Chapter 242: Han Xiang and The Divorce
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
In Zhou Family Village, the Zhou family had been feeling uneasy these days.
They were afraid that the Han family would come knocking on their door.
Zhou Anshan’s mother became more and more mean after losing an ear. Without his wife’s restraint, Zhou Anshan became more and more unscrupulous and hooked up with a widow in the village.
The widow was not as young as Han Xiang, not as beautiful as Han Xiang, and not as good as Han Xiang.
She was also a little sloppy and already had children.
However, she was slightly better than Han Xiang. The widow looked at Zhou Anshan with admiration in her eyes. She spoke softly and greatly satisfied Zhou Anshan’s male ego.
That night, when they were having dinner at the widow’s house, they drank some wine. One of them had the intention to seduce the other, while the other had evil intentions. They half-pushed each other and half-rolled onto the bed.
In short, the two of them hooked up that night.
It was not easy for a widow to live alone with a child, and while Zhou Anshan did not have money, he had a house.
The main thing was that they were young and strong, so they could still work to earn money.
When Zhou Anshan learned that the Han family had arrived, and Heng Yi had also come, he was so frightened that he rolled off his widow’s belly.
“He… Why is he here?” Zhou Anshan mumbled.
If Heng Yi didn’t come, he would refuse to give him the inheritance.
But Heng Yi was here…
When Zhou Anshan arrived, the Zhou Village Chief, the Zhou Clan Leader, the Zhou Clan’s prestigious elders, Father Zhou, Mother Zhou, and the Zhou Brothers were all present.
Everyone stared at Zhou Anshan.
They noticed that his footsteps were light, eyes were slightly bruised. He looked like he had overindulged in sex.
The expressions of the people from the Han and Zhou Families changed.
Zhou Anshan wanted to explain.
But before he could, Father Han said in a deep voice, “We’re here today to discuss the divorce between my daughter and Zhou Anshan and the compensation. Our demands are very simple. After the divorce, the two children will be raised by the Han family. This house will also belong to the Han family. The Zhou family and Zhou Anshan will cut off their father-son relationship with the two children. From now on, they will not have to interact with each other.”
These requests were hard for the Zhou family to accept.
Zhou Anshan was the first to speak, “No way.”
Because this was equivalent to them having nothing.
“Although I earned some money by relying on the Han family, I also worked hard to earn it. We’ve let Ah-Xiang down, but—”
BANG!
Heng Yi smashed the table in front of him.
Not to mention the Zhou family, even the Han family was shocked.
“The divorce letter is Han Xiang’s dowry. This house is half of the original price.” Heng Yi looked at Zhou Anshan coldly.
He was tired of this endless noise.
“Where did you sleep last night? What’s with the mark on your neck? Why is there a stench on your body? Do you need me to investigate Zhou Anshan thoroughly?” Heng Yi asked again.
Zhou Anshan gulped in panic.
His face is also extremely ugly to see
Heng Yi didn’t outrightly blame that he was fooling around with other women, but the meaning behind his words was clear as day.
“I’ll write it.”
Zhou Anshan only knew a few words.
And, he already forgot how to write most of them.
Then they have another round of bargaining. The house was worth ten taels of silver. Zhou Anshan had no money in his hands at the moment. He would pay at the latest by the end of the year. If he did not pay by then, he would have to move out and use the house to pay.
The Zhou clan leader felt embarrassed and quickly wrote the divorce letter, severing all ties with his father. The Han clan began to move Han Xiang’s dowry.
To be exact, they were moving everything from the house.
Zhou Anshan’s heart ached when he saw these things that he had just bought.
After everything was packed, Father Han said to Zhou Anshan, “Zhou Anshan, our families have nothing to do with each other anymore. Come with me to see Han Xiang again.”
Zhou Anshan was silent for a moment before replying, “Alright.”
On the way back to Han Village, Zhou Anshan was in a trance, especially when he saw Han Xiang being led out by Han Yuan. She looked at him from afar. There was only fear in her eyes.
She was so skinny that she looked like a ghost, and her face was pale.
Zhou Anshan opened his mouth…
For a moment, he could not say a word.
Even though Han Xiang had a bad temper and would order him around, he did them willingly.
He had instigated her to jump up and down and take things from her family for the sake of their small family.
However, when he saw her listless eyes and how she timidly hid behind Han Yuan, he felt as if his heart was being cut by a knife.
“Ah-Xiang.” Zhou Anshan called out softly.
Han Xiang tugged at Han Yuan’s sleeve, “Mother, go home. Let’s go home and eat candy.”
“Alright.” Han Yuan coaxed Han Xiang.
She glared at Zhou Anshan with resentment and brought Han Xiang inside.
Zhou Anshan just stood there.
After a while, he covered his face and cried out loud.
He had never thought that things would turn out like this, nor did he think that he and Han Xiang would end up like this.
He knew that he could not go back.
Just as Zhou Anshan was about to turn around and leave, he heard the laughter of children not far away.
He also saw his two sons.
They were dressed cleaner than they were at home. There was no snot or eye gunk on their faces, and their hair was neatly combed.
The two children also noticed him.
The youngest one wanted to run over but was pulled back by his elder brother.
“Let’s go.” The older child pulled the younger one and walked quickly.
“Big Brother, Father, Father…!” The younger one kept calling out.
However, he did not stop as he wished.
The other children glanced at Zhou Anshan indifferently. After spitting out a mouthful of saliva, they quickly ran in.
Zhou Anshan was stunned on the spot.
Back then, whenever these children came to see him, they would politely call him “Uncle”.
Then he noticed Han Qiao who was supported by Heng Yi. The couple chatted and laughed happily.
For a moment, Zhou Anshan’s eyes were filled with jealousy and resentment.
When Heng Yi and Han Qiao got closer, he didn’t know who he should hate.
Was he to blame himself for being greedy, or could he blame Han Qiao for being heartless?
However, if it was him if he had a relative who was constantly thinking about the silver in his pocket… He might be even more ruthless than Han Qiao.
Han Qiao and Heng Yi naturally saw Zhou Anshan, but they pretended not to see him and walked into the Han family’s gate.
Zhou Anshan took a deep breath and left dejectedly.
Everyone was in the central room, discussing how to settle Han Xiang.
With Han Xiang’s current condition, it would take time for her to recover. It was hard to say what she would look like after she healed. She could not be left alone at all times.
The Han family looked at Han Qiao.
Han Qiao was the only rich and capable person now.
Han Qiao remained silent.
Father Han took a deep breath, “Ah-Ming said that the house he’s living in now is for Ah-Xiang. He bought a new house in Shitan Town and will move there later.”
“Second Brother’s courtyard has been built properly. I was thinking of splitting up. Their mother and 1 will bring Ah-Xiang over to look after her.”
“I’ll also take care of the two children.”
This was the only way.
Since Han Qiao had not spoken, Father Han could not give Han Xiang to her.
He wanted her to take care of her sister.
Especially when Han Qiao hated Han Xiang..