Even so, Tian Yangjiang never expressed anger or resentment. She was a delicate city girl, and it might take time for her to adjust. He figured that with time, they would eventually adjust. His parents, who were sick and needed care at home in the countryside, were their only son, and naturally, he wanted them to be with them. But his wife refused. Six months after their marriage, she said she didn't want children, and he relented. In the past three years, he hadn't mentioned having children again.
At that time, the two of them agreed to give more money to the family. His monthly salary was 60 or 70 yuan. Even if he gave 25 yuan to the family, he gave the remaining 40 or 50 yuan to her. However, he didn't save any money over the years.
He even had to borrow money to buy a bicycle, but he had no complaints. However, he certainly could not accept not having to borrow money from his hometown.
His parents gave birth to him and raised him, so he can't be a heartless person.
"Then let's get a divorce." Tian Yangjiang stared at her, speaking each word with a measured emphasis. Life was just getting by, nothing had changed in all these years. Besides, wasn't he alone before? Life on his own was pretty good, too.
Qian Jiali's face was full of disbelief, as if she didn't hear what he said clearly. She was stunned for a moment and stammered, "You...what did you say?"
"Since we can't live together anymore, let's get a divorce."
Qian Jiali finally realized that she had heard correctly and looked at him with a funny look, "Divorce me, Tian Yangjiang, you are really capable now. Okay, then let's get a divorce."
Qian Jiali was certain that he would not divorce her. He had been such a bootlicker to her over the years that it was impossible for him to say that he did not like her. She just did not believe that this man would divorce her.
But in the afternoon, Qian Jiali no longer thought so. Tian Yangjiang applied for a divorce report, which caught her off guard.
The aunts in the courtyard were also shocked by this sudden news. This was the first couple in their courtyard to divorce. Tian Yangjiang was a model husband, a prime example of a henpecked man in their courtyard. How could they get divorced? No one believed it and was sure they would never get divorced.
This incident alarmed the women's director of the hospital, and even Song Zhi and Aunt Zhao ran over to watch the show.
The women's director was also quite influential. She had a neatly cut haircut, and her expression remained almost constant, giving her a serious look. Although she looked small and easy to bully, she was actually a person who had her word and a strong personality. She was the sister of the previous political commissar and was currently the principal of the elementary school, making her Qian Jiali's supervisor.
Everyone in the school, young and old, respected her very much. It was not because of her status, but because the profession of teacher has always been respected by people.
"Captain Tian, Teacher Qian, you are a model couple in our hospital. Divorce is a lifelong event. What is going on?" Although the director of women's affairs has been a mediator all her life, she has never dealt with divorce cases. Most of them are disputes between neighbors and trivial matters.
This happened suddenly and she couldn't deal with it.
Tian Yangjiang, who never said anything bad about others, kept his mouth shut and didn't say a word, but he insisted on getting a divorce.
Seeing how stubborn he was, Qian Jiali knew he was determined to get a divorce. Her expression turned grim. She wasn't the type to back down just because someone offered her a way out. Seeing Tian Yangjiang like this, she was furious.
But she couldn't tell the reason at this time. She was not a fool. If she said the reason was that she didn't let Tian Yangjiang send money back to his hometown, or didn't give him money for his parents' medical treatment, given her usual lavish spending, she was afraid that she would be scolded to death by those aunts with sons in the compound. He understood this truth. She knew Tian Yangjiang wouldn't say it, so she would not say it even more.
Seeing that both of them were silent, the director of the women's department thought that Qian Jiali was usually a smart person, and there must be a reason why she didn't say a word now.
The problem was that now neither of them was talking, and she couldn't get on with her work.
"No one's saying anything?" The director of women's affairs waited for a moment. When no one spoke, she continued, "If there's no reason, this divorce application won't be approved."
An older woman on the side chimed in, "If you don't tell me there's no reason, then there's no divorce. You're just kidding! You're already grown-ups, and you're treating divorce like a joke."
The aunt seemed to be mediating and scolding them, but in fact she wanted to provoke them. Why did they divorce? Isn't this what everyone wants to know?
I'm telling it now so that everyone can hear it and just have some fun. It's been a long time since something this big happened in the compound.
The director of the women's department looked at the large number of people gathered around and knew what kind of people they were. Seeing that none of them even tried to hide their true feelings and had excited expressions on their faces, she knew that they all had bad intentions and were here just to cause trouble.
So she frowned and started to scold, "Don't you have anything to do? You're all just standing here watching the show. Get out of here quickly."
Everyone obediently left, closing the door behind them. However, a few unwilling souls remained, hunched over at the doorway, their ears pressed against it, listening intently, and then they would tell everyone what had happened.
Song Zhilai just came to join in the fun, and when she saw that everyone had come out, she went back with Aunt Zhao.
"Xiao Song, Dongdong and I will go up the mountain to dig some wild vegetables tomorrow. Do you want to come with us?" Aunt Zhao invited. In fact, she saw that Xiao Song did not go out every day and was alone at home. She thought she must be bored, so she wanted to take her out with her.
When Song Zhi heard Aunt Zhao say that they wanted to go to the mountains, he was very interested and agreed without thinking.
They agreed and went back to their homes.
The women's director next door looked at Tian Yangjiang, who still insisted on getting a divorce, and said helplessly, "How can the organization allow you to divorce if you don't explain the reason?"
"Aunt Deng, our personalities are not compatible." Tian Yangjiang racked his brains and finally said these five words.
Qian Jiali didn't want the director of women's affairs to ask so many questions. If Tian Yangjiang really told the truth, she might lose her job.
The reason why she married Hetian Yangjiang was because her parents were sent down to the countryside. Although her parents used their connections to send her to the countryside as an educated youth, she could not stand the hard work in the countryside. Soon her hands were covered with blisters. What's more, there was no more delicious food, only things that tasted like pig food.
She couldn't stand this living environment, so she tried to marry Tian Yangjiang who was visiting his family at the time.
If she didn't even have a job now, wouldn't she be sent back to the countryside to continue being an educated youth? No, no, absolutely not. She absolutely couldn't live like that again.
Thinking of this, she became unusually flustered and agreed, "Yes, our personalities are not compatible."
When Tian Yangjiang heard her say this, as they had been married for so many years, he knew what she was thinking without having to think.
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