Reborn before the famine, kicking away the scumbag's family and living a carefree life.

8. Leaving

Su Jinru and her younger brother were talking when they arrived at the Qi family's door.

Qi Zhengyang and his son had just returned home from school. An Xin was in daycare, and the teacher brought her home directly; she was already home.

Upon seeing her mother, Anxin ran over and hugged her leg.

"Mom, I'm hungry."

Su Jinru said softly, "Anxin, be patient, we'll go to Grandma's house for dinner later."

The daughter instantly jumped for joy.

"Oh! Time to go to Grandma's for dinner!"

An Ran excitedly asked, "Uncle, what delicious food are you making? You invited us to your house for dinner today."

"You two go play in the yard, I'll talk to your dad."

Su Jinxuan, with his keen perception, led An Ran and An Xin to the courtyard.

Su Jinru: "I'm here to pack up my and my two children's belongings and take them with me."

Qi Zhengyang glanced at Su Jinru but didn't say anything, which was taken as tacit agreement.

Su Jinru went inside and packed her and her two children's clothes. Each of them only had two sets of clothes, one for themselves and the other for changing.

The same goes for shoes; each person gets two pairs, and there are no extras.

Su Jinru also put away a quilt, which was part of her dowry from her family when she got married.

There was also a mat, which Su Jinru made herself from reeds; it was clean, soft, and cool.

Su Jinru carried these things in a bamboo basket.

She went out of the house and explained to Qi Zhengyang.

"Besides my and my child's clothes and blankets, I'd like to take a few bowls, a small pot, and a basin."

Qi Zhengyang scoffed, "Weren't you quite the tough guy yesterday, saying you only wanted the two kids and nothing else?"

"Fine, Qi Zhengyang, you're ruthless. You know perfectly well that there will be a famine soon. It's one thing that you don't give the child any food, but after all, your own survival is more important. You can't even bear to give the child a bowl or a pot. Moreover, soon the team will eat in the collective canteen, and every household's cooking utensils will belong to the collective."

"So what? I donate to the collective because I have high moral character. You don't take what doesn't belong to you because of your own integrity. As for the children, when you can no longer afford to raise them, just give them back to me to raise. Don't use the children as an excuse to try to take something from me."

Su Jinru: "Okay, okay, I was wrong. I overestimated you again."

Su Jinru tossed the house keys on the table, picked up her bamboo basket, and went into the yard.

"Anran, take your backpack, you two come with me."

Su Jinxuan ran over.

"Big sister, is there anything else we need to move?"

"Ah Xuan, that's all, let's go!"

The two children happily followed Su Jinru out the door.

They weren't surprised at all that their father didn't come to their grandmother's house for meals, because he had never gone there in all these years.

Whenever Grandma's family cooks something delicious and invites them to eat, Dad never goes. So this time when they went to Grandma's house for dinner, Dad didn't go, and they didn't think anything was wrong.

However, Anran looked at her mother carrying bedding and was somewhat puzzled.

"Mom, why are you taking our blankets to Grandma's house?"

"From now on, we will live at Grandma's house, eat at Grandma's house, and live at Grandma's house."

"why?"

"Because... I divorced your father."

"Divorce...what does that mean?"

"It means that we and Dad will no longer be a family."

"It's like you had a fight with your friends and stopped playing together," Su Jinxuan explained.

Anran: "Mom, did you and Dad have a fight?"

"That's it!"

An Ran's eyes reddened.

"But if you two are arguing, why can't Anxin and I be with Dad anymore?"

Su Jinru stopped and took her son's hand.

“You and your sister will always be Dad’s children. If you miss Dad, you can go back to see him anytime, and you can stay there for a few days.”

"how about you?"

"I will never go back."

Su Jinxuan held An Ran's hand with one hand and An Xin's hand with the other.

"Anran, Anxin, don't you like living with Mom and us?"

An Xin said innocently, "I like sleeping with my mom, I like eating at my grandma's house, and I like playing with my uncle."

Su Jinxuan smiled, picked up An Xin, and spun her around.

An Xin was so happy that she kept giggling.

Hearing that he would have to live separately from his father, Anran felt a moment of disappointment. However, his mother said that he could go back to be with his father whenever he wanted, and he could see his father every day when he went to school. So, not living with his father didn't seem so unacceptable.

The thought of spending every day with his uncle instantly lifted his spirits.

When they arrived at their grandmother's house, she was cooking in the kitchen.

An Xin ran in and called out, "Grandma, Grandma, what delicious food are you making today?"

"Today we're boiling sweet potatoes and potatoes."

"Oh, I love sweet potatoes, and I love potatoes too."

"Okay, okay, my Anxin loves this the most. Wait a little longer, and Grandma will have it cooked."

At this moment, Su Jinyu heard the noise and came out of the house.

"Big sister, I heard you got divorced? How come it's so sudden? Everything was fine yesterday!"

Su Jinru tugged at her younger sister: "Let's not talk about this anymore. If Mom hears us, she'll never stop nagging."

Liu Yulan carried An Xin out of the kitchen and saw Su Jinru carrying bedding.

Her tears started falling again.

"Grandma, why are you crying?" Anxin asked, wiping away her grandmother's tears.

Liu Yulan took her granddaughter's soft little hand and kissed it.

"Such a lovely child, you've done something terrible!"

Su Jinru pulled her younger sister into her room.

“Ayu, from now on, Anxin and I will squeeze in with you. Don’t worry, I’ll be able to build my own house in a month at most, and then we’ll move out.”

"Sister, what are you saying! This is your home too, don't be so polite. You can stay here for a month or even longer if you want."

Su Ke walked in.

There was an extra bed in the pigsty. I just tidied it up and moved it to this room. I made it up so you and Anxin can sleep together, and Anran can sleep with Axuan.

Su Jinru remembered that before she got married, this room had two beds and the three sisters lived in this room.

Later, she and her second sister got married, and only her youngest sister lived in this room. The extra bed was put away by her parents and put in the pigsty.

So the two sisters and their father moved the bed into the younger sister's room. There was a mattress woven from straw, and then a straw mat woven from reeds by Su Jinru was laid on top. It was quite comfortable to sleep on.

The quilt was a gift from my family when I got married. It was made of ten pounds of cotton, so it was very thick and warm, even in the coldest winter.

In summer, just cover yourself with a thin blanket.

The room was tidied up, and Mom was calling us from the kitchen to eat.

Su Jinru reminded her sister and father.

"No one is allowed to mention my divorce during dinner, or Mom will keep nagging."

Dad: "You can do it yourself, but you don't allow others to mention it!"

Su Jinru: "We're already divorced. What's the point of bringing it up again, other than hurting Mom?"