"I told you I didn't want to go with you, how could you bully me like this? Grandma is so old, and you still hit her..."
Chen Junsheng was initially a little uneasy, but when Yang Chunhua hugged him tightly for the first time ever, he burst into tears, hearing his grandmother's cries and seeing his father's slightly red eyes.
He seemed to be encouraged and full of energy. Yes, he was right to do it.
Mom is just taking advantage of the fact that there are more of them to bully Dad and Grandma. He was the one who wanted to come back, so why blame everything on them?
“I didn’t want to go to the Northeast. I didn’t know anyone there, and they didn’t like to play with me. There were also mountains all around. I wanted to come back with my dad myself.”
He couldn't go to the family compound on a regular basis, and the children there had their own little groups. As for the textile factory's family building, there weren't many children his age there either. The area was surrounded by mountains, and the adults kept an eye on them, preventing them from running around playing outside. The nearest village was also some distance away.
So, apart from going to school, the only places he could stay were the textile factory and the staff quarters. Day after day, he wandered around there like an ant.
Of course, there are other reasons as well. Here, he has endless pocket money, and his father and grandmother coax him so he doesn't have to do any work. In Northeast China, he has to help his mother with housework. After his brother came, he was no longer coaxed like before. Chen Junsheng himself didn't dare to stay under the same roof with his brother for too long, and he would always find an excuse to run away.
"Mom, why did you divorce Dad? I don't like that place, and I don't like the people there." Guan Lian shook her head as she spoke. Her parents looked at their daughter with concern, but thankfully her expression remained normal, which relieved them.
"...Young man, your mother's divorce wasn't just for herself, but also for your own good. Before, your parents and grandma were all hands-off at home, and she took care of both of you by herself, spending her salary on the family."
Since they're not contributing any money or effort, why are they continuing to live together?
The daughters silently swallowed their grievances, and they didn't want to tell their grandson either.
"No way!" Before he could finish speaking, Chen Junsheng pushed away his baby hand and shouted, "No way!"
It wasn't for their own good at all. If it were truly for their own good, she would never have divorced her father.
The divorce proceedings dragged on for several months. Not only the parties involved, but even people from the factory and the neighborhood committee tried their best to persuade them. For months, almost no one paid attention to Chen Junsheng. After meals, he didn't want to stay at home any longer and would rush out. His friends, who knew about his family situation, all joked that he would be an orphan from now on.
"After they divorce, neither of them will want you. You and your brother will become little beggars, and everyone will chase you away with brooms like they're chasing rats!"
“I’ll bring you a bowl of leftovers. If that doesn’t work, we have an old house where you and your brother can stay.”
Some of these friends were malicious, while others were well-intentioned. Chen Junsheng initially retorted that his parents wouldn't abandon him, and that he wouldn't be a child without parents.
As they repeated this more and more often, he gradually stopped refuting them, but he would always lower his head whenever they said it.
Why don't the parents of other people in the building get divorced?
Xiao Hu's father gets drunk at home every day and beats his mother. Every time he beats her, her face and body are covered in bruises. Other people don't get divorced, but his parents only quarrel occasionally at home, and when they do quarrel, it's not serious.
Although Grandma often says things that make Mom angry, Mom doesn't always just silently endure it. She also argues back and quarrels with Grandma, and it goes back and forth.
Their family's life was considered quite good by the standards of this dormitory area. After all, both parents worked, which was more than enough to support two children and an elderly person. Although his mother always said that his father gave all the money to his grandmother and didn't care about the family affairs, he knew that his father still gave them some living expenses every month.
Otherwise, Mom wouldn't have let them touch their chopsticks. They're living a decent life, so why get a divorce?
“You’re not doing this for our own good at all. I didn’t want to stay there, so I called Dad myself and told him to come over. I also came back with him on my own initiative.”
His words merely confirmed Guan Lian and Xiao Liang's guesses. On the contrary, Guan Lian's parents, who had never known this news before, looked at their daughter with surprise upon hearing it.
"...Young man, don't talk nonsense."
"Exactly, how can a little kid like you tell your dad the news? Can you tell your grandpa why you don't want to go with your mom, and why the Northeast isn't a good place?"
Chen Junsheng did not answer his question. "I told Dad. I remember the factory's phone number. You can make calls from the gatehouse as long as you pay. I have money."
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