Chapter 166 (Catching Bugs) Parting
The lion showed its might and intimidated all the Yue family members. Even the lazy brother-in-law sat up straight on the sofa with a defensive look on his face.
Because Ding Zhigang was closest to him, he was worried that this cheap brother-in-law would wipe him out in a rage.
The second and third branches of the Ding family also remained silent. They could not understand the behavior and attitude of the eldest brother of the Ding family. They did not understand why he got angry before Yue Hongmei even opened her mouth after they asked her just one question.
But seeing Ding Zhigang's bloodshot look, the staff from both rooms sighed in their hearts and thought, why not just show some respect.
The eldest brother/uncle is so angry, maybe there is some unspeakable secret that they don’t know, so it’s better not to try to reconcile.
I couldn't help but reflect for a moment, were they too impulsive to come all the way from their hometown to mediate family conflicts? And Taozi's information was not complete.
But if it's something difficult to talk about, Taozi probably won't be able to find out.
The first person to break the silence was Yue Hongmei, who was being targeted. Her voice was hoarse and sharp, and it was hard to tell it was made by a human being: "Ding Zhigang, you are such a heartless bastard!"
Yue Hongmei also became anxious. She rushed over and scratched Ding Zhigang.
Ding Zhigang humiliated her in front of her natal family and her husband's family, but she just gave in.
"Then let's die together, Ding Zhigang you bastard, what did I do to deserve you to be so cruel to me?" Yue Hongmei accused loudly.
It was not her who chose Pan Dingfeng's workplace. If she had that ability, why would her Junjun have to live such a hard life and why would her second son still be in labor reform?
This old bastard has really lived his life in vain and doesn't even use his brain.
Ding Jianguo rushed over to separate the fight with a tingling scalp.
But he could never have imagined that his parents looked as if they wanted to kill each other at this moment, and they beat each other so brutally, one scratched him and the other kicked him. Ding Jianguo was hit on the left and the right, and soon there were two bloody marks on his face. The scratches were on the side of his face that he had just been slapped, and he cried because of the pain.
The fifth and sixth children, who had run away long ago, ran in crying and tried to stop the fight.
Ding Jianguo was called over by Xiao Laowu and Xiao Laoliu.
When they came back with their eldest brother, the house was in great noise. The two of them didn't dare to go in and kept shivering outside the door.
Huang Meihua and Peng Guihua hurriedly stopped the two men upon seeing this, and called on their men to go up and help, pulling the men apart from the left and right.
"Okay, stop fighting. If you have something to say, just talk about it." The brothers Ding Zhige and Ding Zhicheng advised, "Why fight when there is nothing wrong?"
Their eldest brother and sister-in-law used to be so loving and harmonious, but after most of their lives, they ended up in such an unseemly way.
The other members of Lao Yue's family were all speechless and no one tried to stop the fight.
"You want a divorce, but I don't want to live with you anymore. But you need to show the rules for divorce." Yue Hongmei said in a hoarse voice, "The house belongs to the factory, I won't fight with you, but the money in the family..."
Ding Zhigang glared at her with hatred, waving his hands and roaring, "You have spent all the money in the family on that bastard. You should give me back the money you have spent over the years. He is not my child, so why should I spend my money on that bastard?"
"Ding Zhigang!" Yue Hongmei was so angry that her eyes turned black. "Do you have any conscience? Are you still a human being if you say such things? Nianjun has called you dad for twenty years. Is the blood relationship so important?"
Ding Zhigang was almost pissed off by this remark. His fingers were trembling as he pointed at Yue Hongmei. He gasped for breath and couldn't utter a complete sentence for a long time: "You, you..."
Peng Guihua and the others hurried forward to persuade them.
Ding Zhicheng patted his elder brother's back, and was really afraid that his elder brother would lean over.
Although Peng Guihua and Huang Meihua were very dissatisfied with the previous behavior of their eldest sister-in-law, they were also disgusted by what Ding Zhigang had just said.
How could you not know when Yue Hongmei was paying out money? If you didn't stop her then, how can you count it now?
Didn't you respond happily to the adopted daughter calling you dad in the past? When you went back to your hometown and talked about Nianjun, you smiled so lovingly. Didn't the people in your hometown persuade you to recognize your relatives?
But Ding Zhigang didn't listen at that time. It was as if he had been drugged. Not only did he not listen to what his family members said, he also spoke in favor of Nianjun and didn't even look at his own daughter who was raised in his hometown.
Seeing that the couple stopped fighting, the people from the Yue family became excited again. They definitely disagreed with Ding Zhigang's statement and refuted it loudly, expressing their contempt for Ding Zhigang.
