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Xiang Pengfei and Zhou Chen had a very smooth discussion. For Xiang Pengfei, he liked driving. He had skipped classes to drive before, which showed that he found driving much more interesting than studying. Now Zhou Chen asked him to learn how to drive and said that he could buy him a car in the future. He had no reason to refuse.

If someone else told him this, he might not believe it, but if Zhou Chen said this, he would definitely believe it.

So he was so excited that he wanted to find Uncle Qian right away, ask him to take him with him, sign up for a driver's license, and then ride a sports car with Uncle Qian and the others.

He was happy, but Zhuang Chaoying was not. He still felt that studying was the right way, so he was very dissatisfied with the result of the discussion between Xiang Pengfei and Zhou Chen.

"Driving a car is not that easy, and you still want to buy a car, do you know how much a car costs? You are still too young to be so ambitious."

Xiang Pengfei didn't know what to say, but Zhou Chen was not polite.

"No matter how much a car costs, you don't have to pay for it, so don't worry about it."

Zhuang Chaoying said angrily, "I don't worry? Pengfei's parents gave him to me, and if I don't worry, then why would you worry? You're still studying, when will it be your turn to make decisions for Pengfei?"

"Pengfei doesn't need me to make the decision, he can make the decision himself."

Zhou Chen didn't even look at Zhuang Chaoying, he just asked Xiang Pengfei: "Pengfei, what do you think? Just make your own decision."

Xiang Pengfei looked embarrassed and glanced at Zhuang Chaoying, then said firmly, "Uncle, I really don't want to study anymore, and my parents agree."

Zhuang Chaoying was very dissatisfied with Xiang Pengfei's attitude. He snorted coldly, pulled the electric fan over and blew it hard towards himself.

Zhuang Tunan, who came back to celebrate after learning that his sister had been admitted to university, acted as a peacemaker.

"Dad, I actually think what Tuxi and Pengfei said may not be wrong. Pengfei failed to pass the exam even though Xiaoting helped him review. If he repeats another year, he will have to study on his own, and the possibility of passing the exam will be even lower. Instead of wasting another year, it may not be a bad thing to start working earlier."

Zhuang Chaoying still values ​​his eldest son very much, so his tone is not as aggressive as just now.

"Is it that easy to find a job? How can he find a good job as a high school graduate? Can he do it as a driver? Can he endure the hardship? The Qian said that being a driver is too hard and you may not even have a full meal at the end of the day. Can he do it?"

Xiang Pengfei said, "I can do it, uncle. I can definitely do it. I have run with Uncle Qian and his men several times and I am familiar with the routes. If I can have my own car in the future, I don't have to drive far and can just run around Suzhou."

Zhuang Tunan actually quite agrees with Xiang Pengfei and Zhou Chen's proposal. Firstly, Xiang Pengfei likes it himself, and secondly, he knows that Zhou Chen is capable. He knows that Zhuang Chaoying believes in reading, but not everyone is cut out for reading.

When Zhuang Chaoying saw that no one in the family stood on his side, he became furious and snorted coldly.

"It's up to you. It's your own day anyway. You can do whatever you want. I just hope you don't disappoint your parents."

As they were talking, they finally talked about Zhuang Zhendong and Zhuang Zhenbei, because they also took the college entrance examination this year. Zhuang Zhendong was repeating a year, but he also failed. The two brothers both failed and were on par with Xiang Pengfei.

Then, because of this matter, Zhuang Chaoying and Zhuang Tunan discussed it, which made Huang Ling dissatisfied again and she started to bring up old issues.

The worst thing to do during an argument is to bring up old issues, because once you do, it will be like a broken mirror that cannot be mended, and the argument will only get more intense.

Just like Zhuang Chaoying and Huang Ling now, they started quarreling again because of the favoritism of the old couple in the Zhuang family. The old accounts were brought up one by one. It was obvious that both of them were too excited and did not care about the four children in the family at all.

At the end of the argument, Huang Ling lost control of herself and blurted out "Bloody nonsense".

"That's enough, Zhuang Chaoying. I don't want to argue with you anymore. Anyway, I'm divorced from you now and I don't have any relationship with your parents anymore. It's not my turn to take care of your family's mess."

As soon as these words were spoken, the whole room fell silent. Except for Zhou Chen, everyone else looked at Huang Ling in disbelief.

