Chapter 643 Courtyard 19
Only after everyone had left did Yi Zhonghai breathe a sigh of relief and begin to stop the bleeding.
The old lady just looked at him coldly, her eyes full of contempt.
When Yi Zhonghai finished tidying himself up and returned to the house, the aunt's expression had returned to calm.
When talking to Yi Zhonghai, he no longer expressed all his disgust at his behavior as before, but his tone was still cold.
"Since I've witnessed this today, let's not put it off until later. Let's go to the street and get a divorce tomorrow."
An old lady sat leaning back in her chair, her eyes fixed on the table, without even looking at Yi Zhonghai.
"We haven't obtained a marriage certificate yet, so we can just ask the street office to issue a certificate."
When Yi Zhonghai heard this, he immediately objected.
"That's absolutely not possible! I'm the eldest son of Yard 95, an eighth-grade worker at the steel mill, and a well-known figure on the street. Where would my dignity be if I got divorced? Forget about it!"
The aunt sneered in her heart. She had already expected that Yi Zhonghai would not agree easily, and then proposed a new plan.
"Old Yi, I'm not saying anything bad about you. You and that Qin Huairu must have been together for a long time.
What I just said about reporting you was just said in anger.
But I have to sit here and watch you flirting with each other all day long. I really can't bear it!"
When Yi Zhonghai heard this, he thought the aunt was throwing a tantrum and said the divorce was just a scare, so he quickly swore.
"It's really just this once! I swear to God, I will never do it again.
We have been married for so many years, can you really bear to abandon me like this?
People always say that a spouse is only a companion when you are old.
We've been together for so many years, can't you give me another chance? "
Yi Zhonghai sounded pitiful, but in his heart he was certain that the old lady was just trying to scare him.
The old lady sighed softly, her tone not as strong as before, but with a bit of helplessness and sadness, as well as some nostalgia for the past.
"Old Yi, you also know how close we have been for so many years.
Don't you know what kind of person I am? I'm saying this for your own good."
She paused, her eyes turned into one of disappointment, she stared at Yi Zhonghai and lowered her voice.
"How could Qin Huairu and Jia Zhangshi be good people? Don't tell me that your affair with Qin Huairu was just this one time. That kind of talk can only fool a three-year-old.
I discovered it accidentally, do you think Jia Zhangshi wouldn't know?
She is probably pretending to be ignorant while knowing the truth, and deliberately creating opportunities for you and Qin Huairu to be together.
Jia Zhang became a widow at a young age. How did she raise Jia Dongxu? Which old man in this courtyard doesn't know?
If she hadn't been playing dumb, would she have been able to see through your affairs?"
The old lady stopped here and drank some water.
She looked at Yi Zhonghai with a thoughtful expression, and a sarcastic arc unconsciously appeared at the corner of her mouth.
But she didn't give Yi Zhonghai much time to think, and then said:
"I caught you two in the act today. Why didn't Jia Zhang, who usually loves to join in the fun, show up?
Isn’t this enough to illustrate the point?
Maybe she’s expecting me to make a scene now!”
The old lady sighed again, her face full of worry.
"In this situation, should I make a fuss or not? If I don't, Qin Huairu will definitely get worse in the future. If I make a fuss, how are we going to live together from now on?"
It was only at this time that Yi Zhonghai realized that no matter how he handled this matter, it seemed to be a trap.
He was completely tricked by the woman he had always looked down upon.
I didn't notice it at all before. Could it be that I was really blinded by her beauty?
Seeing that Yi Zhonghai was wavering, the aunt tried again.
"Here's what I think. Let's go to the street office and get a divorce certificate. Let's slow things down for a while and temporarily stabilize the relationship between Jia and Zhang.
Qin Huairu is not a person who will keep quiet. As long as you catch her having an improper relationship with someone else, you can completely break up with her without hurting us.
If you don't want a divorce, there are other options.
I'll go hide in the countryside first and tell others that I'm visiting relatives.
Then tell Jia Zhang and the mother-in-law that we had a quarrel because we found out about you and Qin Huairu, but we kept it quiet to save face.
During this period, if you don't care about Qin Huairu, how can Jia Zhangshi and Banggeng not make trouble?
You can take this opportunity to find something to hold against Qin Huairu and sever ties with her."
Having said this, the aunt put on a sincere expression and spoke in a serious tone.
"Old Yi, I'm really doing this for your own good. If you can't get rid of Qin Huairu, the little salary you've saved over the years will sooner or later be used by her to support her son under various excuses.
In the past, there was a Sha Zhu who could help her. Now Sha Zhu is married, and I don’t think his wife is someone to be trifled with.
Without Sha Zhu's support, Qin Huairu can only rely on you, right? "
Every word the aunt said was for Yi Zhonghai's consideration, but Yi Zhonghai didn't think there was anything wrong with it.
In his opinion, since the aunt had no one in her family and no job, he would never believe that she really wanted to divorce him.
So he would rather believe that Auntie wanted to sever his relationship with Qin Huairu in this way.
Yi Zhonghai felt that what Auntie said made sense, but he firmly disagreed with Auntie going to the countryside.
In his mind, if Qin Huairu could get pregnant with his child, it wouldn't be impossible for her to get a divorce.
But if she is destined not to have children in this life, then finding Qin Huairu would be a losing deal for her.
Those three children are all Jia family's children after all. With their aunt around, he can give less financial support to Qin Huairu.
If Aunt Yida was gone, Qin Huairu would have to ask him to help raise the child, which was absolutely unacceptable.
If he hadn't been unwilling to spend the extra money on this, given the recent unrest and the many children who lost their parents, he would have adopted one long ago.
Yi Zhonghai's fingertips rubbed his knees unconsciously, but his thoughts were spinning rapidly.
An old lady sat on the old chair opposite, with her eyes lowered, her gaze fixed on the wood grain of the table, wondering what she was thinking.
The room was eerily quiet, with only the wall clock ticking slowly, and every sound seemed to strike at Yi Zhonghai's nerves.
After a while, he raised his head, with a determined light in his eyes, and reached out to touch the back of the aunt's hand.
In the past, whenever she was upset, he would just hold her like this and she would soften.
But this time, the old lady's hand suddenly retracted, and the old chair made a slight "creaking" sound.
Yi Zhonghai's hand froze in mid-air, his brows furrowed slightly, and then relaxed.
She must still be angry about his relationship with Qin Huairu. As for women, they can be coaxed and everything will be fine.
He leaned forward, his voice soft and gentle, full of warmth and nostalgia.
"You and I have been married for so many years, it would be a lie to say that we have no feelings for each other.
Back then, in order to have a child, the bitter medicine you drank could have covered the entire yard, and we heard a lot of gossip from the neighbors.
I see all your suffering and remember it in my heart."
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