152 Extramarital affair
◎A poor couple has many sorrows◎
Ah Shui's shout woke up Zhu Qi who was in the next room.
Originally thought that A Shui was having a nightmare, but then he heard A Shui's voice still talking through the door, and Zhu Qi knew that it was A Shui who answered the phone.
On the phone.
A Shui couldn't control his emotions for a moment.
All the anger and grievances I had felt for such a long time poured out, and I said a lot of rude words on the phone.
A Shui originally thought that this man had disappeared for so long, even if he had an illegitimate child with his mistress, at least she had watched her daughter grow up since she was a child and would have some feelings for her.
I feel a little guilty for being gone for such a long time and seeing my ex-wife and daughter running around for compensation.
But A Shui is still too young.
She overestimated the moral sense of a person who cheated on his wife.
When the man heard Ah Shui call him a liar, his tone instantly dropped several degrees. He suppressed his anger and asked back, "How can you say that about Dad? Did your mom tell you something?"
"Does she need to tell me more? You were unfaithful to your marriage, cruel to your children, and you dumped your marital debts on your ex-wife while secretly selling your company. You even used your ex-wife's company as collateral for a loan, and then made her pay off the debt. It's unethical. What right do you have to tell me I can't talk to you like this?"
"You—" The man's voice on the other end of the line was trembling, his rage making him lose his mind. "What do you know? What do you know? What are you qualified to lecture me? You've been able to receive the best physical training since childhood because I worked day and night, drinking and drinking with people outside and ending up in the hospital! Your mentor was the retired head coach of the national team, and I had to beg and plead with people to get you in! What did your mother do? All she does is act pitiful in front of you and sow discord in front of you! She even smashed pots and bowls in front of your grandparents! I've lost my feelings for her for a long time. If it weren't for you, I wouldn't have waited until you were an adult to divorce your mother! You say I'm heartless and ungrateful, but how much filial piety did she have? You're right, you're just like your mother now, a street shrew!"
A Shui's mother has always had a bad relationship with her grandparents, and A Shui has known this since she was a child.
The relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has always been the most difficult to deal with since ancient times.
A Shui's mother is a strong woman who devotes herself to her work.
In the early days of A Shui's family business, most of the credit went to A Shui's mother and the help of A Shui's grandparents.
There is always a trade-off. A Shui's grandparents want a filial son and daughter-in-law who will always be around the stove, but A Shui's mother can't do that no matter what.
So when he was young, A Shui often saw his grandparents and mother quarreling, and then his father would run out and wander around like a coward and not come back until the evening.
Later, A Shui developed a little self-awareness and didn't want to face the cold eyes of his grandparents and uncles and aunts at home every day. In addition, he was particularly interested in table tennis, so he simply moved directly to the city sports school.
A Shui did not deny what his father said. He had the impression that during his childhood, he did have an experience of a loving father and a filial son.
At that time, Shanghai had not yet introduced air-conditioning equipment. Although the family had its first private car, it was not equipped with air conditioning. The two of them huddled in the car, wearing two large quilt-like clothes.
Ice condensed into frost on the car windows, and a sweep of the windshield created a white mist. They could only open the car windows to see the cars in front and behind them.
But the car was also bought by my grandfather at that time, and all the expenses for A Shui to go to sports school and hire a coach were paid by my mother.
One provides money and the other provides labor.
As a beneficiary, A Shui does not seem to have the right to blame any of them.
With her father on one side and her mother on the other, she was sandwiched in the middle, as if the two forces were trying to tear her apart.
And A Shui's father's meaning is also very clear. A Shui's mother has officially filed a lawsuit with the court, demanding the recovery of the marital property that was previously divided unequally, just to prevent A Shui from getting involved in the lawsuit between him and his ex-wife.
Maybe A Shui's father didn't expect that A Shui's mother could raise the compensation so quickly. He originally thought that A Shui's mother would be stripped of all her assets and would have to liquidate all her real estate to pay off the debt.
Unexpectedly, A Shui's mother recovered so quickly and continued to run the computer mall.
If you think about it, it's probably my eldest daughter who helped.
After A Shui’s father finished speaking, he simply hung up the phone.
I originally wanted to scold the scumbag, but unexpectedly I got taught a lesson instead.
Ah Shui was so angry that he was shaking all over. When he called again, he found that the other party's phone was turned off.
