Shui Lian felt like she was slapped in public. She was so ashamed and angry that she wished she could find a hole in the ground to crawl into.
But there was no crack in the ground, so she could only flee.
An Hua became more and more unhappy when she saw Shui Lian turned around and ran away without even saying hello. She told Xiao Tang and Yang Tao not to let her in next time she came.
An Hua agreed to meet Shui Lian today for Zhou Meihua's sake. After all, she is Zhou Meihua's daughter-in-law. But Shui Lian's performance was really unpleasant.
I believe that even if Zhou Meihua knew about this, she would not blame her for not giving Shui Lian face.
Shui Lian ran back home, sat down on a chair, and started crying beside the table.
The son nearby saw this and immediately called his father inside the house.
Shi Xiaohai came out of the house and frowned irritably when he saw Shuilian's appearance. "Why are you crying again?" Then he asked, "Where did you go just now? You left Dabao alone at home."
Shui Lian raised her head, wiped her tears, and said in a muffled voice, "I went to Aunt An's place."
Shi Xiaohai said happily, "Okay, okay, you finally figured it out and are willing to help me. We don't have to curry favor with her, but as the younger generation, we should be polite. Also, the elders like sweet talkers. You should say more nice things to please Aunt An. With my mother's influence, we should be able to maintain this relationship easily."
"You put it nicely..." Shui Lian bit her lip, feeling particularly aggrieved, "She gave me a big scolding today."
Shi Xiaohai was stunned and asked, "Why? What did you say?"
"I said..." Shui Lian lowered her head guiltily.
Shi Xiaohai's expression froze, and he asked in a serious tone, "What on earth did you do?"
Under Shi Xiaohai's repeated questioning, Shui Lian had to tell what she had done today.
"...It's just a small favor, and she's not willing to help. Do you expect to have a good relationship with her and she'll promote you in the future? You're dreaming."
Shi Xiaohai slammed the table angrily, his face turning frighteningly dark.
The loud noise scared Dabao and made him cry.
Shui Lian tried to comfort her son, then she yelled at Shi Xiaohai, "What are you doing? Come to me if you have anything to say. Why are you scaring my son?"
"You...you..." Shi Xiaohai pointed at Shuilian with trembling fingers, but couldn't say anything.
In the past few years, he has been talking nonsense and asking Shuilian to get close to Aunt An and build a relationship with her, but Shuilian was unmoved and was not willing to share his worries at all. In the end, for an inexplicable outsider, she was willing to ask for help.
Shi Xiaohai couldn't help but start to wonder, why did he marry Shui Lian in the first place? It seemed that he thought she was gentle, virtuous, and very considerate. He didn't care about her family background or cultural level when he married her, as long as she could take good care of the family.
Shuilian did a good job of housework and was very attentive in taking care of him and the children, but...Shi Xiaohai only now understood that as half of the family, his wife's cognition and insights were enough to influence the entire family.
Shi Xiaohai suppressed his anger and wanted to find out the whole story.
"Which Deputy Director Wang is Deputy Director Wang?"
"It's the one who often comes to see you." Shui Lian saw that Shi Xiaohai's expression had calmed down, and thought that Shi Xiaohai was just angry for a moment, so she told the truth.
The one who often comes to see him? That’s Lao Wang from the Propaganda Department, whose name is on the list of retired cadres.
"He came to you? To ask you for help?"
"His wife came... Actually, I didn't want to agree, because I didn't want to beg anyone, but she was so talkative, she got me into a trap with just a few words, and I couldn't refuse. When she came, she threw down two packs of cigarettes and two bottles of wine, so I had no choice..."
Shui Lian was also full of resentment, blaming Lao Wang's wife for being too cunning and bullying her because she was honest.
Shi Xiaohai sneered. Based on his understanding of Shui Lian, it must be that Old Wang's wife had put her on the pedestal with a few words, and she couldn't get down from it, so she had to do things for others against her will.
"What about cigarettes and alcohol?"
"In the back room."
Shi Xiaohai went into the inner room and searched for a while. After a while, he was about to go out with cigarettes and alcohol.
Shui Lian asked hurriedly: "Where are you from?"
Shi Xiaohai said nothing and walked away.
When I came back, my hands were empty.
Shui Lian knew that he must be addicted to cigarettes and alcohol.
"You... why did you return to Tang without consulting me?" Shui Lian said angrily, "How will Lao Wang's wife look at me in the future?"
"Do you still want to ask Aunt An for help? Who do you think you are?"
Shui Lian looked at Shi Xiaohai timidly, "Then you, okay? For mom's sake, Aunt An can't refuse you again, right?"
Shi Xiaohai stared at Shui Lian silently.
Shui Lian was frightened by his gaze, "What are you doing......"
Shi Xiaohai sent his son out to play, then whispered to Shuilian, "Let's get a divorce."
"What?" Shui Lian was stunned, thinking she had heard wrongly.
"Divorce." Shi Xiaohai looked at Shui Lian seriously, as if to prevent himself from regretting it, and replied, "Let's divorce. You can take all the family savings, and just leave our son behind."
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