Chapter 49: Can't Let Them Divorce
"The TV is for Tunan to learn English. No. 1 Middle School is too far away, and it's tiring to run back and forth every day at noon, so we bought a bicycle." Zhuang Chaoying explained.
"What a talent! He's really talented! He's learning English! He even bought a TV!" Zhuang's father said with a sigh.
Zhuang Chaoying felt annoyed when he heard what his father said.
"If I buy you a TV, will you think it's too expensive or useless?"
"What do you mean? You want to learn from Huang Ling, right? You're rebelling, right? I'm telling you, we can't control her. You're our child, so we can control you!"
"If I start arguing as soon as I come back, and you guys are happy, then I won't come back!" Zhuang Chaoying sighed, "I was originally going to tell you that we won't be back on New Year's Eve, and we'll spend it on our own."
"What! Zhuang Chaoying! Do you still have any filial piety? It's Chinese New Year! Last year, she took the children back to her parents' home, and this year even you didn't come back, right? Tell me, do you still want the Zhuang family?"
Mr. Zhuang got anxious and started banging the table again.
"What can I do? I either have a small family or a big family. I have to choose one of the two. What can I do? Aling wants to divorce me because she doesn't want to get along with you guys!" Zhuang Chaoying also slammed the table.
The table tilted, and Zhuang's father's porcelain pot rolled to the ground, spilling tea all over the floor.
Upon hearing this, Zhuang's father shouted, "Divorce if you want! We, the Zhuang family, have already lost face, so we're not afraid of losing face again!"
At this time, Zhuang's mother came out of the room, pulled Zhuang's father, and said to Zhuang Chaoying:
"Chaoying! Go back! Have a good talk with Aling. It's better not to get a divorce. For the sake of the children! It's okay for you to spend the New Year by yourself, but you still have to bring the children back sometime during the New Year. We miss them too."
Zhuang Chaoying left without even drinking a sip of water.
In the evening, the Zhuang family sat down to discuss the matter.
Zhuang Ganmei said first, "I've known for a long time that she's thinking about divorce! She won't let my brother give us money just so she can get a bigger share when the time comes! I'm telling you, divorce is fine, but she can't have a penny of my brother's money!"
Zhuang's father thought for a moment and said, "We definitely want Tunan. After graduating from technical secondary school, he can go to work in a factory and earn money. Let Huang Ling take care of Xiaoting! A girl is useless!"
Lin Fang held a different attitude: "After the divorce, where will he and Tunan live? Don't forget, that house was allocated to Huang Ling by the factory!"
Everyone looked at each other and realized that this was the biggest problem.
"After the divorce, let Chaoying wait in line for a house. He will eventually get one. Before that, he should ask for a dormitory first! The school will always arrange a dormitory!" Zhuang's father suggested.
Everyone looked at Zhuang's mother who had been silent.
Zhuang's mother looked at them coldly, and after a long while she finally spoke, "What divorce? Ah! What divorce? You want to kill yourselves!"
The whole family didn't know what it meant and looked at Zhuang's mother.
"Hua Lin can't come back, but Peng Fei can! Hua Lin called and wanted to ask Peng Fei to come back and settle down. Who will take care of you two wherever he lives? Besides, she meets the policy requirements, so we have no choice but to agree! Peng Fei is still a child, so he can only end up in our family!"
Everyone suddenly understood.
"Then it definitely can't follow us! That would be terrible! Are you kidding! It's not a cat or a dog!" Lin Fang was shocked.
"So! If they get divorced, where will Pengfei go to get a divorce? Your eldest brother has no house, so how can we ask for it? Now they have two rooms, one for Pengfei and one for Tuanan, which is just right!" Zhuang's mother knocked on the table.
"No wonder you wanted to pull me just now, that's what you meant!" Father Zhuang finally understood why she came out to smooth things over today.
"That's right! Gan Mei took over the shift and sent Hualin to the mountains of Guizhou alone. If we don't agree to Pengfei coming back, she'll make a fuss and we won't have any peace. So I thought, why not arrange for her to stay with Chaoying? That would be a good idea!"
"That makes sense." Zhuang's father nodded quickly.
"Don't mess with her recently! Wait until Pengfei's matter is settled!" Zhuang's mother glanced at her son and her husband.
The family was speechless.
Zhuang Chaoying had no idea that the Zhuang family was plotting against him.
During the day, he worked hard to carve several more papers.
He couldn't wear gloves when carving the papers, so both of his hands got frostbite. Now they were cracked and the pain was excruciating.
When it was almost time to get off work, he took the initiative to start cooking again.
He remembered Huang Ling saying that before taking a break to read, he should first check if there is any unfinished work at home, because everyone is a working person.
What's more, now that he is not at work, he has to work more.
As soon as Huang Ling came back, he began to introduce her.
"I've put away all the clothes and cleaned the house. I swept every corner of your and Xiaoting's beds, leaving no dust. The meal is ready too. I steamed four lion's heads and gave two to Dongzhe. There are two left, just enough for Tunan and Xiaoting."
"Zhuang Chaoying..."
Zhuang Chaoying was afraid to hear Huang Ling's decision, so he said:
"Today I sent a piece of pork chop, a piece of meat, a bag of candy, and four red envelopes of one yuan each. I know it's a bit much, but I can earn it back by carving the paper today. I told my parents that I would not go back home for the New Year and would spend it at home, and they agreed."
"you......"
"On the second or third day of the Chinese New Year, I'll take Tunan and Xiaoting to pay New Year's greetings. We'll just go there to pay New Year's greetings and won't even eat. Mom said she's prepared red envelopes for them. If you don't want to go, then don't go."
"Are you done?" Huang Ling asked.
Zhuang Chaoying nodded.
"Zhuang Chaoying, first of all, you have to understand that what you did today was what you should have done. It wasn't to help me, and it wasn't something that could move me!"
"Secondly, you're doing this just to save a property deed, a nanny, and a sucker, not your lover."
"Finally, even if you do all the housework in the future, you can't change your foolish filial nature. This is why I want to divorce you. You can't get rid of the people in your family, but you can't stop me from getting rid of them."
"And all the confusion in your heart now is the reason why I want a divorce. Why can't my elder brother and sister-in-law give more? No. Why can't I be filial to my parents? Your level of filial piety is not enough. Why do you have to compare yourself with your younger brother's wife? I think it's unfair, so I have to compare, etc."
"We have different values, that's the reason for our divorce. Have I made myself clear?"
Zhuang Chaoying lowered his head, seeming to understand and yet not understand.
Huang Ling saw his confusion and said simply:
"What we need to discuss now is the divorce plan, not the reasons for the divorce or why we can't continue living together. My suggestion is that you keep Tunan and I keep Xiaoting. We don't pay each other child support. Our salaries have always been separate, so there's no need to divide property. This is the simplest way."
Zhuang Chaoying raised his head and said helplessly: "Does it really have to come to this?"
"If you have a new plan, please submit it as soon as possible. After the New Year, I will report this to the factory."
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