Chapter 71 I Want a Divorce

"Lin Xiangxi, you bastard! Not only did you not come back at noon, but you also came back so late at night!" Hu Meili scolded, "Tell me, is this reasonable?"

He didn't come back at noon, so Hu Meili guessed that he went to Lin Xiangnan's place to eat.

But Lin Xiangxi didn't tell his family in advance, so Hu Meili was still a little worried.

Lin Xiangxi looked around and didn't see his elder brother next to him. He swallowed nervously and said to Hu Meili, "Mom, I'm going to the restaurant today and asked my sister to give me the job. Starting tomorrow, I won't study anymore and I'll go to work."

"What did you say?" Hu Meili was a little unresponsive. "Say it again?"

"I said I took over my sister's shift."

"Say it again!"

Lin Xiangxi said it again honestly, "I went to take over my sister's shift."

"You two bastards! Such a big thing, and you did it secretly?" Hu Meili was so angry that her face was distorted, and she immediately twisted Lin Xiangxi's arm.

"It hurts, it hurts. Mom, I was wrong, please be gentler." Lin Xiangxi begged for mercy pitifully.

"Be gentle? You still have the nerve to ask me to be gentle?" Hu Meili cursed, "I wish I could strangle you to death, you bastard."

Seeing Hu Meili showing off her power, Lin Xiangnan silently took a step back.

If you hit my younger brother, you can’t hit her anymore.

Lin Xiangnan was used to being scolded, and Lin Xiangxi was the same. Even being beaten was commonplace.

Everyone's defense is about the same, so Lin Xiangnan feels no guilt at all hiding behind his younger brother's shield.

But how could Hu Meili forget her?

"Lin Xiangnan! What did I tell you at the beginning? Is this how you do things for me?"

Lin Xiangnan played dumb, "Isn't it just that I can take this job first and give it up at the critical moment? I gave it up. Mom, I didn't take advantage of you."

"Who told you to give up now?" Hu Meili said angrily, "Your little brother has already paid for this term's tuition. It's more than four yuan, and it's all in vain! You've made me retire early due to illness, and our family will lose more than two hundred yuan a year."

"It's more than two hundred yuan. What's the difference between what you did and digging out my heart and liver?"

She has a long service life and a high salary. The person who takes over her job gets 20 yuan less a month. The sooner she retires, the more the family loses.

But in order to prevent the children from going to the countryside, there is no other way.

"Life at home has finally gotten a little better this year. You two have other little thoughts about me. I really want to beat you to death."

Lin Xiangnan and his sister were indeed in the wrong for not asking Hu Meili for her opinion on the work. They did not refute when they were scolded, but just listened attentively.

Anyway, the matter is done, and no matter how much Hu Meili scolds, it can't change the facts.

Given the current situation at home, Hu Meili also knew why Lin Xiangxi was so anxious, but it was precisely because of this that she was angry.

"Your eldest brother told me today that he would be back in the team in two days, and Xiaoxi would be in charge of the restaurant. Your eldest brother knows how to be humble, but you guys turned around and stabbed him in the back? How can you treat your younger siblings like this?"

"If it weren't for the big brother Xiangdong giving in to you, would you be able to stay in the city and live a good life? Now you want to drive him back to the countryside?"

This is just nonsense.

Lin Xiangnan couldn't help but reply: "That's too much. Who wants to drive Big Brother back to the countryside? You can let Big Brother take over your job."

"He can take over from me. But that's what you guys think."

Because Lin Xiangnan took over the conversation, Hu Meili turned her gun to her, "Don't you think about it? If Xiangdong hadn't been an educated youth in the countryside, you wouldn't even have the chance to stay in the city. You would have to go to the countryside after graduation."

Lin Xiangnan was not one to take the blame, and replied directly: "Without me, there would be no second job in the family. Next year, when my eldest brother's child is born, you won't have to bother asking him to return to the city."

The two of them started arguing.

Both of them have their reasons and are very powerful.

Lin Xiangxi did not forget what he had said before, and quickly sacrificed himself to block Hu Meili's gun.

"Mom, don't blame my sister. I was the one who begged her to give me the job. I was just scared."

Most of the money to buy the job was handed over to her family by Lin Xiangnan. Hu Meili was indeed not tough when facing her.

So Hu Meili bullies the weak and fears the strong, and turned her spearhead towards Lin Xiangxi.

"You're scared! What are you afraid of? I'm your biological mother, how can I harm you?"

"How could I give birth to such a heartless thing like you?"

Hu Meili was so angry that she didn't hide her anger when she cursed.

Sun Xiaodie also heard it in the room. She turned her head to Lin Xiangdong and asked, "Is it really so difficult to get a job in the city?"

"It's very rare. So my current situation is not suitable for me to stay in the city." Lin Xiangdong said: "When the home visit leave is over, we will go back. Don't worry, I won't abandon you."

Hu Meili works in the city and has a salary, and her young son is with her, so Lin Xiangdong is not worried.

"But I heard that there are rural wives like me in other families. Some can even help solve work problems." Sun Xiaodie was a little unwilling and wanted to continue fighting for herself.

"But our family doesn't have the conditions. Most ordinary families in the city don't have the conditions. Basically every family has children working as educated youth in the countryside."

Sun Xiaodie was dissatisfied. "You have three children in your family, so why should you suffer? You know best how hard life in the countryside is."

Lin Xiangdong was sent to the countryside as an educated youth because of policy, and he had nothing to complain about.

"In fact, I've been living in the countryside for so many years, and I've gotten used to it. When my family had the opportunity to return to the city, they immediately wrote to me and didn't treat me badly." Lin Xiangdong said, "Are you still not feeling well? I'll take you to the hospital tomorrow."

"No. I want to go to the park and watch a movie tomorrow. Is there an entertainment room in the steel plant? Take me to play table tennis."

"good."

Hu Meili was still cursing, but Lin Xiangdong did not try to persuade her.

This matter concerns him, and it would be wrong for him to stand on either side.

If he went to persuade Hu Meili, Hu Meili would stand up for him.

But he had no right to educate his younger siblings. It was his marriage in the countryside that made things troublesome and made his younger siblings feel a sense of crisis.

When he returns to the countryside, these disturbances will naturally subside.

Lin Xiangdong has a special care certificate issued by the street, so he can stay at home for a long time, but Sun Xiaodie can't, because her visiting time will soon be up.

Lin Xiangdong wanted to go with Sun Xiaodie, but Hu Meili was unwilling to do so. The mother and son had not seen each other for so long, and it was not easy for them to stay for a while longer. Hu Meili was reluctant to let him go and wanted to keep him for a while longer.

Seeing this, Sun Xiaodie didn't say much. She just packed her bags and left alone. Before leaving, she left a letter for her family.

Hu Meili took the letter and stammered to Lin Xiangdong, "She wants you to divorce..."