Reborn as an 80s-aged woman, her unfilial son begs for forgiveness on his knees.

Also, if half of this courtyard were separated, it would be so cramped and narrow!

Pan Wenfang felt a surge of anger as she looked at her neighbor pointing and whispering about her.

What does it have to do with her that this old hag wants a divorce?

It wasn't her who instigated Zhang Wenying and Li Jianguo to divorce!

Li Wenjun was also furious and roared at the crowd, "Shut up, all of you!"

This is our family matter, what right do you have to interfere!

My mom was so ignorant and arrogant that she wanted to divorce my dad, why blame my wife!

Li Wenjun shielded Pan Wenfang behind him and shifted all the blame onto Zhang Wenying.

"Little sister, don't say such hurtful things."

"You can't keep talking about divorce."

Seeing that things were not going well, Aunt Zhang quickly stepped forward to persuade her.

What woman would initiate a divorce?

If they really get divorced, people will probably gossip about them and break their backs!

"That's right, sister-in-law."

"These couples argue, but they make up before they get out of bed. Why would they want a divorce?"

Aunt Li quickly chimed in with a similar comment.

Zhang Wenying's expression remained perfectly calm.

"Sister Zhang, Sister Li, I'm not talking nonsense, I'm serious."

In the past, for the sake of this family, I swallowed my anger and didn't want to argue about anything.

But I've realized that life shouldn't be like this.

It shouldn't be me cooking, sewing, and washing day after day, with my wages going into the household expenses and being taken for granted by my husband and sons. Even saying "thank you for your hard work" has become a luxury.

An ancient book says: "The husband should be righteous and the wife should listen."

But this "listening" is never about blind obedience, but rather a tacit understanding and coexistence based on mutual respect and shared responsibility.

Instead of me listening on my knees, bending over, and bleeding!

I, Zhang Wenying, am not made of clay, nor am I a blade of grass that bends down with a gust of wind!

"I will live a more relaxed, freer, and more dignified life without them."

She straightened her back, her gaze sweeping over every astonished face, finally settling on Li Jianguo's ashen face: "Tomorrow we'll go to the Civil Affairs Bureau and sign the divorce papers."

Li Wenhai looked at his mother with disappointment.

During his four years at university, he learned to think dialectically and always followed the principle that the husband is the master of heaven.

Although the new society advocates gender equality, if women can ride roughshod over men, where is justice?

He approached his father with a stern face and said in a low voice, "Dad, don't be afraid, your son will support you!"

My mom is just being ridiculous!

If you actually agree, she'll immediately get scared.

A divorced older woman, without a man to support her, will she be bullied to death if she goes out!

If she really divorces him, let's see who dares to marry her in the future!

I reckon they'll be bullied to death.

Li Wenhai's voice wasn't loud, but every word reached Zhang Wenying's ears.

He did it on purpose so she could hear.

Why does Li Wenhai have to get a divorce when he has a perfectly good life? Isn't he shameful?

Several neighbors saw this and stepped forward to try and mediate.

"Wenhai's mother, stop making trouble."

Go and tidy up. The most important thing is for the family to live a good life together.

"Old Zhang, Old Li is just straightforward, he doesn't have any bad intentions."

Why make things difficult for yourself?

You're a grandmother now; if you really get divorced, you'll be the one who suffers in the end.

"That's right."

"I'm already in my forties, what will happen to my children if I get divorced? How will my grandson ever be able to hold his head up in society?"

Seeing that his neighbors were all advising him to reconcile rather than separate, Li Jianguo immediately straightened his back.

Zhang Wenying didn't actually want a divorce; she was just using it to force him to admit his mistakes!

Today, he decided to teach her a lesson so that she wouldn't dare to cause trouble and disrupt the peace of the household again.

He sneered and, with his neck stiffened, roared, "Zhang Wenying, then let's get a divorce!"

This is our family's savings book. There's 1,200 yuan on it, and we each have 600 yuan!

This courtyard is split in half: the west room is yours, the east room is mine; the son stays with me, the daughter stays with you!

I'll have a wall built in the yard right now, so this divorce will be clear and transparent!

He's a real man, how could he let a woman control him?

Upon hearing this, Zhang Wenying quickly went inside and wrote a divorce agreement.

"Okay, Li Jianguo, now you're more like a man."

Come on, if you're going to divorce, then divorce cleanly!

"Sign this divorce agreement, and we'll go to the Civil Affairs Bureau first thing tomorrow morning to complete the divorce procedures."

Under the watchful eyes of everyone, Li Jianguo didn't even glance at the divorce agreement before signing his name with a pen.

"You'll regret this later!"

Li Jianguo was so angry that smoke was practically billowing from his head.

Zhang Wenying took the agreement, her fingers steady as a rock, and a slight smile appeared on her face.

"Li Jianguo, I will not regret it."

But you, don't make excuses to avoid going to the Civil Affairs Bureau tomorrow.

"go!

Anyone who doesn't go is a bastard!

With his neighbors watching, he couldn't afford to lose his manly composure!

"Second brother, go to the suburbs and find someone to buy some bricks and tiles to build the wall. Let's make this divorce a done deal today!"

As he spoke, he angrily drew a gray line in the middle of the yard with his foot, raising a little dust.

Zhang Wenying looked around and thought, "Hmm, I have two rooms here, but they come with a kitchen."

not bad.

The yard over there is bigger, but it doesn't matter.

The divorce agreement clearly states that if the property is demolished in the future, the compensation will be split equally between the two parties, and a smaller amount won't affect their living conditions.

Seeing that Li Jianguo was so impulsive, everyone gasped and stepped back.

This...this...are we really going to get a divorce?!

Zhang Wenying happily had someone open a new gate on the wall of the west courtyard.

From now on, they will be two separate families.

It was getting late, and the setting sun cast a golden glow, turning the newly drawn gray line a dark red.

Zhang Wenying and Li Xiaomei moved their luggage into the west room, then quickly cleaned up the kitchen and made a simple bowl of noodles to fill their stomachs.

In the east room, Li Jianguo sat on the edge of the bed, sulking. He Caifeng glared at him and poked Li Wenhai hard in the shin.

"Say something!"

"If Dad and Mom really can't take it anymore, what will happen to your trip abroad?"

They were counting on the job Zhang Wenying had.

If that job were sold, it would fetch at least two thousand. How could they not make money doing what they do?

But now that things have turned out this way at home, how can they even bring up money with Zhang Wenying?

"Say one less word!"

"We'll come back to see her after Mom calms down."

Li Wenhai was also furious.

His mother is truly obsessed.

She has her own urgent matters to attend to, but all she does is make a scene!

The men were all hungry, and none of them mentioned what they would eat that night.

Li Wenhai secretly gave He Caifeng a wink, and He Caifeng understood. She stood up, said goodbye, and left the old house.

They ate a bowl of wontons at a state-run restaurant, and only then did they feel a little warm in their stomachs.

As for their father and younger brother, they don't care about them at all.

Zhang Wenbing watched the lights in the west room gradually go out, clutching his stomach and wiping away tears in grievance.

Everyone says that the elderly are always biased towards the young, but why doesn't his mother care about him?

Has she forgotten that she had five children?