Rebirth After Divorce

Because the debt collector said that he would come and take Yu Xiao away tomorrow, Mother Yu made up her mind and packed her things up before taking Yu Xiao away with her in the middle of the night. Luckily, Yu Jun, who always felt that everything was under his control, would never imagine that his timid wife, towed with her son, would escape. From his perspective, he was the one who had the final say in the family, and the mother and son didn’t have the courage to even contradict him. As such, when he woke up the next day and learned that the mother and son had left, he was so furious. But after the anger passed, what followed next was deep-bone worry. He panicked as he thought of those men who would supposedly take away the little bastard. It was a pity that the little bastard was nowhere to be found. He thought of the vicious methods of those men, and Yu Jun’s face turned pale in a visible way. Back to Yu Xiao and his mother’s side. After they left the house, they didn’t go straight away to Yu Xiao’s grandmother’s house, the mother of Mother Yu. Instead, they went to Mother Yu’s eldest sister’s house. The reason behind it was very straightforward. As the most successful child among the five siblings, the eldest sister together with the eldest brother-in-law, her husband, were both public servants. Despite the fact that the eldest sister’s rank was only a small town cadre, it was equal to a huge official in the eyes of people in the town. Actually, Mother Yu didn’t want to go to her eldest sister to ask for help but the situation forced her to do so. This time, she did it for the sake of Xiaoxiao. Aside from her eldest sister being a small official, her eldest sister also had a good friend from the Civil Affairs Bureau. Most importantly, the eldest brother-in-law worked in the Public Security Bureau. In this day and age, gangsters were very afraid of the police and those people who collected debts were no exception. This fear stems from the time the government strictly cracked down on the organizations who do usury or loan sharks, gambling, and so on. The people caught in this crackdown were sent directly to prison. Unless a person had a strong backing behind him, he could only reduce the punishment by establishing pleasant relationships through the methods of sending gifts and money or simply bribing. It was time for eating when breakfast when Mother Yu with Yu Xiao arrived at her eldest sister’s house. When she saw the two’s haggard appearance, Luo You was in disbelief. She quickly reacted and invited the two inside the house, “Quan, you’re here. What happened to the two of you? Why did you come here with small and big bags?” Mother Yu stared at her eldest sister who doted on her starting from when she was still a little and couldn’t help but burst into tears, “Eldest sister!” “Hey? What’s wrong? Qian, don’t scare big sister.” Luo You looked at her in a tensed manner. A worried expression could be seen on her face. Luo You knew the personality of her younger sister the best. She basically never cried from the time she started to know things and became sensible. The only times she cried were because of the death of relatives. “Stop crying, say something. Are you trying to kill big sister in worry?” Luo You’s heart quickly became uneasy. After that, she glanced at Yu Xiao and immediately understood what happened. “Did that bastard beat you again?” Mother Yu choked while crying and nodded, “He even wants to sell Xiaoxiao as a payment for his debt.” “What? But isn’t the debt already paid off?” “The debt was indeed paid off, but he owes another huge gambling debt again. This time, the amount is even higher than the last.” “What?” Luo You sucked a breath of cold air after hearing her words, “Why is this happening! Okay, you’re staying with big sister now. Right, it doesn’t matter how long you stay! If that bastard comes, I’ll ask your brother-in-law to teach him a good lesson!” Mother Yu wiped her tears and lifted up her head to look at her with determined eyes, “Big sister, I-I want to get a divorce.” “What? Divorce?” Lou You exclaimed loudly after she heard what she said. Divorced women in this era all suffered from severe scoldings behind their backs. Particularly a left behind woman with a child. She knitted her eyebrows and hesitantly said, “Quan, although that bastard is indeed worse than an animal, but if you get divorced, what about you and Xiaoxiao? Xiaoxiao is only ten years old.” With a choked voice , Yu Xiao who was at the side, opened his mouth, “Big Aunt, I support my mom’s decision. You know, that man would beat and scold us whenever he is in a bad mood. Mom already has to work hard outside to earn money, and when she comes home, aside from the painful beatings from that man, she also needs to do household chores. I don’t want to see mom get hurt even a little bit again.” “Xiaoxiao.” Mother Yu pulled him into her arms, feeling sorry for him in her heart. Luo You stared