Chapter 103 Mighty Aunt Ding "Comrade Wu, you..."
"Comrade Wu, please don't get agitated. Let's talk this out. We understand your situation and we can sympathize with your grievances, but you two have such a good relationship. It would be such a pity to get a divorce over something so trivial!"
As Sister Wang spoke, she gave Mingxi a knowing look, and Mingxi, sensing the signal, immediately followed suit.
“Yes, Sister Wu Yue, everyone in the alley knows that you and Brother Wei have a good relationship. Among all the young couples of the same age in our alley, you two have the best relationship. If you two have any problems, we will solve them, but divorce is not the answer.”
Sister Wang closed the office door, then came back and patted Wu Yue's hand: "I'm older than you, so I'll take the liberty of calling you Xiao Wu. Xiao Wu, to be honest, I understand your grievances. Xiao Wei did indeed do something inappropriate in this matter, don't you admit it?"
Sister Wang's gaze fell on Wei Lao Er, who was suddenly called out and subconsciously straightened up.
He opened his mouth, as if to say what he had done wrong.
Sister Wang spoke first: "Don't say Xiao Wu has a problem yet, let's talk about your problem first. I ask you, where were you when Xiao Wu had a conflict with your family? Were you at home, just watching her have a conflict with your family without stopping her? Since you didn't stop her when the conflict happened, what right do you have to blame Xiao Wu afterwards? Put your hand on your heart and tell me, was Xiao Wu's behavior really not what you wanted?"
Oh wow!
Mingxi, standing to the side, could hardly contain herself and wanted to cheer for Sister Wang. As expected of Sister Wang, her words were always to the point, showing no mercy to Wei Lao Er.
Wei Lao Er's thoughts were exposed, and he stammered, unable to speak.
Seeing Wei Lao Er like this, Wu Yue gradually stopped crying, and her face changed from aggrieved and indignant to smug.
She straightened her back, put her hands on her hips, and gave Wei Lao Er a disdainful look: "See, see, there are still people who understand. Everyone else can see that it's you who's bullying me."
Wei Lao Er remained silent.
At this moment, Sister Wang turned around and said, "Ahem, of course, Xiao Wu, you also made mistakes in this matter."
Sister Wang was quite fair. She slapped Wei Lao Er once, then turned to Wu Yue and said, "You and Xiao Wei are going to spend your lives together. You should be honest with him. You should tell Xiao Wei the truth about what happened between Li Xiangdong and you."
Wu Yue pursed her lips, feeling guilty when the topic came up.
Speaking of Li Xiangdong, Wei Lao Er got angry again.
He hadn't forgotten that Li Xiangdong almost cheated on him!
His face darkened: "Then forget it. I'd rather not know about her filthy affair with Li Xiangdong!"
Enraged, Wu Yue retorted, "Are you sick? Who has anything going on with Li Xiangdong? We just exchanged a few words, nothing happened between us, and you're making such a fuss over such a small thing? When will this end?"
"Is it just a matter of saying a few words? Do you have the nerve to repeat what Li Xiangdong told you back then? Do you have the nerve to say it?"
Wu Yue: "What's so shameful about that? We didn't say anything. At most, he complimented my looks, saying I was the most beautiful woman he'd ever seen. What's the big deal? It's just him complimenting my looks. You can't stand it when others compliment my looks, can you? Hey, Wei Lao Er, do you have a problem with me? If you have a problem with me, and we can't live together anymore, then let's just get a divorce, so you won't keep nagging and waiting to find fault with me!"
Wei Lao Er: "Fine, let's get a divorce!"
Mingxi's vision went black.
Well, Sister Wang spent half an hour trying to persuade her, and now it's all for nothing. The conversation has come full circle, back to where it all started.
Wei Lao Er retorted, "Fine, let's get a divorce! Do you think I'm short of wives? I'm a city guy, what kind of wife can't I find? I can find someone even better after the divorce!"
Wu Yue gasped for breath, furious: "Fine, fine, you, Wei Lao Er, you've finally said what's on your mind! Weren't you hoping for our divorce so you could find a new wife? I knew it! Back in the city, you have a job, a family, you don't have to work in the fields, and you look down on me, your country bumpkin wife. You've wanted to get rid of me for a long time, but you just couldn't find a good reason. My parents told me long ago that if I married you, this day would come eventually. I was so foolish, so naive to believe you wouldn't do this. I should have..."
