Chapter 007 Divorce and Fighting (I)
The family compound eats early, and after dinner, it's still light out. The days are long at this time, and at half past six, the sun is still shining brightly in the west.
After dinner, the old man and his wife sat under a tree, fanning themselves with large palm-leaf fans to enjoy the cool breeze. They chatted with each other, showing off the large watermelon they had eaten that night. Before they could finish their words, a group of people came rushing in. Looking closely, they saw that it was the protagonists of the adultery that morning, Old Wu's family.
The crowd suddenly became noisy.
The old men and women suddenly felt no more pain in their waists and legs, and they jumped up and squeezed into the crowd.
When the people in the building heard the noise, they opened the doors and ran out. It would be a shame to miss such a grand event that only happens once in a century.
Haven’t you seen the children running forward?
"Da Hammer, you used a knife, and you weren't locked up?" This is Old Lady Liu who likes to watch the fun and never minds the trouble. She is truly a mean old lady who is dissatisfied with everything and wants to provoke everyone.
Old Cheng glared at the old woman. How could he have been so blind to marry such a woman? She had no looks, no figure, and her eyebrows were old and her eyes were frowning. She was so painful to look at. If he hadn't wanted to avoid trouble, he wouldn't have returned to the village and married such a thing.
Old Cheng snorted, and Old Lady Liu pursed her lips, not daring to speak again, but stretched her neck to look inside.
Some people who looked down on Fan Taohua, seeing this woman also come back with them, started to sarcastically say, "Hey, Fan Taohua, how dare you come back? Go find your adulterer. We can't afford a slut like you in No. 1 Courtyard."
"I divorced Wu Dachui a long time ago. What a slut! Old Mrs. Qiu, be careful with your words. If I hear anything unpleasant again, I will report you to the Revolutionary Committee."
Fan Taohua was completely out of control, attacking everyone she met, but she also knew to blur the lines between herself and Wu Dachui for the sake of her children. She put her hands on her hips and began to explain, "We divorced last month, and he left after the divorce. I didn't rush to leave because I thought there was no one at home to take care of the children. What's the matter? You guys are so nosy, aren't you? Now that he's back, I'm packing up and going home today. Don't try to throw dirty water on me."
Wu Dachui had a gloomy face, but did not refute.
Fan Taohua knew Wu Dachui too well and knew that if she said that, he would never refute her.
Men, they all want to save face. Which is better, the ex-wife cheating on him after the divorce, or the wife cheating on him? Wu Dachui is a coward, he will definitely choose the former.
"What divorce? We haven't heard about it. Don't try to fool us."
Old Mrs. Qiu refused to give in. Her son was the vice-captain, and Fan Taohua was alluring and kept wandering around the building. What if she seduced her son into making a mistake one day?
Or maybe it's just that Mrs. Qiu loves to make up stories, sometimes she's acting as a control group, sometimes she's trying to seduce her son. Her son, Qiu Xiangdong, works in a drilling crew, often on duty at the well, rarely coming home, and yet the old lady is still adding drama to her son's story like crazy, which is unheard of.
"Why, do I have to tell you everything about my family? Who are you to be so arrogant?" Fan Taohua yelled, stiffening her neck. "We've already agreed that the two children will belong to Wu Dachui. Everyone has to help look after them. As the saying goes, if you have a stepmother, you have a stepfather. We can't let these two children suffer."
"Why don't you take the child away?" Old Mrs. Liu really couldn't help herself. After she opened her mouth, she immediately shrank behind someone, well, pretending to be a quail.
"How can I, a temporary worker, raise children? Wu Dachui may not be a good-for-nothing, but he earns a lot as a driver, so raising two children isn't a lot, right? Besides, the children's last name is Wu, not Fan, so how can I raise them?"
Although Fan Taohua loves her children, she loves herself the most. She can lie for her children, but she won't make her life miserable for them. It's not easy for a widow with children to marry, and she's not confused.
"What kind of person are you? You are a mother, but you even abandon your child. You are worse than pigs and dogs." Those who love their children couldn't help but spit.
"Chun Li..." Old Wu was about to bring up the past, but when he received his son's vicious gaze, his heart skipped a beat. He knew that if he brought it up again, it would be embarrassing for his son, so he had to shut up in disappointment.
Fan Taohua glanced at her, sneered twice, then looked at Sun Qiaolian who was cursing her in the crowd and retorted, "Yeah, I'm worse than pigs and dogs, but some people are willing to be prostitutes. They say it's for the children, but who knows why they're doing it inside. People, before you criticize others, look at yourself first. Don't be so dirty yourself and then have the time to criticize others."
