Just as Wang Hao was about to push the door open and confront Wang Jianguo, Liu Chunlan suddenly kicked the courtyard door open.
She rushed up to Widow Zhang and slapped her hard across the face.
"Slut, you damn slut! How dare you seduce my husband!
"Zhang Xiu, I should have known you were a worthless widow. I should have noticed something was wrong between you two a long time ago.
"Tell me, how long have you two been messing around?"
Widow Zhang, holding her slapped face, didn't dare utter a word, knowing her position was shameful.
But Wang Jianguo's heart ached for her.
He immediately shielded Widow Zhang and slapped Liu Chunlan back.
"Are you crazy? Who told you to come here and hit people?"
Liu Chunlan never expected Wang Jianguo to actually defend Widow Zhang.
She burst into loud sobs.
"Damn you, Wang Jianguo! I am your wife!
"I'm not dead yet, and you're already cheating on me.
"And you hit me for her?
"Wang Jianguo, you heartless bastard!"
Wang Hao couldn't stand watching this anymore. He supported Liu Chunlan.
"Dad, how could you hit Mom for an outsider?
"Explain this to Mom right now, what exactly is going on?"
He scoffed. "She deserved it. Who told her to strike first?
"Wang Hao, since you all know now, I won't hide it anymore.
"Auntie Zhang and I have been together for a few years. I didn't want to make a fuss about it, but since you've found out anyway,
"I might as well be straightforward with you.
"Liu Chunlan, I want a divorce!"
"What?"
Liu Chunlan instantly stopped crying.
"Wang Jianguo, are you out of your mind? You're in your fifties! Do you have no shame?"
Wang Jianguo didn't even blush.
"It's exactly because I'm in my fifties that I need to be bold and brave for once.
"I'm going to die eventually anyway, so what do I have to be afraid of?"
Liu Chunlan simply couldn't believe he could say something so shameless. Even Wang Hao couldn't listen anymore.
"Dad, what are you doing? Do you think our family doesn't have enough problems?
"Lin Wanyi wants to divorce me, Li Jun wants to divorce my oldest sister, and now you want to join the fun?"
Wang Jianguo lit a cigarette.
"I'm not joking with you. I just love Auntie Zhang, and I can't leave her.
"She's younger, prettier, and gentler than your mom. I'm going to marry her."
Their argument attracted other villagers who came to watch the drama.
Leading the pack was Zhang Cuihua.
She was smiling gleefully.
"Oh my, Chunlan, what happened to your face? Who hit you?
"Good heavens, could it have been Wang Jianguo?"
Liu Chunlan wished the ground would swallow her whole.
She had competed with Zhang Cuihua her entire life.
In previous years, because she had an obedient daughter-in-law like Lin Wanyi, she always had the upper hand over Zhang Cuihua.
But in just these past few months, Zhang Cuihua had laughed at her countless times.
Thinking of this, her hatred for Zhang Xiu surged again.
It was all her fault. She was the one who seduced Wang Jianguo.
Otherwise, Liu Chunlan wouldn't be in such an embarrassing situation.
She was furious, incredibly furious.
Finally, taking advantage of Wang Jianguo's inattention, she stepped forward and grabbed Zhang Xiu by the hair.
"Slut, you dirty slut! Acting so cheap at your age!
"If you're so desperate for a man, why don't you just die? Why the hell don't you just die?
"Once you're dead, you can go see your own man. Go die already!"
Zhang Xiu was in agonizing pain from Liu Chunlan's pulling.
She cried out to Wang Jianguo and Wang Donglin for help.
"Jianguo, Donglin, save me! Save me right now!
"She's going to rip my hair out!"
Wang Jianguo ruthlessly slapped Liu Chunlan again.
"Let go! You bitch, let go!
"If you have the guts, hit me! What does this have to do with her?"
Liu Chunlan raised her hand to slap Wang Jianguo back, but he kicked her first, sending her flying several meters away.
Liu Chunlan clutched her chest, gasping for air.
"Mom!"
Wang Hao hurriedly tried to help her up. "Get up, Mom, get up quickly."
Unable to get up, Liu Chunlan simply lay on the ground and threw a tantrum.
"Everyone, please stand up for me! Men and women, young and old of the village, seek justice for me!
"This damned widow actually seduced my husband!
"You all need to know, she is a shameless widow. If she dares to seduce my husband today, she might seduce yours tomorrow!
"Or maybe she has already hooked up with your men!
"If you don't stand on my side today, you won't be able to keep your own husbands tomorrow!"
Hearing her say this, the women in the village grew a bit nervous.
But Zhang Cuihua laughed.
"Liu Chunlan, Zhang Xiu might be no good, but your Wang Jianguo is no saint either.
"It takes two to tango; you can't just blame Zhang Xiu.
"I think you should manage your own old man first."
The other villagers also began to chime in.
"Yeah, neither of them is any good. In ancient times, both of them would have been thrown into the river to feed the fish."
"Exactly."
Someone spoke to Wang Jianguo.
"Wang Jianguo, your family is sure putting on a show this year! The son gets a divorce, and now the father is getting one too!
"Hahaha, isn't that right, everyone?"
"Hahaha!"
The villagers roared with laughter, and Wang Jianguo finally felt humiliated.
He glared viciously at Liu Chunlan.
"Are you happy? Are you really happy now?
"Making such a scene and letting everyone treat us like a joke, does that make you feel good?"
Liu Chunlan was so angry she could barely breathe. "Wang Jianguo, do you have any conscience at all?
"You're the one who wronged me! You and Zhang Xiu messing around behind my back wronged me!
"And you say I'm making a scene?
"Fine! You want a divorce? Then give me all your money, and I'll divorce you.
"Let's see how you raise a widow's son without any money!"
They argued bitterly.
Wang Hao just found it entirely absurd.
He didn't want to keep watching them fight, didn't want to keep listening to them argue.
He turned around to leave; he was going to find Lin Wanyi and Wang Keke.
He wanted to live his own life, to return to his previously happy life.
Whether it was Wang Jianguo or Liu Chunlan.
He didn't want to care anymore.
Let them fight and make a scene however they wanted.
After all, they had three children. Why should all the pressure fall on him, the youngest child?
If his oldest brother didn't care, and his oldest sister didn't care, then he wouldn't care either.
Let them fend for themselves.
But just as he was about to turn away, he heard a gasp of alarm.
He turned his head and saw Wang Jianguo collapse.
He fell straight down to the ground.
It all happened so suddenly, so suddenly that Liu Chunlan forgot to cry or curse.
Seeing Wang Jianguo fall, Widow Zhang immediately waved her hands.
"It's not my fault, this has nothing to do with me!
"Wang Hao, so many people are watching, I didn't even touch your dad. He fainted on his own.
"Oh, wait."
She thought for a moment and continued, "He was angered to the point of fainting by your mom! That's it, she made him pass out.
"Wang Hao, hurry up and take him to the hospital!"
Wang Hao instinctively went to dial emergency services.
But Liu Chunlan stopped him.
"Don't call, son. Leave him be.
"This is definitely God punishing him because He couldn't stand watching this anymore.
"He deserves to die, just let him die!"
Ultimately, Wang Hao didn't have the heart to just let Wang Jianguo die there.
He made the emergency call anyway.
A few hours later, he received news like a bolt from the blue.
The doctor said,
"After a preliminary examination, it appears your father has lung cancer. It's in the late stages."
