Chapter 15: Mother, Let’s Separate
Zhao Huili sneered and looked up at the sky, a tear streaming down the corner of her eye.
"I've had enough of this life!"
As she spoke, she turned her head to look at the man she had lived with for decades, her voice choked with sobs.
"Song Zhiyong, I'm going to make this clear today. Either we separate, or I'll divorce you!"
These words were like a heavy hammer hitting Song Zhiyong's heart.
He looked at Zhao Huili with an incredulous expression, then looked at Old Lady Song who was cursing in anger. Finally, the bloodshot on his face gradually faded away.
At this moment, Song Shiwei came to his side without him noticing.
"Dad, if you still recognize me as your daughter, you should take a good look at how my grandma and my uncle's family treated me, my brother, and my sister! As soon as the Zhou family left, they were busy snatching things. I finally got a good marriage, but my grandma insisted on giving it to Song Yingying. If the Zhou family hadn't been sensible, my marriage would have been canceled today!"
"Think about my brother again. How many years have passed? Has he ever returned home? Don't you know better than me why he went to the countryside?"
"And my sister, after school every day, has to wash the clothes for the whole family, and bathe my grandma every day, and she scolds her. Song Yingying buys new clothes every year, but we wear the ones she doesn't want! Do you know that my sister often hides in the quilt and cries alone?"
Song Shiwei looked at his father's red eyes and continued to speak harshly: "If you can't see these, then you don't deserve to be my father! I support my mother to divorce you!"
Song Shimiao, who had been crying for a long time, also wiped his tears and said with hatred in his eyes: "And me, I don't recognize you as my father! If you divorce my mother, I will leave with her!"
If Song Zhiyong didn't feel anything after seeing his two children and his wife's red eyes from crying, he would really not be a man!
For some reason, Old Lady Song suddenly felt a little nervous. She opened her mouth to say something when she saw her second son with red eyes raising his head and looking at her.
"Mom, let's split up! This matter has been weighing on my mind for so many years. I've wanted to say it for a long time. Since you don't like my family so much, we'll move out and stop bothering you! It just so happens that the factory is distributing houses these days! I can apply for one from the factory, and we can move out!"
Seeing that Old Lady Song wanted to say something, he quickly said, "Don't worry, mother, we will give you the filial piety money every year!"
Old Mrs. Song was really upset by this family!
Feng Chunmei's eyes suddenly lit up and she quickly pushed Song Zhiguo beside her. Song Zhiguo immediately understood what she meant.
The three children are all grown up, and it’s not a good idea to live in a crowded house all day long. It’s just in time that the second child’s family has moved out, so there is room for the three children!
He coughed softly, "Ahem! It's not impossible for you to split up, but you can forget about the house. Look how angry you made our mother! If she gets hurt, we'll still have to take care of her!"
When Old Lady Song heard his words, she felt even more relieved. She felt that the eldest son was the best, and the second son was nothing. He only made her angry! It would be better for her to move out as soon as possible!
"In that case, you and your family should move out. This yard will be left to your eldest brother and his family from now on!"
This is clearly a biased attitude! This is not a division of the family, this is clearly to drive the second branch family out!
Song Zhiyong is no longer acting foolishly.
He said loudly, "That won't work either. Big brother and his family are not allowed to move our second room's house! This yard was left by my grandfather's generation, and it should be divided equally among the three of us brothers! Zhiwei hasn't come back yet, big brother, you are still the big brother. Why did Zhiwei go to the Construction Corps, and why did my Wenlin go to the countryside? Don't you have any idea in your mind?"
"And have you ever seen a family split up like this?"
Song Shiwei was too lazy to get involved with them.
"Mom and Dad, since grandma and my aunt have opinions about this, I will ask the people from the street to help us divide it! Anyway, grandma and my uncle's family are not ashamed, so what do we have to worry about? Then let all the neighbors see how my grandma and my uncle bully others!"
As she said this, she raised her feet and prepared to walk out. Mrs. Song and Feng Chunmei immediately became anxious and hurriedly stopped her.
What would happen if she really went?
Forget about their reputation!
Old Mrs. Song was really angry and waved her hands.
"Forget it, forget it. Let them be. They say that when a man gets a wife, he forgets his mother. My mother is old and useless!"
Song Zhiyong knew that he could no longer be soft-hearted. Since his mother had already spoken, he knelt on the ground with a "bang" and kowtowed several times to Old Lady Song's back.
He stood up and called Zhao Huili and the others to prepare to move Song Shiwei's betrothal gift back to their second room!
But Feng Chunmei held on to the TV and refused to let go!
Song Shi was slightly annoyed: "Aunt, this is my betrothal gift. If you do this again, I will call all the neighbors to come and judge. Let's see if it is fair for my uncle's family to take my niece's betrothal gift privately!"
As she spoke, she shouted, "Everyone, come and take a look!!!"
Feng Chunmei was so scared that she quickly put down the TV in her arms.
"Okay, okay, I'll give it to you. It's nothing special. It's just a broken TV! Who doesn't have one? In the future, our Yingying's husband may give us a 20-inch TV! When that happens, they will be jealous of you!"
Song Shi curled her lips slightly and let her blow it!
She didn't dare to think twice and just picked up the TV and went home.
They didn't stop until they had moved all the things they had taken from the Zhou family into the house.
She saw that Feng Chunmei and Song Yingying were leaning on the window of their room watching, their eyes full of jealousy!
Hey, the more jealous and angry they were, the happier she was!
How can I not be mad at you! People who have pink eye are really sick! They need to be treated!
The family was finally separated, and Zhao Huili heaved a sigh of relief. From now on, both she and her husband's wages would be in their own hands!
Moreover, she had just gone to see Old Lady Song and managed to extract two hundred yuan from her!
In the past, all their wages were paid to the government, and the second wife didn’t have a penny!
She could suffer, but she couldn't let her children suffer with her, and the money was what they deserved, although she knew that her mother-in-law must have secretly hidden the rest of the money.
But she insisted that she only had 500 yuan in her hand and they could only get 200 yuan!
Zhao Huili didn't bother to argue with her. She took the two hundred yuan and went back.
Because she believed that as long as the family was divided, their lives would get better and better in the future!