Chapter 648

Jia Family's depression.

It cannot be described in words.

Lou Xiaoe appeared, but she was surrounded by bodyguards; the Jia Family could not approach her at all, only able to keep a great distance and try to ingratiate themselves from afar.

He got a cold shoulder after his warm approach.

Lou Xiaoe ignored the Jia Family's attempts to strike up conversation; having seen too many people like the Jia Family, she, as Hexiao's birth mother, burned two sheets of paper for Shazhu.

Really just two sheets of paper.

I don't know whether this was agreed upon with He Yushui.

The paper burned was still the kind bought with money by the Jia Family.

Two sheets of burned paper didn't cost much.

However, it made the Jia Family feel like they'd been slapped in the face; there was no condolence money, and they didn't even bother with the simplest Jia Family thank-you ritual, just patted their buttocks and left.

No benefit gained.

Requires giving for nothing.

Bangeng's inner anger was suppressed to the extreme.

Lou Xiaoe came alone; Shazhu's biological son Hexiao did not appear, which caused Bangeng, who wanted to distance himself as much as possible from Shazhu, to reluctantly smash something for Shazhu against his will.

Regardless of whether Bangeng was willing or not, he had to smash a basin for Shazhu.

Many people around were watching.

Not smashing it was also not allowed.

The Jia Family's whitewashing must not fail; this is Qin Huairu's instruction to Bangeng.

Bangeng gritted his teeth and forcefully threw the burning paper basin in front of Shazhu's portrait; following Qin Huairu's instruction, he cried out loudly, wailing to heaven and earth.

"Silly Dad, take care!"

Around, a bunch of outsiders who didn't know the situation.

Witnessing the scene of Shazhu's grand, splendid funeral.

They said some things that the Jia Family wanted to hear.

"Shazhu's life was worthwhile; although he had no son, his adopted son was fine—he smashed the fire basin for him and prepared so many things; his future days will surely be prosperous and vibrant."

"Mainly, Shazhu also put actual effort into these years—the Jia Family's house, Bangeng and their work, Xiao Dang and Huaihua's dowries—none of these were not arranged by Shazhu."

"Also, who was that person just now? What's his name, Yi Zhonghai? What's the deal with him?"

"Yi Zhonghai has no child; Shazhu is a good person, kind-hearted; during the time he lived together with Qin Huairu, seeing Yi Zhonghai alone and helpless, he thought it was just a matter of a pair of chopsticks; he didn't expect Yi Zhonghai to take it seriously, wanting Shazhu to support him in old age; Shazhu agreed; as a result, Shazhu passed away before Yi Zhonghai; when Yi Zhonghai saw Shazhu dead, he wondered how his old-age support would be handled; he said Qin Huairu was a promiscuous woman, Bangeng was a lustful man, Jia Zhangshi was a matchmaker, Xiao Dang and Huaihua were white-eyed wolves, blaming them for Shazhu's death; as a result, Bangeng produced Shazhu's hospital diagnosis and told Yi Zhonghai that they were two different matters."

"This Yi Zhonghai is truly inhuman; Shazhu treated him so well, yet he could still cause a big disturbance at Shazhu's memorial hall; this is unwilling to let Shazhu depart peacefully, truly making one feel it's not worth it for Shazhu."

"Yi Zhonghai also ran into the Jia Family; the Jia Family are good-tempered, yet Yi Zhonghai bullied them to their heads, yet he still kept shouting 'Grandpa' at them; if it were someone else, they would have already taken up the mourning sticks and driven him away."

"At that time, Yi Zhonghai deliberately provoked Bangeng; as long as Bangeng hit him, Yi Zhonghai would use this incident to extort the Jia Family; the older one gets, the worse one becomes, deserving to have no descendants."

These words.

They were transmitted to the Jia Family's ears.

After spending real money and giving Shazhu a grand funeral, the Jia Family finally heard some good news beneficial to them.

Reputation, ah.

For the sake of reputation.

Xiao Dang, Huaihua, and Bangeng cried even more earnestly.

Qin Huairu was also a skilled actor, staging a dramatic scene of crying until she fainted, collapsing headfirst before Shazhu's portrait.

Jia Zhangshi, seeing the five members of the Jia Family, found her performance lacking; for the sake of reputation, she also began to tear up, speaking of Shazhu's past events.

In the midst of the wailing to heaven and earth.

Shazhu's funeral proceedings slowly drew to a close.

After being laid to rest.

The Jia Family all let out a sigh of relief.

The heavy stone in their hearts could finally settle.

No unexpected incidents occurred, and no one was taken away.

This is a good thing.

Returning to the Jia Family, with no outsiders around, naturally there was no need to hide; the first thing Bangeng and they did upon entering was to take off their mourning clothes and trousers, throw them on the ground, and lazily sprawl their bodies on the sofa.

Another one.

