“I’ll raise this child,” said the old lady with unprecedented seriousness.
“You…” Yi Zhong Hai glared at her.
“Let’s… divorce!” The old lady closed her eyes, sighed, and said.
When the old lady agreed to the divorce, Yi Zhong Hai felt a pang of panic. The old lady was even more anxious; she was afraid of this happening.
“Xiao Yi, Shu Fen, don’t be impulsive. Divorce is a laughing matter, you can't get divorced…” The old lady tapped the ground with her cane, her foot stomping in anger, she was resolutely opposed.
Yi Zhong Hai’s mention of divorce was a spur-of-the-moment outburst, but the old lady had clearly given it serious thought.
After over a decade of marriage, the old lady certainly had feelings for Yi Zhong Hai.
But the old lady also felt guilty, because her health wasn't good, and she couldn't give Yi Zhong Hai a son or daughter.
So, divorce was also a way to help Yi Zhong Hai. If Yi Zhong Hai remarried someone who could bear children, and had children, then Yi Zhong Hai wouldn't be a dead end. Even if it was hard for her, she would raise the child she found. She believed that true feelings were exchanged for true feelings, and even if the child's biological parents came looking for him in the future, he wouldn't abandon her.
Therefore, divorce was good for Yi Zhong Hai, and not so bad for her either.
Wang Lu Fei was also surprised to find out that because of him, the old lady wanted to divorce the old man.
But honestly, Wang Lu Fei was also a little touched.
It was just that the old lady would be raising him alone, and life would be tough in the future.
After all, wouldn't Yi Zhong Hai become an eighth-grade worker in a few years?
However, Yi Zhong Hai clearly didn’t want to adopt him.
“Xiao Yi, why don’t you just adopt this child? I, the old lady, will help take care of him. When he gets older, it will be fine.” The old lady looked at Yi Zhong Hai.
“Not adopting.” Yi Zhong Hai still disagreed.
The old lady didn’t look at Yi Zhong Hai anymore. She picked up the child on the kang and held him. She had already made her choice.
Early the next morning, the old lady went to the street office and got a certificate.
In this era, marriage required a letter of introduction, and divorce required a certificate.
Those with a unit could go to their unit to get one.
The old lady didn’t have a unit, so she went to the street office to get one.
If the old lady had a rural household registration, she would have to go to the rural brigade to get a certificate.
It's worth mentioning that nowadays, it's very easy to transfer a rural household registration to the city.
But rural household registration has farmland, so Jia Zhang Shi kept her rural household registration, and also made Qin Huairu keep her rural household registration.
Yi Zhong Hai walked outside with a cold face.
He squatted down at the door of his house and smoked.
The conflict couldn’t be resolved. Yi Zhong Hai absolutely refused to adopt a child, but the old lady was determined to adopt the child.
In addition, the old lady was also helping Yi Zhong Hai.
In the past, the old lady had considered it, but she didn't have the courage. But when she found the child, it gave her the courage.
Then again, what's said is said, water that’s been poured out can’t be retrieved.
The old lady wouldn’t take back her words.
Having finally made up her mind, the old lady wouldn’t change her mind.
Unless Yi Zhong Hai agreed to adopt the child.
“Old Yi, what’s wrong? Did you and the old lady have a fight?” Sha Zhu walked over.
“It's because I don’t agree to adopt a child, and she’s going to divorce me.” Yi Zhong Hai took a puff of his cigarette and said.
Hearing Yi Zhong Hai's words, Sha Zhu was also surprised.
However, Sha Zhu continued to persuade Yi Zhong Hai to adopt the child.
There were some things Sha Zhu didn’t say, but his meaning could be seen.
Sha Zhu's meaning was, you Yi Zhong Hai are a dead end, what's wrong with adopting a child? Afraid that the child will be unfilial when he grows up? Just discipline him well.
Now that the old lady has already stated her position, are you Yi Zhong Hai really going to divorce?
