Chapter 591 Divorce
Zhu Xiu Yu was forced to take leave until the tenth day of the first lunar month.
On the ninth day of the first lunar month, the two made an appointment to get a divorce certificate.
When Zhu Xiu Yu arrived at the Civil Affairs Bureau, Zhuang Chao Ying was already waiting there.
Zhu Xiu Yu had to admit that Zhuang Chaoying had some very good qualities, such as never being late and being trustworthy.
"Teacher Zhuang."
"Xiuyu."
Zhuang Chaoying knew that there was no need to ask her whether she had brought everything. She could manage two big restaurants and nothing would go wrong.
"It's still early, let's go to the teahouse by the river and sit down! We won't have much time to get together in the future." Zhu Xiu Yu suggested.
Zhuang Chaoying nodded slightly: "Okay."
Not far ahead, there is a teahouse at the corner of the street, facing the river.
The two entered the store one after the other, and went up to the second floor one after the other.
As Zhu Xiuyu walked, she instructed the waiter, "Please, bring some fresh tea and four small snacks. Just serve whatever you have prepared now."
"Okay! Please take a seat first." The waiter responded and went to do it.
The service in these old teahouses is much better than that in state-owned teahouses. The waiters are quite old and you can tell they have been working there for many years.
The man had good eyesight and understood that the two wanted to discuss something, so he led them to a secluded place, because in half an hour more people would gather and it would be too quiet to sit in the middle of the room.
Soon, the waiter brought over tea and snacks.
"Have you had breakfast?" Zhu Xiuyu asked.
"I've eaten. Hualin steamed the buns he brought back from you this morning. They're delicious." Zhuang Chaoying's voice was as depressed as his mood.
Although he had accepted and recognized this result long ago, Zhuang Chaoying still felt uncomfortable when he woke up this morning.
"What about you?" Zhuang Chaoying then remembered to ask Zhu Xiuyu.
"I ate it too. My son and daughter-in-law cooked noodles together. They also made me an egg and mixed it with mushroom and beef sauce."
"Oh, okay, okay." Zhuang Chaoying nodded.
"They know about this, understand, and respect our choice. Don't worry, they are all college students and they all understand the situation," Zhu Xiu Yu said again.
After hearing this, Zhuang Chaoying looked at Zhu Xiuyu and breathed a sigh of relief:
"That's good. You're all good kids, Xiuyu. I'm really happy that you and Hongbin are doing well. I was wrong before, and I sincerely apologize. I hope you're doing well. I know you'll be better off without me."
Zhuang Chaoying's voice became lower and lower.
"Teacher Zhuang, you are a good person, and I hope you can live a good life. If anything happens, you must know that Hongbin is also your son, and always will be, and there is nothing you can't say. This is what I want to say, and Hongbin asked me to tell you." Zhu Xiu Yu said sincerely.
Zhuang Chaoying nodded, his eyes already red.
"I gave all the money you gave me to Tunan. Oh, Aling and Xiaoting were there at the time, but Xiaoting didn't want it and told me to give it all to Tunan. It's up to Tunan to decide how to use it! He always has his own ideas.
I also transferred all the 500 yuan you gave me this time to Hongbin and Shuyun.
I will distribute the rent of the two houses to my four children proportionally on an annual basis. The accounts are all on record, so don't worry.
If you need money urgently, just tell me and these two rent payments will be used first."
Zhu Xiu Yu spoke one stroke at a time.
"No, no, I don't need it. If you distribute it to them the way you want, I won't be able to spend a penny at school." Zhuang Chaoying shook his head quickly.
The matter of love and money was discussed, and the two had nothing more to say.
They sat quietly for a while, until more and more customers came into the store, and then they went downstairs to the Civil Affairs Bureau.
The woman from the Civil Affairs Bureau took the documents and looked at them with raised eyebrows:
"Even if we can't live together anymore, at least it's the New Year! I've never seen anyone get a divorce before the 15th."
