Training the Heavens

Chapter 171 Good times are yet to come
What Old Deng hated most was his promising eldest grandson and his two-bedroom house. Now everything was gone. Wouldn't it be like losing everything? How could he withstand such a blow?

"No, Tunan is the eldest grandson of our Zhuang family, he must come with us!" he howled at the top of his lungs.

Before Huang Ling could say anything, the director of the Women's Federation at the factory got angry. "Okay, you didn't mention Xiao Ting at all. No wonder Huang Ling is so angry. Your family favors boys over girls! So old-fashioned! The child has the final say on who he wants to be with. Huang Ling, Tu Nan, Xiao Ting, don't worry, all the female employees in the factory will support you. Even if I have to take this to the factory director, I will still help you!"

She is the representative of all the female workers in the factory. Now that something like this has happened in the factory, she has to come out and express her position. Moreover, this is a good opportunity for the Women's Federation to play its role, which of course cannot be missed.

"That's outrageous! Which unit are you from? You still have such old-fashioned ideas! I have to have a good talk with your leader." Other factory leaders couldn't help but criticize her. No matter what they thought in their hearts, they had to stand on Huang Ling's side at this time.

Otherwise, if the women's director, who has conservative ideas and does not respect women's rights, makes a fuss, he will also be affected.

"No, we're not getting a divorce!" Old Deng was scared. Since he wouldn't get anything out of a divorce, he might as well continue like this. After all, the grandson was still his, right? He could let Zhuang Chaoying teach him slowly in the future. Maybe he would change his ways.

"Whether to divorce or not is not your decision. The Marriage Law stipulates the basic principle of freedom of divorce, that is, both men and women can voluntarily divorce, and divorce can be granted. Huang Ling, if you have made up your mind, submit an application. I will accompany you to the Civil Affairs Bureau. If Teacher Zhuang disagrees, we will go to court to sue!" The women's director intends to treat this as the most important task at the moment.

If this is accomplished, it will become a typical case of the Women's Federation helping female employees to safeguard their rights and interests. It can even be publicized in the newspapers, and she will also benefit from it.

"I've thought about it. I'll write the application right away." Huang Ling said without any hesitation. The Zhuang family didn't mention Xiaoting at all just now. They were only concerned about snatching the house, which made her more determined to divorce.

"We don't agree! Chaoying, say something!" Lao Deng became even more anxious. How could he bear to give such a promising grandson to someone else? Besides, Zhendong and Zhenbei weren't good at studying. If they divorced, how would they both find jobs?

"Teacher Zhuang, it has come to this. What's the point of you continuing to stop them?" The vice-principal of the affiliated high school said with a dark face. If this matter gets out of hand, the Women's Federation will benefit, but they will be the ones who will be embarrassed.

Zhuang Chaoying is preventing the divorce, so she is considered a backward-thinking person. If such a person appears in any unit, the leader will be held responsible. If the matter escalates to the court, he will also be criticized.

He thought carefully about Zhuang Chaoying's usual behavior and felt that it was difficult to change his mindset, and Huang Ling probably would not reconcile with him, so now they could only divorce quickly and not make things worse.

All he could do was threaten Zhuang Chaoying, "Teacher Zhuang, our education system has requirements for teachers' ideology and morality. If you still cling to these old ideas and refuse to change, then we will have no choice but to adjust your job. You are not fit to continue to be a teacher."

"Yes, you must not bring shame to our cotton mill, otherwise not only the school will deal with you, but the factory will also have to impose additional penalties." The factory leaders had the same attitude. The divorce matter must be kept within the factory and cannot be brought to court.

The Affiliated High School was a subsidiary of the cotton mill, so Zhuang Chaoying was also an employee there and equally qualified to punish them. Feeling this wasn't enough, he pointed at the elderly couple and ordered his men, "Go ask which unit they're from. I need to report this to their leaders. New China has been established for over thirty years, almost forty. How can they still have such feudal ideas?" Before his men could respond, someone in the crowd shouted, "I know. They're both from the machinery factory!"

"Machinery factory? Their factory director is Old Xie, right? I've met him several times before when I went to the city for meetings. We are very familiar with each other. I'll call him now and ask him how the ideological work of the machinery factory is done." The factory leader looked at the old couple and threatened them openly.

He was concerned that the Women's Federation would make a big deal out of the matter and affect his own future, and he was also worried that something might happen to Zhuang Tunan due to the influence of his family environment.

Especially the latter. Before the New Year, so many major newspapers came to Suzhou to interview Zhuang Tunan. The whole country was paying attention to his growth. If something big happened, the cotton mill would be disgraced to the whole country. How could the leaders like them look good?
"No, no, no, we'll go back now, we'll go back now." The old couple was immediately scared. If the factory director knew about this, their retirement benefits and Zhuang Ganmei's job would be affected.

"Teacher Zhuang, come back to school with me and let's have a good talk about this." The vice principal came over and took Zhuang Chaoying out. Zhuang Chaoying looked at Huang Ling and his parents who were already walking out, but he didn't dare to stay.

"Everyone, go away, Huang Ling, let's go inside and talk." The women's director dispersed the crowd and pulled Huang Ling back into the house. The factory leaders followed them in.

He stated his attitude directly, "Huang Ling, you are a veteran employee of the factory. This house was indeed allocated to you. Even if we divorce, the house is still yours, and you can live in it with your children."

"Over the years, most of the things in the house were bought with my salary, and most of his salary was used to subsidize the family. But as long as we can get a divorce, I don't care about these. He can just move in with whatever he likes. I just want two children." Huang Ling was very determined.

Tuanan will be able to go to university and receive subsidies soon. Her salary is not low, and without the burden of the Zhuang family, it is not a problem for her to support Xiaoting and pay for her studies.

"What belongs to you is yours, and no one can take it away! I will ask the affiliated high school to help with Teacher Zhuang's work, so you just wait and go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to handle the procedures together!" The factory leaders did not dare to let her suffer any grievances.

Huang Ling wrote the application that day and the director of women's affairs took her away. She quickly helped Huang Ling complete the process, and the factory confirmed that they were indeed going to divorce.

The leaders of the affiliated high school also did a good job of persuading Zhuang Chaoying. As for the old couple, after the factory leaders scolded them a few words, they didn't dare to make any trouble anymore.

A few days later, Huang Ling and Zhuang Chaoying went to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a divorce certificate. Then Zhuang Chaoying took her things away and moved into the dormitory of the affiliated high school. Only the three of them were left in the house.

Huang Ling stared blankly at the divorce certificate. Zhuang Tunan stepped forward to comfort her, "Mom, don't be sad. Without these burdens, our family will have better days ahead! Let's go to the police station now and change Xiaoting's and my last name!"

(End of this chapter)