146 Divorce 1
“You really can’t judge a book by its cover. I didn’t expect Liu Sanxiu and her husband to do such a disgusting thing.”
“That’s right. Isn’t Chunjiao good to them? She’s not even 60 years old, but she doesn’t go to the fields or farm. Her son didn’t send a single cent back, so Chunjiao raised them all alone. She raised a few ingrates.”
“Fortunately, Chun Jiao taught her son well. He’s obedient and sensible!”
At such a young age, Shi Xiaoze’s clear eyes were filled with confusion.
He had even forgotten to cry.
He did not expect his grandmother, who usually doted on him and said that his mother was just like her biological daughter, to despise his mother so much.
He didn’t know what to do now.
Shi Xiaoze looked at his grandpa and grandma and asked in confusion, “Grandpa, grandma, do you guys not want me anymore?”
In his mind, not wanting his mother meant not wanting him.
Shi Xiaoze’s grandfather looked at the villagers around him. As someone who had always cared about his reputation, he felt embarrassed.
He didn’t look at the son who had hit his daughter-in-law, nor did he stare at his biased wife. Instead, he glared at his daughter-in-law and shouted, “Stop fooling around. If the entire village finds out, won’t you be disgraced? If that happens, our entire family will be humiliated with you.”
Everyone was speechless at his words.
So, everything that was unreasonable belonged to her daughter-in-law.
It was clearly their family who bullied their daughter-in-law, and now they were saying that their daughter-in-law was making a scene. It was simply… simply too shameless.
Gu Qingming watched from the side and her horizons were broadened.
She did not expect that in this small mountain village, the human heart was so unpredictable.
She had heard that this daughter-in-law served them with all her heart and took care of the family. Her son did not send a single cent back and relied on her to support the family.
Now that his son had brought a woman back and was about to get a divorce, not only did he not chastise his son, but he also blamed his daughter-in-law for causing trouble.
The third sister-in-law said indignantly, “No wonder they always say that if you’re not family, you can’t enter the same house. Everyone thought that only Shi Bangqing was an ingrate, but I didn’t expect his parents to be even more ungrateful. What a waste of Sister-in-law Chunjiao’s hardships over the past few years.”
Second Sister-in-law sneered and said, “Hmph, just you wait and see. If Shi Bangqing really divorces Sister-in-law Chunjiao and marries this woman, the two of them will have to suffer!”
It was obvious that Li Hongmei did not work.
Since she did not work, the two elders would naturally need to do the work.
“Is Sister-in-law Chunjiao getting a divorce?” Jiang Yao was puzzled. “If she gets a divorce, what will happen to the child? With a stepmother, there will be a stepfather. If she stays, the child will definitely have a hard time in the future.”
“There’s a big reason why Sister-in-law Chun Jiao doesn’t want a divorce. It must be for her son.” The eldest sister-in-law gathered over and said, “As a mother, no matter how bad her life is, she will endure it for the sake of the child.”
Gu Qingming said, “Can’t the child follow Sister-in-law Chun Jiao?”
The three sisters-in-law were silent for a moment.
The eldest sister-in-law said, “It’s not that he can’t follow her. It’s probably very difficult. Xiaoze is the eldest son and eldest grandson. Their family definitely won’t let him go. Secondly, if Sister-in-law Chunjiao gets a divorce and takes care of the child, how will she survive? She definitely won’t be able to go back to her maiden family. She won’t have a house to stay in or a source of income. These are all things to consider.”
Gu Qingming said, “Sister-in-law Chunjiao is young and strong. There will be plenty of work for her to do. She can support the family alone, so why can’t she raise a child? Without a house, can’t she rent a house outside? The child is so sensible. Sister-in-law Chun Jiao should not worry too much.”
She could not understand why she could not support her child after a divorce.
It would definitely be difficult at the beginning.
But difficulties could be solved.
“So, let’s see if Sister-in-law Chunjiao is willing to get a divorce now? If she’s willing to get a divorce, I’ll help her get custody of the child,” Gu Qingming said. “The child is so sensible. If he follows their family, he will definitely be destroyed in the future. He’ll definitely be better off with Sister-in-law Chunjiao.”
The three sisters-in-law looked at one another. The eldest sister-in-law thought for a moment and said, “Then I’ll ask Sister-in-law Chunjiao.”