Chapter 127 Chapter 127
Mother Wu was shocked.
I was so frightened by Wu Yongbing's words that I couldn't speak for a long time.
Divorce? She had never thought about divorce. The so-called separation of the family and living separately was actually just a means to control Wu Yongbing.
Because she felt that Wu Yongbing had gone too far by taking the initiative to report her daughter without consulting her. Even if Yueying had done something wrong, why couldn't a father educate his child at home? Why did he go to the police station and take the child to detention? He was trying to destroy Yueying directly. Such a method was too cruel. Is this what a father should do?
Wu's mother was very angry and sad, so she wanted to deliberately make things difficult for Wu Yongbing, to embarrass him a little, to make him become a laughing stock among the neighbors, to be laughed at and talked about by people in the village, so that he could experience what it felt like to have his reputation ruined.
But Wu's mother never expected that when she wanted to punish Wu Yongbing, Wu Yongbing would turn around and attack her. Not only did he want to separate the family, but he even wanted to stop wanting to be with her as a couple.
Wu's mother stared at her husband blankly. Wu Yongbing had a blank expression on his face, but his eyes did not flinch. His firm and serious look was enough to show that what he had just said was not a joke.
Wu's mother, who had just spoken in a cold and aggressive tone and vowed not to stop until her husband and children were in chaos, was frightened in an instant. She pursed her lips, her expression flustered and terrified. She didn't dare to respond to Wu Yongbing's words at all, and even subconsciously looked at her two sons, wanting Wu Cong and Wu Min to plead for her.
But the cold attitude of Wu's mother towards her son and daughter-in-law had already broken the hearts of the two sons. How could they stand by her now? If their father was really so sad that he insisted on getting a divorce, could they, as sons, ignore his wishes and stubbornly prevent him from getting a divorce?
Moreover, after this incident, the two sons have realized that their mother has no sense of the overall situation, is confused and has her own logic. If they really let the couple continue to live together, there is no guarantee that similar incidents like the theft of official seals will not happen again. This time the mess is big enough and almost involved his father. If she is stubborn and commits the same mistake again next time, it may bring disaster to the Wu family. It will be too late to regret when that time comes.
Thinking of this, Wu Cong and Wu Min couldn't help but look at each other. They felt that separating the parents might be an effective solution.
After the old couple divorced, they became complete strangers with nothing to do with each other. With them taking care of their mother, they definitely didn't have to worry about the problem of supporting her in her old age. And without their mother as a burden, their father could focus on the affairs of Kaoshan Village without being distracted. He no longer had to worry about their mother and sister using their status as the captain's family to interfere in the village and seek personal gain.
When Wu's mother saw that her two sons did not support her and even stood against her, she burst into tears:
"Okay, you all agree that I should divorce your father, right? You ungrateful bastards, I carried you two for ten months, raised you with all my heart, arranged your marriage, helped you raise your children, and took care of you at home and outside. Now I'm old and sick and need your care, and you bastards are going to throw me away as a burden. You have lost your conscience!"
The more Wu's mother thought about it, the more disheartened she became. She was so angry that she immediately started to curse at her two sons and daughter-in-law.
First, she yelled that the two sons had forgotten their mother after they had two wives, and that they were indeed not as caring and filial as the daughters; then she loudly denounced that it was impossible for a son to instigate his parents to divorce, and she insisted on blaming the son and daughter-in-law for Wu Yongbing's proposal for divorce, insisting that it must be them who were behind this; she even picked up a broom in the corner and beat the two sons violently, and even the son and daughter-in-law next to them were accidentally hit a few times.
“That’s enough!”
Wu Yongbing rushed forward and snatched the broom from Wu's mother's hand.
He really felt tired. He had lived with Wu's mother for so many years, but he had never seen her act so fussy and entangled.
The crazy, stubborn and unreasonable look of the man in front of him was so familiar, and it perfectly matched the arrogant and domineering face of Wu Yueying in his mind.
At this moment, Wu Yongbing suddenly realized.
He said that Yueying was such a smart and cute child when she was little, and she grew up under his nose, so why did she become such a bad and selfish person now, to the point that he could hardly recognize her.
Only when he saw the ferocious face of Wu's mother after her defense was broken did Wu Yongbing react.
Wu Yueying's personality is exactly like her mother's!
It's just that he protected his wife too well in the past, so Wu's mother never took off the hypocritical mask on her face, so he didn't see through her true nature.