As she spoke, she began to cry, wiping away her tears as she said, "If I had known it would be like this, I should have listened to my parents and not married you. But there's no going back, no ifs..."
Wu Yue cried sadly, and Ming Xi, thinking that she was still a pregnant woman, couldn't bear to see her like that. She tore off a piece of toilet paper, walked over and handed it to her, wanting to say a few words of comfort.
Unexpectedly, the moment Mingxi reached out her hand, Wu Yue made a move. She pounced on Wei Lao Er and slashed at his face with her Nine Yin White Bone Claws.
Wu Yue: "Haha, you bastard, you really think I'm someone to be trifled with? Back in the countryside, when you needed me, you showered me with sweet words. Now that you don't need me anymore, you're starting to despise me, aren't you? You want to dump me and marry a new wife? Dream on! As long as I don't get a divorce, you'll never get a new wife in your life!"
With a left claw and a right claw, she quickly scratched Wei Lao Er's face into a bloody gourd shape.
Mingxi and Sister Wang were both stunned; neither of them expected such a thing to happen.
"Ah! Wu Yue, stop the hell out of here!"
It wasn't until they heard Wei Lao Er's screams that Ming Xi and Sister Wang came to their senses, and Ming Xi immediately stepped forward to break up the fight.
"Wu Yue, calm down. Let's talk things out. Don't resort to violence."
Wu Yue: "Go to hell! What's the point of talking nicely? What good would it do to talk nicely to Wei Lao Er? He just won't listen to me. I'll just have to do it myself!"
Wu Yue's expression was fierce as she attacked Wei Lao Er viciously, pinching and scratching him. Wei Lao Er, in pain, struggled to shake Wu Yue off, but unexpectedly, Wu Yue found another opportunity and jumped onto his back.
Wu Yue bared her teeth and suddenly bit down hard on Wei Lao Er's neck. Wei Lao Er immediately cried out, "Ah!"
Seeing that blood was seeping from Wei Lao Er's neck, Wu Yue still didn't give in, and Ming Xi was truly at her wit's end.
She looked to Sister Wang for help, wondering what to do, as she had never experienced anything like this before.
Sister Wang was also at a loss, as she hadn't experienced anything like this many times.
She frowned, wanting Mingxi to call the security department to come and separate Wei Lao Er and Wu Yue.
But Wu Yue is pregnant after all, so if anyone accidentally bumps into her, the Women's Federation will be held responsible.
Just as Mingxi and Sister Wang were at a loss for what to do, the office door was suddenly pushed open. Mingxi turned around and saw Ding Yumei walking in against the light.
It's no exaggeration to say that at that moment, Mingxi felt that Ding Yumei was like a ray of light.
She excitedly exclaimed, "Aunt Ding!"
Before Sister Wang could figure out who Ding Yumei was, she saw Ding Yumei walk up, stand next to Wu Yue and Wei Lao Er with a dark face, and shout, "Stop it, both of you!"
Wu Yue and Wei Lao Er trembled instinctively upon hearing Ding Yumei's voice. They both stopped what they were doing and looked toward the source of the sound, their eyes meeting Ding Yumei's ashen face.
Old Man Wei was a quiet and honest man. Ding Yumei was in charge of all matters, big and small, in the Wei family. She had the final say in everything at home and was very authoritative.
When Wu Yue and Wei Lao Er saw Ding Yumei, they couldn't help but shrink back, belatedly realizing they were afraid.
Ding Yumei's face turned pale: "Wu Yue, get down here."
Wu Yue obediently got off Wei Lao Er's back. She glanced tremblingly at Ding Yu Mei and whispered, "Mother-in-law..."
Ding Yumei: "You still remember I'm your mother-in-law? If you didn't call me that, I would have thought you didn't know I was your mother-in-law!"
Seeing Ding Yumei's anger, Wei Lao Er became frightened and whispered, "Mom."
"Don't call me Mom, I don't have a son like you." Ding Yumei showed no mercy just because Wei Lao Er was her biological son. She put her hands on her hips and, without distinguishing between Wei Lao Er and Wu Yue, launched into a tirade against them.
"You two have really gotten bold, haven't you? If someone in the alley hadn't seen you two going to the neighborhood office to get your divorce certificates, I wouldn't have known you were getting a divorce! So, I'm the last one to know that my son and daughter-in-law are getting a divorce?"
