Chapter 60
There were no ceremonies for marriages these days, so Yu Yao's embarrassment did not last long.
It was the first time for her to entertain so many people at home. The lively and noisy atmosphere made Yu Yao recall the days in her previous life when she had dinner with friends and colleagues.
It’s just that people of this generation are indeed much simpler in some ways.
They teased Yu Yao and Gu Qing from time to time. These jokes were not excessive, but they still made the two of them blush. They were not allowed to drink alcohol in the army, and they could not even say that they blushed because they were drunk. They could only let everyone stare at them.
"Sister-in-law, do you have any girls at home? Look, there are so many single men among us. When can you introduce someone to us?" The speaker was a soldier under Gu Qing.
Yu Yao always felt like she had heard this somewhere before. It was probably a common tactic used in wedding banquets.
If the guys hadn't looked at Chen Chen and Xu Ying from time to time, Yu Yao would have thought they were just there to liven up the atmosphere.
However, although these guys spoke quickly, their eyes were not too extreme. It seemed that they might really have some thoughts in mind. After all, it was really difficult for them to find a partner in a place like this. They could only wait for introductions from relatives and friends. It was inevitable that they were a little anxious when they saw the girls.
It’s a pity that the girls in front of me are already taken.
Yu Yao smiled and raised his arms, showing off his muscles. "Sure, but if you want my sisters to be your partners, you have to pass me. If you can't even beat me, I won't introduce you to anyone."
Everyone became interested after hearing this, and it seemed like they were more excited than introducing a daughter-in-law to them.
Suddenly, Xiang Yang, who was sitting in the corner, spoke up, "I've always heard that my sister-in-law is very strong. Can we have a competition? I can't beat Vice-President Gu, but can I also beat my sister-in-law?"
Gu Qing looked at him with disdain, "What a promising guy!" Then he changed his tone and said proudly, "You'd better admit defeat. You can't beat my wife."
At first, when people heard that Xiang Yang wanted to challenge Yu Yao, they thought that Xiang Yang, as a man, was simply bullying others. But after hearing what Vice Captain Gu said, they were a little confused. It is not right to show off your wife in such a ostentatious way.
If a fight really breaks out, how will it end? Should I give in or not?
If I say I should give in, there is no reason to give in on the battlefield. If I say I shouldn’t give in, what if my sister-in-law gets injured?
Just when someone was trying to laugh it off and let the matter go, Cao Lu said, "Xiangyang, you want to get beaten up to cheer everyone up, right?"
Yu Yao glanced at Gu Qing, not quite understanding what they meant. Did they want to show off their martial arts skills?
Xiang Yang: "Since Cao Lu has said so, I must ask my sister-in-law for advice today."
This guy is so stubborn, he insists on fighting at someone else's wedding. Okay, today Yu Yao will fulfill his wish.
"Since Vice Captain Xiang wants to fight, let's have a fight after dinner. If Vice Captain Xiang loses, don't accuse me of seeking revenge."
When everyone heard this, they pricked up their ears, thinking there must be a story behind this!
Unexpectedly, Xiang Yang was not angry at all. He laughed and said, "How can that be possible? After all, I still have to apologize to you, sister-in-law."
Everyone looked at each other, not knowing what grudge there could be between them. After all, everyone knew that Gu Qing and Xiang Yang had always had a good relationship. Looking at the expressions of the three people now, it was probably some joke that they were unaware of.
The meal was a bit strange, but everyone was happy.
Yu Yao didn't feel uncomfortable either. This group of people just spoke more directly, and after getting used to it, it felt quite easy to get along with them.
Most people did not bring their families with them, and the families that came were those who usually had close contact with Yu Yao, so they knew how to handle things just right.
After lunch, everyone sat and chatted for a while, talking about the winter hunt that the troops were going to organize in a few days.
This is also a reserved item in the army. It was mainly organized in the poor times to improve the food for the soldiers. Although everyone's life is better now, they can't eat meat every day, so this activity has been retained to this day.
Everyone was divided into several teams to go hunting in the mountains. The team that caught more prey would get more meat.
