Rebirth 1983: Building My Business Empire
Chapter 296 - Chapter 296 Chapter 285 The Child is Taken Away

Chapter 296: Chapter 285: The Child is Taken Away Chapter 296: Chapter 285: The Child is Taken Away At night, when they were about to sleep, Wang Xiaojie brought up the matter to Lu Jiaguang, saying with puzzlement, “Lili used to be so good to Jiajie and the child, how did she become like this now?”

If it were because of supplementing her natal family that the divorce was happening, she would help persuade against it. But now that Lu Jiajie was divorcing for the future of their two children, there was no way to convince him otherwise, and she couldn’t bring herself to say it either.

Lu Jiaguang sighed and said, “After Ma Lili got sterilized and couldn’t have children, the Ma couple asked Jiajie to allow Qiangqiang to take the Ma surname, but they became less friendly after being refused. Jiajie has always wanted to move out, and he talked about it many times with Ma Lili, but she never agreed.”

“How come you never mentioned it before?”

Lu Jiaguang shook his head and said, “He’s a man, and it doesn’t suit him to share his grievances with us. I only learned about these things when he opened up to me over drinks last time. Actually, the seeds of trouble were sown after Xiao Fengfeng was born and my sister-in-law got sterilized, but back then Jiajie was earning little and living at the Ma family, and his wife wasn’t on his side, so he had no choice but to endure it.”

It was only then that Wang Xiaojie understood that the previous harmony was just a facade, and that the conflict behind the scenes was quite deep. It was just that Lu Jiajie shared only the good news, not the bad, so they were unaware.

After being silent for a moment, Lu Jiaguang said, “Ma Lili’s grudge against Jiaxin isn’t just about borrowing money. I think she feels that Jiajie wouldn’t have caused discord in their marriage if he hadn’t gone to Yangcheng City to help Jiaxin with her business, and would have peacefully worked at the shoe factory instead.”

Wang Xiaojie frowned and said, “How can they blame Jiaxin for that? She helped Jiajie out seeing that he was struggling. Without Jiaxin, would Ma Lili be living in a big house with people to wash clothes, cook, and look after the children?”

Wang Xiaojie thought that any woman would envy such a life if it were mentioned.

Lu Jiaguang said, “Have you considered that she didn’t have to wash clothes, cook, or look after the children at her parents’ home either, and back then she and her husband were affectionate and the children obedient.”

Wang Xiaojie said, “How can you calculate it like that? It was her parents who were unreasonable, forcing Jiajie to move out because he couldn’t stay there any longer, and only then did Jiaxin ask Jiajie to help out in Yangcheng City. Without Jiaxin, their life would have been even tougher renting a place outside.”

Lu Jiaguang said, “It would have been tough, but Jiajie would have listened to her if he wasn’t making money, unlike now when he wants a divorce.”

Wang Xiaojie was at a loss for words. If you thought about it from Ma Lili’s perspective, Lu Jiajie indeed wouldn’t be seeking a divorce if he hadn’t started a business. No, to put it more accurately, he wouldn’t dare to get a divorce.

Lu Jiaguang said, “In truth, she has always been unfair to Jiajie and the two children, it’s just that Jiajie used to keep silent and endure it. Now that he’s making money and can’t endure it any longer, the conflict has emerged. It’s better that they divorce; at least the children won’t be influenced by the Ma family.”

Wang Xiaojie said with some worry, “But can Third Uncle take good care of the two children?”

Lu Jiaguang had thought about it, “Jiaxin will surely buy our and Third Uncle’s houses together so that we can be nearby to help him. Jiajie has money now, so we will have him buy close to us as well. With us keeping an eye on things, they should turn out alright.”

Wang Xiaojie felt he made sense, but she had a concern, “If Lili often comes to take the two children to the Ma family, no matter how hard we try, it will be in vain if they keep instigating them.”

Lu Jiaguang was not worried about that, he said, “Jiajie is willing to leave the house and even provide compensation to keep away from the Ma family. His business is doing well now, and he knows many people; if the Ma family takes the house and the compensation, they wouldn’t dare get close to the children. Otherwise, Jiajie wouldn’t let them off easily.”