Wei Lao Er stammered, "No, Mom, listen to me, it's not what you think. We didn't mean to hide it from you, it's just..."
Ding Yumei glared: "Just what? Just what?"
Seeing that Ding Yumei was angry, Wei Lao Er dared not say anything more.
Ding Yumei glanced at Wu Yue and asked, "What about you? Do you have anything to say?"
Wu Yue shook her head timidly and remained silent.
Don't be fooled by how formidable she seems when Ding Yumei isn't around; she wouldn't dare act like the boss in front of Ding Yumei.
Ding Yumei: "Fine, if none of you will say it, then I will. Second brother!"
She called out Wei Lao Er's name, and Wei Lao Er immediately nodded and bowed, "Yes, Mom, I'm here."
Ding Yumei: "I'm asking you, what did I say to you when you wanted to marry Wu Yue?"
Wei Lao Er thought to himself, what kind of stupid question is this? This happened so many years ago, how could he possibly still remember it?
But seeing Ding Yumei's fierce eyes, he dared not say those words.
What did his mother say? What did his mother say?
Wei Lao Er racked his brains, only remembering that when he wanted to marry Wu Yue, his mother absolutely disagreed and even took leave to go to the place where he was sent to work in the countryside to persuade him.
He vaguely remembered his mother telling him that she didn't agree to his marriage to Wu Yue, not because she looked down on Wu Yue for being from the countryside, nor because she looked down on her family's financial situation. To be honest, Wu Yue's family had a cadre in the production brigade, meaning they were both government employees and their family was actually quite well-off. Ding Yumei disagreed mainly because their upbringings were so different. Wei Lao Er grew up in the city, while Wu Yue grew up in the countryside; one was a high school graduate, while the other didn't even have an elementary school diploma; one was the middle child in the family and easily overlooked, while the other was the only girl in the family and was pampered and spoiled. They were different in many ways, and their personalities differed greatly. If they were to get married, they would have a lot to work out after marriage.
At the time, Wei Lao Er felt that no matter what his mother said, she still looked down on Wu Yue for being a country bumpkin.
He was full of resentment. What's wrong with being a country person? Back then, when people were sent to the countryside, city people were all sent there. He was assigned to Wu Yue's family, so he was also a country person. His mother said that because she looked down on him.
So no matter what Ding Yumei said, he was determined to marry Wu Yue.
In the end, Ding Yumei couldn't persuade him otherwise and nodded in agreement.
I just told him that marriage is a lifelong commitment and cannot be taken lightly. He must think it through. If he really wants to get married, he should honestly and properly get a marriage certificate and hold a wedding banquet. Even if he can return to the city one day, he cannot be the kind of treacherous person who abandons his wife and children and breaks his promises, or want to divorce his wife because he dislikes her because she is from the countryside.
Thinking about this, Wei Lao Er felt extremely regretful.
It's all his mother's fault for meddling. If she hadn't insisted on getting a marriage certificate back then, he could have just gotten a divorce now and kicked Wu Yue out of the house. Instead, he's making a fuss about the divorce everywhere.
Ding Yumei looked coldly at Wei Lao Er and said, "Do you remember what I told you back then?"
Although Wei Lao Er resented Ding Yumei for being meddlesome, he dared not say it out loud.
He pursed his lips and said with a fawning smile, "I remember now, I remember now. Mom said that even if I go back to the city one day, I can't divorce Wu Yue because of her country background."
He pouted, looking aggrieved. "But it's not that I look down on her because she's from the countryside, it's because she's so restless. Mom, you know she's been flirting with Li Xiangdong. Can't I just get a divorce?"
Ding Yumei glared at her: "Who taught you to say such nasty things?"
Wu Yue recounted the whole story at home, so she knew exactly what had happened. It couldn't be denied that Li Xiangdong's words were aimed at seducing Wu Yue, but ultimately, Wu Yue didn't say anything, and nothing actually happened between them.
Wei Lao Er's claim that Wu Yue was restless because of this is indeed somewhat of a deliberate attempt to label her.
Wei Lao Er felt even more aggrieved after being glared at by Ding Yu Mei.
He's the one who was cheated on by Wu Yue, and his mother isn't even on his side. It's outrageous!
Wu Yue, on the other hand, looked at Ding Yumei with eyes full of gratitude.
