That night, Li Li went to Ling Jiang to negotiate, "I've thought about it clearly, 20 a month is 20, but in addition to money, you have to give us mother and son a bag of rice every month."
The rice at the grain and oil station is generally available in three sizes: 10 jins, 20 jins and 50 jins. Ling Jiang thought for a while and agreed.
"Okay, in addition to the 20 yuan for living expenses, I will buy you an additional 10 kilograms of rice every month."
"How can 10 pounds be enough to eat? It needs at least 20 pounds!"
"It's only 10 pounds. If it's not enough, you have to figure it out yourself."
After saying that, Ling Jiang showed a bit of indignation on his face, "When you were the head of the family, this family said that 10 kilograms of rice could last for half a year. Now that you and Jiale live together, 10 kilograms of rice a month is not enough? Co-authored by us
The Ling family can only eat bran pickled vegetables, but you Li family are so delicate and expensive that you have to eat rice every meal?"
Li Li knew she was in the wrong and could only accept Ling Jiang's conditions.
"10 pounds is 10 pounds. Let's find an intermediary tomorrow and sign the divorce agreement first. Then we'll go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to go through the formalities in the afternoon!"
After the negotiation was settled, Li Li immediately went back to the house and started packing her luggage.
Ling Jiang was sitting in the room smoking a cigarette, staring at the dark night outside the window in a daze.
"dad."
His daughter Ling Chunhua stood in front of him at some point, her little face full of concern.
Ling Jiang put the pipe aside, took his daughter's hand, and tried to show a kind smile on his face, "Chunhua, have you finished all the homework assigned by Auntie?"
"Well, it's all finished."
Ling Chunhua nodded, raised her hand and stroked Ling Jiang's eyebrows, "Dad, you are wrinkled here."
Ling Jiang smiled and held her hand, "Because dad is old, and wrinkles will appear on his face when he gets old."
Ling Chunhua shook her head in disapproval, "Dad is not old, he just has troubles, so this place is wrinkled."
Looking at his sensible and caring daughter, Ling Jiang suddenly felt some comfort and comfort in his troubled mood.
"Chunhua, do you think it's okay for you to live with daddy in the future, just the two of us?"
Ling Chunhua's little face showed great confusion, "What about mom and Jia Le?"
"They went back to the countryside and lived with their grandpa."
"Then we don't have to go to the countryside to stay with grandpa? Or, we can take grandpa to live at home."
Ling Jiang had mixed feelings about his daughter's innocence, but when he thought of the hardships his daughter had endured and the harsh treatment she had received, Ling Jiang felt secretly angry at Li Li.
"Our family is too small to accommodate too many people. From now on, your mother and Jia Le will live in the countryside, and we will live in the city. When we are free, we can go to the countryside to visit them and grandpa."
"All right."
Looking at his daughter's confused face, Ling Jiang felt a little uncomfortable.
Regarding the divorce, what he owed the most was his daughter Ling Chunhua.
After taking care of Ling Chunhua and putting him to bed, Ling Jiang pushed his bicycle out alone.
"Brother, why are you here so late? Come in quickly."
Lingchuan opened the door of the courtyard and saw Ling Jiang standing outside the door with a cold look on his face. He quickly called him in.
Ling Jiang parked his bicycle in the yard and glanced in the direction of the main house, "It's so late, are my siblings still studying?"
"Well, she has her final exam soon and her study tasks are quite heavy."
Ling Jiang nodded and whispered: "Kuanzi, you have to take good care of your younger siblings and don't let her tire her body out."
"Don't worry, brother, I can do it."
Afraid of affecting his wife's study, Lingchuan took Ling Jiang to a warehouse far away from the main house.
In order to facilitate accounting, Lingchuan converted one of the four warehouses into an office and added an old desk and sofa chair, making it convenient for conversation and chatting.
"Brother, what's wrong with you coming here so late?"
Ling Jiang sighed leisurely, "Your sister-in-law has agreed to the divorce. She said she would find someone to sign the divorce agreement tomorrow and go through the formalities in the afternoon."
Lingchuan was stunned for a moment and asked quickly: "Is it based on the conditions we negotiated?"
Ling Jiang nodded, "In addition to money, she also wants rice. I agreed and will give them 10 kilograms per month for mother and son."
Now the price of rice is around 2.5 cents, 10 kilograms of rice is 2.5 cents, which is not a lot.
"Brother, I will accompany you tomorrow."
Ling Jiang thought the same thing in his heart. He always felt unsure on his own, so he came to discuss it with his brother at night.
"Will it delay your business?"
"Brother, this matter of yours is more important than business. Once the matter between you and my sister-in-law is settled, we two brothers will work hard and strive to have a good year."
Hearing his brother's words, Ling Jiang's depressed heart suddenly ignited with hope and dawn.
He had originally made some money by selling trinkets for more than two months, but unfortunately, all of it was lost to Zhu Hongping and Li Li, a mother-daughter duo.
Now that he is divorced, he no longer has to worry about anything.
"By the way, Kawako, how did you and your siblings plan for the Chinese New Year?"
Lingchuan hesitated for a moment, "I can't say yet, I may have to accompany Momo back to my hometown in Anshi."
Ling Jiang nodded quickly, "That's right. When you got married, your siblings' parents didn't come over. As a son-in-law, you should visit your elders and the elderly."
After talking about the matter, Ling Jiang stood up and prepared to go back, "Kuanzi, you go to bed early, I'll go back first."
Lingchuan subconsciously tried to persuade him to stay, "Brother, it's already so late and it's cold. Just sleep here for one night and then go back tomorrow morning."
Ling Jiang waved his hand, "I'm not worried that Chunhua is still at home."
Hearing this, Lingchuan didn't try to persuade him, and just went back to the house to get a brand new and bright flashlight.
"Brother, I'll give you this flashlight to shine on the unlit areas on the road."
Looking at the shiny silver aluminum casing of the flashlight, Ling Jiang's face showed a bit of joy, "When did you buy it?"
"I bought them today. I bought two. I keep one at home. This is just for you."
Hearing this, Ling Jiang immediately declined, "No, no, no, I don't want it. I'll return it to you tomorrow when I'm done using it."
"Brother, please keep it. It's getting dark early now. If you help me with things from now on, it will be too late to finish work and go home. There is a flashlight to shine on the road, so as not to fall in the dark."
Ling Jiang hesitated, "Then I'll give you the money. How much is it?"
"No, the battery inside is newly installed. Use it sparingly. It can last about 5 or 6 hours. Remember to replace the battery when the time comes."
"Okay, I get it."
After seeing Ling Jiang off, Ling Chuan closed the door and turned around to see his wife standing under the eaves holding a hot water bottle.
He hurriedly greeted her with a smile, "Daughter-in-law, are you done? I'll go and warm milk for you right away."
"not busy."
Yun Mo stopped him, "Brother, what's the matter with coming here so late?"
Lingchuan told Li Li's agreement to divorce without any concealment.
Yun Mo was slightly surprised to learn that Li Li agreed to the divorce so readily.
She originally thought that with Li Li's greedy and greedy temperament, she would have to contend with Ling Jiang for a while and only let go after getting satisfactory benefits.
But if you think about it, you can understand that no matter how good the money is, life is not important.