After get off work, Liu Mingda and Wang Peining met at the gate of Boya Xinyuan Community as usual, and then went home together. There was a small supermarket next to the gate of the community. Wang Peining arrived first and bought a bag of melon seeds. She ate the seeds while waiting for Liu Mingda. She was in a good mood and wondered what delicious food her aunt would make for her today.
She was eating melon seeds, humming her favorite songs, and nodding and greeting acquaintances passing by in a very good mood. Liu Mingda soon arrived. She stuffed the melon seeds in her hand into his hand. Liu Mingda smiled and said, "I don't eat melon seeds."
Wang Peining glanced at him with a proud look on her face: "This is not for you to eat, hold it for me."
Liu Mingda said good-temperedly: "Okay, okay, I'll help you hold it."
The two of them walked home talking and laughing. Liu Mingda saw his girlfriend's irrepressible smile, and his mood also soared. He asked, "What good thing happened?"
Wang Peining looked at him embarrassedly, lowered her head, and said uncomfortably: "Mingda, although it is a bit unfair to say this to my uncle and aunt, don't you think that since Uncle Han moved away with Han Feiyu and his sister, our home has become more comfortable? Uncle Han is a man after all, and he is not your biological father. Every time I come to your house, I am scared to take a shower, for fear that the clothes I wear are not in line with the rules. Over the years, this period of time is the only time I have spent the most comfortable time in your house. There are no outsiders, only my aunt and us, and I don't have to look at anyone's eyes..."
It might be unreasonable for her to say this, but if she had a choice, she really didn't want to live with the Han family. It was too awkward.
As Wang Peining spoke, Liu Mingda's face gradually became gloomy. It must be said that what Peining said was right. He would also be tired from acting every day. He lived the most comfortable and free time during the time when his father moved out. When he returned home, he was not on guard, did not make any calculations, and did not need to think twice before speaking. He did not need to be cautious for fear of saying the wrong thing and displeasing his stepfather.
His tone was low and he whispered soothingly, "It won't be like this forever."
Aunt Qu's son did not live with her after marriage. She had more time. When others got off work, she had finished dinner and went out for a walk. When she saw Liu Mingda and Wang Peining walking home hand in hand, her eyes flashed and she smiled and said, "Mingda, are you off work?"
Liu Mingda and Wang Peining looked up at the same time and saw that it was Aunt Qu from the community. They both responded with a smile.
Aunt Qu looked at Wang Peining with a smile and said, "Is this your girlfriend? She's so pretty."
Liu Mingda responded with a smile, and Wang Peining smiled slightly, with a hint of shyness after being praised.
Aunt Qu asked again: "I heard from your mother that you are getting married and are considering buying a wedding house?"
Liu Mingda responded vaguely and casually.
Aunt Qu ignored what he said and looked at Wang Peining and said, "This young man is capable, thrifty, and must love his wife. You have good taste."
Wang Peining smiled. After Aunt Qu finished speaking, she turned around and looked at Liu Mingda. She said with a thoughtful attitude: "If you buy a house, you can move out. You don't have to live in someone else's house and feel uncomfortable."
Living in someone else's house? What does this lady mean
Liu Mingda smiled slightly and said nothing.
Seeing that they were silent, Aunt Qu didn't care and continued, "After all, Han Ze's house is pre-marital property, and the family money is the money from the original Han family's old man selling land. Except for Han Ze's salary, everything else belongs to the Han family. You are step-sons, so you definitely won't get anything. You have to earn everything on your own, which is really difficult for you. But fortunately, even if you have nothing, you can still buy a house with your own ability. You really make your mother proud."
Liu Mingda's face changed slightly. How did Aunt Qu know that the house and money were Dad's pre-marital property? Why did their family affairs become known to everyone in the community? Thinking of this, he said to Aunt Qu, "Aunt, you are busy. It's getting late. We should go back."
Wang Peining glanced at Aunt Qu, then trotted back home with Liu Mingda.
Han Ze came and left. Hu Xialan was in a bad mood, but she still cooked a table of dishes and waited for her son and future daughter-in-law to come back. Hu Xialan looked at the time. When her son and future daughter-in-law came back, she got up and went to the house to get the dishes. Just as she put the dishes on the table, Liu Mingda and his wife came back.
