Chapter 142
Others might think it is a good thing to hear this. After all, Xu Lili is not very good-looking and has a low level of education. She is just a young girl working in a factory. It is a great honor for her to be favored by the son of an official.
But these are all superficial glamour. The man she married was a divorced man, and a mama's boy from Suzhou. The final say in the family was in the hands of Old Mrs. Wu.
She was tied up and married into the family. The mama's boy's friends were pressing behind her and teasing her. The man didn't dare to even fart. It was Old Lady Wu who drove those people away with a stick to avoid losing her innocence.
Then this mama's boy was forced into the bridal chamber by Old Lady Wu, and only then did they have sex.
The days that followed were worse than death. Old Mrs. Wu had a strong personality and was always decisive. She looked down on her and bullied her every day, treating her like an ancient slave.
After she became pregnant, they used the ancestors, rules, and family precepts that had been dead for hundreds of years to pressure her. She lived a suffocating life and had to report every day when she went out. She was not as free as a dog.
Under the torture that accumulated day by day, she was already on the verge of collapse.
Xu Lili lowered her eyes numbly and stroked her bulging belly, where her child was being nurtured. However, she was not happy at all, because in the Wu family, no one treated her as a human being, but just a container for childbirth.
When she was pregnant for ten months and the child was born, if it was not a boy, she would be subjected to a torrent of criticism.
"Look at you, why are you looking so gloomy?" Old Mrs. Wu caught a glimpse of her like this and became even more furious. "Seeing you look so pitiful makes me sick."
Xu Lili was stunned and slowly tightened her fists.
Old Mrs. Wu was still immersed in her own world, nagging non-stop: "My eldest grandson must not inherit your personality or your looks. He has a droopy face every day, it's unlucky!"
She spoke in a loud voice, completely ignoring Xu Lili and belittling her from head to toe, attracting the attention of passers-by.
In this depressed state, Xu Lili could only try her best to turn a blind eye and look elsewhere to divert her attention.
However, when I looked closely, I saw two familiar yet unfamiliar figures in the crowd.
One pink and one black.
You can tell the woman in pink clothes is a beauty just by looking at her back. She has an exquisite hairstyle with big wavy curls tied up with a hairband. Her exposed skin is as white as pearls. Standing in the crowd, she looks like a warm jade.
The man next to him was tall and looked like a student, but he was very handsome.
Xu Lili suddenly thought of something and pointed at the backs of Zhong Qiao and the others. She was so shocked that she couldn't speak.
No, why does this look so much like her ex-sister-in-law Zhong Qiao?!
Perhaps it was God's will. As if to confirm her guess, Zhong Qiao held Wanwan and looked to the side. Only half of her face was revealed, which surprised Xu Lili.
She was not sure just now because she firmly believed that her life was not that bad. The most miserable person must be Zhong Qiao, who divorced her second brother. She was a widow with a burden, and she could only marry a lower-class woman in her second marriage. Her life must be very difficult.
But today, she found out that she was totally wrong!
She was dressed like a rich girl from the city. This person was actually Zhong Qiao!
In the years since she left her second brother, she not only did not become destitute, but also became amazingly beautiful. No, that's not right. Xu Lili's face gradually became hideous. In fact, Zhong Qiao was beautiful from the beginning, but because she had a family and children like her now, she became ordinary.
Without a family and children, Zhong Qiao's beauty is clearly visible.
Xu Lili didn't know whether to cry or laugh. In more than a year, she was no longer the same as before. She seemed to have become the original Zhong Qiao, and Zhong Qiao was extremely dazzling.
She must tell her second brother about this!
Xu Lili turned around and was about to leave, not caring about her heavy body. Old Mrs. Wu was so frightened that she froze in her tracks: "You wild girl, what are you doing crazy about again?"
Xu Lili dragged her heavy body and then remembered that there was an old lady named Wu. She stopped and said through gritted teeth, "Mom, I need to buy something useful for the child. You go back first."
Old Mrs. Wu naturally refused and was about to reject him, but she didn't expect Xu Lili, with her pregnant belly, to have already entered the crowd, which made her so angry that smoke came out of her nostrils.
"This uneducated wild girl! I told her she was restless, yet she dared to run around in front of me, and even took my grandson with her! If anything happens, beat her to death!"
Old Mrs. Wu had a leg injury and could not catch up with the enemy, so she could only stay where she was with resentment.
Completely unaware that this trip would bring about earth-shaking changes in his future life, Zhong Qiao held Wanwan in his arms and a rattle in his hand.
This rattle was just caught by Wanwan suddenly. Seeing how much she liked it, Zhong Qiao bought it directly. He then bought a few snacks to give to the girls who worked hard in the warehouse.
Alan and several other sisters who arrived earlier were accustomed to Zhong Qiao's generosity, but they still expressed gratitude and thanked him profusely every time.
During lunch break, the girls couldn't wait to take it out and taste it.
"Sister Zhong Qiao, this is peach cake, right? I heard that people in the city love to eat it, but it's too expensive." Liu Sanhua sat under the tree, squinting comfortably, "My family can't bear to buy it."
Zhong Qiao smiled and handed her a cup of tea: "This thing needs to be paired with tea to relieve the greasiness. How can you keep eating it?"
"How can it be so extravagant?" Liu Sanhua blushed. "I was thinking of bringing some home to my family."
"You're talking nonsense." The new girl, who had already blended in with the others, exposed him mercilessly. "Sanhua already ate three pieces, and there were only five in the box."
Liu Sanhua's face turned even redder, and she grabbed her in anger, "Xiao Cui, you're being a bit nagging."
Several girls were chasing and playing during lunch break, and the scene was very warm. Zhong Qiao did not stop them. After all, their work was very tiring, and it was rare for them to get together at this time, laughing and playing, and combining work and rest.
"By the way, Sister Zhong Qiao," Ya Lan suddenly interrupted, "Did you know that there was a very young battalion commander this year? I heard he's been transferred to Suzhou. We went to see him a few days ago. Apart from being a little dark-skinned, he's quite handsome."
Zhong Qiao's heart moved, he raised his eyelids, and suddenly a familiar figure appeared in his mind.
He also said that he was going to join the army, and then there was no news for a year. It seemed that he was doing something important. I don’t know how he is doing now.
"I don't know." Zhong Qiao shook his head.
She is not interested in these things. Ordinary people just need to run small businesses, live their own lives, and not cause trouble to others. As for those empty talk, they are not important.
Yalan was a little disappointed: "Okay, I thought Sister Zhong Qiao knew you knew. It's such a pity that you didn't go. That guy looks better than the stars in TV dramas. I don't know what his family thinks of him joining the army."
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