Chapter 67 [(*^▽^*)]
Old Zhang glanced back at him. "What else could have happened? Apparently, their son took some money to gamble yesterday and lost over ten thousand in one night!"
"The person is being held at the casino. They called and told them to bring money to ransom him, or they'll cut off his hand and foot before releasing him."
Lin Leyou sighed. Sure enough, he gambled away his money. He probably got carried away and couldn't stop himself. He probably signed an IOU at the casino.
Zhou Feng: "Money? Don't you know how much money we have? Huh?! You spendthrift woman, let me tell you, if you dare to use the money to redeem that little beast today, I'm divorcing you!"
Old Zhang's eyes lit up when he heard this. "Wow, not bad!"
He spoke very softly, so only Lin Leyou, who was standing next to him, could hear him.
"how?"
Old Zhang said in a low voice, "Old Zhou... he was in the army before, so he's always felt guilty towards his wife and children."
“After I was discharged from the army, I always treated them very well. As long as I could afford it, I would give them whatever they wanted. Even when my child dropped out of school a few years ago because he was not doing well, I didn’t say anything and even said I would find him a job.”
"Even after he became addicted to gambling, he felt that maybe it was because he hadn't been able to accompany his child that the child went astray. He tried his best to educate the child and did his best to help cover up the debts, but he never expected it to turn out like this."
"Actually, Lao Zhou isn't that old now, only in his forties, in the prime of his life. Although he looks old, that's just because of the troubles caused by this mother and daughter. Once he's free, he'll definitely get better and better. Such a capable man will surely find a reliable wife in the future."
Lin Leyou hesitated for a moment, "Even if he wants a divorce, his current wife wouldn't agree, would she?"
Old Zhang hesitated for a moment, "Under normal circumstances, I would definitely not be happy, but this woman is known for cherishing her son Zhou Nanyue the most and can't bear to see him suffer any grievances."
“Normally, even a minor scrape would make me nervous for ages, and I might even cry from worry. This time, my son was detained by the casino and they threatened to cut off his hands and feet.”
Sure enough, as soon as Old Zhang finished speaking, the woman screamed.
"Fine, let's get a divorce! My son is my child, he's my life! You don't want the child, but I do! We're getting a divorce now, but all the money and this shop are mine! You can't take a single penny with you!"
She now wants to hold onto all the little money the family has, because her child is still waiting for her to save his life.
Seeing that she was still thinking about money even in this state, Zhou Feng was immediately disheartened and completely gave up on the mother and son.
He thought about the tens of thousands of yuan in his account. With that money, he could live well no matter where he went. He wondered what would happen to his mother and son after he was gone.
But he has already done everything he could, even after so many years since his discharge from the military...
"Come on, the Civil Affairs Bureau is right behind us. You'll come with me now to get a divorce. Once we get the divorce certificate, I won't take a single penny. We'll just leave!"
The woman's mind was completely focused on her son, whose hands and feet were about to be chopped off. Hearing him say this, she felt a little relieved and, without the slightest hesitation, said, "Let's go, let's go now!"
Lin Leyou was somewhat surprised, "The Civil Affairs Bureau is right behind the residential area?"
Old Zhang: "Yeah, yeah, it's right over there. I never thought they'd actually get a divorce... So many people tried to persuade Old Zhou before, but he wouldn't agree. He just struggled to make ends meet with his wife and son. But now he's finally come to his senses. Everyone can finally breathe a sigh of relief."
Lin Leyou watched as Zhou Feng and his wife went into the store, picked up some things, and headed towards the Civil Affairs Bureau. He unconsciously touched his stomach and realized that he hadn't eaten breakfast while watching the drama unfold.
Since the breakfast shop is closed, let's go next door for wontons, they're delicious too.
When Lin Leyou went into the restaurant to eat, there were other diners there, all talking about what had happened at the breakfast shop earlier. Perhaps the person involved wasn't there, because they were talking quite loudly, which made it easy for Lin Leyou to overhear.
"Hey, did you see what happened outside just now?"
"I've finally seen it. I knew Old Zhou would definitely want a divorce."
"I thought so too, but I didn't expect him to last so long. He has done everything he could for that mother and child."
"Those two are really ungrateful. Old Zhou has been so good to them all these years. They have such a good, family-oriented, hardworking, and money-making man, and they don't even know how to cherish him."
"They really got divorced. I just saw them go to the Civil Affairs Bureau. Hey, do you think we have a chance?"
"You? Don't even think about it. I reckon Old Zhou won't stay here. If he did, those two would definitely come knocking on his door demanding money."
"That's true. I hope Lao Zhou can have a better life somewhere else."
"That's for sure! Old Zhou could live dozens of times better than he does now, even if he were all alone!"
"What a pity, why can't I meet such a good man..."
