Chapter 54 Chapter 54 Two Updates in One
The room was silent for a moment.
Not only Chen Minzhi, but even the man couldn't help but look at his mother.
Wang Kaiyun felt a little guilty.
After she came back, she told her son about how Minyun and Minzhi helped outsiders bully her and how Minyun was injured, but she didn't mention a word.
But on second thought, he started to feel sorry for himself.
That girl Chen Minyun has been living in their home for so many years. Their family has provided her with food and drink for so many years, but in the end they got nothing and ended up betraying an ungrateful person!
So what if she beats such a heartless person!
Why did Chen Minzhi point fingers at my nose and scold me?
She was so aggrieved that she actually started to cry. She sat down on the ground, her mouth wide open, howling:
"It's just pushing her a few times, what's the big deal! I've never been mean to her in any way!"
"She eats my food and wears my clothes, but now she turns around and sides with outsiders! You don't even know what she says about me..."
"Besides, the money you said your mother paid for was our own money! I used my money to buy a workstation for your sick sister, but in the end, it was still my fault! I might as well just die!"
The conversation was incoherent and confusing, and the neighbors heard a lot of it.
Some even stuck their heads in to advise:
"Minzhi, what are you arguing about with your mother-in-law again?"
"Your mother-in-law has a hard time. As a kid, don't argue with her over trivial matters..."
Chen Minzhi was so angry that she was shaking. She walked forward and tried to pull her mother-in-law up from the ground, saying:
"Stand up and tell me! Stand up and let others judge! Who is right about you hitting Minyun?"
However, Wang Kaiyun refused to get up.
Not only did he not get up, he also sat on the ground howling, and the sound became louder and louder.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law suddenly started to quarrel.
At this moment, the man who had been silent just now suddenly walked over, pulled Chen Minzhi's arm to the side, twisted her arm, and hit her with a "bang".
The surroundings suddenly became quiet.
Chen Minzhi covered her face and looked at her husband in disbelief.
This usually taciturn man seemed stunned for a moment, but then he helped Wang Kaiyun up and said:
"How much more trouble are you going to cause!"
"Am I the one causing trouble?"
Chen Minzhi asked in disbelief.
She gritted her teeth and tears flowed out of her eyes without her noticing:
"Du Linsheng! Tell me! Am I the one causing trouble?"
She looked at the way the man was supporting her mother, so intimate, as if the two of them were a family.
She closed her eyes tightly, and suddenly swept everything on the tea table to the ground.
The man was really angry at this time, and walked over with his fists clenched:
"Would you like to go crazy again?"
Chen Minzhi stared at him with red eyes, her eyes were fierce and sad:
"Go ahead and hit me! Try hitting me again! Beat me to death!"
The man's fist slowly fell again.
The door to the house opened, and the daughter stood at the door in a daze, calling:
"Mom, Dad, why are you making so much noise..."
Chen Minzhi walked over quickly, hugged her daughter's soft little body, and buried her head deeply in her daughter's little shoulders.
After a moment, she turned around and stared at Du Linsheng with her scarlet eyes:
"Du Linsheng, we are done!"
*
In the end, Chen Minzhi was unable to take Xiaoxiao away.
She left the Du family alone and had nowhere to go, so she went to the clinic and spent the night on a bench outside Minyun's ward.
The wooden bench was particularly cold to sit on in the late autumn evening.
Chen Minzhi was also cold, but deep down, she had never been so clear before.
She had been tolerating Wang Kaiyun and resisting leaving that home. Xiaoxiao was one reason, and her husband was another.
In fact, she and Du Linsheng rarely quarreled before.
Du Lin is a quiet person who doesn't talk much, but he doesn't have any bad habits.
He doesn't smoke, drink or play mahjong. He goes home early after work every day and has few conflicts with her.
Many of her co-workers said they envied her for having a good husband, and it was because of Du Linsheng that she repeatedly tolerated Wang Kaiyun.
But now, Chen Minzhi has really let it go.
The man didn't quarrel with her, but he seldom talked to her. Chen Minzhi, who loved to joke, was also mostly silent in front of him.
Whenever there were conflicts between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law, she would always endure it.
