Li Hongxi looked at his sleeping brother and felt a sense of disappointment. His brother had always been upright since he was young. Who would have thought that he would do such a stupid thing?
It was such a big thing, he felt that he had to inform his family. Li Hongxi covered his brother with a quilt and hurried to the village.
He walked very fast and when he got home, he was sweating and panting with exhaustion.
"Hongxi, why are you back? Is there something urgent? Look, you are all wet. Don't catch a cold. Wipe yourself quickly." Ma Shulan handed an old towel to her second son.
"Mom, something big happened. Where's Dad?" Li Hongxi said anxiously while wiping the sweat off his face.
"Your dad is in the office. Wait a minute, I'll go find him."
When Ma Shulan heard that something important was going to happen, she didn't dare to delay any longer and ran to the brigade office.
Li Guifang was checking the seeds with the accountant. When he saw Ma Shulan coming to him with an anxious look on her face, he immediately went home.
"Second brother, what's wrong?"
"Dad, Mom, the third child wants a divorce."
"What? What's going on?" Ma Shulan almost fell to the ground when she heard the news.
"It's because the third brother wants to adopt a child..." Li Hongxi told everything he knew in a few words.
Li Guifang didn't say anything, Ma Shulan was so angry that she kept cursing:
"Ah, I knew it was because of that little girl. When she lived at home before, she would act pitiful. It was only because the third child was blind that he insisted on adopting her."
Li Guifang, on the other hand, was not in a hurry. He felt that the two of them were just having a quarrel and divorce was just a casual talk. They already had a child, so how could they possibly separate?
"Second brother, I understand what's going on. You can go back first. Your mother and I will go to Third Brother's house tomorrow to check on him."
"Okay, Dad, as long as you know what's going on." Li Hongxi said and left.
Ma Shulan stopped cursing after a while and turned to look at Li Guifang:
"Old man, are we really going to the third brother's house tomorrow?"
"Let's go and take a look. It's such a big matter, it's not appropriate for us elders not to show up."
The next morning, the old couple went to the city without eating.
Li Hongru slept at his second brother's house for one night and rushed to work the next day.
When the parents-in-law arrived, Zhang Weifang had just gotten up and Hu Zi was still asleep. Zhu Yuanyuan slept alone all night, and Li Hongru didn't come back. She felt uneasy and got up early as well.
"Dad, Mom, you're here? Let's have breakfast together!" Zhang Weifang worked quickly. She heated up the vegetables and steamed buns she brought back from her mother's house yesterday, and made an egg soup.
Li Guifang and his wife were hungry after walking for a long time, so they didn't say anything and started eating in the kitchen with their bowls.
After dinner, Zhu Yuanyuan returned to the house, and Li Gui just said:
"We know about you and Lao San. Lao San was wrong this time. I've wronged you. When Lao San comes back, I'll have a good talk with him."
"Yes, Weifang, there is no couple without conflicts. The third child did something wrong, and we will educate him, but the word divorce cannot be said lightly." Ma Shulan also persuaded.
Zhang Weifang did not embarrass the two old people. She nodded and said:
"Mom and Dad, I get it."
At noon, Li Hongru saw his parents as soon as he entered the house. Li Guifang scolded him and Ma Shulan also criticized him.
After scolding him, both of them asked him to apologize to Zhang Weifang and then live a good life.
With his parents' support, Li Hongru immediately apologized solemnly and made some promises, promising not to make mistakes in the future, promising to treat her well in the future, and promising...
Zhang Weifang felt very tired after hearing this. She neither agreed nor refuted. Seeing that the matter was resolved, the old couple left with peace of mind.
Li Hongru became happy again, thinking that Zhang Weifang had forgiven him.
Zhang Weifang doesn't want to quarrel with him now, nor does she want to waste her feelings and time.
In the afternoon, Zhang Weifang took Hu Zi to the post office and called Zhang Jiuling in Nanshan City.
Zhang Weifang picked up the rotary dial phone and dialed the number:
"Hello, please connect me to Zhang Jiuling from the Armed Forces Department."
"Please wait a moment."
Ten seconds later, the uncle and nephew were on the phone:
"Uncle, my name is Weifang. Can you help me find a job? I'm getting a divorce."
"What? Divorce? Weifang, that kid bullied you? Do your parents know?"
"Second Uncle, I want to get a divorce before telling them that he didn't bully me. Things between us are a bit complicated. I don't want to go back to the village after the divorce. Can you help me find a job?"
"There's no problem with the work, but you need to think carefully about the divorce. If you're sure, call me."
"Well, I understand, Second Uncle."
Zhang Weifang felt relieved after getting the job done. She had been exhausted both physically and mentally recently. After the divorce, she didn't want to bring Hu Zi back to the village.
There are too many rumors in the village, and she is afraid that it will affect her mood and be detrimental to Hu Zi's growth.
Now that her second uncle has promised to find her a job, she can take Hu Zi and leave this place.
Zhang Jiuling is the Minister of Armed Forces, so it is not difficult for him to find a job. His wife retired from the Women's Federation last year, and there happened to be an extra job vacancy.
Zhang Jiuling's wife, Lv Hongwei, was also an old revolutionary. The two had three children. After giving birth, Lv Hongwei's health was not very good. It happened that the Women's Federation was disbanded last year, so she took the opportunity to retire.
However, she was given a job position, but it is still unoccupied.
Zhang Jiuling returned home and told Lv Hongwei about the matter. Lv Hongwei immediately agreed. Their oldest child was only 13 years old and did not need to work for the time being.
It would be a waste if I don't use this quota, so I might as well give it to my niece.
"Jiuling, does Weifang really want a divorce? We've only been married for a few years, how did it come to this?"
"From what I hear Weifang says, she's made up her mind. I don't know the details, so let's talk about it when we meet!"
When Zhang Weifang returned home, she packed up her and Hu Zi's things and put the folding space into the system.
In the evening, Li Hongru walked into the house humming a song and saw empty wardrobes and cupboards, with a suitcase on the kang.
"Weifang, what do you mean?"
"I've packed my things. Let's go get the certificate tomorrow. Hu Zi and my savings will be mine, and the rest will be yours."
Seeing Zhang Weifang's calm demeanor, Li Hongru was completely panicked. Didn't they reconcile at noon? Why did they want to divorce again?
Li Hongru was furious and he also lost his patience:
"Zhang Weifang, divorce is fine. You can take the money, but you can leave the son behind."
"Haha, ask Hu Zi yourself, is he willing to follow you? Besides, even if Hu Zi stays, who will take care of him? You don't have to go to work anymore?"
"Don't worry about it. The child's surname is Li, so he can't go with you." Li Hongru now understood. Since he couldn't keep his wife, he had to keep his son. He couldn't be left with nothing.
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