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Han Feiyu and Han Shutao came home from work and saw the small book on the coffee table with the divorce certificate printed on it, with three large silver characters. Then they looked at their silly old man with a nonchalant look on his face. The brother and sister looked at each other in disbelief.
How long has it been since their old man started threatening to divorce, but he actually got divorced? It wasn’t just a joke as they thought. No one knew better than them how much the old man liked Hu Xialan. After all, they were the victims of the old man’s love for Hu Xialan.
Han Shutao hesitated to pick up the small book, opened it, and saw that it was indeed the divorce certificate of the old man and Hu Xialan. She was surprised and said, “Dad, you really divorced Aunt Hu?”
Han Ze nodded slightly, with a look of relief on his face: “Really divorced!”
Han Shutao stared at him for a few times, and finally sighed. She advised, “Dad, if you are sad, you can go out for a trip to relax.”
Don’t keep everything in your heart, or you will get sick.
Han Ze looked at her inexplicably and said, “Why should I be sad? The mother and sons of the Hu family deceived me for more than ten years and treated me like a fool. After the divorce, I don’t know how relaxed I am. There is nothing to be sad about.”
Han Shutao asked, “You have been together for so many years, and you still have feelings for each other. Don’t you feel reluctant?”
Han Ze smiled a little coldly, and he mocked, “Do you think that can be considered as feelings? I am an old man, with filial children and everything I need. Can I still feel reluctant for a few liars?”
Han Shutao thought about it and it was true. The old man in their family has a bad temper. When her mother died, he was sad for a while, but not long after, he still married a wife, and even ignored their brothers and sisters, and blindly tried to please Hu Xialan and her son. Now that he knows that Hu Xialan and her son deceived him, he can abandon them immediately without any adverse reactions. I don’t know whether to say that he is broad-minded or that he is inhumane.
Han Feiyu asked with a smile: “Dad, how did you get Hu Xialan to agree to divorce you?”
Han Ze smiled and said: “Tit for tat.”
Han Shutao and Han Feiyu looked at him curiously. Han Ze smiled and said: “Liu Mingda and Liu Mingkai are Hu Xialan’s weaknesses. Since Liu Mingkai threatened me to help him arrange a job by divorcing his mother, then I will threaten Hu Xialan that if she doesn’t agree to divorce me, her two sons will never be able to work in peace.”
Han Feiyu’s peach blossom eyes raised: “Hu Xialan values her two sons more. She will definitely be fooled by your threat like this.”
Han Ze smiled and said nothing.
Han Shutao asked, “Dad, if Hu Xialan doesn’t fall for it, you won’t really make it so that they can’t work peacefully, right?”
Han Ze glanced at her, sighed and said, “Obviously, after so many years of getting along, Hu Xialan doesn’t know me as well as she thought, but I know Hu Xialan very well. If it comes to her two sons, she will definitely lose her sense of propriety. She will definitely agree to divorce me because of my threats.”
Han Feiyu looked at Han Ze. When his old man was confused, he was really confused. When he was smart, he was really smart. No one could figure him out, but when he was ruthless, it was also chilling.
…
Liu Mingda coaxed Wang Peining for two days and finally coaxed her. On the weekend, he took Wang Peining back to Boya New Garden. When Hu Xialan saw Wang Peining, she didn’t bring her fruit as enthusiastically as usual. She just glanced at her lightly and went to pack her luggage.
Since she had divorced Han Ze, she would not stay in this house. Not to mention that the house belongs to Han Shutao, that girl is ruthless and if she refuses to move out, she might ask someone to evict her. She doesn’t want to lose face. Besides, the neighbors don’t know about her divorce with Han Ze. She doesn’t want to be laughed at by others, so she plans to move out secretly, to an unfamiliar place where no one knows her and no one will laugh at her.
Liu Mingda looked at the several large packages in the living room and asked in surprise, “Mom, what are you doing?”
Hu Xialan glanced at him and said in a strange tone, “Didn’t you ask me to divorce Old Han? Now it’s as you wish, we are divorced.”
Liu Mingda looked at her in disbelief, suspecting that he had heard wrongly: “When did it happen? Why didn’t you tell me?”
“Tell you? There was no sign of anyone, how could I tell you?” Hu Xialan sneered, “After Lao Han and I divorced, I lost my source of income. I decided to let you and Mingkai give me 1,500 yuan each per month for retirement.”
Liu Mingda had not yet recovered from the news of his mother and stepfather’s divorce when he heard his mother’s words. He subconsciously said, “Mom, you are only in your fifties, you are still young. Even if you divorce Dad, you don’t have to take care of the family and you can go out to find a job.”
