Luo Yingshu's face looked a bit haggard. There were many tiny wrinkles around her eyes, which were also slightly red, indicating that she had just been crying. But when she looked at him, her eyes were already cold.
Although they had been married for nearly seven years, it was hard to be as eager as they were when they were young during eye - contact. But Luo Yingshu's look was completely like looking at a stranger.
Did Luo Yingshu not care about him at all?
When this thought popped up in Liu Xiaocheng's mind, he suddenly felt a pang of panic.
It couldn't be.
Saying divorce must be just a bluff.
Nowadays, how many women would really dare to get divorced? If a woman got divorced, not only would her family lose face, but others would also look down on her.
Moreover, Luo Yingshu had been infatuated with him. She couldn't have made up her mind to leave him so quickly.
However, compared to her current silent state, Liu Xiaocheng would rather she had a big fight like before. Then she would haughtily ask Zhang Yu to get out of the house, and he could just follow her demand and send Zhang Yu back to Xiangcheng.
But Luo Yingshu said nothing.
She didn't even bother to give him a single expression.
Instead, her parents sat in the room, glaring at them sternly, like two imposing Buddhas.
The happiest one was Zhang Yu. She hoped that they would quarrel fiercely, even fight, so that the two families would never have anything to do with each other again. She hoped that Luo Yingshu would never show up here.
As long as she married Liu Xiaocheng, even if he was reluctant, he would surely find a way to arrange a teaching position for her.
Liu's mother stepped forward to play the peace - maker. "Sister - in - law, what are you doing? Let's talk things over. It's not a big deal."
Her thought was similar to her son's. The previous mention of divorce was just talk. And even if there was a divorce, it should be her son who proposed it to Luo Yingshu. Luo Yingshu herself would never be so self - deprecating.
A divorced woman's reputation would never be good.
The Luo family wasn't stupid. They couldn't be so unreasonable. This kind of thing usually had a lot of noise but little action. First, they would come and make a fuss, then the man would give the woman some face, and the matter would be over.
But she never expected that the Luo family didn't play by the rules.
Luo Yingshu's mother glared and immediately retorted, "I'm not your sister - in - law. Your family has done such a thing and still has the nerve to call me that? Humph, don't even think about it. I'm here with Luo Yingshu to talk about the divorce."
Hearing the word "divorce", Liu Xiaocheng felt his head was about to explode.
Even if they couldn't get divorced, he couldn't stand hearing this word all the time. He was on the verge of tears. "Mother - in - law, can't I have a good talk with Luo Yingshu? We're still a family. I don't want to divorce Luo Yingshu."
He thought he had given the Luo family enough face.
But unexpectedly, he had stepped on their family's landmine.
"Not get divorced?" Luo Yingshu's mother sneered. "Do you think you can decide whether to divorce or not? A man who can't control his lust is no different from a beast. He brings all kinds of dirty women into the house. It's an insult to our Luo Yingshu. Hurry up and stop being so hesitant. Get divorced and everyone will be at peace."
At this moment, sharp - eyed Aunt Wang saw the Luo family coming in a crowd. She quickly called others to come to their yard to watch the show.
Li Chuchu sighed, "No wonder Luo Yingshu is so domineering and ambitious. She must have inherited her mother's personality."
Aunt Wang listened intently and waved at Li Chuchu. "Shh, don't talk. Let me listen to what's going on inside."
Li Chuchu: ……
Fine, she wouldn't talk.
Even Sister Ge and Grandpa Li from next door came to watch the fun.
Through the window, they saw Liu Xiaocheng's fake face turn as red as a pig's liver, and Zhang Yu, who was called "dirty and smelly", turn pale.
This adulterous couple, one red and one white, were really a perfect match.
While the Liu family was still hesitating, trying to figure out if the Luo family really wanted a divorce, Luo Yingshu's mother was very determined and had already listed the divorce terms one by one.
"This house was bought with our family's money when Liu Xiaocheng first became a teacher and had no money. Over the years, we've been subsidizing their living expenses every month, usually ten or twenty yuan. After your mother came, we had to subsidize even more. We don't ask for much. We'll take half of the property and keep the house. The child will stay with us."
Back then, Luo Yingshu, an only daughter from the city, married Liu Xiaocheng, who was from a rural area. It was definitely a marriage beneath her. Luo Yingshu was good - looking, and she could have chosen any young and talented technical workers from the textile factory where her parents worked.