When Liu Mingda saw his mother, he asked, "Mom, how did Aunt Qu know about our family? Did you tell her?"
Hu Xialan thought of what Han Ze had said to her in the morning. She thought it was a rumor about Han Ze's harsh stepson and Han Feiyu's brother and sister being perverse and overbearing. She glanced at Wang Peining and said uncomfortably, "It's just because your dad moved away. They are talking nonsense and making blind guesses. Don't take it to heart. After a while, your dad will move back, and the rumor will naturally fall apart."
This was the result of her thinking for the whole afternoon. She planned to call Han Ze in the evening. As long as he moved back and their family lived in harmony, others would naturally not believe those words and the rumors would change.
Liu Mingda said dissatisfiedly: "Mom, what are you talking about? Do you know what Aunt Qu said?"
Hu Xialan frowned: "Isn't it just the rumors about Old Han being harsh on his stepson and Han Feiyu's siblings being bad?"
Liu Mingda took a deep breath and said, "That would be great."
Hu Xialan looked at his expression and thought deeply. Aunt Qu and she were always at odds. Who knows what she said to Old Han today? She asked hurriedly, "What is the rumor?"
Liu Mingda said: “Except for Dad’s salary, all of the Han family’s assets are rumors of pre-marital property.”
"impossible."
Hu Xialan's tone was very absolute. She said in a lost voice, "I didn't go out and say anything about this matter. How did they know about it?"
She thought of the strangeness of Lao Han when he came back. Could it be that Lao Han told others about it? It was possible, after all, he had talked with Aunt Qu in the morning. How could he do this
Liu Mingda looked at her and said in a deep voice, "You didn't tell them how they knew it? Mom, I know you like to tell the sisters in the community about family matters, but what should be said and what should not be said, don't you have a clear mind?"
Hu Xialan whispered, "I didn't say that. Old Han said that."
Liu Mingda opened his eyes slightly, and asked suspiciously: "Dad hasn't come back yet, who can he tell?"
Hu Xialan lowered her eyes, her eyes slightly red as she said, "He came back this morning to give me living expenses. Aunt Qu talked to him. You know, Aunt Qu and I don't get along. I don't know what she said to Old Han to get us to know about our family affairs."
Liu Mingda sighed deeply. He knew that everything his mother did was for the good of the three of them, but sometimes, when his mother talked about Han Feiyu and Han Shutao, she would be unscrupulous and say whatever she wanted to belittle them. Didn't his mother know that some things would not end well if they were said too much? Why didn't she think about the fact that his image of thriftiness in his father's mind was too realistic, so his father didn't even think of buying him a wedding house
"Mom, are you spreading rumors about Han Feiyu and Han Shutao again?"
Hu Xialan was displeased by her son's questioning tone. She said, "I didn't say anything wrong about them. I just said they didn't like the food I cooked..."
Liu Mingda knew his mother's temper best. Things were definitely not as simple as his mother said. He tried to analyze it for her: "Mom, Han Feiyu and Han Shutao have changed their strategy. In Dad's heart, they are now sensible and filial children. If you continue to say bad things about them outside, and those words get to Dad's ears, do you think he will refute it? In order to refute their rumors, he may tell others the true situation of our family. It's very likely."
Hu Xialan stared at her son in a daze. She murmured, "So, your dad told others about our family affairs because of me?"
Wang Peining whispered beside him, "Aunt, Uncle Han is not a talkative person. He would not tell others about family matters unless he heard something that made him too angry."
Hu Xialan pursed her lips tightly and suddenly said in a listless voice: "Just say it, Lao Han has nothing left now anyway..."
"What's the meaning?"
Hu Xialan's expression made Liu Mingda feel panic, and he asked carefully and nervously.
Hu Xialan forced a smile on her helpless face, which was filled with resentment and hatred. She gritted her teeth and said, "Old Han's house, stocks, and cash were all given to Han Feiyu and Han Shutao. Now he has nothing except his salary."
Liu Mingda looked at her in disbelief. His face was very ugly. He asked gloomily, "Are you telling the truth?"