Hu Xialan couldn’t believe that her eldest son would say that and looked at Liu Mingda angrily. Liu Mingda didn’t think he was wrong. He would provide for his mother in her old age, but his mother was young now. Why couldn’t she go out to work?
Hu Xialan glanced at Wang Peining next to her. Wang Peining was confused by her look and couldn’t help but say, “I didn’t say anything.”
Hu Xialan snorted coldly, “You have taken all the benefits, so of course you don’t have to say anything.”
“Aunt, what benefits did I take? Your family doesn’t even have a house, and I didn’t say anything.” Wang Peining argued aggrievedly.
Hu Xialan pointed at her and said, “You still have the nerve to mention the house? Mingda has spent all the money he earned for so many years on you. What qualifications do you have to mention the house?”
Thinking that Mingda had given all his money to Wang Peining and her parents to buy expensive items, and now he was reluctant to pay 1,500 yuan for retirement money, and even asked her to go to work, she hated Wang Peining more and more. She took the trouble to please Lao Han and raised a son, but it turned out to be in vain?
Besides, whether in her hometown or in Huacheng, she had never worked in her life. What kind of job did Mingda ask her to find? Could it be that he asked her to be a cleaning lady?
Wang Peining paused and admitted that Mingda had bought many expensive gifts for her and her parents, but he also bought many luxury items for himself, such as his briefcase, his watch, and the mobile phones they often changed. With a salary of more than 10,000 yuan, it was not forbidden to use them.
She sneered, “Aunt, you don’t have to make fun of me. I will pay for the money Liu Mingda spent on me when we buy a house. You don’t have to worry about wasting the money.”
Liu Mingda was willing to buy gifts for his girlfriend and her parents, but he was still moved by his girlfriend’s willingness to pool money with him to buy a wedding house. He said, “Mom, let’s not talk about buying a house for now. You and Dad are divorced now. Where are you going to live?”
Hu Xialan paused, glanced at Wang Peining and said, “Didn’t Peining rent a house outside? I’ll move to her place first.”
Wang Peining’s eyes widened suddenly. She didn’t want to live with Mingda’s mother now. Even if her cooking was delicious, she didn’t want to face her sharp mouth that was like firecrackers and could be ignited at any time every day. No one should be bullied. She said, “Aunt, I only rent one room in the house shared with my friend. You will have nowhere to live if you go there.”
She is very glad now that she chose to share the house with others when renting it, otherwise she would not be able to get rid of Hu Xialan.
Hu Xialan turned her mouth down and said to Liu Mingda: “Look, look, originally Wang Peining came home every day, and when she saw me, she kept saying nice things to me, but now I just tested her twice, and she showed her true colors. It turns out that she doesn’t really like me as her future mother-in-law. Seeing that I am useless, she wants to throw me away.”
Wang Peining’s face was very ugly. She found that Hu Xialan was not an open-minded mother-in-law at all, but simply an unreasonable old lady. She glanced at Wang Mingda and said angrily: “Liu Mingda, we are not married yet. It is not appropriate for you to live with me. Aunt is divorced now, you should stay with her. I’ll go back first.”
After speaking, she glanced at Hu Xialan, opened the door and walked out.
Liu Mingda didn’t react at all. His girlfriend had already taken the elevator and left.
Hu Xialan pointed at the door and said angrily: “Mingda, look at her, she has such a bad temper. I haven’t said anything yet, and she is angry with me. If I really said something, wouldn’t she eat me? ”
“Mom, what do you want to do? Are you willing to make me and Peining break up?” Liu Mingda angrily accused.
Although his mother was pretending to be gentle and virtuous, in his heart, his mother was different from those nagging old women. At least his mother was sensible and could distinguish right from wrong. Now it seemed that she was completely different. In just a few days, she seemed to have changed into a different person. She scolded whoever she caught, even Peining was scolded by her twice. What was the difference between her and those unreasonable old ladies?
Hu Xialan stopped talking. Wang Peining had been in love with her son for nearly ten years. Not to mention that her son would not break up with her, she was unwilling to do so. Why? Mingda spent all the money he earned on Wang Peining, and Mingda would get nothing, unless Wang Peining returned the money he spent on her to Mingda.
Seeing her mother’s look of “I’m not wrong”, Liu Mingda said with a headache: “Mom, even if you don’t like Peining, I won’t break up with her. At worst, you can see each other less often.”
Liu Mingda’s words once again made Hu Xialan feel that her eldest son had forgotten his mother after getting a wife, and her dislike for Wang Peining increased to a new level. She said hatefully: “For so many years, I have served you food and drink, and this is how you repay me?”
