Ling Jiang thought for a moment and nodded, "Okay."

Yun Mo looked at Li Li again, "Sister-in-law, what do you think?"

"I agree to add 5 yuan each for the Dragon Boat Festival and the Mid-Autumn Festival, but it's too little for the Chinese New Year. I need to buy new clothes and New Year's goods for the Chinese New Year, which will cost at least several dozen yuan."

Hearing Li Li's big request, Yun Mo smiled and said, "Sister-in-law, you know, brother didn't have to pay a penny.

You cheated on me during marriage, making my elder brother cuckold for five years and raising someone else's son for five years. Just based on this, it is enough for you to leave the house with Ling Jiale! Not only did my elder brother let you take the furniture away, he was also willing to give you money and food. He has done his best. Whether to part ways amicably or go through legal procedures, my elder sister-in-law can choose for herself. "

Li Li was shocked by Yun Mo's words and signed the agreement obediently.

In order to save time, Yun Mo took a taxi to take the two of them to the entrance of the Civil Affairs Bureau.

"Brother, when you go in, find a registrar named Liu. She is the aunt of one of my classmates. She can help you process it quickly."

"Yeah, okay."

It was 4:30 in the afternoon. The sky was gloomy and the wind felt like a knife on her face. Yun Mo stamped her feet and turned her back to the wind to prevent the cold wind from blowing on her face.

"Wife, do you want to come over and hide for a while?"

Hearing this, Yun Mo looked at the man strangely, "Where are you hiding?"

As soon as he finished speaking, he saw the other party unbuttoning his cotton coat neatly, revealing his broad chest covered with a black sweater.

Ling Chuan opened his cotton coat and said, "Hide in my arms. I'll use my clothes to block the wind for you."

“…”

Yun Mo seriously suspected that the other party wanted to take advantage of her.

"No, I'm not cold."

"Your nose is red from the cold."

Yun Mo reached out and touched the tip of her nose. It was indeed cold and didn't feel like her nose at all.

Looking at the man's open cotton coat, Yun Mo rubbed her hands and said, "Button up your coat first, don't catch a cold."

"I'm not cold."

Ling Chuan responded, but his hands obediently buttoned up his shirt.

Yun Mo now particularly missed the days when she used to eat mutton hotpot in the big villa with heating when it snowed in winter.

"Tomorrow is the winter solstice, let's have shabu-shabu tonight."

"good."

"Call big brother and Chunhua, as well as Aunt Cuihua and the others. During this period when you and big brother were away, the stall business was supported by Aunt Cuihua and Zhou Xiaowei. Everyone was working very hard."

"Well, I'll listen to you."

After buttoning up his coat, Ling Chuan stepped forward, wrapped his big hands around hers, and rubbed them gently to warm them.

The man's hands were big, with thick and long knuckles and his palms were covered with calluses, which made the back of her hands a little itchy, but very warm, just like a small hand heater.

Yun Mo looked at him curiously, blinking her almond-shaped eyes, which almost melted Ling Chuan's heart.

"Wife, what's wrong?" he asked softly.

"Are you as hot as your hands?"

Ling Chuan was stunned for a moment, "It should be about the same."

"Let me feel it."

After saying this, without waiting for the man to react, Yun Mo suddenly raised her feet and reached her hand directly into the man's collar.

The first feeling when my hand touched the man’s chest was that it was hot and burning, like a moving stove.

Yun Mo was a little puzzled, "Aren't my hands cold?"

“It’s not cold.”

As he spoke, he raised his hand and pressed her hand under his collar.

Yun Mo struggled but failed to break free, and couldn't help but scold, "What are you doing?"

Ling Chuan smiled and replied, "I asked you to roast it for a little longer. Your hand is too cold. Do you want to roast your other hand?"

"Chuanzi, sister-in-law, what are you doing..."

Before Yun Mo could say anything, she heard her elder brother Ling Jiang's curious question from behind her.

She panicked and quickly took her hand back, turned around, and tried to stay calm while explaining, "He was itchy, and I didn't know if there were any bugs. I wanted to check him out."

Ling Jiang looked at his brother in surprise, "Chuanzi, you don't have lice, do you?"

Ling Chuan: “…”

Yun Mo quickly changed the subject with a guilty conscience, "Brother, have you completed the formalities?"

"It's done."

Ling Jiang pulled out a small green booklet from his pocket and handed it to the two of them. "Sister-in-law, I found the registrar named Liu you mentioned, and she handled it for us right away."

Seeing the three words "Divorce Certificate" written in gold on the front of the book, Yun Mo finally felt relieved.

At this time, Li Li walked up to the three people in a bad mood and said, "There are still a few days left in this month. How do you calculate the money and rice?"

Seeing Ling Jiang looking at her, Yun Mo said directly: "Of course, we calculate it by the days. This month has 31 days, which means 32 cents a day, and rice is 3 liang 2 qian. There are still 6 days until the end of the month, so I'll round it up for you, 2 yuan plus 2 jin of rice."

Li Li immediately reached out and said, "Give it to me."

Ling Jiang didn't have any rice on him, so he simply converted it into cash and gave Li Li 2.5 yuan.

"From now on, you must bring money and rice to my home on the first day of every month."

After saying this, Li Li didn't say hello to anyone else and just left.

The two brothers of the Ling family watched Li Li's receding back in silence until Yun Mo spoke up, "Brother, it's getting late. Let's go back first."

"Yeah, okay."

When they returned to the old street, they met many neighbors along the way. Seeing that only three of the four people went out came back, they all curiously asked whether Ling Jiang had really divorced Li Li.

After receiving a positive answer, everyone immediately rushed to tell each other, and soon the news spread throughout the entire old street.

After returning to the Ling family, Yun Mo took out a bunch of keys and said, "Brother, I helped you change the lock of the front door this morning. I also installed locks on the main room, the wing room, and the kitchen. I hope you don't blame me for acting on my own."

Ling Jiang said quickly, "Sister-in-law, how can that be possible? The rooms in this house should have been locked a long time ago, but the conditions were not good before, and Chunhua's mother was always at home watching, so we kept putting it off."

Locks are not cheap these days. A small lock costs three dollars. With spare parts like lock buckles and nails, it will cost at least ten dollars to lock three doors.

For the Ling family in the past, ten dollars was a considerable expense, and in order to save as much as possible, they kept putting off installing the lock.

There are three rooms in the main house. The middle one is the main room. On the left side of the main room is the original bedroom of Ling Jiang and Li Li. It has been emptied now. There is only a bare bed with Ling Jiang's old clothes and waste paper piled on it.

Yun Mo turned on the light and looked around the house. "Brother, this house is too old. The floor and walls are badly weathered. The roof is leaking in many places. It's very damp when it rains. Living here for a long time is not good for your health."

Ling Jiang sighed, "I can't help it. I have been paying off debts for the past few years. I really don't have the spare money to renovate this house. Let's wait another two years."

"Brother, I have an idea. You can listen to it."

(End of this chapter)