novelden Chapter 169 Mom said he's still good 4
Chapter 169 Mom said he's still good 4
When Su's mother heard Su's father's threatening words, she froze instantly, her expression hardening as if she had been frozen in place.
She never expected that her father, who was always somewhat submissive in front of her, would use this matter to threaten her.
Her eyes were wide open, filled with astonishment and disbelief, her lips trembled slightly, but she couldn't utter a single word.
She subconsciously glanced at Su's father's body and saw that his hands and feet were still wrapped in bandages, and the shocking wounds were still faintly bruised, obviously not fully healed.
Su Su had gone to great lengths; it was uncertain whether her father would fully recover.
Now, Su Su looked at her mother with a pleading look in her eyes, and whispered "Mom."
Su's mother slowly came back to her senses, looking at the man she had lived with for many years, her heart filled with mixed feelings.
She raised her hand to touch her daughter's head, and said stubbornly, "Fine, let's get a divorce! Who's afraid of who!"
Given her father's current condition, he definitely can't leave her. He needs someone to take care of him in every way, so how could she possibly let him go?
She comforted herself with this thought, knowing that she absolutely could not compromise on this matter. Besides, there were still a full thirty days of cooling-off period before the divorce, which was plenty of time. Perhaps her father would change his mind when he needed someone to take care of him at night.
But at night, Su's mother lay in bed, constantly listening to the sounds coming from the next room.
She originally thought that Su's father would back down, come and apologize to her, and beg her not to leave.
However, she never heard any words of reconciliation from Su's father.
She was furious. When Su's father asked Su Su for help, Su's mother sternly stopped him. She wanted Su's father to take action on his own and see if he could manage without her.
Su's father absolutely had to back down.
That night, Su's mother tossed and turned, barely sleeping. Her mind was filled with thoughts of divorce. One moment she was thinking about all the wrong things Su's father had done in the past, and the next she was worried about life after the divorce. Her feelings were incredibly complicated.
When Su's mother walked out of the room, still half asleep, she saw Su's father dressed neatly and sitting upright on the sofa.
A surge of anger rose in Su's mother's heart. She felt that Su's father was deliberately provoking her and trying to show her his determination.
Driven by this anger, she didn't care about thinking anymore and rushed over to Su's father, shouting, "Let's go to the Civil Affairs Bureau!"
Mr. Su did not speak, but silently stood up, leaned on his cane, and followed Mrs. Su out the door.
On the way to the Civil Affairs Bureau, Su's mother had very mixed feelings. Memories of the past kept flashing through her mind, and she felt that Su's father was still a good person.
Su's father, on the other hand, remained calm, his eyes revealing an unfathomable firmness.
And so, they went through the divorce registration process at the Civil Affairs Bureau.
For the next thirty days, Su's father and mother were locked in a cold war.
Every day, Su's mother would still habitually prepare the meals and place them on the dining table.
When she saw Su's father sit down to eat quietly, a strange sense of pride welled up inside her, as if telling herself that this man, in the end, still couldn't live without the food she cooked and the care she provided.
Before we knew it, the thirty-day cooling-off period for divorce had arrived.
"Let's go, let's get a divorce!" After finishing his meal, Mr. Su calmly wiped his mouth with a napkin and reminded Mrs. Su in a tone as if he were talking about an extremely ordinary little thing.
Su's mother had initially held onto a sliver of hope, thinking that with so much time having passed, the two of them had tacitly accepted that the matter was over.
But to everyone's surprise, Su's father actually wanted to get a divorce.
The muscles on her face tensed instantly, and her hands trembled as she slammed the bowl and chopsticks heavily onto the table with a loud crash.
Su Su, who was sitting to the side, was startled by the sudden noise. She blinked her clear eyes and softly called out, "Mom."
"A-Su, do you also want your parents to get a divorce? Do you know that after the divorce, A-Su will no longer have a father!" Su's mother glared at Su Su and shouted, trying to find some comfort and support from her daughter.
"But Mom, didn't you say you'd bring my brother back to live with us after the divorce?" Su Su looked bewildered and completely innocent. "And you also said Dad was a lazy man, and that marrying him was a sin from my past life!"
Su Su tilted her head and repeated, word by word, the things her mother had said to her in private, and even the things she had said to her father.
Su's mother's face turned deathly pale instantly. Those words from her daughter's mouth were like resounding slaps to her face.
"That's enough, Su Su! This is Mom and Dad's business. Go outside and play for a while!"
Her voice became sharp with anger, her hands clenched into fists, and her body trembled slightly with rage; she was clearly enraged by what she had been said.
Su Su seemed startled and ran out with the small bowl in her hand.
The angry mother didn't notice the dazed look in the father's eyes, and kept saying, "I don't agree to a divorce!"
"But we've already agreed on this, and we don't have any property disputes. I still owe over 100,000 yuan, and I haven't asked you to contribute anything after the divorce. Why don't you agree?"
As if he couldn't read Su's mother's expression, Su's father spoke frankly and clearly.
At that moment, Su Su was eating at the door when an aunt passing by greeted her warmly.
Why are you eating here?
"Mom and Dad are getting a divorce, they might be arguing!"
Su Su's cheeks were full of rice as she mumbled something to her aunt.
"Get a divorce!"
The aunt seemed to be deep in thought, and became even more enthusiastic towards Su Su, wanting to find out information. She even shared a little bit of the roast duck she had bought with Su Su.
Encouraged, Su Su launched into a rapid-fire story about her parents' divorce.
It also attracted other aunties to stop and listen.
"Oh dear! At this age, why get a divorce? Just make do and it'll pass!"
"It's different. Divorce is a good thing. After all, it's ridiculous that an old man still needs a wife to support him."
"Isn't that great? At least it's better if he's drunk and beats you up. That guy at the market got beaten up while buying fish, and he said he bumped his head, but they still didn't get a divorce!"
"It's better to get a divorce. Supporting an old man like this, not only does he not earn money, but you also have to take care of him, it's really..."
"However, the saying goes that raising sons is for old age security. They gave away their sons but kept their daughters behind. They really don't think things through. Once a daughter is married, she's like water spilled from a cup!"
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The aunt chattered away in front of Su Su, seemingly unconcerned about the conversation.
At that moment, the inner door opened, and Su's mother walked out with a gloomy face.