Hunting 81: Gathering Goods in the Mountains, I Spoil My Ex-Wife to the Extreme

"Oh, right, it's cold outside, let's go inside, it's warm inside."

Only then did Song's mother realize what was happening, and she quickly took her daughter Song Ping's hand and led her into the courtyard.

The Song family's house was a small courtyard house with three main rooms in the front, two side rooms on each side, and a small courtyard in the middle. The courtyard was surrounded by a wall and a gate.

Under the eaves of the left wing, a neat pile of coal briquettes was stacked; under the eaves of the right wing, a neat pile of chopped firewood was stacked.

These are all used for cooking and heating in the house during winter.

To cope with the long, cold winter, they had plenty of firewood and coal.

Song's mother took Song Ping's hand and led her into the main room. After making her sit down, she poured her a cup of hot water: "Drink some water first to warm yourself up, then tell me what happened."

Seeing Song Ping's reddened eyes and listless expression, Song's mother felt a sudden pang of pain in her heart.

Although she didn't know what had happened, Song's mother's intuition told her that anything that could drive her usually composed daughter to this point could not be a good thing.

Although she was worried about her daughter Song Ping, she didn't press her for details about what had happened, because she knew her daughter needed time to process things.

"Um."

Song Ping nodded gently, took a few sips of warm water, and waited for her complicated emotions to calm down before slowly saying, "Mom, Jianbin... Jianbin cheated on me. Just today, I had just arrived at work when I received a call from the county public security bureau saying that Jianbin went to the county guesthouse yesterday and had an affair with a woman, and was caught red-handed by the public security bureau's security team."

"Mom, what should I do?"

As Song Ping spoke, her emotions, which had just calmed down, gradually became more intense with each word she uttered.

In the end, she couldn't help but put her hands on her forehead, her fingers constantly gripping her hair, and she even started sobbing, her body trembling slightly.

"What? Jianbin cheated on me? How...how could he do this?"

Song's mother originally thought that Song Ping's low spirits were because the young couple had quarreled or had some minor conflicts.

But to her surprise, things were more serious than she had imagined.

The son-in-law cheated on his wife, having an affair with another woman at a guesthouse in the county town, and was even caught red-handed by the county public security bureau's public order brigade...

In an instant, Song's mother felt the world spinning before her eyes.

She quickly pressed her temples and then grabbed the chair to avoid falling due to dizziness.

"Mom, Mom, what's wrong?"

Seeing this, Song Ping quickly helped her mother sit down.

"Mom's fine, just a little dizzy. She'll feel better after sitting for a while."

Song's mother waved her hand, rubbed her forehead, and finally felt a little better.

She glanced at her daughter, whose face was full of worry, and couldn't help but sigh.

She has a son and a daughter. Her eldest son is currently a battalion commander in a unit in the south. He is over thirty years old and still single.

Song Ping is the second daughter. Although she got married early, there has been no news of children for several years.

Now, her son-in-law, Jin Jianbin, is having an affair and having illicit relationships with other women...

After a long silence, Song's mother finally spoke, "Pingping, why don't you call your father back and discuss it further?"

For a family like theirs, it's extremely disgraceful that their son-in-law cheated on them, had an affair with another woman, and was even arrested by the police.

If this gets out, people will definitely talk behind my back.

If not handled properly, it could even jeopardize her husband's career and her son's future.

After all, her husband was the second-in-command of the county education bureau, and her son was a battalion commander in a certain unit in the south. How could she hold her head high at work if her family had someone like Jin Jianbin who disgraced the family?

"Okay, I'll call Dad right now and tell him to come back."

At this point, Song Ping gradually calmed down and then went to call her father.

But just as she picked up the phone, the gate opened, and a middle-aged man in a dark blue Zhongshan suit, with his hair neatly combed, strode in with a stern and authoritative face.

However, when he reached the door of the main room and saw Song's mother sitting inside with a worried expression and her daughter Song Ping's eyes reddening, the stern and affectionate look on his face quickly softened after taking a deep breath.

"Old Song, what brings you back?"

Before Song Ping could even make the call, Song Qingshi returned, much to Song's mother's surprise.

A hint of embarrassment appeared on Song Ping's face.

Because she remembered that when she was dating Jin Jianbin, her parents were very opposed to it, especially her father, who was very firm in his stance.

Unfortunately, she wouldn't listen at the time and was determined to marry Jin Jianbin.

As a result, Jin Jianbin has now been arrested by the police for having illicit relationships with women. If this gets out, where will her father, as the second-in-command of the Education Bureau, put his face?

