Chapter 46: Parting on good terms

"Don't worry about how I know this. I just want to ask you, will Li Zhigang pay back the money? If he doesn't, how will our family survive?"

"Our family... our family will just live as usual. My brother is in urgent need of help, so we will just have to tighten our belts for a while. It won't be a problem."

Although he was mentally prepared, Yue Mingde still felt heartbroken when he heard Li Yan say that.

"Xiao Xin and Xiao Hui are growing up, you say it's okay? Do you even dare to pay Li Zhigang for their tuition?"

"He's anxious? He has gambling debts! Gambling debts are a bottomless pit!"

Li Yan looked around nervously and pushed Yue Mingde: "Keep your voice down!"

"Brother has already said that this is the last time, there won't be a next time. I can't just watch him get chopped off by his creditors, can I?"

"He is my brother."

Yue Mingde could no longer bear it, veins popped out on his forehead, and he shouted: "Mingyuan is also my brother. Do you remember what you said when I asked him to take money from home when Mingyuan was injured?"

"You said you should focus on Xiaoxin and Xiaohui, and our little family!"

"I...I wasn't wrong either."

Li Yan shrank her neck and glared at Yue Mingde in grievance: "Yue Mingde, why are you yelling at me so loudly! Didn't I just use some money from my family?"

"If you don't give me this money, which vixen do you want to give it to?"

"Li Yan, you are really unreasonable!"

Yue Mingde knew that he couldn't reason with Li Yan, so he gave her two choices: "Li Yan, either you go and ask Li Zhigang to give me the money back, or we get a divorce!"

Li Yan turned her head away: "I won't ask for it. My brother said he will give it back to me after he recovers."

"How long is a while? How can he recover? Going to gamble again! Gambling will only make him owe more and more!"

Li Yan insisted: "I won't ask for it anyway."

"Then divorce!"

"I won't divorce you either!" Li Yan glared at Yue Mingde: "I gave birth to two sons for you, and you divorced me, Yue Mingde, do you have no conscience?"

"Okay then. I'll go to the police station and report it. Li Zhigang has a criminal record."

Yue Mingde turned and walked away. Li Yan quickly caught up with him and grabbed him: "Yue Mingde, are you crazy? You will get my brother arrested and put in jail!"

"It was because of you that my brother got a criminal record last time! You still want to harm him! Are you a human being?"

Yue Mingde shook off Li Yan's arm and looked at her coldly: "Li Yan, either let Li Zhigang pay back the money, or we will get divorced. I will give you all the money, as well as the house we live in now."

"If you don't choose either, I promise you that I can definitely send Li Zhigang in!"

"Yue Mingde, you bastard!" Li Yan's eyes were red. She tried hard not to let her tears fall and just stared at Yue Mingde with tears in her eyes.

Yue Mingde clenched his fists and forced himself to be hard-hearted. He didn't want to force Li Yan like this. Seeing her like this, he felt very uncomfortable.

But he really couldn't stand Li Yan's family. Li Zhigang and Li Zhiqiang were both bottomless pits. Li Zhigang loved gambling, while Li Zhiqiang loved fighting.

Whenever Li Zhiqiang beat someone up before, he would go over with his belongings and money to apologize.

Over the years, they have not been able to save much money and have lived a tight life because they either had to pay for Li Zhigang's gambling debts or help Li Zhiqiang pay for the troubles he had caused.

They had quarreled many times over these things, and each time he gave in because he felt sorry for Li Yan.

But his heartache and concessions did not win Li Yan's empathy. Instead, she took it for granted and became even more demanding!

"Go get the certificate. Let's part ways in peace." Yue Mingde looked towards the school gate and urged Li Yan, "There won't be anyone at the Civil Affairs Bureau soon."

"I want Xiaoxin and Xiaohui. What if you find another one and bully my son?" Li Yan wiped away her tears and made her wish come true.

As long as Yue Youxin and Yue Youhui are with her, Yue Mingde will have to give her child support every month, and she will not completely cut off contact with the Yue family.

Not to mention Yue Guohuai and Wan Jiayin, even Yue Mingli and Meng Fang will be indispensable.

"I asked Xiaoxin and Xiaohui, they want to be with me. If you want Xiaoxin and Xiaohui, I won't give you the savings and the house. The savings at home are all from my salary, and the house was bought by me."

"Li Yan, if you don't take Xiao Xin and Xiao Hui with you, it will be easier to find them in the future. This is also for your own good."

"I'm already this old and I've had children, who would come to me?"

Li Yan looked at Yue Mingde with resentment in her eyes: "Yue Mingde, how could you be so cruel? I was really blind at the beginning!"

"It's not too late to see who I am now."

The two have been together for nearly ten years, and Li Yan has come to know Yue Mingde well. She knows that although he appears gentle, he is actually very stubborn. Once he sets his mind on something, there is no room for negotiation.

Li Yan went to the school to get a divorce certificate, took half a day off, and followed Yue Mingde to the Civil Affairs Bureau to go through the formalities.

Both of them were a little dazed when they came out with the divorce certificate.

"I'll look for a house first. Once I find one, I'll move in with Xiaoxin and Xiaohui. I'll give you the key then."

"No hurry." Li Yan felt like there was a piece missing in her heart and felt very uncomfortable: "Can I go see Xiaoxin and Xiaohui in the future?"

"Yes, you can see them anytime you want."

Yue Mingde hesitated for a moment, but still reminded Li Yan: "Don't give all your money to your family, keep some for yourself. If anything happens, at least you have money in your hands."

"We're divorced, why do you care about me?"

Li Yan had this attitude whenever her family was mentioned. Seeing this, Yue Mingde didn't say anything more.

The two of them walked separately, moving further and further away in opposite directions.

Li Yan put the divorce certificate at the bottom of her bag, feeling uneasy about how to tell her mother when she got home.

Her mother would definitely scold her to death.

Forget it, let’s keep it secret for a while.

On this side, Yue Mingde waited for Yue Youxin and Yue Youhui to return home and then told them the news of his divorce from Li Yan. Then the three of them started packing their things.

The next morning, Yue Mingde left an hour early to go to Huadeng Hutong Primary School to find Chen Minjie.

They went to the countryside together that year. They sat next to each other on the train and were later assigned to the same team.

Later, they returned to Beijing together. He went to the screw factory, while Chen Minjie was arranged by his family to be a teacher at Huadeng Hutong Primary School.

Chen Minjie was very loyal. Not only did he agree to help Yue Mingde transfer his two children to another school, he also found him a nice house.

In the yard next to his house, the landlords were an elderly couple, and it was said that they had only one daughter who was already married.

The house to be rented was where their daughter used to live.

The house was big enough for the three of them to live in, and the landlord was willing to lend them the kitchen.

The rent was also suitable, so Yue Mingde paid the deposit directly.

On Sunday, Yue Mingde borrowed a cart and moved there with Yue Youxin and Yue Youhui.