Count as one.

They were all panting.

I didn't expect that fake crying would also be so exhausting; Bangeng and they lost their voices; among all the people, the only one who presumably felt sad about Shazhu's death was Tang Yanling.

Looking at those people slumped over, Tang Yanling sighed, left the Jia Family, and headed toward her maiden home.

Since the incident of driving away Shazhu leading to his death occurred, Tang Yanling moved out of the Jia Family; she couldn't get past that hurdle in her heart, feeling that the Jia Family were all beasts.

A person who had devoted half his life to the Jia Family was thus mercilessly driven out by them.

At that time.

Considered reporting to the authorities.

However, thinking about the child's father, he would lose his life over this, and the child would also acquire the reputation of being the son of a murderer, which would amount to ruining the child's entire life.

This is the child that crawled out of Tang Yanling's womb.

She thus gave up the idea of reporting to the authorities, continued living at her maiden home; today, she came back to the siheyuan solely out of sentiment for Shazhu's funeral, to see him off.

When she was about to leave.

She left a file folder for Bangeng.

She wants to divorce Bangeng, not wanting to stay with beasts.

Bangeng, don't think you're still bragging to Xiao Dang, Huaihua and them.

"Xiao Dang, you can do it—I thought you couldn't even cry out, but Huaihua isn't bad either; her crying is called heartbroken, and I heard many people praising Huaihua."

"Brother, you got it wrong—people are praising our mom, saying she treats Shazhu well, and that Shazhu marrying her made this lifetime worthwhile."

"Mom, you're really something—actually thinking of feigning a faint; at that moment I was dumbfounded, still thinking you really fainted, until I saw your eyelashes move, then I knew you were pretending."

"Alright, say fewer words." Qin Huairu sat up straight, solemnly speaking to Bangeng and them: "Shazhu's matter is finally settled; our Jia Family also had a scare but came out unscathed; this also serves as a warning for us: if we encounter such things in the future, we must not act hot-headed and ignore them; also, He Yushui is a white-eyed wolf, resenting Shazhu, and Lou Xiaoe also resents Shazhu; otherwise our Jia Family would not die but would have to shed a layer of skin."

"Bangeng, Xiao Dang, Huaihua." Jia Zhangshi followed up in agreement: "Your mom is right; from now on, when encountering things, you should think more, not just act on whatever comes to mind."

Bangeng glanced at Jia Zhangshi.

He thought to himself.

As for Shazhu's matter, you can't blame Jia Zhangshi; if it weren't for you saying Shazhu was useless, keeping him in the Jia Family would only bring trouble, Bangeng wouldn't have gone so far as to drive Shazhu out of the house.

Until Shazhu died.

Only then did Bangeng realize he had missed out on a lot of money.

He Yushui has money.

Lou Xiaoe has money.

He Xia has money.

These are all people related to Shazhu, yet they have no relation to the Jia Family.

If I had known Shazhu was this important, I would have kept him a few more days.

One misstep.

Every step a mistake.

These complaints, Bangeng only mutters them in his heart, not so foolish as to speak them out; he shifted his body, suddenly feeling something hard like a book under his buttocks.

He lifted his buttocks.

He grabbed that hard thing with his hand, used a bit of force, and pulled the file bag from under his buttocks, seeing that the handwriting on it was somewhat familiar.

He reached out and tore open the seal of the file bag, seeing inside were two sheets of paper.

He thought it was something good.

He pulled it out, glanced at it, and the whole person froze on the spot.

Xiao Dang and Huaihua, who were nearby wanting to watch the fun, upon seeing the content, instantly became idiots.

It turned out to be the divorce agreement between Tang Yanling and Bangeng.

Xiao Dang, this heartless person, fearing the matter wouldn't become big enough, deliberately read it out loud.

"Divorce Agreement: The female party, Tang Yanling, due to lack of feelings with the male party, Jia Bangeng, and inability to find common marital topics, hereby applies to dissolve the marital relationship, based on the principle of mutual voluntariness, after friendly negotiation, effective immediately, the marital relationship between the female party Tang Yanling and the male party Jia Bangeng shall become …."

Just a moment ago, the Jia Family members were still feeling relieved after settling Shazhu's aftermath without any incident, but they were all stunned dumb by Xiao Dang's recitation of the content.

What the heck.

Tang Yanling wants to divorce Bangeng.

How is that possible?

Qin Huairu couldn't believe it, snatched the divorce agreement from Bangeng's hand, glanced at it, and let out a helpless sigh.

She seemed to understand why Tang Yanling wanted to divorce Bangeng.

It should be the Shazhu matter that hurt Tang Yanling's heart.

Qin Huairu thought so.

Tang Yanling being with Bangeng was all thanks to Shazhu's matchmaking—he even arranged the new place and the wedding stuff; after marriage, because of Lou Xiaoe's canteen, they'd bring back some food each day, and whenever Tang Yanling's natal family had issues, Shazhu would help handle them.

