The heavens set sail from the courtyard

Liu Yunchang helped Wang Gang walk slowly into the courtyard. He could already see Wang Gang's buttocks wrapped in gauze.

"What happened to you?" Liu Yunchang was clearly concerned about Wang Gang, but he said, "How could someone so big hurt their butt!"

Wang Gang said with a wry smile, "Brother, slow down, my wound is still hurting!"

"What a nuisance," Liu Yunchang grumbled, but his pace noticeably slowed.

At that moment, a woman rushed out of the house.

"What's wrong with Hongchang?"

The woman was Wu Xiaoying, Liu Yunchang's wife and Liu Hongchang's sister-in-law.

"Yingzi, come and lend a hand."

Liu Yunchang had his wife support Wang Gang's other arm, and the two of them carried him into the house.

An elderly woman, around fifty years old, was sitting inside. When she saw Wang Gang's miserable state, she couldn't help but lift her buttocks slightly before sitting back down.

"Comrade Wang Cuilan, your son is back." Wang Gang greeted the old lady with a grin.

"Hmph! Why did you come back? Didn't you say you'd never come home?" Wang Cuilan sat upright in her chair, her expression arrogant, but she kept glancing at Wang Gang's backside, clearly showing concern.

"Mom, I'm hungry. Is there anything to eat at home?" Wang Gang pleaded.

“Yes, there are some leftovers in the kitchen. I’ll go heat them up,” said Wu Xiaoying, the eldest sister-in-law.

"If you're hungry, let's go back to the He family's house to eat," Wang Cuilan said, her words contradicting her true feelings.

Wu Xiaoying hesitated for a moment, then stood still and looked at her husband, Liu Yunchang.

"What are you standing there for? Go heat up your food." Liu Yunchang said irritably.

"Okay, I'll go heat up the food." Wu Xiaoying quickly ran to the kitchen.

Wang Cuilan didn't say anything.

Liu Yunchang brought Wang Gang a chair and told him to sit backwards with his buttocks sticking out, trying not to touch the wound.

"Hongchang, how did you get so badly injured? Did you go to the hospital?" Liu Yunchang asked with concern.

"I just got back from the hospital. I'll have to trouble you to make another trip tomorrow, brother, because I haven't paid the medical bills yet," Wang Gang said apologetically.

Liu Yunchang frowned and asked, "Where's your wife? You're injured like this, and she doesn't even take care of you!"

Wang Cuilan pricked up her ears, outwardly remaining indifferent, but inwardly she was also very curious.

Wang Gang sighed and told his elder brother and mother about He Wentao's actions.

Upon hearing this, Liu Yunchang immediately erupted in anger, slamming his fist on the table and exclaiming, "The He family has gone too far! How could they harm someone like this? I'm going to settle accounts with them!"

"Brother, don't go." Wang Gang grabbed Liu Yunchang.

Liu Yunchang said with exasperation, "Even in this state, you're still protecting the He family!"

When Liu Hongchang and He Wenhui started dating, both families opposed it, especially Wang Cuilan and Liu Yunchang, who were the most vehement in their opposition.

They knew all too well that the He family was a quagmire, and whoever got stuck there would be doomed, so they absolutely refused to let Liu Hongchang marry He Wenhui.

Unfortunately, Liu Hongchang was infatuated with beauty at that time and did not listen to his mother and elder brother at all, almost driving Wang Cuilan to hang herself.

"Brother, I've already decided to divorce He Wenhui. It's too late now, let's talk about it tomorrow," Wang Gang advised.

"Ah! You want a divorce!" Liu Yunchang was shocked and couldn't help but glance at his mother, Wang Cuilan.

Wang Cuilan sneered, "If you had known this would happen, you wouldn't have done it in the first place." Wang Gang said, "Mom, I know I was wrong. The He family are a bunch of insatiable ingrates. Even now that I've been married to He Wenhui, she won't let me touch her."

Wang Cuilan turned her head abruptly, exclaiming in surprise, "You and He Wenhui have been married for three months and haven't even consummated your marriage?!"

Liu Yunchang was also surprised and said, "What does He Wenhui mean? Is she playing you? How can you not be touched after marriage!"

