Li Taohua smashed everything in a fit of rage, her anger burning fiercely. But that wasn't enough to vent her anger. She saw the little clothes that the women were drying in the yard, ripped them off, tore them in half, covered her face, and burst into loud sobs.
Looking at the scene before her, Lin Xi felt sorry for Li Taohua. She had seen how hard Li Taohua had worked. Her mother-in-law was sick, her son was young, and the burden of the family fell on her shoulders.
While others were chatting and eating sunflower seeds under the big tree, she was cleaning up after her mother-in-law, often working in the fields late into the night. It was because of her years of hard work that she didn't look like someone her age.
Unexpectedly, this became her man's excuse for not wanting her anymore.
"Honey, what are you doing in the house? Why are you making so much noise?"
A man in his thirties, dressed smartly, walked into the courtyard and immediately saw Li Taohua sitting on the ground crying. He turned around and was about to leave.
The woman had waited so long for him to come back, how could she let him go? She held her belly coquettishly and said, "Darling, look where this crazy woman came from, she scared our baby, come and touch him."
The man turned around awkwardly, forcing a smile: "Peach Blossom, what brings you here today? Aren't you busy at home?"
Li Taohua jumped up and screamed as she was about to hit Lin Wei: "You heartless man, how dare you ask me why I came? If I hadn't come, I wouldn't have known that you had set up another place outside and even had a child."
Lin Wei, protecting his head, said, "Listen to me, don't get angry."
Lin Xi pulled Li Taohua, who was in a fit of anger, and whispered, "Auntie, you won't get anything out of this. Just listen to what he has to say."
Li Taohua then stopped: "What else do you have to say? Are you planning to take the child home later?"
The woman was displeased: "Why should I take my child back to your house? We're family, aren't we, darling?"
She stretched out her mouth to kiss Lin Wei, and the disgusting sight made Lin Xi want to vomit.
“Peach Blossom, I’m a man too. You know I’m often away from home, so I must have needs. And you’re not around. I just made a mistake that everyone in the world would make.”
Li Taohua spat in his face: "Pah! I told you to bring Gou Dan'er, and you said your mother had no one to take care of her, so you insisted that I stay home to take care of her. But look what happened, you made yourself a little nest. Since she's so good, why don't you let her take care of your mother?"
"I've been taking care of your mother's bodily needs all year round, handling everything inside and outside the house by myself. How could you do something like this? How could you face me like this?"
The woman, with her pregnant belly protruding, said, "Auntie, we're all women. How can you bear to let my child be fatherless? Please let Dawei go and grant our family's wish."
Enraged, Li Taohua grabbed a broom and was about to hit her: "You bitch, do you even know how to write shame? You've disgraced your ancestors for 18 generations!"
The woman nestled in Lin Wei's arms: "Darling, I'm so scared. Please protect me, our child is frightened."
"Alright, Li Taohua, I admit I'm sorry. You've made a scene for so long, haven't you? I know you've taken care of my mother and worked hard, but I've also earned money to support you all for so many years. Let's call it even. Let's part ways amicably. Gou Dan is yours, and the house is yours too."
"What kind of bullshit are you talking about? Isn't our son yours? You think you can support us? Tell me how much money you brought back, it's all thanks to me."
The farce in the courtyard attracted the attention of the surrounding neighbors, who all watched the scene unfold from their doorways.
Feeling ashamed, Lin Wei said fiercely, "I already told you I'd give you the house, what are you still making a fuss about? Aren't you ashamed? If you keep causing trouble, I'll have someone deal with you, and you can forget about the house."
Lin Xi couldn't stand it anymore: "Are you even a man? You're spouting threats, you son of a bitch, you should wash your mouth in the cesspool."
"Where did you come from, you little devil? What business is it of yours? This is our family matter."
Gou Dan, supporting Li Taohua, asked, "What about me? Do I have the right to ask? You abandoned me and my mother for that woman?"
"Dog Egg, you'll understand when you grow up. Your father has his reasons. Your mother and I just can't live together anymore. We have nothing in common. But you're my son. If you want to come with me, I'll agree to raise you. You should persuade your mother to leave as soon as possible."
The woman tugged at Lin Wei's clothes and pouted unhappily: "Honey, we're going to have a son soon, I don't want this burden."
Gou Dan shouted, "I won't go with you shameless dog couple! I want to go with my mother. You don't want her, but I do!"
Lin Wei's face fell: "You've really been spoiled by your mother. You're not like my son at all. If you want to live a hard life, then stay with your mother. I'm not your father anymore."
Thinking the matter was resolved, the woman said in a coquettish voice, "Honey, they smashed all our things, what are we going to do to eat? Our son is crying for food."
Lin Wei patted her hair: "It's okay, I have money, we'll get a new one. I'll take you out to eat for lunch today."
"Okay, then I'll change into a pretty dress. I don't want to look like a haggard old woman. I want to be beautiful when I'm with you."
Holding her belly, she smiled smugly at Li Taohua and went back to her room to change her clothes.
“Peach Blossom, it hasn’t been easy for us to be husband and wife. Don’t keep me waiting. Find someone suitable in the future. I won’t go back to that village. If you’re so kind, offer incense to my parents during festivals. Don’t blame me for being heartless. Here’s twenty yuan. Take it. It should be enough for you to live on for a while.”
He handed Li Taohua twenty yuan as if it were charity. Li Taohua glared at him fiercely, regretting that she was blind to have chosen such a heartless man.
Gou Dan took the twenty yuan, tore it in half, and threw it on the ground: "Who cares about your stinking money? We won't starve to death without you. I will work hard to support my mother."
Lin Wei picked up the money from the ground and said, "You kid, do you know this is all money?"
Seeing that Li Taohua was being wronged, Lin Xi knew that Li Taohua had always been very good to her. Not to mention Li Taohua, even if it were someone else, she would not be able to bear to let her suffer such a great injustice.
"I guess you're in a hurry for us to leave because you're afraid this matter will escalate and become difficult to handle, right?"
Lin Wei, feeling guilty for having his secret exposed, said, "You're talking nonsense. What do I have to be afraid of? Didn't you hear me? My darling is hungry. We're going out to eat."
To be continued!
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