"Do you really want me to give up my spot to Su Zhi, without regret?" Su Yan asked calmly.
Faced with his daughter's questioning, Su Changcheng felt a little guilty, but he still nodded firmly, "Su Yan, you will understand your father's good intentions in the future. Look at how many girls in the village can go to high school? Your father has been good to you, so you should know how to repay his kindness."
To repay kindness?
It's a wonder he said it.
In my memory, Su Changcheng was a foolishly filial son who had no real skills. He was a bully at home but not at home. His mother had followed him for decades, and if it weren't for her embroidery skills, the whole family would have starved to death long ago!
Su Yan stood up with a cold laugh, her eyes sharp, and said to Su Changcheng rudely, "I can give up my spot to Su Zhi, but I have a condition."
"What are the conditions?"
Su Changcheng was a little scared, feeling that his daughter had become somewhat frightening.
The pressure emanating from him made him both annoyed and ashamed!
"You divorce my mother and let my younger brother live with her."
"What?!" Li Juan exclaimed in surprise.
Su Changcheng reflexively refused: "Impossible!"
Coming to his senses, his face turned ashen, and he shouted, "You unfilial daughter! You actually instigated me to divorce your mother! Aren't you afraid of being gossiped about behind your back!"
Li Juan was also a little flustered, "Ayan, don't talk nonsense!"
These days, if word gets out that a daughter is eager for her parents to divorce, it will ruin her reputation. How will she ever find a good husband then?
“Mother, I’m not joking. If it weren’t for the sake of us three sisters, you wouldn’t have put up with it until now.” Su Yan finished speaking slowly and looked at Su Changcheng. “If you’re not willing, then there’s no need to waste words.”
Even if she leaves the Su family, she is capable of supporting Li Juan and Su Lei.
However, now that she has a chance to get rid of the troublesome Su family, she certainly won't let it go.
Li Juan has considered divorce, but she still finds it hard to accept the idea of actually getting a divorce.
After all, the concept I was taught from childhood is that a divorced woman is considered second-hand goods, and her family will be ashamed because of it.
However, seeing Su Yan's calm demeanor, she ultimately remained silent.
Su Changcheng may be confused, but he had never considered divorcing Li Juan, and was hesitant for a moment.
The atmosphere became tense for a moment.
"Fifth brother, if she wants a divorce, then let her have one! I don't believe anyone would dare to take her in with two kids in tow!"
Old Master Su, Old Lady Su, and the eldest son and his mother appeared outside the door at some unknown time.
Old Mrs. Su stood with her hands on her hips, her sharp and sarcastic voice so loud that she seemed to want everyone to know that the fifth branch of the Su family was getting a divorce!
Su Changcheng was embarrassed for a moment and stammered, "Mother, please don't get involved."
"Fifth brother, just go ahead and get a divorce! Once I get the spot, I'll find you someone a hundred times better than that piece of trash Li Juan!" Old Mrs. Su said arrogantly.
Zhang Yu seized the opportunity to add, "Fifth brother, the most important thing right now is a place in school. Don't worry, Xiao Zhi will definitely treat you like his own father in the future."
It has to be said that these words really struck a chord with Su Changcheng.
He treated Su Zhi even better than he would his own son.
"Alright, stop rambling on," Su Yan interrupted impatiently. "Once this opportunity is gone, it'll be gone forever."
Su Changcheng looked at Li Juan, who was in her early fifties but looked like she was sixty, and then thought of the scene of his nephew taking care of him after he went to university. He made a decision right then and there!
He gritted his teeth and said, "Juanzi, we're not right for each other... let's get a divorce."
After decades of marriage, all they get in return is a simple "we're not compatible".
There is no irony more than this.
Li Juan's eyes were red, and she was experiencing a mix of emotions at once.
She never expected Su Changcheng to be so muddle-headed!
He's even giving up his family for an ungrateful nephew!
But thinking about what the Su family had done to her and her two children over the years, she no longer hesitated. With a hardened heart, she said, "Divorce! I'll get a divorce right now!"
Old Mrs. Su didn't forget to remind him, "Once the divorce is over, you three should pack your things and get out of here immediately. Don't try to stay in my Su family home."
"Old woman," Grandpa Su said sternly, stopping her.
If Lao Wu's divorce could secure Su Zhi's place in university, then he would agree.
But Li Juan had given birth to three grandsons for the Su family, yet she didn't get a single penny in return. Did the Su family still have any face left?
"Fifth brother, give Li Juan twenty yuan to take away," he said.
Twenty yuan was a considerable sum in those days; it could last for several months.
Old Mrs. Su was immediately dissatisfied, "Two yuan is enough. These two good-for-nothings aren't without hands and feet."
Old Master Su's face darkened. "Who's in charge of this family, you or me?"
Before Old Mrs. Su could say anything, Zhang Yu's eyes darted around, and he suddenly asked, "Father, Mother, if Fifth Brother gets divorced, what will happen to Li Juan's job at the tailor shop in town?"
“That’s right!” Old Mrs. Su slapped her thigh and said to Li Juan with a stern face, “If you want a divorce, then you’re no longer a member of the Su family. You’ve been eating and drinking for free in the Su family for decades, and I don’t want you to pay me back. Just give the job in town to the eldest daughter-in-law. It’s not easy for her to support a college student.”
Zhang Yu's eyes lit up instantly, and greed practically overflowed from them.
She had been envious of Li Juan's job for a long time.
15 yuan a month...that's 180 yuan a year!
Not to mention there were also 2 grain coupons, 1 oil coupon, and 1 cloth coupon!
This amount of money is nothing to city dwellers, but it's a considerable sum in the countryside.
Old Mrs. Su didn't intend to get Li Juan's consent, and turned to ask Su Changcheng, "Fifth son, you don't have any objections, do you?"
Su Changcheng subconsciously categorized this job as belonging to the Su family, and directly replied, "Mother, you're in charge of things at home."
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