Back to the 1980s: Becoming the Villain's Lucky Wife

Chapter 414: Chapter 444: How Did It Come to Divorce?

Qin Jiao remembered what Qin Xiaolan had said. "Actually, Aunt still gave Uncle one more chance. We’ll just have to see if he takes it this time."

Su Yun nodded. "My sister-in-law is a good person. I hope he cherishes this chance."

Meanwhile, Qin Bogang was still in his hometown.

Mr. Qin was furious with Qin Jiao, but his health was so robust that he suffered no ill effects. He coughed and swore for a long while before finally calming down a little.

When he got home, he saw that Old Mrs. Qin hadn’t cooked, so he chewed her out.

Old Mrs. Qin was used to the abuse. After being yelled at, she hurried off to cook. Qin Bogang couldn’t stand to watch any longer and went over to help her.

But she pushed him away, saying, "It’s alright, I can manage. You go sit with your father. He’s in a bad mood."

Qin Bogang felt a knot in his stomach. Just then, he heard Mr. Qin call for him, so he had no choice but to answer and head over.

Mr. Qin was puffing away on his pipe. PUFF. PUFF. He said, "Eldest, if you really do divorce Sun Li, how are you going to split the house?"

Qin Bogang had just told him that Sun Li would give him a third of their savings. Sun Li might seem loud and overbearing, but in reality, she was very thrifty and had saved up a lot of money.

A third of that would still be a good few thousand.

Qin Bogang froze when he heard his father ask about the house. He didn’t speak until Mr. Qin shot him a sideways glare. "The house was assigned to Sun Li’s parents, and her family bought all the appliances when we got married."

"So you’re just going to let her kick you out with nothing? How are you even more useless than your brother!"

In Mr. Qin’s eyes, his second son was already useless enough for letting a mere girl run his household. Now here was his eldest, getting divorced by his wife for no good reason and walking away with only a few thousand yuan!

Speaking of the money, Mr. Qin asked, "Do you have it on you now?"

Qin Bogang faltered and shook his head. "Not yet. Xiao Li said we’ll split the money tomorrow when we get the divorce certificate."

As he said this, his heart ached with a bitter, lost feeling.

’How did things ever get to the point of divorce?’

Mr. Qin, however, was thinking about something else. In a few months, it would be the new year. The family had no income at the moment, the grain from the fields wouldn’t sell for much, and they couldn’t count on his second son. He wouldn’t feel secure until he had that few thousand yuan tucked away in his own pocket.

Mr. Qin said, "Alright then. Go finalize the divorce with her tomorrow. Afterward, if she won’t give you the house, just take anything from inside that you bought. You can move into a dorm for now. And that few thousand yuan—give it to me first."

Qin Bogang was dumbfounded.

"Dad, do you really want me to get divorced?"

"She’s the one who brought it up, not me! I thought marrying a city girl would bring honor to the Old Qin Family. But look at her now, getting divorced at her age! A woman in her forties will have a hard time finding someone else, but you’ll have no trouble!"

As Qin Bogang listened to his father, a painful buzzing filled his head. It was as if he couldn’t hear clearly anymore, and the man standing before him seemed more and more like a stranger.

Over on one side, his elderly mother was stoking the fire to cook, coughing incessantly from the smoke. Meanwhile, his good-for-nothing younger brother had disappeared again, probably off somewhere playing cards.

His unruly little nephew skipped school every day and was always raising a ruckus.

Qin Bogang suddenly felt his head ache terribly.

’All these years, he had only ever wanted things to be better for this family. So how... how did it all turn out like this?’