Couple awkward
At the breakfast table, Qin Shengtian brought back a shocking news: Qin Wenqing was going to get engaged to the Deng family.
Everyone at the table was so shocked that they put down their chopsticks.
Qin Shengtian continued, "The old couple from the Deng family came to his uncle's house to pick corn every morning. Old Liu said that the woman from the Deng family has become his aunt's relative..."
Everyone looked at each other in bewilderment. After a while, Yang Xiu wondered, "But Wenqing and Xueqin haven't divorced yet, right?"
Qin Shengtian took a sip of soup and said, "Looking at this situation, I guess we'll be leaving soon."
Everyone was speechless for a moment.
Sure enough, not long after the meal, Qin Wenqing came to visit him, a rare visit.
When Yang Xiu greeted her, he just smiled, pulled Qin Wenli to the side and whispered something to her, then they turned around and left.
Yang Xiu frowned, but didn't call out in the end.
In Qin Wenqing's room, Qin Wenli hesitated and said, "I have never seen a divorce agreement before, nor have I written one. I don't know how to write it. Big brother has read more books than me, why don't we go ask him?"
Qin Wenqing refused outright: "I won't go to him."
Qin Wenli realized belatedly why Qin Wenqing did not look for his elder brother but for him instead.
Qin Wenzhen is a straightforward person and can't stand Qin Wenqing's flirting behavior. Especially when these women came to his house one after another, he felt even more ashamed. She repeatedly advised Qin Wenqing to bring Xueqin back and live a good life. Once or twice is fine, but after talking too much, Qin Wenqing got impatient and said to his brother:
"You keep urging me to pick up Xueqin. What's wrong? Can't you leave Xueqin or what? If I need to pick you up, go ahead and pick you up. I'll bring you home!"
Qin Wenzhen was almost angry to the point of vomiting blood.
This is not the end yet. Li Lanhua advised Qin Wenzhen several times not to interfere in this matter, but he didn't listen. After hearing what Qin Wenqing said, she also suspected her own man and made another scene at home.
Qin Wenzhen was so angry that his hair turned a few white. He gave up on the matter and the two brothers became estranged from then on.
Qin Wenli thought for a moment and said, "Let's go to the commune and ask the civil affairs department. Maybe they have a model."
Qin Wenqing thought what he said made sense, so they rode their bicycles to Shangguan Town.
When they went to the Civil Affairs Office and asked for a divorce, the staff looked them over and said, "What about the woman? The man alone can't do it."
Qin Wenli said quickly: "We just want to ask first to see what they want so that we can prepare when we go back."
The staff member asked: "Have you two agreed to a divorce, or do you want to go to court to file for divorce?"
"What is the difference between an agreement and a lawsuit?" Qin Wenqing asked.
"Divorce by agreement means that the man and woman have reached an agreement on matters such as property and children, and have signed a divorce agreement. This is called divorce by agreement. Divorce by litigation means that if one of you is not satisfied with the conditions, or does not want to divorce at all, then you go to court and let the court decide."
The two understood and looked at each other. Qin Wenqing asked again: "What procedures are required for divorce by agreement?"
"Marriage certificate, ID card, household registration booklet, Murakami's letter of introduction, divorce agreement, that's all. The most important thing is that both parties must be present," the staff instructed.
"Of course." Qin Wenqing agreed readily.
"Do you have a sample agreement here? Let's take a look and go home to prepare." Qin Wenqing said again.
"Yes, just state the specific circumstances of both parties, the reason for divorce, the custody of the children, and the division of property." The staff handed over a sample.
Qin Wenli read it several times, figured it out, and returned it.
As soon as they came out of the commune, Qin Wenqing asked, "How is it? Can you write?"
Qin Wenli thought for a moment and said, "I can write, but have you and Xueqin agreed on the division of property for the child they mentioned?"
"Don't worry about it. Just write it first and I'll tell her."
When they returned home, Qin Wenqing threw the household registration booklet to Qin Wenli and began to rummage through the drawers looking for the marriage certificate.
"Lingling, are you coming?"
"What's wrong, Dad?" Qin Ling said weakly with her shoulders hunched.
"Have you seen where your mother put the marriage certificate? It's red and this big?" Qin Wenqing asked, gesturing.
Qin Ling shook her head.
Qin Wenqing looked at her with disdain: "Get out, you can't even take care of the house, what can you do..."
Qin Wenli: ...
Qin Wenli lowered his head and made a sullen face, writing and drawing on the waste paper.
Qin Wenli drew up a rough outline and handed it to Qin Wenqing: "That's about it. Leave the time for marriage blank. What do you think about children and property?"
"Lingling belongs to me, Gangzi belongs to her, and we live our own lives. Property? We don't have much property, so there's no need to write this down."
Qin Wenli crossed out the property expressionlessly and said, "Gangzi will be married to Xueqin. If Xueqin remarries, should Gangzi change his surname or not? This should be made clear, right?"
"The child belongs to her now. If she wants to change it, then she can. I don't care."
Qin Wenli saw that he looked indifferent, but he still reminded him: "You know, if you change your surname, you will have nothing to do with our Qin family..."
In Yang County, few men are willing to let the woman take her son away after a divorce, and even fewer are willing to let their son change his surname. Changing the surname means that the child will no longer be included in the Qin family's genealogy, will no longer regard the Qin family's ancestors as ancestors, and will no longer provide care and support for Qin Wenqing in his old age.
