Something happened. This is not going to be bloody.

On Saturday, Tao Yan took Liu Zimo back to her parents' home.

The Tao family lives in an old neighborhood. Various pipes are exposed in the corridor. The mother and son go up the stairs one after the other. The broken steps have solidified stains on them, and the half-black walls have a moldy smell.

The Tao family has two children, a girl and a boy. Tao Yan also has a younger brother who is married. Now only the old couple of the Tao family live here.

After knocking on the door, someone opened it soon.

"Yan Zi and the eldest grandson are here, come in and sit down."

It was Tao's mother who opened the door. She enthusiastically took Zhou Leng's hand and let the two of them in.

"Hello grandma."

"Hey, my eldest grandson, come in quickly. Grandma misses you."

Zhou Leng went into the house, changed into slippers, and said to the person watching TV on the sofa, "Hello, Grandpa."

"Ah."

Tao's father responded without enthusiasm.

The mother and son sat down on the sofa. Mother Tao brought some fruit to them and she looked very enthusiastic.

Tao Yan looked at her parents' faces, and once again she mustered up the courage to say, "Dad, Mom, I want to divorce Liu Changli."

The noisy quarrel on TV came to an abrupt end and Tao's father paused the TV.

Tao's mother said accusingly: "My daughter, how can you say this in front of the child?"

"Zimo also supports me. The day before yesterday, Liu Changli got violent again. I can't live with him anymore. I want to divorce him."

After Tao Yan finished speaking, there was only silence in the room.

After a while, Tao's mother sighed and said, "That's how life is. You have to endure it and finally get through it. If you get divorced, what will happen to your children? You don't have any income. With your current situation, can you find a good man with your son?"

As the only child present, Zhou Leng had the least say, so she could only remain silent. She asked Tao Yan to call the police, but Tao Yan refused and instead came back to ask her parents for help. It was just unknown what result they would come up with in the end.

Tao Yan said with a mocking tone: "If my first marriage wasn't going well, how can my second marriage be any better? I won't look for another partner after the divorce, and I'll just live with Zimo."

"You're saying this now, but when you can't afford to raise the child yourself, you'll want to find someone else. I think it's better to just live like this. Liu Changli is at least the child's biological father, and he can earn money to support you two."

"Mom, didn't you hear what I said before? She hit me!"

Tao Yan's voice became louder. She came home to get her parents' support for her divorce and to tell them that this will always be her home and that if she can't make it, she can go home.

After a long silence, Tao's father turned around and looked at Tao Yan sternly and said, "Why are you yelling? Your parents raised you and paid for your education. Now you are grown up and have a family. Do we have to support you forever? I think my son-in-law is a good person. Look at him. No one has ever said that he is bad. Why did he hit you? Did you do something wrong? Reflect on yourself."

Tao Yan was heartbroken by her father's words. His own daughter was beaten, but he asked her to reflect on herself. Her already broken heart was hit hard again.

Tao Yan seemed to have forgotten that her son was around. She looked at her father and said:

"Am I not your daughter? Don't you only have Tao Jun in your heart? You kept my wedding gift for your son's wedding. He lives in a 200-square-meter house and drives a 300,000-yuan car. You have to give him half of your pension every month. Can you be fair? I am also your child."

Mother Tao had been silent the whole time, but when she heard this, she started to cry out of grievance and said in a sad tone:

"Why are you fighting with your brother? We have money so we must give it to our son. We will take care of him in the future. Every family leaves all their money to their son. That's how society works. If you are not an only child, who would give their son money? Even half of the money is almost gone. What have we done wrong? We paid for your education, and you are still not satisfied? How many families around you send their daughters to school?"

Tao's father continued his wife's words, "You chose to get married after graduation. You became a housewife with no source of income. Now you want to divorce, do you still want us to support you? Anyway, you have grown up, you can handle your own affairs. We are old, we don't understand life, and we don't have the energy to take care of your affairs."

Tao's mother did not deny her husband's words. She believed that a daughter who was married off was like water spilled on the ground. She and her son had already fulfilled their obligations to their daughter. Now that her daughter had married Liu Changli, she was a member of the Liu family, and only then were they a family.

Tao Yan looked at her parents. She hated her own incompetence and had to go home to seek help. What her parents said made sense. She was in her thirties and had accomplished nothing, but she had to go home to seek her parents' help.

Although the Tao family is not a wealthy family, both elderly people have pensions and are living a relatively comfortable life now. They don't want to get involved in their daughter's affairs and just want to enjoy their retirement in peace.

When Tao Yan got married, the old couple asked for a dowry of 100,000 yuan. They did not give the dowry to their daughter, but kept it for their son's marriage. Tao Yan did not have much dowry, and Liu Changli always used these things to insult Tao Yan over the years.

When Tao Jun got married, the old couple of the Tao family emptied out their family savings. They gave their son a down payment of 700,000 yuan for the house plus money for decoration, and now they still help pay the mortgage every month.

Knowing all this, Tao Yan felt that it was very unfair. She did not ask for equal treatment, but only hoped that her parents could take care of her, support her divorce, and help her through the difficult times. She would not stay at home all her life.

Tao Yan opened and closed her mouth but didn't say anything. She wanted to say that she didn't need them to support her, that she would find a job, and that as long as her parents could help pick up the child, as long as they supported her, as long as they thought she was not wrong.

Zhou Leng stood up, took Tao Yan's hand and said, "Mom, let's go home. I want to go home."

Tao Yan raised her head and tried to control her tears. She forced a smile and said, "Okay, Mom will take you home."

Tao's mother went into the kitchen and packed a lot of fruits in a bag. When she came out, the mother and son were already changing their shoes at the door.

The TV continued to play noisy sound.

"Yanzi, take these back and eat them. Life is like this. If you persevere, you will eventually get through it."

Tao Yan did not go to take the fruit. She smiled without saying anything. Then she turned around and pulled her son out with tears in her eyes.

Zhou Leng turned around and waved: "Goodbye, Grandpa, Grandma."

Looking at the child who spoke to her obediently, Tao's mother couldn't help but think that the child of the Liu family was well educated by her daughter.

On the way back, Tao Yan tried hard to adjust her mood. The noisy sounds on the bus made her thoughts less chaotic. She was determined to get a divorce. She could live a good life even without relying on anyone.

Zhou Leng held the clenched fists with his two small hands.

Tao Yan glanced at her son.

"Mom, don't worry, I can make sure you have a good life, don't worry."

Tao Yan reached out and touched her son's hair. She became more determined. She was sure she could do it. She was not afraid of hard work and fatigue. She must live a decent life in front of her parents, relatives and friends, and Liu Changli. She deeply understood that if you rely on the mountain, the mountain will fall, and if you rely on people, they will run away. You can only rely on yourself for everything.