Chapter 9: Taking her mother-in-law and brother-in-law with her to get a divorce.
"no!"
Two shouts were directed at Li's father; Li Shiyue and Li's mother shouted the same thing at the same time.
After exchanging a glance, the mother spoke first: "Who would believe what you're saying?"
I raised Shitou since he was a child. When he was a child, he was a late talker, and you disliked him. Later, when he grew up, he was not very bright and was different from ordinary people, and you even asked me to take him to the mountain and abandon him.
Now you're telling me that Stone is your son, and you won't let me take him away?
Li Wangguang, if you still have any conscience, then let me take the stone away.
"From now on, on this journey of fleeing famine, if the three of us die, we'll die together; we won't blame you in the underworld."
As soon as Li's mother finished speaking, Li's father's face fell immediately. He really didn't expect that Li's mother would reveal what he had said in his early years in front of others.
Li's mother's words surprised everyone, especially Li's grandmother and Li Wangming, who had no idea that Li's father had once thought of throwing away the stone!
Li Shiyue also exclaimed in his heart, "Good heavens!" This Li Wangguang is truly selfish to the extreme. He doesn't care about his own child at all. After all, it's a life!
Not to mention the Li family members, even Li Youfu, Li Shiyang, and the three clan elders who were standing to the side were all greatly surprised. The third great-uncle, who had been sitting in the back with his eyes closed and in a daze, also widened his eyes at this moment.
The villagers of Lijia Village who were watching the commotion were in an uproar, loudly discussing the matter.
"Oh my goodness, this is really... really..."
What were the songs being sung on stage during the temple fair?
Even tigers don't eat their own cubs?
"That's called 'Even a tiger won't eat its cubs'!"
"Yes, yes, that's exactly what they said. Even wild beasts know how to protect children. Li Wangguang is really ruthless!"
That's my own child!
"If that's the case, then Sister Chun can't leave the stone with Li Wangguang, otherwise, he might really throw away this burden of the stone on the way."
The words of others were like sharp knives piercing into Li's father's chest, causing him to grimace in pain.
That wasn't all. The villagers' gazes seemed to peel away his outward appearance of gold and jade, revealing his naked, black heart to everyone's eyes.
Even now, Qin Tao, who was still holding onto him, lowered her head, her eyes filled with vigilance and a faint fear.
Grandma Li and Li Wangming looked at Li's father with eyes full of heartache and disbelief. They were the people closest to Li's father. Just by looking at Li's father's expression, Grandma Li knew that what Li's mother said was true. Li's father really wanted to kill Shi Tou back then!
Isn't that just killing?
What's the difference between taking a child under two years old to the mountains and abandoning them, and killing the child?
"Wang Guang, you...you really made..."
"Mother, I had no choice!"
Stone was almost two years old and still couldn't say a complete sentence. What use is a child with mental disabilities? Isn't raising a child like that just a waste of resources?
I couldn't bear it either, but our family's situation was so difficult back then, there was nothing I could do!
Grandma Li was speechless as she listened to her husband's excuses.
Shi Tou was a clever child unlike other children from a young age, but in Grandma Li's heart, as long as Shi Tou could eat and drink, he was fine, and that was her eldest grandson.
Grandma Li never knew that Father Li could be so heartless, able to abandon his own child so easily.
From the son to the mother, Grandma Li looked at Qin Tao standing next to Li's father and thought about the hardships she had endured along the way. In the village, every family with donkeys or mules could let the elderly and children sit and rest from time to time. But she had only managed to get to where she was today by leaning on a wooden cane and relying on her young son's support.
Grandma Li turned to look at Shi Tou, who was staring at her with bewildered eyes. She knew very well that if Shi Tou really went with Li's father, he would probably die on this journey of fleeing famine.
Then why not let Li's mother take Shitou away? Li's mother truly loves Shitou, and Li Shiyue, her younger sister, also cares for Shitou very much.
After much deliberation, Grandmother Li finally made up her mind.
“Brother Youfu, let Chunniang take Shitou and Shiyue with her. Divide the grain in the house among the three of them according to their numbers. That’s fine.”
After saying this, Grandma Li, who was already old, seemed to age even more.
"Mother!"
I don't......"
"Shut up!" Grandmother Li turned around and sternly rebuked Father Li for his shouting. She slammed the wooden stick on the ground and turned to Mother Li, saying, "Chunniang, it is Wangguang who has wronged you."
You bore children for the Li family, and you took all your dowry;
The grain distributed to you is what you deserve;
From now on, you take good care of Stone and October on your own. If anything happens, have October come to find Wangming. I'm still alive, and I can still make decisions for this family!
Grandmother Li spoke up, and no matter how unwilling Father Li was, he knew he couldn't say anything more.
However, a small mishap occurred when they asked Li Shiyang to write the divorce papers.
"I want to live with my sister-in-law!"
Li Wangming, with his neck stiff, said to Li Shiyang, "Brother Shiyang, why don't you include me in the list too?"
I was raised by my sister-in-law since I was a child. Although Shitou, Shiyue, and I are said to be uncle and nephew, we are actually no different from siblings.
My sister-in-law raised me, so I must take care of her in her old age. Please write my name in her name too.
The fact that Li's mother revealed that Li's father had once wanted to throw away the stone was already shocking enough, but who would have thought that just when things were about to end, Li Wangming would pull off something even bigger.
"Wangming, are you stupid?"
I've never heard of a divorce where the younger brother-in-law is allowed to live with his sister-in-law.
Besides, your mother is still alive. Instead of staying home to take care of her, what are you doing meddling here?
After a moment of stunned silence, Fifth Uncle said this to Li Wangming, then turned to Li Shiyang and said, "Shiyang, you keep writing, don't worry about this silly boy."
Looking at Li Wangming, whose face was full of grievance and was about to burst into tears, Li Shiyue thought about what might happen along the way and jumped out to shout, "Second Uncle did grow up with me since childhood. When we were little, Mother took care of me and Second Uncle together."
Second Uncle really should take care of Mother in her old age and see her off when she passes away!
Now that my father and mother are divorced, and my second uncle has to take care of my grandmother, why don't my second uncle and grandmother come and live with us?
In this way, my second uncle can fulfill his filial duty and also repay my mother's kindness in raising him in the future—a win-win situation.
Upon hearing Li Shiyue say this, Li Wangming was so happy he almost jumped for joy. He quickly agreed, "Shiyue is right!"
I'll take my mother to live with my sister-in-law!
Brother Shiyang, please write this down as well. From now on, my mother and I will live with my sister-in-law.
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