In the end, Yun Hua won by a landslide.
Yun Hua gave Yun Congjun a one-day deadline. He was so angry that he threw the door open and left.
Today is Saturday. Tomorrow is Sunday. Yun Congjun has to decide and let her know his decision on Monday morning. If he agrees, they can file for a divorce at the office on Monday morning.
Jiang Huanqing sat on the sofa alone and wept after Yun Congjun left.
Yun Hua went to her and wrapped her arms around her mother, but said nothing. She had no regrets over what happened earlier.
Her mother should be able to decide her life, but Yun Hua had made the decision for her.
She knew how much her mother loved Yun Congjun.
Today, her mother just found out about the affair between her father and best friend and talking about getting a divorce right after that.
She must be heartbroken because of the series of blows.
The mother-daughter duo hugged for a while.
Jiang Huanqing finally stopped crying.
She looked at Yun Hua with reddened eyes. "Hua Hua, w-when did you find out?"
"About what? Xiao Qiuci and Xiao Ruyue?" Yun Hua smiled bitterly. "Mom, he kept you in the dark. You didn't know that he came to my school every few days, wanting to bring me out for lunch. However, he would invite Xiao Ruyue and her mother along every time. I only knew when I overheard their conversation by accident."
Yun Hua pursed her lips and looked at Jiang Huanqing. "Mom, I'm sorry I didn't tell you. I-I… was worried that you wouldn't believe me, so I made you go to Xiao Qiuci's house on purpose."
"Silly girl. Why wouldn't I believe you?" Jiang Huanqing laughed and cried at the same time.
Jiang Huanqing took in a deep breath after a long time. "Hua Hua, I have always been a weakling. I didn't take good care of you and let you suffer from such a young age…"
"No, Mom. You're not weak at all." There was certainty in Yun Hua's eyes. "If you were weak, how could you work so hard to support Yun Congjun? You just love him too much."
"Don't talk like this." Jiang Huanqing looked at Yun Hua. "Even if we're divorced, he is still your father. You must not call him by his name."
Yun Hua pursed her lips and finally nodded her head. "Fine."
Jiang Huanqing breathed deeply. "Hua Hua, you don't have to worry about me. I'll pull myself together, even for you. So what if I am uneducated? I don't need to be educated to sell vegetables or do odd jobs."
"Mom, you don't have to. I think you can cook very well. You can also make money by opening a food stall." Yun Hua was suddenly filled with enthusiasm as she spoke, "Besides, we will have half a million yuan soon and 2,000 yuan every month."
Jiang Huanqing was hesitant. "Do… you think your father will agree? Half a million yuan is a lot. I could only send him scraps at that time. At most, it would only be tens of thousands."
"Mom!" Yun Hua glared at Jiang Huanqing. "Can the tens of thousands you sent back then be compared to what he has now? He couldn't have started his company and earned profits without your money. Half a million is not too much to ask."
Jiang Huanqing still had her doubts.
"Well, Mom, don't think about it. I'm hungry. Can you make tomato and egg noodles for me? After we've had dinner, we'll pack his things and get him to collect everything on Monday when we're done. Otherwise, his things will be in the way."
Jiang Huanqing looked at her smiling daughter, and the depressed feeling in her dispelled.
Maybe…
Maybe it was really time for her to change.
She must not be her old self for the sake of her daughter.