The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Wu Shanshan came back from Huang Ling's place, looking very worried, and even when her stepmother Zhang A'mei called her, she didn't respond.

"What's wrong with this kid? Aren't you going to Teacher Zhuang's house?"

Wu Jianguo touched Wu Shanshan's forehead, thinking she had a fever.

Wu Shanshan dodged Wu Jianguo's hand and took out the pastries given by Huang Ling.

"This is the cake Aunt Huang Ling sent."

Wu Jianguo and Zhang Amei's eyes lit up and they grabbed the cakes and opened them.

"This must be a Shanghai specialty bought by Tunan. Let's try it." Zhang A'mei said impatiently.

Wu Jianguo opened the paper box and saw six exquisitely made pastries inside. He said excitedly: "There are six pieces, just right for us to share one piece each, and Xiaojun can eat two pieces."

Zhang A-mei rolled her eyes and said, "Xiaojun doesn't like sweets, so leave that piece for Xiaomin!"

Wu Jianguo looked at his daughter Wu Shanshan's face and said, "Then I'll give this piece to Xiaojun!"

Wu Shanshan sighed and said, "Dad, you eat yours. I'll leave mine for Xiaojun. I'm going to review my lessons."

Wu Jianguo said excitedly: "Okay, go ahead!"

Zhang A-mei ate cakes and said sarcastically: "Shanshan, your grades seem to have dropped recently! We agreed that if your grades fall outside the top ten, you will be expelled from school."

Wu Shanshan gritted her teeth and said, "I ranked ninth in the class in this final exam, and I didn't fall out of the top ten."

At the beginning, Wu Shanshan was determined to go to high school and even went on a hunger strike, almost starving herself to death. Only then did Wu Jianguo and Zhang A'mei compromise.

However, although the couple agreed to let Wu Shanshan go to high school, there was a condition: her grades must be among the top ten in the class. If her grades dropped, she would drop out and go home to find a job to support the family.

Wu Shanshan was indeed excellent in both character and study and had very good grades in junior high school. However, after entering high school, her grades in science subjects such as mathematics and physics began to decline, and she ranked only ninth in the class in the final exam of her first year of high school.

"In my opinion, what's the point for girls to learn so much? They will get married in the future anyway. It's better for them to go out to work early and support the family. Your father and I work day and night, so how long will we have to support you and your sister?" Zhang A'mei snorted coldly.

Wu Shanshan clenched her fists and gritted her teeth, saying, "Don't worry, when I get into college and get a job in the future, I will pay you back every penny of the tuition."

Zhang A-mei said: "You have three years in high school, four years in college, and six more years to go when you graduate and start working!"

Wu Jianguo stepped forward to smooth things over and said, "There is no tuition fee for going to university, and there is a subsidy every month."

Zhang A-mei said unhappily, "That requires you to be admitted to university. Shanshan was among the top five in the class when she first entered No. 1 Middle School, but after one year of study, she dropped to ninth. There are still two years to go, and I don't know how low her grades will drop to."

Wu Jianguo said worriedly: "Why don't we go find Teacher Zhuang and ask him to help tutor Shanshan."

Zhang A-mei tilted her mouth and said, "Tutoring is free! Even if Teacher Zhuang doesn't charge for tutoring, we can't just say no!"

Wu Shanshan saw that Zhang A-mei wanted her to drop out of school and find another class to attend, so she said angrily: "Don't worry, my grades will never drop again."

After saying that, Wu Shanshan took her schoolbag and went out to find a place to review.

In fact, the reason why Wu Shanshan's grades dropped, besides the difficulty of high school science, the most important reason was the lack of a good learning environment.

Wu Jianguo would take on private work after get off work every day, building furniture in the yard, making a lot of noise.

Zhang A-mei sometimes drags Wu Shanshan to do housework, not giving her time to study. Wu Shanshan sometimes envies Zhuang Xiaoting. Although Zhuang Xiaoting suffers a lot at her parents' house, when she returns home, her parents attach great importance to her education. Huang Ling takes care of her food, clothing, housing and transportation, Zhuang Chaoying helps her with tutoring, not to mention that Wang Gang left all his study materials to his sister Zhuang Xiaoting before going to college.

