Chapter 785

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

"It's over, my parents are coming to the county town tomorrow."

Wang Erhai hung up the phone, immediately wearing a worried expression.

He still didn't know how to tell his parents about his divorce from Liu Mei Qi.

Yao Xueqin, at his side, comforted him:

"Don't panic. What must be faced will be faced sooner or later. Better to speak clearly with them when you go pick them up tomorrow."

But Wang Erhai shook his head:

"How to speak clearly? It can't be said clearly. Especially my dad, he's always wanted to hold a grandson. Knowing the child was aborted, he absolutely won't forgive me easily."

Yao Xueqin thought for a moment, then offered a suggestion:

"Just tell the truth. It was Mei Qi who took the initiative to abort the child. If that really doesn't work, have him call Mei Qi himself and let Mei Qi explain to him."

Wang Erhai sighed:

"Things have come to this, there's only this way left."

In the blink of an eye, the next day arrived.

Just as dawn broke, Li Xiulan got up.

Today she had to kill a few more old hens, five at once, so her daughter-in-law could properly supplement her health, so she got up early to boil water.

Taking advantage of the time while the water boiled, she also stewed a large pot of congee.

The workers came, breakfast was pickled vegetables and plain congee.

She handled killing the chickens alone, asking Wang Zhanggen to come help drain the chicken blood, but he wasn't willing. After eating breakfast, he ran off to the construction site in a puff of smoke.

However, Li Xiulan didn't get angry over this. She had long since grown numb to Wang Zhanggen's attitude of never doing housework, taking it as the norm.

She busied herself until past ten in the morning, nearly eleven o'clock.

Only then did Li Xiulan finish killing the five old hens.

And at this time, a small sedan slowly drove in from the village entrance.

It was Wang Erhai returning.

"Erhai, you're back? What a coincidence, I've already killed five old hens!"

Li Xiulan, wearing a simple smile, went forward to welcome him.

"Mom, why kill so many old hens? Isn't it better to keep them for laying eggs? I thought one would be enough, how can we finish five?"

Wang Erhai's face showed a complex expression.

There was resistance, complaint, guilt, and self-reproach.

"It's fine. You're busy with work, no time to come back, so just take a few more down at once. I've killed them, you can put them in the freezer, take them out to thaw when you want to eat."

Li Xiulan's face still wore a simple smile, then she asked with concern:

"Mei Qi didn't come back? Is her body okay?"

Wang Erhai hesitated, then asked:

"Where's Dad? Where did he go? I have something to say to you both."

"He's at the construction site. Whatever you have to say, just say it to me directly."

But Wang Erhai said:

"Then I'll wait until he comes back to say it."

Li Xiulan asked:

"These chickens, put them in your trunk now?"

Wang Erhai said:

"Put them here for now, don't put them in the car, they might get stuffy and smelly."

After speaking, he went to sit in the living room, smoking to himself.

Seeing his heavy-hearted appearance, Li Xiulan walked over and asked with concern:

"Erhai, do you have something on your mind?"

But Wang Erhai stood up:

"Mom, it's about time to make lunch, right? I'll go help you in the firewood room, so we can eat lunch earlier. After lunch I have to go back to the county town."

Seeing Wang Erhai like this, Li Xiulan couldn't press further, so she could only nod and say:

"Alright, then alright. Let's go make lunch."

Lunch consisted of stir-fried cabbage with meat, stir-fried chicken offal with buckwheat shoots, garlic green vegetables, and a soup stewed with chicken heads, chicken feet, and arrowroot.

In the blink of an eye, it was past twelve.

Wang Zhanggen returned with Zhou Hongwei, Liang Xinghua, Zhao Shoutian, Liu Dahe, Zhou Zhihao and other workers to eat.

Everyone drank soup, their faces all showing simple smiles.

At this time, Li Xiulan said to Wang Erhai:

"Erhai, didn't you say you had something to say?"

Wang Erhai put down his bowl and chopsticks, made a certain resolve, and only then said:

"Dad, Mom, Liu Mei Qi and I are divorced."

"What?"

Everyone present was instantly stunned and bewildered.

Because everyone knew Liu Mei Qi was pregnant with Wang Erhai's child, so how could they divorce now?

Wang Zhanggen trembled all over even more, finding it difficult to accept:

"What did you say?"

His question already carried anger when he asked it.

"Dad, Liu Mei Qi and I are divorced."

Wang Erhai stated the truth again.

"You bastard! Mei Qi is pregnant, even if she made a huge mistake, you shouldn't have divorced her!"

Wang Zhanggen slammed the table and stood up directly, trembling all over with rage, glaring furiously.

Li Xiulan's face was full of distress:

"Erhai, marriage isn't child's play, such a big matter, how could you not come discuss it with me beforehand? You this, aiya, my heart is trembling..."

Li Xiulan clutched her chest, frantic with worry:

"Now that you're divorced, what about the unborn child?"

Liang Xinghua also hurriedly said:

"Erhai, you really shouldn't have divorced, you don't know, your parents have been longing to hold a grandson, and they even said they'd throw a grand Full Moon Banquet! Now what are they supposed to do?"

Coworkers Zhou Hongwei, Liu Dahe, Zhao Shoutian, Zhou Zhihao and others whispered among themselves, discussing heatedly, all feeling Wang Erhai had acted rashly.

Wang Zhanggen was furious beyond measure, turned and went to the Firewood Room, fetched a hoe, raised it and moved to strike Wang Erhai:

"You beast! I'll beat you to death!"

Wang Zhanggen was trembling uncontrollably; he already had a Foundation Illness, and now worked up, his face turned purplish-black, his whole body shaking.

Still he summoned all his strength, wanting to smash this unfilial son to the ground with one hoe blow!

Wang Erhai startled violently, but fortunately his eyes were quick and hands fast, he dodged in a flash, barely avoiding it, otherwise he really would have had his head split open by his own father's hoe.

"Don't be impulsive, Changgen, he's still your son no matter what!"

Zhou Hongwei, Liang Xinghua and the other coworkers rushed to stop Wang Zhanggen.

Wang Zhanggen's anger burned wildly, pointing at Wang Erhai, gritting his teeth:

"I have no such unfilial son! Don't any of you stop me, let me beat him to death!"

Wang Erhai broke into a cold sweat, hurriedly explaining:

"Dad, it was Liu Mei Qi who wanted the divorce, who wanted to abort the child, what does that have to do with me!"

At this point he could only try his best to wash his hands of it, painting himself as an innocent victim.

Actually those who've been through it all know, when a marriage reaches its end, whether the Groom's Home or the Girlfriend, neither can possibly be innocent; both sides are both victims and perpetrators.

"How could that be?" Before Wang Zhanggen could question, Li Xiulan voiced her doubt first, "Mei Qi always wanted to conceive your child, for that she even specially returned to her Hometown to pray to the gods for a child, how could she possibly take the initiative to abort the child?"

Though Li Xiulan was old, her logic was still quite clear; she hurriedly asked:

"Erhai, did you do something to wrong Mei Qi?"

Wang Erhai hurriedly denied:

"I didn't, it's her own doing, what's it got to do with me?"

Hearing Wang Erhai's words, Wang Zhanggen flared up again:

"She's pregnant, so what if she acts up a little? Can't you tolerate her! Even if she wanted to abort the child, wouldn't you stop her! That's my grandson!"

Wang Zhanggen was beside himself with rage: "I said it, how could my grandson suddenly visit me in a dream saying a monster wants to eat him, turns out it's you, this beast, making trouble! You confess honestly, do you have another woman outside!!"