◎Third update◎
The news that Zhou Guoping and Liu Nianhua were going to divorce spread like wildfire.
Everyone in the courtyard, and even the entire Yueya Hutong, was surprised.
Zhang Rong was having lunch at home. Her son Zhou Qingdang had returned from working as an educated youth in the countryside, and the family was finally not so lonely anymore. When the three of them talked about this, they felt bad for Liu Nianhua.
"How could they get divorced?" There aren't many people getting divorced these days, none in the countryside. There may be some in the city, but they have to have gone through many tests.
Now, the deputy director of the street office and the director of the women's department are doing ideological work at Liu Nianhua's home. In every area, if someone wants to divorce, the street office has to do ideological work as a routine. Everyone persuades or discourages divorce, and divorce will not be allowed easily.
Besides, divorce is not good for the street office's annual evaluation. Other streets are progressive, united and loving, but you have someone getting divorced?
It must be that the street office and the women's director did not do their job properly in mediation.
But this time, Liu Nianhua refused to budge, and Zhou Guoping was nowhere to be seen. The two of them had been working at his home for three days, and even after talking until they were dry-mouthed, they still couldn't get Liu Nianhua to give in.
In a contest of who is more stubborn, this time the deputy director of the street office and the director of the women's department were defeated.
Only then did he agree to the two people's divorce application.
People from the hospital also went to persuade him, asking why he wanted to divorce when he was living a good life. Liu Nianhua never told them the reason and kept his mouth shut no matter how they asked him. But his depressed look could not deceive anyone. Everyone turned to Zhou Guoping to talk to him, thinking that he must have angered his wife.
Zhou Guoping had the upper hand in Liu Nianhua's hands, so he couldn't say anything at the moment. He simply packed up his things and went back home.
The children in the orphanage seemed to understand divorce. Zhou Long and Zhou Hu watched their father packing up to leave, and they held on to Zhou Guoping's legs and refused to let go.
"Dad, where are you going?"
Zhou Guoping looked at his two sons, and he felt reluctant to let them go. But when he thought of Liu Nianhua's ruthlessness, his reluctance faded, and he became furious. "Your mother doesn't want to live with me. She wants us to live separately. You will be without a father in the future."
Liu Nianhua was just cooking on the stove. He couldn't go hungry no matter what. When he heard Zhou Guoping's words, he threw the spoon on the stove and rushed into the room, "What are you talking about with Xiaolong and Xiaohu?"
"What did I say wrong?" Even though Zhou Guoping was leaving, he didn't want Liu Nianhua to have an easy time. Seeing his young son continue to exaggerate, he said, "Xiaolong and Xiaohu, remember this, it was your mother who insisted that Dad leave and broke up our family!"
"Zhou Guoping!" What Liu Nianhua cares about most is the children, but this person insists on bringing children who know nothing into the mix.
"Mom, Mom, don't let Dad go."
"Mom, Dad lives with us. I don't want to be without him!"
The two children cried at the top of their lungs, their faces soon became tear-stained, and they then hugged Liu Nianhua's legs and cried loudly.
Zhou Guoping was still trying to figure out if Liu Nianhua could soften his heart. He could get his job back now, and the divorce procedure would be done tomorrow. For the sake of the two children, there might be a chance for a turnaround. "Nianhua, look at how pitiful Xiaolong and Xiaohu are without a father. You will have a hard time raising two children by yourself in the future. You can't live without a man at home."
Listening to the crying beside his legs, Liu Nianhua took a deep breath and said, "It's not up to you to worry about how the three of us will live in the future. I have hands and feet and can work and earn money. Remember to come and complete the divorce procedures tomorrow morning."
After saying that, he slammed the door shut, locking Zhou Guoping outside.
Bah! "Okay, Liu Nianhua, I'll just watch how you, a woman, raise your son in the future, but don't beg me to come back!"
In the room, Xiaolong and Xiaohu cried for a long time. Liu Nianhua looked at them, wiped their tears, and said to the children calmly, "Mom and Dad will live separately in the future..."
"Mom! No!"
"I want Daddy!"
Liu Nianhua hardened his heart and wanted to end it all as soon as possible. "If you want to follow Dad, open the door now and go out. You should be able to catch up with him. If you want to follow Mom, you can continue to live here in the future."
She has been busy taking care of her husband and children for many years, and she doesn't want to compromise for her children anymore.
Xiaolong and Xiaohu cried and sobbed. Should they live with their dad or their mom? They didn't want to be without their dad, but their mom was the best. It was their mom who fed them, clothed them, and took care of them when they were sick.