"Dad..." Song Ping asked timidly, like a child who had made a mistake.

"You all know now, right? Tell me, what are you really thinking?"

Song Qingshi glanced at his daughter, Song Ping, and spoke.

Not long ago, the police called his desk. When he heard the officer on the other end of the line tell him that his son-in-law, Jin Jianbin, had been having an affair at a guesthouse near the county bus station the night before, he was momentarily stunned.

At first, he wondered if there was some misunderstanding or if the police had arrested the wrong person.

Although he didn't particularly like his son-in-law, he had to admit that his son-in-law was honest and that they hadn't had any arguments or conflicts in all the years they had been married.

From the outside, they appear to be a perfectly harmonious family and a harmonious couple.

So, would he go and have casual relationships with other women?

Song Qingshi dared not draw any conclusions, so he made another call to the county public security bureau and asked around through an acquaintance.

Upon asking, it turned out that her son-in-law had indeed been caught red-handed by the police for having illicit affairs at the guesthouse.

Moreover, it was the captain of the public security brigade who received a tip from the public and personally led a team to make the arrest.

This infuriated Song Qingshi.

He used to oppose his daughter Song Ping's relationship with Jin Jianbin, but Song Ping insisted on marrying him and even threatened to kill herself.

Now look what's happened. Jin Jianbin cheated on his wife, had an affair with another woman, and got arrested by the police. He's completely lost face.

So he skipped class and stormed home.

However, when he arrived home and saw his wife's worried face and his daughter's pitiful appearance, Song Qingshi gradually calmed down.

Yes, it was true that my daughter was disobedient and determined to marry Jin Jianbin.

Now that Kim Geon-bin has done something to betray his daughter, he truly deserves to die.

But since it has happened, we should face it positively.

This son-in-law was someone the daughter had already chosen and was determined to marry.

Now that a problem has arisen, she has to make her own decision. Whether she continues to be with someone like Jin Jianbin or divorces him is up to her.

"What else can I think? I have to get a divorce."

Enraged, Song's mother slammed her hand on the table, choking back tears as she said, "When he was dating Pingping, he swore to us that he would treat Pingping well for the rest of his life and love her forever. But after only a few years of marriage, he dared to cheat on Pingping with other women. If we, his wife and I, are no longer here, will he think he can just fly high and dare to divorce Pingping?"

"Anyway, we weren't satisfied with this son-in-law in the first place. Since he did something so wrong to Pingping, we might as well get a divorce while we still don't have children."

"Anyway, Pingping's happiness, and your and Jianjun's future, should never be dragged down by someone like Jin Jianbin."

Song's mother spoke with conviction, and what she said made a lot of sense.

Jin Jianbin was arrested for having illicit relationships with women and was taken to the police station. He will definitely lose his job and will also have a criminal record.

As long as this criminal record exists, if Song Ping chooses to forgive him and continue to be with him, it will affect Song Qingshi's career and her son Song Jianjun's future development in the military.

If Song Ping and Jin Jianbin have a child, it will affect the child's future chances of taking the civil service exam or joining the army.

But as long as Song Ping and Jin Jianbin divorce, even if Jin Jianbin has a criminal record, it will have nothing to do with the Song family or Song Ping.

Currently, Jin Jianbin has only been arrested by the police and confessed to his problems; the entire matter has not yet been determined.

As long as Song Ping divorces him before the matter is settled and made public, the impact of this event on them can be minimized.

After listening to his wife's words, Song Qingshi wholeheartedly agreed; they truly expressed his own thoughts.

"Pingping, did you hear what your mother said? What are you thinking?" Song Qingshi looked at Song Ping.

"I……"

Song Ping looked up at Song Qingshi and her mother, hesitating to speak.

At this moment, she was still struggling internally, wondering whether to forgive Jin Jianbin this time or to really choose to divorce him.

She felt uncomfortable choosing to forgive Kim Gun-bin this time, after all, she wasn't the one who made the mistake, so why should she be the one to forgive him?

However, she felt she couldn't continue living with a man who had slept with other women.

Moreover, Jin Jianbin's criminal record will affect her father's career, her elder brother's future in the south, and even her.

Thinking back to her past stubbornness in wanting to date Jin Jianbin and marry him, Song Ping knew that this time, she had to make a choice between her parents, her brother, and Jin Jianbin.

She must make a choice today: whether to implicate her father and brothers or to divorce Jin Jianbin.

So, after much consideration, Song Ping said, "Dad, Mom, I want to divorce him."

She used to be willful, but she understands that now is not the time for her to be willful.

For her father and brothers' sake, and for her own, she had to get a divorce.