Chapter 216: Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law Battle 1: Pushing her husband away and trying to drive her mother-in-law away...
Xu Wei had thought about divorce more than once, but now that Zhou Juan brought it up, he still felt surprised, shocked, and unbelievable.
She is not a very independent person and does not have her own place to live here. If she really gets divorced, does she have to live with her uncle?
She cries so much and loses her temper so easily. My uncle's family can't stand her, right?
Zhou E refused to call him brother-in-law in front of his classmates. Wasn't it because he didn't want to admit that he had such a cousin?
If he really lives in his uncle's house, he's afraid that she will mess up everything again. What will he do when Zhou E comes to invite him, his former brother-in-law?
If he intervened, it seemed unreasonable; if he didn't, he would be embarrassed to see his ex-wife getting into trouble everywhere.
It would be better not to divorce, at least he can control her with a clear conscience.
It's really sad, how did it come to this?
Thinking back to when they first met, he thought, this girl is so pretty, and her smile is so beautiful. If they could become a couple, they would definitely be the envy of others and their love would be unparalleled.
They had a sweet time after marriage. Even when Zhou Juan's true nature gradually revealed itself, he wanted to persuade her and reform her instead of divorcing her and pursuing their own careers.
Even though he was beaten because Zhou Juan ran around late at night, he was just disappointed and didn't want to indulge her anymore, that's all.
When did he first have this idea? He himself couldn't remember.
Was it when Zhou Juan turned her back on Yao Taotao?
Was it when Zhou Juan was in a cold war with his mother?
Or was it when Zhou Juan got angry and cursed at Chu Lingyi?
He himself couldn't explain it clearly. Maybe it was all of them, or maybe it was the accumulation of various factors. At least, before Zhou Juan got into trouble, he was really tired and wanted to get a divorce.
But now, he was asked to abandon Zhou Juan, who was injured and needed care, and get a divorce? He couldn't do it.
His moral principles did not allow him to be so cold-blooded, and his sense of responsibility also urged him to say "no" loud and clear.
Zhou Juan sneered, "Strange, you and Chu Lingyi are so passionate, you even wanted to beat me up for her, and you don't want to get a divorce?"
Xu Wei quickly clarified himself: "I just can't stand your frequent rage and swearing, not that I'm in love with someone else. These are two different things."
Zhou Juan couldn't help but sneer: "You haven't fallen in love with someone else? You even ran to the publishing house and wanted to attack me because of what she said. You don't think I will believe your nonsense, do you? At least you have compared her with me in your heart, right? Maybe you even think, it would be great if I could make you happy like her, right?"
Xu Wei's secrets were touched upon, but he couldn't lie. He opened his mouth but couldn't refute it.
Zhou Juan was tired and closed her eyes. "I was right. After so many years of marriage, I still know what kind of person you are. In this case, there is nothing to say. Let's get a divorce. I will grant your wish. Go find your ideal wife and don't let me delay you."
Xu Wei was filled with shame and anger, and angrily said, "Why do you want to leave me? Besides, you are in such a state now that you can't leave without someone by your side. Okay, I don't want to argue with you about this anymore. I'll consider other things after you are discharged from the hospital and your injuries are healed."
That night, Liu Xiaoyu rushed over to stay by his bedside, and Xu Wei couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
He chose to escape, just like he had done before by not going home for dinner or spending the night at home, and he did not show up for the next two days.
Zhou Juan asked Liu Xiaoyu where he had gone, and Liu Xiaoyu relayed the reason: "My cousin was afraid that he would make you angry and affect your recovery."
Zhou Juan sneered. Why are you pretending? It’s just that you feel guilty and don’t want to face it. Do you really think she can’t see it?
A day later, the Shan family's mother and son came with their child. They first visited Zhou Juan in the hospital and gave her some nutritional supplements. Then they came to the alley to ask Chu Lingyi for an explanation.
Chu Lingyi was detained for a few days. The police station could not find any evidence that she had harmed anyone, so they had to release her.
At this moment, she was washing clothes in the yard, cursing, scolding Tang Fengyuan for meddling in other people's business, scolding Director Yuan for being snobbish, scolding Zhou Juan for not being worthy of Xu Wei...
But she didn't dare to curse too loudly. After all, her father was demoted because she talked nonsense outside, and her father still didn't know about it.
With this previous experience as a lesson, she didn't dare to speak too boldly. She could only hide in the yard and whisper, keeping her voice within the range that only she could hear.
Just as I was feeling furious, Aunt Mao warmly called a mother and child over. The man was carrying a basket on his back, and a child was sleeping on his shoulder.
Chu Lingyi looked up and was stunned.
Why is Shan Yong here? The damn old woman is here too! Who did this? Did they want to kill her?
Chu Lingyi was so angry that she shook off the soap bubbles on her hands, lowered her head and continued to do her own thing, pretending not to know him.
Aunt Mao didn't expect her to have this attitude and was quite disappointed. Even if the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is average in most families, she should still stand up to greet her for the sake of her husband and children.
Besides, she was kind enough to bring the person here, but Chu Lingyi didn't even say hello to her. It was really uncultured.
Aunt Mao immediately stood at the door and didn't come in. She just kept a fake smile on her face and said, "Sister-in-law, this is it. I still have to cook at home, so I'll go back first."
Shanmu smiled and grabbed Aunt Mao's hand, stuffing a handful of fruit candy into her hand: "Thank you, Auntie. Come and visit us when you have time."