"I'm going to beat you to death, you bitch!" Sun Qiaolian was hit in the sore spot and she was so anxious that she jumped up and down. She took three or two steps forward to slap Fan Taohua. She even raised her hands, but the aunties behind her quickly grabbed them.
"Don't bother with a crazy woman."
"That's right, if a dog bites you, you still want to bite it back? It's not worth it."
Fan Taohua snorted, "Sun Qiaolian, what are you howling about? Everyone knows you're constantly flirting with the bosses. Why else would you be the only one working alone in Building 4, when everyone's either married or making contributions to the factory? Your husband wasn't idle at his job, so how did you take over? Do you think we're all fools? You slutty fox! Even rabbits don't eat grass near their burrows, but you don't care about food. Pah! And you still have the nerve to criticize me."
There was constant shouting and cursing downstairs. Jiang Mancheng, who was lying on the corridor railing watching the fun, raised his eyebrows.
Fan Taohua wanted to disgust Wu Dachui before leaving.
After the divorce, Wu Dachui's family only had one employee, who occupied a "luxury tube-shaped building". People might sympathize with him at first, but they would definitely have opinions after a while.
This is to sow discord among neighbors.
However, Jiang Mancheng didn't take it to heart. Wu Dachui was not a good guy. He usually drank and beat his wife. He must be sick to meddle in their family affairs.
Faint sobbing could be heard in the corridor, one after another, so pitiful.
[The host is Wu Chunli. Some people say she's a bastard, and her mother doesn't want her, so she keeps crying.]
Jiang Nan shook his head and shrugged, saying, "Xiao Tong, there's nothing I can do. Fan Taohua is a bad person, and Old Wu and Wu Dachui favor boys over girls. I can help her privately, but I can't do it all the time. Otherwise, someone with ulterior motives will take advantage of me and I'll be finished. Xiao Tong, you can have good intentions, but you can't be too kind, understand?"
[Host, your tone is very similar to that of the old lady below.]
"You little Tong, I, the host, lived to be over 30 in my previous life. My age is not much different from the aunties and grandmas down here." Jiang Nan was not angry. He leaned on the railing and watched with great interest.
However, she quickly realized: "Where's Wu Jianguo? I haven't seen him all day. His parents are in such a big trouble, where did he go?"
The system waited for a moment before responding: [Host, Wu Jianguo went to the adulterers' homes and smashed the windows.]
"Uh." Jiang Nan was speechless. Breaking glass, how childish! She hadn't done such a thing since she was ten years old. She didn't expect that Wu Jianguo, a seventeen or eighteen-year-old boy, would think of breaking glass as a way of revenge?
Really, she shook her head. She didn't expect that two cunning people would give birth to an honest son.
Jiang Nan sighed for a while and continued to watch the quarrel downstairs with great interest.
[Host, it's not that Wu Jianguo is honest, it's that his body won't allow it.]
Well, Jiang Nan forgot that Wu Jianguo was a sickly person.
Watch a play, watch a play.
Downstairs, Fan Taohua fought against ten aunts alone, and had a debate with them. She showed no sign of defeat and was as proud and arrogant as a victorious rooster. She went home with her head held high to pack up her things.
After packing her bag, she spat at Wu Dachui viciously before leaving. Turning to see Jiang Mancheng, she smiled softly. She gently tucked her hair around her temples and gave Jiang Mancheng a charming look: "Brother Cheng, I'm leaving. From now on..."
She lowered her head, smiled as if embarrassed, took small steps, and went downstairs quickly.
"Oh my god, I didn't realize that Fan Taohua has some knowledge of tea art." Jiang Nan sighed and turned around. Uh, her mother Chen Jinhua was standing behind her with a sullen face.
Jiang Nan was shocked, Jiang Nan widened his eyes, and Jiang Nan blinked his eyes.
Chen Jinhua pinched her waist and said, "Why, is your mother the fool? Can't she see this obvious provocation?"
You know what, there are really some people who can't see it.
Wu Dachui was at his most sensitive moment. Seeing this, he couldn't hold back any longer. His face darkened, and he raised his hand to strike Jiang Mancheng. His fist, thicker than a hammer, came at him like a gust of wind, but before it reached Jiang Mancheng, Chen Jinhua grabbed it.
Chen Jinhua's veins popped out on her hands, and her eyes blazed with anger. "Are you a fool? You dare to attack my man? Try to hit me! I'll tear you apart alive!"
Jiang Mancheng immediately shrank behind his wife, looking terrified, and spoke weakly, "Jinhua, Dachui is bullying me, you have to stand up for me. Jinhua, you know I have nothing to do with Fan Taohua, I can't let anyone slander my innocence like this."