at the scene of mother and son hugging each other while crying, and sighed silently. “Well then, since you’ve already made up your mind, I won’t stop you anymore. However, remember to come to us if you need any help in the future.” “En, big sister, this,” Mother Yu hesitated for a while and said, “There’s no way that Yu Jun would agree to the divorce, so…” “Leave it to me. I’ll talk about it with your brother-in-law in a while.” Luo You contemplated for a while and called towards the direction of the inner room. Zho Qiang heard her voice and came out of the inner room. He instantly saw the red-eyed appearance, obviously from crying, of the mother and son with just one look. A slight frown appeared on his face, “What’s happened?” After listening to Luo You’s recounting of what happened just now, the anger in Zhou Qiang’s eyes became more and more obvious. Back then, it was thanks to Luo Qian that he and his wife were able to get married without much obstruction. In the first place, he was not optimistic about Luo Qiang’s and Yu Jun’s marriage, but he couldn’t say it directly because both parents already agreed. “So, what do you want us to help?” Zhou Qiang lovingly rubbed Yu Xiao’s head, “Poor child.” Mother was initially having second thoughts about her decision in her heart, but she saw Yu Xiao who was silent at this time. She hardened her heart and directly made a decision. “Brother-in-law, can you help us have a ‘good’ talk with Yu Jun to get him to agree to a divorce? Big sister, can you ask your friend from the Civil Affairs Bureau to help us get the divorce certificate as soon as possible?” Luo You and Zhou Qiang looked at each other and nodded their heads in agreement. Actually, they couldn’t bear to watch her continue to suffer. Yu Xiao, who had his head lowered, couldn’t stop his lips from curling into an arc. He knew that it was the right thing to do when he asked Big Aunt and Big Uncle for help. However, based on that man’s character, he would definitely not agree to get a divorce easily. It looked like he still needed to add more fuel for him behind the scenes. There is a saying that if you talk about a person, that person will come. Mother Yu and Yu Xiao had just finished eating breakfast after cleaning up their luggage when Yu Jun came directly to the door with the debt collectors beside him, “Hey, big sister, did my wife come to see you?” Remembering the grievance on her younger sister’s face, Luo You immediately showed a bad expression, “She’s here, what do you want to do?” “Of course, I’m here to pick her up.” Yu Jun rubbed his hands obediently with a flattering look on his face. No way, who made this woman a small official. “You don’t need to pick her up!” Zhou Qiang came out of the house, “You came just in time, saving us time to go to you.” The moment the three debt collectors beside Yu Jun saw Zhou Qiang, their complexion quickly turned bad. To put it bluntly, they regretted their actions of following Yu Jun here. It must be known that what debt collectors feared the most was the police. Especially when most debt collectors came from ordinary families and couldn’t afford to pay to get out of prison. This damn guy! The three debt collectors shot a vicious look towards Yu Jun. After that, they turned Zhou Qiang and said in a flattering way, “Officer Zhou, that, this is all a misunderstanding, a misunderstanding! Right, we have something to do and we’ll leave first. If you have anything to do in the future, just give us an order. We will definitely do our best to do it.” Zhou Qiang looked at them briefly and nodded his head to indicate that he understood, and pointed at Yu Xiao who was following behind him. “This is my nephew.” “Yes, yes, understood, understood.” The man in charge understood his meaning with a twinkle in his eyes. Then he turned to Yu Xiao and apologized again and again, “Little friend, the things before were all misunderstandings. The uncles were just joking with you.” Yu Xiao also knew inside that these people only did it because of the presence of his Big Uncle. He nodded his head towards them. Seeing that the three men heaved a sigh of relief when they saw him nod his head, Yu Xiao couldn’t halo but feel funny inside. At the same, he also felt helpless. Reality was always like this. After the three debt collectors left, Zhou Qiang directly called Yu Jun into the house. “Yu Jun, I don’t care about what you want to say, but Luo Qian wants to divorce you.” “What? Divorce?” Yu Jun heard it and felt that he greatly lost his face this time. “I won’t agree! You bitch, how dare you divorce me, see if I don’t beat you to death!” After letting out those words, he was so angry that he threw the cup in his hand. Zhou Qiang and Luo You saw it and were furious: You have the nerve to hit Luo Qian in front of them, divorce! Divorce and separate from this man! Or else, would they just wait until Yu Xiao and Mother Yu were already corpses? In this era, the houses were placed very close