“Mom, I’m talking to you, not to mention that Peining did nothing wrong. Even if she did, she has been with me for ten years and I can’t abandon her. What’s more, we are already talking about getting married. If we really break up, why do you think that I can find a good girlfriend with my current conditions where I have nothing? Mom, can you understand my difficulties and put yourself in my shoes and think about me?” Liu Mingda pleaded bitterly.
Hu Xialan pouted, her face full of resentment: “In the end, you just can’t bear to leave Wang Peining. I don’t know what she fed you to make you so obsessed that you don’t even recognize your mother.”
Liu Mingda frowned tightly. If this wasn’t his mother, he would definitely turn around and leave, but this was his biological mother, he couldn’t just ignore her. He sighed and said weakly: “No more. Aren’t you going to move? Have you found a house? Where do you plan to move to?”
Hu Xialan had a stern face. Seeing her son change the subject, she knew that he didn’t want her to slander Wang Peining. She was angry, but she didn’t dare to say anything more. There were so many packages in the living room that she couldn’t move them without Mingda’s help.
She said with a fierce face: “If I haven’t found a house, why should I move? Do you think I’m stupid and live in the house of my future daughter-in-law who hasn’t even moved in yet? There are still Wang Peining’s things here. She left in anger and I don’t know if she still wants these things.”
Liu Mingda had a gloomy face. He didn’t understand what his mother was thinking. Since she had found a house, why did she tell Wang Peining to live with her? Is it interesting to test each other among relatives? Is she satisfied if everyone leaves in a bad mood?
“What else is left to pack? Pack it up together.” Liu Mingda did not respond to her words, but said, “Have you moved all Dad’s things?”
Hu Xialan said with a bitter face: “Old Han’s things have been moved a long time ago. Alas, Old Han is too heartless. He said divorce and he divorced. He didn’t leave me any room for maneuver. I have lived in this house for more than ten years. He asked me to move out… He didn’t want to leave any thoughts for me.”
Liu Mingda said impatiently: “You are divorced, what else is there to think about? Move quickly.” Hu Xialan looked at the house reluctantly. If she didn’t move out, what else could she do? Who made her meet men who were either gangsters or heartless people.
Liu Mingda called a truck and moved all the things in one trip. When they arrived at the place where Hu Xialan rented a house, Liu Mingda looked at his mother suspiciously and asked, “Mom, the rent of the house here is not cheap, right?”
Hu Xialan said proudly, “It’s not cheap, more than 3,000 a month.”
Liu Mingda rubbed his brows, and he was very annoyed. He asked, “There are houses around that cost more than 1,000 a month, why do you have to rent more than 3,000?”
Faced with her son’s questioning, Hu Xialan’s face fell. She said unhappily, “There are cheap houses, but those houses are dirty and gray, and I can’t get used to living in them. Although this house is a bit more expensive, it is a high-end community with a very good security environment. Although the house is not as big as Boya New Garden, it is enough for us to live in.”
What a bad habit!
Is his mother still thinking that she and his father have not divorced? His mother is really spoiled by his stepfather. He said in annoyance: “Mom, if you must live here, then you have to pay the rent. I need to save money to buy a house, and my living expenses are high. I can’t afford such a high rent.”
Thinking of this, his mother really shouldn’t have divorce. If she hadn’t divorced, at least she wouldn’t have to rent a house.
If his mother didn’t go out to work, her stepfather would still give her living expenses. It was really a mistake. Hu Xialan said loudly: “Where did I get the money? You have saved money for so many years, but you haven’t bought a house. Do you think I am Old Han and let you fool me?”
Liu Mingda choked. Originally, he lived and ate at home under the guise of saving money to buy a house, but now he really needs to save money to buy a house. He is over 30 years old and doesn’t even have a house. He is embarrassed to tell others.
Hu Xialan glared at him: “I don’t care. You can pay the rent or not.”
Liu Mingda was really at a loss because of his mother’s trouble. He said: “Okay, I will pay the rent, but I have the final say on where to rent the house.”
He couldn’t afford to live in a house that cost more than 3,000 yuan a month.
Hu Xialan looked at him with dissatisfaction. Liu Mingda said quickly, “Mom, if you keep making trouble, I will have to move in with Peining and you can live alone.”
Hu Xialan said nothing more, but she was very unwilling in her heart. She said, “I paid three months’ rent, so I should live here for the rest of the three months, right?”
Liu Mingda looked at her and said, “Where did you get the money?”
Hu Xialan said angrily: “When we divorced, I asked Lao Han for it, and he gave me 20,000 yuan.”
Liu Mingda frowned: “Why don’t you ask him for more?”
