Eighties Sweetheart Wife-Chapter 597 Shameless Demand

As for his current wife, he had already checked before, and she had some health problems as well, saying that getting pregnant would be very difficult and whether they could have kids depended on luck.

She had been nourishing her health all along, but now, with Meng Zhaolin having lost his fertility, why should she continue to consume those bitter medicinal concoctions?

It was nothing but needless suffering.

So, the two of them developed a grudge against each other, and it seemed likely that they would get divorced.

That was why Meng Zhaolin was without fear.

However, how did he know where the Xia family lived? It wasn’t Lin Qing who told him; after all, Lin Qing didn’t know the Xia family’s address either.

It was by chance that he saw Ma Cuifen, Zhu Feng, and the three children shopping for New Year’s goods on the street, and then he followed them secretly.

He was shouting outside the housing estate, and Xia Xindong pulled him into the restaurant across the street.

The look in Xia Xindong’s eyes when he got tough was indeed terrifying.

Meng Zhaolin was frightened.

Moreover, he had heard that Song Liang’s brother-in-law, who had returned from Xiangjiang, was very capable, having led the team that developed the special cure for leprosy.

Now he was even holding a position in Beidu’s medical department and served concurrently as the deputy manager of Nanshan Pharmaceutical Factory.

Meng Zhaolin was regretful.

In fact, before returning to Nanshan County Town, he had only thought about taking his son back with him; he didn’t want his daughter, who could be left with Ma Cuifen since a girl wasn’t of much use anyway.

As for Ma Cuifen, he had never considered reconciling with her.

He had married her only out of necessity when he was sent down to Erdao River Village; she was a rural woman with little education, and he had never looked up to her.

He always felt that part of his history was shameful to recall.

So when that person from Beidu told him to go back and reconcile with Ma Cuifen, he merely agreed on the surface, but his only goal was to take his son back, which was the main point.

As a Hai City native with a formal job in a large factory, even if Sisi didn’t follow him, he wouldn’t remain a bachelor.

Yet, upon returning to Nanyang County Town, he was shocked to discover that, in just over two years, Nanshan County Town had undergone earth-shaking changes.

He heard that several factories were engaged in export business.

The county roads had been widened; parts that used to be mud roads were now all paved with cement.

Several high-rise buildings had also been constructed.

There was even a provincial-level cadre college.

What he didn’t expect at all was Erdao River Village, the poor and broken-down Erdao River Village, now appeared to him like a foreign town he had seen in movies.

The previously muddy yellow dirt roads were now clean and neatly cemented.

The village had four roads laid out in a grid pattern that ran through Erdao River Village.

Erdao River Village even had its own reception office, guesthouse, and restaurant, as well as a large department store.

The place was often visited by people.

There were no more mud houses in the village.

Every household had built red-brick houses with large roof tiles.

Importantly, the fences of each household were of the same height.

He visited during winter, and he knew what the summers in Erdao River Village were like.

He could imagine how beautiful the scenery would be in summer.

And Song Liang was actually the manager of Zhilan Garment Factory.

He knew about this factory.

Although he hadn’t paid much attention, he knew that many female colleagues took pride in wearing Zhilan garments.

Now it was a factory with over a thousand workers; in less than three years, it had developed to this extent...

There was a moment when he felt as if he were dreaming.

It definitely wasn’t a dream.

This was the stark reality.

So when he sought a reconciliation with Ma Cuifen, he did it willingly, not because of the 1,000 yuan given by that Beidu native.

Especially upon seeing a Ma Cuifen who seemed to have become a completely different person, his heart was even more fervent.

If he had encountered her on the street, he believed he certainly wouldn’t have recognized her immediately.

But Ma Cuifen was very resolute; it was as if even a glance at him made her feel disgusted.

Yes, now she had remarried. She took his two children and married Xia Xinshan.

He knew Xia Xinshan; that was Song Liang’s uncle.

Though he was restless and uneasy, jealousy got the better of him, and he grew particularly angry upon seeing Ma Cuifen like this.

The Ma Cuifen who had left him should not be living such a good life.

The Ma Cuifen he had discarded should have been grateful and tear-stricken, crying out and rushing back into his arms when he came back for her.

Instead of looking at him as if he were a pile of shit.

Cheap woman.

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That’s why he wanted even less for her to live a good life.

But before he could do anything else, Ma Cuifen unexpectedly took the children to Beidu.

Then he was bagged and beaten up.

Despite being punched and kicked, and not hitting any vital parts, his face was swollen and he ached all over. He went to the police station to report it, only for them to say they were just about to find him because Old Ma’s family had filed a report against him, claiming he had already divorced Ma Cuifen, but shamelessly came back to wreck her marriage.

Now they had driven Ma Cuifen to the point where she dared not stay in the village any longer.

This was purely a case of blaming the victim.

They were all from the same place, with interconnected relationships. He heard that Old Song’s family had a very good relationship with the head of the police station.

He gave up on suing; he came to Beidu to find his wife and children.

Meng Zhaolin was on leave from his job due to a work-related injury, and although he was not working now, he was still drawing a salary.

The unit had also given him an advance of 300 yuan for medical expenses, and the Beidu native had given him a deposit of 500 yuan.

So, he could afford the wait.

No matter how powerful you are, Old Xia’s family, can you kill me?

So, Meng Zhaolin now was a man with nothing to lose.

He watched Xia Xindong with a sidelong glance, this youngest son of the Xia family. Even though he was secretly afraid, he desperately tried not to show it.

He said, "Factory Manager Xia, I am sick now, injured on the job, and I will not be able to have children in the future. Jindou and Yinzhu are my only bloodline, and you can’t deny this. No matter what, I am their biological father, right?

So why should your older brother raise my children for me? Give me back my children and their mother, and I promise I’ll leave promptly. I’m telling you, my son and daughter will always be my son and daughter, no matter when. Don’t you rural people always say that sheep’s wool can’t stick to a dog’s body? It’s exactly that principle. After all the care, it’s no good if it’s all for nothing in the end. They’re my flesh and blood. How could they fail to honor their own father and choose to honor your older brother, their stepfather?"

Xia Xindong looked at Meng Zhaolin, who was spitting as he spoke, with disgust flashing in his eyes.

But his sister-in-law was a good person, resolute in her attitude, and had not entangled herself with Meng Zhaolin. The two children also didn’t yearn for their father.

After all, the children had been frightened by beatings.

Considering all this, he had to help his older brother handle this matter.

Xia Xindong looked at Meng Zhaolin and suddenly asked, "How much money did that Beidu native give you?"

Meng Zhaolin was taken aback and naturally denied everything.

Just as he was about to turn the tables, at this non-meal time, the restaurant door was pushed open, and a woman came in. Spotting Xia Xindong, she said joyfully, "Brother Xindong, you’re here too."