Wang Gang said with a wry smile, "Every time I try to touch He Wenhui, she says she's scared and always runs off to sleep with her mother."

I see it now: He Wenhui married me not because she loved me, but simply to find a long-term meal ticket for her family!

Wang Cuilan could no longer tolerate it. She slammed her hand on the table and stood up, saying, "The He family is too bullying. I'm going to confront them tomorrow."

Liu Yunchang, exasperated, scolded Wang Gang, "What kind of mess is this! You agreed to be stopped from touching me, and you even insisted on it for three months. How could my brother be so stupid?"

Wang Gang said self-deprecatingly, "I thought even a lump of iron could be warmed up, but I never expected He Wenhui to be so ruthless, treating me like a great victim!"

"This marriage must end," Wang Cuilan said angrily. "I'm going to the neighborhood committee right now; the He family is a complete fraud!"

Liu Yunchang hesitated and said, "Mom, is it really necessary to contact the neighborhood committee? If this gets out of hand, our family will lose face too."

Wang Cuilan said with a stern face, "The neighborhood committee will definitely intervene in the divorce case, and we are in the right. It is the He family that will lose face."

I refuse to believe that if word gets out that she can't touch him at the wedding, how will He Wenhui's sister ever get married?

Wang Gang actually agreed with Wang Cuilan's idea of ​​making a scene, hoping to escalate the situation and force He Wenhui to divorce him. Otherwise, why would he run home?

As for losing face, Wang Gang's skin is thicker than a city wall, he wouldn't care at all!
Wu Xiaoying quickly heated up the leftovers and brought them out. Then she saw her mother-in-law and husband looking indignant, which piqued her curiosity.

After Liu Yunchang told his wife about Wang Gang's experience at the He family, Wu Xiaoying, as a woman, was also furious.

"He Wenhui is such a menace. People say that beautiful women bring trouble, and they're right. If Hongchang had just married Yang Maixiang back then, things would have been much better!"

Yang Maixiang was Liu Hongchang's childhood sweetheart and had always liked him. Unfortunately, childhood sweethearts don't always come to pass. Ever since He Wenhui appeared, Liu Hongchang's mind has been entirely on He Wenhui, and he hasn't even glanced at Yang Maixiang.

“Hongchang, actually Yang Maixiang is a pretty good girl. Although she’s not as pretty as He Wenhui, she has a good job, a better family background, and she’s deeply in love with you. If you two get together, Mom and I will be at ease,” Liu Yunchang advised Wang Gang.

Wang Gang said with a wry smile, "Brother, all I want to do right now is get a divorce. As for Yang Maixiang, we'll have to talk about that after the divorce!"

Wang Cuilan understood the implication in Wang Gang's words and said, "Are you now willing to develop a relationship with Yang Maixiang?"

Wang Gang nodded and said, "I've thought it through. Rather than finding someone I love, I'd rather find someone who loves me!"

Wang Cuilan was taken aback, then clapped her hands happily and said, "That's great! It's wonderful that you've come to your senses. I'll invite Yang Maixiang over for dinner later."

Wang Gang said in surprise, "Mom, isn't this too hasty? I'm not even divorced yet. If I'm having an affair with Yang Maixiang, wouldn't that be making a mistake?"

"What's wrong with having a meal? It's not like we're asking you to do anything!" Wang Cuilan looked at Wang Gang suspiciously and asked, "Are you kidding us?"

Wang Gang said with a wry smile, "I'm afraid Yang Maixiang looks down on me now, being a divorcee."

"It's alright, I'll have Yingzi go and sound out Yang Maixiang first," Wang Cuilan said with a smile.

"Leave this to me. I'll go find Yang Maixiang tomorrow," Wu Xiaoying readily agreed.

Liu Yunchang laughed and said, "Yang Maixiang asked me about Hong Chang before, so she must still have feelings for him."

"That would be even better!" Wang Cuiping clapped her hands and cheered.

Seeing how happy his whole family was, Wang Gang couldn't help but sigh.

"How much of a scoundrel must Liu Hongchang have been in the past! He just throws away such good family members like that?" (End of Chapter)