She usually doesn't talk, but when something big happens, she is always the one who sacrifices her own interests.
After she gave birth to Xiaoxiao, she was in poor health, so Wang Kaiyun forced her to go to the poor mountain valley to give birth to another boy. After she refused, he also frowned and didn't talk to her for a month.
She and Wang Kaiyun argued fiercely over family matters, but he just stood by and watched, enjoying the results, which made them look more like two little clowns.
What's more, Du Linsheng now took action.
Such a marriage may appear complete on the surface, but in reality it is like chewed chaff, which is tasteless to eat and one is afraid to throw away.
But Chen Minzhi really couldn't live with him anymore.
She sat on a wooden stool with a dull expression, as if she was sleeping, but also as if she wasn't asleep at all.
It was not until the next morning that he stood up in a daze and breakfast bought for Minyun.
The first thing he said after seeing Xia Tang was:
"Xia Tang, is the warehouse you mentioned still available for rent?"
The voice was actually hoarse.
Xia Tang looked at Chen Minzhi and nodded immediately:
"Rent it. I'll let Qin Yue go and look at the house now."
Qin Yue acted quickly, and Xia Tang told him about it in the afternoon.
The next day he had picked out a yard.
When Xia Tang and Chen Minzhi went to see it, they were also quite satisfied.
The warehouse was rented out quickly.
It is a small courtyard not far from the back street, with two rooms in the front and three rooms in the back.
Brand new green tiles and bright large glass windows.
The yard is paved with cement, and there is a small vegetable patch near the wall with a plum tree in the middle.
The owner was an employee of a nearby factory. Not long after the house was built, the male owner was transferred to support the Southwest Project, and the house became vacant.
Xia Tang told her that she and Minyun should live in the back house first, and she planned to use the rest of the space as a warehouse and a central kitchen.
Central kitchen?
Minzhi had never heard of this term before, but when she saw Xia Tang's energetic face, she subconsciously followed suit and smiled.
Xia Tang looked at her and couldn't help but say:
"Sister Minzhi, why don't you stop laughing."
"When I see you smile, I want to cry even more."
"How could that be..."
Minzhi couldn't help pursing her lips, and her eyes turned red again.
*
Minzhi's divorce did not go smoothly.
After all, in this day and age, divorce is a big deal.
Even though Wang Kaiyun is always talking about her daughter-in-law, she was the first to shake her head when asked to divorce Chen Minzhi and Du Linsheng.
However, although the Du family members were unwilling to divorce, as the man in the middle of the storm, they remained silent.
He let his mother and relatives torture Chen Minzhi, and he was so silent that he seemed like a transparent person.
People who wanted to make peace came in droves.
Not knowing where Chen Minzhi lived, they all found the workshop.
Chen Minzhi felt annoyed, so she simply changed her shift and only worked the night shift, saving those people the trouble of looking for her.
She could actually recite everything those people said.
"No matter what, she is still your mother-in-law..."
"There is no such thing as overnight hatred between husband and wife..."
"Your sister shouldn't have lived with you in the first place. Your mother-in-law always says a few words..."
It's annoying to listen to, and not a single word of it is useful.
Chen Minzhi didn't want to listen to anyone alone.
Apart from work and taking care of Minyun, she spent the rest of her time with Xia Tang to take care of the "Central Kitchen" affairs.
Xia Tang found out she was pregnant, which was a big deal.
She recently opened a new store and is also busy setting up a central kitchen. With so many things to do, she definitely can't do it without someone to help.
Chen Minzhi just happened to hit it.
As I was busy all the time, I felt less worried.
On this day, Xia Tang and Qin Yue had just arrived at the courtyard when they heard the voice of the conductor Chen Minzhi:
"Yes, this iron cabinet is placed right here. Please place it carefully, Master!"
"Let's keep the coal here. Build me a small shed and raise the ground a little so it won't get wet in the rain."
"Hey, don't let me rub against the wall..."
Sounds lively.
Xia Tang smiled and walked in to see Chen Minzhi directing the three masters to do their work, working vigorously and vigorously.
Minyun, who had just been discharged from the hospital, also sat in the yard with a small stool, basking in the sun while peeling potatoes.
