly woman, around seventy, sat at the entrance of Zhao Qingqing's residential complex, causing a scene and incessantly spewing profanities.
The old woman's son had died of illness at the age of thirty, while his wife was pregnant. Swayed by her nephew and his wife, she felt her daughter-in-law was unreliable.
She didn't know if the baby in the womb was a boy or a girl. If it was a girl, she'd have no one to care for her in her old age. So, she staged a dramatic scene, threatening her own life, and drove her daughter-in-law out.
Now that she was old and no longer useful, her nephew didn't want to bother with her. She survived by scavenging, and in her desperation, she thought of her former daughter-in-law.
She cried and complained that she missed her grandson, but her grandson refused to support her, and her daughter-in-law wouldn't let her in. So, she found the program. Zhao Qingqing had been the mediator at that time.
She spoke eloquently, leveraging the generosity of others, but that family wasn't moved. She was rendered speechless and even tried to use filial piety to pressure them. She was almost beaten by the old woman's grandson and ended up tarnishing their reputation instead of achieving her goal.
Jun Jiuli's actions brought their karma to them.
"It's all because I listened to your wicked advice; now my grandson doesn't even talk to me. I don't care, you must support me. Didn't you say you wouldn't stand by if I were your elder? Then recognize me as your god-granddaughter and support me."
Zhao Qingqing, through the door, reprimanded angrily, "You already had problems between you, and the enmity wasn't caused by me. Get out of here, or I'll call the police."
"Oh, you think calling the police will scare me? What can the police do to someone my age? I'm telling you, you must take responsibility for me."
Nearby neighbors chimed in, "Zhao Qingqing, quickly take your god-grandmother inside. It's so noisy early in the morning. We all have to go to work; not everyone can rest at home like you."
Zhao Qingqing trembled with anger, "You... you're going too far. This old woman has nothing to do with me."
"Hmph, who told you to mediate without a conscience? This is retribution; you reap what you sow."
"You... you're all going too far."
Zhao Qingqing's mother-in-law peeked out from inside the door, "This is the third one. Handle your own affairs properly. If this continues, I'll have my son divorce you."
With that, she slammed the door shut, refusing to open it no matter how much Zhao Qingqing knocked. Previously, she thought her daughter-in-law's job was glamorous, but now the people showing up were all oddballs.
Screaming and throwing tantrums at her doorstep day and night made her feel mentally unstable. Her friends mocked her, and she couldn't hold her head up in the family group chat because of her daughter-in-law.
The police arrived promptly after the call. They couldn't do anything about the old woman, only try to persuade her. The old woman agreed to everything on the surface, took her small stool, and went home. She returned the next day.
A man who committed domestic violence moved into the mediator's home, demanding that the mediator become his wife. He acted like a lord, arrogant and pushy. At this moment, the mediators could truly empathize..."