It's not that he was speaking for Yue Hongmei, but he was worried that if things continued like this, Yue Hongmei would have to pay money to get a divorce. Not only would it bring shame to the Yue family, but they wouldn't be able to get any benefits at all.
Although they wouldn't get any profit if Yue Hongmei didn't pay, people should always have dreams, just in case.
Huang Meihua and Peng Guihua chose to remain silent in the face of Yue's family's accusations against their uncle.
One of them thought that even if she fought for it, it would not go into her pocket; the other thought that no matter how much she could get, Ding Guo would not be able to take advantage of it, so why bother?
Ding Zhigang couldn't win the argument with Yue's family, and his two sisters-in-law didn't stand up for him either, so he just accepted the loss. He was going to get a divorce anyway.
The money issue came to an end, and Yue Hongmei started fighting for the child again.
The eldest brother is already married, so there is no way to fight for it. Ding Zhigang will definitely not agree. Besides, the eldest brother's wife and she are already in a bad relationship, and her temper is not easy to control. Fighting for it will only cause trouble for her.
The second son is in labor reform and his future is uncertain, so he can’t be of any help in the fight for the time being.
As for the two younger ones, she can still bring them around and educate them well. When the fifth child gets married in the future, she will have to choose the daughter-in-law herself. She will also have to educate Xiangxiang well and make sure she doesn't grow up to be an ungrateful person.
So she fought for the two younger ones.
Ding Jiandang had no idea what to do and watched his parents quarreling in confusion.
But Clove already had ideas of her own.
She had never suffered hardship before, and had always been very good to her sister Nianjun. But now that the housework fell on her, she realized how partial her mother was. She didn't let sister Nianjun do the work, but still had to give her money to spend.
Although she couldn't avoid doing housework if she followed her father, she might not be able to avoid housework if she followed her mother. She might even have to help Ding Nianjun take care of the children. She would be exhausted at such a young age.
So at this moment, when Dingxiang heard that her mother wanted to fight for her and Laowu, she immediately looked at her father nervously.
Ding Zhigang was tough and didn't give any.
"Don't you like that adopted daughter? Just take care of her. Don't even think of bringing any harm to me, my child." Ding Zhigang said firmly.
Yue Hongmei disagreed, and neither did the other members of the Yue family. They angrily condemned Ding Zhigang, saying things like "the child was born after Yue Hongmei's ten months of pregnancy", "even if she has no credit, she has worked hard", and "the child cannot be without a mother".
But Ding Zhigang was unmoved, so Yue Hongmei started to act like a spoiled brat: "Then I won't divorce you. I'll wear you down!"
The two of them didn't just get a marriage certificate when they got married, they actually received the marriage certificate. If Yue Hongmei really wanted to cheat and disagree, Ding Zhigang couldn't just kidnap her.
He thought for a moment and said, "Then the second one is yours, but the fifth and sixth ones are not allowed."
As he said this, he turned his head, wanting to express his stubbornness, but suddenly he saw Ding Guo. He was just about to say that Ding Guo should be given to Yue Hongmei. This eldest daughter was always causing trouble for others. If he gave her to Yue Hongmei, Yue Hongmei's life would be miserable in the future.
As a result, Ding Guo sneered at him. Ding Zhigang felt uneasy and swallowed back the words that were about to come out of his mouth.
Of course Yue Hongmei disagreed, and the two sides continued to argue.
Finally, Peng Guihua couldn't listen any longer and said, "The children are all grown up. Why don't we ask them for their opinions and see who they want to follow."
Huang Meihua chimed in, "It's just nominally theirs. How can they really not acknowledge their mother after following their father? It's impossible for them to not acknowledge their father after following their mother."
The people in the room looked at Xiao Laowu and Xiao Laoliu.
Ding Xiang said in a trembling voice: "I'll follow Dad!"
Yue Hongmei widened her eyes in shock: "You and your dad?"
She couldn't believe it. She was pretty good to her little daughter, wasn't she? But at this moment, Ding Xiang wanted to follow her father.
"You heartless little thing, you actually want to follow your father?" Yue Hongmei was devastated. She simply could not accept her youngest daughter's betrayal.
Ding Zhigang smiled: "Just follow me. If you follow your mother, you won't be able to spend all the money you earn on yourself. You'll have to give it all to that bastard. Jiandang, what about you?"
Yue Hongmei stared at her youngest son. Ding Jiandang didn't dare look at her and said weakly, "I, I also want to follow Dad."
Ding Jiandang doesn't want to be separated from Ding Xiang.
