Back to 1984: Earning Money, Raising Kids, and Keeping the Household Busy

Chapter 48: Don't Want a Daughter, Want a Divorce

Xu Manzhi clutched her arm, which had been bruised from the impact, and glared at Liu Fang. “Mom is right. If it weren’t for Fang Meixiang’s unborn grandson, which family would let a woman who seduced a married man into the house while pregnant?”

"My mother only agreed to Fang Meixiang and Yongming's marriage certificate because of Fang's college diploma and the child in her belly. Now the diploma is fake, and my mother's grandson is gone. This is marriage fraud! We haven't even settled accounts with you yet, and you have the nerve to come knocking on our door!"

Liu Fang was so angry that she held the child tightly in her arms.

The child cried out in pain. She snapped out of her daze, managed to soothe the child briefly, and then, stepping past Ma Cuihua and Xu Manzhi, coldly looked at Liu Yongming, "What do you mean?"

Liu Yongming's eyes were blazing with anger. "My mother and sister-in-law have already made things very clear. If Fang Meixiang hadn't taken the initiative to approach me at school, I wouldn't have been with her. I never expected that she was scheming against me from the very beginning. In the past year or so, she has also spent a lot of my money. We need to settle these accounts one by one."

Furthermore, she was the one who told me she was pregnant with a son, which is why I went to great lengths to get a divorce. Now I've lost all my money and my son, and she still wants to compensate me for my losses.

"Pah! Shameless thing!" The man behind Liu Fang glared fiercely at Liu Yongming, looking as if he was about to rush up and fight.

Relying on the presence of his family, Liu Yongming was not afraid at all. "What? Did I say something wrong? If I had known she was pregnant with a girl, I would have made her abort it long ago! Anyway, I will not raise this child, nor can I raise it!"

Liu Fang took a deep breath, suppressing the urge to explode, "It seems you've made up your mind not to take responsibility!"

Liu Yongming turned his face away, his attitude very clear.

A cold, faint smile appeared on Liu Fang's lips. "Very well! I, Liu Fang, will remember what happened today! Although my husband and daughter are in jail, they will come out eventually. You all just wait and see!"

Liu Fang left with her child without looking back. The two men behind her glanced at the Liu family, then pushed over the cabinet and smashed everything in the yard to pieces. They turned around, pointed at Liu Yongming, and made a threatening throat-slitting gesture.

Liu Yongming was both shocked and furious, but he still stubbornly refused to back down.

As soon as they left, Ma Cuihua went back into the house with a sullen face and didn't say a word.

Seeing Liu Yongming standing there dumbfounded, Xu Manzhi stomped her foot angrily, "Yongming, what are you standing here for? Hurry up and get a divorce, then sue Fang Meixiang for extortion. You have to make up for your losses no matter what!"
And Lin Qin, she took five hundred yuan from you during the divorce, you have to find a way to get that five hundred yuan back.”

Liu Yongming squatted down in frustration. "Do you think I don't want to? The man who went to Lin Qin's place to steal money before was beaten to death by her. Now she must be on guard. Not to mention where she hid the money, I don't even know where she lives. Where am I supposed to get five hundred yuan?"

Xu Manzhi's face darkened instantly. "Then find the child! Isn't Yaya your daughter? As long as we bring Yaya back, I don't believe she won't obediently hand over the money!"

Xu Manzhi said fiercely.

Liu Yongming was even more frustrated. "I've already published a notice in the newspaper severing ties with Yaya. What reason can I use to get the child back? If she goes to the police station to report me, our whole family will be ruined!"

Xu Manzhi was dumbfounded. As a woman with little education, she really didn't understand so many intricacies. In her view, Liu Yaya was Liu Yongming's biological daughter, and the blood relationship could not be severed. No one could say anything if Liu Yongming forcibly brought the child back.

Only after Liu Yongming said that did she realize what was going on, and she burst into tears. "Lin Qin is really ruthless! She had made preparations long ago and kept us on guard! What about Fang Meixiang? Fang Meixiang is definitely guilty of marriage fraud! The Fang family must compensate us for our losses!"

"Have your older brother accompany you to the police station to get a divorce from Fang Meixiang. Go now!" Urged by Xu Manzhi, Liu Yongguo accompanied Liu Yongming to the police station.

Fang Meixiang's case has irrefutable evidence; she is just waiting for the verdict to be handed over to prison.

When Liu Yongming saw her, she dropped the pretense and looked at him mockingly, "Looks like my mom has already sent the child to your house! What do you think? Isn't our baby beautiful? Do you like him?"

Liu Yongming gritted his teeth in hatred, "Fang Meixiang! You bitch! You haven't told a single truth from beginning to end! Your name is fake, your education is fake! Even the gender of your child is fake! I, Liu Yongming, will never be a fool! You raise your own daughter, it has nothing to do with me!"

To tell you the truth, we kicked that good-for-nothing and your mother out!

Fang Meixiang's lips curved into a smile, her eyes gradually turning from mockery to coldness, and she stared at Liu Yongming for a long time.

"If you don't want the child, then what are you doing here?"

"Divorce!" Liu Yongming slammed the marriage certificate on the table, his face resolute.

Liu Yongguo, standing to the side, said calmly, "We've already spoken to the police. What you've done constitutes marriage fraud. If we file a lawsuit, the court will declare your marriage invalid, and you'll also have to compensate us."

“Economic losses,” Liu Yongming added.

Fang Meixiang laughed loudly, tears streaming down her face. "Liu Yongming, what right do you have to say these things to me? If you were innocent, I would be genuinely afraid, but you're a complete scoundrel. Believe me or not, I'll expose everything you've done and make you and me both go down with you!"

Liu Yongming's expression immediately changed, a murderous glint flashing in his eyes. "What nonsense are you spouting! I'm warning you, you can eat whatever you want, but don't talk nonsense!"

Fang Meixiang laughed even more smugly, "What? Scared? Do you remember the person who lent you money back then? Let me tell you the truth, that person isn't my relative. They're a loan shark! You lent them the money, and if you can't pay it back, they're willing to kill and commit arson!"

And what really happened with Lin Yi's injury? You and I both know the truth! Oh, right! You haven't graduated yet, have you? Still waiting for job assignments, huh? If it weren't for my daughter, I would have dragged you down to hell with me long ago!
Liu Yongming, you'd better not mess with me, understand?

Liu Yongguo had barely uttered the word "you" when Liu Yongming covered his mouth tightly.

Fang Meixiang, with the air of a victor, leaned forward and said, "Liu Yongming, remember my words! Take good care of our daughter and don't think about those messy things. Trying to scheme against me will only lead you to an abyss!"

If I don't see my chubby, adorable daughter, whom you've taken such good care of, when I get out of prison, I'll be furious! And the consequences of my anger will be severe—you can't afford them!

Liu Yongming staggered a couple of steps, his face pale as he watched Fang Meixiang being taken away by the police.

Liu Yongguo was confused, and only after Liu Yongming pulled him out of the police station did he angrily shout, "Weren't we here to get a divorce? You're scared after that woman said a few words? How can you be so spineless!"

(End of this chapter)