"Oh." Aunt Mao accepted the fruit candy and hurried back to look after her own children.
In the Chu family yard, Chu Lingyi was still busy washing clothes.
Her mother was not in good health, and it was not yet time for dinner, so she was lying in the house.
Her father was sighing in the room because she lost her job again.
Now Chu Lingze is the only one in the family who still has income, so she has to do the housework.
When Shan's mother saw her changed face, which was completely different from the gentleness and caution she had shown when she asked their family for help, she couldn't help but feel chilled.
She raised her chin towards Dan Yong, and the meaning was very clear, asking him to take the child to find his mother.
She herself went into the house carrying large and small bags of local specialties.
Standing at the door of the main hall, she shouted enthusiastically: "My dear relatives, Ayong and I have come to see you with our children."
Father Chu was startled and quickly put out his cigarette. "Oh, it's my in-laws. Come on, come on, sit down. Why didn't you tell me before you came? I could have asked Lingyi to buy some more food."
"It's not too late. It's not even dinner time yet." The single mother smiled, pretending not to know that Chu Lingyi had beaten the child. She asked, "My dear, I heard you were assigned to a publishing house? The salary is good, right?"
Father Chu smiled awkwardly, afraid of losing face, and did not respond to the conversation.
Shan Muquan took him as an admission and couldn't help but sigh, "That's great! I was worried you wouldn't be able to do what you promised. Now that you have a respectable job, you will definitely not go back on your word, right?"
Mr. Chu knew that she was talking about the money transfer in the agreement. He was worried about where to get this month's money, and he didn't know whether the publishing house would give him the first month's salary.
In short, he couldn't respond to this.
Seeing his hesitation, his mother comforted him, "Don't worry, I won't waste the money you send me every month. I'll save it all. When Lingyi is pregnant, I'll come back to take care of her. I'm just a farmer. I can't make a lot of money. I can only help them keep their money. Every penny counts, and I'll use it on her and the child."
How else can I put it? Father Chu himself is also in the wrong.
If the Shan family had not extended a helping hand, his wife would definitely have no money for medical treatment, and the grass on her grave would have been several feet high.
Now his daughter has secretly beaten the child. If he can't pay her back, it would be too outrageous.
I had no choice but to bite the bullet and say, "Don't worry, you guys will be fine."
Shan's mother thought to herself that she had no reason to worry. Chu Lingyi was so prone to getting into trouble that she would have to pay him hundreds of dollars just for medical expenses, lost wages, and nutrition expenses.
Where would I get the money to send them? I just wanted to coax her. If that's the case, then she won't leave.
She really didn't believe it. A man as concerned about his reputation as Old Chu would lose face and drive away his own in-laws, son-in-law and grandson?
So the single mother got up happily, went to the kitchen, saw that the vegetables had already been bought, and started to prepare dinner.
Father Chu hurriedly urged Mother Chu: "Hurry, go around the alley and see who has bought some meat. Borrow half a piece first. It's the first time our in-laws are visiting, we can't go without even a bite of meat."
Mother Chu sighed silently, feeling desperate for these days when she saw no way out.
The man lost his job, the daughter got into trouble, and now the whole family depends on the son's income, and he has to borrow money?
How to get through it?
But since it was the first time that the in-laws came to visit, the food was so shabby that it was really unacceptable, so I had to be thick-skinned and ask every household.
There was indeed half a piece of meat hanging in Aunt Mao's well, but when she thought of Chu Lingyi's attitude, she didn't lend it. It was disgusting.
Not to mention Aunt Qian's family. Aunt Qian is a warm-hearted person, but she is really greedy. No one can borrow the meat she buys.
As for other families, they either didn’t buy anything or bought it to eat at home and refused to lend it.
Finally, Mother Chu walked around and stopped at the gate of the small courtyard by the lake. She glanced at Xiao Gao who was busy inside and asked, "Xiao Gao, do you have any meat at home? Can you lend me some? I'll return it to you later."
"No, Auntie, this is not my home. I just come here to help with cooking and taking care of the kids. If you want to borrow money, you should go to the alley in front and ask Auntie Xie." Xiao Gao would not do anything rash. She had a good job and she didn't want to be a pushover and disappoint the old couple of the Yao family.
Chu's mother had no choice but to go back and ask Xie Chunxing.
Xie Chunxing was helpless: "Big sister, you see, it's summer vacation now. I have six children at home, and they all need to grow. Even if the adults don't eat, they have to save it for the children. I really can't borrow it. But I still have meat coupons on hand. How about I give you a few coupons and you can go to someone else's house to exchange for a piece?"
This was a solution. Chu's mother had no choice but to thank him shamelessly, accept the two meat tickets, and then go to another alley for a walk.
When she finally managed to buy a piece of meat with 80 cents, she found Chu Lingyi arguing with her single mother.
Chu's mother looked confused and quickly walked over to ask, "What's going on? Lingyi, your mother-in-law and the man just arrived and you quarreled. It won't be good if it gets out."
Chu Lingyi didn't want to quarrel, but her mother-in-law acted on her own and asked Shan Yong to throw the luggage on her bed and even move her bed to make room for the old woman.
She couldn't swallow this humiliation and refused to let her mother tell her what to do in her family.
When she saw her mother coming back, she immediately stuffed the child into her mother's arms, rushed forward, pushed her husband away, and tried to drive her mother-in-law away.
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