Chapter 229 – My Daughter Will Not Sacrifice Everything For Her Younger Brother (part 1)

When Li Su woke up, it was the same day that the original owner planned to go to the Civil Affairs Bureau with her husband to go through the divorce procedures.

“You are not leaving yet? Have you changed your mind?” The door was suddenly pushed open, and a man came in impatiently.

Li Su rolled over and sat up. “It’s okay to get a divorce. I want to take Yao’er away!”

The man frowned. “Didn’t you agree that Yao’er will come with me?”

“I regret it now. As the saying goes, I would rather be with a mother who is a beggar than with a father who is a prime minister. If Yao’er goes with you, then I won’t be at ease. If you agree, I will immediately go through the divorce procedures with you. If you don’t agree, then I’ll drag it out. I can wait, but the little slut outside and the child in her womb may not be able to wait.” The original owner’s husband had a history of domestic violence, so the original owner had been swallowing her words. Now that Li Su had replaced the original owner, Li Su was not afraid. She was so angry.

Hearing this, the man calmed down a little. He turned his head to see his daughter, who was hiding by the door. “Yao’er, say it yourself, do you want to follow your father or your mother?”

“Yao’er, come to mother.” Li Su waved.

The girl didn’t even think about it. She rushed over to Li Su. “I want to follow my mother!” She didn’t know why her mother changed her mind to take her with her. She had cried and begged her mother to take her with her, but she didn’t agree. Her mother said that she was a daughter, and if she brought her with her, then she would not live well.

Now that her mother was willing to take her with her, of course she was willing to go with her mother.

“Zhang Wei, you can see that Yao’er is willing to come with me. As long as you are willing to let Yao’er come with me, I don’t want a penny. I don’t want you to pay child support!” Li Su continued.

As soon as these words came out, there was a flash of greed in the eyes of Mother and Father Zhang. He wouldn’t have to give a single penny? That was great. Originally, they were dissatisfied. It was just a divorce, so why should they give her money?! She couldn’t even give birth to a son, so she should be too embarrassed to ask for money.

“Promise her! Let her take it away!” Mother Zhang urged.

Zhang Wei thought for a while. “Okay, that’s what you said.” He had an average job and couldn’t make ends meet. Usually, his parents subsidised him. Little Ya said that she wanted a big diamond ring, and her son would cost money. This way, he could save thousands of dollars.

A trace of hurt flashed in Zhang Yao’s eyes. She knew that her grandparents had always disliked her because she was a girl, but her father would still love her a little. Now…

Li Su held her daughter’s hand tightly, comforting her silently.

Li Su and Zhang Wei quickly completed the divorce procedures. They then went to the police station to transfer their household registration from the Zhang family’s household registration book.

When they returned to the Zhang’s house, the door was closed. A worn travel bag was on the floor at the door, which contained several pieces of torn clothes.

Zhang Yao tugged at her mother’s clothes tightly. “Mum, what should we do now?” Her maternal grandfather and grandmother were gone, so they dared to bully her mother like this.

“Let’s get out of here.” Li Su touched the bag in her hand. It contained all their documents. As long as they had this, they would be fine. As for the tattered clothes on the ground, whoever wanted them could have them!

Li Su took Zhang Yao directly to the city by taxi. They first went to the shopping mall. She went into the bathroom to get some money, then bought clothes for herself and Zhang Yao. They then went to a bathing area to take a good bath and change into clean clothes.

After that, they went to a high-end restaurant for dinner. They finally went to the hotel to rest while considering where to settle down next.

But Zhang Yao suddenly cried out. “Mum, are we going to die? I don’t want to die. I want to go to school.”

Li Su blinked, then suddenly realised why her daughter thought like this. This child probably regarded all the things they had just done as a last indulgence before dying.

“Silly child. Who said that we are going to die? We are sleeping here for one night. Mother is thinking about where to settle down next. After that, you will definitely go to school. But your birthday is in November, so you are too young. You have to spend one more year in kindergarten before you can go to primary school.” Li Su smiled.

