Chapter 57 Marry You? That's all part of targeted poverty alleviation!
"Jiang Anchao! Your daughter smashed up my house, and instead of disciplining her, you turned around and attacked me. Do you want to be discharged from the military and sent back home?!"
Wang Qingshan yelled wildly, his tone harsh and unpleasant, "Let go of me, you fucking bastard! My fingers are going to break! Let go!"
Jiang Anchao didn't even bother to look at him. "Apologize."
"On what grounds?"
Wang Qingshan was indignant. He was old enough to be the older brother of the man, so why should he apologize to a younger man?
Jiang Anchao didn't speak, but gradually increased the pressure in his hand.
"Ouch! Ouch! Ouch! I'm sorry! I'm sorry, okay?!"
Wang Qingshan almost knelt on the ground; he could no longer bear it and could only lower his head to admit his mistake.
When he saw that the other person had let go, Wang Qingshan felt his legs go weak. He held his hand and kept blowing on it, but the intense pain did not lessen at all.
Zhizhi walked into the house and saw that Aunt Cuiping had bruises under her eyes and blood seeping from the corner of her mouth.
The little cub's voice trembled with tears, "Aunt Cuiping..."
How did Aunt Cuiping get beaten so badly?
If I had arrived any later, would she have been beaten to death?
Cuiping was already in a daze from the beating. She stiffly raised her head, struggling to lift her swollen eyelids, and her blurry vision gradually became clear.
The moment she saw it clearly, she saw Zhizhi shedding tears.
"Don't cry, Auntie doesn't feel pain, it really doesn't hurt..."
She reached out to hold the baby's hand, but her shoulder had just been injured by the thermos, and she could barely lift it.
Zhizhi stepped forward, her small face filled with self-reproach.
"It's all Zhizhi's fault for not coming out sooner, it's all Zhizhi's fault for not being able to stop it."
How could it not hurt?
Even the slightest scratch on her finger makes Aunt Cuiping extremely distressed; she disinfects it and puts on a band-aid.
She herself had been beaten so many times, her face was covered in bruises.
But she was still smiling and saying it didn't hurt.
Adults always like to deceive children, even though it clearly hurts!
Cuiping smiled, but it aggravated the wound at the corner of her mouth.
She shook her head. "How can you blame him? He was like this before you moved in. On the contrary, if it weren't for Zhizhi appearing in Auntie's life, Auntie wouldn't even have the last bit of happiness."
Her marriage was like an iron pot placed on a raging fire; to her relatives in the countryside, it seemed like things were going well and she was enjoying a life of luxury in the city.
But only she knew that she was the iron pot, devoid of any water, while Wang Qingshan was the fiercely burning flame beneath it. Even knowing that dry-heating the pot would damage it, deform it, he still relentlessly added firewood, attempting to completely dry-heat it until the pot was reduced to fragments, riddled with holes...
For her, Zhizhi was like a clear spring.
She would extinguish the heat of a dry-burning iron pot, and she herself was a little sun, warming her own devastating life.
Zhizhi sobbed, wanting to hug her aunt, but afraid of touching her wound again.
"Aunt Cuiping, let's get a divorce, please?"
She didn't want to see Aunt Cuiping get beaten again.
Such a good person shouldn't live such a life.
It's too bitter...
Cuiping lowered her head with a self-deprecating smile, "If I get a divorce, I won't have an urban household registration, I won't be a formal employee, I won't be allocated a house, and I won't be able to stay... If I go back to the village, the villagers' spittle alone will be enough to drown me."
She slowly wiped away the baby's tears with the back of her hand, comforting her, "Auntie still wants to see Zhizhi often, but if we really get divorced, we'll never have the chance to see each other again."
"Don't be afraid! He hit you because he made a mistake. Auntie, don't worry about being kicked out!"
Little Zhizhi held Aunt Cuiping's hand, sniffed, and said, "Zhizhi also wants to see Auntie more often, but Zhizhi doesn't want you to endure being beaten in exchange for this kind of life."
The little cub found a towel and wiped Aunt Cuiping's face.