Then I called my mother's cell phone number, but no one answered after several calls. I guess she was still arguing at the police station.
After hanging up the phone, A Shui sat on the edge of the bed in silence for a long time.
It felt like there was a ball of fire in my chest, with sparks shooting straight up to my head.
There were also crackling sounds and flames burning in my ears.
This feeling was suffocating, making A Shui want to push down everything within his sight, because his inner world had long since become a ruin.
Even though her father said so much, A Shui didn't feel that this man still had any trace of fatherly love for her.
Perhaps all the fatherly love was reserved for his younger child.
Zhu Qi stood at the door and pushed it open gently.
"Can I come in?" Zhu Qi asked from outside.
Ah Shui didn't say anything, but lowered his head and looked at his toes, his slightly trembling shoulders telling all his emotions.
Seeing Ah Shui trying hard not to cry, Zhu Qi didn't wait for Ah Shui's response and walked over to sit next to Ah Shui.
The two girls sat together, their shadows overlapping, and Ah Shui's head rested weakly on Zhu Qi's shoulder.
"I will never forgive him, never." Ah Shui gritted his teeth, his voice trembling.
Zhu Qi could hear Ah Shui's emotional fluctuations in her voice and said calmly, "It is the obligation of parents to raise their children. After all, children have no choice and can only be passively born. They have no right to choose their parents. But parents can, if they don't want children, use condoms or get sterilized. Since you have given birth to a child, you should treat the child with love wholeheartedly, raise the child, and let the child feel the love of both father and mother. Only when a father is kind can a son be filial. Children raised with love will naturally know how to be grateful and give back, rather than being forced to be filial to their parents, which leads to endless self-destruction. So you don't need to consider whether you have the right to intervene in this matter..."
Ah Shui was originally thinking about this matter. She was soft-hearted. When she heard the man on the phone using the fact that he took care of her when she was a child to morally blackmail her, Ah Shui hesitated for a second.
But no matter how hesitant he was, after a second he felt something was wrong.
I felt very upset until I heard Zhu Qi say this.
Ah Shui thought of the family quarrels he would face every time he returned home, and suddenly began to envy Zhu Qi: "You and Lao Qin's family are so harmonious. Your uncle and aunt, Lao Qin's parents get along so well..."
Ever since the incident in A Shui's family, A Shui has expressed his admiration for Uncle Zhu Qi many times.
When Zhu Qi first came to his uncle's house, his aunt was in very poor health and had to go to the hospital almost every week.
My uncle drives a truck to transport goods. Although he can make some money, he basically gives it all to the hospital.
The couple had almost no savings, and later adopted a child named Zhu Qi, and sports training was so expensive.
It can be said that the situation is very tight.
But no matter how difficult it was, my uncle persevered and got through it all on his own.
Ah Shui's nose felt sore, and he sighed, "Don't they say that poverty brings sorrow to couples? Why is it that in my family, the opposite is true?"
"Cheating doesn't pick excuses. Your father didn't control his lower body, and that's his original sin. Things like the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law relationship, and the bad relationship between your mother and your grandmother, are all just excuses he made for cheating. Your father didn't cheat because your grandmother and your mother had a bad relationship. If he was a person with strong morals and could maintain a bottom line, he would only choose to divorce your mother first and then find another partner. But now it's obvious that your father is deliberately using the bad relationship between your mother and your grandmother as an excuse to make his cheating and having an illegitimate child sound less wrong."
Zhu Qi continued to comfort her.
"And didn't you say that before? Every time your grandma and your mom quarreled, your dad would just run away. He never tried to mediate or mend the relationship. Besides, isn't your mom also the target of moral kidnapping? After all, your grandparents are your dad's biological parents. Filial piety is what your dad should do most. He has no right to outsource his filial piety and ask your mom to do it for him."
Just like what A Shui said.
My uncles and aunts can get along well with each other because, as elders, they know what responsibilities they play in the entire family system.
Although my uncle was the only one earning money at home at that time, my aunt was the one who took care of the three small courtyards inside and outside, from inside to outside, from top to bottom. Even if there was a missing brick on the roof, my aunt would clean it up.
Including all the ingredients in the refrigerator, they are all classified and placed, and the fresh shrimps and fruits are also properly distributed.
Especially my aunt’s cooking skills are impeccable.
