When Ji Yang saw her delinquent-like behavior, he was furious.
"Are you having an affair with Sister Hong's son?" he asked, barely containing his anger.
Ji Tingting's expression changed. "Dad, how can you say that? He and I are dating."
As soon as she finished speaking, Ji Yang and Liu Juan were both startled.
I thought they were just hanging out, but I never expected them to so openly admit that they were dating.
Liu Juan stepped forward and took her hand, her face full of concern:
"Tingting, you can't be foolish. I heard that child is a junior in high school and still a minor. If you cause any trouble, you will be held legally responsible."
Ji Tingting shook off her hand, her emotions rising in anger:
"Look at you all, it seems like you're all doing this for my own good, but have you ever really cared about me?"
They even wanted to send me abroad. Have you ever thought about how I would live all alone there?
Ji Yang was furious. He had swallowed his pride to get her a spot to go abroad, something others would be eager to do, but instead, she complained about him.
Seeing her defiant and unruly face, he reached out to slap her, but stopped halfway through and then let his hand fall slumped down.
Seeing his reaction, Ji Tingting scoffed and moved her face closer to his hand.
"Go ahead and hit me! Why don't you hit me? You two are always arguing, your lives are a mess, and you still want to control me!"
As she spoke, she blew bubble gum, stomped on her high heels, and walked away.
Ji Yang called her back from behind, but she ignored him.
Liu Juan then launched into another tirade against him, saying he shouldn't have even considered hitting her.
"Isn't it all because you spoiled her since she was little? She stole a needle when she was young, and now she steals gold. Every time I criticize her, you protect her. Now she's becoming more and more unruly."
Ji Yang's words were like a bomb thrown into water, immediately causing a splash. Liu Juan began to nag him relentlessly for half an hour.
It wasn't until Zhuangzhuang picked up a harmonica and started fiddling with it, asking Ji Yang to teach him how to play it.
"Where did this harmonica come from?" Ji Yang paused the battle and asked casually.
Whenever his son asked him to do something, he would stop what he was doing and play with him first.
No matter how angry Liu Juan made him, he would eventually give in because of Zhuangzhuang.
Zhuangzhuang said with a smile:
"It was Uncle Yao. My mom and I were playing in the park today, and he gave it to me."
When Liu Juan heard him mention Yao Zheng, her expression changed slightly. She quickly picked him up and changed the subject.
Ji Yang recalled that Uncle Yao, whom Zhuangzhuang had mentioned, was supposedly Liu Juan's childhood sweetheart.
Later, Yao Zheng even became his father-in-law's student and subordinate.
After his father-in-law retired this year, Yao Zheng took over his position.
Ji Yang became more cunning and, taking advantage of Liu Juan's absence, tried to get information out of Zhuangzhuang.
This question was quite surprising. Liu Juan would meet with Yao Zheng every few days. After Yao Zheng gave Zhuangzhuang some toys to play with, the two of them would sit together and chat.
They even ate at a Western restaurant together, and people thought they were a couple.
Ji Yang was furious and went to Liu Juan to verify the information.
Liu Juan was furious.
"You don't bring your child, but other people are willing to bring their children to play, so what?"
"Is he playing with the child? He's clearly cheating on me."
"You're busy with work all day, and I'm chatting with someone, how is that such a heinous crime? If you don't want to live together anymore, then let's get a divorce."
When Liu Juan mentioned divorce, Ji Yang fell silent.
He remembered the difficult childbirth she had when she gave birth to Tingting, and how Zhuangzhuang almost got lost, and he still cherished their past relationship.
To everyone's surprise, Liu Juan became increasingly agitated and insisted on getting a divorce.
“This house is yours. I’ll take Zhuangzhuang with me. You can have your dad sell the courtyard house, and we’ll split the money.”
She spoke methodically, as if she had planned it all along.
Ji Yang felt a lump in his throat and argued with her:
“What are you thinking? That’s my dad’s house. Even if we sell it, the money will go towards Tingting’s studies abroad.”
Liu Juan refused to budge an inch:
“What’s your dad’s is yours, so it’s perfectly normal for me to take half. As for Tingting’s tuition for studying abroad, you’ll have to figure that out yourself. I’m taking Zhuangzhuang with me, and our expenses will be huge in the future.”
Ji Yang didn't know how he got out of the house. In any case, he had lived under the same roof as Liu Juan for so long, but she felt like a complete stranger.
Since she's so determined to get a divorce, then let's get a divorce.
Now that the country advocates freedom of marriage, especially when women file for divorce, the neighborhood committee rarely comes to persuade them to stay.
Moreover, when a woman files for divorce, everyone naturally assumes that the man has committed some unforgivable mistake that makes the marriage unbearable.
Ji Yang went to the courtyard house to have a drink with the old man.
Now, this courtyard house has to be sold.
While they were drinking, Gao Baoliang from next door approached Jiang Ning to discuss buying a house with her.
He also wanted to buy the courtyard house at No. 89.
Upon hearing this, Jiang Ning immediately agreed:
“Great! You’ll be getting married someday, so you’ll definitely need your own house.”
"Don't you want to buy it too?" Gao Baoliang didn't want to take away what others loved.
Jiang Ning chuckled: "I can buy it anywhere. You live next door, so our two families can look out for each other."
In this noisy era, it is so rare for Lin Chen to have a brother like him!
Gao Baoliang noticed that the lights seemed to be on next door, so he smiled and went to find them.
Ji Yang was drinking, so he pulled him down to sit and suggested they have a couple of drinks first.
A gust of autumn wind blew by, and fallen leaves rustled down, landing on the stone table where they kept their wine jugs.
Grandpa Ji was also very heavy-hearted. When he heard that Gao Baoliang wanted to buy the house, he made his only request: could he live in the front yard and he would be responsible for cleaning the yard?
Gao Baoliang was taken aback for a moment, then readily agreed:
"What's wrong with that? It's kind of lonely living alone."
Hearing this, Grandpa Ji's previously gloomy mood lifted considerably.
When he was slightly tipsy, Ji Yang finally couldn't hold back his tears and burst into sobs.
Now, Jiang Ning heard about his desire for a divorce.
Several people ran over to comfort him.
After crying and making a scene, he gradually calmed down with everyone's persuasion. He decided to give Liu Juan one last chance. As long as she didn't see Liu Juan again, he would let it go and they could live their lives as before.
That night, he was carried to bed by Lin Chen and Gao Baoliang.
The next day, he got up rubbing his slightly aching head, intending to go home, take a shower, and then go to work.
To my surprise, as soon as I arrived at my doorstep, I saw Sister Hong blocking the entrance to the courtyard.
Her son, Lu Ming, stood beside her, while Ji Tingting hid behind Liu Juan, trembling with fear.
This time, Sister Hong caught the two of them red-handed at the hotel.
When she burst through the door, the two were in bed, doing something indescribable.
She was furious.
His son is still in school!
She threatened that if Ji Yang's family didn't give her an explanation, she would report Ji Tingting to the police station.
Only then did Ji Tingting feel scared, and she tried to explain to everyone:
"I didn't know it would turn out like this. Jiang Rou said that as long as it's consensual, there won't be any problems."
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