Cheng Tianyuan frowned and whispered: "Xiao Hao is still lying in the hospital, and my sister-in-law is not in good spirits. If you don't care about yourself, who will take care of them in the future?"
Chen Min's eyes flashed slightly, and he slowly reached out to take the big bowl.
Ahu on the side urged: "Eat quickly, eat it while it's hot."
After a few mouthfuls, Chen Min slowed down. Perhaps Cheng Tianyuan's words earlier had an effect. He closed his eyes and swallowed the remaining porridge wholeheartedly.
Xiao Li put away the dishes and chopsticks.
Seeing that they all looked embarrassed, as if they had something important to discuss, several old people made excuses that they were going to play mahjong, and went to Xue Zhilan's guest room together.
The big living room became quiet, but the atmosphere was very solemn.
Wang Qing hesitated to speak, hesitating: "Um... Cui Liu is fine.
No matter what happened, it is in the past.”
Chen Min sighed again, grabbed his hair a few times with his thick hands, and then rubbed his face, his movements slow and heavy.
Cheng Tianyuan whispered: "Are you sleepy?
Go back to your original guest room to rest first——" "Is there any cigarettes?"
Chen Min suddenly asked.
Everyone was stunned.
Ahu scratched his pocket in embarrassment and smiled.
"I haven't dared to smoke for many years... Where did the cigarettes come from?"
Cheng Tianyuan has never smoked, so naturally he doesn't carry cigarettes or lighters with him.
At this time, Xue Ling stood up and walked to the lockers.
“When my second son got married a few days ago, a business friend gave me four cartons of foreign cigarettes.
I remember it seems to be in the corner cabinet, it should still be there."
Quickly, she took out a cigarette.
Chen Min quickly thanked him and took it. He quickly took out a packet, took out one and picked it up.
The next moment, he looked around: "Where is the fire?"
Ahu pointed to the fireplace and said, "Isn't it there?
Go over there and suck it!"
"Yeah."
Wang Qing reminded: "There are vents over there, so you don't have to worry about smoking other people if you smoke."
Chen Min hurried over and sat at the fireplace, puffing out smoke, and the smoke lingered for a moment.
The others found their own places to sit, and did not come forward to disturb him, nor did they speak.
After Chen Min smoked for a while, he irritably put out the remaining cigarette and put it in the corner of the fireplace.
Cheng Tianyuan saw his movements and whispered: "You can suck it if you want. The place is spacious and we won't be smoked."
"No."
Chen Min rubbed his cheeks and pressed his swollen eyes, "I'm too upset, no matter how much I inhale, it's useless.
I just suddenly wanted to smoke, but after taking a few puffs, I felt like I didn’t want to smoke anymore.”
Xue Ling was boiling water to make tea and said, "Come here and have a few sips of tea to relax your spirit."
Chen Min came back and sat next to Ahu.
Seeing his haggard and desolate appearance, Ahu secretly felt sorry for him and hugged him with his big hands.
Chen Min's eyes suddenly turned red, and tears shone in his eyes.
"...Brother Hu, I feel so uncomfortable..." Ahu blinked a few times and patted his shoulder heavily.
"Everything will pass, just hold on.
We are all men... Men have greater responsibilities, and it will inevitably be harder."
Chen Min rubbed his nose and sobbed a few times.
"When I came back to the imperial capital last time to attend the wedding, I had already given her the divorce agreement.
In the past, we could only talk verbally and yell when we quarreled, but I couldn't stand it any longer, so I found a lawyer I knew well to help me draw up an agreement, and I decided to get a divorce.
I was a little drunk and depressed, but I didn't dare to tell you.
Although Xiaohao's matter is troublesome, he is already an adult and I am worried that I can't do anything to help him.
What worries me more is how to tell our children and all your relatives and friends about our affairs.
Later, something happened to Xiaohao, and our divorce was delayed.
I brought Xiao Hao to the Imperial Capital alone, not to leave her there to take care of the family business, but not to discuss it with her at all."
Everyone was secretly shocked when they heard this! Cheng Tianyuan frowned and asked: "Wasn't it good before?
You are considered a couple in a free love union, how could you get to this point?"
"yes!"
Ah Hu was a little in disbelief: "My sister-in-law has always been virtuous, taking care of her inside and outside, and is a good woman who cares about her family.
You said you were quarreling with her before, but I didn't take it to heart.
What couple doesn't quarrel?
Who doesn’t live a noisy life?”
Wang Qing nodded in agreement: "Yes, no matter how noisy, the family still has to live, right?
Life must go on after all.
You and Cuiliu have been married for more than 20 years, how can you just say that you want a divorce?
It is not easy for your family to have the financial conditions we have today, and Cuiliu has suffered a lot following you.
After working hard for more than 20 years, there is a lot of credit and hard work. Even if the relationship fades as time goes by, there is still a lot of credit and hard work hanging there, and it cannot be separated easily, right?
It is too difficult to put a family together. If it is going to collapse, it can be broken up into pieces in just one or two days. Two divorce notebooks can tear it apart completely.
It’s easy to break up a family, but it’s hard to get them back together in the future.”
Xue Ling handed him a cup of tea and whispered: "Is there any difficulty?
Why not speak up and let us listen and see if we can help.
We have persuaded you, and we will go and persuade Cuiliu later.
It can be overcome by strong winds and waves, so what is there to worry about?
Yes or no?
At our age, many things have become less important, and the most important thing is family and family ties."
Chen Min shed tears and kept reaching out to wipe them away.
"I...I really can't live with her anymore.
She will always only have her run-down natal family in her heart, and she will take care of her natal family in everything... I am not the kind of unreasonable person. It is not easy for her natal family to give birth to her and raise her. It is necessary to be filial to your parents and take care of your brothers and sisters.
But you can't shoulder everything on her alone, right?
I have to shoulder her burden, and I can’t stand it anymore since she takes everything on our family!”
Everyone was stunned and turned to look at me and me at you.
Unexpectedly, it was this reason! As far as they knew, He Cuiliu’s natal family was in the countryside, and she had many younger siblings. She was the eldest daughter in the family and had always taken good care of her younger siblings.
It seems that they only know one but not the other.
Chen Min even explained: "I helped pay and take care of her grandparents, and I even paid for the funeral.
When her parents built a new house, I had to pay all the money. Even if the family bought a motorcycle, it had to come from our side.
I have to pay for her younger brothers and sisters to go to school and work.
I was a little embarrassed at first, but then everyone took it for granted, as if I was born in debt to their family.
Yes, when we got married, I had already made some money by opening a supermarket with you, so I had a lot of money.
But I am not a rich man. Money does not come from the strong wind, but I earn it slowly from dime to dime.
How can they ask for my help with anything?
She always said that she was the eldest daughter in the family, and it was a sister's duty to take care of her younger siblings.
But you can’t take care of her for a lifetime, right?
I also have a big family to raise, and it’s not easy for me..."