Hu Xialan nodded resentfully. After all, although Old Han had abandoned his two children for more than ten years and had not cared about them, he still had a fatherly heart towards them. After all, they were his own children.
Liu Mingda fell to the ground. Wang Peining was startled. She quickly pulled him up. Liu Mingda pulled the corner of his mouth towards him and said, "I'm fine."
Wang Peining sighed and pulled him to sit on the sofa. Liu Mingda felt that he was in a trance. He said self-deprecatingly: "Dad still likes his own children more!"
Wang Peining didn't want her boyfriend to be so decadent, and was even more worried that he would give up on himself. She advised: "Mingda, how has Uncle Han treated you over the years? Don't you know it?"
She also wanted the Han family's house and money, and she tried every means to calculate, but she didn't expect that in the end, she actually accelerated Uncle Han's giving away the things in the house to his own children. Now, Uncle Han has nothing left, and they have no choice but to accept the defeat. Losing those things does not mean that they can't live. She and Mingda's combined salary is 20,000 to 30,000 yuan per month, which is enough for them to gain a foothold in this city.
Liu Mingda smiled stiffly and said, "No matter how good you are to me, it's not as good as being your own child."
Wang Peining looked at Hu Xialan standing there. She couldn't help but complain, "Who told you to act so frugal in front of Uncle Han? Uncle Han thought you were rich, so how could he think of leaving the things to you?"
After so many things happened, she still didn't understand the characters of Hu Xialan and her boyfriend. She was a fool. However, although they were calculating, they were good to her. She didn't want to care too much.
Liu Mingda froze, but he still insisted, "Don't say I have no money. Even if I did, if Dad really treated me as his own child, he wouldn't give me nothing. After all, I'm not his biological child."
Wang Peining knew that her boyfriend was getting stuck in a dead end. She frowned and said, "But your last name is not Han. The Han family's house and money belonged to Uncle Han before his marriage. Some of those things were inherited from Grandpa Han by Uncle Han. Do you think Grandpa Han would give his things to someone with a different last name? If it were you, would you be willing?"
Her words didn't mean she was willing to accept it, but no matter how unwilling she was, there was nothing she could do. She could only comfort herself that those things never belonged to them in the first place, so if they were gone, they were gone.
Liu Mingda didn't say anything. Hu Xialan glared at Wang Peining unhappily and said, "Peining, you are Mingda's girlfriend, whose side are you on?"
Liu Mingda looked at Wang Peining hesitantly and said, "Peining, that's not what you told me originally."
Wang Peining sighed and said slowly, "But, if I don't think so, what can we do? Can you change Uncle Han's mind?"
Liu Mingda shook his head. It might have been easy to change his father's mind before, but now his father might be doubting his mother, and it would be very difficult to get his mother to convince him.
Wang Peining added: "Even if you can change Uncle Han's mind, his things have already been transferred to Han Feiyu and Han Shutao. Do you think they will give them to you?"
Liu Mingda shook his head without even thinking. Those two siblings hated them to death, so how could they transfer what they had obtained to them
Wang Peining spread his hands: "That's it. Since we can't get those things anyway, we should just stop thinking about them and live our lives honestly. Our salaries are higher than most people's, so there's no need to belittle ourselves. Uncle Han is right. It's hard to stand up if you rely on your parents for everything. If you rely on yourself for everything, you won't be in a panic when you encounter big things in the future. Han Feiyu and Han Shutao may not live a good life if they rely on Uncle Han for everything. Let's wait and see."
Liu Mingda smiled bitterly: "You do think it makes sense."
His girlfriend's open-mindedness made him look narrow-minded. But he just couldn't accept it. He had called Han Ze "Dad" for more than ten years, tried to please him for more than ten years, and schemed for more than ten years, but in the end he got nothing. This was not something that could be solved by thinking it through.
Wang Peining shrugged: "What can I do if I can't figure it out? Can't I just live my life?"
Hu Xialan was extremely dissatisfied with Wang Peining today. She said, "It didn't happen to you, but you are talking without any pain in your back."
Wang Peining also got angry. After all, it was because Mingda's mother was incompetent. If she was really capable, how could Uncle Han doubt her gentleness and virtue? If Uncle Han did not doubt her, he would not have moved out, and would not have transferred the house and stocks to Han Feiyu and Han Shutao so quickly.
