The room was dark, and Wei Aiguo assumed Song Yan was asleep, so he tried to make as little noise as possible.

Song Yan pulled the light cord. With a "snap," the light came on.

"You're not asleep?" Wei Aiguo shook off the gloom of the day and wanted to lean down and kiss Song Yan.

Song Yan dodged it.

Wei Aiguo tried to reach out and touch his wife's face again, but Song Yan slapped his hand away.

"What's wrong? Are you angry? Why?" Wei Aiguo asked softly. He was afraid that a loud voice would wake his daughter.

Wei Aiguo's eyes showed concern.

Song Yan couldn't understand it; those eyes seemed to be staring intently at him. How could he…

"Because I didn't wash up? I was afraid of waking you up." With that, Wei Aiguo quickly washed up.

After washing up, Wei Aiguo wanted to hug his wife, but Song Yan stopped him. "Is there anything you want to tell me?"

Wei Aiguo could tell that Song Yan was angry, but he didn't know why. "I..."

Song Yan felt there was no need to beat around the bush! "Let's get a divorce!"

"Huh? What did you say? Say it again!" Wei Aiguo thought he must have misheard.

"I said let's get a divorce."

This time Wei Aiguo heard clearly, but he really didn't believe Song Yan would do it now. He stared at Song Yan in astonishment.

Song Yan loves her daughter. Wei Aiguo wouldn't dare say that Song Yan loves him, but he's certain that she's willing to accept him.

Wei Aiguo suddenly felt a pang of heartache. He realized he hadn't even been sure if Song Yan loved him.

The outside world is rich and colorful, and there are many outstanding talents.

Wei Aiguo had considered that he couldn't keep such an outstanding Song Yan. But he didn't expect that Song Yan would file for divorce before even leaving Qingshan Brigade.

Should we let her go and let her pursue a bright future? Or should we hold onto her and make her wait?

There must be a new discovery, perhaps even a breakthrough. That would allow me to leave this place. And it would be a significant achievement, propelling me forward. The two of us could walk side by side…

What should we do?

Letting her go is something I can't bear. Not letting her go... the possibility of a breakthrough is just my guess. There's absolutely no guarantee of success...

Wei Aiguo said, "Let me think about it..."

"Ha!" Song Yan sneered. Wei Aiguo knew perfectly well what he had done! If he wasn't in the wrong, shouldn't he be asking why he wanted a divorce?

He also wants a divorce, otherwise why would he say he'd think about it?

“My daughter will stay with me. The family savings will be used as child support,” Song Yan said firmly.

Some women leave with nothing in a fit of anger. Song Yan can't do that. She doesn't lack that money, but why should she let Wei Aiguo have it?

Song Yan has even thought this through!

Wei Aiguo stared straight at Song Yan.

Song Yan snapped the light off, thinking: If you want to think, then think properly. Why are you staring at me?

The environment became increasingly relaxed in later generations. Divorce was almost unrestricted. So, it was common for couples to argue, get angry, and then get divorced.

Song Yan and Wei Aiguo are pretty much in this situation now. The two of them are not even on the same wavelength.

If divorce proceedings were very simple, they might already be divorced.

Song Yan held Yueyue in her arms. Actually, she wasn't calm either, but once she made a decision, she decided to do it. Song Yan drifted off to sleep, but her sleep was very restless and uneasy.

Song Yan turned on the light.

Wei Aiguo turned his head to look at him.

Song Yan's eyes were dazed, then suddenly widened, as if in surprise.

Wei Aiguo wanted to hug her and ask, "Are you awake?" He really wanted to, but…

Wei Aiguo quickly put on his cotton-padded trousers and shoes and got out of bed. He hurriedly left.

Song Yan watched as his man left in such a hurry.

Last night, when I turned off the light, Wei Aiguo had just taken off his cotton-padded trousers but not his cotton-padded coat, and was sitting on the quilt. He was still like that just now; his eyes were clear, so he definitely hadn't just woken up. He sat there all night; hadn't he slept?

Wei Aiguo fled as if escaping. Letting Song Yan go would make her better off, happier. But why was it so hard to say it? He didn't want to say it himself. And he was afraid that Song Yan would ask him now, "Have you thought it through? Let's get a divorce!"

Wei Aiguo left just like that, and now everyone knew that the two of them were angry.

Aunt Wei sighed repeatedly.

…

It's actually time for winter break. Most of the students in the literacy class are on holiday. Only a few children are still attending class.

Song Yan and Jiang Xiaoxiao will be going to university next year, so there will be no teacher in the literacy class.

Fang Jinghua and Gao Weijie also received their college admission notices. Gao Weijie was admitted to a junior college, so he was happy too.

Su Cuihong, Zhao Guoqiang, and Lu Guosheng and He Jianian, who came with Fang Jinghua, haven't received their admission notices yet. They also feel they have little hope, so they've come up with the idea of ​​becoming literacy class teachers. He Jianian has a bad reputation; no one believes he can be a good teacher. The other two, if they're good at their studies, shouldn't fail the exam.

Besides, Shen Hanyang tells stories to students whenever he has free time, but has Su Cuihong ever done that? She's the most proactive one when it comes to making money.

Therefore, most people in the brigade wanted to send their children to the commune's school.

However, some students' courses were not at the same pace as those at the commune school. Some of them needed to catch up on their lessons.

For example, Ji Chunyang and Cheng Qihang have finished the fifth-grade curriculum and have started learning the first-year junior high curriculum, but haven't finished it yet. When they start the second semester of junior high, they will fall behind. Therefore, they need to catch up and finish the first semester of junior high so they can transition seamlessly.

There were seven such children in total, including Wei Ping and Wei An.

The children could tell that Song Yan was not paying attention in class.

Jiang Xiaoxiao simply told Song Yan to go and rest on the side.

When get out of class ended, Ji Chunyang approached Song Yan and said that Li Yuanzhao had been frightened and asked her to come and ask if there was any medicine to calm her nerves.

"Li Yuanzhao was frightened? She said so herself!" Song Yan asked.

"Yes! Sister Li asked my second brother to come find me yesterday. I slept with Sister Li last night. She didn't sleep well at all!" The second brother Ji Chunyang mentioned was Wei Aiguo.

"If only Brother-in-law Cheng were back!" Ji Chunyang muttered.

"Did your sister Li say how she was scared?" Song Yan asked.

“I asked, but she didn’t say. She said I’m just a kid, don’t ask, or you’ll be scared half to death if you find out.”

Sister Li is quite brave; I don't know what could have frightened her like that.

“You can’t just take medicine indiscriminately. I’ll go check on your sister Li in a bit,” Song Yan said.

In just a few words, Song Yan thought about a lot of things.

Whether in the original story or in person, Song Yan had always felt that Li Yuanzhao was a good person. Song Yan should confront her and ask her if she had anything to say to him.

Wei Aiguo sat up all night. When she turned on the light, the way Wei Aiguo looked at her, that look in his eyes... Could someone like him betray her?

Wei Aiguo ran away this morning, but Li Yuanzhao is still here. She wants to find out the truth.