Yu Yao's eyes sparkled when she heard this.
It is one thing that she can go up the mountain to hunt by herself, but she also wants to go up the mountain with everyone to take a look.
"Can I join? I want to hunt, too."
As soon as Yu Yao opened her mouth, everyone looked at her with distrust, which made Yu Yao look at Gu Qing feeling aggrieved.
Gu Qing smiled and said, "How about this, if Ah Yao wins later, let Ah Yao go up the mountain with us, and Xiang Yang can divide the prey he hunts into two groups, one big and one small, how about that?"
No one understood where the couple's confidence came from, and everyone looked at them in confusion.
"What if my sister-in-law loses?" someone asked.
Gu Qing straightened his expression and said, "If my wife loses, I will give all the prey I hunted to Xiangyang and your group. How about that?"
Xiang Yang felt that he was looked down upon. No matter how you looked at it, he was the winner. But what was there for him to be proud of since he had won a woman?
He suspected that the two were playing a trick on him, "Is it too late for me to quit now?"
Yu Yao jumped up first to refuse, "It's too late, I must participate in this winter hunt. Wait, I'm going to change my clothes, and the deputy captain should warm up quickly!" After saying that, she went back to the house in a flash.
Seeing that everyone was heading inside, Gu Qing glared at them and asked, "What are you looking at?"
After saying this, everyone burst into laughter.
Although today is a good day for Yu Yao, her outfit is not very fashionably dressed. She is wrapped in several layers, mainly for warmth. If she wants to fight with someone like this, she can only pull her hair.
She changed into a light warm outfit and a cotton coat, and tied her braided hair into a high ponytail. When she went out, everyone gasped in amazement again.
Someone said, "She looks like a female general."
Soon they witnessed Yu Yao's true strength.
Not only the people who had lunch at Yu Yao's place at noon, but also people nearby who heard that Yu Yao was going to compete with Deputy Captain Xiang, gathered around. In order not to damage the vegetables in the yard, they chose a venue on the roadside outside the yard. It was not very spacious, but it was barely enough for the two of them to fight.
Xiangyang was really being put on the spot. If he lost, he would definitely become the laughing stock of the entire military region. But if he won, it would seem like an unfair victory, and he just wanted to slap himself in the face.
Yu Yao knew he was in a dilemma when he saw him like that, so he said with a smile, "Come on, Vice Captain Xiang, you don't have to give in to me. Let me see your true abilities."
In the eyes of many people, these words were a naked provocation, but Xiang Yang could see that the other party was serious.
Is she really that amazing?
At that moment, Xiang Yang decided not to give in anymore. He wanted to use all his strength directly. He thought that Gu Qing would not blame him.
"Sister-in-law, I'm sorry."
After saying that, he strode in front of Yu Yao and threw a punch at Yu Yao's head. Of course, Yu Yao couldn't be hit by him so easily. She dodged the opponent's attack by moving sideways, but she still felt the opponent's powerful punch.
Yu Yao curled her lips and smiled. It seemed that Xiang Yang was not a fool. Well, how could a fool end up in his current position?
Then everyone saw a thin-looking military wife wearing a slightly bulky cotton coat fighting with a deputy regiment commander. No one knew how many moves the two had exchanged, but it was still unclear who had won. Of course, this was only what outsiders saw.
Yu Yao did not take it lightly from the beginning. She still remembered how she was beaten helplessly by Zhang Wei the first time she fought against him.
Soon she mastered Xiangyang's rhythm, and then played according to the opponent's rhythm, commonly known as anticipating his prediction.
Xiang Yang obviously discovered this problem, and he played a little impatiently, but still with method. This was probably the result of practicing a lot but too little practice.
While he was thinking about how to catch the enemy by surprise, Yu Yao raised his foot and kicked him. Seeing that the situation was not good, Xiang Yang reacted quickly. He stepped back and narrowly avoided Yu Yao's kick. Then he jumped up and moved to the side.
"Sister-in-law, I lost, stop teasing me."
As soon as he finished speaking, his family members outside started to get excited, "Why did you suddenly admit defeat? Weren't you fighting well just now?"
