Chang Lanhua ignored the two Chang brothers, Chang Hongbing and Chang Meihua, but still maintained contact with them. Chang Meihua knew this but didn't say anything, so she let Chang Lanhua have her way.
Chang Lanhua, through Chang Meihua's mediation, repaired her relationship with Old Man Chang, and then pushed Aunt Yan forward to gain Old Man Chang's trust. From then on, the father and daughter reconciled.
Chang Meihua initially agreed to arranging for Aunt Yan to stay with Old Man Chang.
Granny Chang is mentally unstable, so the division of the family property will inevitably be presided over by Old Man Chang. However, Old Man Chang is slightly sexist, so the two sisters will receive much less property.
She thought the same way as Chang Lanhua: since her own mother couldn't help with dividing the family property, they should arrange for someone more suitable.
Aunt Yan's family has a heavy burden and she is from out of town, so she is subject to many restrictions. She is a very suitable candidate.
Chang Meihua thought that Aunt Yan could be used by her, but later she found that Aunt Yan was just as crazy as Yan Dong. Aunt Yan made a complete mistake in this move, and there was no going back. That day, Chang Meihua and Old Man Chang had a fight but they couldn't separate the two of them. Things were in big trouble!
Chang Lanhua hadn't yet seen through Aunt Yan's ambition, only thinking that good things were about to happen, and she couldn't stop smiling: "Aunt Yan, I'm even trying to steal my own mother's husband for your and my father's marriage. You'd better say a few good words for me when the time comes!"
Yan Dong forced a cold smile.
Aunt Yan grinned and laughed, "Not at all, I owe everything I have today to you!"
She used to suffer a lot of mistreatment at Chang Lanhua's house for a pittance, but she never expected that finding a rich old man with a house would bring her such a privilege.
If she had known this would happen, she wouldn't have put up with the mistreatment at Chang Lanhua's house.
My niece told me that Shuangdong Hutong will be demolished soon, and the Chang family's entire courtyard will become rich. She's struck gold this time!
*
Chang Xingwang was away on a business trip, and Chang Hongbing tacitly bypassed him and directly informed Zhou Hongyu that Old Man Chang wanted to divorce Old Woman Chang and then remarry.
Chen Zhaodi found out about this only three minutes earlier than Zhou Hongyu.
Chen Zhaodi slapped Chang Hongbing's shoulder hard: "Are you stupid! Have you lost your mind! You didn't object when Dad wanted to divorce his wife and remarry!"
This would be unacceptable if word got out!
Chang Hongbing didn't dare to retort, and silently tried to make amends for the old man: "Dad is just worried that no one will take care of him in the future..."
"Pah! Does he think you're dead?!"
Chen Zhaodi was full of complaints. It wasn't that she was worried about who would take care of her in the future. She was probably blinded by the temptations outside, bringing all sorts of filthy people into the house. She wouldn't allow it!
Chang Hongbing looked up at the doorway: "Don't make a sound, Hongyu is here..."
"Hongyu, come quick! Hongbing said Dad is going to divorce Mom and remarry! And he's going to marry a distant relative of my husband's eldest sister's wife, an old widow with several children!"
Chen Zhaodi abandoned Chang Hongbing and rushed to Zhou Hongyu. In her opinion, Zhou Hongyu was much more useful than Chang Hongbing, who could only silently endure being bullied.
Upon hearing this, Zhou Hongyu immediately frowned and looked at Chang Hongbing: "Brother, did Dad tell you this himself?"
"Ugh!" Chang Hongbing frantically pulled at his hair. "Dad told me to get things sorted out in the next few days. He's in a hurry to get his marriage certificate with Aunt Yan!"
Zhou Hongyu felt a surge of annoyance. This old man was half-buried in the ground, yet he still wouldn't stay still.
Chen Zhaodi complained a lot: "Divorce?! I don't agree! Even if we really divorce, I won't allow Dad to remarry!"
Getting divorced and remarrying after a divorce are two different things.
Remarrying means there'll be another living person in the house, impossible to hide... wait, the house...
Chen Zhaodi immediately thought of the Liu family in the opposite courtyard who had been robbed, and clapped her hands, shouting, "Chang Hongbing, where am I supposed to find this old widow? Do you know that the Liu family is in this state because of a widow!"
The Liu family was so destitute that they sold their house to raise money and went to live with their daughter. After that, the Liu family was no longer their neighbor.
Chang Hongbing said helplessly, "That's my dad. I can't stop him from getting a divorce. Besides, he just wants someone to be by his side and take care of him in the future. He can live in any of the many houses we have. If it really doesn't work out, we can take Mom and move to an apartment building!"
The buildings outside are now beautifully constructed, with balconies, separate kitchens, and heating—everything one could need. They are far superior to the bungalows in the alleyways. As his children, he couldn't let him suffer like this, so he had to step down.
Chen Zhaodi put her hands on her hips and glared at him: "Chang Hongbing, go to hell with your ancestors for eight generations! What do you care how many buildings you own? Which one did you pay for? You leave your Chang family's property lying around, but you insist on playing the good guy and letting your stepmother and her younger siblings benefit!"
"If I were your mother-in-law, I'd be driven crazy by your good son! You're already acting like a lapdog before you've even married into the family!"
Chang Hongbing was so ashamed he could hardly breathe: "You, you... I didn't mean that!"
He couldn't stop Old Man Chang from getting a divorce and remarrying, but he had no intention of pleasing Old Man Chang's new wife. He just didn't want his father to be caught in the middle.
Is it wrong for him to think of his parents as a child?
Chen Zhaodi spat at him a few times without any politeness: "Pah! You still have the nerve to say that your father has wronged your mother, and you still help your father solve his problems. You just don't care about your mother at all!"
Those words were truly hurtful.
Chang Hongbing was stunned and lost in thought, and Zhou Hongyu took the opportunity to offer her opinion.
Zhou Hongyu: "Brother, I don't care what you think, but I have only one principle: if Dad divorces and remarries, he and that woman's family must never set foot in Shuangdong Hutong!"
Despite her calm demeanor, Zhou Hongyu actually hated Aunt Yan with a passion that burned like a ton of bricks.
In her dream, after Granny Chang died from overwork, the first wife that Old Man Chang married was this Aunt Yan. This woman was like a maggot in a cesspool, disgusting and ruining the whole family.
However, there is one difference: in the dream, Aunt Yan first gained the trust of Granny Chang, and then persuaded the Chang family to become the stepmother of Chang Hongbing and others in a reasonable way. She brought her children into the house and caused chaos in the Chang family.
Now that this woman has become a third party in other people's relationships, she has incurred the disgust of most of the Chang family. It seems that her scheming will not be so easy.
Moreover, things have changed drastically since then, and getting past Chen Zhaodi alone will be difficult; she may not be able to enter the family smoothly.
Chen Zhaodi nodded approvingly: "Let me tell you, Chang Hongbing, you only earn a pittance, barely enough to support your family. If you dare let that Yan guy into the house, I'll divorce you!"
“I’ll live with my child, my mother-in-law, my second uncle’s family, and you’ll live with your father-in-law, the Yan family, and your two sisters-in-law!”
Chang Hongbing was stunned: "Why are you divorcing me? I haven't done anything wrong to you!"
His father is a scoundrel, so he wants to divorce his mother. He's not like his father.
Chen Zhaodi pointed at him angrily: "Who says you can't get a divorce? I'll get a divorce if I don't like you! Your mother is so good to you, but you side with your father. You deserve to be divorced!"
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