My Wife Longs for Divorce Every Day-Chapter 884 - do not do to others what you do not want done
Chapter 884: 884, do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself [First update]
Chapter 884: 884, do not do to others what you do not want done to yourself [First update]
The news of Shi Huan studying abroad, once spread, was hardest for the Chu Family to accept.
Having eagerly awaited Chu Xiuhuang’s marriage and the arrival of a beloved daughter, enjoying the pleasure of family in one’s later years is the life most desired, and now …
Chu Xiuhuang’s grandfather felt somewhat displeased inside.
But he wasn’t the kind of elder who couldn’t understand reason, and Shi Huan’s missed opportunity to study abroad was partly due to Chu Xiuhuang.
It was you, this unfilial grandson, who impregnated someone while drunk! That led to all these subsequent matters …
Chu Xiuhuang’s grandfather didn’t have the face to persuade Shi Huan directly, so he found an opportunity to invite the family of three over for dinner.
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After dinner, he called his grandson into the study alone, hinting indirectly.
Chu Xiuhuang sat on the red lacquer wooden bench in front of the desk, with his legs crossed, his slightly mischievous eyes filled with jest, “Grandpa, this matter is settled, you don’t need to persuade me anymore.”
The old Chu shook his lips, his mustache trembling, “You little rascal, after getting married you only have eyes for your wife and daughter, am I, your grandfather, invisible to you now?”
“Yes.”
The old Chu: “…”
Tears welling up in his eyes, he began to act, “Cu Ying, look at Axui, now that he’s the only mainstay of our household, and he still wants to take his wife and child to that what, France, is France that good? There are so many universities here in China, does he really have to go there?”
This time, it was Chu Xiuhuang’s turn: “…”
“Cu Ying …”
“Alright, alright,” Chu Xiuhuang stood up, “Stop the fake crying, Grandpa. It’s just three years, it will pass quickly.”
“Brat, of course it seems quick to you, but what about me! I’m already seventy-six years old, in another three years, I don’t even know if I’ll still be here! Maybe I’ll have been buried underground by then!”
Chu Xiuhuang chuckled, “You seem pretty robust to me, you should be able to hold on for three years, right?”
“How robust is Madam Shi’s health?”
Chu Xiuhuang: “…”
“That old lady, every time she argued with me she was so full of vitality that I couldn’t outshout her, but look at her now, she got dizzy and suddenly had a stroke, hey, what if one day I also fall suddenly and pass away completely, wouldn’t I miss the chance to see my precious great-granddaughter one last time …”
Chu Xiuhuang again: “…”
“I’m really too miserable, just a few days ago I was bragging about my granddaughter at the Huo Family, and now you’re going to take my granddaughter to France, keeping me from seeing her, I … I won’t have the face to see your Grandpa Huo and Granny Huo anymore …”
Chu Xiuhuang felt a stomachache coming on.
This old man, not acting is truly a waste of talent.
“Oh, Cu Ying, if you were still here, that would be great. You left behind me, a lonely old man, with no one to care for me …”
“Enough, enough! Stop with the damn acting!” Chu Xiuhuang, growing impatient, “I have already talked it over with Huanhuan. She’s starting to review for the entrance exams, so you just focus on preparing for the wedding.”
“Why bother with a wedding if everyone’s leaving?”
Originally Chu Xiuhuang’s grandfather was very excited to prepare a world-class wedding for his grandson and granddaughter-in-law.
The wedding and banquet venues were booked, details and proceedings were being brainstormed, planning to make it an unmatched spectacular event! But this darn grandchild suddenly said he’s taking his wife to France to study, like a bucket of cold water poured over his head, how could he still have the mood?
Chu Xiuhuang sighed, “Well, then.”
The old Chu looked at him sideways.
“I’ve decided to buy a villa near that school in France, where you and I can live together. Stay as long as you like, and just come back when you’ve had enough. Of course, we’ll come back during the holidays too, since schools have breaks. Huanhuan just feels particularly regretful for not having been able to study abroad twice, and I don’t want my wife to feel constrained after marrying me; I want her to be happy, to be with me without any burden …”
“…” The words moved the old man.