Although they like their dad, they like their mom more.
"Mom, I want to live with you." Xiaohu threw himself into his mother's arms and continued to sob, "Wuwuwu, but I don't have a dad anymore."
Xiaolong also lay on his mother's lap, crying and shouting, "I want to follow you, too, Mom."
"Your father has to be punished when he does something wrong, you know? When you made mistakes in the past, were you also slapped on the palms?"
"Yeah!" If you do something wrong, you will be spanked. Xiaolong is in the second grade, and the teacher said, "Then Dad will also be spanked on the palm."
Liu Nianhua felt a little empty looking at the house without one person, but it didn't matter, he could just live his own life from now on.
On the second day, there was a total of 200 yuan in the family's passbook, and Liu Nianhua took it all. Zhou Guoping must have had more than 200 yuan, but he had only paid so much and saved it. She was too lazy to care about the rest that she had secretly saved, after all, Wang Fang's husband would be back soon.
After completing the divorce procedures, Liu Nianhua watched Zhou Guoping leave without looking back. The last thing he said to her was that he was waiting for her to go back and beg him.
Watching the man's back as he left, Liu Nianhua told herself in her heart that no matter how hard or difficult it was, she would never bow to this man.
The news of the divorce spread widely, and the only thing to be thankful for was that his parents didn't know about it yet. Liu Nianhua hadn't figured out how to tell them yet, and was worried that he would make his parents sick with anger, so he decided to keep it a secret for as long as possible.
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Seven days later, Liu Nianhua was cleaning the house. Zhou Guoping had not taken away all his things, and there were still a few of his sweatshirts under his clothes. As soon as he pulled the sweatshirts out, Cheng Caili's voice was heard outside.
"Liu Nianhua! Liu Nianhua!"
Putting down his clothes, Liu Nianhua went out and watched Cheng Caili hurriedly run into the house.
"Cai Li, what's wrong?"
"You are so stupid!" Cheng Caili looked at Liu Nianhua with some sympathy and some heartache, "Then is Zhou Guoping a human being?"
"What do you know?"
"He's having an affair outside, right? What a shameless person!" Cheng Caili just found out about this today and immediately understood why Liu Nianhua wanted to divorce her. "You've been wronged!"
"How do you know that?"
"Did you know that the long-distance bus driver who lived in the tube building on Songshan Street broke Zhou Guoping's hand? He said that his wife was having an affair with Zhou Guoping, and Zhou Guoping was beaten half to death by him."
Cheng Caili originally went back to her parents' home today. Her next-door neighbor is a long-distance bus driver. She came back while having lunch.
The two places were some distance apart. The man said that he went to help a driver beat someone up in the morning. The driver was driving outside. When he returned home, he found another man's belt in the seam of his bed. There was a smell of cigarette smoke on it. After asking, he found out that his wife was having an affair with a bus driver!
How could he tolerate this? The long-distance bus driver didn't want to let others know that his wife was cheating on him. He felt ashamed, but he couldn't bear it and wanted to beat the man up immediately.
What is the most valuable thing for a driver? Of course, it is the hand holding the steering wheel. The long-distance bus driver took a steel bar and smashed the bus driver's hand!
He was the driver and knew how to hit him so that he could never drive again. He hit him again and again, causing Zhou Guoping to cry for help in pain.
The other long-distance bus drivers were not idle either. They all travel long distances and encounter many things. They are more united than ordinary people and are willing to help whenever they can.
"Later I heard him say that the man was from Yueya Hutong and his last name was Zhou! Then I understood what was going on!"
Cheng Caili really didn't expect Zhou Guoping to be such a person, and she felt more and more distressed for Liu Nianhua. She had always thought that Liu Nianhua was stupid, and now it was even more so!
"What can I say about you? You've been through so much!" Cheng Caili held Liu Nianhua's hand. "You'll be taking care of Xiaolong and Xiaohu in the future. If you have any problems, don't be polite. Remember to call us!"
"Thank you, Caili." Liu Nianhua heard from Cheng Caili that Zhou Guoping's hand was broken and that he would never be able to drive again because he was hit so hard. His eyelids twitched. He didn't expect Zhao Qiang to be so cruel... But a sense of satisfaction rose in his heart.
To this day, Liu Nianhua still has complicated feelings towards Zhou Guoping. Hearing about his current fate, he doesn't know whether to cry or laugh.
