Chapter 56 My Life is So Hard
After Lin Shuhong's compromise was firmly rejected by Zhang Cui and her group, he attempted to appeal to Zhang Cui's emotions.
"I need to settle down over there, which will cost me money, and I have a child with me. You're not leaving us any way out?"
Zhang Cui hesitated for a moment, "You used to have a salary, and Liu Mei did too. You two must have savings. You've returned four hundred, and you can keep the rest. I'll let you go."
It's really unreasonable to give nothing at all. I have forty yuan left, so I'll consider it as travel expenses.
Zhang Lan slapped Zhang Cui's arm. "Are you out of your mind? You're here to ask for money. You've already offended him badly. No matter how much you leave him, he won't remember your kindness. Don't leave him a single penny."
Zhang Cui was jolted awake and instantly came to her senses.
Seeing that Zhang Cui was silent, and the remaining six people were blocking the way like gatekeepers, Lin Shuhong knew he couldn't leave without handing over the money. In a hurry to catch his train, he had no choice but to hand over all the money with a dark expression.
Four hundred and forty yuan, not a penny less.
Lin Shuhong said unwillingly, "You're so vicious. Aren't you afraid my dad will find out?"
Zhang Lan spat and said, "I'll have my sister kick your good-for-nothing father out of the house right away. If you want, you can take him with you. I see that you two have a deep bond. You can take that traitor with you too, and let her take care of your child."
Lin Shuhong choked.
Having already received the money, Zhang Lan didn't want to argue with Lin Shuhong anymore, so she pulled Zhang Lan back.
After driving away all the younger members of the family, Zhang Lan began to lecture Zhang Cui.
“I’m telling you, you’ve grown up a lot over the years, your temper has gotten much worse, but how come you still have this soft-hearted problem? Lin Shuhong and his wife are neither good people, why are you leaving him any leeway?”
Zhang Cui, who was in her forties, dared not resist when her older sister poked her head hard. She argued, "No matter what, you should leave some travel expenses, otherwise Lin Dahai will cause trouble again if he finds out."
Zhang Lan knew her sister wouldn't get a divorce, and for the sake of the twins, she didn't insist on forcing Zhang Cui to divorce.
If they don't divorce, they can support the family together. But if they divorce, things might not be the same. In that case, the burden will fall entirely on the woman's shoulders, and life might not be easy for her.
Knowing Zhang Cui's concerns, Zhang Lan said with a straight face, "Are you afraid he'll find out? I'll go with you today and clean up your mess."
Logically speaking, since Lin Shuhong left, Lin Dahai had no idea that Zhang Cui had gotten the money back.
But who knows if Lin Shuhong will have a hard time in the future, write home asking for money, and then take the opportunity to sue Zhang Cui.
If Lin Dahai drinks some cat urine and takes the opportunity to lash out and beat people up, it will be her sister who suffers the most.
Zhang Lan patted Zhang Cui's back forcefully: "Cheer up! If we don't teach Lin Dahai a lesson, he'll keep acting recklessly."
The naive Zhang Cui: "Lin Shuhong's whole family is gone, what's wrong with him now?"
Zhang Lan rolled her eyes: "Doesn't he still have a biological daughter? Who knows, maybe he'll feel that no one in the family is good to him, so he'll turn to helping his biological daughter, grandson, and granddaughter. You still have two sons to support, and they'll need to get married when they grow up."
Zhang Cui stopped talking, even though she didn't think Lin Dahai would treat his own daughter well.
Lin Dahai has never liked girls. He doesn't care about his own daughters at all, let alone his own daughter Song Lubai.
The two women rushed back to the city. Since it wasn't lunchtime yet for most workplaces, the sisters decided to go home for lunch first.
Song Lubai was cooking at the door with her face covered in graffiti when she saw her aunt arrive, which surprised her a little.
“Your two brothers are off tomorrow. We’ll take you back to visit your ancestors’ graves. After that, we’ll leave. Don’t go to your grandparents’ house and cause any trouble.”
Song Lubai nodded.
She had no recollection of ever seeing her father; the only thing she knew about him was a single photo of him wearing a gray-green military uniform.
Even so, in her heart, her father felt closer to her than Lin Dahai.
Lin Shuhong always says that having a stepmother is like having a stepfather, and she feels sad about it. If her biological father were alive, he would never have been unhappy because she ate a few more pieces of meat; he would never have given her medicine to make her have diarrhea during the college entrance examination; and he would never have laid a hand on her, simply because she was his biological daughter.
"Mom, why did you come back with Auntie? Did you go to the county town?"
Zhang Cui said succinctly: "Lin Dahai gave the money in his savings account to Lin Shuhong. I went to get it back. Luckily I got there early, otherwise he would have taken the train and left."
