Wang Hao was unconvinced:
How am I not good to her? In our eight years of marriage, I haven't made her work a single day.
I never let her lack food or clothing. I've kept her well-fed and comfortable. How am I not good to her?
Tch!
Zhao Yulan shot Wang Hao a look of disdain:
So she's an idiot? If it's really as good as you say, why would she divorce you?
And cry every day since she came back? Wang Hao, get lost.
Don't ruin her nephew's good prospects.
Wang Hao was not going to leave.
He had made up his mind to stay at the Lin house until Lin Wanyi agreed to go back with him.
Otherwise, he would just sit right outside the courtyard.
Scrolling on his phone, eating snacks. He had even prepared a picnic mat and planned to sleep outside at night.
He didn't believe the Lin family could be so shameless.
Sure enough, not long after he sat down, other villagers passing by started shooting him strange looks.
The Lin family's area was called a village, but it wasn't too remote.
The downtown area was just a short distance from their door.
So there were a lot of people coming and going outside the gate.
Wang Hao lying on the ground like that attracted too much attention.
People started talking all at once:
Who is this guy? Why is he sleeping at someone else's door?
I heard it's Lin Wanyi's husband. He chased her all the way here.
Oh, the husband she married far away? He's really devoted, chasing her from so far.
Devoted? You don't know that in their eight years of marriage, he never let Lin Wanyi come home for the New Year.
She only came back last year when her dad died. She didn't fulfill her filial duties for even a day, and left before the first seven days of mourning were over.
Wang Hao let them gossip and continued looking at his phone.
Liu Chunlan called him:
Son, have you arrived? Did you get Lin Wanyi?
Did you see Wang Keke? When are you coming back?
Your dad is half-dead at home every day. I'm sick to death of seeing it.
Wang Hao said, I'm here, but she hasn't agreed to go back with me yet.
She still hasn't agreed?
Liu Chunlan gripped the phone angrily:
What does she want? You went to pick her up in person, and she still won't agree to come back?
How big of an ego does she have? Even the President wouldn't be this hard to invite.
Son, tell me, did she find another man over there and is preparing to remarry?
Wang Hao immediately said, Mom, how did you know? When I arrived today, there was a man saying he wanted to be a dad to Wang Keke.
Fortunately, I arrived in time, or else he would have succeeded.
Liu Chunlan snorted:
See? I told you she wasn't honest.
Now you know why I did everything I could to stop her from going back.
Son, let me tell you, swallow your pride for these next two days. Just coax her back, and watch how I deal with her.
Wang Hao agreed.
Liu Chunlan was right. No matter what, he had to coax Lin Wanyi back first.
Wang Hao felt there was something wrong with him.
He always felt that whoever spoke was right.
Lin Wanyi was right, Li Suhua was right.
But when he made up his mind to treat Lin Wanyi well again and start a family anew, he felt Liu Chunlan was right too.
Crazy.
He felt he was going crazy.
He was like a blade of grass swaying in the wind, bending whichever way it blew.
He just didn't know which side to lean towards.
Liu Chunlan hung up the phone and glared at Wang Jianguo, who was lying in bed.
Ever since he found out about his illness, his whole person had suddenly collapsed.
He used to wander around and was passionately involved with Widow Zhang, but now he lay in bed every day as if he were dying.
He asked Liu Chunlan:
When are the kids coming back? My grandson and granddaughter both need to come back.
Otherwise, I won't be able to rest in peace when I die.
Liu Chunlan, unable to contain her anger, kicked him:
Why do you care about your grandson and granddaughter? You just care about your Xiu'er.
You just care about her son.
You want my grandson and granddaughter to come see you? Dream on.
Wang Jianguo coughed while tears flowed down his face.
Liu Chunlan grew even more annoyed seeing this.
She ran to Zhang Xiu's house again:
Zhang Xiu, you damn widow, don't hide. You used so much of Wang Jianguo's money. When are you going to pay it back to me?
Three thousand every month. He has a record of it all.
Zhang Xiu, give it back to me, you can't run away!
No one answered her. No matter how much she shouted or banged on the door, no one responded.
Instead, Zhang Cuihua heard the noise:
Liu Chunlan, what are you yelling for? Zhang Xiu ran away a long time ago.
I heard she ran away with her son right after Wang Jianguo got cancer.
Ran away?
Liu Chunlan didn't believe it.
Of course she ran away. Otherwise, she'd wait for you to come make a scene every day?
Liu Chunlan was even angrier now.
She had a stomach full of anger with nowhere to vent it, and she couldn't get back all the money Wang Jianguo had spent.
When she returned, she heard Wang Jianguo groaning and moaning.
She was annoyed to death.
She slapped Wang Jianguo across the face:
Shut up, you're so noisy!
The sky had just darkened a bit, and the streetlights came on.
Wang Hao received a call from Wang Jianguo:
Son, when are you bringing Lin Wanyi back? Your mom doesn't treat me like a human being at all.
She either beats me or scolds me, and doesn't even give me enough to eat.
Hurry up and get Lin Wanyi back to take care of me, or I don't know how many days I have left to live.
Wang Hao looked at his phone and didn't say much, only replying:
Dad, just go along with Mom at a time like this. Don't provoke her.
Lin Wanyi saw Wang Hao outside the gate from the balcony.
Wang Keke asked her, Mom, is Dad not leaving?
Lin Wanyi held her on her lap:
Baby, if Dad insists on fighting Mom for you, who will you go with?
Wang Keke hugged her neck:
Mom. I'll definitely go with Mom.
Dad doesn't like me, I know.
Lin Wanyi felt a pang of sorrow in her heart.
Even though Keke was only seven years old, she really understood a lot.
She helped Lin Wanyi wipe away her tears:
Mom, don't cry. Keke will stay with Mom forever.
I didn't even call him when I saw Dad today.
Lin Wanyi felt even sadder. She actually didn't want things to be this way.
If only Wang Hao could part amicably, she would let Keke continue to stay in touch with him.
She would even allow him to visit Keke regularly.
But Wang Hao insisted on making things so awkward and ugly.
It wasn't Lin Wanyi's fault.
The sky turned completely dark.
Lin Jiajun was furious. He grabbed a mop handle and wanted to go outside.
Lin Wanyi quickly held him back:
Jiajun, you're being impulsive again. Haven't I told you many times?
You're about to get married. You need to stay calm when dealing with things.
Li Suhua also held Lin Jiajun down:
Exactly, listen to your eldest sister. He's outside suffering from the cold and hunger, while we are comfortable inside. Why bother with him?
Let's see how long he can last.
Lin Jiajun finally came to his senses:
Yeah, what am I so anxious about?
My brain.
That night, Lin Wanyi tossed and turned, unable to sleep.
Li Suhua knew she was in a bad mood, so she took Wang Keke to sleep with her.
But in the middle of the night, she suddenly came looking for Lin Wanyi in a panic:
Keke has a fever, Wanyi, come quick and look.
Her whole body is burning hot. I took her temperature, and it's almost forty degrees.
