A man asked for a divorce earlier this month on the grounds that his wife was much closer to his son than he was, reports Tianfu Morning Post.

The 50-something Zhang Jianping and his wife moved to Chengdu last summer after their son was admitted to the University of Electronic Science and Technology of China.

Earlier this year, Zhang noticed that his son always talked earnestly with his wife just out of earshot. But each time he asked them what they were discussing, they would not respond.

Zhang became annoyed by their behaviour and relations between the couple worsened, as Zhang believed his family should not keep things from him, while the woman argued that the son had the right to talk with whomever he chose.

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