"It doesn't matter since we're divorced. Let's live our own lives. If I'm childless when I'm old, that's my fate..." Qin Wenqing is very open-minded.
Qin Wenli said no more. He copied the agreement and handed it to Qin Wenqing: "Take a look..."
Qin Wenqing stuttered as he read it through, then nodded and said, "Okay, thank you today, second brother."
Qin Wenli waved his hands, feeling unhappy.
As soon as I walked in, I saw that everyone in the family had brought their bowls. Only then did he realize that an entire afternoon had passed. No wonder his stomach was growling.
Sitting at the table, Qin Wenli discovered that not only did no one wait for him, but he didn't even have a bowl.
He looked at Yang Xiu in surprise: "Where's my meal?"
"Oh, I thought you had been running around all day and had a good time, but in the end you couldn't even get a meal?" Yang Xiu said sarcastically, stood up, took a bowl of rice and placed it heavily in front of Qin Wenli.
Qin Wenli was confused: "What's going on?"
Yang Xiu snorted and ate.
Hu Yufeng raised her eyes and looked left and right: Are you having a quarrel? ? ?
Hu Yufeng pondered, "Where have you been today? You didn't show up for dinner, so I thought you weren't coming back for dinner?"
"Wenqing asked me to help him write a divorce agreement, but how could I write it? I went to the commune and finished it now." Qin Wenli said.
"Look at how capable you are. People use you instead of their own brother because you can write..." Yang Xiu continued in a sarcastic tone.
Qin Wenli paused for a moment and said, "Why are you so mad? What's wrong?"
Yang Xiu snorted, stood up heavily and limped into the kitchen.
The whole family looked at each other.
Qin Yu's eyes rolled around, and he said slyly, "You made my mother angry, didn't you?"
Qin Wenli was speechless: I'm not at home today, so who can I offend?
Hu Yufeng: Don’t mention it, it’s quite interesting…
Qin Wenli saw Yang Xiu slamming the door curtain and heading to the west room, so he pretended to be calm and called the child:
"What are you waiting for? Eat quickly, the food is getting cold."
He ate a few mouthfuls of rice and helped Hu Yufeng clear the table. He walked into the west room slowly.
As soon as he entered the room, he lowered his voice and asked, "What's wrong with you? How did I irritate you when I wasn't at home today?"
"It's better not to be at home. You'll feel wronged at home, but it's not as good as going out and having fun." Yang Xiu sat on the edge of the kang without even looking at Qin Wenli.
"Can you please speak properly?" Qin Wenli was angry and aggrieved.
"How come I didn't speak nicely? Did I scold you or hit you?" Yang Xiu asked back.
"If you want to talk like that, you might as well scold me." Qin Wenli paused:
"Wenqing wanted to talk to me about something. I ran around all afternoon, and now you're still angry with me when I come back."
"Hey, did I make you angry? Then go find someone who won't make you angry. I'm not stopping you. If you can't find three or four, seven or eight will be fine too!"
"You're getting more and more unreasonable. I can see that you just don't like me going out with Wenqing. How can I not go when he invites me? Didn't I tell you that he wants me to write him a divorce agreement? It's a serious matter. Why are you so concerned about it?"
"It's better to write a divorce agreement. If you find me annoying someday, you don't have to look for someone else..." Yang Xiu said with red eyes.
Qin Wenli was so angry about this innocence that he saw his wife crying.
He couldn't help but soften his tone: "You're talking about me, why did you make yourself cry? Okay, okay, if he calls me to stay, I won't go out. Put it away quickly, the child will come in soon, you will be embarrassed."
"Who am I to blame? You guys are not to blame, so why should I blame you? None of you brothers are good people..." Yang Xiu kept wiping away tears.
Qin Wenli: ...
Qin Wenli said patiently, "That's enough. Just cry for a while. Don't worry too much. We've been together for at least eight years, if not ten. Don't you know who I am? Don't think everyone is the same as Wen Qing just because of him. I might as well read a few more books with that time."
Yang Xiu's crying gradually subsided and he said nothing.
"Wipe your tears quickly. The child is already grown up and you still think I did something to you..." Qin Wenli struck while the iron was hot and patted her shoulder.
Yang Xiu pulled his arm away, turned his back and wiped his eyes.
Qin Wenli heaved a sigh of relief: "Don't let your imagination run wild every day. We might as well make some extra money if we have that time..."
Yang Xiu rolled his eyes at him.
*
I don’t know how Qin Wenqing communicated with Wang Xueqin, but on the morning of the third day, they went to the Civil Affairs Office to get a divorce certificate.
That night, Wang Hong and two cousins accompanied Wang Xueqin to pack up.
Li Lanhua asked Yang Xiu with red eyes: "After all, we are sisters-in-law. I will go and see her off. Will you go?"
After taking a look at Yang Xiu's feet, he changed his words: "I'll take you there. It must be very chaotic up there. You stay at home and take it easy."
Yang Xiu actually wanted to go, after all, they were sisters-in-law and had been living together for seven or eight years. Even if there were some conflicts in the past, they were all over the moment she got divorced and they would never be seen again.
Hu Yufeng called Li Lanhua and said, "Let's go together. You help Xiu'er."
When the three of them came up, they saw Wang Xueqin hugging Qin Ling and crying.
Seeing them coming, Wang Xueqin held the child in one hand and gave them an ugly smile with tears in her eyes: "Second aunt, eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law..."
I was speechless for a moment.
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