Chapter 1211
Chapter 1211
Chapter 1211
"Once you're divorced, you can go back to being a dutiful son. From now on, no one will stop you. Isn't that a great thing?"
"If you don't leave, I'll come and make a scene every day. Let's see who can outlast whom."
Terrified by the ruthlessness in Tan You's words, Old Mrs. Guo's hands trembled as she said, "Divorce! This marriage must end today!"
She was afraid. She was afraid that Tan You would really come and cause trouble every day. How could she face anyone in the future?
“That’s more like it, Guo Jiantao. You should learn from your mother. She’s much better at reading people than you are.” Tan You put down the megaphone: “If you don’t leave now, I’ll come back this afternoon.”
Sure enough, you have to teach such villains a lesson. Tan You dusted off the divorce certificate in her hand: "From now on, we have nothing to do with each other. Wen Ting is mine, and I delivered your and Wen Shan's things to the machinery factory's residential compound yesterday."
"Let's not see each other again if there's nothing else. I'm very busy."
"Congratulations! From now on, you can take care of your parents without any worries, and no one will ask you to look after the children anymore."
Watching Tan You's dashing figure, Guo Jiantao couldn't quite describe the feelings in his heart. But now that they were divorced, what could he do? He could no longer go to the house at Qiaomai Food Factory; he could only return to the house in the machinery factory's residential compound.
That house, less than 40 square meters, is already crammed with six people. If he takes Guo Wenshan back, where will they find room in the house?
Tan You didn't care about Guo Jiantao and Guo Wenshan's future. She got a divorce the day after she arrived, which was quite efficient. So on the way back, Tan You even splurged on her only meat ticket of the month, just to celebrate.
Guo Jiantao used to be a very filial son, sending all his monthly meat ration coupons to Old Lady Guo, essentially living off the original owner of the body. Tan You was truly amazed that his filial piety had been outsourced to this extent.
With a piece of meat hanging from the handlebars, Tan You swaggered through the alley and into the food factory's residential compound. As soon as she entered the compound, the neighbors lowered their voices, clearly talking about Tan You.
She caused such a big scene at the machine factory this morning; those in the know already knew about it.
"Qiao Mai is back? And she even cut herself tonight?"
Tan You smiled and said, "You're back. Today is a good day, we should celebrate properly."
"This……"
This left everyone speechless. When have you ever seen a woman so happy after a divorce, instead of crying and wailing? It's like she's gotten rid of a huge problem.
But now they see that Tan You is genuinely happy.
"Aunties, I'm going back now. Wenting should be back soon, I need to prepare dinner." Carrying the meat, Tan You returned to the original owner's home. The house, less than 30 square meters, was really cramped.
Fortunately, after kicking Guo Jiantao and Guo Wenshan out, the house became more spacious.
As soon as Tan You left, the neighbors started gossiping again, but this time, because Tan You was not someone to be trifled with, no one dared to openly criticize her. On the contrary, some people even spoke up for the original owner of this body.
“Da Guo just doesn’t get it right,” an aunt with gray hair said, fanning herself. “If you’re going to be filial to your parents, then be filial to them. But what kind of behavior is it to mistreat your own children?”
“That’s not quite right. Qiao Mai also has a job…” Naturally, an aunt who was worried that her children wouldn’t support her in her old age spoke up: “Qiao Mai is her daughter-in-law, so she has to be filial to her.”
"How much more filial piety do you want?" The aunt who spoke first sneered, "Do you expect your daughter-in-law's family to starve themselves and support you? Old Guo and his wife support Guo Jiantao, not Qiao Mai."
“Qiao Mai has his own proper parents.”
"Qiao Mai has had a tough time these past few years. She had no one to help her during her postpartum period. It's pitiful." "Fortunately, she has her own job and doesn't need to rely on Da Guo. Of course, Da Guo can't be relied on either."
Tan You listened to the hushed chatter outside as she cooked in the communal kitchen. That's the downside of living in a tenement building; the toilets and kitchens are shared, so everyone knows what you're cooking.
She needed to find a way to get a small coal stove so she could cook for herself later. Otherwise, how could she recover the original owner's weakened body? She didn't want to die young.
When Guo Wenting returned, Tan You had already prepared dinner: a dish of tomatoes with sugar and a dish of braised pork, which were placed on the small dining table.
Guo Wenting screamed, "Meat! Mom, are we having meat today?"
“Yes, we’re having meat today,” Tan You patted her little braids. “Wash your hands and eat.”
The two sat down at the table, and Tan You poured half a bowl of soda for each of them with a sense of ceremony. Then Tan You picked up her small bowl, and Guo Wenting followed suit.
Tan You laughed and said, "First of all, congratulations to my comrade Qiao Mai on escaping this sea of suffering. From now on, this will be my little home with Comrade Guo Wenting!"
"cheers!"
As she spoke, she tapped the small bowl in Guo Wenting's hand and took a sip of soda: "That's great!"
Although Guo Wenting didn't understand the deeper meaning, she could see that Tan You was happy. She pursed her lips, took a sip of soda, and a smile appeared on her face.
"Secondly, congratulations to Comrade Guo Wenting for becoming the second head of the household. From now on, Comrade Guo Wenting will be the second eldest in the family!"
This time, Guo Wenting didn't wait for Tan You to clink glasses with him; instead, he took the initiative, clinked glasses with Tan You, took a sip of his soda, and mimicked Tan You's words: "That's great!"
Tan You's eyes curved slightly. "Finally, let's celebrate Comrade Guo Wenting having a room that's all his own."
Guo Wenting smiled and said, "Thank you, Mom. I'm so happy."
Tan You finished the soda in her bowl: "As long as you're happy, eat your food! Eat more meat!"
The mother and daughter finished their dinner, and after washing up, they each went back to their rooms. The room that used to belong exclusively to Guo Wenshan now belonged to Guo Wenting, and Tan You had delivered his belongings to Guo's family yesterday.
Guo Wenting happily rolled around on the bed, and suddenly felt that the home, where only he and his mother were, was really comfortable and peaceful.
With Tan You and her daughter Guo Wenting finally at ease, chaos erupted in the Guo family home. First and foremost was the sleeping situation for Guo Jiantao and his son Guo Wenshan; a small house crammed with six people was already extremely cramped.
Now there's an extra grown man and a teenager, what are we going to do?
Especially since this house was allocated to Guo Jiantao by the machinery factory, it was perfectly legitimate for Guo Jiantao to move in with Guo Wenshan.
During the meal, Wang Mei kept giving Guo Jianwang meaningful glances, but Guo Jianwang remained silent as if he were blind. Wang Mei grew impatient and, while washing the dishes in the kitchen, she couldn't hold back any longer: "Your brother and your nephew, they'll be living here from now on?"
“The house wasn’t big to begin with, and the two kids finally had their own rooms. Now you have to give them up to your older brother and sister-in-law, and your older brother is divorced. Where are they going to fit?”
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