"Who knows? He should give in to Yu Yao. He has to give face to Vice Captain Gu."
"But I think Yu Yao is pretty good too!"
Yu Yao and the others didn't intend to pay attention to everyone's gossip. She was just happy that she could go hunting.
But at this moment, a very discordant voice suddenly rang out from the crowd, "Uncle, you are so useless! You can't even beat a stinky woman."
Everyone looked towards the crowd and saw Xiang's mother with her child, smiling and saying, "The child is talking nonsense. You guys wouldn't argue with a child, would you?"
Xiang's mother was really furious. Normally, Xiang Yang didn't take herself seriously, but he didn't even invite her and Tiedan to the dinner with so many people. Tiedan's scolding was the least of his anger. Let's see how arrogant that bitch can be.
But the resentment on her face instantly turned into fear when she saw her son rushing out, "Xiangyang, what are you doing? Let go of Tiedan."
"Wow……"
The crying of children and the cursing of women suddenly made everyone's ears hurt.
"You little bastard, I can't beat my sister-in-law, but can I beat you? Do you know you are wrong?"
"Let him go, he is your own nephew, you unfilial son!" Xiang's mother stepped forward and tried to grab Xiang Yang's arm, but it was completely useless. She could only howl, "Let him go, let him go..."
Xiang Yang was also furious. This little bastard actually dared to embarrass him in front of the leader. It seemed that the suffering he had endured these days was not enough. He slapped him and beat him without mercy. "It is because he is my own nephew that I have to discipline him well. I would not bother to care about others. Didn't you say that? Isn't this how I have been living since I was a child?"
"I'll beat you to death you little bastard!"
"Wow, grandma, wow - I don't want to be your nephew, you bad guy!"
Xiang Yang saw that he was still struggling desperately, "Since you want to follow me, then you have to listen to me!"
"I don't want to, I don't want to go home, grandma, I want to go home, I don't want to follow him, he is a bad man, I want to go home... I want to find my dad!"
Everyone watched this scene with interest. This little bully boasted to the deputy regiment commander every day at home that his father would be his. He would have a father who was a military officer, and he would also be a military officer in the future.
Bah, this little brat is worthy of it? Didn’t you see how disgusted Xiangyang is?
"Mom, you see, I told you that Tiedan doesn't want to stay here at all. I will buy you tickets and send you back right away."
"No!" Xiang's mother didn't know where she got the strength from, and she snatched the child from Xiang Yang's hands. "You must raise Tiedan. It's not that you don't want to see me, I will go back by myself. Look how much Tiedan admires you. He can only become as good as you when he is with you."
Xiangyang's face suddenly darkened, not because of anger, but with an almost dead indifference.
"Why do I have to keep him?"
"Because... because..." When facing Xiang Yang's eyes at this moment, Xiang's mother couldn't say the words she usually said, and the words were stuck in her throat.
At this time, people who are watching the show dare to say anything.
"Why else? Because your son is being taken advantage of. Once you become a soldier and have money, you have to help raise your son's children!"
Xiang's mother was just worried about where to vent her anger, so she spat and was about to rush forward, "You know shit! I'll tear you to pieces..."
"Hey, what are you doing? Why are they still fighting? Quickly separate them!" Lin Xi saw that a fight was about to break out, so he quickly stepped forward to stop it.
Political Commissar Ding also stepped forward to educate people.
Cao Lu shook his head and said unhappily, "Okay, let's all go and do what we need to do."
Some people had to go to work in the afternoon, so they dispersed upon hearing the news, and were still discussing today's big show as they left.
"It's a great thing for you two today, don't let them affect your mood, we're leaving first." Aunt Zheng also said hurriedly, what are these things, day after day.
Yu Yao smiled and said, "What's the big deal, Gu Qing, hurry up and see everyone off."
As soon as Cao Lu saw her expression, he knew that this girl didn't care about their noise at all. She might really think they were just livening up her wedding.
This personality is a perfect match for Gu Qing.
His team has such a good seedling, so he doesn't care about these kinds of trivial matters anymore.
He just walked away without caring how Political Commissar Ding handled the situation.
