klisemfg Chapter 129 Divorce
Chapter 129 Divorce
He Tingchuan didn't want to say too much to his mother, so he asked her to ask his father to answer the phone.
The father and son didn't exchange pleasantries. He Tingchuan told Yun Jin about her dream. He's father remained silent on the other end of the phone: "What do you want me to do?"
"Dad, if it's true, it means the lives of hundreds of thousands of people. We can't just sit back and watch." He Tingchuan thought of the fear in his wife's eyes and knew she would not lie.
He's father frowned: "What if it's just a nightmare?"
Before He Tingchuan could speak, He's father reminded him, "Do you know the consequences of spreading rumors and causing trouble?"
He Tingchuan certainly knew that he could have just saved his own family, but as a soldier, he served the people. He trained so hard and led his soldiers to capture the fortress diligently, just to block the artillery fire and protect the people.
Now that he knows the people are in danger, how can he sit idly by?
"I know." He Tingchuan said firmly.
He's father sighed: "Have you thought about it?"
He Tingchuan nodded: "Dad, I will bear all the consequences. If you ask, remove my wife and don't let her get involved."
He's father gritted his teeth and said, "Very good, you are worthy of being a descendant of the He family. I will tell your mother that you are not a coward!"
He Tingchuan: "...I want to tell my daughter too."
He's father: "Get lost, I'm going to talk to someone. You'd better not let the He family pay for your impulsive behavior."
He Tingchuan clenched his fist: "If possible, I don't want to do it either. If there is no earthquake, it would be the best. If there is, I can only say that what we are doing now is right. Dad, it depends on you!"
Mr. He was so angry that he hung up the phone.
Mother He asked cautiously, "How is it?"
He's father said, "Call your eldest sons and ask them to discipline their daughter. You can't just give birth to a child and not teach her yourself, leaving everything up to us old folks."
"Zizhen is such an ungrateful child." After saying this, He's father walked out with his hands behind his back. He did not come back that night.
When He's elder brother and his wife came back, He Zizhen saw that they were even more wronged than Dou E. She hugged He's elder sister-in-law and cried loudly, saying that He Tingchuan and his wife only knew how to bully children, and she didn't say anything, but they actually wanted to sever the uncle-nephew relationship with her.
Brother He called and asked He Tingchuan to answer the phone.
Knowing it was Brother He who called, He Tingchuan said coldly: "If you are blaming me for your daughter, there is no need. I don't mind not having such a niece who doesn't understand good or bad words."
Before Brother He could say a word, he heard He Tingchuan speak very coldly: "If it's okay, I want to go back and coax my daughter to sleep. You have seriously disturbed my rest time."
Brother He rubbed his eyebrows and said, "Zizhen has a childish temper. You, an elder..."
Before Brother He could finish his words, the other party hung up the phone, just like He Zizhen hung up Yun Jin's phone, and the paper clip stabbed Brother He.
After He Tingchuan avenged his wife, he told the operator, "If they say it's my eldest brother and his wife, I'll reject the call. If it's my parents, please remember to notify me."
The staff member who answered the phone nodded, saluted, and watched He Tingchuan walk away.
Not long after, the phone rang again. The operator answered it and asked who was on the other end. After confirming that it was not from the He family in Beijing, he asked people to wait and went to find someone to answer the phone immediately.
Yun Jin couldn't sleep that night.
He Tingchuan too.
Only Xiao Nian Gao was tired from playing. She spread her arms and legs, revealing her little belly. Her little legs were resting on her mother's belly. Her little hands were clutching a corner of her father's clothes. She was sleeping soundly.
Noticing that the other person couldn't sleep, He Tingchuan said, "I told my dad about the earthquake."
"Will Dad believe it?" Yun Jin was not surprised. She knew that if He Tingchuan knew there would be an earthquake, he would definitely not sit idly by. She knew that He Tingchuan loved his country and his people to his core.
She could not ignore the sacrifices made by the soldiers and their determination to lay down their lives for their country.