Everyone: Ah, how can you say that? Where's your face? I'm asking you, where's your face?
Jiang Mancheng: What is face? Can you eat or drink it?
He continued to challenge the oilfield man's three views: "Jinhua, you are the only one in my heart, but I have never looked down on other women. In this building, I have never spoken to other women, you have to believe me."
Jiang Nan rubbed her arms. She often felt ashamed that she wasn't as thick-skinned as her father. She brought shame to all the time-traveling women.
Chen Jinhua was really impressed by this and her grip on Wu Dachui's hand became even stronger.
Wu Dachui's hand was getting more and more painful. He grimaced, but he was a man and wanted to save face. No matter how much it hurt, he didn't cry out, but just said, "Let go. I'm a man and I don't want to fight with a woman. Let go quickly. I won't argue with you, a woman."
Someone who wanted to watch the fun and not mind stirring up trouble said, "Jiang Mancheng, I didn't expect that a gigolo like you could also cheat."
"That's hard to say. Otherwise, why wouldn't Fan Taohua be flirting with him instead of talking to others? I think it's not that simple."
Jiang Mancheng glanced at the two people talking. Well, Aunt Liu and Old Cheng's son Cheng Dazhu, he remembered them. But Jiang Mancheng never took revenge in public, but secretly, the kind that no one would guess was his. He ignored Aunt Liu and only asked Cheng Dazhu: "Brother Dazhu, you are very familiar with Fan Taohua, right? You said that no one else knows what Fan Taohua thinks, but you know. Tell me, why did she wink at me?"
"How should I know?" Cheng Dazhu was furious. Seeing Wu Dachui's murderous eyes, he quickly said, "I don't know Fan Taohua at all. Stop accusing her here."
"Oh, I'm not familiar with her." Jiang Mancheng raised his voice and said slowly, "Why are you still speaking for her if you're not familiar with her? We're neighbors, everyone knows that I never talk to her. But you..."
He clicked his tongue twice and said no more.
Someone in the crowd who was quick-witted laughed, causing Cheng Dazhu to point at Jiang Mancheng with a shaking finger, his voice filled with a bit of exasperation: "You...you..."
"Look at you, what's the rush?" Jiang Mancheng seemed frightened and hid behind Chen Jinhua again. "The innocent are innocent. What's wrong? Are you feeling guilty? It was just a few words with Fan Taohua in the room. It only took twenty minutes. It can't do anything. We all know it. Everyone saw it. We believe you. Dachui, there's nothing going on between him and your wife. Really."
The crowd looked at Wu Dachui, whose face was getting darker and darker, and suddenly understood.
They can instigate others in this way! Really, what they did before was too shallow.
It still has to be Jiang Mancheng. Come on, it still has to be him.
Learned, learned
"ah!"
Wu Dachui's roar broke the momentary silence in the building.
He struggled madly to break free from Chen Jinhua's grip, rushed to Cheng Dazhui, and swung his fist like the wind.
Cheng Dazhu was also a vegetarian, so he dodged.
Cheng Dazhu breathed a sigh of relief. After all, he was the one who used a big spoon to cook, so he was quite strong.
He was now furious and threw a punch.
The two of us punched each other and kicked each other, and soon we both fell to the ground.
Even so, he didn't forget to roll around, punch and kick.
"I'll beat you to death, you shameless old widower!"
"Wu Dachui, you're crazy! You believe everything others say. No wonder your wife cheated on you. You're just mentally ill!"
It is said that you should not hit people in the face, and you should not criticize people. When Cheng Dazhu shouted this, Wu Dachui went completely crazy. He turned around and rode on Cheng Dazhu, slapping Cheng Dazhu in the face with his big slap.
"I told you not to hit my son! I told you not to hit my son! Watch this!"
Old Mrs. Liu screamed and grabbed Wu Dachui's hair.
Swish, swish, swish, the speed was so fast that the hand left an afterimage, and in just a few strokes, a large handful of hair was pulled out.
Wu Dachui was unable to dodge and was pushed down by Cheng Dazhu, who also gave him a few big slaps in the face.
Old Wu only had this one son, and seeing his only son being bullied like this, how could he bear it? He took two steps at a time, stepped forward, grabbed Old Lady Liu's hair, and pulled out like crazy.
The battle instantly turned from a three-person melee into a two-on-two fight.
Even though Old Lady Liu is a woman, she is not someone who is waiting to be beaten.
The two old men instantly twisted into a ball, howling and screaming, their voices even louder than those of the middle-aged laborers beside them.
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