Although Dingxiang has been very resentful since she dropped out of school and always takes it out on him, the two of them grew up together, went to school and went home together, played together, and played crickets together when they had something to do. He is used to it, and being separated from either of his parents is not as painful as being separated from Dingxiang.
After saying that, he didn't dare to look at his mother's murderous eyes and turned his head away quietly.
Anyway, he didn't want to be separated from Xiao Laoliu.
Moreover, during the time when his mother went to the capital to help Sister Nianjun look after the children, he heard a lot of complaints from Xiao Laoliu. From Xiao Laoliu's words, he gradually felt a sense of injustice.
Mom favors Sister Nianjun too much, to the point of letting her own children suffer and make concessions.
Ding Zhigang was very pleased and his eyes turned red with emotion.
These are all his biological children, except Ding Guo, whom he has felt guilty towards since childhood. He believes that even if the second child is present, he will stand firmly on his side as a father.
He completely forgot that he had just pushed the second child to the other side, and the second child himself was still unaware and no one asked for his opinion.
Yue Hongmei was stunned for a while and then burst into tears.
She cried so sadly that she was out of breath, and while crying she cursed the man as an ungrateful person.
She thought Ding Guo was the only ungrateful person in the family, but at the critical moment she found out that there were two more ungrateful people.
While crying and wailing, she missed her second son whom she had just given up on: "If Jianshe were here, he would never do such a cruel thing. My Jianshe, your mother was bullied to death..."
Although her daughter Jianshe is naughty, she loves her mother and her sister Nianjun the most.
Ding Jianguo felt so sad listening to this that his eyes could not help but turn red.
But if he were to choose, he would choose...his dad.
I've been through a lot recently, and I've found my own balance in my heart.
Mom is indeed too partial.
Ding Jianshe, who was sent to Hongxingba Farm for reform, couldn't help sneezing. He raised his rough hands that had been tempered by training and rubbed his nose. Needless to say, he must have missed Sister Jun.
After sighing for a while, he glanced at the supervisor not far away, lowered his head and shoveled a shovel of manure, put it into the bucket next to him, and when the bucket was full, he skillfully hung the shoulder pole, picked it up and walked away.
His steps were steady and quick, and it was obvious that he was a skilled dung carrier who had been doing this for more than half a year.
In the end, Ding Zhigang and Yue Hongmei parted ways.
The ending was extremely undignified.
Yue Hongmei was kicked out of the house with nothing, oh no, the second one belonged to her.
Ding Zhigang raised the fifth and sixth children.
Neither party pays child support to the other...and no one mentions it at all.
At noon, Ding Tao got off work. She was thinking about her parents and the progress of her uncle. She came back to take a look and saw that the discussion was intense. She exchanged a few glances with her mother, and then pulled Ding Guo to ask about the progress. Ding Guo asked her to go back to the factory to eat and not delay work. Ding Tao had to leave with a sigh.
My uncle's family is broken up.
By the time things were finalized, it was already past lunch time.
The Yue family's old couple are indeed top-notch people. They even suggested that Ding Zhigang set up a table at the state-owned restaurant...
What? He's getting divorced and he has to celebrate?
Ding Zhigang was furious: "Do I look like a table to you?"
The old lady of the Yue family rolled her eyes and pulled Yue Hongmei to tell her about the next employer, but Yue Hongmei fiercely shook her hand away and said through gritted teeth, "Are you satisfied?"
The old man of the Yue family blew his beard and glared: "What are you satisfied with? You are such a loser. You spent most of your life with me for nothing, and gave birth to my children for nothing. In the end, you are nothing."
My aunt also looked disappointed. She thought she could get something good from this trip, but ended up wasting her travel fare.
But after seeing this sister-in-law make a fool of herself, it wasn't a wasted trip. Just treat it as a ticket to see a monkey show.
Sun Bocai did not feel much regret, she felt refreshed.
Tsk tsk tsk, what a miserable fate my old classmate has!
The matter was settled, there was nothing to gain at all, and the Yue family left cursing.
Yue Hongmei was packing her clothes, crying as she did so. Ding Xiang went over to help her, but was slapped a few times by her.
Ding Jianguo also tried to save his family, which was about to fall apart, and went to talk to his father. Ding Zhigang smoked a cigarette and said in a hoarse voice: "Don't persuade me, the problem is not with me!"
Yue Hongmei heard him say this in the room and came out to argue with him again.
Thinking that he had to go to get a divorce certificate in the afternoon, Ding Zhigang chose to remain silent.
Ding Jianguo sighed.
Huang Meihua also sighed. Since no one was there to entertain them, she had to go to the kitchen to cook.