Yi Zhong Hai kept a cold face, adopting a child was out of the question.
He glanced at the Jia family and saw Jia Dong Xu. Yi Zhong Hai's heart became even more determined.
…
Jia's Family.
“Yi Zhong Hai’s couple is getting a divorce?” Jia Zhang Shi almost laughed out loud.
In Jia Zhang Shi's eyes, the old lady was truly crazy. She found a child outside and treated it as a treasure. It wasn’t her own.
If it had been her, Zhang Cuihua, she wouldn't have picked up a abandoned baby she saw outside and brought it home.
…
The third master’s house in the front courtyard, the second master’s house in the back courtyard, and Xu Da Mao’s house.
Xu Da Mao’s parents and sister were also at home.
At this time, Xu Fu Gui and his wife were also chatting with Xu Da Mao.
“Old Yi is too much. He’s a dead end, what’s wrong with adopting a child? His salary is so high, he can afford to raise even more children.” Xu Da Mao didn’t understand.
“Maybe he’s wanted to get a divorce for a long time and marry someone who can bear children. Who wants to be a dead end?” Xu Fu Gui said.
“Maybe that abandoned baby was secretly placed outside by Yi Zhong Hai, deliberately to be picked up by the old lady. He’s already planned it out.” Xu’s mother’s eyes narrowed, her thoughts ran wild.
“That’s impossible!” Xu Fu Gui and Xu Da Mao both gasped in shock.
Yi Zhong Hai is that scheming?
“You never know.” Xu’s mother.
Everyone says that Yi Zhong Hai is a good person, a moral role model, but Xu’s mother doesn't think so.
She had always felt that Yi Zhong Hai was a little hypocritical.
…
The old lady didn’t eat dinner either. She carried the child to the back courtyard and slept with the old lady that night.
The old lady sighed.
“Old lady, I can't give birth. It's better to divorce him earlier. He can find someone else who can have children. I'll just raise this child by myself.” The old lady said.
It sounds like the old lady wasn’t going to remarry.
The old lady was worried that after the old lady and Yi Zhong Hai divorced, they would move out, and even if they stayed in this courtyard, they wouldn't be able to take care of her like they did in the past.
In the end, the old lady was actually considering herself.
It’s not that the old lady didn’t think of the old lady, it’s just that she didn’t think of her much.
“Whether or not you have children is fate.” The old lady said again.
“Finding this child is fate for him and me.” The old lady.
The old lady: …
…
Yi Zhong Hai didn’t eat dinner either, he had no appetite.
At home alone, his wife used to bring him a basin of foot water every night.
Now, his wife didn't take care of him anymore.
Jia Dong Xu and his wife had come to see him earlier, and they also persuaded him not to divorce the old lady.
The divorce was proposed by Yi Zhong Hai, but it was an impulsive act. Now, though he regretted it, he couldn't bring himself to admit his mistake, because he couldn't bear to lose face.
He had thought that his wife wouldn't dare to agree to the divorce, but she actually agreed.
Now, he was caught between a rock and a hard place.
Thinking about it, Yi Zhong Hai began to blame Wang Lu Fei.
After all, if the old lady hadn't found Wang Lu Fei, it wouldn't be like this.
Blaming a baby, Yi Zhong Hai could only keep it in his heart. After all, if anyone found out, he would be drowned in spit.
“Divorce, then divorce.” Yi Zhong Hai thought to himself.
Divorce would be better for him. He would find someone who could have children, give him a bunch of fat boys, and the Yi family would flourish.
Thinking this way, his mind felt clearer.
Just that, his heart was still very upset.
The night passed uneventfully.
When Wang Lu Fei woke up, it was dawn outside.
That night, Wang Lu Fei woke up several times. The old lady didn’t bother Qin Huairu in the middle of the night. She made some rice porridge and changed his diapers.
The old lady helped, but she was actually getting in the way. She wanted to make the old lady know that raising a child is not easy. However, even though it was tough and difficult, the old lady persisted.