She walked out of the house alone and saw Wang Qingshan sitting on the steps in a disheveled state.
"Uncle Wang, you should get a divorce from Aunt Cuiping."
"Why should I?" Wang Qingshan raised his head in disbelief. "You're just a kid, what right do you have to speak here?"
Despite the blatant threat, the little cub's expression remained resolute, her large, clear eyes fixed on Wang Qingshan.
He said, word by word, "You just said that it was a mistake for Dad to hit you, and that he might have to take off his uniform and go back to the countryside to farm. Then, isn't it also a mistake for you to hit your wife? Aren't you afraid that you'll also have to go back to farming?"
"She's my wife! I have the right to hit her!"
Wang Qingshan exclaimed dramatically, "Everyone, come and judge for yourselves! How could a husband and wife not argue sometimes? This little kid is already speaking up for my wife, it's absolutely ridiculous! You can't stand seeing other couples doing well, can you?!"
The little dumpling stood on the steps, showing no fear even when facing a group of uncles and aunts.
"Gender equality, Uncle, you never went to school, so I don't blame you for being uneducated. But if you don't know what these four words mean, you don't need to work in the army; farming and raising pigs would be more suitable for you."
"Well said!"
Jiang Anchao spoke first, his eyes sweeping coldly over the crowd, "The country advocates gender equality. Don't think that just because you're wearing this coat you're superior. I've never seen a grown man beat his wife every day. Aren't you ashamed to say that?"
"Tch..." Wang Qingshan dropped the pretense, his tone full of contempt. "I could find someone better than her even with my eyes closed. You'd better see if she dares to divorce me. Even a beggar wouldn't marry her if she left me!"
The neighbors were whispering and discussing the matter.
Several people couldn't stand it anymore.
"Wang Qingshan, aren't you going too far with those words?!"
"This is domestic violence! Don't try to cover it up. You're just taking advantage of the fact that Cuiping comes from the countryside!"
Wang Qingshan snorted, "What do you know? She can't live without me now! Divorce? Where will she live after the divorce? She'll have to pack her bags and sleep under a bridge!"
"—Who said she has nowhere to live?"
A voice came from the crowd, and Grandma Li stood in the crowd, staring coldly at Wang Qingshan.
"Who told you she had nowhere to live? So what if it's a military marriage? Wasn't this house allocated to you by the military? You two are divorced, and you're the one at fault. Logically, you should compensate her with money and half of the right to live in the house. She has a job, so why can't she live in the city?"
Wang Qingshan never expected that Grandma Li would bring up legal provisions to confront him directly.
Seeing that everyone was siding with Cuiping, he became agitated again, "This is my house, allocated based on my seniority, why should she get half of it?!"
"Because of your domestic violence! You are the one at fault!" Grandma Li said in an unfriendly tone. "If you don't want to share her house, that's fine. The organization will take the house back. You can go back to the dormitory and live in the dormitory dormitory. I still have a small room in my house that is empty. I will rent it to her for free!"
When Xiao Zhizhi heard Grandma Li's domineering and protective words, her eyes instantly lit up with admiration.
No wonder everyone says that Grandma Li is the most prestigious person in the military dependents' compound; I heard she's also the director of the Women's Federation.
Grandma Li explained all the words that I didn't understand!
"That's right! No doubt about it!" Xiao Zhizhi put her hands on her hips and instantly perked up. "You abusive man, you think you can just pick anyone with your eyes closed? You look down on women from the countryside, and you'd be even less interested in women from the city. Anyone who marries you would be doing targeted poverty alleviation! Even if you went to the countryside to feed pigs, the pigs would still look down on you!"
Wang Qingshan's face was extremely grim; the winds were now completely blowing in Cuiping's favor.
No matter what he says, he will be attacked by the crowd.
His eyes darted around, and he came up with an idea.
"Fine! Let's get a divorce! She gets half the house. Make her come out and say it herself, let's see if she dares to divorce me!"
He still has dirt on this woman.
Even if you gave her ten times the courage of a bear and a leopard, she wouldn't dare to mention divorce!
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