Peng Guihua was still thinking about her son's girlfriend, so she said goodbye to her uncle's family.
Ding Zhigang cheered up and said, "Let's eat first!"
Ding Zhicheng said, "Let's go back to Danier's place to eat. Brother, you should think more positively."
His brother and sister-in-law were facing divorce, so he couldn't tell Dayong that he had a girlfriend.
However, Huang Meihua chased out from the kitchen and discussed going back with the third brother and his wife.
Peng Guihua had something on her mind and wanted to meet Dayong's girlfriend before deciding on a date to go back home, so she said vaguely, "I want to stay for two more days. If you have something to do at home, why don't you leave first?"
Huang Meihua thought that her sister-in-law wanted to go out and have fun in Fengning. She thought to herself that this sister-in-law was really generous and still in the mood to have fun. But then she thought again, her uncle was getting divorced. Did they have to "observe mourning" for him? They couldn't go out to play?
Then he whispered, "Okay, then stay for two more days. His uncle is feeling depressed as he sees that the family is about to break up. Let the three brothers get together for a drink these few days, and let my wife and his third uncle give his uncle some advice. Where are you going to play tomorrow? Come and call me!"
She didn't have a good time strolling around the place last time she came, so she had to have a good time strolling around this time, playing for two days before going back to her hometown. Anyway, it was the slack season during the farming season, there wasn't much work to do in the fields, and she didn't mind a few work points.
Peng Guihua was stunned. She just said that she was going out to play tomorrow?
Ding Guo smiled and said, "I'll call you tomorrow after we've discussed it."
Huang Meihua said, "Okay, then you guys drive slowly."
After leaving the family compound, Peng Guihua asked, "Are you going out to play tomorrow? What if Jianguo's partner comes home tomorrow?"
Ding Guo smiled and said, "Then let's go out and play the day after tomorrow. I'll tell Taozi tomorrow morning and ask her to pass on a message to Uncle and Aunt."
We missed it at noon. If we entertain Yuling in the evening, we can take Third Aunt and the others out for a walk tomorrow. There is a mountain outside the northwest city of Fengning, and we can go hiking or something.
Peng Guihua sighed, and for a moment she didn't know whether to laugh or cry. The first wife and her husband had just divorced, and they were going out to travel. Wasn't that a bad idea?
But this thought only crossed my mind for a moment, and I didn't say anything to spoil the fun. Just have fun, I don't know when I will come back next time.
Besides, they have tried their best to save their uncle's marriage, so can't they go out and have some fun?
Although she was not sure whether to entertain Song Yuling tonight or tomorrow, Ding Guo still had to find an opportunity to go out and "buy" some things. She separated from her uncle and aunt halfway, letting them take the bus back while she rode away on her bike, calculating the time to get home.
When I entered the room, my uncle and aunt had already returned. Peng Guihua was talking to Song Yuling, whose face was slightly red, with a smile on her face.
Ding Guo winked at Song Yuling and went to the kitchen with the things he bought.
It was already past dinner time and Dayong and his friends had already eaten lunch, so the formal reception was postponed to the evening. Ding Guo simply cooked two dishes and invited his uncle and aunt to eat.
On the other side, Ding Zhigang and Yue Hongmei both had gloomy faces. Accompanied by Ding Jianguo, whose face was swollen, they went to the street office. They rejected the staff's mediation with fierce words and received the divorce certificate with a firm attitude.
After coming out of the office, Yue Hongmei picked up her bag and left without even turning her head.
Ding Jianguo wanted to say something but stopped himself. In the end, he swallowed the word "Mom" and thought about going to Nianjun's place tomorrow to comfort his mother.
Ding Zhigang felt empty inside for a moment, sad about his tragic fate, and wanted to cry.
He tilted his head back, looking up at the sky at a 45-degree angle, suppressing the sourness in his eyes.
Ding Jianguo said solemnly, "Dad, if you regret it, it's not too late to chase Mom now."
Ding Zhigang instantly lost his sad mood. He glared at his eldest son and said unhappily, "I only regret that I left too late." He patted his eldest son on the shoulder and said, "I'm sorry for making you suffer. Go back to work and live your life well."
Ding Jianguo whispered, "I'll bring Xiaomei and Xia Xia back for dinner tonight."
I hope Dad will feel better after seeing his granddaughter.
After watching his eldest son leave, Ding Zhigang was not in the mood to go to the factory, so he returned home. As soon as he entered the house, he found his sister-in-law Huang Meihua talking to Aunt Fang who lived in the building behind.
Aunt Fang: "...The widow is three years older than your uncle, and she is both hardworking and pragmatic."
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