Zhang Yao sobbed. “Mum, we’re really not going to die? But, where did you get so much money?” As soon as her mother received her salary, her father took it all away.

Li Su thought for a while, touched Zhang Yao’s head, and said, “Actually, when your grandfather and grandmother died, they left a sum of money for your mother. Although it is not much, it is enough for us to settle down in another city. Mum never said anything before. I was afraid that your father would take the money away after he found out. He would either gamble it away, or spend it on wild women outside.”

Zhang Yao was dubious, and then asked another question. “But mum, since you are rich, why didn’t you divorce father earlier? Why didn’t you take me with you in the first place?”

Li Su was stunned for a while, and said, “Mum was scared by your father’s beatings. Your father didn’t mention divorce, and I didn’t dare to take the initiative to mention divorce. The reason why I didn’t want to take you away at first was because I was afraid that your father wouldn’t let me. I said it today, since your father and your grandparents were relaxed, so they let me take you. Otherwise, would it have been so smooth?”

Zhang Yao nodded and hugged Li Su with both hands. She buried her head on Li Su’s stomach. “Mum, I eat very little. I will also help mum with the work. Don’t throw me away, mum!”

Li Su touched her head, “Silly girl, mother won’t leave you.”

After a while, Zhang Yao finally fell asleep. Li Su leaned beside her and sighed as she watched the child fall asleep.

Here, Zhang Yao’s parents divorced when she was six years old because Zhang Wei’s mistress was pregnant with a boy. Under the pressure of Mother and Father Zhang, Zhang Wei took the initiative to propose a divorce.

The original owner actually wanted to divorce Zhang Wei for a long time because Zhang Wei abused the original owner when he got drunk. When the original owner’s parents were still there, Zhang Wei was still more restrained, and Mother and Father Zhang would also restrain him a little. Later, the original owner’s parents passed away. After the original owner gave birth to Zhang Yao, she could not get pregnant again and could not give birth to the eldest grandson of the Zhang family. So Zhang Wei became even more aggressive.

The original owner couldn’t deal with it for a long time. So after Zhang Wei proposed for a divorce, she immediately agreed. She also seized the chance when Zhang Wei’s mistress was pregnant, and took 50,000 yuan before agreeing to divorce.

Zhang Wei thought about it again and agreed.

Although Zhang Yao was still young, but because of how her family was, she matured early. After knowing that her parents divorced, she wanted to follow her mother. But the original owner did not want to take his daughter with her. She thought her daughter would drag her down.

So no matter how much Zhang Yao begged, the original owner did not agree to take her with her.

After Zhang Wei’s divorce, he soon married his young mistress, Qi Ya. Qi Ya was married before, but her husband died in a car accident. She used her husband’s insurance money to open a clothes store, and her business was not bad. Not long after she and Zhang Wei got married, they had a son. The Zhang family appreciated her even more.

Zhang Wei was very interested in Zhang Yao at first, but with the birth of his son and his loving wife and son, Zhang Wei gradually turned his attention to his son. In addition, Qi Ya was smart. She was used to being two-faced. On the surface, she treated Zhang Yao and her son equally. If she bought anything for her son, she would also buy something for Zhang Yao.

After a long time, even Zhang Yao gradually regarded her as her biological mother.

Due to the daily indoctrination of Qi Ya and Mother and Father Zhang, Zhang Yao developed the habit of putting her younger brother first in everything. Qi Ya and Zhang Wei were busy with the clothing business. As soon as Zhang Yao was out of school, she would just put down her schoolbag and go to help her grandparents with her younger brother in coaxing him. She didn’t even have time to do her own homework.

After 10 pm, Qi Ya and Zhang Wei would come back and would deal with her younger brother. Zhang Yao would only then start to do homework. But at this time, Mother and Father Zhang would complain that the lights were still on at night and that it was wasting electricity, so they turned off the lights. Zhang Yao had to get up early the next morning to do her homework and often couldn’t finish her homework.

