Chapter 377 The Orphanage's Lies: The Handsome Flower Boy 77
With nowhere else to go, Zhou Weimin had to stay at his parents' house for seven or eight days at a time.
The leg injury not only failed to improve, but due to a lack of medical care and insufficient nutrition at home, the wound began to become inflamed and swollen, causing him to suffer from pain all night long and unable to sleep.
Where would the family get the money to take him to the hospital again?
The physical pain fueled his mental irritability; he became increasingly impatient and agitated.
He started throwing things, yelling at his parents, complaining, and picking fights for no reason.
"Is this cornbread even fit for human consumption? It's so hard it's grinding against my teeth! Are you trying to break all my teeth?!"
"The coal stove is emitting so much smoke, are you trying to choke me to death?"
"Mom, can you please stop nagging about that child all the time? It's so annoying!"
If you want a child so badly, why don't you have another one with my dad now?
Zhou's mother turned away in anger to wipe her tears, but she couldn't bear to see her child like this and couldn't bring herself to blame him.
Mr. Zhou ignored him with a livid face, while the old couple muttered amongst themselves.
"What exactly does the Wang family mean? Even if they really want a divorce, shouldn't someone come and explain things to them and make arrangements for the children?"
Several more days passed before Zhou's father finally got the news from his old colleagues at the cotton mill.
The Wang family moved to a dilapidated alley in Xicheng District and rented two single-story houses. It is said that Wang Xiuying has already started asking people to introduce her to jobs.
As for Zhou Weimin, the Wang family didn't mention him at all; they all selectively forgot about him.
"They're going to completely abandon our son."
Zhou's mother started crying again, "How could her life be so tragic? It's retribution, retribution!"
Mr. Zhou smoked his pipe for a long while before speaking.
"He brought it on himself."
Zhou's father sent a letter through someone, demanding an explanation and a clear direction on how the matter should be handled.
In the afternoon, there was a knock on the door.
When Zhou's mother opened the door, she was stunned. Wang Xiuying was wearing a woolen coat and a red scarf, with Zhou Zihan and Wang Zixuan following behind her.
The mother and her two children stood in the dimly lit stairwell, looking out of place in the dilapidated environment. The three of them seemed to be alright.
The two children have lost some weight.
"mom."
Wang Xiuying called out, her tone flat. In all the years of her marriage, she had called Zhou's mother "Mom" only a handful of times.
Zhou's mother quickly stepped aside, and her daughter-in-law arrived.
"Come in quickly, it's cold outside."
Zhou Zihan and Wang Zixuan entered the house with some disdain, their eyes curiously scanning their grandparents' home. They didn't come often and would never have looked down on it before.
The room was dimly lit, the furniture was old and worn, and the air smelled of coal smoke and mildew.
Hearing the noise, Zhou Weimin shuffled out of the inner room on his cane. When he saw his wife and child, his eyes lit up.
"Xiuying? Zihan? Zixuan? You, you've come?"
Are they here to take me home?
When Wang Zixuan saw her father's appearance, she burst into tears and rushed over to hug his waist.
"Dad! What happened to your leg? Why are you living here?"
Zhou Zihan stood there, her lips pressed tightly together, her eyes reddening.
Zhou Weimin stroked his daughter's head, a warm feeling welling up inside him. His voice choked with emotion; his two children still cared about him.
It must be because the Wang family won't let them out; they don't know where they are.
"Dad is fine. I'm happy that you came to see him."
At this moment, he transformed back into that gentle and great father.
But this warmth lasted only a short time. Wang Xiuying cleared her throat and took out a brown paper document bag from her handbag.
"Weimin, I'm here today to talk about divorce."
The air froze instantly.
Zhou's parents' expressions changed, Zhou Weimin's hand froze in mid-air, and Wang Zixuan looked up, completely bewildered.
"Mom, are you getting a divorce??"
“It means my parents aren’t living together anymore,” Wang Xiuying said bluntly.
Wang Zixuan immediately screamed.
"Why?
"I don't want that! I want my mom and dad to be together!"
Zhou Zihan was also anxious. Who would bring up divorce as soon as they arrive at someone's door? Besides, he didn't want to lose his parents.
"Mom, please don't do this."
Wang Xiuying interrupted her children, her tone calm, clearly indicating that she had thought it through.
"I don't want it to be like this, but that's just how it is."
As you can see, Dad has injured his leg and will have difficulty walking in the future.
He lived with his grandparents, where they used a coal stove and ate cornbread and cabbage.
If you choose to stay with your father, you will have to live together in this small house from now on. It will be cold in winter and hot in summer, with no heating and no private toilet.
"Dad can't work and can't support you. You might not even be able to go to school."
Although the Wang family mostly eats cornbread and cabbage these days, she can still find work and earn money.
Recently, things have been much better at home; at least we can occasionally eat meat at the dinner table.
Zhou Zihan and Wang Zixuan were both stunned.
"If you come with me, even though I'll lose my job temporarily, I'm a teacher's college graduate and I can still find another job."
You can still go to school and live normal lives; the choice is yours.
She knows her child very well.
The room fell into a deathly silence. Zhou Weimin looked at his wife, with whom he had shared a bed for many years, in disbelief. How could she say such things in front of their child?
They even force children to make choices!
Wang Zixuan was the first to realize that she wouldn't get any meat to eat with her father and would have to live here.
She let go of her father's arms, slowly retreated to her mother's side, and whispered.
"I want to stay with my mother, and my surname is Wang."
Her surname is Wang, not Zhou.
Zhou Zihan looked at his father, then at his mother, and his lips moved. Oh no, oh no, his surname is Zhou!
But he didn't want to live a hard life; he had already had enough of the hardships he had been enduring lately!
"I'm with my mom too."
Zhou Weimin felt as if his heart had been stabbed, shattered into pieces. His daughter, who had just been holding him and crying, had made a choice in the blink of an eye.
This is the child he has loved for over a decade.
"No! Zihan has to come with me! He's the grandson of the Zhou family, so he has to take the Zhou surname!"
Xiuying, let's talk privately, not in front of the children and the elderly.
Wang Xiuying sneered.
"Talk to each other alone? In your current state, it takes you half an hour to go downstairs. Where are we supposed to talk to each other alone?"
Let's say it here.
Zhou's father couldn't bear to watch any longer and stood up on his own.
"You two go inside and talk. Your mother and I will take the children out for a walk."
The elderly couple led their two reluctant children out the door, leaving the soon-to-be-separated couple alone.
Husbands and wives are like birds in the same forest; when disaster strikes, they fly away separately.
As soon as the door closed, Zhou Weimin grabbed Wang Xiuying's hand, his voice trembling.
"Xiuying, do you really have to do this?"
We've been married for over ten years and have two children. Don't you have any feelings for me at all?
I just injured my leg, it's not useless!
I'll get better, I'll find a job! I can support you and the children!
Wang Xiuying shook off his hand, took a step back, and looked cold.
"Zhou Weimin, stop dreaming."
The doctor said that even if your leg heals, you'll be lame. You won't be able to do heavy work, and you won't be able to stand for long periods.
Which company would hire you? You can't even support yourself, let alone raise a child.
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