to each other. If there is any trouble in one of the houses in the neighborhood, the people around will quickly notice it. Especially when the commotion was so loud. With the sound of crying, fighting, and things being thrown mixed into one, the neighbors around gathered at the gate one after another. Talking with each other with gossipy voices about the happenings inside. Yu Jun’s health has long been deteriorating along with the years he spent drinking alcohol every day. To describe him with one sentence; he was strong on the outside, but weak inside. He was quickly restrained by the tall and strong Zhou Qiang. Despite that, he still gnashed his teeth at Mother Yu and Yu Xiao with bloodshot eyes and cursed, “You two dare to go against this old man, see if I don’t beat you two to death! Look, what are you looking at! You little bastard, an ungrateful white-eyed wolf. It’s a waste of time for me to raise you up this much. I should have strangled you to death when you were just born!” “You shut up!” Luo You was so angry that her body trembled all over, “You bastard!” Yu Xiao saw the figures flickering outside the window, and knew that the outside must be full of people right now. He knew that as long as he could make good use of those people, he might have stood a chance to let the plan of getting his parents’ divorce become successful. He purposely found an angle that made the bystanders not notice his action except for Yu Jun. He smiled widely at Yu Jun and silently said, “Stupid.” Yu Jun saw it and the anger in him started to rise to an even higher level. He glared at Yu Xiao with a vicious look before breaking free from Zhou Qiang’s restraint using all his strength. Without waiting for anyone to react, he grabbed Yu Xiao and threw him away harshly. Since the door of the house was opened outwards, adding to the fact that it was not closed properly and was opened slightly with a slit, Yu Xiao smashed the door and was thrown outside the house through it. Actually, starting from that time the seed pattern in his palm appeared, he was surprised to find that his senses became sharper. Come to think of it, he could actually avoid Yu Jun’s attack but chose to go against it and let the other party touch him. With his body still lying weakly on the ground, Yu Xiao could distinctly feel that some of his bones were dislocated, causing him to squeeze out some tears in pain. Shouts from the onlookers floated in his ears. He wandered his eyes around to observe his surroundings without any trace. Good, everything is ready. Yu Xiao continued to lay motionlessly and bit his tongue with his teeth. Soon, fresh blood flowed down from the corner of his mouth. He looked at Yu Jun with a pitiful appearance, “Dad, why?” “You bastard! Bastard!” Mother Yu pushed away Yu Jun who was blocking the way in front. When she saw Yu Xiao’s pitiful appearance on the ground, she reached out her still shaking hand to help him stand up, “Xiaoxiao, my poor son! Yu Jun, I want to divorce you! Yes, divorce!” Zhou Qiang came over with his palm clenched into a fist, “You bastard, that’s your son! Are you intending to kill him by throwing him like that?” “Yes, I just want to throw him to death. What’s wrong about it?” Yu Jun swung his fist at Zhou Qiang without waiting for him to react, but unfortunately he was quickly restrained again, “He is my seed. I can do whatever I like to do to him!” “Dad, cough, cough, you have been beating me and mom all these years.” Yu Xiao purposely coughed out some blood, “Just yesterday you raised your hand to us again. Dad, you can’t treat me like this just because I refused to be sold by you as a payment for your debt, right? Cough, cough, cough.” “Xiaoxiao, are you alright? Be good, don’t talk for now. Don’t worry, we won’t let him go easily!” Luo You looked at him worriedly. Upon hearing her words, the faces of the people around were filled with anger. Some of them who had a straightforward character pointed at Yu Jun’s nose and cursed. When Mother Yu saw the reactions of these neighbors, a sudden insight flashed into her mind. She said loudly to the people around, “Today, you have all seen what kind of person he is. Other than divorcing this man, I really had no other choice. I ask everyone present here to please help me escort this man to the Civil Affairs Bureau.” No one knew what it is like in other places, but in this day and age, as long as there were people’s involvement and help behind the scenes, divorcing was still an easy task. Mother Yu also chose this way of approach to stop Yu Jun from coming back to them again in the future as well as him not cooperating with the divorce. Despite the fact that neighbors at this time were full of gossip and especially liked to gossip about other people behind their backs, they were also enthusiastic people that were filled with justice. Just like that, a group of people led Yu Jun, who was extremely unwilling and resisting while cursing, to the Civil Affairs Bureau…