"Dad said that if there are any consequences, I will bear them alone." He Tingchuan stated, tilting his head to look at the person in front of him. Seeing the look of heartache, guilt, and self-blame in her eyes, he stroked her eyebrows and said, "I'm sorry, I didn't discuss this with you and made things worse."
"Hmph, how dare you say that? You just don't care about me." Yun Jin scolded.
He Tingchuan leaned over and wanted to kiss her, but she avoided him. Knowing that she was angry, He Tingchuan grabbed her hand and kissed it: "I'm sorry, if there is really anything, we will divorce and get you and the child out of here."
"You're crazy." Yun Jin glared at him. "Try saying that again. There's no need for a divorce. I'd be fine with just being a widow."
Yun Jin deliberately angered He Tingchuan: "I have money, beauty, a cute and well-behaved daughter, and no husband. How great is that!"
He Tingchuan: “…”
He slapped himself: "Forget it, just treat it as a fart."
"Play one for me to listen to." Yun Jin glanced sideways.
He Tingchuan's ears felt hot. Seeing that Yun Jin didn't seem to be joking, He Tingchuan turned his head away. He felt embarrassed in front of her.
Not long after, He Tingchuan turned his back to Yun Jin and made a "bubububu" sound with his mouth.
Yun Jin laughed, "It's just a series of farts!"
He Tingchuan's ears turned red, and he turned around to look at the amused Yun Jin: "Are you still angry?"
"Hmph, what do you think? Someone actually wants to divorce me, and I can't be angry?" Yun Jin looked like someone who was difficult to coax.
He Tingchuan lowered his eyebrows and eyes, with a flattering look on his face: "I'm not afraid that you will be targeted. You also know that the atmosphere has been tense in recent years. I don't want to implicate you and the child, so I said this."
Yun Jin was moved and couldn't help but hug He Tingchuan, knowing that he didn't want her and her daughter to be taken out shopping, to be pointed at by others, to live in the rumors and criticisms of others, and to be stabbed in the back.
Yun Jin leaned over and hugged him: "Don't worry, I won't lie. I really dreamed of a big earthquake. The sky collapsed, the earth cracked, and houses collapsed. People in the face of the earthquake were helpless and hopeless."
He Tingchuan noticed her painful and helpless mood, stroked her back, and soothed her emotions through the rice cake.
The next day, He Tingchuan received another call from his mother: "Your father went out last night and didn't come back. Someone came to the house today. Did you ask your father to report this to your superiors?"
He Tingchuan frowned: "Have you asked about Dad?"
Mother He said worriedly, "I asked around, and they said he was in a meeting and didn't know when he would be back. He just took two sets of clothes and wouldn't even let me see him."
"Also, your elder brother and sister-in-law are getting a divorce." Mother He didn't want to say it. Her son and daughter-in-law were already in such a state, and she didn't know what the situation was with her husband. Mother He had no one to talk to.
"Don't worry about their affairs, Mom. Just wait patiently. Dad will be back tomorrow at most." He Tingchuan comforted her with a few words. When he hung up the phone, he saw Commander Chen and the political commissar walking towards them.
They looked at He Tingchuan with serious expressions, "Is the matter in Tang City reliable?"
He Tingchuan knew that he couldn't hide it, so he nodded affirmatively.
Commander Chen looked at him, hesitant to speak: "Do you have any firm evidence?"
The political commissar said, "How did you know this when even the people at the Geological Bureau didn't see it?"
"He Tingchuan, do you know what punishment you would face if this had not happened?" Commander Chen had to tell He Tingchuan that some things are not just talk.
There is a price to pay.
He Tingchuan saluted: "I know."
Commander Chen clenched his fist and said, "Okay, since you know, I won't stop you. I'll tell you to take the nearest plane over there right now. If something really happens, you'll be doing disaster relief there. If not, you don't have to come back."
He Tingchuan: "...Can I go back and see my wife and daughter?"
Commander Chen did not allow for discussion: "This is an order!"