At this moment, Zhuang Chaoying's face became extremely ugly.

"Mom, what did you say? You and Dad, are divorced?"

Zhuang Tunan asked Huang Ling with a look of shock on his face. The same went for Zhuang Xiaoting and Xiang Pengfei. Lin Dongzhe, who came to visit, was completely embarrassed.

Huang Ling also realized that she had said the wrong thing. She looked at the expressions of her children and sighed gloomily.

"Now that I've said it, there's no need to hide it anymore. Yes, your father and I have divorced, and we divorced two years ago. It was just that Xiaoting and Pengfei were in high school at that time, so we didn't make it public. Now that you have all passed the college entrance examination, and Xiaoting has also entered college, there is no need to hide this matter anymore."

"Divorced two years ago?"

Zhuang Tunan murmured to himself, looking at his father who was sitting next to him with a gloomy face and never said a word, he realized that this might be true.

Suddenly, he turned his gaze to Zhou Chen. Seeing that Zhou Chen was also silent and his expression did not change much, he was perceptive and realized the problem.

"Tusi, have you known about this for a long time?"

Zhou Chen did not deny: "Well, I guessed it when they just divorced."

"Then why didn't you say anything? Why didn't you stop it?" Zhuang Tunan asked excitedly.

Zhou Chen said calmly, "When I found out, they had already divorced. How could I stop them? Since my mom and the others chose to conceal it, they just didn't want people to know. Do you really want me to make a fuss about it and make everyone know about it so that I can't live in peace?"

"But...but you should also tell us. We have the right to know this."

Zhuang Tunan still couldn't accept it. He knew that his parents had quarreled many times over the years because of his grandparents' affairs, and he had heard them talk about divorce, but that was just something they said in anger. He really didn't expect his parents to actually divorce.

Zhou Chen did not answer. Huang Ling and Zhuang Chaoying looked at Zhou Chen in astonishment. They thought they had hidden it well. They never expected that Zhou Chen would find out about their divorce right after they got it, and just like them, he had kept it a secret for two whole years.

Huang Ling understood why her younger son did that. She had talked to Zhou Chen about divorce at the beginning, and Zhou Chen's answer was that he would support her no matter what.

"Dad, Mom."

As a daughter, Zhuang Xiaoting was the least able to accept the news. After being shocked, she became extremely sad.

"Why, why do you want to divorce, why?"

Huang Ling stood up, walked to Zhuang Xiaoting and held her in her arms.

"Xiaoting, you've grown up and are about to go to college. You're no longer a child, so there are some things we shouldn't hide from you. Mom knows you're sad, but this is a matter for us adults. No matter what happens to us, we're still your parents, and that won't change no matter what."

"But I don't want you to get divorced, Mom. Why do you have to divorce Dad? Is it because of Dad and Grandma?"

"Not entirely, Xiaoting. Mom knows it's hard for you to accept it right now, but you are already an adult. You need to be strong and learn to accept and understand."

Zhuang Xiaoting wiped her tears and said, "I don't want to be strong, nor do I want to accept it. I just want Mom and Dad not to divorce. Dad, why do you always side with Grandma and Daddy? Why can't you side with Mom? If you side with Mom, Grandma and Daddy won't dare to bully Mom, and Mom won't divorce you."

"What nonsense are you talking about?"

Zhuang Chaoying became angry and embarrassed when Zhuang Xiaoting questioned him like this, and he scolded her in dissatisfaction.

Zhuang Xiaoting was not afraid at all this time. Instead, she shouted loudly, "I'm not talking nonsense. Dad and grandma just don't like us. They only like people who are useful to them. They don't like mom and bully her because she didn't give them her salary. They don't like my second brother because he doesn't listen to them. They don't like me because I'm a girl. Our family has become like this, and you and mom will get divorced. They are the biggest responsible."

"Shut up, shut up."

Zhuang Chaoying was furious. He slammed the table and rushed towards Zhuang Xiaoting, ready to attack her. However, before he could take two steps, Zhou Chen grabbed his arm.

He turned around and glared at Zhou Chen, cursing, "Rebellious son, let me go."

Zhou Chen exerted force with his hands, pulled him back, and pressed him back onto the chair.

"After so many years, you haven't changed at all. You can't stand the truth. You become like this when you hear a few words about anything related to that place. You are a high school teacher and dean. Is your foolish filial piety the only thing in your heart?"

