Zhou Shangcai brought the divorce certificate back, and Zhou Pozi took a close look at it before throwing it back.
Granny Zhou advised, "Divorce is not a game. At your age, now that you're divorced, don't rush into finding someone else, lest you drag yourself and your children down!"
Zhou Shangcai finally agreed: "Mom, I won't look for anyone else anymore!"
Granny Zhou nodded slowly without saying anything. She always felt that her health was not very good and that she was afraid she would not live for more than a few years. Who could know what the future held?
With Zhou Shangcai's matter settled, Zhou Zhongliang could finally return to the south with his wife and children.
With everything prepared, it was time to depart.
Because Granny Zhou insisted that the Shen family's nanny would return with them, and the house would be vacated once they returned to the villa area, Granny Zhou was unwilling to stay there, so she and Zhou Shangcai went back to live in the village.
This decision was met with unanimous opposition, with Zhou Hongyu being the most vocal in her opposition.
Zhou Hongyu pleaded with her mother-in-law, "Mom, you should continue living here. Second Brother bought it to live in. If you don't move out, it'll just be abandoned!"
"Besides, we live close by, so we can see each other whenever we want!"
Granny Zhou shook her head: "I'm old, and I'm afraid I don't have many days left. No matter what kind of villa or family compound it is, my favorite place is still the house in my hometown!"
Zhou Hongyu pursed her lips. Her mother not only didn't want to live in the villa, but she also didn't want to live in the family compound.
Does that mean we have no choice but to agree to her mother moving back to her hometown?
Zhou Hongyu felt a pang of sadness, then an idea struck her, and her eyes lit up.
—If the old lady moves back to live there, then she will move back to live there too!
It's not like you have to live in the family compound.
The main reason they moved to the family compound instead of living in the village villa was for Chang Meiying's education. Now, Chang Meiying is about to enter junior high school, and her academic performance has always been among the best.
She has been looking forward to being able to board at a school, and her wish will come true soon!
Zhou Hongyu made her decision and informed everyone without telling Granny Zhou. No one was surprised except for Chang Meiying, who was overjoyed and couldn't believe her ears.
Chang Meiying asked skeptically, "Mom, is it true that you're sending me to boarding school?"
My wish came true so easily!
Zhou Hongyu nodded: "That's right, haven't you always hoped to go to boarding school? Now that conditions allow, I'll make your wish come true right away!"
Zhou Hongyu smiled and patted Chang Meiying on the shoulder, telling her to pack her things to take to school, while the others started to move.
Chang Meiying ran upstairs with a happy face. When she came downstairs after packing a backpack, the whole house looked completely different.
People were coming and going, all busy moving things.
As Chang Meiying carried her backpack, she suddenly felt a pang of regret; she hadn't actually been that eager to go to boarding school.
Boarding school means she will be away from her family for a long time and face a lonely campus life alone.
The company of her friends and teachers could not fill the void in her heart.
Zhou Hongyu came over and directed people to move things. When she got to her side, Chang Meiying couldn't help but move her lips, but in the end she didn't say anything.
Chang Meiying made a silent decision: she couldn't be a coward. She was a big girl, and she had to be braver!
In Zhoujia Village, Zhou Pozi had just moved back home when Zhou Hongyu moved back as well.
Granny Zhou was first surprised, then laughed, cursing, "She's like a baby who's never been weaned. She follows me everywhere I go. On a whim, she brought her whole family back, and Meiying has been dragged down by her. The child has to get up very early for school!"
As soon as Zhou Hongyu got out of the car, she came over to tell the old lady that she had also moved back. Hearing this, the old lady couldn't help but laugh.
Zhou Hongyu: "Mom, Meiying has been looking forward to going to boarding school. Now that I've moved back, we can arrange for her to go right away!"
Granny Zhou was startled and immediately started scolding, "What kind of mother are you! Sending such a young child to boarding school! Anyone who didn't know better would think you're a stepmother!"
Zhou Hongyu didn't care: "Then just treat me as your stepmother. Anyway, the circumstances don't allow it, so Meiying will have to go to boarding school!"
Granny Zhou really wanted to give Zhou Hongyu a good scolding. Mei Ying was only a little over ten years old, and she was already willing to send the child to boarding school. She was too heartless!
Granny Zhou was so angry at Zhou Hongyu that she couldn't catch her breath and glared at Zhou Hongyu a few times.
Zhou Hongyu smiled, ran over and acted coquettishly, and soon won over Granny Zhou's heart, eliciting bursts of hearty laughter.
Zhou Shangcai was standing in the yard talking to his brother-in-law Chang Xingwang when he heard laughter coming from the window, and he couldn't help but fall into a daze.
His mother's health was not good, and he didn't have much time left. He didn't regret the divorce at all.
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Zhou Shangcai's children never expected that their mother would return from a trip to Beijing and get a divorce!
Sister-in-law Zhou was in a bad mood, so she told them about the divorce and angrily kicked them out.
A group of people came out of the house, and Zhou Shangcai's eldest son, Zhou Huaisheng, couldn't help but lash out at his younger brother, Zhou Huai'an.
Zhou Huaisheng couldn't control his voice: "Huai'an, can't you use your brain? Your parents even got divorced to send you abroad! You were in Beijing at the time, couldn't you have tried to persuade them!"
Zhou Huai'an retorted, "I would have liked to advise them, but they didn't give them a chance! They got divorced in just one morning! Anyone who didn't know better would think they were playing house, treating marriage like a game!"
Zhou Huaisheng didn't want to hear Zhou Huai'an's explanation; he was blaming Zhou Huai'an for not taking it seriously.
Just as the others were about to launch a tirade against Zhou Huai'an, his wife, holding their child, became displeased.
Zhou Huai'an's wife was aggressive: "Don't blame everything on my husband! My in-laws always liked to argue, why didn't you children do anything about it? Now that we're really divorced, you like to come out and point fingers!"
He glanced disdainfully at Zhou Huaisheng, who had brought up the topic.
"Who do you think you are, big brother! If you really care, call Dad and tell him to come back and remarry Mom!"
Zhou Huaisheng looked at Zhou Huai'an's wife with displeasure, clenching his fists: "Only petty men are difficult to deal with, especially women!"
He left after uttering that insult.
As for Zhou Huai'an's wife's suggestion that he persuade Zhou Shangcai and his wife to remarry, he had no intention of doing so at all.
The others didn't want to get involved, nor did they bother to speak to Zhou Huai'an's family, who had the lowest social standing. They turned a cold shoulder and left immediately.
After everyone left, Zhou Huai'an exclaimed in surprise, "Wife, I never knew you were so amazing!"
In the past, because she was not liked by Sister-in-law Zhou, Zhou Huai'an's wife was particularly well-behaved at family gatherings.
"That's right, don't you know who I am! I'm your wife!" Zhou Huai'an's wife hugged the child tightly and raised her eyebrows.
"But then again, will my parents' divorce and going abroad have any impact?"
Zhou Huai'an's wife was eager to know the answer. After suffering so much mistreatment in her husband's family for so many years, she had no desire to continue living a miserable life in China.
If she had a choice, she would abandon everything and go abroad to live a life of luxury.
Zhou Huai'an nodded with a smile: "It has no impact at all. Mom said she will still send me abroad..."
Zhou Huai'an's wife was overjoyed: "You truly are my favorite son!"
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