The heavens set sail from the courtyard

He Jia Huan doesn't want to date or get married, which worries He Chang Sheng and Liu Mei Xin greatly. However, the couple combined can't persuade her as well as He Jia Huan.

On the contrary, He Jiahuan went on to list a whole bunch of the advantages of being single, which made Liu Xiaoling's heart flutter.

"Being single is really great. You're free and can do whatever you want. You don't have to worry about your in-laws or take care of the kids. I'm starting to regret getting married. I really miss the days when I was single."

Liu Xiaoling glanced at Tang Zhenmin beside her, her face full of disdain.

Tang Zhenmin was completely unmoved by his wife's words, because he was already lost in thought; although he was sitting there, his soul had wandered off somewhere else.

"Liu Xiaoling, don't talk nonsense and affect your fourth sister." Liu Meixin said angrily, "It's a woman's right to get married and have children. You have a husband and children yourself. Do you want your fourth sister to be single forever?"

Liu Xiaoling scoffed, "Having a husband is the same as not having one, so what's the point of having him?"

Tang Weimin and Wang Gang both frowned, sensing that there might be a conflict between their third brother and Liu Xiaoling, but since they were at the He family's house, they couldn't ask.

He Jiali advised her fifth sister, "Fifth sister, don't take your blessings for granted. It's normal for couples to have some arguments and bickering in their daily lives. Don't make a big deal out of it."

Liu Xiaoling rolled her eyes and said, "It would be great if we could argue, but they don't give me a chance to argue at all!"

He Jiali looked at Tang Zhenmin in confusion and called out, "Zhenmin, Zhenmin!"

She called out twice, but Tang Zhenmin didn't react at all, which made Liu Xiaoling so angry that she kicked him hard.

"Ouch, why did you kick me?" Tang Zhenmin cried out in pain, as if his soul had returned.

"Tang Zhenmin, if you didn't want to come back to my parents' home with me, you should have said so earlier. Who are you trying to impress with this pathetic look? Your body is here, but your soul is probably elsewhere," Liu Xiaoling said angrily.

"Fifth brother," He Changsheng frowned and said, "How could you say that about Zhenmin?"

"Dad, he's always like this. He either disappears after get off work or ignores everyone when we meet," Liu Xiaoling sneered. "I wonder which wild woman he's thinking about."

Tang Zhenmin felt wronged and said, "I wasn't thinking about women, I was thinking about work!"

Liu Xiaoling scoffed, "With your kind of half-hearted work attitude, you're kidding me!"

He Changsheng couldn't listen anymore and said to Liu Xiaoling, "Alright! I didn't call you home to argue."

Liu Meixin also said, "Fifth brother, that's not right of you. A woman should give her man some face in public."

Liu Xiaoling said nonchalantly, "We're at home! We're all family, what's the big deal?"

He Changsheng said seriously, "Fifth brother, I'm not trying to criticize you, but now that you're married, don't be as carefree as before. Be more diligent in your husband's family."

Liu Xiaoling retorted, "Old Tang and Granny Tang are in good health, and they even offered to help me take care of the children."

He Changsheng said angrily, "You bastard, how dare you call me 'Big Old Tang' and 'Honey Soup Girl'?"

Liu Xiaoling said, "I would never call you that at my in-laws' house, but this is at home!"

He Changsheng was so angry he was almost speechless. He turned to look at his eldest son-in-law and second son-in-law.

“Weimin, Youmin, and Laowu are all spoiled by their mother. I will discipline them strictly later.”

"What do you mean by 'being spoiled by me'?" Liu Meixin immediately objected, arguing, "Isn't Lao Wu your daughter?!"

He Changsheng said angrily, "The rules for a daughter to follow when she marries into her husband's family are something you, as her mother, should be teaching her."

Liu Meixin retorted, "I've taught her everything I was supposed to. If Lao Wu can't learn it on her own, what can I do?"

Seeing that the elderly couple was about to start arguing, Wang Gang and Tang Weimin quickly stepped in.