It was not appropriate for the others to stay and watch the fun, so they all went back.
Political Commissar Ding and Lin Xi called Xiang's mother and son away respectively, but the child stayed with Yu Yao.
Yu Yao looked at the couple's backs as they left. She suspected that they did it on purpose, wanting her to deal with this naughty child.
I don't know if it was because he knew this was Yu Yao's territory, but Tiedan became much more obedient. He sat in the corner and watched them pack up their things without saying a word. He just sniffed from time to time and swallowed his saliva.
Yu Yao took out a few meatballs left over from lunch and put them on the table, and asked, "Do you want to eat?"
Tiedan's eyes lit up and he nodded frantically.
"You can eat if you want. Just help us sweep the floor."
As soon as he finished speaking, the little kid's mouth pouted so much that an oil pot could be hung on it.
Yu Yao curled her lips, "Don't want to eat? If you don't want to eat, forget it, just continue sitting there."
"Eat!" Tiedan finally couldn't resist the temptation of Rouwanzi, and resigned himself to picking up the broom and starting to sweep the floor. His movements looked quite professional, and he didn't look like a lazy boy who did nothing at home, which surprised Yu Yao.
She thought that this brat was just a devil who did nothing at home.
He watched the child sweep the floor clean and clear away all the dust in the dustpan, and then he looked at Yu Yao eagerly.
Of course, Yu Yao couldn't lie to a child about this, so she immediately handed the meatball to Tiedan and said, "Not bad, I didn't expect you could sweep the floor."
Who knew that Tiedan was very proud and said: "That's nothing, I can also light a fire, peel corn, cut grass for pigs, and wash diapers."
This time Yu Yao was really shocked, "Wash diapers? Who are you washing diapers for?" Such a young child, how can he wash diapers, and can he wash them cleanly?
Tiedan ate the meatballs in big mouthfuls. Even though a lot of starch was added to them, his eyebrows still twitched as he thought about them. He was quite cute. He said nonchalantly, "Help my brother wash his diapers. Mom has to take care of my brother, Dad has to go to work, and Grandma has to cook, so I have to wash the diapers."
Yu Yao frowned. This is clearly bullying a child. Does cooking mean cooking all day long? Does taking care of a child also mean washing diapers? This is bullying a child who knows nothing, right?
After thinking for a while, Yu Yao asked, "When you were in your hometown, were your grandma, dad and mom treated you well?"
"It was good before, but it's not good now. Now that they have a younger brother, they treat me badly." Tiedan sighed, "If I had known this would happen, I wouldn't have had a younger brother. Mom never beat me before, but now that I have a younger brother, she beats me every day."
"Is it because you are ignorant that your mother beats you?" Looking at this naughty child, who wouldn't want to beat him?
It's normal to be a little irritable when you have younger children and you're too busy, but Xiang's mother's attitude is too weird.
Tiedan glared at Yu Yao fiercely, "No, you bad woman!"
As soon as he finished speaking, he was grabbed by the back of the neck and dragged up. "What did you say?" Gu Qing only lowered his voice slightly and frightened the child so much that his eyes welled up with tears.
"Apologize to your aunt, or I'll throw you into the ditch outside." Gu Qing felt no guilt at all when he threatened the child.
"I... I'm sorry, auntie." Tiedan was about to cry, and Yu Yao rushed forward to rescue him.
"Alright, just apologize. I don't know which wicked person actually taught a child like this. Don't they know that children who curse at others casually are the most annoying?" Yu Yao pretended to be angry and looked at Gu Qing.
Gu Qing was very cooperative and said, "That's right. I'm afraid that person has a grudge against this child. Forget it. Don't bother with him. What's the point of talking so much to a child who has been abandoned?"
Upon hearing this, Tiedan lowered his head even lower, as if his entire face was about to be buried in the bowl.
Yu Yao pretended not to notice and asked, "Tiedan, what do you want to do after coming here for so long? Don't you miss your parents?"
"No, I don't miss them!" Tiedan said excitedly, "I want to recognize uncle as my father. They have a younger brother. Uncle has no children, so I am his child. I have to work at home, but here I don't have to do anything and can eat and drink well!"
