Chapter 4: Leaving the House with Nothing
"What are the conditions?" Ge Zhihua asked hurriedly without even bothering to get up.
Zhong Hui had also finished her breakfast and walked out slowly. "The condition is that Linlin belongs to me, and the homestead, the house, and the few acres of land at home also belong to me."
"Why?" Ge Zhihua jumped up upon hearing this. "This residential land was allocated to my family by the village. It was left to me by my parents."
"Your parents are sick or paralyzed. This house was built by Zhong Hui from our family after they got married. I even came here to pick up bricks." Zhong Xiong said while shaving his teeth.
"But the homestead is mine." Ge Zhihua said with his neck stiff.
Zhong Hui glanced at him lightly: "Do you still want a divorce?"
"Linlin can belong to you, but the house and land must be divided equally." Ge Zhihua said courageously. Linlin was just a daughter, so it didn't matter to him. But the house and land were different. Although they were not as valuable as those in Shangtuan Village, they could still be sold for some money.
Zhong Hui's eyes turned cold. It was as if she had never known this man for all these years.
"Brother, since he disagrees with us, you might as well teach him a lesson first." Zhong Hui glanced at Ge Zhihua and opened her eyes.
"Okay, it's the right thing for the brother-in-law to beat up his cheating brother-in-law." Zhong Xiong said, threw away the toothpick in his mouth, stood up, and kicked Ge Zhihua hard.
Ge Zhihua was kicked to the ground, curled up in pain, and cried out: "You, you are breaking the law..."
"Is it illegal? Is it illegal for you to steal people? If you dare to steal people, I will beat you up." Zhong Xiong said, and kicked him a few more times.
Zhong Xiong was very strong, and Ge Zhihua was beaten so badly that he couldn't even get up. He could only protect his head and take the beating.
There was such a big commotion in Zhong Hui's house that the villagers outside heard it. Some of them wanted to stop the fight, but when they heard that Ge Zhihua was cheating, they gave up and just watched the fun from outside.
There were also those who wanted to watch the fun and were not afraid of trouble. They were shouting outside: "Daxiong, use more force. Ge Zhihua dared to look for people outside. I am afraid he thinks that all of our Zhong family members are dead."
The Zhong family is a big family in Xiatuan Village, and every family is more or less related. Ge Zhihua's family is just outsiders who fled famine, yet they dare to bully the Zhong family.
When Zhong Xiong heard this, he fought even harder, even using his fists.
"Brother, brother, stop hitting me, stop hitting me..." Ge Zhihua was beaten so badly that his nose and eyes were swollen and he had no strength to fight back at all.
Seeing that the beating was almost over, Zhong Hui felt relieved and said, "Brother, stop beating, it's enough."
It's okay to hit someone, but if something goes wrong, your family will be the ones who suffer.
Zhong Xiong knew what was going on, so he snorted and stopped.
Zhong Hui then walked down the stairs to the door and looked down at Ge Zhihua: "Can we talk about the divorce now?"
Ge Zhihua lowered his hands from his head and looked at Zhong Hui as if he didn't recognize her: "Hui, you, you weren't like this before?"
In the past, Zhong Hui would always think of saving the meat for him to eat at home. How could she bear to see him get beaten?
Zhong Hui rolled her eyes: "You're already cheating on me and want to run away to another family. What else do you expect me to do to you?"
"Hui, I, I..." Ge Zhihua kept mumbling to himself but couldn't make any clear explanation.
Zhong Hui couldn't bear to see him like that, as if he was the one who was wronged. Zhong Hui gritted her teeth and thought, "What kind of person is this?" She kicked Ge Zhihua again with more force at the same spot where her elder brother had just kicked him, and successfully made Ge Zhihua shut up.
"If you want a divorce, do as I ask. Otherwise, there's no way." Zhong Hui glanced at him lightly.
Her daughter Ge Linlin went to school, and she didn't want to waste any more time talking to Ge Zhihua.
Ge Zhihua lowered his eyelids, but still felt reluctant to leave. The residential land at home was more than 300 square meters, and there was also a yard. Although the house was a bungalow and not worth much, the land was valuable.
Zhong Hui didn't urge him. She moved another stool over and sat on each side with her elder brother, quietly looking at Ge Zhihua lying on the ground like a dead fish.
Ge Zhihua thought for a long time and was still undecided. He was a very selfish person. On the one hand, he wanted the housing land here, and on the other hand, he was thinking about the demolition compensation from Shangtuan Village.
Just as I was thinking about how I could get everything back, I heard someone outside talking loudly, "I just passed by the intersection on my bike and saw several government vehicles heading to Shangtuan Village. Wang Hengjun, the village secretary, was waiting to greet them at the village entrance."
"Really? They're definitely here to discuss demolition. Now the people of Shangtuan Village are rich."
"Yes, it's really enviable. I've seen that every family in Shangtuan Village has built up their homesteads. The amount of money they'll make from this demolition is really exciting."
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Listening to the discussions outside, Ge Zhihua could no longer lie down. If Shangtuan Village was demolished, he and Zhong Hui would not be divorced yet, and he would not be able to share the money from Wang Guimei.
Ge Zhihua's eyes rolled, and he struggled to get up. "Hui, I'm sorry for you and Linlin about this divorce. Okay, I'll give you the house, the homestead, and the few acres of land at home. Consider it my compensation."
After listening to Ge Zhihua's pretentious words, Zhong Hui rolled her eyes and said, "Oh, you still know how to feel sorry for Linlin."
"Yes, since it was you, Ge Zhihua, who cheated first, then after the divorce, how much child support do you plan to give to Linlin every month?" Zhong Xiong said with a smile.
"What child support?" Ge Zhihua's face froze.
"As a father, don't you have to pay for Linlin's tuition and living expenses?" Zhong Hui said calmly.
She has now let it go and feels that scolding her hysterically is a waste of time.
Ge Zhihua didn't dare to look at Zhong Xiong, and could only look at Zhong Hui with a sad face: "Hui, I'm not well off right now."
"If you're not well-off now, you will be well-off in the future, right?" Zhong Hui laughed, her eyes full of ridicule.
Ge Zhihua lowered his head and said nothing, as if Zhong Hui was the one who had done something wrong.
Zhong Hui didn't even bother to look at him. She must have been blind to this man, and she didn't want to bother with him any more.
"Alright, alright, let's go and get the formalities done." She just wanted to cut her losses in time.
"Yeah." Ge Zhihua responded repeatedly.
Zhong Xiong narrowed his eyes and stopped trying to persuade his sister. Although others might not know about their homestead in Xiatuan Village, he knew that it was very valuable.
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