Wang Xiaojie said no more.

After Lu Jiajie laid his cards on the table with Ma Lili, a telegram came in from Yangcheng City and then another went out. As soon as the time was right with Qiangqiang’s and Xiao Feng’s holidays, he returned.

That day, when Ma Lili got home from work and didn’t see the children, she thought they were just out playing, but couldn’t find them outside. She was so frightened that she started calling out the names of the two children loudly.

Neighbors, hearing the shouting, came out of their houses and after learning the reason, said, “Your husband came back today; the kids are probably out with him.”

Lu Jiajie didn’t bring the kids home in the evening, and Ma Lili was tossing and turning in bed, unable to sleep. Suddenly, she remembered that Xiao Fengfeng’s coat was unwashed and got up to fetch it, only to find that the clothes were gone and the cupboard was empty.

Ma Lili was stunned for a moment; when she came to her senses, she realized that not only were the clothes missing, but Xiao Fengfeng’s backpack and books were gone too. She ran to Qiangqiang’s room and found it the same as Xiao Fengfeng’s. If it was just taking the kids out to play, was there a need to take the clothes and books as well?

Early the next morning, Ma Lili called Lu Hongjun and, seeing that he didn’t know, she turned around and called Wang Xiaojie.

Wang Xiaojie didn’t believe that Lu Jiajie would hide the kids, “He said before that he wanted to take the kids to his hometown for the summer holidays; probably they have gone back to his hometown.”

In fact, Lu Jiajie did hide the children, and he emerged the next day.

Ma Lili went up to him and grabbed at him, demanding, “Lu Jiajie, where are the children? Where did you hide them?”

Sneering at her panicked and angry face, Lu Jiajie retorted, “Qiangqiang has bruises all over, and Xiao Feng has a broken forehead and scraped hands. How did you deal with Ma Jixiang beating them like that, huh?”

Previously, there were only shoves or forceful grabbing, but this time Ma Jixiang directly hit them. The reason was simple; the last time Ma Jixiang got beat up by him, she couldn’t beat him, so she took it out on Qiangqiang and Xiao Fengfeng. He almost went to the Ma family to settle the score, but it was Qiangqiang and Xiao Fengfeng who calmed him down. The most important thing right now was getting a divorce; there would be plenty of opportunities to deal with Ma Jixiang later.

Ma Lili felt somewhat guilty, but still said, “I scolded him, and Jixiang promised he wouldn’t hit Qiangqiang and Xiao Feng again.”

She was very angry at the time and wanted to hit Ma Jixiang, but Mother Ma stopped her, and Father Ma scolded her. In the end, the matter was resolved with Ma Jixiang apologizing to the two children.

Lu Jiajie laughed in anger and didn’t want to argue with her anymore, “If you’re willing to divorce, we can proceed with the formalities. You can see the kids on Sundays but are not allowed to take them away. Also, your Ma family members are not allowed to contact the kids privately; otherwise, I’ll make them regret it.”

Since Father Ma and Mother Ma only had their grandson in their hearts and treated their granddaughter and grandson as worthless, he would let the children think of them as dead. If they dared to hassle them, he was not a pushover.

Ma Lili said through tears, “Lu Jiajie, you can’t do this!”

Lu Jiajie, looking disgusted, said, “The kids have been bullied by Ma Jixiang over and over, and you always settled the issues to their detriment. Now you say you can’t bear to be without them; not even a ghost would believe that. Ma Lili, I’m giving you one day to think it over. If you don’t agree, I’ll take the children away, and you’ll never see them again.”

“You don’t have the right to do this.”

Lu Jiajie said coldly, “I only regret not waking up to this sooner. I should have divorced you earlier so that the kids wouldn’t have suffered so much.”

In truth, not only were the kids suffering, but ever since Xiao Fengfeng was born, he had to endure quietly in the Ma family. Every time he spoke to Ma Lili, she would try to mediate, telling him that her parents had it tough and that he should be more tolerant, never taking to heart the grievances he and the children faced. Fortunately, he had seen through it now; even after the divorce, it didn’t matter. He would take good care of the two kids from here on out.

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