Suppressing her dislike for Xiang's mother, Yu Yao smiled and said, "But I heard that you have to go to training with Xiang Yang every day, and if you don't complete the training, you won't even be given food."
"My uncle said that as long as I complete his assessment, I will be his son. I am working hard now for a better life in the future."
In fact, Tiedan looks much better now than when he was on the train, especially in his mental and physical state. This is why Yu Yao is willing to take care of him. Although his temper is still strange, Yu Yao doesn't believe that anything good can be taught to him with a grandmother like Xiangmu by his side.
On the other side, Political Commissar Ding called Xiang Yang to his office and gave him a lecture.
"Xiangyang, we are not in the same regiment, and I can't control you. I just want to ask you what you think. If you want your mother and the child to stay in the army, then you should take care of them. If you don't want them to, then take them back as soon as possible. This is good for both you and them."
Political Commissar Ding looked at him with some disdain. "Such a simple truth, do I need to remind you? You are not a rookie anymore. Look at what you have done. If Gu Qing and his wife were that stingy, this matter would not end today."
Xiang Yang stood there listening to the lecture. After a while, he said, "I'm sorry. I will deal with this matter as soon as possible."
Political Commissar Ding sighed, but still didn't intend to say anything.
"Is there anything we can help you with? Just ask us. Don't forget what you are doing here."
After a long silence, Xiang Yang said, "I understand. Thank you, Political Commissar Ding. I will resolve the matter immediately."
Hearing him say this, Political Commissar Ding waved his hands and said, "Okay, just keep it in mind and don't do stupid things."
Some people have excellent professional skills, but their brains are always a little stupid. Fortunately, they are not like that when they are on a mission, otherwise the army would have kicked them back home long ago.
At this time, Xiang's mother was also being scolded, but she was not as obedient as him.
"Why? You want us to go back just because you want us to? My son is a hero who fights in battles. Aren't you afraid that the heroes will be discouraged by treating him like this?"
Lin Xi: “…” Having a mother like you would make people feel disheartened, right?
"No matter who they are, even Cao's children have to follow the rules in our family compound. Do you think your son is the only hero? How many people living here have not made contributions? Stop talking nonsense here. Haven't you seen how much trouble you and your grandson have caused?"
He fights with this person today and steals that thing tomorrow. I don’t know how to educate his children.
Xiang's mother also knew that the person in front of her was her leader. She wanted to throw a tantrum, but she didn't dare. So she pouted and said, "If you are really worried, just let Xiang Yang take over the child. If he does, I will go home immediately."
She mentioned this matter when she first arrived, but Xiang Yangfei insisted that the child must pass his test. What a bullshit test. She saw that he just didn't want the child.
"Your son hasn't married yet. How can he find a wife if he has a child? And how can the child be happy without his parents? You can't please both sides. What do you want?"
Xiang Mu refused to listen and said, "Tiedan is his nephew, shouldn't he be worried? Tiedan wants to join the army, so if he grows up here, he will definitely have more opportunities. I don't care. Anyway, if he doesn't take over Tiedan, I won't leave. I must live here with Tiedan."
Lin Xi was so angry that she was fuming. She had never seen a mother like this before. She thought her grandson was her biological child, but her son was probably adopted.
Seeing her humiliated appearance, Lin Xi couldn't help but ask, "Is Xiangyang your biological child?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? If it's not my child, then it must be yours. You are the director of women's affairs, and you are making up stories about a commoner like me..."
Her voice was so loud that Lin Xi's forehead throbbed. Lin Xi also knew that what he had said just now was inappropriate, so he said, "Okay, okay, you go now. If Xiang Yang is forced to leave with him, don't blame me for not reminding you."
Hearing this, Xiang's mother became a little anxious. She wanted to yell again, "On what basis do you ..."
“Let’s go, let’s go…”
Lin Xi realized that she just couldn't communicate with this man, and she had to rely on her husband Ding to persuade Xiang Yang.
Xiang's mother was kicked out of the office. She spat and said, "What is this?"
