The couple's marriage certificate was registered before liberation. The font on it is still traditional writing, which looks grand and delicate. Unfortunately, this piece of paper is completely invalid today.
The old man took out his son's marriage certificate and explained the situation. The people from the Civil Affairs Bureau looked at the old couple in confusion and couldn't accept this fact for a while.
"You have really decided. As for your son, let him come and handle it by himself."
The old man nodded and left without looking back. The old lady looked at the heartless old man and didn't know where she was going for a moment.
Qiu Min stayed in the hospital for two days and then went home. When she walked to the door of the hospital, she saw a familiar figure at the door of her house. She couldn't help but worry. Dad is here. Could it be...
"Brother Monkey, my father has loved me since I was a child, unlike my mother, so just in case..."
"I saved it, don't think too much about it, the children are important."
"Dad, why are you here? Is something wrong?"
"Qiu Min, how is the baby in your belly? Is it okay?"
"It's okay. Dad, are you going to see your elder brother? He has gone to the police station, but he should be fine. Nothing happened to me."
"I know, we won't talk about this today, you just keep the money."
The old man took out a wad of money and handed it to Qiu Min. Qiu Min took it and took a look. It was actually as much as two hundred yuan, and she couldn't help but be shocked.
"Dad, where did you get so much money?"
Qiu Min knew that her mother held the financial power of the family, and her father was already very rich if he could only take out a dime in his pocket.
"Dad, Qiu Min is pregnant, let's go home and talk about it together."
Seeing that his father-in-law was a little stunned, Shouhou knew that something must have happened at home, but they didn't know what happened.
Qiu Min's father nodded and followed Qiu Min back home:
"Dad, sit inside. No one has been staying at home these two days, and everything is cold. I'll light the fire."
Qiu Min's father nodded again and silently followed Qiu Min into the house. It was indeed freezing cold in the house, but fortunately they wore many clothes.
The fire was lit, and slowly the whole room became warm. Seeing that the father-in-law still didn't say a word, Shouhou hurriedly went to cook. The father-in-law was not hungry, but his wife was.
"Qiu Min, I have something to tell you."
"Dad, tell me what's going on."
Qiu Min was already prepared for her father to ask her for money. Who else could she care about when her eldest brother was the only male in the family?
"I sold the house."
"What."
Qiu Min was startled, and the child in her belly kicked Qiu Min hard. Qiu Min let out an "ouch" in pain and covered her belly with both hands.
"What's wrong? Is the child okay?"
"It's okay, this child seems to be naughty too."
"It's really okay, I don't even dare to say anything."
"Dad, just tell me, I'm ready."
"Your mother and I are divorcing, and your brother and your sister-in-law are also divorcing, so I don't want the house anymore and will sell it."
Qiu Min took five deep breaths in a row to digest the shocking news. She covered her stomach with one hand and touched her forehead with the other. Fortunately, she didn't sweat.
"Dad, why do you want a divorce? Where will you live after the house is sold? And my brother, where does he live? Oh, and his two sons, where do they live?"
"I live in the factory dormitory. I haven't retired yet. I can apply for a single bed. If not, I can borrow a house from outside. Your brother has nothing to do with me, and his son has nothing to do with me."
Qiu Min found it a bit confusing. She could understand every word of her father's words when they were taken apart, but when they were put together, she couldn't understand a single word.
Shouhou completely understood. No wonder the father-in-law was able to get a smooth divorce. It turned out that the mother-in-law had the leverage. As for the elder brother-in-law, he didn't look like the father-in-law. They all thought that the son followed his mother.
"Dad, why don't you stay with me? I'm pregnant and can't do many things. Slim Monkey is too tired by himself. Please help me."
The old man nodded. Although my little girl only has two rooms here, he can live in the outhouse and move out after the unit's dormitory application is approved.
"Dad, does eldest sister know?"
Shouhou was worried that the eldest sister was not Qiu Min's biological eldest sister, so he asked quickly.
"I know. I also gave her two hundred yuan to let her live a good life. I also told her not to let her husband's family know about the money, otherwise she won't be able to keep it."
"Hey, every family has its own difficulties in reciting sutras, and it's difficult for my eldest sister too. Dad, you sit down while I cook some vegetables. Let me have a couple of drinks to celebrate."
Qiu Min rolled her eyes at Shouhou, wondering if such a thing was worth celebrating. But Shouhou pointed at her belly, and Qiu Min smiled. This was indeed worthy of celebration.
The old man watched the interaction between his daughter and son-in-law, and felt comforted in his heart. Finally, there was a good couple, otherwise he would be a joke in his life.
Qiu Min's mother went to the hospital after the divorce. When Qiu Jianguo saw his mother, she complained that she was hungry. But at this time, the old lady couldn't care about her son and sat on the stool beside the bed in a daze.
Jianguo was so old, how could the old man know about this? She really had no choice but to do anything if others didn't know, but she didn't know where Jianguo's biological father was, and she was deceived by her desire to have a son.
But how can you say this to Jianguo, and will the old man kick Jianguo and his two grandsons out? Now that the grandson is at grandma's house, when they find out that their daughter has been arrested and wants to divorce, will they throw their grandson out?
Also driven out.
For a moment, the old lady felt sad. What on earth was she planning on doing all her life? She was thinking about eating and drinking every day, and she was counting every penny. She couldn't bear to eat even a piece of candy.
"Mom, what's wrong with you? I'm hungry. Please help me buy food."
The old lady nodded, looked deeply at Qiu Jianguo, and then took the lunch box to the hospital cafeteria to get some food. Qiu Jianguo saw the fragrant food and wolfed it down, without even thinking of asking his mother if she had eaten.
Looking at her son who was eating happily, the old lady took out a bankbook from her pocket. There was a thousand yuan in it. This was the money she had saved every penny throughout her life. Now, all of it was given to her son.
"Mom, how do you have so much money? It would be great to take it out as soon as possible. If I let Daying buy a job by herself, we won't cause such troubles."
Listening to her son blaming herself, the old lady smiled bitterly, yes, it would have been nice to have taken it out earlier, but it was a pity.
"Jianguo, mother has gone back. You should take good care of this money and don't use it blindly, you know."
"Mom, please go back and be careful on the way. By the way, what about the divorce?"
"Oh, this is your marriage certificate. The people from the Civil Affairs Bureau said that you need to be present before the application can be processed. You can handle it yourself. After all, you have two sons."
Qiu Jianguo pouted, "Son, son, I'm so annoyed. If it wasn't for my mother's urging, he wouldn't have wanted to have a son at all."