Zhuang Chaoying wanted to explain, but Zhu Xiuyu said:
"Hurry up! I'm afraid you won't be able to bear what I say."
"You..." The female comrade didn't know how to respond for a moment.
"We have already negotiated and are divorcing voluntarily. There is no dispute. Comrade, please handle it as soon as possible." Zhuang Chaoying interrupted her.
Zhu Xiu Yu smiled. This was one of the rare times when Zhuang Chaoying took the initiative to stand on her side. She didn't expect it to be during their divorce.
The man said sarcastically, "Go, go, go, who's going to stop you? It's hard to persuade a damned ghost with kind words. We're not running a charity here. If you want to get married or leave, who cares?"
As he spoke, he began to throw and hit things, and the sound of the stamp was deafening.
Then she took it to the inner room to make evidence and told the people in the inner room what happened outside. Because of a piece of glass, although they couldn't hear what they were saying, the two of them could see that they were looking over.
Zhu Xiuyu looked back at them with a smile, which made them feel embarrassed.
Not long after, the female comrade threw two divorce certificates in front of them.
They each picked up a book and looked at it. It was the one that belonged to them. They checked the information on the certificate and then left.
Zhu Xiuyu stopped at the door and said to Zhuang Chaoying:
"Come over to my house for dinner tonight. Hongbin and Shuyun know you're going back to school tomorrow, so they want to give you a farewell party. You and Pengfei can just come over. I'll call Hualin and Xiangdong."
"Okay." Zhuang Chaoying nodded quickly.
Zhuang Chaoying knew that Zhu Xiuyu still treated them as family, which was a good thing. Although they were divorced, they now had two more family members.
When he got home, Zhuang Chaoying saw Pengfei packing his luggage and asked:
"Pengfei, isn't school starting so soon?"
"Uncle, I want to visit your school. You said the scenery is so beautiful, I want to go too. I'll just go and get acquainted with the place so we know where it is when we visit you next time. Then I'll go straight to school from your place. Anyway, I only have one bag, so it's convenient."
Pengfei patted his luggage bag.
To be honest, Pengfei was a little worried when he knew that his uncle and aunt were divorced.
My uncle is a man without a backbone. He is afraid that he will collapse without my aunt, his backbone.
So he discussed with his parents and decided to accompany Zhuang Chaoying back to school and make sure there were no problems before returning to school.
In the past two days, he had checked the transportation conditions from Zhuang Chaoying's school to his own school, but he didn't tell her in advance because he was afraid that Zhuang Chaoying would object.
"Pengfei..."
"Uncle, it's decided. My action was approved by Brother Tuanan. He is busy and has no time, so of course I have to go." Pengfei knew that he would not agree, so he moved Tuanan out.
In the evening, the family sat together as if nothing had happened to bid farewell to Zhuang Chaoying.
Everyone feels at ease because Pengfei will be with them.
The next morning, the two set out on their journey.
To be honest, Zhuang Chaoying doesn't understand children and has never traveled with any of them.
This time when traveling with Pengfei, he truly felt that his child had grown up.
Pengfei took care of him all the way.
He found a comfortable seat, arranged food and hot water, as if he had been there before, and knew exactly where to transfer and when the bus would be available.
Zhuang Chaoying had specially copied all of this onto a piece of paper, intending to take it out to confirm it at the location. But now it was no longer necessary, he just needed to follow Pengfei.
Pengfei was very happy to see the school. He walked very fast with a bag on his back and a luggage bag on each side.
As Zhuang Chaoying watched, his eyes became wet, and he suddenly remembered the year when Pengfei came to Suzhou.
At that time, he was dark and thin, and he always stood timidly behind him, rubbing the corners of his clothes. But now, he has grown into a man taller than himself.
"Uncle, the school is very big and new!" Pengfei ran a few steps, then stopped to wait for him, turned around and smiled at him.
"Yes!" Zhuang Chaoying also smiled at him.
Ten years have passed in a flash, and Zhuang Chaoying will spend the rest of his time here.
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