A smile appeared on Song Lubai's face.
This is a good thing. Although she won't get any of the money in the house anyway, it's still better than letting Lin Shuhong take it away.
After eating the corn porridge, Zhang Lan, feeling even more energetic, searched around the house, grabbed a rolling pin as long as Song Lubai's arm, and then hurriedly dragged Zhang Cui out the door.
Song Lubai knew why her aunt was coming. Her aunt had said last time that she was going to deal with Lin Dahai, but unfortunately, she couldn't go along to watch the show.
When the two sisters arrived at Lin Dahai's factory, Lin Dahai had already finished eating.
Lin Dahai, who had finished eating but it wasn't time to go to work yet, could only chat idly with people in the factory as if nothing was wrong. Thinking about how he couldn't go home these days, he felt extremely frustrated.
When he saw Zhang Cui had come looking for him again, his heart skipped a beat.
If this causes a scene at the factory, where will he put his face?
He quickly got up, walked closer, and lowered his voice: "Why are you here again?"
Zhang Cui turned around with a stern face: "Come with me, I have something to tell you."
Lin Dahai couldn't wait to find a secluded place to argue.
It took about ten minutes to walk there. We arrived behind the factory wall, where there was a small grove of trees. Occasionally, some reckless men would come here to urinate.
But at this moment, the only person waiting for Lin Dahai in the woods was Zhang Lan, who was carrying a rolling pin.
Lin Dahai wanted to run away as soon as he saw Zhang Lan; his eyes were filled with terror.
Without saying a word, Zhang Lan took the stick out from behind her back and swung it at the target with a ferocious expression.
"You dared to drink and hit someone!"
"I'll teach you to favor your own son!"
"I told you not to secretly give the money in the house to your son!"
"I'll teach you to be a piece of trash!"
Lin Dahai was beaten so badly that he ran away with his head in his hands.
Zhang Cui stood to the side with her arms crossed.
Lin Dahai tried to run away, but Zhang Lan said triumphantly, "We've already gotten the money you gave us back, 440 yuan, not a penny less!"
Lin Dahai, who was about to run away, turned around instantly, incredulous: "What?"
"You vicious woman, what right do you have to interfere in my family's affairs? I'll fight you to the death!"
He stopped running and started fighting with Zhang Lan.
Zhang Cui joining the fray was naturally to help her sister.
Zhang Lan swung the stick while cursing, "My sister can't afford a man like you who betrays his family. We're getting a divorce, so you can stay single forever."
Lin Dahai: "Fine, let's get a divorce. Anyone who doesn't is a coward. Zhang Cui, you poisonous woman."
Zhang Cui, who was whipping Lin Dahai with a tree branch, didn't back down at all. "Let's go, let's get a divorce right now."
Zhang Cui grabbed his arm, "You're a coward if you don't leave."
“Once we get divorced, you can go and seek refuge with Lin Shuhong.”
Zhang Lan sneered: "My sister is only in her forties. She can remarry with her son. In the future, her son will call someone else 'Dad.' Lin Dahai, since you don't want these two sons anyway, you might as well get a divorce today."
Both were angry. Zhang Cui didn't intend to divorce him; she was just deliberately saying things to provoke Lin Dahai. Zhang Lan was also a master at this, deeply understanding its essence.
The two of them were so angry that Lin Dahai would die without consequence.
Lin Dahai, who had been being dragged, broke free from their grasp and shouted with a flushed face, "This is too much! I'll fight you to the death!"
In reality, Lin Dahai made a lot of noise but did little; he didn't even retaliate.
He pointed a trembling finger at Zhang Cui: "Are you really going to be this ruthless?"
Zhang Cui spat and said, "When you took more than four hundred yuan for your son, why didn't you think about cutting off your own life? You kept one hundred yuan and still think you have a conscience, huh?"
"When you hit my daughter and son, didn't you ever think you'd be this ruthless?"
"Lin Dahai, let me tell you, I've had enough of you. If you want to continue this relationship, I'll have to pay your salary by putting my fingerprint on it from now on. Otherwise, we're getting a divorce."
Lin Dahai trembled all over, "Don't go too far!"
If he lets her take his salary, where will he put his pride? Won't the people in the factory laugh at him?
The two sisters turned and left, leaving Lin Dahai trembling on the spot.
His life is so hard, so very hard!
He can't go on living! He might as well be dead!
Where in the world is there such a spineless man as him?
As Zhang Lan walked away, she praised, "You did a good job just now; you knew to cut his wages."
Zhang Cui: "He forced me to do it, but it's also because I taught him well."
Zhang Lan stood up even straighter with pride.
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