The 70s Novel: The Supporting Character Just Wants to Lie Down-Chapter 186: Pitiful, Detestable, and Sad

Time passed quickly, and because they had been prepared for it, Grandma Jiang’s funeral went smoothly.

Friends and family came to the Jiang Family to pay their respects, one wave after another, incessantly, leaving the Jiang Family exhausted both physically and mentally.

Wang Miaomiao, after all, was not Jiang Yan’s wife, so she couldn’t stay at the Jiang Family all the time, nor could Jiang Yan keep looking after her.

Therefore, except for the first day, Wang Miaomiao only came on the last day to see the elder off.

Once the funeral was over, Jiang Zhongyi finally had the mind to deal with the matter of Zheng Zhen.

In fact, her behavior during these days was rather decent, as she knew she had caused trouble and dared not be reckless anymore.

She thought the matter was over, after all, Grandma Jiang had forgiven her, and Jiang Zhongyi had promised Grandma Jiang to take care of her.

Unfortunately... when she heard Jiang Zhongyi propose a divorce, she truly couldn’t believe it.

"Zheng Zhen, we cannot continue living together, I can’t get past this. Actually, these past two years we’ve been living like a divorced couple, don’t you agree?"

Jiang Zhongyi was right; ever since Zheng Zhen accidentally pushed down Grandma Jiang, they had been sleeping in separate rooms.

Zheng Zhen’s eyes were red, her hands tightly clenched, teeth gritted, trying hard not to lose control.

"I don’t agree, I’ve already compromised and let that little vixen into the house, and mom clearly forgave me, you promised mom you would take care of me, are you going back on your word?"

She spoke firmly, word by word; she couldn’t leave this family, she couldn’t.

"I don’t agree, you can’t divorce. You may not care about your reputation and career, but I do... and what about the kids, how will they face others in the future."

Jiang Zhongyi’s face turned dark, "Do what must be done, it’s I who is getting divorced, not them, what is there to be afraid of!"

"If you don’t leave, do you intend to stay in this house? Dad and I will think of my mom every time we see you, do you think we can live in peace?"

"Why can’t we, mom forgave me, why do you keep holding on..." Zheng Zhen broke down, crying and shouting, "You’ve changed, you’re ungrateful..."

Jiang Zhongyi remained silent in the face of her chaos.

"Dad, are you just going to let him do as he pleases? Dad..." Zheng Zhen cried for a while, seeing he was unmoved, she turned to Old Master Jiang, hoping he would stand up for her.

Old Master Jiang sighed deeply, "Ah, children will have their own fortunes, I’m old, can’t manage you anymore..." Saying this, he leaned on his cane, slowly stood up and went back to his room, clearly not getting involved.

Watching the old man’s departing silhouette, Zheng Zhen felt a coldness in her heart, then turned to Jiang Peng and Jiang Yan, "Peng Er, Yan Er, you too? Are you abandoning mom?"

Jiang Yan remained silent, he was resentful of Zheng Zhen for her unreasonable troublemaking and verbal abuses...

Just moments ago, her references to Wang Miaomiao were still disrespectful, with a derogatory nature, calling her "little vixen" "vixen", it was too much. 𝙛𝓻𝒆𝒆𝒘𝙚𝓫𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙚𝓵.𝙘𝙤𝙢

However, Jiang Peng spoke up, "Mom, if you and dad divorce, come stay with me. In the future, Bai Li and I will take care of you."

Bai Li, who had been quietly sitting and listening to the gossip, suddenly looked up in disbelief at her husband.

Jiang Peng gave her a pleading look, as though he had forgotten to discuss this with her due to everyone being busy these days.

Zheng Zhen also noticed the silent exchange between her son and daughter-in-law, suddenly feeling a great sense of failure. She had been strong her entire life, only to end up with nowhere to belong.

"Hehe... haha... ha..." Zheng Zhen suddenly started laughing, laughing manically, and finally hugging herself, curling up... crying... like an abandoned little beast.

The Jiang Family’s living room was quiet, leaving only her intermittent sobs.

After who knows how long, maybe weary from crying, or fully vented, she gradually stopped sobbing.

When she raised her head again, her swollen eyes were bloodshot, her voice hoarse as she said, "I don’t agree to divorce, if you really don’t want to see me, then I’ll go stay with Peng Er, but divorce is impossible, I still have to work in the hospital, I can’t have a blemish. If you really want a divorce, let’s talk about it when I retire..."

After crying for such a long time, Zheng Zhen became clear-headed, knowing that some things couldn’t be undone, she could only plan for herself, find ways to live better.

"Retirement is still two years away..." Jiang Zhongyi looked at her in surprise, seeing the determination in her eyes. He knew this was her final compromise, so after some thought, he agreed.

Yes, he could disregard his career and reputation, but she couldn’t, he didn’t really want to ruin her.

As they concluded their decision, Bai Li sat alone, feeling incredibly uneasy.

There was no room to argue against her husband’s decision. Perhaps her image as a virtuous wife and good mother had been too ingrained in people’s minds, as no one came to ask her opinion, as if everything was supposed to be that way.

The next day, Jiang Peng helped Zheng Zhen pack and move, starting their life full of petty household matters.

It’s said that the in-law relationship is hard to navigate, that the far ones are fragrant while the close ones stink, that two tigers cannot share one mountain...

Bai Li had a good temperament, but over the years she couldn’t avoid Zheng Zhen’s sarcasm. It was also because they saw each other only a few times a year, so when slighted, Bai Li always chose to endure, not argue with her. Thinking if she could just endure a day or two, then she’d be gone.

But this time was different, living under the same roof every day, could she bear it every day?

The usually most easy-going person, this time she had to toughen up.

How the two of them would ultimately get along, still needed time and effort to sort out.

With the departure of Grandma Jiang and Zheng Zhen, the Jiang Family immediately felt much emptier. Jiang Yan originally planned to stay home a few more days to spend time with the old man, but Jiang Zhongyi said no need, he was there...

Then, not long after, Jiang Yan learned that Jiang Zhongyi had retired.

Jiang Yan and Jiang Peng rushed back to the Jiang Family overnight, the father-son and grandfather-grandson trio chatted in the study for an entire night.

The next day, Jiang Peng and Jiang Yan left to continue their military life, while Old Master Jiang and Jiang Zhongyi spent their days leisurely practicing Tai Chi in the morning, strolling through parks and bird markets, having tea and playing chess.

With his son’s company, Old Master Jiang gradually came to terms with the loss of his partner; life had to go on, and those who live should strive to live well, not wasting the splendid time given by heaven!

In the early morning, Jiang Yan returned to the barracks with a weary body and encountered Wang Miaomiao, who had just finished her morning exercise, in the corridor. Their eyes met.

"You’re back, have you had breakfast?" Wang Miaomiao sighed softly, unable to ignore his exhausted look.

Jiang Yan’s eyes flickered briefly with a glimmer of light, but it disappeared quickly. His low, hoarse voice carried immense heartache and loneliness, "No..."