In her opinion, the women's director was just a freeloader. She was not a cadre but was good for nothing except shouting and yelling. She hated the women's director the most in the village, and she was still the same here.
What was originally thought to be a simple task has not been completed for so long. No matter how she makes a fuss, Xiangyang is always obedient. How could she give birth to such a son? If she had known, she would have drowned him when he was born.
Xiang's mother was swearing all the way as she was about to go to Yu Yao's house to pick up her eldest grandson. But as she approached, she heard giggling coming from the yard. When she looked again, she saw that her eldest grandson was squatting in the vegetable patch, weeding with his butt sticking out, and he was working quite seriously.
This damn bastard, usually Tiedan would fight to the death when she asked him to do something, and now he is helping others to do it.
"Iron dart!" she shouted with full force.
Suddenly, a faint voice came from behind, "What are you howling for?"
Xiang Yang stood behind her without her knowing when.
"Xiangyang, you're just going to watch your nephew being treated as a slave by others, right? You coward."
Normally, if she said this, Xiangyang would casually change the subject, but now he turned around and walked into the yard without saying anything.
When he saw him coming, Tiedan felt a little embarrassed, but after looking at Yu Yao beside him, he continued to squat and pull weeds, his little hands were frozen red.
"Auntie, do you think I pulled it out correctly?"
This vegetable patch is always taken care of whenever Yu Yao and Gu Qing are around. There isn't much weeds there, but they were a bit busy these past two days and the weather was cold, so they didn't have time to take care of it and a few tender weeds grew in the field again.
"Yes, Tiedan is awesome, he learns really fast."
Seeing the interaction between the two, Xiang's mother became more and more annoyed. She stepped forward and pulled the child up, "What are you doing, you little bastard? You don't have enough work to do at home, right? You come here to help others with work. I think you are asking for a beating!"
"Grandma, I'm with Aunt Yu..."
"What kind of aunt is she to you?" Xiang's mother glared at Yu Yao fiercely, pulled Tiedan and was about to leave, but was stopped by Xiang Yang.
"Mom, let's talk." Xiang Yang said.
Xiang's mother rolled her eyes at him and said, "What are you talking about? Go home and talk! Can't you see there are strangers here?"
But Xiang Yang didn't listen to her. "Let's talk here. You want me to take over Tiedan. If you want me to agree, let's talk here. I will never agree to it outside this yard."
"You are an unfilial son!" Before Xiang's mother could finish her words, Xiang Yang had already turned around and went into the house.
"You choose."
Xiang Mu stamped her feet in anger, but still pulled Tiedan to follow, "What are you standing there for? Why don't you catch up!"
Yu Yao was almost laughing out of anger when he saw this family who didn't treat him as an outsider.
She has blended the melon into juice. It seems she has to eat it.
When she followed in, she saw several people already sitting at the square table, including Gu Qing, but Tiedan was not there. It seemed as if they wanted to discuss something important. She saw that her second brother was not there either, so she thought he was in the room with Tiedan.
Don't want the children to hear this?
But the room was not soundproof, and Yu Yao was worried about Tiedan.
But they were only slightly worried. What did the Xiangyang family's affairs have to do with them? Yu Yao walked over puzzled and was pulled by Gu Qing to sit next to him.
"Today, in front of Vice President Gu and Sister Yu, I will give you two choices. First, take Tiedan away, and I will give you five yuan a month for your retirement."
Before he could even say his second choice, Xiang Mu exploded, "You ungrateful bastard, you unfilial son, I worked so hard to give birth to you and raise you, and now you want to send me away for five dollars? I think you are dreaming, I will never agree to that even if I die."
Xiang Yang waited for her to finish her yelling, but did not respond to her. Instead, he continued, "The second option is to transfer Tiedan to my name."
Before Xiang's mother could be happy, he added, "But from now on, Tiedan and I will sever ties with mother and my brother's family. I will continue to give you five yuan a month as pension, but don't even think about anything else."
He had just finished speaking when Xiang's mother rushed to him like a monkey with strong movements and tried to catch him. "You unfilial son, say that again! I will beat you to death, let me go!"