He reached out and patted Chu Xiuhuang’s shoulder, “Strange, you’re almost thirty this year, but only now do I realize that you’ve truly grown up, no longer the ignorant, arrogant brat you used to be.”
Chu Xiuhuang’s mouth twitched hard.
“Alright then.” The old Chu finally agreed, “I won’t go with you guys. You go ahead, and once you settle down, if I miss Little Luoluo, I’ll come over to see you. For the time being, I’ll help you organize the wedding. Rest assured, I will make it a splendid one.”
Chu Xiuhuang nodded, “Thank you, Grandpa.”
“…Brat!”
Who would have thought he’d be thanked by that little rascal?
The old Chu wasn’t used to it, but …
He still revealed a smile, “Let me know any requests you have for the wedding, and also get Huanhuan’s opinion later.”
“Will do.”
On one side, the grandfather and grandson had come to a happy agreement, but on the other side.
“Mom, are you just going to let my brother run wild like this?”
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Chu Jingyi simply couldn’t fathom the news, “They’re already married, they have kids, and now they want to study abroad in France? Is the moon over there any rounder than it is in China? Such country bumpkins, have they never been abroad? Is that why they’re so eager to go overseas?”
After complaining for a while, she noticed that Mrs. Chu was just calmly continuing to write calligraphy.
“Mom! How can you be in the mood for writing right now?” Chu Jingyi was beside herself with anger.
She had some troubling issues at work recently and since moving out, her son was causing trouble every day in the neighborhood, making her life miserable. She simply couldn’t keep her temper in check.
She slammed her bag onto the desk.
With a “thud,” the desk shook.
As a result, a flick was added to the “calm” character Mrs. Chu’s brush was writing.
“Tsk.”
Chu Jingyi quickly said, “I didn’t mean to.”
Mrs. Chu took a deep breath and lifted her eyes to her daughter.
Her well-maintained face showed no sign of anger, but her voice was still stern and chilly, “Jingyi, why are you making such a big fuss about your brother’s matters?”
“Mom, he’s my brother, my only brother. We are a family, I’m just concerned about him…”
“You may consider him family, but that doesn’t mean he acknowledges you,” Mrs. Chu said evenly.
“Mom, what do you mean by that?” Chu Jingyi’s expression took a turn for the worse.
“Do not do unto others what you do not want done unto yourself. When you got married, Axui never criticized you. Don’t always be so quick to find fault with others; even within a family, there are things you should and shouldn’t meddle in—you should know this,” Mrs. Chu advised.
Chu Jingyi: “…”
“Furthermore,” Mrs. Chu continued, “Axui has been married for over four months now. He has become much more stable and doesn’t act rashly when he encounters problems. As for Shi Huan…”
She huffed, “To think she actually wants to continue her studies abroad, I must admit, it impresses me.”
“Is she really intending to pursue further education? It’s just an excuse to go abroad and have fun. Mom, women from such modest backgrounds have never seen the world; this is just her chance to go abroad under some pretext, to supposedly ‘gild’ herself…”
The rest of her words slowly retreated back down her throat under Mrs. Chu’s icy stare.
“I’ve looked into that school. It’s not one you can simply enter by paying money; their educational system is extremely strict, and the entrance threshold is high.”
“So what?” Chu Jingyi said with widened eyes.
Mrs. Chu had lost the mood to write calligraphy. She put down her brush, “How’s business at your gallery these days?”
“It’s alright.”
“What are your plans moving forward?”
Chu Jingyi frowned, “What plans?”
“Do you plan to live your life with Xiaoye like this?” Mrs. Chu inquired.
“What’s wrong with that? I’m perfectly capable of supporting him! Mom, didn’t you say you supported me before?”
“What was, was. Times have changed.”
“What do you mean by that?”
Mrs. Chu looked at her daughter profoundly, “Focus more on your own affairs, and don’t always concern yourself with people who don’t matter.”
