Returning home from work, my wife told me that when she went downstairs to pick up a package today, she saw Hou Juan with swollen eyes, walking quickly out of the neighborhood with her head down.

It seems Hou Juan is not too stupid; I understood with just a hint.

In the middle of the night, a sharp cry pierced the quiet night. I quickly opened the window, the sound coming from the building opposite, which is where Hou Juan lives on the 5th floor.

"So it's you, you useless thing! I work hard to support you, and you still come to my company and talk nonsense!" Zhao Wei's voice was full of anger.

"You beast! I've taken care of the children and this household for so many years, not buying myself new clothes for several years. But you, you go out and find other women! Spending all the money on those little vixens, I'm so miserable!" Hou Juan cried miserably.

"Do you know, because of this today, I got fired, fired! It's all over now!" Zhao Wei's voice grew louder.

"I will let everyone in your company know what kind of scum you are, corrupt and shameless!"

"Divorce!"

"Fine, let's divorce! Whoever doesn't leave is a dog!"

Hou Juan's voice was already loud, and now she was furious, her sharp cries instantly lighting up the windows of many houses in the neighborhood.

Then came several loud bangs, and it was unclear who started it.

"Daddy, mommy, stop fighting, wuwuwu—" it was Liang Liang's crying voice.

"Ah, so tragic, let's sleep." I closed the window, hugged my wife, and continued sleeping. This was the best night's sleep I had in days.

The next day, that family became the gossip of the entire neighborhood. In the morning, passing by a few aunties who had finished shopping and were chatting on the roadside.

"Hey, did you hear last night, it was Liang Liang's family, his parents fought in the middle of the night."

"Right next to my house, the noise was so loud, who could sleep, I listened with my husband all night."

"Did you hear anything, what did they fight about?"

"Exactly, Liang Liang's dad, because of that, got taken away, Liang Liang's mom went to the police station to bring him back! It was that, soliciting!"

"I guessed it, but Liang Liang's dad, I heard he's had this problem for a while, probably Liang Liang's mom didn't know."

"How could she not know, probably pretending. But her, raising such a scumbag, serves her right!"

...

I pretended to tie my shoelaces on the side, listened for a while, and left contentedly.

During this period, Liang Liang's family was treated like rats crossing the street, only going out when there were fewer people around.

But as time passed, their life returned to its usual calmness, and Liang Liang's mom's smile reappeared.

After Zhao Wei was fired, I don't know what he's been up to; I haven't seen him since.

Liang Liang's life was not affected at all; he even made it into the school's soccer team.

As for my daughter, she stayed at home, her activities confined to this small three-bedroom apartment. She, who used to be lively, became increasingly silent, lacking the vitality expected at her age!

It's not enough, not nearly enough.

I must make this family pay the appropriate price!