On the other hand, Wu Yueying was spoiled since childhood, so she never hid her bad temper in front of her family.
When she was a child, Wu Yueying loved to be clever and scheming, but her family did not control or guide her temperament, and her mother doted on her. She was like a wild horse that had broken free from its reins, going further and further down the wrong path, and could never be turned back after she became an adult.
The more Wu Yongbing reflected on it, the more he regretted it. In the final analysis, it was because he didn't know people well and was deceived by his wife's gentle appearance.
When he was young, he used to be complacent about having married a virtuous wife and becoming a winner in life. However, he did not know that hidden dangers had already been buried behind the seemingly harmonious and warm family.
Now that the couple has become such a mess, and even their daughter has been wasted, Wu Yongbing wishes he could go back to the past and slap his naive younger self to wake up.
"Just do as you said. Go out and live alone."
"In this house, the east wing belongs to the eldest son, the west wing belongs to the second son, and the main house in the middle is for you. You can build a wall in the middle to divide the house into three parts."
"If the eldest and second son want to expand in the future, they can just build houses on the left and right sides. Anyway, there is still land on both sides of our homestead, so there is definitely enough space to build houses."
Wu Yongbing was too lazy to argue with his mother, as he knew that with her temper, the divorce would definitely not go through today. But since she was determined to separate the family, he would just go along with her wishes and separate the family directly.
This is a good opportunity to separate the two sons' families so that they don't have to live together with this old partner anymore.
After all, she has already ruined a daughter in the family, and we can't let her spoil several grandchildren.
At this moment, Wu's mother began to regret it again. She wanted to say a few soft words to make Wu Yongbing give up the idea of dividing the family. But when she met her husband's cold eyes, she swallowed the words back. She could only stand there pretending to be wronged, thinking that Wu Yongbing would soften his heart and give her a way out.
But Wu Yongbing didn't buy her tricks at all. Not only did he divide the house neatly, he even counted the money and pots and pans in the house. He divided all the financial belongings into three parts, one for each of the two brothers, and the remaining part went to Wu's mother.
At the end, he did not forget to express his sympathy for Wu's mother's murder, and added:
"What I said before about the divorce is still valid. When you have thought it through, we can go to the town to handle the formalities. It is up to you whether you want your two sons to support you in your old age or to move in with your daughter. I will not interfere!"
The partner she had been with for decades suddenly turned so cruel. Mother Wu's eyes became red again. She slowly lowered her head and said nothing more.
Wu Yongbing ignored her and called his grandson, asking him to go to the village to find the old village chief to come over and help, and to be a witness to the division of the family property.
Dividing a family property is no small matter these days. It involves the division of public property, and all distribution details must be clearly written down in black and white to avoid conflicts and disgraceful disputes after the division.
The old branch secretary hadn't arrived yet, but Wu Cong and Wu Min, two experts who had sensed something was wrong, came over.
Because they found that their father talked about the division of the family property in great detail, but did not mention himself. The two brothers subconsciously looked towards Wu Yongbing:
"What about you, Dad? Who are you going to live with?"
Wu Yongbing didn't even look at Wu's mother:
"I won't follow anyone. I'll go to the warehouse over there. It's spacious there anyway. I can just get a few boards and make a bed to sleep on. There's a stove and a big pot over there, so I can cook for myself. If I'm really too busy to take care of it, I'll go to work with Miss Ye!"
Wu Cong and Wu Min suddenly became anxious.
It is not shameful to split up the family, but it is really a joke to send your father to sleep in the warehouse in the sun field.
If word of this gets out, and outsiders who don't know the details, might think that the two brothers can't tolerate the old man, then they won't have to go out to see anyone in the future. The spit of the people in the village alone will be enough to drown them!
"How can that be? How can we two brothers go without you for food and bed? Before spring comes, we will build an additional house tomorrow and prepare a separate room for you to sleep in!"
"Don't worry about eating. You can eat at one of our brothers' houses or take turns. It's up to you."
The two brothers expressed their opinions immediately.
But Wu Yongbing has made up his mind. His two sons are now married with many children. They should separate from their parents and focus on building their own families. Wu Yongbing is also unwilling to live with his son and daughter-in-law as it may easily lead to conflicts and he may have to look at his daughter-in-law's face. So he simply chooses not to live with anyone and live comfortably anywhere by himself.
