When Shen Haitao was about to leave, he coldly patted Hu Bin on the shoulder, "Handle this well. If it doesn’t work, then divorce. I won’t tell Xinghe about this yet. If he finds out, hum, you’re going to have a hard time."
Hu Bin quickly nodded, "Big brother, I understand. When you go back, you have to help me persuade Mom and Xiaoqing. I will definitely handle this. It’s been over ten years. If I can’t handle it this time, I might end up with a broken marriage and being single." "You two little brats, once you walk out of this house, don’t ever think about coming back." Old Fish Woman felt a bit jealous seeing her grandchildren so close to Han Ying.
"Hmph, I don’t want to recognize you as my grandmother," Hu Dong blurted out without thinking.
Beside him, Hu Bin was displeased with his son’s attitude and scolded, "Xiao Dung, that’s your grandmother."
"I’d rather not have such a grandmother. Dad, my sister and I will live with Mom from now on. You take care of yourself," Hu Dong said nonchalantly and walked out.
"I’m not getting a divorce with your mom!" Hu Bin roared angrily, chasing to the door only to see Han Yi’s wife riding a tricycle taking her mother and them away.
Watching his wife and kids leaving in the distance, Hu Bin suddenly felt a sense of loneliness and despair.
"If they want a divorce, then divorce. It’s the woman’s loss anyway. If you guys hadn’t hidden from me that she had a son during the wedding, there’s no way I’d let such a loose woman into the house."
"Mom, can you be reasonable? Xiaoqing isn’t at fault for that, and besides, it’s between Shen Qing and me to live together. Why are you causing trouble? I’m so old now, my son and daughter are almost getting married. Do you want your son to become a lonely old man, with all his money going to the eldest? I can’t understand if I am even your biological child." Hu Bin glanced toward Hu Lei as he mentioned his brother, "Big brother, what did Xiaoqing do wrong? If someone should be disciplined, it’s my responsibility. There’s no need for you to interfere. You owe me an explanation for what happened today."
"Second brother, don’t blame me. It’s your sister-in-law who tried to hit our mom." Hu Bin listened to his mother but wasn’t very obedient to his elder brother.
Hu Bin glanced coldly at his brother. After years in the officialdom, he had developed an imposing aura. He knew well his wife’s temperament after being together for so many years, and it was impossible for her to lay a hand on her mother-in-law. "Big brother, I’m warning you. If you dare touch my family again, I’ll break your leg."
"You ungrateful brat, you’ve grown some courage, daring to hit your elder brother?" Before the eldest brother spoke, Old Fish Woman was displeased.
"Mom, you heard my mother-in-law today. Either divorce or split the family. I won’t be divorcing."
"Are you planning to split the family with your old mother still alive?" Old Fish Woman was utterly unwilling.
"It’s now the new era, all very enlightened. Splitting the family doesn’t mean abandoning the elders, it’s just inconvenient for such a big family to live together and there’s too much conflict."
"I don’t agree." Hu Lei knew very well that most of the household expenses over the years had been borne by the second brother and his wife. If the family split, their burden would increase.
"Xiao Nan is about to get married soon, and there’s no house for them. There’s no place to live at home either. It’s better to split, live separately, and free up a room at home. Li Mei won’t have to squeeze with Mom in a room anymore. What does big brother disagree with?" He had realized in recent years that his elder brother and sister-in-law were clinging onto him like leeches.
"Anyway, I don’t agree, and mom won’t agree either. If you insist on splitting the family, then you’re unfilial." Hu Lei was quite clear that his younger brother feared being called unfilial the most.