Although her mother-in-law was usually fierce and always bossed her around, and would criticize her for no reason, she was still a very good and fair person.
Wu Yue moved closer to Ding Yumei, tilted her head back, and looked at Wei Lao Er with a smug expression.
See? This time, even her mother-in-law is on her side. Let's see what Wei Lao Er can say now.
Mingxi noticed Wu Yue's actions with her sharp eyes and couldn't help but cover her face, unable to bear to watch.
Ding Yumei: "Even if your wife did something inappropriate, she only exchanged a few words with Li Xiangdong and didn't actually do anything. You keep saying she cheated on you and that she's restless. Are you trying to smear her reputation, or do you think you and your wife have too good a reputation?"
She didn't even want to say that Wei Lao Er was her biological son. She had never seen anyone so stupid, eagerly putting a green hat on her and then telling everyone about it.
Did he think this was a good thing?
Wei Lao Er pursed his lips and weakly explained, "No, Mom, I didn't..."
He didn't mean it; he was just angry because Li Xiangdong was flirting with Wu Yue, and Wu Yue was keeping it a secret from him.
Ding Yumei: "Your wife is carrying your child, and you're making a scene over something so trivial that the whole world knows about it? Do you think that's appropriate?"
Now, Wei Lao Er was no longer as tough as before. He was just angry for a moment and didn't think much about it or the child in Wu Yue's belly.
Wei Lao Er lowered his head and whispered, "I'm sorry, Mom, I know I was wrong."
Ding Yumei glanced at him but didn't reply. She turned to Wu Yue and said, "And you, I won't go into what happened between you and Li Xiangdong before. You must know that what you did was wrong."
Wu Yue pursed her lips, and then heard Ding Yumei continue, "I'm just asking you, you've been married into this family for so long, has our Wei family ever wronged you in any way? You say you've been wronged, that we, the old couple, are biased? But what haven't you done for us? You say you can't live like this anymore and want a divorce, so I'll ask you one more time, is it really that you can't live like this anymore? Do you really want to divorce your second son? If you really can't live like this anymore and want a divorce, then I won't stop you."
Wu Yue quickly shook her head, tugging at Ding Yumei's sleeve: "No, Mom, I didn't really want to divorce Lao Er. I was just angry and said those things in anger. I still want to continue living with Lao Er."
Wu Yue wasn't stupid. Although she made a lot of noise and kept saying she wanted to divorce Wei Lao Er, to be honest, she didn't really want to divorce him.
Ding Yumei, as a mother-in-law, didn't make things difficult for her daughter-in-law, nor was she like other wicked mothers-in-law who constantly set rules for her. Ding Yumei almost never interfered in her daughter-in-law's affairs with Wei Lao Er's family. Wei Laotou, as the father-in-law, also didn't say anything.
As for Brother Wei and Sister-in-law Wei, they are both kind people. Sister-in-law Wei is honest and capable. Apart from being Ding Yumei's little follower, she is not bad at all. She will not nitpick or speak ill of her sister-in-law from the countryside.
If we're being honest, the only difficult person to get along with in the family is Wei Ning. But Wei Ning is just sharp-tongued and doesn't hold back. As long as you don't provoke Wei Ning, he won't deliberately make things difficult for you.
Such a husband's family is excellent; she would never want to find another family like that again.
Not to mention that if she really wanted to divorce Wei Lao Er, she would have to go back to the countryside.
The countryside is different from the city. In the city, there is bound to be prejudice against divorced women, let alone in the countryside, where there is bound to be gossip.
Therefore, Wu Yue was holding Ding Yumei's arm, very afraid that Ding Yumei would say something about asking Wei Lao Er to get a divorce.
Wei Lao Er said she wasn't afraid of divorce, but Ding Yumei was different. Ding Yumei's words carried weight; if she said she wanted a divorce, then she really meant it.
Ding Yumei glanced at Wu Yue, then looked up at Wei Lao Er and asked, "Lao Er, what are you thinking? Do you still want to divorce Wu Yue?"
Wei Lao Er quickly shook his head: "No, no."
Wu Yue is pregnant with his child, how could he possibly divorce her?
Ding Yumei snorted: "Since neither of you wants a divorce, what are you still standing here for? Aren't you ashamed? Go home."
Judging from her tone, you could tell that Wu Yue and Wei Lao Er would be in for a scolding when they got home.