It is still the farming off-season, and the warehouse is empty and has no food stored there. He can just make a bed and a brazier and live there. When the weather gets hot after a while, he won't even live in the warehouse anymore, and will go directly to the pigpen by the Yazi River.
A small-scale pig farm will be set up in the village on a trial basis soon. We cannot be careless with a scale of several hundred pigs. If wild animals come down the mountain to attack, or if thieves target us and steal a few pigs at night when no one is around, it will be a huge loss.
If someone was needed to stand guard at the pigpen at night, he could just build a small shed by the Yazi River and live there.
Wu Yongbing's method of dividing the family property was unique in the entire Kaoshantun. Even the old branch secretary was stunned by the bachelor's behavior.
"You're really not going to change? You don't want anything at all?"
No one thought that Wu Yongbing and his wife would get to this point, and when the family was divided, they even wanted to kick old Wu out of the house. The old branch secretary glanced at Wu's mother who remained silent, and couldn't help but take a breath.
I never thought that this usually low-key woman from the Wu family could be so cruel. She teamed up with her daughter to harm Wu Yongbing and refused to testify for him. Now she wants to separate from him and not even leave anything for him. Are they still a couple who have supported each other for half their lives? They are clearly enemies, right?
The old branch secretary could all imagine what people in the village would say once the news of the Wu family's division spread. In fact, what Wu Yongbing's wife did was no different from stomping on Wu Yongbing's face.
But seeing Wu Yongbing's indifferent look, the old branch secretary was helpless. After all, even if he felt it was inappropriate, it was a private matter between the couple, and the couple's two sons, Wu Cong and Wu Min, had not said anything, so it was not convenient for him, an outsider, to intervene.
However, he didn't want to see his old partner suffer a loss. After a while of twisted expression, the old branch secretary confirmed it again and again, and signaled Wu Yongbing with his eyes not to be too honest. After a husband and wife have a falling out, they are just enemies. If he gives in at this time, he will be the only one to suffer.
But Wu Yongbing turned a blind eye to his hints and just kept urging the old branch secretary, the witness, to sign the division agreement as soon as possible.
The old branch secretary was at a loss now. After a long sigh and a few polite words, he signed the agreement. The other members of the Wu family also signed one after another. Wu's mother glanced at Wu Yongbing over there, hesitated for a moment, and also pressed her fingerprint on it.
The agreement was made in four copies. Wu Cong, Wu Min and Wu's mother each took one copy. The remaining copy would be taken to the brigade headquarters for filing and could be reviewed and verified in the event of any disputes in the future.
In addition, the homesteads of the three families had to be redivided and the ownership of the houses had to be changed. All of these had to be registered with the brigade headquarters and no carelessness was allowed.
But this matter was not Wu Yongbing's turn to take care of it, so only the old branch secretary could handle it. Although he was the team leader, his family had split up, so he, as the team leader, had to avoid suspicion.
Anyway, once the old branch secretary took away the signed agreement, Wu Yongbing was unwilling to stay at home. He just packed his clothes in a hurry and walked out with his things.
By the time Ye Qing heard the news of the Wu family's split, Wu Yongbing had already settled down in the Shuguchang warehouse.
Moreover, Wu Yongbing went to the police station that day to change the Wu family's household registration. Both sons were separated and became independent heads of households.
At the same time, he also filed an application with the police station, requesting to completely sever the father-daughter relationship with Wu Yueying. He hoped that the police station could notarize it for him, produce a stamped notice, and post it in the police station and Kaoshan Village to let everyone know that he and his daughter Wu Yueying had drawn a clear line.
The police station has never handled this business before. There are actually quite a few cases of conflicts or even estrangement between fathers and sons in rural areas. There are also some who quarrel and threaten to sever their relationship on weekdays, but there has never been a case of them really making the matter public and directly asking the police station for notarization or even posting a notice.
But the fact that Wu Yueying stole her father's official seal for personal gain was big news in the Qingshan Town Police Station. Because of this strange woman, the police station has had a lot of gossip about her recently. Now that the victim has come to the police station to sever the relationship, the police officers have expressed deep sympathy for Wu Yongbing's experience and none of them advised him to think it over carefully or stopped him from doing so.
If you put yourself in his shoes, everyone can understand his behavior. After all, if a family raised such a bad girl, it would be difficult for them to have the self-control to not get angry with her.