Chu Jingyi was dismissive, “Fine, since you don’t want me to interfere, I won’t. Anyway, he’s about to take Shi Huan and their daughter to France…”
“You know who I’m talking about,” Mrs. Chu interrupted her.
Chu Jingyi was taken aback.
Mrs. Chu had changed the subject, “Since the gallery isn’t busy these days, why don’t you help Grandpa with the wedding preparations. He’s old and doesn’t quite understand the tastes and preferences of young people.”
Upon hearing this, Chu Jingyi’s expression changed again, “I don’t want to deal with it! Grandpa likes Shi Huan, right? Since he likes her so much, let him manage it himself!”
She was expected to help with Shi Huan’s wedding preparations?
What were they thinking?
The study door “clicked” shut.
Mrs. Chu stood there, her brows lightly furrowed.
So…
Was she supposed to help with the wedding preparations?
**
“Huanhuan, are you really going to study abroad in France?”
Upon hearing the news, Su Wanwan called Shi Huan the very next afternoon.
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“Hmm, I was just thinking about going, but when I mentioned it, Axui actually agreed and even said he’d take Luoluo with us…”
“What! Da Huang and Luoluo are going too?” Su Wanwan was originally sitting on the chair, but she immediately stood up upon hearing this.
The offer from Gushi Media had already come through, but she still had to wait a few more days to report to the company.
There was nothing much to do today, so she took Fu Ziyang to the Shaonian Palace for his elementary math Olympiad class.
Her reaction was too obvious, and in the classroom, sitting by the window, Fu Ziyang immediately tilted his little head to look over.
“How can they take Luoluo with them? She’s not even six years old, doesn’t speak the language, and it would be so inconvenient…”
“I didn’t want the child to go abroad so soon either, afraid she wouldn’t adapt, but Axui said that attending elementary school abroad isn’t much different from here, plus it could enhance her social skills, broaden her horizons, and incidentally learn English…”
“Learn my ass, he just wants to stick to you, not willing to part with you for even a minute, poor Ziyang…” As Su Wanwan spoke, she looked towards the classroom.
As a result.
Her gaze met Fu Ziyang’s beautiful big eyes at just the right moment.
Uh…
On the phone, Shi Huan laughed, “Why is it Ziyang who is the pitiful one?”
Su Wanwan coughed twice, “Can’t you see my Ziyang is head over heels for your Luoluo?”
Really!
So obtuse!
…
At half-past four in the afternoon, the end-of-class bell rang.
Su Wanwan immediately stood up.
The other adults waiting for their children also got up one after another.
If not a mother, then a grandfather or grandmother; someone young and pretty like her, a fashionable auntie, was quite the odd one out…
Fu Ziyang, with his little backpack, adorably walked over.
“Ziyang, tired? Come on, have some water.” Su Wanwan immediately, emulating the other adults, handed over the child’s water bottle she had prepared.
Fu Ziyang calmly took the water bottle and sipped a few mouthfuls.
When Su Wanwan packed away the water bottle, he asked, “Auntie, what happened?”
Looking into the little guy’s clear big eyes, Su Wanwan felt inexplicably guilty, “Nothing.”
“But just now, I saw you stand up suddenly while you were on the phone.” Fu Ziyang’s expression was unchanged, his logic clear.
“Oh, there was a little something.” When they arrived at the staircase, Su Wanwan reached out her hand, “Come here, let me hold your hand.”
“I can walk on my own.”
“I know.” But I’m afraid you’ll fall down in shock when you hear the news…
Without further debate, Su Wanwan took the little guy’s pudgy hand and led him down the stairs, then explained, “Here’s the thing, your Uncle Chu and Auntie Shi are going to hold their wedding ceremony soon, and they plan to have you and Little Luoluo act as the flower children.”
“Oh.” Fu Ziyang held his little face, “I can do that.”
Su Wanwan continued, “But after the wedding, Little Luoluo will be going to France with her mom and dad.”
No sooner had she finished speaking, than Fu Ziyang stopped in his tracks.