Among the Jia Family, the person most grateful to Shazhu is not the Jia Family members who have supported him since childhood, but Tang Yanling, who married into the Jia Family midway.

This cannot go unsaid.

This is a mockery.

Understanding is understanding.

Qin Huairu, however, felt a bit worried: after Shazhu became paralyzed, how the Jia Family treated him—Tang Yanling was both informed and an eyewitness.

Although Shazhu is dead and has been buried.

But if Tang Yanling goes out and reveals the truth, it could cause trouble, and the Jia Family would be stabbed in the back.

A faint trace of worry.

Appearing on Qin Huairu's forehead.

She suddenly felt her hand inexplicably light.

Instinctively she glanced and found the divorce agreement in her hand had been snatched by Jia Zhangshi, who, upon seeing the content, burst into a tirade.

"You're also a heartless bastard—what were you thinking, on what grounds do you divorce Bangeng? What have we Jia Family done to you? Not let you eat? Not let you drink? Not give you money to spend? Made you wear less? Your brain must have been kicked by a donkey—divorce, what divorce? You try divorcing one, really think I, an old woman, have no temper? In our Jia Family, only a widow's fate exists, no divorce's fate; as long as I'm here, you won't get this divorce."

Xiao Dang said a heartless, murderous sentence.

The defiant Jia Zhangshi.

Not saying a word.

"Grandma, Tang Yanling's parents are still around, her brothers are all married, her family is big and prosperous—do you really want to go over and confront them? It's not like before; you think you can't divorce, but you're wrong—now as long as feelings aren't right, you can divorce; you can't stop them."

"Grandma, my sister is right, what you're saying isn't pleasant to hear; I've been listening and feeling a bit uneasy—what, our Jia Family only has a widow's fate, no divorce's fate; my brother is fine, your words aren't cursing my brother, are they?"

Sisters of one heart.

Its benefit cuts gold.

They sang in harmony, leaving Jia Zhangshi speechless.

This also counts as repaying the grudge from when Jia Zhangshi called Xiao Dang and Huaihua "money-losing goods."

Jia Zhangshi reckoned she also knew she had misspoken, she gave Bangeng a resentful look, seeing Bangeng had no intention of turning against her, she suddenly mustered courage.

"Divorce isn't impossible; she Tang Yanling would leave with nothing, all the Jia family's property is what Shazhu earned back, it has nothing to do with Tang Yanling, she wouldn't get a penny, right, Xiao Geng must stay, this is our Jia family's incense, cannot follow Tang Yanling away."

""Mom, can't you say a few less sentences?" Qin Huairu also couldn't hold back, glared at Jia Zhangshi, "Yanling just mentioned divorce, and you're making a fuss about keeping Xiao Geng, not letting our Jia family lose a penny, hearing this, how hurt Yanling must feel? Now the important thing isn't money or children, I admit children are important, money is important, but more important is to find out why Yanling wants to divorce Bangeng.""

""I'm also doing this for our Jia family." Jia Zhangshi muttered softly: "The Jia family is important.""

""Not for the Jia family? Then for whom?" Qin Huairu, who retorted at Jia Zhangshi, turned her gaze to Bangeng, "Bangeng, tell Mom the truth, do you have someone outside?""

Jia Zhangshi instantly became energetic.

To her.

Having someone outside means there is another great-grandson besides Xiao Geng.

Blessing of descendants.

The more children, the more blessings.

""Bangeng, do you have kids? Boy or girl? How old? If it's a boy, he must belong to our Jia family, can't be left outside, our Jia family's population is thin, grandma gave birth to just your dad, your mom actually had three kids, too bad two were girls, you are a boy, our Jia family needs to prosper.""

""Can't you say a few less sentences?" Qin Huairu looked dissatisfied at Jia Zhangshi, "Bangeng is also a minor leader in Bùlǐ, fooling around outside, having a kid, could this get out? If it gets out, someone will demand an explanation later; serious, Bangeng would have to go in, do you pity him or love him? Having a grandmother like you, single-mindedly wanting to send your own grandson in? Can't you stop talking? Stop talking!"

Jia Zhangshi wanted to say something.

But didn't know what to say.

Could only smile.

Indicating she wouldn't speak.

""Bangeng, don't listen to your grandmother, listen to your grandmother, your future is ruined, tell Mom the truth, is there someone outside?""

Qin Huairu stared intensely at Bangeng.

Suddenly divorced out of the blue.

There must be a reason.

Just now Qin Huairu had already imagined that Tang Yanling divorced because of Shazhu and Bangeng, but actually she hoped it was something else, because if it were something else, there would still be room for reconciliation.

Mainly worried that Tang Yanling would spill the truth, ruining the Jia family's reputation.