The chief of the police station did not dare to make a decision on his own, so he called the county to report the details. After receiving feedback from above, he readily agreed to Wu Yongbing's application.
So, when Ye Qing went to the Sun Valley Field and found Wu Yongbing, there were already a lot of people gathered outside the Sun Valley Field warehouse, all staring at the notice posted on the wall severing the father-daughter relationship, pointing and talking.
Ye Qing really didn't expect that after learning this lesson, Wu Yongbing would actually be so cruel as to do this!
In order to protect the future of Kaoshantun, he abandoned his wife and daughter who were a drag on his development, and ended up becoming a lonely man!
Originally, Wu Yongbing forgave and tolerated Wu Yueying time and time again. Ye Qing secretly complained in his heart, thinking that Wu Yongbing was indecisive and would be harmed by his own soft-heartedness sooner or later.
But now Wu Yongbing has really made up his mind to cut out this piece of rotten meat. Now in middle age, he has no home to return to and can only live in this cold and empty warehouse. Every day after finishing the affairs in the village, he comes back to face cold pot and cold stove. Just looking at this sad scene, Ye Qing couldn't help feeling sad for Wu Yongbing.
Fortunately, Ye Qing soon discovered that her worries about Wu Yongbing were unnecessary.
Wu's mother wanted to use the tactic of dividing the family to make Wu Yongbing humiliate and surrender, but no one expected that as soon as Wu Yongbing moved to the warehouse, someone would take the initiative to come and accompany Wu Yongbing for dinner, drinks, chess, and chat, and these people all brought good wine and food with them.
That was not all. After knowing that Wu Yongbing had nothing, someone delivered a wardrobe, a desk, pots and pans to him the next day. They even quietly built a kang for him to sleep on while he was out.
There were indeed many people in the village talking about the division of the Wu family, but no one laughed at Wu Yongbing.
After all, everyone knew very well that if it weren't for the terrible thing Wu Yueying did, the Wu family wouldn't have been in such a mess.
Now Wu Yongbing has been forced by his mother to live in the warehouse. For the sake of the collective interests of the village, he resolutely breaks off relations with Wu Yueying. Everyone feels only guilt and admiration for Wu Yongbing. How could they laugh at a good cadre who sincerely cares about the village?
So soon, Wu's mother found that she had lifted a stone and hit her own foot.
The separation of the family that she proposed did not make her life much easier. Her two sons and daughters-in-law were cold to her, and her grandchildren did not want her to help take care of them. She was left alone in the cold and deserted main house, without even a soul to ask about her well-being.
Moreover, after knowing that she had brought disaster to the village for Wu Yueying and even forced Captain Wu to make concessions, people in the village began to have opinions about her. Those aunts and uncles who used to come to her house from time to time to chat with her no longer come.
Sometimes, when those people were basking in the sun and chatting under the big trees in the village, as soon as she approached them, their talking and laughing would immediately stop, and one by one they would find an excuse to leave.
She seemed to be excluded from the circle and was no longer liked by the people in the village. Although she got the house and finances, she became a real loner in the village.
On the other hand, Wu Yongbing's status had undergone a dramatic reversal. Not only did no one think that he was ashamed of being kicked out by his wife, but he also received support and love from everyone in the village. Men and women, young and old, would greet him warmly when they saw him.
In the past, Wu Yongbing had a happy family life and was a winner in Kaoshan Village. Everyone in the village envied him, but many were dissatisfied with him. So when he, as the team leader, was doing his work, he would always meet all kinds of dissatisfied people, which often made him anxious, irritable and angry.
But things are different now. Maybe the people in the village have discovered that apart from being the team leader, Wu Yongbing is nothing special. His wife and children betrayed him and he was kicked out of the house with nothing. His life is even worse than theirs.
Facing the loser Wu Yongbing, the imbalance in these people's hearts disappeared instantly, so those who had been dissatisfied with Wu Yongbing behind his back in the past now all turned against him and became his staunch supporters.
No one is looking for trouble anymore, and everyone is united. The whole Kaoshantun has naturally become united. This change can be seen with the naked eye.
Wu Yongbing also soon discovered that the work of the team leader was going much more smoothly than before. He didn't have so many worries every day, and he could get off work early and go home to play chess, drink and brag with some old friends. His life was easy and comfortable like a god. How could he feel lonely at all? He had long forgotten about his wife, children and a warm bed!
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