Hu Xialan glared at him: “I should ask him to give it to me too. He said he raised you and cultivated you into talents, and he didn’t treat us badly. The family property was before the marriage. We have no property disputes. He can give me 20,000 yuan, which is good enough. What else do you want?”
Did she think she didn’t want it? The key is that Lao Han is now hard-hearted to her. If she wants it, it’s just a waste.
Liu Mingda asked her: “So, you took 20,000 yuan and rented such an expensive house? Mom, you are really capable.”
Hu Xialan was unhappy: “My money, I can spend it however I want, you can’t control it.”
“Okay, I can’t control your money.” Liu Mingda nodded. He can’t control her money, but he should be able to control his own money. In the future, when his mother lives with him, he will only give her money for buying vegetables, and he won’t give her any extra money.
Three months later, the lease expired, and Liu Mingda quickly rented an old house, with a rent of just over a thousand.
Hu Xialan looked at the dark and damp house, feeling very uncomfortable. She said angrily: “Give me a few hundred yuan, I’ll go buy some seafood. Although the house is not good, we should celebrate our move.”
Liu Mingda didn’t move, looking at her and said: “Didn’t you just return the deposit? Why are you asking me for money?”
Hu Xialan snorted coldly, feeling sad. In just three months, she had seen through her son. It was obvious that in his eyes, there was nothing else except money, of course, except Wang Peining. But she is his mother, he has to support her, otherwise it would be unfilial. She said, “That’s my money, I have to save it. Originally, I supported you, now you should support me, so give me the money.”
Liu Mingda said unhappily, “Okay, okay, don’t nag me. I’ll give you the money.” He took out a hundred yuan from his wallet and handed it to her. After a pause, he said, “This is two days of living expenses, you should use it sparingly.”
Hu Xialan held the hundred yuan and looked at him in disbelief, “What can a hundred yuan do for you? You actually told me it’s two days’ living expenses? Old Han gives me at least 300 yuan a day for living expenses. Now that it’s just the two of us, it should be at least 100 yuan a day, right? What can 50 yuan do? I can buy some meat, some vegetables, but I don’t have money to buy fruit. ”
Liu Mingda looked at her and said, “Mom, you also said that it’s just the two of us, so let’s eat simple. One pound of meat can last at least two days. For fruit, just buy some apples. Buy cheap vegetables. As long as you can fill your stomach, don’t be so picky.”
Hu Xialan stared blankly at the son she raised. Is this still the filial son? She asked with red eyes, “I’m your mother.”
Liu Mingda sighed, “Mom, I know you are my mother, but you have to understand my difficulties. It’s not easy for me either. It’s okay to suffer a little. As long as I buy a house, everything will be fine.”
He is his biological mother, and he doesn’t want to do this, but she spends money lavishly and without restraint. If she doesn’t change her old habits, they will suffer.
…
Hu Xialan’s days after the divorce were spent in chaos, calculating money with her son all day long. Han Ze’s life after the divorce was quite enjoyable. In the morning, he would practice Tai Chi with the elderly in the community, or contact old friends, and they would make plans to go traveling together.
After a few months, Hu Xialan waited and waited until Liu Mingkai graduated, but he did not come back. He chose to work in the city where he went to school. Hu Xialan collapsed. Her eldest son was unfilial. She did not expect that her most beloved youngest son would also abandon her and not care about her.
Faced with her eldest son who was becoming more and more stingy, Hu Xialan could not stand such a hard life, so she found Han Ze, who was playing chess with an old man in the community. He was stunned when he saw her. Hu Xialan looked at him pleadingly: “Old Han, I have something to talk to you about.”
Han Ze stood up: “Let’s talk over there.”
The two found a quiet place to sit down. Han Ze’s emotions were undetectable, and Hu Xialan’s heart was beating. Han Ze asked expressionlessly: “What do you want to talk to me about?”
Facing Han Ze’s calm eyes, Hu Xialan swallowed the words of pleading that were about to come out of her mouth. She said vaguely: “No, nothing.”
Han Ze looked at her and stood up: “Since there is nothing, I’m going home.”
“Wait, Lao Han.”
Hu Xialan saw him leaving and hurriedly shouted.
Han Ze was a little impatient: “What is it? There are things going on at home.”
Hu Xialan’s mouth was full of bitterness. There are things going on at home, and he still has the leisure to play chess? It was clearly an excuse for her, not wanting to talk to her. The words she originally wanted to beg him to remarry her turned into: “Lao Han, can you lend me some money? For the sake of our many years of marriage, can you lend me some money?”
Han Ze paused, he was a little amused, but his face was calm: “Are you sick?”
Hu Xialan shook her head.