Xiang's mother wanted to hit someone, but Xiang Yang firmly clamped her hands on hers and she scolded him.
Yu Yao and Gu Qing sat on one side, trying to be two invisible people.
Gu Qing's hand was still dishonestly touching Yu Yao's palm under the table, and Yu Yao glared at him fiercely.
"Lao Xiang, why did you leave so early? Look at your unfilial son. He wants his own mother to die..."
She howled a few times but it was no use so she started to curse again, repeating the same few sentences over and over again. Even Yu Yao and Xiang Yang could hardly bear it anymore, but Xiang Yang remained indifferent. Xiang's mother then asked viciously, "You unfilial son, what do you want to do? You can break up with me, but only if you give me 10,000 yuan."
Ten thousand dollars?
Yu Yao wanted to laugh, the lion really opened his mouth too wide.
Even if Xiangyang was now paid 141 yuan for the highest level 14 salary of deputy regiment commander, after deducting food expenses from the 1,000 yuan, he could not have any extra expenses. It seemed that he would have to work very hard for seven years to earn such a large sum of money.
She must have been so confident because she was sure that Xiang Yang wouldn't be able to produce it.
However, Xiang Yang only glanced at her, then let go of her hand and sat back on the stool. He then looked into the void and said, "Do you think I don't know whose child Tiedan is?"
At that moment, Xiang's mother took several steps back as if she had seen a ghost. "You...what are you talking about?"
"Am I talking nonsense? Mom, you should know that if you don't want your good son to go to jail, then choose. I will accept whichever you choose."
Yu Yao was so surprised that her mouth opened wide. She looked at Gu Qing, trying to read the same surprise in his expression, but Gu Qing looked calm, as if he had known it for a long time, and even patted her hand to comfort her.
This……
Is this something she can listen to?
It feels like a secret that would get people killed to silence them. It can't be what she thought, right?
She now sees the sun as green.
Xiang's mother seemed to have lost her energy and sat down on the chair dejectedly, "Do you think you will get away with it if he goes to jail?"
"Then let's fight to the bitter end. Didn't you come here just to ruin my job? Otherwise, why do you go out and make trouble every day?" Xiang Yang said coldly, "Anyway, he can't take advantage of me anymore, and neither can you."
"You!" Xiang's mother pointed at Xiang Yang and wanted to scold him again, but she didn't say anything else. "Then can you promise to be good to Tiedan?"
Xiang Yang sneered, "You all want to abandon him, but you still worry about him, okay?"
"I didn't!" Xiang's mother said excitedly.
"So you want to send the child to me, let me raise him for free, and then use the child to gain benefits from me?"
Having her thoughts exposed, Xiang's mother looked very unhappy, "Xiang Yang, I always thought you were a sensible child. Are you really going to do something so ruthless?"
Hearing this, Xiang Yang's eyes turned red, "I'm really bad, Mom, how did A Ying die?"
He shuddered at his mother's teeth, "She died of illness. Are you going to say that your mother killed someone?"
"If you really killed her, we would have died together now." Xiang Yang said without further ado, and took out the paper and pen that he had prepared long ago, "Go ahead, don't make me wait too long, if you don't choose me, I will write a letter of denunciation."
"I choose, I choose... You know that my family is in financial difficulty, and you don't want to send money..."
Before Xiang's mother finished her words, Xiang Yang had already started writing. What he wrote on the paper was naturally a letter of severance of relationship. This was Xiang's mother's own choice.
In the end, Yu Yao and Gu Qing served as witnesses. The marriage certificate was made in triplicate. Xiang Mu even brought a letter of introduction and household registration booklet. In the afternoon, he took Tiedan to complete the formalities.
When Xiang Yang registered Tiedan, he changed his name to a feminine name, Xiang Siying.
As the name suggests, it was changed for his deceased wife.
Xiang's mother was afraid that something might happen, so she kept urging Xiang Yang to complete the procedures before she would feel relieved. However, as soon as he completed the procedures, she started to try to make Xiang Yang pay more for his retirement.