She said, "Aunt, what do you think we should do? Can you still make trouble with Uncle Han? You have to know that the house we live in now is no longer Uncle Han's. If we make a big fuss, do you think Han Feiyu and his sister will kick us out?"
Hu Xialan said sternly: "They dare."
Wang Peining said matter-of-factly: "Aunt, if you really make a scene, Uncle Han will see your true colors, and they really dare to kick you out, and Uncle Han won't say anything."
"What is my true identity?"
Hu Xialan was touched in a sore spot. She asked with red eyes, "Tell me, what is my true face?"
Hu Xialan thought about how she tried to make delicious food for Wang Peining every day, but she didn't expect that she would say that. She hasn't even entered the family yet. If she really marries into the family, will she still have a good life? Old Han was right to worry. Wang Peining had a bad temper and would definitely bully her in the future.
Wang Peining also knew that her words just now were inappropriate, so she lowered her head and said nothing.
Hu Xialan was furious and had no intention of letting her go. She pointed at her and said, "I am a maid at home every day, serving you, washing clothes and cooking for you, but I didn't expect to serve an ungrateful person. Old Han always thought you were spoiled and would bully me when you got married. I didn't believe it, but now it seems that Old Han is right. He started to blame me, the future mother-in-law, before I even got married. I can still work now. If I can't do anything, will you kick me out? I can't afford a daughter-in-law like this."
Wang Peining's eyes were red. She stood up with her bag in her hand. She looked at Liu Mingda with tears in her eyes and said, "Mingda, I'm going back to my rented house tonight."
After saying that, she took her bag, opened the door and left.
Liu Mingda reacted and wanted to chase her, but was stopped by Hu Xialan. She said angrily: "Don't chase her. She's spoiled."
Liu Mingda looked at her impatiently and complained, "Mom, Pei Ning is doing this for our own good. Don't you think what you said is too much?"
Hu Xialan looked at him in disbelief: "Are you blaming me?"
Liu Mingda rubbed his brows in pain and said, "Mom, if Pei Ning was an ungrateful person, she would have broken up with me when she knew that Dad didn't prepare a wedding house for me. But she didn't. She even suggested that we pool our money together to buy a house. Although she has a little temper, most girls nowadays are spoiled by their parents. Who doesn't have a temper? It's not a big deal, that's all. You really shouldn't say that about her."
He glanced at Hu Xialan and sighed, "I'm worried that Pei Ning ran away alone. I'll go after her. She may not come back at night. You should lock the door when you're home alone."
After saying that, he opened the door and walked out.
Hu Xialan couldn't hold back her tears as she watched her son leave. It was unfilial of her to forget her mother after getting a wife. Fortunately, she still had Mingkai, otherwise she would be helpless when she got old.
Thinking of this, she took out her cell phone and dialed Mingkai's number. The call was connected, but no one answered for a long time. She was worried and disappointed, and she didn't know why Mingkai didn't answer her call. After hanging up the phone, she took a piece of paper to wipe her tears. She felt suffocated and looked at her phone. She couldn't help but dial Han Ze's number.
Han Ze had just finished dinner when the phone rang. Seeing that it was Hu Xialan calling, he answered the phone and said hello.
When Hu Xialan heard Han Ze's voice, she started crying again. She realized that without Old Han, she was nothing. She even offended her son and daughter-in-law. She choked up and said, "Old Han, when will you move back?"
Han Ze frowned and asked, "Why are you crying?"
Hu Xialan wiped her tears with the back of her hand and said in a hoarse voice: "I can't do anything well when you are not at home."
Han Ze raised his eyebrows, "What happened?"
"Peining dislikes me."
There was a cry in Hu Xialan's voice.
Han Ze's hand holding the phone paused, and he didn't say anything.
In his previous life, he gave all the household belongings to his two step-sons, and Han Feiyu and Han Shutao, brother and sister, cut off all ties with him.
After Hu Xialan's ex-husband was released from prison, he had nowhere to go. Liu Mingda and Liu Mingkai couldn't bear to see their biological father alone in his old age, so they took him back home. Liu Bingshen couldn't stand his ex-husband, and during an argument, he pushed him down from the upstairs, leaving him paralyzed.