Wei Lao Er and Wu Yue subconsciously shrank their necks. At this moment, the two of them were no longer like they were arguing with red faces and thick necks. Instead, they looked like two pitiful little quails, shrugging their necks and sticking tightly together as they squeezed towards the door.
Ding Yumei glanced at the two of them and couldn't help but want to curse again.
She really didn't want to admit that these two idiots were her own son and daughter-in-law.
Ding Yumei shook her head, turned to Mingxi and said, "Xiaoming, I'm sorry, my two good-for-nothing sons have caused trouble for your workplace."
Mingxi waved her hand: "No, no, this is within our job scope, it's not a problem."
Ding Yumei: "That's really making things difficult for you. Don't worry, I'll go back and talk to those two good-for-nothings. Husband and wife issues should be resolved at home. Why bother the comrades from the Women's Federation by going outside?"
Mingxi smiled but didn't say anything.
Ding Yumei waved her hand: "Alright, I'll go back and educate my child now. Xiaoming, you guys can go to work with peace of mind."
Watching Ding Yumei's departing figure, Sister Wang nudged Mingxi and asked, "Is she someone you know?"
Mingxi knew she was asking about Ding Yumei, so she nodded and said, "Yes, she's a neighbor in the same alley as me."
Sister Wang: "Your neighbor is very nice."
She's seen too many mothers-in-law who blindly protect their sons without distinguishing right from wrong. It's rare to find a good mother-in-law like this who can distinguish right from wrong and not be biased!
Mingxi nodded: "Aunt Ding is a very nice person."
Sister Wang chuckled at Mingxi's innocent look and patted her forehead: "Go play somewhere else."
She and Mingxi were talking about different things. Being kind to outsiders is different from being kind to one's own daughter-in-law. Some people are kind and loving to outsiders, but they just can't stand their own daughters-in-law.
Mingxi scratched her head, not understanding why Sister Wang told her to go play somewhere else.
However, she obediently returned to her desk. With the National Day holiday approaching, there was still a lot of work to be done at the office, and she spent the whole day processing the tasks assigned by her superiors.
There wasn't even time to slack off and gossip with Sister Wang and Yu Xiaomin.
When it was time to leave work, Mingxi stretched and yawned: "Ah, another day has passed. There's only one more day until the National Day holiday. It's really tough!"
The National Day holiday now is not the seven-day holiday of later generations; it's only two days.
But since October 1st falls on a Wednesday, we can have two days off on Wednesday and Thursday, then come back to work on Friday and Saturday for two more days, and then get another Sunday off, which is also great.
Mingxi started looking forward to the National Day holiday two weeks ago.
Sister Wang chuckled and joked, "Xiao Ming is so looking forward to the National Day holiday, do you have plans?"
Mingxi nodded seriously with a serious little face: "It's all arranged. I'll sleep at home on the first day of the holiday, and play at home on the second day."
Sister Wang: "Hey, I thought you had some plans to go out and have fun."
Mingxi shrugged: "No."
She finally had a holiday, and all she wanted to do was stay home.
Mingxi asked curiously, "Sister Wang, are you going on a trip during the holidays?"
“Why go out for fun? I have to give wedding gifts. There are relatives getting married on both my parents' side and my husband's side. I have to give two gifts on October 1st and two more on October 2nd. My husband and I are going to different weddings separately.”
Speaking of this, Sister Wang gets a headache. Everyone's getting married so soon, it's impossible to have a peaceful holiday.
Yu Xiaomin: "Ah! Me too. My cousin and her high school classmate are getting married in October. I not only have to give a gift, but I also have to go and help them out."
Yu Xiaomin: "Hey, Xiaoming, aren't you going to give a gift at a wedding?"
Mingxi chuckled twice and said, "No need."
When she was young, she was in poor health. Her relatives on both sides were afraid that if they had too much contact, Zhao Sulan would ask them for money, so they silently cut off all contact. They haven't heard from her in all these years, and even when she got married, they didn't send her any news.
So no relatives asked her to give a gift.
As for her friends, Guan Lixin is the only one who has a boyfriend!
Everyone else is still single.
Therefore, Mingxi doesn't need to give money at weddings or funerals during this holiday.
Hearing this, Sister Wang and Yu Xiaomin looked on with envy: "That's wonderful!"
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