Han Ze asked again, “Have you encountered any problems?”
Hu Xialan still shook her head.
Han Ze sighed and said, “Since you are not sick and have not encountered any problems, we are already divorced, so it is better not to get too involved in money. If you don’t have living expenses, let Mingda and Mingkai give it to you. They have education and work, and it’s just a little living expenses, so they can afford it.”
Hu Xialan laughed at herself. Mingda’s salary is high, but he is unwilling to use it for her as a mother. Mingkai has a high education, but he didn’t come back. After thinking about it, she has only enjoyed the best life when she is with Lao Han. She regretted it. If she could do it again, she would no longer plot against Lao Han, and would definitely think about him and his children sincerely.
However, even if she regretted it, it was too late to turn back. “Mingda wants to save money to buy a house, he…” Hu Xialan said here, met Han Ze’s calm eyes, and couldn’t say anything more.
Han Ze looked at her indifferently and said, “If you have nothing to do, go back. Otherwise, people in the community will see and gossip about you.”
Hu Xialan was very disappointed. Old Han really had no feelings for her anymore. With red eyes, she handed him the note in her hand: “You seem to have changed your mobile phone number. This is my current address. If you want to find me, find me according to the address on the note.”
After that, she looked at Han Ze again, turned around and strode away.
Han Ze raised his eyebrows at the note in his hand. There was a trash can next to him. He raised his hand and the note flew into the trash can.
…
Time flies, and more than a year has passed in a blink of an eye. Han Feiyu got a girlfriend some time ago, who is said to be his assistant. After he brought her back to show Han Ze, the girl had a round face and round eyes. She looked like a cute doll. Han Ze thought she was underage at first, but after asking, he found out that she had graduated from college two years ago. Han Ze was relieved that his son did not abduct underage girls.
As for Han Shutao, there had been no movement. Han Ze had never even seen her socializing with boys. Regardless of whether she made friends or not, Han Ze had no time to take care of her for the time being, because Liu Bingshen was released from prison and he was found.
Liu Bingshen was in his fifties, and because of his time in prison, he looked no different from a man in his sixties, with a flat head. He looked at Han Ze with a sinister look, mixed with ill intentions.
Han Ze raised his eyebrows, stepped forward and grasped his hand, as if he had found a fellow sufferer. He said, “You are Liu Bingshen, Brother Liu, right?”
Liu Bingshen was stunned by his action. He struggled to break free from Han Ze’s hand and said impatiently, “I am Liu Bingshen, Hu Xialan’s ex-husband.”
Han Ze sighed and said with a sad face, “Brother Liu, we are really brothers in distress.”
Liu Bingshen frowned, not knowing what this man was talking about.
Han Ze continued, “Hu Xialan deceived me so badly, for more than ten years, for more than ten years. I fed her well, but I didn’t expect that woman to be so ruthless and deceive me. She also told me that the reason you divorced was because of you…”
At this point, he glanced at Liu Bingshen.
Liu Bingshen looked at him gloomily: “What did that woman say?”
Han Ze said stutteringly: “She said, she said the reason you got divorced was because you were not doing a proper job and fooling around outside.”
Liu Bingshen gritted his teeth and said: “This damn woman, she will ruin my reputation outside all day long.”
Han Ze nodded with deep understanding: “Brother Liu, I know this best. If she hadn’t described herself so pitifully, I wouldn’t have married her. She also tricked her into driving out my two biological children. She ruined the reputation of me and my children outside, and now the children still resent me. I was really harmed by her…”
Liu Bingshen’s eyes changed when he looked at Han Ze. The gloomy look just now was gone. Although this man married his woman, he raised his children. Considering that they were both harmed by Hu Xialan, he temporarily spared him.
He said, “Since we are both victims, I will not settle accounts with you, I will find Hu Xialan. Do you know where she lives now?”
The reason why he could find Han Ze was that he went to Boya New Garden, where someone knew Han Ze and told him that Han Ze lived there, otherwise he would not be able to find Han Ze.
Han Ze shook his head: “I don’t know, let me give you the address of Mingda’s Company, you go find him.”
Liu Bingshen got Liu Mingda’s address, said nothing, looked at Han Ze with disdain, turned around and left. In his opinion, this Han Ze was the sucker who raised his son, not worth his words, not worth his dealings.
Han Ze looked at his back, raised his eyebrows and smiled. He was not afraid of him, there were many ways to deal with him, but he was the father of Liu Mingda and Liu Mingkai, and even more so the ex-husband of Hu Xialan. They were a family and should be together.
After all, in the original life, after Liu Bingshen was released from prison, didn’t they let him move into the original body’s house on the grounds that a family should live together?
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