After Hu Xialan and her son knew the truth, they just complained about Liu Bingshen and did nothing. After the original body became paralyzed, Hu Xialan and her son took care of him for a while, and then they began to dislike him. They were so busy that they often forgot to feed him.
Later, Wang Peining gave birth in the hospital. Hu Xialan ran back and forth between the hospital and home to take care of Wang Peining, and had long forgotten about him. For four or five days, he did not get a grain of rice or a sip of water. The original body was later starved to death.
Thinking of this, Han Ze asked in a low voice: "Why does Pei Ning dislike you?"
From the memories of the original body, it was known that the relationship between the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had always been very harmonious. But now they were arguing
Hu Xialan cried, "I am not well educated and I am not very good at speaking. Pei Ning probably thought that my words were not pleasant to the ears and was annoyed that I was controlling them, so she left in anger. Mingda also went after her, and I am the only one left at home..."
Han Ze asked, "What did you say? Let me analyze it for you and see why Pei Ning was angry with you."
Hu Xialan stammered: "She didn't say anything. I don't know why she was angry."
Han Ze sighed slightly, and said, "Pening may have a temper, but as you said, she is a college student, and her parents are teachers. She is definitely a reasonable girl and will not get angry for no reason. Unless you say something to her, she will not get angry with you."
Hu Xialan argued: "I really didn't say anything. You also know that mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are natural enemies..."
Han Ze was amused. This woman would try her best to discredit anyone she didn't like. What was she trying to do now? Did she want to find a new partner for Liu Mingda just because Wang Peining had a quarrel with her
He was a little impatient: "Xia Lan, Pei Ning is a junior, and it's okay for young people to have a little temper. As long as she is reasonable and willing to live a good life with Mingda, we shouldn't ask for too much. You are just her mother-in-law, not her biological mother, so you should be careful with your tone. You did a good job before, why can't you do it now? Or do you have a hot temper that gets ignited at the slightest provocation?"
Hu Xialan panicked, her face pale, and she quickly said, "Old Han, don't you know what kind of personality I have? When have I ever gotten angry with anyone?"
Han Ze said expressionlessly, "You may not have quarreled with anyone before, but you had a quarrel with Aunt Chen recently, and now you are quarreling with your future daughter-in-law whom you like very much. They said that you spread the rumors about me and the children in the community. They are true and false. I don't understand what kind of character you are..."
Hu Xialan's heart trembled. Old Han really suspected her. No, maybe he suspected her since she quarreled with Aunt Chen. Otherwise, he would not have given his house and stocks to Han Feiyu and Han Shutao so quickly. Thinking of this, she asked tentatively: "Old Han, are you doubting me?"
Han Ze smiled bitterly and said, "Xia Lan, do you know why I transferred the house and shares to Feiyu and Shu Tao so quickly?"
Hu Xialan was worried and didn't ask. She felt that the reason was not what she wanted to hear.
Han Ze didn't care whether she wanted to listen or not. He said bluntly: "Although I told Feiyu and Shutao that you are gentle and virtuous, with an open mind, and you will not expect things that do not belong to you, otherwise you would not let Mingda save money to buy a house. But seeing you and Aunt Chen arguing over trivial matters, I had doubts in my heart. I wanted to convince myself that I didn't trust the wrong person all these years, and I also wanted to prove that you are really a gentle, virtuous, sensible, and considerate woman. So I gave all the things in the house to Feiyu and Shutao, wanting to see your reaction..."
With a bang, Hu Xialan felt something break. She asked blankly, "Did you see anything?"
Han Ze held the phone in his hand, remaining silent for a long time.
Han Feiyu and Han Shutao, who were standing next to him, had been listening to him intently. It turned out that their old man had already suspected Hu Xialan at that time, and in order to test her, he gave them the house. This made sense, but the price was too high.
Han Ze didn't say anything. Hu Xialan seemed to be angry with him and asked again: "Did you see anything?"
Han Ze didn't say anything for a while. Then he said without any emotion, "Let's get a divorce."
The words of divorce also indirectly showed that he saw her true face.
Hu Xialan's face changed drastically: "Don't even think about it."
