Chapter 170 Changing
Surnames Old Deng didn’t care what would happen to Zhuang Chaoying after the divorce. He hated Huang Ling to the core and wished he didn’t have this daughter-in-law. The same was true for Zhuang Xiaoting. He always valued boys over girls and would only be happy if he had one less granddaughter.
The only one who might be reluctant to let go is Zhuang Tuanan. After all, he is his eldest grandson, and he has already been admitted to university. He has the status of a cadre as soon as he enters school and can receive subsidies every month. How great it would be if he could use this money to subsidize Zhendong and Zhenbei?
When I graduate and become an official cadre in the future, I will not only get a salary, but I may also be able to use my position to solve Zhendong Zhenbei's work problems. Such a good thing cannot fall into the hands of other people.
So Lao Deng immediately proposed a divorce plan, "Divorce is fine, let her leave the house and Tunan, and I will take the money-losing guy away."
"Dad!" Zhuang Chaoying widened his eyes. He didn't expect that his own father would also support divorce. Although he was angry, he and Huang Ling had been married for so many years and they still had feelings for each other. He was reluctant to divorce.
"What? You're still reluctant to let her go? People don't even take our Zhuang family seriously, so why do you still keep a daughter-in-law like this? Do you want to piss me and your mother off to death?" Lao Deng slammed the table in anger.
"Why is my life so miserable! My daughter-in-law is unfilial, and my son is becoming more and more disobedient!" The old woman immediately started howling. After hearing what Lao Deng said, she also felt that divorce was a good idea, and now she had to help Zhuang Chaoying make this decision.
"Either you divorce him, or I'll pretend you're not my son and you can just get out and live with her!" Lao Deng pushed Zhuang Chaoying again.
Zhuang Chaoying's mind was in a turmoil. On the one hand, he had a deep-rooted filial piety towards his parents, and on the other hand, he felt resentment towards Huang Ling. In between, he was also angry at Zhuang Tunan's ignorance, and proud of his child's success. He didn't know what to do for a moment.
Seeing that he was wavering, the old couple kept saying bad things about Huang Ling and describing the wonderful life after the divorce. "After you get divorced, you will have such a big house. If you marry a good and obedient wife, our life will definitely get better and better."
"Tunan has a promising future. You are educated and have a job. It won't be difficult for you to marry another one. Then your family can live happily together again. Isn't that better than now?"
"Yeah, think about it, what kind of life has our family been living since my birthday last year? Why do you still keep such an unfilial daughter-in-law? The sooner you leave, the better!"
After being bombarded for more than half an hour, Zhuang Chaoying finally made a decision, "Okay, let's get a divorce. I'll go back and tell her."
"Let's go together!" When Lao Deng heard this, the pain in his waist and legs immediately disappeared. He stood up energetically, and the family of three went out and ran towards the courtyard.
When they got there, Lao Deng stated his conditions straight away, "Divorce is fine, but Tunan and the house stay, and you take Xiaoting with you!"
Huang Ling looked at Zhuang Chaoying, and seeing that he didn't say a word, she felt more disappointed and more determined to divorce him. So she smiled and said, "I joined the cotton mill after graduating from junior high school. Chaoying was transferred to the factory five years after I started working there. I have worked there longer than he has. The wedding house was applied for in my name. After Tuanan and Xiaoting were born, the factory helped me to transfer the house to these two rooms. This house is a benefit given to me by the cotton mill, and none of you can take it away. After the divorce, he will move out, and Tuanan, Xiaoting and I will continue to live here!"
Zhuang Chaoying said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about? I am an employee of the factory, and I also own a share of this house!"
Lao Deng's face was grim. "Tunan is my eldest grandson. He must stay in our village!"
Zhuang Tunan stood in front of Huang Ling, protecting his mother and sister behind him. "Mom, why waste time talking to them? They don't have the final say on who owns the house. The factory leaders have to decide. The factory also has to agree to the divorce. Let's go find the leaders now!"
The situation was clear now. After several months of promotion, he had become a nationally famous genius. He was also the son of a cotton mill worker. At this time, which side would the factory leaders stand on?
Soon, the leader came over. He wanted to be a good person. "You two have been through so many ups and downs for so many years. Now Tunan has been admitted to university, and Xiaoting has grown up slowly. Your life will only get better and better in the future. Why do you have to get a divorce?"
"I want a divorce just for the sake of my two children. If the children continue to stay with him, they will only continue to suck their blood." Huang Ling is now also torn from him and directly told him everything that had happened over the years.
"Even after we got married, Chaoying still handed all of his salary over to his family, saying that they were paying off the debt Chaoying had signed for his studies. We both relied on my salary to support ourselves. The second son in his family was not good at studying, so he took over Chaoying's mother's job and arranged for him to get married. I then realized that the family debt had long been paid off, and Chaoying's salary was saved for the second son's marriage."
"Then, when I gave birth to Tunan, the household expenses were really not enough, so Chaoying took back half of the salary. When Xiaoting was born, he took back two-thirds of the salary. It is natural for you to support your family and children with your own salary, but he felt so guilty that he secretly gave you more money in addition to one-third of the salary, so that you can continue to support the second child's family."
"Now that we've been allocated a new house that's a little more spacious, they want to let the second son's child move in. I can't live like this anymore. For Tunan and Xiaoting, I have to get a divorce!"
"Oh, Chaoying, you...you..." The leader was speechless after hearing this. He was really enlightened today.
"What's wrong with me being filial to my parents? Filial piety is the most important virtue. If a person can't even be filial to his parents, what's the point?" Zhuang Chaoying didn't think he was wrong at all.
"Even if you are honoring your parents, you can't let your children suffer." An aunt from the factory women's federation stood on Huang Ling's side. "I support your divorce. Huang Ling, don't be afraid. We will make the decision for you!"
For the first time, Zhuang Tunan had a favorable impression of the Women's Federation.
"It's a new society now. We don't care about blind filial piety. The two children can follow whoever they want. The house was indeed given to Huang Ling by the factory. After the divorce, it is Zhuang Chaoying who should move out." The aunt did not have any good feelings towards Zhuang Chaoying and announced the distribution plan on the spot.
"Let's do it this way!" The factory leader expressed his support.
The school leaders of the Cotton Mill Attached Middle School also rushed over. They knew what the Education Bureau thought of Zhuang Chaoying now, so how could they support him? "Teacher Zhuang, this house really has nothing to do with you. The house allocated to teachers in our attached middle school is not here."
"Tuanan, Xiaoting, who do you two want to follow?" the leader squatted down and asked.
"My mother and I." Xiaoting hugged her mother tightly.
Zhuang Tunan would not hesitate, "I will follow my mother too, and change my last name to Huang from now on!"
Hearing this, Lao Deng’s eyes went dark and he almost fainted.
(End of this chapter)
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