Everyone lives in the same alley, and family matters cannot be hidden from others. Wu Shanshan really envies Zhuang Xiaoting, but she doesn't know that today is destined to be a sleepless night for Zhuang's family.

Xiang Pengfei went to his grandparents' house to look for Zhuang Chaoying, but found that he was not there. He then ran to the school to look for him, and that's when he saw Zhuang Chaoying.

Zhuang Chaoying was unwilling to go home to see Huang Ling, thinking that he could delay it for as long as possible; he just didn't want a divorce.

What Zhuang Chaoying didn't expect was that Huang Ling came directly to the school and even found the principal to force Zhuang Chaoying to face it.

Only then did Zhuang Chaoying regret it, but it was too late.

Huang Ling took Zhuang Chaoying back home. Zhuang Xiaoting, Xiang Pengfei and Zhuang Hualin were all there.

Zhuang Chaoying felt embarrassed when she saw her sister was there, so she said, "Huang Ling, do you really have to make our affairs known to the whole world?"

Huang Ling took out a passbook and said, "After we got married, in addition to daily expenses, we saved a total of 2,700 yuan. I usually keep accounts, so you can check it if you want."

Zhuang Chaoying said: "Huang Ling, have you had enough of making trouble? I have apologized. What do you want in return?"

Huang Ling said calmly: "I want a divorce."

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Zhuang Chaoying felt a congestion in his throat and felt dry and uncomfortable.

Zhuang Hualin advised: "Sister-in-law, although my brother has some problems, you guys don't have to get divorced, right?"

Huang Ling shook her head and sighed, "It takes time for the ice to freeze three feet thick. I have thought deeply about the divorce, and it is not a momentary impulse."

Zhuang Hualin said anxiously: "Sister-in-law, you and brother have been married for so many years, it is impossible that you don't have any feelings for each other. Besides, Xiaoting is still so young, do you really want her to be without a father?"

Huang Ling explained: "If I divorce your eldest brother, Xiaoting will not lose her father, and we will raise the children together."

Zhuang Chaoying was troubled and asked, "Huang Ling, what do you need to do to make me forgive you?"

Huang Ling said calmly: "Zhuang Chaoying, I don't blame you, I just want to be free."

Zhuang Hualin realized that there was no way to save the relationship between his elder brother and sister-in-law. If Huang Ling had made a big fuss, it would have shown that they still had feelings for each other. But Huang Ling was so calm now, which clearly showed that there was nothing more sad than a broken heart!
Huang Ling had completely given up on Zhuang Chaoying, so naturally she would not feel any resentment or blame him, which would only make things worse.

"Zhuang Chaoying, I can give you 1,700 yuan out of the 2,700 yuan, and I will only keep 1,000 yuan. If you think it's too little, we can discuss it again." Huang Ling looked into Zhuang Chaoying's eyes and said, "I have already asked the leaders of the unit for instructions. As soon as the divorce certificate comes, we will go and handle the formalities."

Zhuang Chaoying gritted his teeth and said, "Huang Ling, are you really going to do this? Don't regret it!"

Huang Ling said firmly: "Since I have made the decision, I will not regret it."

Zhuang Hualin said anxiously: "Sister-in-law, you have to think it over carefully. If you really get divorced, who knows what the neighbors will say, and your work may be affected!"

Huang Ling said: "I want a divorce even if I have to give up my job. I have endured it for more than ten years and I don't want to endure it any longer!"

Zhuang Chaoying looked at his wife in shock. He really couldn't understand what he had done to enrage God and the people that Huang Ling was so determined to divorce him!
"Why, why on earth!"

Huang Ling said: "I am getting a divorce not only for myself but also for the children. I don't want my two children to be coerced by their parents just because of filial piety!

Zhuang Chaoying, if you don't care about your child, I, as a mother, can't do that!" (End of this chapter)