Chapter 88 What you fear most is what happens.
Lin Jiefang's eyes brightened slightly, and he breathed a sigh of relief, realizing that he had been too concerned and had made a mistake. If he had known that his mother's words were so effective, he shouldn't have tried to persuade Su Youfu in the first place.
Just let his mother do it.
"real?"
Old Man Su sighed, "Really."
"Brother Fu is still the best to me!" He Taohua smiled through her tears.
Old Man Su smiled at her and grinned back, but then frowned as if remembering something. "But..."
He hesitated, glanced at He Taohua, and then looked towards the courtyard.
Lin Jiefang noticed this and his breath caught in his throat again. "Uncle Youfu, what are you trying to say?"
"What? Oh... I meant to say that divorce is easy, but... I haven't done housework in years, and I can't even cook. Your mother will have to suffer in the future. How about we stall Li Banxia for a while, until you and the director's daughter have slept together and it's a done deal..."
Lin Jiefang's face instantly darkened.
“Uncle Youfu, you should stop this terrible idea right now. What do you take me for? If this gets out, the consequences will be even more serious than if everyone knew about my mother and your affair.”
Old Su looked embarrassed.
He said, "I'm just thinking of your mother."
He Taohua frowned and glanced at him. "Brother Youfu, you've really been spoiled rotten by Li Banxia all these years. Before you got married, you could do everything. I believe in you. You'll get used to it."
Old Man Su, "..."
She didn't feel praised, and the thought of what she would face after the divorce made her unhappy.
Lin Jiefang was speechless, not knowing what to say.
He stood up. "I'm going to find Li Banxia and tell her that Uncle Fu has agreed to the divorce. I'll go with you to the Civil Affairs Bureau this afternoon."
"No need, you still have work to do. This is a small matter and it's not worth taking time off," said Old Man Su.
Lin Jiefang forced a smile, "It's okay, I've already taken leave."
He was worried that Su Youfu would cause trouble again. He wouldn't feel at ease until he saw the two of them get their divorce certificates, and he was always worried that something else might happen.
He could trust Li Banxia, but not Su Youfu; Su had too many criminal records.
Old Su simply said "oh" and didn't say anything more.
Lin Jiefang gave his mother a wink and went to Li Banxia to tell her that Old Man Su had agreed to the divorce.
Li Banxia was surprised that he had persuaded Old Man Su in such a short time.
"Okay, see you in the lobby of the Civil Affairs Bureau this afternoon."
Only after Lin Jiefang left did Li Banxia feel a little relieved.
If he agrees, that's fine. She was really worried that Su Youfu would stubbornly disagree and make a simple matter complicated.
After a quick lunch, Li Banxia went back to her room to pack her things.
I summed up the money I got from Zheng Xiulan, the 20,000 yuan Lin Jiefang gave me, and the money she earned from reselling government bonds this week, and roughly calculated the input-output ratio.
I plan to get the divorce certificate, go to the hospital first, ask my boss for a long leave, then find a house near my eldest son and his wife's school, quickly clean it up, and move in.
I'll talk to my eldest son and his wife about the national coupons again tonight and see what their plans are.
Take a good rest for a day, and get ready to set off again early tomorrow morning to try to keep up with the country's pace and reap another wave of benefits.
While packing his clothes, he pondered the situation.
After tidying up, I discovered that she had many old clothes that she had worn for several years, and many of them were patched inside and covered with embroidered thorns on the outside to hide their worn-out state.
Li Banxia thought for a moment, then kept only a few unpatched items and threw the rest into a bag, intending to discard them.
Su Laosan peeked back a few times and whispered to Su Laoer, "Mom packed a whole sack of clothes, Second Brother, do you think she's planning to get a divorce certificate and run away?"
Su Lao Er frowned and glanced at him sideways, his eyes filled with disdain. "Is this how you use 'running away'?"
"Then how do I use it... wait, is this the time for you to give me a lesson?"
Su Laosan glared at him angrily, "You better think of something! What are we going to do now that Mom and Dad are divorced?!"
what to do?
Su Lao Er glanced at the creaking fan spinning on the roof. How would he know?
Ever since Mom threatened to knock her sister-in-law out of her job by banging her head against the wall, but actually knocked herself unconscious and then woke up, she's been acting strangely.
The promise was broken.
Apart from his elder brother and sister-in-law, he never gave any of them a kind look.
They even considered sending him to jail.
He will remember that resolute determination for the rest of his life.
"Second Brother?"
Seeing that Su Lao Er hadn't said a word for a long time, Su Lao San nudged him.
"Do you think the money Mom got from Lin Jiefang is enough for us to spend?"
"...I don't know." Old Su was stunned.
Su Lao Er glanced at him sideways, turned over, and closed his eyes.
Su Laosan, "..."
His second brother didn't care, and neither did he. Anyway, his mother was getting divorced, and he was determined to stay with her.
With his father's character, he probably wouldn't have fared as well as Lin Jiefang.
He's not stupid.
Thinking this, Su Laosan lay back down on the bed and went to take a nap.
Li Banxia took a short nap, then changed her clothes, turned off the fan, and went out.
Su Lao Er stared at the closed courtyard gate, his eyes filled with complex emotions.
Li Banxia had money and didn't want to suffer by riding her bicycle to the Civil Affairs Bureau under the scorching sun. She waited for a while under the shade of a tree at the intersection, then hailed a taxi to the Civil Affairs Bureau.
She rested in the lobby for about ten minutes before Lin Jiefang helped Old Man Su in.
Both of them were covered in sweat. When they saw Li Banxia, Lin Jiefang greeted her with a smile, "Aunt Li."
Li Banxia nodded and went to the divorce window first.
The woman at the window, noticing that Li Banxia was about the same age, looked at the information they had filled out and asked with some confusion, "...You're both so old, why do you still want a divorce?"
"yes."
Old Su glanced at Li Banxia and snorted, "It's not that I want a divorce, it's that someone wants a divorce. They think I'm old and unattractive and don't like me anymore."
The woman at the window frowned and looked at Li Banxia.
"Comrade, it takes ten years of cultivation to share a boat ride, a hundred years to..."
Li Banxia shook her head, her attitude resolute, "I want a divorce. I can't live with him for even a day longer."
Old Man Su shrugged. "See? See? It's her who doesn't want to live a good life, not me."
Lin Jiefang's vision went black; just as he feared, his worst nightmare had come true.
"Uncle Youfu!"
He called out, and Old Man Su glanced at him, then turned his head away somewhat guiltily.
The lady at the window thought it wasn't a big problem and suggested they go to the mediation room for mediation.
The mediator patiently persuaded Li Banxia for a long time, saying, "...The child is so old now. Even if you don't think about yourselves, you should think about the child. If word gets out that you have divorced parents, how embarrassing will it be for your child in front of their peers..."
Li Banxia only said one sentence from beginning to end: "I want a divorce. I don't want to live with him anymore."
Lin Jiefang called Su Youfu out and whispered to him what he wanted to do.
“I don’t want your mother to do so much housework. If Li Banxia can still take care of me after the divorce, then I will get a divorce.”
Lin Jiefang, “…”
He simply couldn't believe that Su Youfu had said those words.
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