In the past, he was not used to the good food in the provincial team, so his aunt would ride her bicycle to the gate of the provincial team every day to deliver food to Zhu Qi, and also bring a portion for He Qianlu.
It is because there is someone to take care of him at home that my uncle can work outside to make money without any worries.
It doesn't mean that there are fixed roles for men and women. The only difference is that one is responsible for the interior and the other for the exterior. If each of them does their own job well and appreciates the other's efforts and hard work, the family can be more harmonious.
In fact, A Shui didn't really want to argue with his grandfather's family.
A daughter will automatically put herself in her mother's shoes and think about things. Every time she sees her grandparents making things difficult for her mother, A Shui's mother may have gotten used to it, but A Shui herself will feel very wronged.
Ah Shui didn't really care whether her father left her any money. She could earn it herself, and she felt that even if her mother sued her ex-husband, it would likely end in nothing. The division had already been finalized under the prenuptial agreement, and so much time had passed that many messy accounts were hard to untangle. She was still young and could still earn money, so a good life for mother and daughter was more important than anything else.
But Zhu Qi told her, "This is your mother's own choice. If she thinks she should fight for it, then she should fight for it. She's an adult too and knows the consequences of her choices. As a daughter, all you need to do is provide emotional value and support."
A Shui felt that what Zhu Qi said made sense and nodded.
Seeing how well behaved Ah Shui was, Zhu Qi sometimes thought about it.
Although she had no interest in dating or getting married, every time she looked at these little girls who had just been transferred from the provincial team, Zhu Qi would think...if...if she would have a child of her own in the future, she would definitely devote everything she had to this child.
It doesn’t matter if you like playing table tennis like her, or something else, or just go for the academically-focused route.
As long as you grow up happily, joyfully and healthily, that's enough.
Thinking of this, Zhu Qi looked at Ah Shui and suddenly said, "If you have a child in the future, give it to me and I will help you raise it."
Ah Shui was amused by this nonsensical remark. He was originally uninterested but ended up laughing out loud: "Okay, then I'll be the boss and leave everything to you! Just wait, I want to have a child for us and then transfer the child's household registration to yours. Wait, no, I heard that the Jianghuai college entrance examination is very difficult..."
The two of them laughed and talked about a lot of random things. After calming Ah Shui down, Zhu Qi went back to his room to sleep with his eyelids barely open.
Zhu Qi didn't know why he blurted out this sentence, but the question he asked Qin Xiaoba before flashed through his mind - whether he had any inappropriate thoughts about A Shui.
Although Zhu Qi now feels that it seems unlikely.
But if, in case, maybe... there is a slight possibility that Ah Shui and I will become sister-in-law...
Oh, forget it.
With Qin Shang's dead look, Ah Shui probably also looks down on him and complains about him every day.
Afterwards, Zhu Qi carefully observed the interaction between Qin Xiaoba and A Shui and found that it was no different from usual.
At most, before, we would like to stop and have a chat after playing three or four balls, but now we don’t have to.
Although A Shui's father has been found, he still has to go to court and it is not known whether he can be ordered to re-plan his pre-marital finances and debts.
What made A Shui's mother most angry was that her ex-husband had the nerve to call A Shui, especially during the time when A Shui was preparing for the World Games.
Isn't this just intentionally trying to make your daughter play poorly in the game?
The two families became like enemies, fighting almost every time they met. Even the mediator sent by the court could not get the two sides to sit down and negotiate. In the end, a date was set for the trial.
Because A Shui was training with the national team, he naturally could not participate in the trial.
Although everything went normally during training and he didn't seem to be disturbed by things at home, Zhu Qi knew how much mental effort Ah Shui had to put in to control himself and focus on training every day.
The coaches were also a little worried.
During the meeting, Foye summarized the current situation of the women's team: "Maomao's injury has been recurring, and Ah Shui's condition has been up and down due to family problems. As for the mixed doubles, I still need your decision."
Ren Xinhua naturally knew the current situation.
Times are a cycle.
Looking back to the time when the Tokyo World Games took place, these coaches were also worried about the mixed doubles roster, and now they have the same problem.
Think about it.
It’s better to practice with real weapons to achieve the initial effect.
So the coaches finalized it again.
Let Zhu Qi, Song Linzhou, Qin Xiaoba and A Shui play a mixed doubles practice match.
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