If it hadn't been for Luo Yingshu's insistence on marrying Liu Xiaocheng, there would have been plenty of men with better conditions.
Hearing this, Liu's mother, who had been hesitant before, immediately got anxious. "That's not okay! We've lived in this house for so many years. If you take the house, where will we move to?"
Not to mention anything else, if Liu Xiaocheng wanted to remarry in the future, no one would be willing to marry him without a house.
The house must not be given up!
Liu Xiaocheng didn't expect the Luo family to be serious. Hearing their harsh words and feeling that his interests were being violated, his face also looked ugly. "Mother - in - law, after I married Luo Yingshu, the house became the common property of the couple. It can't be calculated like this."
Grandma Liu shouted loudly, "Yes, it's the common property of the couple. It's your daughter who is insisting on divorce. It has nothing to do with us. Why should we give you the house? She does nothing at home all day. Why should she get the house?"
Zhang Yu didn't expect this. She thought the house belonged to Liu Xiaocheng. Her face immediately showed nervousness. Without a house, even if she married Liu Xiaocheng, life would be hard. Would she really have to live in the dormitory with him in the future? What hope would there be in life then?
In a hurry, she blurted out without thinking, "Auntie, you should respect the law. The house doesn't belong to whoever bought it. It should be dealt with according to the actual situation."
Luo Yingshu's mother looked at her, almost burning with hatred. "Oh, I haven't even said anything about you yet! But you're so eager to get scolded. You shameless home - wrecker, a slut who wipes a man's crotch! You're spouting nonsense here! You haven't even entered their family yet, and you're already helping them divide the property. What, did Liu Xiaocheng promise you the job of a chamber pot?"
Her words were extremely vulgar.
Luo Yingshu's father looked helpless but was also used to it.
Throughout the whole process, he firmly stood behind his wife, seriously acting as a doorkeeper.
These words shocked even the people outside.
Luo Yingshu's mother was really good at scolding. She didn't care about being elegant or vulgar, pure or dirty.
But then again, after being caught in the act of adultery, this girl didn't know how to be humble. Instead, she was still being so bold. She really deserved to be scolded.
Scolding was good. It was really satisfying!
Aunt Wang was very excited. This kind of scene of punishing the adulterous was the most interesting!
She carried out several small stools from the house and sat in the yard. Then she took out a bag of melon seeds from her pocket and distributed them to the people around. She continued to listen to the quarrel in the room with great interest. "This whole family is so shameless. Fortunately, Luo Yingshu was smart enough to go back and get help. Otherwise, she really couldn't have handled it alone."
"Shh - "
When she turned around, Sister Ge, Grandma Li, Grandpa Li, and Xiao Yang didn't know when they had come. They were all listening very carefully. They almost wanted to take out a notebook to write down these words.
Sure enough, the essence of human beings was gossip.
It seemed that inside the house, Luo Yingshu's mother took a sip of water and started scolding again.
This time, it was aimed at Grandma Liu.
"And you, you old hag. You're so old and don't even know how to do something good for yourself. You keep torturing your daughter - in - law at home every day and instigating your son to remarry. Humph, do you think it's a good thing? If something goes wrong with your son's job in the future, you'll be the one to blame! Just wait and see!"
These words accidentally hit Liu Xiaocheng's heart.
He was still feeling depressed after being scolded by the principal. He didn't know how he had ended up in such a situation where he was hated by everyone.
After being reminded by his mother - in - law, he suddenly realized that if his mother had stopped him a little or been nicer to Luo Yingshu, things wouldn't have gotten so out of control.
But she didn't.
Instead of dissuading him, she even let Zhang Yu come to the house, and they were caught red - handed by his mother - in - law's family.
Thinking of this, he lowered his head and didn't refute his mother - in - law's words.
All the resentment towards his mother welled up in his heart.
No wonder Luo Yingshu's mother worked as a liaison in the factory.
Her words were rough but incisive. Without any bloodshed, she directly disintegrated the internal structure of the enemy.
Seeing her son, who used to always defend her, fall silent, Grandma Liu felt a pang of panic. "Son... son, is what she said true? Will it really affect your job?"
Liu Xiaocheng ignored her.
Grandma Liu was extremely uneasy.
The most powerful scolding had made them feel upset. The other two were so frightened that they trembled like quails and didn't even dare to raise their heads.