Chapter 1079 Love Yourself Well
The woman looked at Qiao Xing with red eyes, "But I've been married to him for over ten years, and I married far away from home. Where can I go if I leave them?"
When we were dating, I didn't think about anything. I thought he could give me my whole life, so I married him without hesitation, even though we were hundreds of kilometers apart.
But how can the sweet words spoken during courtship compare to the mundane realities of married life?
Women have also thought about freeing themselves, but every big argument only results in helpless compromise.
She didn't know if, after leaving that house, she would have a place to stay in the vast sea of people.
Her parents are already over fifty years old, and she has a younger brother and sister at home. Should she be asked to go back and continue to cause her parents worry?
Qiao Xing looked at the woman with heartache, "I'm telling you to be yourself, not to get a divorce. Divorce isn't that easy, but even if you can't get a divorce, you can't just keep swallowing your anger like this forever. Is this the only way to avoid divorce?"
"Then what should I do?"
Every family has its own problems, and Qiao Xing didn't know how to let a woman choose the life she wanted.
But she knew that women shouldn't live like this at the very least.
“Love yourself and your children well. If they think you're fat, then let them think so. You've been married to him for so many years and have given birth to his children. No matter what, you shouldn't be the one leaving that home. If you leave, it means you've compromised. You haven't done anything wrong. You don't need to make concessions or tolerate anything for anyone. If he can't accept it, then let them go.”
"I..." the woman bit her lip and whispered, "Can I really do it?"
Years of enduring humiliation have made her forget how to be herself.
Qiao Xing's words were exactly what she wanted to do, but every time these thoughts came to mind, she always had all sorts of concerns and worries.
Even though she sometimes felt wronged and helpless, she had no choice but to compromise when faced with life's challenges.
Qiao Xing knew, of course, that it was difficult for a woman to make a choice and stand firm in her thoughts so quickly.
Instead of urging the woman to change immediately, she told her, "Take it slow. If you want to live a good life for yourself and your children in the future, you'll have to make many changes."
For a moment, the woman felt a pang of envy for Qiao Xing after hearing his firm and powerful words.
"What's your name?" the woman asked.
"My name is Qiao Xing, what's yours?"
"Just call me Ayu."
The woman chuckled self-deprecatingly, "Judging from your age, you should be a few years younger than me. I never imagined that one day I would be taught how to live by someone younger than me."
Qiao Xing probably felt that she had said a bit too much, so he quickly explained to the woman, "What I'm saying is just some advice for you. If it helps you, I'll be very happy, but you can choose differently. After all, everyone has a different way of dealing with life."
Ayu said, "No, I think what you said has been very helpful to me. I want to thank you for what you told me today."
Qiao Xing felt much relieved when he saw a smile finally appear on her face.
"Now we can have dessert, right? I think they all taste pretty good, you should try them!"
When Ah Yu looked at the desserts, there was no hesitation in her eyes.
She picked up a piece of dessert and took a small bite, the sweet sensation spreading from her throat to her taste buds.
At that moment, she felt a rare sense of happiness.
Ayu's mood improved. She became more talkative, and she and Qiao Xing chatted about the children.
Ayu gave birth to a boy, but because he was premature, he was very weak.
She was afraid that she wouldn't be able to properly recover after childbirth at home, and wouldn't be able to take care of her baby. That's why she chose to come to a postpartum care center.
Qiao Xing learned through chatting with her that the money A Yu spent at the postpartum care center was not paid by her husband.
Her husband, like her mother-in-law, was strongly opposed to coming to the postpartum care center from the beginning.
Because in their minds, this is a place where money is wasted.
However, Ayu knew her mother-in-law's temper. She knew that if she stayed at home to recover after childbirth, her mother-in-law would definitely not take good care of the baby.
Her son was born prematurely, and the doctor said the child was weak and needed to be well cared for.
So Ayu knew that if she took care of the child in the way her mother-in-law did, neither the child nor she would be able to handle it.
However, because her husband refused to give her more money, he only gave her two thousand yuan.
Ah Yu had no choice but to spend more money if she wanted her son to have better conditions.
So Ayu managed to borrow some money from her friends to cover the cost of the postpartum care center.
But when her mother-in-law found out about this, she immediately concluded that Ayu had spent her husband's money.
Because Ayu hadn't contacted her family for a long time, they knew she definitely couldn't come up with that much money.
Ayu's husband didn't offer any explanation.
So no matter how Ayu explained, her mother-in-law was convinced that Ayu had spent her husband's money to choose such a good postpartum care center.
After listening to this, Qiao Xing felt that her mother-in-law and husband were both eccentric.
But on second thought, Qiao Xing could understand why they did it.
After all, she herself had experienced the same thing back then.
However, being able to understand doesn't mean that what they did was necessarily right.
In Qiao Xing's view, even if you think the cost is too high and don't want to spend the money, you still have to show basic respect.
Besides, the money they're spending isn't even the money your son earned.
Ayu chatted with Qiao Xing for a long time and felt much better.
She said to Qiao Xing, "Qiao Xing, thank you."
Qiao Xing said, "Why thank me? I didn't help you at all."
Only Ayu herself knows how painful what she went through was. Although Qiao Xing could comfort her, he couldn't truly understand her suffering.
Ayu smiled and said, "You've helped me a lot. Since I got married, I've rarely chatted with anyone like this. It's been a long, long time since I've been able to confide in someone like this."
Qiao Xing said, "That's easy. Anyway, we'll be staying here for more than a month. If you need anything, you can talk to me anytime."
Ayu nodded. "Okay."
Just as the two finished talking, Ayu's mother-in-law came running over in a flurry, carrying her son.
"No wonder I haven't seen you all this time. Turns out you've been neglecting your son and just relaxing here drinking tea!"
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