On the way to escape famine, my parents divorced

Chapter 9: Divorced with mother-in-law and brother-in-law.

"no!"

Two shouts were directed at Li's father. Li Shiyue and Li's mother shouted this sentence at the same time.

After the mother and daughter looked at each other, Li's mother spoke first: "Who would believe what you said?

I brought up Shitou since he was a child. When he was slow to speak, you despised him. Later, when he grew up and was not as smart as ordinary people, you asked me to take him to the mountain and abandon him.

Now you tell me that Shitou is your son, and you won’t let me take him away?

Li Wangguang, if you still have the heart, just let me go and let me take the stone away.

From now on, on this journey of escaping the famine, the three of us can die together, and I won’t blame you in the underworld.”

As soon as Mother Li finished speaking, Father Li's face suddenly drooped. He really didn't expect that Mother Li would actually reveal in front of others what he had said in his early years.

Everyone was shocked by what Li's mother said, especially Grandmother Li and Li Wangming. They really didn't know that Li's father had actually thought about throwing away the stone!

Li Shiyue also shouted "Good guy" in his heart. Li Wangguang is really selfish to the extreme. He doesn't care about his own child at all. After all, that is a life!
Not to mention the Li family, even Li Youfu, Li Shiyang and the three clan elders were all shocked. The third uncle who had been sitting in the back with his eyes closed and in a daze also widened his eyes.

The people from Lijia Village who were watching the fun were even more furious, and started talking loudly on the side.

"Oh my, this is really... really...
What was sung on the stage during the temple fair?

A tiger won't eat its own cubs?"

"That's called even a tiger won't eat its own cubs!"

"Yes, yes, that's what I said. This beast knows how to take care of the baby. Li Wangguang is really cruel!
That’s my biological baby!”

"If that's the case, Sister Chun can't leave the stone to Li Wangguang, otherwise he might really throw away the stone as a burden on the way."

The words of others were like sharp knives stabbing into Father Li's chest, causing him to grimace in pain.

That was not all. The looks from the villagers seemed to peel off his rosy exterior piece by piece, exposing his naked black heart in full view of everyone.

Even at this moment, Qin Tao was still holding him. She lowered her head with vigilance and a slight fear in her eyes.

Grandmother Li and Li Wangming looked at Father Li with eyes full of heartache and disbelief. They were the people closest to Father Li. Grandmother Li knew just by looking at Father Li's expression that what Mother Li said was true. Father Li really wanted to kill Shi Tou in the first place!

Isn't it just killing?

What is the difference between taking a child under two years old and throwing him away on the mountain and killing the child?
"Wang Guang, you... you really are..."

"Mother, I can't help it!
Shitou was almost two years old at that time and he still couldn't speak a complete sentence. What use is there for a mentally handicapped child? Isn't it a waste of food to raise such a child?
I couldn't bear it, but our family's situation was so difficult at that time, and I couldn't do anything!"

Grandmother Li was unable to utter a word as she listened to Father Li's sophistry.

Shitou has been different from other smart kids since he was young, but in Grandmother Li's mind, as long as Shitou can eat and drink, there is nothing wrong with him, because he is her eldest grandson.

Grandmother Li never knew that Father Li had such a cruel heart. He would just give up his own children if he wanted to.

From her son to her mother, Grandmother Li looked at Qin Tao standing next to Father Li, thinking about the hardships she had suffered along the way. Every family in the village that had a donkey or a mule would provide a place for the elderly and children to sit and rest from time to time. Only she had managed to get here by herself, leaning on a wooden stick and relying on the support of her young son.

Grandmother Li turned around to look at Shitou who was looking at them with confused eyes. She knew very well that if Shitou really followed Father Li, he would probably die on the road of fleeing famine in the future. So it would be better to let Mother Li take Shitou away. Mother Li really loved Shitou, and Sister Li Shiyue also cared for Shitou.

Grandmother Li thought about it and finally made up her mind.

"Brother Youfu, let Chunniang take Shitou and Shiyue away. Divide the food in the house among the three of them according to the number of people. That's it."

After saying this, Grandma Li's already old appearance seemed to have aged a few years even more.

"Mother!
I don't"

"Shut up!" Grandmother Li turned around and shouted at Father Li to stop him from yelling. She slammed the wooden stick hard on the ground. Grandmother Li turned around and said to Mother Li, "Mother Chun, it was Wangguang who let you down.

If you give birth to children for the Li family, you can take all your dowry;
The food given to you is yours;

From now on, you should live a good life with Shitou and Shiyue. If you need anything, let Shiyue come to find Wangming. I am still alive and I still have the final say in this family!"

Grandmother Li had spoken, and no matter how unwilling Father Li was, he knew he couldn't say anything more.

But something went wrong when asking Li Shiyang to write the divorce letter.

"I want to live with my sister-in-law!"

Li Wangming stiffened his neck and said to Li Shiyang: "Brother Shiyang, can you write me in as well?

My sister-in-law raised me since I was a child. Shitou, Shiyue and I are uncle and nephew, but in fact, there is no difference between us and siblings.

My sister-in-law raised me, so I have to take care of her in her old age. Please write about me to her as well."

Previously, it was shocking enough that Li's mother revealed that Li's father once wanted to throw away the stone. Who would have thought that when the matter was about to end, Li Wangming would come up with something bigger.

"Wang Ming, are you stupid?
I've never heard of a brother-in-law being able to live with his sister-in-law after a divorce.

Besides, your mother is still alive. Why don't you stay home to take care of her instead of meddling in other people's affairs?"

After the fifth uncle was stunned for a while, he said to Li Wangming, then turned around and said to Li Shiyang: "Shiyang, you continue writing, don't worry about this silly boy."

Li Shiyue looked at Li Wangming, who was about to cry with a face full of grievance. Thinking of what might happen on the way, she jumped out and shouted, "Second Uncle did grow up with me. When we were young, my mother took care of me and Second Uncle together.

Second uncle really should take care of my mother in her old age and see her to the end of her life!

Now that my father and mother are divorced, my second uncle has to take care of my grandmother. Why not, my second uncle and my grandmother come and live with us?

In this way, my second uncle can fulfill his filial duty and repay my mother for her kindness in raising him in the future. It’s the best of both worlds.”

Upon hearing what Li Shiyue said, Li Wangming was so happy that he almost jumped up on the spot. He quickly agreed: "Shiyue, what you said is good!

I'll just take my mother and live with my sister-in-law!
Brother Shiyang, please write this down as well. From now on, my mother and I will live with my sister-in-law."

　Thank you for reading.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)