"Okay, let's not talk about this anymore."
"Why don't you say? What's the Zhou family kid's name again, Zhou Nanyue? Right, right, that's his name. It's a nice name, but he's such a terrible person. He must have lost four or five hundred thousand yuan over the years, right?"
"That's right! You could buy a nice house around here! And there's Old Zhou's car from a few years ago, and all sorts of other stuff. That kid Zhou Nanyue steals things from home to sell for money."
"It is said that the house was completely emptied, and his mother kept secretly stealing money from Lao Zhou to subsidize her son, for fear that there was too much money in the house that she could not spend."
Lin Leyou deliberately ate a little slower, enjoying the melon quite a bit. Just as he walked out of the shop, he saw Zhou Feng and his wife returning.
So fast?!
Oh right, it's still quite early. They probably just got the civil affairs bureau open when they arrived, and they got their divorce certificate done in no time... It was pretty fast, considering there weren't any property disputes.
Zhou Feng left with nothing!
Zhou Feng looked dejected, probably because he hadn't expected that after so many years of hard work, he still couldn't protect his family. He hadn't given up on his wife and son, but he had been abandoned by them.
"Hurry up, hurry up and leave! Give me all the money, the bankbook, and all the money you hid! Our son is waiting! He's about to have his hands and feet chopped off, don't you feel any heartache?!"
The first thing she did after the divorce was to urge her ex-husband to hand over all the money. That's something else.
Lin Leyou didn't follow to see, but turned around to do her own thing.
Zhou Feng is indeed quite pitiful. When I saw him in Qingshui Town before, I thought he was over fifty years old, but I didn't expect him to be only in his forties. It seems that he has really sacrificed too much for this family.
Zhou Feng returned to the dirty and messy shop, took out the passbook, and said, "You've taken almost all the money in this passbook. You know how much is left. Take it."
"Give it to me! Give it to me!"
Of course she knew how much money was in the savings account—less than 20,000, which was far from enough; the IOU showed 160,000!
"Anything else? Didn't you hide any money yourself?"
She looks like she's gone mad now, completely different from her usual gentleness when she's with her son.
Zhou Feng certainly didn't hide any money, except for the money he earned by risking his life in the infinite world.
"Don't you know how much money the breakfast shop makes every day? How do you think I can hide it? And don't you know who's in charge of collecting the money?"
The woman's lips twitched. She was in charge of collecting the money, and if anyone was going to hide it, it would be her. Zhou Feng hadn't touched the money at all, let alone hidden it. Besides, even if he had, it would probably only be a few dollars or a dozen dollars, which wouldn't be of any use.
Zhou Feng didn't say anything more. Instead, he took out a worn-out black backpack, opened the box on the ground, and began to pack his clothes.
Over the years, in order to pay off debts and support his wife and children, he hadn't bought any clothes at all. All his belongings combined couldn't even fill a backpack, and the last thing he put in was his divorce certificate.
He looked at his wife, who was now his ex-wife, with his backpack on his back. "This shop is yours now. If you need to raise money, you can sell everything in the shop and then go to the landlord to terminate the lease. That way you can get some money."
As for the money in the system, he didn't plan to take out a single penny. Even if he did, it would all go to the casino and be of no use whatsoever.
This mother and son are completely ruined.
The woman watched Zhou Feng's departing figure and suddenly felt a pang of panic, but then she thought of her only son and strengthened her resolve.
If she didn't do this, she would never have been able to get the money to help her son. Anyway, Zhou Feng had no money left, and she wouldn't feel bad even if he died. For her, her son was the most important thing.
As for whether she will regret it after this matter is resolved, that's a matter for later.
Lin Leyou thought Zhou Feng would leave H City immediately, or at least leave the vicinity of this neighborhood, but unexpectedly, when he returned from running errands, he saw Zhou Feng in the neighborhood.
He stood downstairs in his rented apartment and glanced around habitually, only to see what appeared to be a person lying in the greenery.
He was a little puzzled. He hadn't originally planned to get involved, but that spot was too... the greenery was too lush. Either someone with sharp eyes or someone who happened to be going that way would have missed it.
Seeing that dark clouds were gathering and it was about to rain, he thought about it and decided to go over and take a look. After all, that area was a dead corner of the neighborhood, and usually no one would pass by there.
When they went closer and parted the thickets of bushes, they were surprised to find it was Zhou Feng!
He lay on the ground, his face deathly pale, already unconscious.
Lin Leyou went over and touched his neck. Thank goodness, he was still alive!
He took out his phone and dialed the emergency number. Although there were few people in this corner, there were still some who looked over when they saw the ambulance coming.
The ambulance sped off, taking Zhou Feng and Lin Leyou away immediately, leaving behind only some unsuspecting people gossiping.
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