Xia Tang walked over, took the potato from Minyun's hand, and said to Minzhi:
"Minyun just came back, and you are willing to let her do things."
Chen Minzhi grinned:
"Then she can't be left idle."
The two of them chatted casually, and then they talked about the current yard.
Chen Minzhi suddenly said:
"I used to think that you rented this warehouse specifically for Minyun. Now, I understand the purpose of this place."
"oh?"
Xia Tang had just peeled a potato and was about to bend down to put it into the large basin at his feet. As soon as he moved, Qin Yue immediately took it over.
She pursed her lips and looked at Chen Minzhi:
"What do you mean?"
Chen Minzhi said with great interest:
"With this central kitchen, when you open a new store in the future, you can deliver the goods from here, and cooking in the store won't be so troublesome."
Xia Tang smiled and said, "Almost."
The central kitchen is actually a product of the fast food era in later generations.
Fast food is different from traditional Chinese restaurants and mom-and-pop snack bars in that it focuses on low prices, fast food delivery, and stable food. Such hotels are most suitable and need to build a central kitchen for continuous and stable food supply, which can not only ensure the quality of the food, but also does not need to hire a chef at a high salary for each store like a large hotel.
Xia Tang had this plan when he first started running the snack bar.
She even thought that after this central kitchen was up and running, she could open a few more and then promote Tang Kee's delicacies throughout the city, or even further.
Now, Chen Minzhi can realize the purpose of building her central kitchen, and she is also very happy.
What made her even happier was Chen Minzhi's attitude.
She seems to be really ready to embrace a new life.
*
With Chen Minzhi's help, the central kitchen was quickly tidied up.
Xia Tang's Tangji Snack Shop is thriving, but the Xia family on the other side is living a dull life.
The last time Xia Lulu took away all the money, Xia Dong and Liu Mei had a big fight.
Although Liu Mei was never merciful with her words, she still felt inferior in front of her angry son.
Besides, she did feel guilty about Xia Dong not getting married.
So he went to great lengths to find another company for Xia Dong.
That family was not as well off as Li Laoer's. The father was a kiln worker in a black kiln factory in the suburbs. There were many people in the family, so he planned to marry off the eldest daughter.
The amount of dowry she asked for was not as much as Li Laoer's. She only asked for two hundred yuan, plus fifty yuan for foreign fruits and white wine.
This family sounded like they had jobs and the salary was low, so Xia Dong became interested. After meeting the girl two or three times, he began to feel interested.
But no matter how much he cared, Liu Mei was still worried about the bride price.
Nowadays, the family's income depends on Xia Dong's salary and Xia Dashan's pension.
Xia Dashan's pension is only over 20 yuan now, and it is barely enough to cover his own medical expenses.
Every month, Liu Mei squeezes a few dollars out of Xia Dong's nails to cover her living expenses. How can she afford to help him get married?
She felt upset but had no place to vent, so she could only sit beside Xia Dashan's bed and cry.
"Tell me about Xia Lulu... She hasn't come home since she got married..."
"There is no money in this family, how can Dongzi arrange to get married! He is already grown up, but even Xia Tang, that ungrateful bastard, is married, but he can't..."
Xia Dashan's health has recovered a little during this period.
Although half of his body was still unable to move, and his face, mouth and eyes were crooked, he was able to sit up crookedly.
Normally, he can still walk a few steps with a cane, and at least he can go to the toilet without any problem.
However, speaking is still not possible.
Seeing Liu Mei crying there, he kept pushing her with his hands, and was so anxious that he couldn't say anything.
Liu Mei was so annoyed by his pushing that she wiped away tears:
"Old man, what are you doing?"
She went to Xia Dashan's side and heard his hoarse, dry and dull voice:
"Sister...Elder sister..."
Sister? Are you talking about Xia Xia?
Liu Mei wiped away her tears again: "What's the use of Xia Xia's scumbag? She can't be relied on for anything except going home to buy some food. And you're still blaming her!"
Her words showed that she looked down upon her older girl.
Xia Dashan tilted his head to the side heavily and emphasized:
"Sister...Fang..."
"Fang what?"
