Holding a Space in the 60s: A Nest of Seven Babies, Five Soldiers

Zhang Siyu was involved in a car accident. When she opened her eyes again, she was in a small fishing village in the 1960s, as Cheng Zhenzhu, a widow single-handedly raising three children.

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Chapter 65 Peng Aiqing is gone

"he......"

"What's wrong with him?" Zhao Fangrui felt something was wrong when she heard the hesitant tone. "Zhenzhu, are you and Aiqing having some conflict?"

So, is that why she brought three kids back to her parents' home this time? Thinking about it, this is really possible.

Seeing her daughter silent, Zhao Fangrui frowned tightly, "Is there really a conflict? Zhenzhu, tell your mother if you have been wronged over there? No, this time we must ask Zhenbao to go back with you! Tell them that you also have brothers to rely on..."

"Mom, I want to tell you something. I didn't say it in the letter before, but I want to tell you in person."

"What's the matter?" Zhao Fangrui's heart sank when she saw her daughter's serious expression.

Something big must have happened.

"Aiqing is gone." Zhang Siyu started the story with four simple words and a period.

......

Zhao Fangrui burst into tears after hearing this, "Zhenzhu, such a big thing happened, why did you tell us only now?

I've written several letters in the past few months, but you haven't mentioned a single word. Do you really consider us as your family?..." Zhao Fangrui's voice was choked with sobs, and she weakly beat her daughter.

This second daughter is really a source of worry! She usually looks very obedient, so how can she always come up with so many problems?

One "bang" sound was a bomb, and another "bang" sound was a bigger bomb.

She had signed up to support the construction project without telling her family, and only told them when she was leaving. Now that her husband is gone, she didn't even think to inform her family... Was she deliberately holding it in to piss them off to death?

"Mom, it's because I'm ignorant. I didn't tell you in the letter before because I was afraid you would worry. During this period of time, I have been adjusting myself. Now that I have recovered, I dare to tell you..." Zhang Siyu burst into tears unconsciously.

Cheng Zhenzhu's emotions came back again.

Peng Sandiao looked at his mother and grandmother, his little head turned around, and his eyes gradually became misty.

"Liang, don't cry..." Peng Santiao put the walnut cake into his small pocket, wiped his hands on his pants, wiped his mother's eyes, and wiped his grandmother's face. "Naonao, don't cry~"

"Okay, grandma, don't cry. You are such a good child. You have a better conscience than your mother." Zhao Fangrui wiped away her tears, but they soon fell uncontrollably again.

"......What are your plans for the future?" Zhao Fangrui looked at her daughter with red eyes, feeling worried.

"Mom, I want to raise a few children well. Make them healthy and plump."

"And then? Nothing more?" Zhao Fangrui touched her chest and took a deep breath.

"That's all." Zhang Siyu nodded. "I don't think about the rest."

One is gone. Zhao Fangrui was so angry that her heart ached. "Are you trying to piss off your mother to death? Don't you want to think about it? You are only 25, so young, and you plan to live like this around a few children?

If you don't find a man to rely on, what will you do when your children get married and have children and you are left alone? It will be too late for you to regret it then..."

"Mom." Zhang Siyu called out, her tone serious and firm, "Mom, I have decided not to look for another one. It is better to rely on myself than on others. Isn't it said that "women hold up half the sky"? I am not that capable, but I have survived the most difficult times, and things will only get better in the future.

As for the children, when they grow up, they will eventually have their own place to go, and I will also have my own place to feel at ease. I don't rely on anyone, nor do I think of asking anyone to accompany me. I am living alone, and it is really good... Mom, I hope you can support my decision.

Zhao Fangrui rubbed her head and said, "Wait, I'll call your dad in."

"Fugui, come here." Zhao Fangrui opened the door a little and called her husband.

Cheng Fugui saw his wife's eyes were red from crying and her face was stern, and his heart couldn't help but jump. Could it be that his second daughter had quietly come up with something unexpected?

......

After hearing this, Cheng Fugui lost all the energy to fuss and glare. He just felt the blood rushing up and his eyes turned black.

This is to take his life without making a sound!

"Cheng Zhenzhu, are you outrageous? You're just telling me about such a big thing now. Do you still see me as your father?" Cheng Fugui was so angry that he wanted to grab his daughter and beat her with a few sticks.

Nestled in his mother's arms, Peng San Tiao trembled with fear, his eyes wet.

"San Tiao, it's okay." Zhang Siyu touched San Tiao's little head and said softly.

What happened? Cheng Zhenyu and the other two outside heard their father's roar and looked at each other in confusion.

What big mistake did the eldest sister (second sister) make?

"What's wrong with my eldest sister? She made dad so angry as soon as she came back? She usually looks obedient and does what she is told. She pretends to be very well behaved, but she is the one who causes the most trouble!" Cheng Zhenyu said angrily.

"Didn't you make dad very angry a while ago?" Cheng Zhenbao couldn't help but say.

"How good are you? Didn't you get spanked by your father last month..."

It's the same thing. Wang Xiaomei watched the two siblings expose each other's shortcomings, shook her head, and didn't interrupt.

"On your own? On your own? Why do you rely on yourself? Just on the eight dollars a month allowance from your man?"

Zhang Siyu: Relying on her strength, her golden finger, and just being herself.

"Tell me, if you don't find a man, do you want to be a widow?" Cheng Fugui said angrily.

"What do you mean by widow or not? Why are you saying such harsh words?" Zhao Fangrui hit Cheng Fugui. "Keep your voice down, the kid is scared."

A widow? What widow? Cheng Zhenyu and Cheng Zhenbao stopped bickering and began to listen intently to the sounds coming from inside the house.

Cheng Fugui's momentum wasn't dampened by the blow, but his voice softened. "Without a man, what else is a widow? You think that's unpleasant? Others will only say things worse than I do!"

Cheng Fugui looked back at his second daughter, and seeing that she was still indifferent, he really wanted to yell at her to wake her up. But when the words came to his lips, they ended up turning into earnest persuasion.

"Have you ever heard the saying that gossip is rampant around a widow? If you don't find a man to look after you, there will always be people gossiping about you. If something goes wrong, they'll drown you in spit!"

"A woman raising three children, do you think it's that easy? At least there's a man who can take care of things. If you really encounter problems, there's no one to help you, and by then it's too late to realize how difficult it is..."

Zhang Siyu found that Cheng Zhenzhu's father was quite talkative. She wanted to say something but couldn't find a chance.

"Is it easy to raise three kids? I'm your father, someone who's been through it all, and I tell you, it's not easy. If it weren't for a man like me supporting this family all these years, this family would have collapsed long ago. If it weren't for me, do you think you would have grown up so well? Would your mother have such a glorious life when she left home? Would your older sister and brother have such an easy life?"

"Wait! Wait!" Zhao Fangrui stopped her husband, "Cheng Fugui, what do you mean? So this family is only because of you, and we can live a good life?