Chapter 180 From now on, you'll be my real dad.

With Lu Jianxi's support, Lin Dahai returned home with his head held high to prepare for the divorce.

Zhang Cui has been eating and drinking as usual these past few days, but she hasn't thought about Lin Dahai at all. If he doesn't agree to a divorce, she'll cause another scene after a while.

The three nephews from the maternal family stayed behind in case Lin Dahai returned and beat people up after recovering.

Although the house is a bit cramped now and we consume a lot of food every day, she can still manage with her current savings.

When Lin Dahai and Lu Jianxi entered, the people in the main room were eating.

Upon seeing the three young men who had beaten him up, Lin Dahai subconsciously shrank back, and his attitude became much less aggressive.

"You wanted a divorce, didn't you? I'm back now, we'll go through the formalities tomorrow."

In order to impress Lin Dahai, Lu Jianxi deliberately walked up to Lin Dahai and said to Zhang Cui, "Don't regret the divorce, Auntie. I'll call you Auntie one last time. You should know that good men like my uncle are rare. My uncle has been bullied by your Zhang family. If anyone wants a divorce, it's my uncle who won't want you. Remember that!"

Zhang Cui's nephew stood up and spat, "What kind of good man beats his own wife and children? Only a good-for-nothing man who bullies his own family is good-for-nothing. It's my aunt who doesn't want him anymore, not the other way around. None of you Lins are any good!"

Lu Jianxi rolled up his sleeves, poised to fight, and turned to Lin Dahai, saying, "Uncle, I'll help you get revenge for what you suffered before."

The Zhang family boy, relying on the large number of people, was not afraid and did farm work all day long. He had plenty of everything except strength.

When the two sides were about to clash, Lin Dahai chickened out first.

"Alright, Jianxi, let's take our things and leave. We'll never associate with this family of scoundrels again."

Zhang Cui emphasized, "Don't forget to bring back twenty-five yuan every month. If you don't, we Zhangs won't be happy."

Lu Jianxi snorted, "You're no longer living with my uncle, so why should I still give you money every month? It's already good enough that my uncle isn't dividing the family property with you now. Don't even think about taking a penny off my uncle in the future."

Zhang Cui had long disliked Lu Jianxi. "You bastard, who do you think you are to act so disrespectfully in my house? What, do you think you can make decisions for Lin Dahai? He won't raise his son, but you're going to raise him?"

When Zhang Cuike visited relatives before, she heard from Lin's relatives about how this scoundrel had angered his own mother to death and turned his stepfather's family into a mess. She was extremely unwilling to have anything to do with such a person.

Lu Jianxi was a reckless and unruly man. When he heard Zhang Cui cursing at him, he rolled up his sleeves and was about to hit Zhang Cui.

The Zhang family boys got into a fight with Lu Jianxi.

Lu Jianxi is indeed a fierce fighter; even the three Zhang family boys together couldn't beat him.

Zhang Cui swung a chair at Lu Jianxi's back, but Lu Jianxi slapped her away. Zhang Cui was frightened by his fierce move and screamed, calling the neighbors over.

Lu Jianxi was dragged out of the house, still shouting and cursing at the door: "You widow who brought death to her husband, you must have found another man outside to want to divorce my uncle! A woman like you should be drowned in a pig cage, paraded through the streets with your tattered shoes hanging down! What has my uncle ever done to wrong you that you want to divorce him..."

Zhang Cui trembled with anger as she listened to Lu Jianxi's foul words.

Looking into Lu Jianxi's lawless and malicious eyes, Zhang Cui felt that she might be in trouble in the future.

She probably wouldn't get those twenty-five yuan.

She went into the room and asked Lin Dahai, "Did you teach him to say that?"

Lin Dahai frowned as he listened, finding Lu Jianxi's words extremely offensive.

Lu Jianxi said that Zhang Cui had cheated on him, and he was embarrassed.

But Lu Jianxi is backing him up now, so he can't hold himself back.

He scoffed, "Who knows if you're having an affair and that's why you insist on divorcing me!"

Zhang Cui picked up a broom and beat him wildly, saying, "Get out of here! If you ever step into my house again, we'll fight to the death! From now on, construction and peace will have nothing to do with you, my family will have nothing to do with you, and I won't shed a single tear if you die one day."

Lin Dahai was kicked out of his house with his clothes in his hand.

Fearing that Lu Jianxi would cause trouble in the future, Zhang Cui deliberately said, "From now on, you can be his son. My two children, Jianshe and Heping, will have nothing to do with him anymore."

These words were exactly what Lu Jianxi wanted to hear. He had said such harsh things before in order to sever the couple's relationship and eliminate any possibility of them getting back together.

If it weren't for the fear of the Zhang family causing endless trouble and forcing Lin Dahai to divorce, he would have at least taken half of the couple's savings.

From now on, Lin Dahai will have no family or son, so he can only treat him as his own son. The money and the job are his!

Since things had already turned ugly, Lin Dahai, trying to save face in front of so many people, yelled, "Anyone who marries a woman like you is doomed! Go get a divorce tomorrow, and anyone who doesn't is a coward!"

"Jianxi, let's go!"

After the two animals left, Zhang Cui went inside and closed the door.

The neighbors were gossiping outside.

Niu Lili rolled her eyes and said, "Zhang Cui insists on getting a divorce, is she really having an affair?"

An older woman glared at Niu Lili and said, "What nonsense are you talking about? Zhang Cui is either at the factory or at home cooking and sleeping. Where would she find the time to find other men!"

Niu Lili snorted, "Then why does she have to get a divorce? Her ex-husband is dead. If she gets divorced again, what will become of her reputation?"

The older woman who had spoken earlier shook her head and said, "If you want to blame someone, blame the fact that both she and Lin Dahai are in their second marriages. The matter of that girl, Lu Bai, has been weighing on Zhang Cui's mind, and Lin Dahai has started hitting people again. This nephew of Lin Dahai doesn't seem like a good person; he said such awful things just now. He's probably been stirring things up behind her back. Second marriages rarely last..."

Everyone agreed with what the old lady said.

Although every family has its arguments and fights, few actually get divorced. Unlike couples who marry later in life, their hearts are not aligned, they can't get along, and their families are easily broken up.

There was a lot of discussion outside.

Zhang Cui went back to her room and cried.

After crying, she felt deep regret. If she had divorced earlier, her daughter might not have left.

Lin Jianshe and Lin Heping peeked out from the doorway and said, "Mom, we won't acknowledge him anymore, so don't cry."

Zhang Cui said, "After I divorce him, I'll change your surnames too."

That bastard said she was seeing other men, so both of their sons changed their surnames to Zhang.

If a couple is determined to divorce, there is no marriage they cannot divorce.

The couple filed for divorce. First, people from both factories came to persuade them, and then people from the Women's Federation and the neighborhood committee came to persuade them. The couple almost got into a fight when they met. Only when the people trying to persuade them realized they had no other choice did they issue a certificate.

By the time the two got divorced, the Lantern Festival had already passed.

Looking at the divorce certificate in her hand, Zhang Cui was in a daze.

She got a divorce just like that…

On Lin Dahai's side, Lu Jianxi happily welcomed Lin Dahai into the newly rented, more spacious house. Inside, a space about 1.5 meters wide was partitioned off with a curtain for Lin Dahai to use as his room.

"Uncle, from now on you are my real father. Let's live a good life together as a family, and our lives will definitely get better and better."