Liu Mei was too lazy to pay attention to him. She was about to leave, but then she stopped.
"You mean Xia Dafang? Can she do it?"
Xia Dashan used all his strength and nodded vigorously.
Sister Liu also reacted at this moment.
Although it was usually Xia Dashan who went to look for Xia Dafang, she couldn't care less now.
If Xia Dong can't get married, it's not just their family that's worried.
Thinking of this, Liu Mei made up her mind and clenched her fists:
"Okay! I'll go and ask Xia Dafang for help!"
*
It has to be said that Xia Dafang is really useful.
A few days later, when Chen Minzhi saw Xia Tang again, she winked at her and said:
"You know, the guy Xia Dong dated before is said to be getting together soon."
Xia Tang was brewing rice wine in the small courtyard and was looking at the quality of the wine through a glass jar. When he heard Chen Minzhi say this, he raised his head:
"Doesn't Liu Mei cry about her poverty every day and still borrow money? Is that family really willing to marry their child to Xia Dong?"
"If it's for Xia Dong and Xia Dashan, I may not agree."
Chen Minzhi snorted, and seeing Xia Tang preparing to take action, she quickly helped her move the rice wine jar to another place:
"I heard that your eldest aunt came forward and said that she had paid for Xia Dong's betrothal gift and had a good talk with her."
"Your aunt is quite capable, she can help with this."
"Isn't that her most important nephew?"
Xia Tang smiled.
Apart from the old couple of the Xia family, Xia Dafang is probably the only one who cares most about Xia Dong's uncertain marriage.
Asking Xia Dafang to help was wrong for Liu Mei and the others.
But based on her understanding of Xia Dafang, she must have concealed some things and did not tell the truth in this matter.
I just thought that by deceiving her, everything would be fine once my wife got married.
However, if you want your daughter-in-law to be quiet when she comes home, you have to marry an honest man like Li Meifeng.
Who knows what kind of wife Xia Dong will marry this time?
However, with Xia Dafang around, the Xia family's marriage was indeed pushed forward.
Xia Tang heard from Chen Minzhi that Liu Mei had started going around the factory distributing wedding invitations, and the wedding was scheduled for next week.
And just before Xia Dong's wedding, the Xia family encountered another variable -
Xia Lulu is back.
As for Xia Lulu, she came back later than anyone expected.
She had originally left a letter of trust and left, which only said that she had gone to Guangzhou and asked everyone to wait for her good news.
When Xie Minghui saw the letter, he immediately went to Xia's house to find her. However, Liu Mei Xia Dashan had no idea where Xia Lulu had gone. Not only did she not help, but she also implied that Xie Minghui had offended Xia Lulu.
In those days, there were not even mobile phones or pagers. If a person went to another place, there was no way to contact him/her except to look for him/her there.
Xie Minghui was angry and overwhelmed with school affairs, so he simply stopped looking for Xia Lulu.
After all, in his heart, Xia Lulu would leave and she would always come back.
But no one expected that this trip would last more than half a month.
It was not until Xie Minghui moved into his new house and handed over his old dormitory that she returned with great pride and confidence.
She was wearing the most popular leather jacket and jeans, and even had a big black sunglasses on her face. She was carrying a lot of things in her hands. If you didn't know her, you would really think she was a star from somewhere.
Xia Lulu was wearing this outfit, and she pushed the door open with all her might.
There was a strange man inside.
Xia Lulu was stunned:
"Where is Xie Minghui?"
The young man was also puzzled at first, but when he heard her say this, he laughed:
"You're looking for Teacher Xie, right? His house has already been taken down, and the school has taken back this dormitory and assigned it to me."
Xia Lulu got anxious when she heard this:
"Then do you know where he lives now?"
Xie Minghui's newly allocated house is almost diagonally opposite the school.
Xia Lulu was carrying a lot of things and walking over, and she couldn't help but complain to Xie Minghui.
But despite her complaints, she was still looking forward to living in a new house.
She even looked forward to how happy Xie Minghui would be when he discovered her new changes.
He and his relatives should see it!
They all flatter the powerful and look down on the weak, thinking that she is not as good as others!
Today she will let them all see who she is inferior to!