Xiang Yang: "We only signed a divorce agreement, but we didn't sign any guarantee that I would not report you. Believe it or not, I can write a report at any time and send your son to jail."
Xiang's mother was so angry that she was dumbfounded. She didn't understand how her eldest son, who had always been stupid, could become such a stubborn person who refused to listen to anything.
"You are an unfilial person..."
"Comrade, could you lend me some paper and pen, please?"
"No, no, let's go. Can't we just stop talking about it?"
Xiang Yang then took Xiang Siying away. Before returning to the family compound, he bought a ticket for Xiang's mother to go back to her hometown the next day, without any delay.
At home, Yu Yao couldn't digest this big news for a long time.
"Did you know this a long time ago?" Yu Yao thought it was unlikely. Gu Qing cared so much about today. If he knew this, he would definitely not agree to let Xiang Yang make trouble today.
Sure enough, Gu Qing said angrily, "I only found out about this yesterday. Xiang Yang said to wait for two days. Who could have thought that his mother would make trouble today? Wife, I'm sorry."
"What's the matter?" Yu Yao said with a smile, "On such a good day, of course I want to see the excitement. What's going on?"
No matter how you look at it, Xiangyang is the one being cheated on. But even though he was cheated on, he is still helping his ex-wife raise her children. Isn't he still a big injustice?
Gu Qing sighed, "It's his brother who is not a human being."
It turned out that the reason why Xiang Yang's wife's temperament changed drastically was because she was raped by Xiang Yang's younger brother not long after Xiang Yang returned to the army, and later she became pregnant.
Later, the child was born, but Xiang Yang's wife was injured during childbirth and was dying. Xiang Di wanted to snatch his child back and told others that the child was not born, but in fact he gave the child away.
When Xiang Yang returned home, he could see that his wife didn't like the people at home, so he said that he would find a way to bring his wife to the army. At this time, his brother's wife was pregnant, but Xiang Yang didn't think much about it until his wife passed away. Xiang Yang went back and saw the grown-up child, then he became suspicious.
So he comforted his family while investigating the matter, and only then did he discover the truth.
"He is very calm now. Few people can be as calm as him."
"Wait." Yu Yao had many doubts. "The child is not Xiangyang's biological child, how can she tolerate it? And she raised the child to be so willful, could it be intentional?"
Gu Qing shook his head, "No, she could tolerate it because she and her husband had been married for several years without having children. She thought she couldn't have children, and now that she had a child, he could still call her mom, so she had to coax him well. They were really good to Tiedan before."
Yu Yao understood, "So they are here because Xiangyang's sister-in-law has a child and doesn't want this other woman's child?" Tiedan said before that he still has to wash diapers for his brother at home, so it makes sense now, "But since this is Xiangyang's brother's child, will he be happy to give him to him?"
"What's the point of him being unhappy? Xiangyang can report it, but his wife can't? Who do you think Xiangyang learned this from?"
Yu Yao simply wanted to applaud; this story had so many twists and turns, but the most pitiful thing was Tiedan's mother's death.
Her life, which was originally good, was ruined because of her brother-in-law's evil intentions. Not only did it cost her her life, but it also nearly caused her child to be abandoned by her enemy.
"Xiangyang just let them go like this?" Isn't that too kind?
Gu Qing: "That won't do. That guy doesn't have such good intentions. I don't know what he's going to do, but it's never too late for a gentleman to take revenge."
However, what they didn't know was that Xiang Yang simply didn't have ten years of patience.
Before Xiang's mother returned home, he had already caught his good brother's handle.
It turns out that Brother Xiangyang was not a good person. If he had any conscience, he would not do such a thing to his sister-in-law.
So not long after that incident, he started to flirt with women again.
Recently he fell in love with a married woman. The two of them were discovered while hiding in a cornfield. The woman's husband's family couldn't stand this and directly found a group of people to beat him up. As luck would have it, they broke his third leg. From then on, he had no choice but to raise his child well.
From then on, everyone in the family compound knew that Deputy Xiang had a bastard son. It was so heartbreaking and humiliating to hear about it. They all said that Deputy Xiang's life was over and he would never be able to marry again.
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