Chapter 179 Deciding to Divorce
Lin Dahai was beaten so badly that he was covered in sores, with a broken rib in his stomach and blood streaming down his face from his nose.
The Zhang family only wanted to teach him a lesson, but they never expected to break his ribs.
Lin Dahai lay on the ground, unable to get up: "I'm going to sue you all and make you all go to jail."
Zhang Cuicai wasn't intimidated by him. She squatted down and spat, "Go ahead and go. My injuries, Jianshe's, and Heping's injuries haven't healed yet. This is a family dispute. See if the police station will take care of it."
Zhang Lan scoffed, "How could they possibly manage that? I'm from the Women's Federation. I've seen too many women being beaten. If reporting to the police were effective, they wouldn't be beaten anymore. Lin Dahai, if you go to the police, just wait for us to come to your door again and see if your legs will be broken next time."
Lin Dahai's heart clenched.
These bandits were really ruthless; he was genuinely afraid he would lose his leg.
Seeing that he had behaved himself, Zhang Cui took out a piece of paper and handed it to Lin Dahai.
Lin Dahai was not very literate, so Zhang Cui read to him: "Lin Dahai promised to give Zhang Cui 25 yuan a month after the divorce to support the children. If he fails to do so, Lin Heping and Lin Jianshe will sever ties with Lin Dahai and will not bear any support expenses when Lin Dahai gets old. From then on, they will pretend that he has no father."
The Zhang family didn't have many educated people, and Zhang Cui was able to write this piece after discussing it with Zhang Lan's family for a long time.
Lin Dahai's monthly salary is forty-three. Zhang Cui wanted to ask for more, but she was afraid that Lin Dahai would not agree and therefore would not agree to the divorce, so she set the price at twenty-five.
"Come on, put your fingerprints and sign."
Lin Dahai clenched his fist tightly, refusing to extend his hand no matter what.
"I won't get a divorce! I just won't get a divorce!"
Zhang Cui nodded: "Okay, if you don't want to leave, then my nephews and nieces will live here from now on, so you don't need to go home."
Zhang Lan said, "When they have some free time in the future, I will bring them to the city to enjoy a few days of leisure. The city is big, and they can get some exercise."
Zhang's nephew smiled sheepishly: "Auntie is right. I feel so comfortable after exercising."
Lin Dahai's skin tightened even more.
What does that mean? What does that mean?!
If he doesn't get a divorce, he'll be beaten every month?
"Zhang Cui, are you really going to be so ruthless! My Lin family has powerful connections too!"
Zhang Cui said, "Go and call some people. Let your family see how you, this dog who bullies his own kind, are being bullied by my family. You always say your family is good, then you can go and live with them."
"If we get a divorce, you'll only have to give me twenty-five yuan a month. If we don't, you won't have a single penny. I think you've had enough of this kind of life. If you've thought it through, let's get a divorce. If you don't want to, my family will come to visit from time to time and we'll treat you to special meals."
Lin Dahai didn't want a divorce and was thinking about how to avoid it.
"I need to go to the hospital. Something's happened to me, and you won't be able to escape either."
This time, when he opened the door, Zhang Cui and her group did not stop him.
Zhang Cui knew that divorce couldn't be done in a short time, and it couldn't be rushed.
Lin Dahai struggled to get up and go outside. He saw his neighbors gathered at the door staring at him, and he felt so ashamed that he wanted to crawl into a hole in the ground.
"Old Lin, I'll take you to the hospital."
Lin Dahai declined the other party's offer, clutched his stomach, and slowly went downstairs, where he ran into his nephew, Lu Jianxi.
Lu Jianxi had come to see his wife, Zhao Dongmei. Seeing Lin Dahai's appearance, he naturally asked, "Uncle, what's wrong with you?"
Lin Dahai, with tears in his eyes, recounted how humiliatingly he had been treated by the Zhang family, and how Zhang Cui wanted a divorce from him…
Upon hearing this, Lu Jianxi clenched his fist and said, "I'll go and teach them a lesson! Isn't this bullying?"
Lin Dahai quickly grabbed him, "Don't go, there are too many of them, you take me to the hospital first."
Halfway there, Lin Dahai lowered his head and told Lu Jianxi that he didn't want a divorce.
Lu Jianxi, his eyes darting around, said, "Your aunt has no heart to live with you anymore. Even if you don't get a divorce, your life won't be easy. If you ask me, you might as well get a divorce."
Lin Dahai shook his head like a rattle drum, "How can that be? I'm almost fifty. When I get old and can't move, how will I live without my son by my side?"
Lu Jianxi said, "My father is gone, so you are my real father. I will take care of you in your old age. You can come live with me from now on, and I promise I will treat you like my own father."
That old man earns a good salary every month. When he retires, he can take over his job and bring the old man home. It won't be a loss for him at all.
Lin Dahai was deeply moved. He patted Lu Jianxi's hand and said, "I knew you were a good person."
"But don't hit your wife anymore. You've caused her to miscarry twice. Do you even want to have children in the future?"
Lu Jianxi snorted, "Women need to be beaten hard. They won't listen if they aren't beaten. If she can't have children, I'll find someone else to have them and replace her. Anyway, I'm still young."
"Uncle, it's because you have such a bad temper that your wife treats you like dirt. If you beat her into submission, she'll be completely obedient to you and won't dare go back to her parents' house to ask for help. If you had gone to her parents' house and made a scene a few times before, would her family still dare to help her? You wouldn't be in this situation now."
Lin Dahai found the argument very reasonable.
He was wrong before, terribly wrong.
He gave Zhang Cui too much face, which is why she took advantage of him.
"But it's too late now, Uncle. Let's get a divorce. After the divorce, I'll be your son and take care of you in your old age. You'll be my real father."
“If you don’t get a divorce soon, I’m afraid that vicious woman will team up with her family to beat you to death one day.”
"Uncle, my heart aches for you. I have no idea what kind of life you've been living all these years. Now that I know you've had a hard time, as your nephew, I can't just abandon you..."
After Lu Jianxi's heartfelt performance, Lin Dahai's heart swayed towards divorce.
His nephew lost his father a long time ago, and his mother passed away before the new year. If his mother hadn't died and his nephew hadn't come looking for him, Lin Dahai wouldn't have known that his nephew had been living in Yangcheng all these years.
From now on, Lin Dahai will be Lu Jianxi's biological father. His two little brats have already lost their hearts to him. Lin Shuhong, that heartless bastard, has gone to the frontier for Liu Mei. From now on, he can only rely on this nephew.
With a way out, Lin Dahai was noticeably more at ease.
After staying in the hospital for a few days, Lu Jianxi took good care of Lin Dahai, making him feel extremely comfortable.
After being discharged from the hospital, Lin Dahai walked home in silence. Lu Jianxi asked, "Uncle, where are you going?"
Lin Dahai said triumphantly, "She's not getting a divorce. I'll go talk to her. You come with me."
Lu Jianxi straightened his chest and said, "Let's see who dares to lay a finger on you today. If anyone dares to touch you, I'll fight them to the death."
Lin Dahai felt comforted and turned his head to say, "After I get divorced, you can change your surname back."
Lu Jianxi immediately assured, "I didn't want to be surnamed Lu anymore. My stepfather treated my mother and me badly, and his family couldn't accept us. When I got married, Dongmei and I rented a place to live. The rented room was too small. When Uncle comes to live with us, we'll rent a slightly bigger room."
Lin Dahai nodded, feeling that he had considered things carefully, and also felt looking forward to the future.
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