In the year of Zhang Yao’s university entrance examination, a fire suddenly broke out in Qi Ya’s clothing store. All the goods that Qi Ya spent hundreds of thousands on were burnt. When Mother and Father Zhang heard the bad news, they fell ill.

Zhang Yao’s university entrance examination scores were not very good. She barely passed. The tuition fees for the books were high. Before the Zhang family could persuade Zhang Yao, Zhang Yao took the initiative to not go to university and instead go to work.

Zhang Yao went to work in an electronics factory and often worked overtime until late at night. Once her salary was paid every month, she would keep 500 for herself as pocket money and the rest was all sent home. Her younger brother had make-up classes, her grandparents needed to see a doctor and take medicine, and her parents had to make a comeback.

Just like this, Zhang Yao worked in the electronics factory for 5-6 years, and the long hours of working overtime made her sick. One day, Qi Ya suddenly called and asked her to come home and get married.

It turned out that Mother and Father Zhang passed away one after another. Without their pensions, Qi Ya and Zhang Wei had a very difficult life. In addition, their son’s grades in the university entrance examination were not very good. It would cost more than 30,000 yuan a year to attend university. In addition to living expenses, it all cost too much.

Someone gave Qi Ya an idea and asked her to marry off Zhang Yao.

After discussing with Zhang Wei, Qi Ya agreed. She finally found a suitable candidate. The other party was also in the clothing business. There were several clothing factories under his control. Of course, he was not young. He was thirty-nine this year, and was ten years older than Zhang Yao. However, after seeing Zhang Yao’s photos, the other party was still very satisfied. He promised a dowry of 500,000 yuan and could even provide Qi Ya with a discounted price to help her reopen her clothing store.

Zhang Yao obediently married.

After that, with Zhang Yao’s secret support, the Zhang family’s life gradually improved.

And Zhang Yao’s life was not bad. Although the man was a little older, he was not bad to Zhang Yao. He also turned a blind eye to Zhang Yao’s secret support of her family.

But the good times didn’t last long. Zhang Yao’s younger brother, who was in college, was suddenly diagnosed with leukemia. Zhang Wei and Qi Ya did everything they could. Zhang Yao also begged her husband to help out, and her husband agreed.

But in the end, the results came out. Only Zhang Yao and her younger brother were a successful match.

Zhang Yao agreed to donate bone marrow without saying a word, but she was pregnant at the time. Her husband refused to agree to let her donate bone marrow, no matter what she said. He said that Zhang Yao was not the only one who could donate. They could also go to the bone marrow bank to find a match.

But would Zhang Wei and Qi Ya be willing? If they went to the bone marrow bank to find a donor, they would spend more money, and maybe they wouldn’t be able to find a suitable donor. There was certainly no better donor than a relative. The two of them knelt down in front of Zhang Yao and begged her to donate bone marrow to her younger brother.

Zhang Yao’s brain became hot, and she had an abortion without her husband’s consent.

Only then did her husband understand that he was marrying a wife who would sacrifice absolutely everything for her younger brother. She would be incredibly difficult to deal with. In a fit of anger, he divorced Zhang Yao. Because they signed a prenuptial agreement, Zhang Yao didn’t get a penny and had to leave the house. The money that was originally promised to them so that her younger brother could see a doctor was not given.

Zhang Yao didn’t care about this, and only devoted herself to donating bone marrow to her younger brother to save his life.

The operation was successful and her brother slowly recovered. But the Zhang family even sold the house in order to pay the surgery fee. Zhang Yao was helpless. She dragged her broken body and went to work in the electronics factory again. In the end, she died in the workshop.

Zhang Wei and Qi Ya used this to make a fuss about the electronics factory. They obtained a sum of money as compensation, signed a settlement agreement, and returned satisfied. As for Zhang Yao, at the cost of her life, didn’t even receive a proper burial. Zhang Wei and Qi Ya thought the cemetery was too expensive, so they threw her ashes into the river by the roadside.