"Alright, then we won't keep you any longer. Do you want Yu Hai to help you with the work?" Chen Hong saw her uncle out.

"No need, no need. There aren't many weeds. I'll just pull a few. I'm just worried that if it rains in a couple of days, the roots will grow too big and it will be harder to pull them out. Yu Hai has finally come back, let him help you with some work. Don't see him off, go back and do what you need to do."

After seeing her uncle off, Chen Hong returned to the house, where the three of them stared at each other.

Seeing Chen Hong come in, Yu Hai said, "Do you have anything else to do this afternoon? If not, Dad and I will go and tidy up the old house first, and then we'll move there tonight. After breakfast tomorrow morning, let's go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get the divorce certificate!"

"Okay, I'll come with you!"

"You don't need to go. You stay home and look after Yu Yang. Yu Hai and I will go over and tidy up. No one has lived there for a long time, and there are a lot of mosquitoes in the yard. Don't let them bite the child. After we've finished tidying up, you can take the child over to see it when you have some time."

"Are you moving in tonight? Or maybe tomorrow? Let's pack up today first."

Yu Hai said, "Let's move tonight. While I'm home, I'll help Dad fix anything that needs repairing. You should cook more dinner. Dad and I will eat dinner and then go back home. We won't be cooking there tonight."

Yu Hai and his father went to the old house. Chen Hong led her son to the backyard, fed the chickens and ducks, carried a few buckets of water, watered the vegetable garden, and picked out the vegetables for dinner.

After finishing her work and returning to the front yard, Chen Hong went back to the bedroom, sorted out all of Yu Hai's clothes from the wardrobe, wrapped them in a bundle, and brought him two quilts, placing them on the bed, waiting for him to come back and get them.

She packed Yu Hai's and her father-in-law's shoes into two cardboard boxes, took out her father-in-law's bedding, and left her clothes untouched. The old man's savings were hidden in the wardrobe, which Chen Hong never touched; she would wait for him to come back and tidy up.

After tidying up, I watched cartoons with my son in the main room for a while. It was almost six o'clock, time to cook. I put rice in the rice cooker, and there was one mackerel left, so I braised it. I stir-fried the octopus with chili peppers, made a cold salad with water spinach, and stewed two pork ribs and eel together to make an eel and pork rib soup. That's enough for dinner tonight.

"Chen Hong, have you finished cooking? I could smell the delicious aroma coming from our house from far away outside!" Mr. Yu said to Chen Hong as he entered the house and sat on the sofa.

"Dad, dinner is ready. I've tidied up your room for you, everything's done except for the wardrobe. Please take a look and put all the clothes away. After dinner, you stay home and watch over Yu Yang. I'll come over and make your bed."

“You don’t need to do it, let Yu Hai do it. We’ll eat when he gets back, and after we eat, let him take all the food over and clean up. I’ll play with my grandson for a while, and then we can go over to sleep tonight.” Yu’s father said with a hint of anger.

After Yu Hai returned and finished dinner, he started using a small cart to transport luggage back and forth to the old house.

On the last trip, Chen Hong said to Yu Hai, "Yu Hai, check if anything was left behind in our room and Dad's room. Take what you need to take, move what you need to move. Move all the furniture from Dad's room too. I've packed up the refrigerator in the kitchen. Tie it up with rope and carry it back to Dad. Also, take the electric fan from his room. It's too hot. He can't do without a fan. Is the electricity still working over there?"

"The electricity is fine, and the hand pump works well too. It's just that the kitchen door is a bit flimsy; it's been gnawed by rats. I'll have someone replace it tomorrow. The refrigerator's been taken away. What will you use?" Yu Hai asked Chen Hong.

“I don’t want it. You and the child can keep it. I live alone and don’t usually need the refrigerator. There’s no need to move the furniture in that room either. The furniture in the old house was all custom-made by a carpenter and can last for many years!” Mr. Yu firmly objected.

“Dad, you should move out. You’ll be living alone from now on, so you won’t waste leftovers. If you cook too much, you can put it in the fridge for the next meal. Don’t my daughter and I have a big freezer? We grow vegetables at home, so we don’t really need a fridge. Without a fridge, if you have leftovers, you’ll be reluctant to throw them away and end up getting sick from eating them. Move out. Staying healthy is better than anything else.”

"Alright, Yu Hai, take it back for me. No need to put it in the kitchen, just put it in the main room. It's getting late, let's go back. Don't cook for us tomorrow morning. We can just buy something to eat. There's a stove over there, so we can cook if we want. You've had a long day, so go to bed early with the child. Make sure to lock the door properly later. Remember to lock the gate before you go to sleep when I'm not here. Tomorrow you and Yu Hai go to town, and leave the child with me."

The old man became sad as he spoke and tried to leave.

"Dad, don't go yet. Help me carry the refrigerator to the car. You have to hold it steady on the way, otherwise it will break!"

The old man had just stepped into the yard and stood there without turning around when Yu Hai and Chen Hong went to the kitchen, moved the refrigerator onto the cart, tied it up, and then the two of them pushed the cart away.

Chen Hong closed and locked the courtyard gate, went to the backyard to check the chicken and duck coop, went back inside to bathe and brush Yu Yang's teeth, put her son to bed, and coaxed the child to sleep.

After the child fell asleep, Chen Hong got up again and tidied up the main room, cleaning it thoroughly. Standing at the door, Chen Hong looked around. From tomorrow onwards, this home would be just for her and her son! Chen Hong was filled with emotion. From this day forward, a new life, a new chapter, would begin!