Su Wanwan: “…”
The little guy lifted his head, his big eyes fluttering, “France?”
“Yeah, do you know where France is?” Su Wanwan said, “Actually, it’s not far from China, it’s just over ten hours by plane, you could sleep through the flight and there you are…”
“It’s very far, if you don’t sleep.”
Su Wanwan: “…”
“But… it’s quite close to the United Kingdom.”
Su Wanwan again: “……”
Why bring up the United Kingdom?
“In that case, I’ll be going back to the United Kingdom!” Fu Ziyang declared seriously.
“Why?” Su Wanwan asked.
But Fu Ziyang didn’t speak anymore, he just lowered his little head and carefully stepped down the stairs.
Su Wanwan was bewildered.
**
It was still a meal at the military district compound.
The Huo Family’s old residence was usually inhabited by the two elderly people, so each time Su Wanwan and Fu Ziyang came over, the old lady was especially happy.
But today…
“Wanwan, what’s wrong with Ziyang?”
After dinner, Madame Huo pulled her daughter-in-law into the kitchen and asked in a low voice, “Why is he so down today?”
Even though the little guy was not as lively as other children his age, he was at least sensible and polite, always ready to answer when spoken to. But tonight at dinner, he didn’t talk at all, looking listless and ate very little…
The domestic helper was cutting fruit nearby, and Su Wanwan took a small piece of honeydew melon, eating as she said, “Maybe he’s going to break up with his little girlfriend and is feeling heartbroken.”
Long-distance relationships are quite unrealistic, especially for two little kids over five years old, right?
Little Luoluo is so adorable, I guess once she gets to France, it won’t be long before she makes new friends and forgets all about Fu Ziyang…
Su Wanwan sighed.
Poor Ziyang…
Madame Huo asked, “Are you talking about Luoluo?”
The Chu Family’s plans to move to France had already been discussed by Grandfather Chu that afternoon.
Strangely though, it was a farewell, but the old man spoke of it boastfully, and even said he wanted to go along…
The family of three was about to have a sweet life in France, and yet this old man wanted to intrude; he didn’t fear being a nuisance!
Su Wanwan nodded, “Yeah, Xiuhuang is taking Luoluo with him to accompany Huanhuan to study abroad, for about three years.”
“I see.”
Su Wanwan did not mention that Fu Ziyang was going back to the United Kingdom.
It’s just kids talking, she thought.
Right?
Around nine in the evening, Huo Jingshen returned.
He had a social engagement that evening that he couldn’t miss, and now he reeked of alcohol with noticeably red eyes, clearly having drunk a lot.
“Madam, Old Master, Old Mistress, General Huo has drunk quite a bit tonight; thank you for looking after him.” Ji Jie respectfully set down the car keys, “I will be leaving now.”
Madame Huo waved, “Ji, take care on your way out!”
Ji Jie’s feet slipped.
Ji?
My goodness…
Over here, Madame Huo asked the domestic helper to prepare some sobering tea while Huo Jingshen had just sat down on the sofa…
“Uncle Huo!” Fu Ziyang ran over.
Huo Jingshen frowned and glanced at the time.
“Why haven’t you gone to bed yet?”
Far from going to bed, Fu Ziyang hadn’t even taken a bath, still wearing the clothes from his afternoon class.
At this moment, the little guy looked at him and said seriously, word by word, “Uncle Huo, I want to go back to the United Kingdom for primary school.”
Huo Jingshen: “…”
Su Wanwan also: “…”
“Uncle Huo.” Fu Ziyang articulated clearly, “But first, I have to attend Uncle Chu’s wedding. I already called Dad, and he’s agreed.”
Is this kid serious?
“Ziyang, aren’t you going to find your mom anymore?” She blurted out.
How could he just want his little girlfriend and not his mom?
“Mom will come to find me soon.” Fu Ziyang made a startling declaration, “Dad promised me on the phone.”
Su Wanwan: “…”
Alright then.
Children really are so easy to persuade…