"I told you this more than once, but you just wouldn't listen. What Xiaoting said now is wrong? Nine out of ten times when you quarreled with mom, it was about that. Isn't that the truth?"

Zhuang Chaoying was held down by Zhou Chen, and his heart was filled with rage, but he was not as skilled as his opponent. He couldn't defeat Zhou Chen at the beginning, and now that he was older, he was naturally no match for Zhou Chen.

"It's all your fault. You're the one who led Xiaoting astray."

Zhuang Xiaoting shouted, "My second brother didn't lead me astray. What I said is what I have experienced over the years. I saw it with my own eyes. Ask my eldest brother, ask Brother Pengfei, what's wrong with what I said? In fact, you know it clearly in your heart, but you don't want to believe it and are just deceiving yourself."

"You, you, I..."

Zhuang Chaoying never expected that her little daughter, who had always been well-behaved and obedient, would actually say such "treasonous" words. She was so angry that her chest heaved and she couldn't breathe smoothly.

He glanced at the people in the room, and when he looked at Zhuang Tunan and Xiang Pengfei, they couldn't help but avoid his gaze, which made him feel very uncomfortable.

"Your grandparents have you in their hearts, they have you in their hearts."

"Do you believe what you said?"

Zhou Chen's words silenced Zhuang Chaoying. Even if he was deceiving himself, he could no longer refute with the confidence he had in the past.

His wife, no, now she should be called his ex-wife, three children, and a nephew, not one of them stood on his side, let alone spoke for his father and grandmother.

In an instant, he seemed to have aged several years.

The quarrel in the Zhuang family was quite serious, so it soon spread throughout the alley, and the neighbors in the alley also knew about the divorce of Zhuang Chaoying and Huang Ling.

From that day on, there was no shortage of gossip about the Zhuang family behind their backs in the alley. Zhuang Chaoying kept his head down every time he went out, too embarrassed to greet people. On the contrary, Huang Ling behaved as usual and was not affected by the rumors at all.

As neighbors in the same courtyard, Lin Wufeng and Song Ying have been very cautious these past two days. They were more shocked than other neighbors about Zhuang Chaoying and Huang Ling's divorce.

Because they lived in the same yard, but it had been two years and they didn't even notice it.

Both of them are very enthusiastic people. After they discussed it, on Sunday, Lin Wufeng took Zhuang Chaoying to a small restaurant outside to drink, while Song Ying took Huang Ling to her home and comforted her with heartache and sadness.

The two men were drinking, and Zhuang Chaoying, taking advantage of the alcohol, pulled Lin Wufeng aside to complain and grumble non-stop, while Lin Wufeng acted as a listener, laughing and talking along.

As for the two women, they were more emotional. As they talked, they hugged each other and cried.

Wu Shanshan quietly found Zhou Chen and asked with concern: "Are you okay?"

Zhou Chen said: "What can happen to me? I already knew they were divorced and I have already accepted it."

"Uncle Zhuang and Aunt Huang, are they really getting divorced? I don't think they are like those divorced couples. They live together now, isn't it good? Can't they get remarried?"

Wu Shanshan had not seen many divorced people, but it was indeed rare in this era for a divorced couple like Zhuang Chaoying and Huang Ling to keep it a secret for so long and to live as usual as before.

"Outsiders only see the surface. Forget it, let's not talk about this. We will be going back to school in a few days. You should pack up early. I will take Xiaoting and the others on the train, and Zhuang Tunan will ride the motorcycle to Shanghai. You can also take the train with us."

Zhou Chen didn't want to talk more about his parents' divorce, so he changed the subject.

Wu Shanshan naturally listened to him and nodded immediately, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

A few days later, news of Zhuang Chaoying and Huang Ling's divorce reached Zhuang's father and grandmother. When they heard about it, they were furious.

They have always disliked the disobedient Huang Ling, and had previously instigated Zhuang Chaoying to talk about divorce, but at the time they were more of a talker and a threat to Zhuang Chaoying. Who would have thought that the two had been divorced for two years before they found out about it, and they heard it from other people.

They immediately called home and Huang Ling happened to answer the phone. As soon as they started to speak rudely and curse, Huang Ling hung up the phone rudely.

After returning and learning the news, Zhuang Chaoying immediately rode his bicycle and hurried to his parents' side.