After saying that, he hung up the phone without waiting for Han Ze to react.
Han Ze stared at his phone in a trance. Han Feiyu and Han Shutao looked at each other. Han Shutao looked at his silly old man, sighed and shook his head. The old man had ignored them for more than ten years. They resented him, thinking that he had been deceived by Hu Xialan and her son for more than ten years without knowing it, and felt sorry for him. It is true that there must be something hateful about pitiful people.
After all, he was her biological father. Seeing him like this, she couldn't bear it and comforted him, "Dad, think about it, you still have me and my brother."
Han Ze glanced at them, put his phone on the coffee table, leaned back on the sofa, and said with a wry smile: "Shu Tao, you are right, Dad is just a simple old man, a stupid old man, who has been deceived for more than ten years."
Han Shutao said, "Dad, if you think about it this way, she has only deceived you for more than ten years. At least you have not been fooled by her for your whole life. Besides, although she deceived you for more than ten years, she has taken care of you for more than ten years. She has taken care of you for more than ten years, and you have raised her children and sent her children to school. You have not treated her unfairly."
Han Ze lowered his head and said nothing.
Han Feiyu asked: "Dad, are you really going to divorce Hu Xialan?"
Han Ze looked up, a little reluctant: "After I came back this afternoon, I thought a lot. After so many years, it would be a lie to say that I have no feelings for her. But now that I know she cheated on me, I can't get along with her anymore. It's not a solution to drag it on like this. Divorce is good for everyone. It's better to suffer a short pain than a long one. She is still young. After the divorce, she may be able to find someone better."
Han Feiyu and Han Shutao looked at each other, and Han Feiyu asked, "She lied to you, don't you hate her?"
Han Ze was completely exhausted and shook his head. "I just hate myself for being blind and not being able to judge people well."
Han Feiyu said: "It's up to you to decide. No matter what you do, Shu Tao and I support you."
Han Ze was relieved: "Fortunately, you are here."
...
Hu Xialan hung up the phone in despair, and then called Liu Mingda again. She said resentfully, "Mingda, your father wants to divorce me, and it's all Wang Peining's fault. If she hadn't made a fuss with me and left in anger, I wouldn't have called your father, and your father wouldn't have divorced me."
Liu Mingda frowned, suspecting that he had heard wrongly, and asked, "Why did Dad ask for a divorce from you? What did you say?"
Hu Xialan cried and said, "Your father knew that I cheated on him, and he wanted to divorce me. It's all Wang Peining's fault. If she hadn't given me a bad idea to pretend to be sick, how could your father think of asking Auntie to come? If I hadn't quarreled with Auntie, how could your father move out because he suspected me? And he gave his house and shares to those two bastards just to test me? Now, because of her quarrel with me, your father has made up his mind to divorce me..."
Liu Mingda said weakly: "Mom, calm down. These have nothing to do with Pei Ning. Did Dad say he wanted to divorce you, or was he just saying it out of anger?"
Hu Xialan shook her head and choked up, "I know Lao Han. He is a bit too serious and cold-hearted. He originally thought that he could ignore those two kids because they didn't listen to him and went against him. Now that he knows that I cheated on him, he will definitely divorce me."
Liu Mingda actually understood his stepfather. He said helplessly, "Dad has nothing now. Divorce doesn't really matter."
He was speaking from the heart. His stepfather had given everything to his children. He only had a pension of more than 4,000 yuan a month. What could he do with that money? He might not even have enough to spend on himself, so how could he support him? Since he had filed for a divorce, he might as well just divorce, so that he wouldn't have to support his stepfather in the future.
Hu Xialan shouted in disbelief: "What are you talking about? I'm old, what should I do if I get divorced?"
Liu Mingda said expressionlessly: "You are only in your fifties. If you want to remarry after your divorce, I have no objection."
Hu Xialan yelled in astonishment: "Liu Mingda, you are also an ungrateful person."
After saying that, he hung up the phone.
She simply couldn't believe that those were her son's words, and he was actually urging her to divorce. If she divorced at her old age, wouldn't others laugh at her
Besides, if she doesn't divorce, she can still live in this house. After the divorce, she has nothing, so where will she live
Definitely not getting divorced.
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