Chapter 538 Zhao Qiuxue
Although the two got married outside, because there was no parental permission or matchmaker's words, the Qin family at that time did not recognize her and only treated her as the second wife.
Zhao Qiuxue didn't care. Having received modern education, she opposed arranged marriages and thought that after getting the marriage certificate, she would be Qin Hanxi's legitimate wife.
Moreover, they both thought that they would start a revolution outside in the future. It was nice to live in a world of two of them, and they didn't care whether Qin Hanxi still had a wife at home.
But who would have thought that the Kuomintang they supported failed, and its leader fled to Taiwan Province, so they could only return to the Qin family.
But after returning to the Qin family, Zhao Qiuxue's identity became embarrassing.
The elders of the Qin family did not recognize Zhao Qiuxue and clearly stated that Qin Hanxi had only one wife, Liu, and they also had only one daughter-in-law. If she wanted to stay, she could only be the second wife.
Zhao Qiuxue was reluctant at first, but Qin Hanxi persuaded her, saying that even if she was a second wife, there was no difference between her and the main wife. He had no feelings for this wife at home. The reason why he had not divorced her was because Liu's family was strong, and she had helped him take care of his parents for so many years. He could not be ungrateful.
But he also promised that she would be the only one in his heart from now on, so he wanted her to stay.
In the end, Zhao Qiuxue agreed and became Qin Yanshu's second concubine.
But unexpectedly, the next year, the country promulgated a new marriage law, abolishing the polygamy system and replacing it with a monogamous system.
Then her identity would be even more embarrassing.
It just so happened that the marriage certificate she had obtained with Qin Hanxi was recognized by the Kuomintang, but the new government did not recognize it at all.
As soon as the new marriage law came out, the Qin family forced Qin Hanxi and his wife to get a marriage certificate, and not long after getting the certificate, his wife became pregnant.
Zhao Qiuxue's situation was even more embarrassing, but because everyone in her hometown knew that she had married outside, she couldn't go back, so in the end she could only stay in the Qin family.
The Qin family also told outsiders that she was their cousin. Fortunately, because the Qin family did not attach importance to her, not many people outside knew her identity and were fooled.
However, the domestic situation was already somewhat serious at that time, and Qin Hanxi did not dare to contact her openly. In addition, after his wife gave birth to a son, it was already legitimate, so the Qin family cared even less about her.
So Zhao Qiuxue didn't have a good life during those years.
It was not until later that she secretly became pregnant with Zhao Yanshu that her situation in the Qin family improved.
However, the peaceful days did not last long before they received news that someone was reporting that the two had joined the Kuomintang.
There was no other choice. In order to survive, the family decided to sell their assets and flee to Hong Kong.
As a result, Zhao Yanshu, who had just given birth not long ago, was unable to go with them because of poor health.
In the end, Zhao Qiuxue entrusted the child to her brother and sister-in-law in the countryside to take care of him. She also bought a house for them in the city and arranged jobs for them so that the child could live a better life in the future.
At this point, Qin Yanzhou sighed, "The first thing I did after returning to the mainland was to inquire about the whereabouts of my eldest brother. I also asked about the compound and learned about his experiences over the years.
I didn't expect that my uncle and his family would treat my eldest brother like this. They even destroyed the house that my mother had prepared for him.
Before I came here, my mother asked me to bring some money to my uncle to thank them for raising my brother for so many years, but now it seems that I should forget it. If my mother knew how hard my brother had lived for so many years, she would definitely be sad. "
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