I was married off to a disabled hero in lieu of marriage; my in-laws doted on me and I aspired to gr

Li Chunlian hadn't even gotten out of bed when her son knocked on the door.

"You little brat, what are you yelling about so early in the morning?" Li Chunlian shouted.

Upon opening the door, she saw Lin Jie standing in the doorway, holding Hao Hao in one arm, and exclaimed in shock, "What happened?"

"I had a fight with Han Dan, and she hit the child. Mom, here's a meat ration coupon for one pound, two yuan. Hao Hao can stay with you for a few days."

Lin Jie handed the child and money to Li Chunlian and turned to leave, but Li Chunlian pulled him into the house.

"What's wrong? Does Han Dan know this child is your brother's?"

"I don't know, Mom. Don't worry about it. I want to divorce Han Dan."

"Divorce? Are you kidding me? How can you get a divorce in this condition?"

"Mom, I can't live like this for another day."

"Wasn't everything fine all along?"

"I only get 78 yuan a month, plus meat and egg coupons. Han Dan makes me potato shreds and cabbage every day. Last night, I got angry and flipped the table. She...she hit Hao Hao." Lin Jie was very annoyed.

"She treats you that badly?"

"Yes, she used my inability to have children to humiliate me. Mom, even if I'm impotent, I'm still a man. Am I supposed to live my whole life in such humiliation?"

"Don't shout, it'll sound bad if word gets out! Eldest son, you can't get a divorce, if you do, people will start gossiping about you. And what about Hao Hao, what if Han Dan takes him away?"

"Mom, don't interfere in my affairs. I have to get a divorce. I'm going to pick up her parents right now and bring them to the city. I'll return their daughter to them in perfect condition."

Lin Jie still has feelings for Zhang Man, and given Han Dan's unreasonable behavior, he is definitely going to get a divorce.

Han Dan worked all day with red and swollen eyes. She hadn't slept well last night and was so tired that she could barely stand.

When I opened the door, my father and my sick mother were there.

"Father, Mother, how did you get here?"

Mother wiped away tears with red eyes, Father smoked with a dark face, Lin Jie sat indifferently, and Li Chunlian held Hao Hao, glancing at her sideways.

Han Dan's mother spoke first: "Dan, are you confused? How could you hit the child?"

Han Dan sat down next to her mother: "He hit me first."

Li Chunlian said in a loud voice, "My son earns 78 yuan a month, and you even get several kilograms of meat coupons, and you're just letting him eat potato shreds every day? Where did the meat coupons go? Where did the money go? If you don't give it to my son, who's going to eat it?"

Li Chunlian got angry when she saw the bowl of white potato shreds on the ground.

"My dear in-law, Han Dan is used to being frugal. Doesn't she eat shredded potatoes and cabbage every day?" Han Dan's mother said sadly.

"She's used to being frugal; what happened to the money she saved?"

The implication is that he's saving money to help his wife's family.

Lin Jie cleared his throat and said, "Father-in-law and mother-in-law, I've brought you here today to tell you all about my family situation. This child is not mine or Han Dan's."

Han Dan's parents were stunned. He wasn't their son?

"Han Dan and I did not consummate our marriage; she was still a virgin. I was wounded on the battlefield, so we couldn't do that."

Li Chunlian tried to wink at her son, "Why did you say such a thing?"

Han Dan lowered her head and wept, while her parents stared at their daughter in shock.

"The child is adopted, and Han Dan has grievances against me, just as I have against her. Father-in-law and mother-in-law, you've been through this before. I feel stifled, and so does she. In short, my family has let the Han family down. Today, with the elders here, I want to divorce Han Dan and give her her freedom. She should find a normal man and live a normal life."

Despite the stigma surrounding his actions, Lin Jie insisted on getting a divorce.

Li Chunlian seemed to have suddenly come to a realization: "Let's get a divorce. I agree. My son ruined his health protecting the country, and now he has to suffer abuse from your daughter at home. I'll support him for the rest of my life. At least he won't have to eat potato shreds every day."

Han Dan's father said in a low voice, "No way, if we get divorced, how will my daughter face the world? She'll be drowned in the scorn of the villagers!"

Han Dan's mother said plaintively, "Her father, Han Dan works at an ice pop factory, she doesn't have to come back to the village."

Han Dan lowered her head, not daring to speak or make any decisions.

"Father-in-law, I promise that Han Dan will keep her job. Han Dan can take everything she can from the house, including the savings. The child will stay with me; Han Dan will have her own children after she gets married."

"In-laws, that's good enough. We've only been married for less than two years. I gave you 500 yuan as a bride price and also helped Han Dan get a household registration and a job. If it weren't for my son, she would have had to farm in the countryside for the rest of her life. My son has a high salary and eats pig feed. Han Dan has also saved quite a bit of money."

Li Chunlian kept rolling her eyes, filled with resentment.

This Han Dan looks honest, but she's quite cunning.

"Fine, let's get a divorce. I want my child and my house," Han Dan said, mustering her courage.

As soon as he finished speaking, Han Dan's father slapped her across the face, leaving her stunned.

"Go ahead and get a divorce. If you do, I'll pretend I never had a daughter like you. Your husband has a disability, but it's not a big deal. We have a child, and the family is doing well. If you get divorced, who will respect you? Does the Han family have no shame?"

"Father, are you really willing to let your daughter be humiliated in the Lin family?"

"Han Dan, explain yourself clearly! Who in our family has insulted you? Has Lin Jie given you his salary? When he asked you for a pound of meat coupons for the New Year, you gave him the cold shoulder. Han Dan, you need to understand, it's my son who supports you! You have so much money, yet you treat my son badly. Even a vicious woman wouldn't act like you!"

"I, as your mother-in-law, have to watch my step. I'm paying for a daughter-in-law, not a queen. Now look what's happened, you two get a divorce. I want to see if you, Han Dan, can rise to the sky after leaving my son!"

Li Chunlian rattled off a whole bunch of things, pouring out all her unhappiness.

"Haohao has been with you for only half a month. When you adults argue, you hit the child and make him sleep on the floor all night. In-laws, tell me, are you even human? You keep saying you've given the money to the child for food and drink, but with your behavior, how can you truly care for the child?"

Han Dan lowered her head, crying until her head ached. She didn't know that even if she was determined to get a divorce, the obstacles she faced were so great.

"Mom, please say less. Han Dan treats me badly because I have problems..."

Lin Jie suddenly felt a little sorry for Han Dan. She was mean-spirited, sharp-tongued, and had many ulterior motives, which might be related to her family background.

"Parents-in-law, I promise you that I will help Han Dan if she encounters any difficulties in the future, and I will treat her like my sister. I really can't live like this anymore."

Lin Jie made his stance clear: he had to get a divorce.

"Her father, why don't you just agree?"

Looking at her indifferent son-in-law and weeping daughter, Han Danniang realized that the two of them had no marital relationship and could not possibly live together.

"No, we can't get a divorce. I only recognize Lin Jie as my son-in-law," Han Dan's father still refused to budge.

"Oh dear, so you're trying to extort my son? Do you like this son-in-law more, or the money in his pocket?"

Li Chunlian made a sarcastic remark, but Han Dan's father remained silent, sullenly smoking.

Lin Jie stood up and said, "Parents-in-law, you can discuss it some more. My mother and I will go back first."

Li Chunlian picked up Hao Hao to leave, but Han Dan called out, "Hao Hao."

Hao Hao fearfully hid in Li Chunlian's arms.