Xia Lulu thought to herself, put the things on the ground, rubbed her hands which were sore from carrying the things, and continued to hurry over there.
By the time we finally arrived at Xie Minghui's new house, more than half an hour had passed.
Xie Minghui's house is on the seventh floor.
By the time Xia Lulu finally reached the door, she was half dead.
She called at the door for a long time and finally the door opened.
But when the door opened, the person inside made her face darken.
Xia Lulu shouted angrily inside:
"Xie Minghui! Get out of here!"
"Why are your mother and your sister here too!"
*
"If nothing else, your cousin is really troublesome."
When Chen Minzhi said this to Xia Tang, she couldn't help but sigh:
"The first thing he did when he came back was to ask Xie Minghui to send his mother, father and sister back to their hometown! Everyone heard him making such a fuss!"
"Tsk, tsk, tsk, that scene was so ugly."
"It's strange that Xie Minghui would care about her." Xia Tang continued with a mixture of laughter and tears.
"Who says it's not?"
Chen Minzhi continued.
Although she had not had much contact with Xie Minghui, she instinctively felt that the young man was cunning and not easy to deal with.
Maybe he had intentionally asked his mother and sister to come and live with him.
Otherwise, why would these two people come up when Xia Lulu was not around?
However, as the saying goes, when a scholar meets a soldier, he cannot explain his reason clearly.
A sinister person like Xie Minghui would have a hard time dealing with someone as brazen as Xia Lulu.
It was also thanks to him that he was not allowed to marry Xia Tang. Otherwise, with Xia Tang being such a reasonable person, she would have strangled him to death.
She didn't tell Xia Tang all these words.
As long as Xia Tang is happy now, there is no need to bother her with those old things.
Xia Tang thought so too.
When Xia Tang first found out she was pregnant, she was actually scared.
In her previous life, she had a bad experience with pregnancy.
I started having morning sickness right after I got pregnant, and it didn't stop until I was four or five months pregnant.
I felt very uncomfortable throughout the entire pregnancy. I would vomit out every bite of meat soup I ate. I didn't gain much weight during the pregnancy.
I was not happy getting along with Xie Minghui and my husband's family, and I felt very upset.
In the second half of the pregnancy, she had threatened miscarriage, and in the end, my daughter came into this world prematurely.
With the previous experience, Xia Tang was also afraid, and it was the same this time.
But this time, perhaps because her body was healthier than in her previous life, she showed very little reaction.
In the early stages, there are no other symptoms except fatigue.
After waiting for three months, I became exactly the same as an ordinary person.
What made her feel even more attentive was Qin Yue's care for her.
I'm afraid it will fall if I hold it in my hand, and I'm afraid it will melt if I hold it in my mouth.
He was busy with work in the factory during the day, and at night no matter where Xia Tang went, he would always rush over to pick her up and take her home on time.
Xia Tang was not allowed to move any stool in the room, and Qin Yue had to repeat the order several times to pour a glass of water.
When he came back in the evening, he prepared the medicine bag according to the doctor's prescription and soaked Xia Tang's feet every night, saying that it could "relieve edema."
Xia Tang looked at his feet, but couldn't see where the swelling was.
Seeing such careful care, even Chen Minzhi couldn't help but tell Xia Tang that Qin Yue was imitating the "Twenty-Four Filial Exemplars".
This made Xia Tang feel embarrassed.
Chen Minzhi watched and smiled, and couldn't help but be happy for her.
When I think of myself again, I can't help but feel sad.
During this time, Du Jiaxing may have known Chen Minzhi's determination, and fewer people came to visit him.
However, he also had others tell Chen Minzhi that divorce was impossible.
If she wanted to divorce, she would not be able to give the child to him and she would be dragged to death.
It was impossible for Chen Minzhi to be dragged to death.
Since she has made up her mind, even the child cannot make her change her mind.
But after all, Xiaoxiao is her flesh and blood.
If Du Linsheng were to marry again, Xiaoxiao would inevitably be bullied in that patriarchal family.
She discussed it with Xia Tang and decided to file a lawsuit.
These days, divorce lawsuits are very rare.
But there always has to be someone who's the first to try something new, right?
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