There is no wall that is impenetrable. Zhao Qiang did not make this matter known to anyone, but he broke the hand of a bus driver named Zhou, and the news spread to some places.
People in other places may not know, but people in the big compound know it clearly.
After breakfast, a group of people gathered outside to talk, all of them expressing their sympathy for Liu Nianhua.
"How could Zhou Guoping be such a person!"
"I was really wrong before! It's so hard for Nianhua and the two children!"
"He is so evil-hearted. It's not easy for the Huawei family, but he still goes out to have an affair! He deserves it. His hand should be broken!" Zhang Rong was disgusted. This kind of person really deserves to be thrown into the water like rotten leaves! What's hateful is that he is not in front of her now, otherwise she would have spit on him!
"That can't be enough! Could there be something wrong?" Luo Hongmei shook her head, not quite believing it. She had praised Zhou Guoping a lot in the past, but how could this guy actually go out and mess around?
"Wrong? The bus driver's last name is Zhou, and he lives in Yueya Hutong! Can you find the second one?"
Aunt Li had just returned from the vegetable market. She rushed into the yard, her left foot in front of her right foot, and shouted, "I... I just saw Zhou Guoping!"
"What? Where? I heard he was half dead and no one knew where he went."
Li Zhengxia rushed into the crowd and hurriedly talked about Zhou Guoping.
"Oh, I saw that he was in a mess and was on his way to the hospital. His hair was messy, and his clothes and pants were covered in blood and mud. His right hand was hanging down, as if he was in great pain!"
Luo Hongmei poked her head out and murmured, "It's really him!"
"That's not bad! He avoided my gaze and pretended not to see it! Bah! I just scolded him and he went to the hospital."
Liu Nianhua came out of the house and after hearing what the aunt in the yard said, he felt much calmer. If a person makes a mistake, he should be punished.
"Nianhua, come here quickly. I told you that you had a reason for wanting a divorce. Zhou Guoping, that wimp, actually did such a thing!"
"Nianhua, remember to ask me if there is any problem at home in the future. It is not easy for a woman like you to take care of two children." Zhang Rong really loves her.
During all the years Liu Nianhua has been in the hospital, she has never had a quarrel with anyone and is always polite to everyone she meets. Now that something has happened at home, everyone wants her to live a good life.
"Thank you, everyone. I just have one request. Please don't tell this to the children. I'm worried about what will happen to Xiaolong and Xiaohu in the future..."
Everyone understood that the child was quick-witted and didn't understand those twists and turns. There were a few hooligans in the next street who loved to swear at people. If Zhou Guoping's matter got out, Xiaolong and Xiaohu would be laughed at for the rest of their lives.
When he opens his mouth, he calls her a slut's father; when he closes his mouth, he calls her a little slut. Liu Nianhua has seen this before, so he doesn't want to make a big fuss about it.
Now, thanks to Zhao Qiang, Zhou Guoping has been taught a lesson. No matter what happens in the future, it won’t matter to us.
As for the three agreements stating the extramarital affair, the divorce, giving up the job and not fighting for the children, they were kept well in case Zhou Guoping came to the house to complain if he couldn't make ends meet in the future.
Zhou Guoping should have an idea in his mind whether he would have a hard time or be dragged to prison after his scandal was exposed.
"Okay, we understand even if you don't say it. Everyone, be careful when you go home and don't mention it in front of the kids. They are all talkative people."
"It's this day..." Qian Jingjing was very worried, afraid that Liu Nianhua would have a hard time raising a child alone.
Liu Nianhua was very excited. "I have a job as a bus conductor now. I have both hands and feet. I just need to do my job well."
"That's good. This is a good job. Take your time."
"Come with us to buy some cabbage in a few days." Zhang Rong thought that Liu Nianhua was a single woman at home with two young sons, so how could she carry hundreds of kilograms of cabbage?
Before Liu Nianhua could reply, Liang Baozhen came over first and said to Zhang Rong with a smile, "Aunt Zhang, I have already agreed with Sister Hua that we should go buy some cabbage together. Don't compete with me."
The author has something to say:
Ms. Liu Nianhua is ready to embrace a new life~
The male and female protagonists have few roles in these chapters, so Zhenzhen makes an appearance at the end hahahaha
Sending red envelopes to everyone. Leave a message within 24 hours in this chapter and you will get 50 red envelopes. Muah, see you tomorrow ^O^
Thanks to the cutie who irrigated the nutrient solution: 2 bottles for one bowl of rice;
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