"Dad, take care of yourself," Wang Gang reminded him.

“Mom, we can teach the fifth child slowly. She’s still young and doesn’t understand. My parents can understand that,” Tang Weimin said.

A perfectly good family dinner almost ended in a bitter argument. Fortunately, He Jiali and He Jiawen managed to appease their parents, otherwise they wouldn't have been able to eat at all. After the meal, Liu Xiaoling and Tang Zhenmin were the first to leave with dark faces, and they almost got into a fight over who should step out the door first.

Everyone could see that something was definitely wrong with the couple.

Tang Weimin took Wang Gang back to the Tang family home. Before they even entered, they heard Liu Xiaoling and Tang Zhenmin arguing.

"What did you just mean? You didn't give me face in front of my older brothers. Do you really want a divorce?"

"Let's get a divorce then. Anyone who doesn't is a coward."

"Liu Xiaoling, don't go too far."

The argument between Tang Zhenmin and Liu Xiaoling was so loud that it even disturbed the child, Tang Jike, who burst into tears.

Tang Pozi came out carrying the child and said, "Weren't you going back to the He family for dinner? What's all the commotion about? You've scared the child."

Tang Jike cried loudly and couldn't stop, which broke his grandparents' hearts.

"If you want to argue, go outside and do it. Don't bother my grandson," Old Tang said angrily.

"Dad, it's not that I want to argue, it's that Liu Xiaoling went too far," Tang Zhenmin cried out, accusing himself of being wronged.

"What do you mean I'm going too far? Don't you think it's going too far for you to be dancing with wild women all day long?" Liu Xiaoling shoved Tang Zhenmin away.

"Liu Xiaoling, you dare to lay a hand on me?" Tang Zhenmin took two steps back, speaking in disbelief.

"Alright!" Wang Gang couldn't stand it anymore and shouted.

Tang Zhenmin and Liu Xiaoling shuddered, then saw Tang Weimin and Wang Gang walk into the living room together.

When Granny Tang saw her eldest and second sons, she was immediately delighted and said, "Eldest and second sons, you've come at the right time. Quickly take care of your younger brother; I can't control this child."

Tang Weimin asked Tang Zhenmin with a stern face, "What exactly happened between you and Xiaoling? It's one thing to argue, but why did you have to hit her!"

Tang Zhenmin said aggrievedly, "Brother, it was Liu Xiaoling who laid hands on me. I never touched a single hair on her head."

Wang Gang frowned and said, "You're not much better. Let me ask you, did you skip three days of work this week?"

"Ah! Skipping work?" Old Tang and Granny Tang exclaimed in surprise, "Tang Zhenmin, you skipped work?"

Tang Zhenmin said awkwardly, "Mom and Dad, I had some things to do those few days, so I took three days off."

Liu Xiaoling's eyes widened as she asked, "What leave? Why didn't you say? Where did you go those few days?"

Tang Zhenmin stammered and couldn't give a coherent answer for a long time.

Wang Gang sneered, "If you won't say it, I'll say it for you. You skip work for three days and go participate in an amateur dance competition!"

"Ah!" The whole family was shocked. They never expected Tang Zhenmin to skip work to go dancing!

Wang Gang sighed, "The head of the hospital pharmacy spoke with me yesterday and decided to fire Tang Zhenmin!"

"What?!" Old Tang exclaimed in shock, "Second brother, is there any way to salvage this situation?"

Wang Gang said with a dark face, "Tang Zhenmin has always had a poor performance at work. People only let it go because of me! Now that he has skipped work without permission, which is a serious violation of discipline, there's nothing I can do."

Tang Zhenmin said nonchalantly, "I haven't wanted to go to that class for a long time. The pharmacy has a stench that makes me want to vomit every time I smell it!"

Old Tang said angrily, "Tang Zhenmin, do you know how many people are vying for a job at the hospital? Your second brother pulled a huge favor to get you in there!"

Tang Zhenmin muttered to himself, "I didn't ask him for help!"

"You're such a disappointment," said Granny Tang, exasperated. (End of Chapter)