"Dad, I understand, but I want you to think about it for . I’m twenty-seven years old, single. If others find out that my parents don’t get along, or even..." Kim Lan paused, then continued, "are not together anymore, my marriage prospects will probably be delayed indefinitely."
She had no other solution but to use the bond between father and daughter to pressure him. It might be selfish, but she couldn’t just watch her parents separate like this.
Moreover, what she said was the truth. If her parents truly got divorced, her hopes of marrying into a good family would be completely shattered. Even ordinary working families would reject her.
As expected, saying this made Jintao’s expression change. His hand in his pocket unconsciously touched the bottom, with his gaze quickly tainted with pain.
"Dad..." Kim Lan looked at her father with so reluctance. "Do you really have no feelings left for Mom?"
"I don’t know." Jintao shook his head. After a mont, he took his hand out of his pocket, holding a brown paper envelope. He lightly flicked it with his finger. "I wrote this divorce application this morning, originally intending to discuss it after your mother cald down."
"Dad..." Kim Lan’s voice trembled. Although she had anticipated sothing like this, she still found it hard to accept when her father handed the envelope to her.
Jintao continued, "But now, I’ve decided to put this aside. When you find a suitable husband’s family, then I’ll talk about it.
As for coming ho, I don’t want to discuss it anymore. Since you already know my true thoughts, don’t force , okay?"
"Dad..." Kim Lan didn’t know what to say. She truly hadn’t expected her father to be so adamantly unyielding. At this point, she was completely stuck.
...
"What did you say?" Guo Caiping jumped up from the chair, looking at her daughter in disbelief. "You actually want to apologize to him? Lanlan, what kind of spell has he cast on you?"
"Mom, Dad has spent his whole life apologizing to you. Would it be hard for you to apologize to him just once?" Kim Lan pleaded with her mother, "For , at least try to apologize to Dad, okay?"
"Why should I apologize to your dad for you? What’s this got to do with you?" Guo Caiping glared at her daughter angrily. "Does your mom’s life have to revolve around you in your mind?"
"Mom..." Kim Lan furrowed her brows, "If Dad is determined not to be with you, can you really accept that?"
"What’s so hard to accept?" Guo Caiping snorted dismissively. "I’ve long said that if he has the guts not to co back, he should never co back."
"This house was given by Dad’s workplace." Kim Lan reminded.
Guo Caiping’s expression stiffened: "I don’t care. The workplace didn’t give a house because he already got one, so this house should be mine."
"But if Dad and Mom get divorced, his workplace will definitely ask to take back the house. You know, the housing standards for singles and married people are different."
"Your dad is a technician. I don’t believe the factory would dare to treat him like that."
"It’s not about how the factory treats him; it’s about how they treat you. If you divorce Dad, what his factory does to you won’t be his concern.
Besides, Dad is still young and skilled; finding another partner isn’t difficult for him. At that point, even if Dad doesn’t want the house back, a stepmother will want it. What will Mom do then?"
"Are you really my daughter?" Guo Caiping looked at her daughter angrily. "Why are you always against ? It sounds like you went to your dad and not only failed to persuade him to co ho but also convinced him to divorce ?"
"I didn’t convince Dad to divorce, but he’s firm in not accepting Mom’s actions, so he doesn’t want to co ho. If this continues, Dad will surely divorce Mom.
I’m considering Mom’s situation, so I’m asking Mom to compromise with Dad. Mom has said many tis that won age faster than n, so in the future, Dad should be the one taking care of Mom. Is she really not regretting pushing Dad away like this?"
Unable to persuade her father, Kim Lan could only place all her hopes on her mother. She believed that if her mother were willing to apologize, her father might forgive and forget.
After all, at fifty years old, she couldn’t believe Dad would genuinely want to resort to being single again. Not to ntion the workplace and friends’ gossip would be enough to trouble him greatly.
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