Madam Xu’s real name is Guan Jinghua.
She was beautiful when she was young, and when she reached marriageable age, suitors almost blocked her door.
The Xu family has the best conditions.
But Guan's mother was so worried about her daughter that she chose and chose again, and finally decided on the young and ambitious Xu Jueping.
Guan Jinghua herself is also very satisfied with her husband.
In her opinion, Xu Jueping is good-looking, independent-minded and goal-oriented. As a weak-willed person in a family, having herself is enough.
So, the two of them got married naturally.
In the second year after her marriage, she had her eldest son Xu Qing, and a few years later, she gave birth to her daughter Xu Mei.
The days of having children around her were so blissful that even though there were some problems in her marriage, Guan Jinghua felt that her decision was the right one.
Xiaomei is really a caring and sensible little girl.
She seemed to know how to love her mother naturally. Every time her grandmother was angry, she would stand firmly on her mother's side.
She loved to put her lower body on Guan Jinghua's knees and look at her with blinking eyes. When she was sad about her son being taught by her mother-in-law, she would wipe her tears with her little hands.
"Mom, why are you crying? Is it because Dad didn't send you money?" she asked in a baby voice.
"No, your father's allowance arrives on time every month." Guan Jinghua hugged her, "Mom is willing to give up your brother, and she loves you too."
Xu Mei was too young to understand her mother's heartache, so she stubbornly wiped her tears.
Looking at her cute little face, which was tightly wrapped around her like a little adult, Guan Jinghua gradually wiped away her tears.
She has a son and a daughter. My mother-in-law likes daughters, so I can teach her well.
Feelings are cultivated.
Gradually, Guan Jinghua loved her daughter more and more, even more than her own son.
She spent a lot of time thinking about the style of clothes. Even the most gray fabric could be turned into a beautiful dress in her hands.
With these clothes, Xu Mei has been the envy of the girls in the courtyard since she was a child.
Whether the mother-in-law and husband are happy or angry, the mother and daughter have their own pure land.
Later, when the war ended and her mother-in-law passed away suddenly, Xu Qing even stayed in the same room with her deceased grandmother for an entire afternoon.
Xu Jueping came back. He comforted his wife and daughter and took his son to live with him.
Looking at her silent eldest son, Guan Jinghua was filled with guilt. From then on, she almost fulfilled all her son's requests.
However, because they were separated since childhood, the relationship between the brother and sister was really average. She was often distressed by this, but she had no way to express it.
In this family, she has had a very clear self-positioning since she got married.
That is to listen to Xu Jueping.
She did whatever Xu Jueping said.
Xu Jueping has the advantages of being a responsible family man, but he also has a strong sense of male chauvinism. Living under the same roof with him, even a good-tempered person like Guan Jinghua is often driven to tears by him.
Every time Xu Mei saw her mother like this, she felt both distressed and angry.
"Dad is too much," she frowned, "He doesn't respect you at all."
"Xiaomei, keep your voice down."
Guan Jinghua was shocked. "That's just your dad's temper. Mom's fine. Everyone comes here this way."
Her own parents, brother and sister-in-law were all like this, so Guan Jinghua never felt that there was anything wrong with it.
"Mom, yes." A smile flickered in Xu Mei's eyes, which resembled hers. "It's written in the book that men and women are equal in this new society, and husbands should love and tolerate their wives."
Guan Jinghua knew that her daughter liked going to the bookstore to read books recently. She was always energetic and happy when reading.
"Those are just miscellaneous books," Guan Jinghua said sadly. "You're still an unmarried girl, so don't say such things."
Xu Mei curled her lips, but ultimately did not argue with her, looking very convinced.
Turning her head, she was still immersed in the ocean of books, borrowing four or five books every week, not only reading them all, but also writing a lot of notes on the paper.
She is becoming more independent and smarter.
Guan Jinghua was proud of her daughter, but also concealed her worries.
Through communicating with Xiaomei, she discovered that her daughter's views on marriage were increasingly different from hers. She advocated independent love and harmonious marriage, and she wholeheartedly agreed with her father's denial of his wife's behavior.
"Mom, you do a lot of work at home. You're what Dad calls a pampered, idle person."
Xu Mei said firmly, "I will never find someone like my father in the future."
Guan Jinghua stayed awake all night, thinking about this sentence over and over again.
Xu Jueping knew what she was thinking, and took them to attend the Chu family's birthday banquet the next day.
Not long after he came back, he proposed that Xu Mei marry Chu Yanlong.
Guan Jinghua's heart skipped a beat; the thing she was most worried about had happened.
That period was like a nightmare that she would replay over and over again throughout her life.
Her daughter is willing to marry into the Chu family, and Guan Jinghua also wants to send her beautiful daughter to be someone else's stepmother. The mother and daughter, who are powerless at home, twist into a thin thread to resist.
But this thin thread was quickly and ruthlessly torn apart by Xu Jueping.
He locked Xu Mei at home and did not allow her to go out again.
He also told her how much Chu Yanlong liked Xu Mei and how promising the Chu family was.
"Xu Meixiao, I understand my good intentions, but how could a father harm his own child?"
"Yanlong's mother is gone, and Yanlong also said that he would give his son to his father to raise. Xiaomei will be the head of the family after she marries him. She is so smart and independent, so she will definitely have a good life."
Guan Jinghua opened her mouth and wanted to argue.
But Xu Jueping quickly saw this, and he finally revealed his trump card.
"This is all for Xu Qing's future. You take care of it, and I'll handle it. If Xu Mei is still willing in the end, we'll talk about it later."
After hearing the end, Guan Jinghua reluctantly agreed.
If my daughter is willing in the end, there is still room for maneuver.
Xu Mei became thinner day by day.
She was locked in the room, unable to read, go out, or even go downstairs.
Seeing her daughter like this, Guan Jinghua felt distressed, so she took advantage of her husband's attention to help Xu Mei go out and told her to come back early.
After Xu Mei went out, it was already the next day when she came back.
The family was furious, and Xu Jueping was so angry that he even hit her.
In the evening, Xu Mei agreed to meet with Chu Yanlong, and Xu Jueping finally breathed a sigh of relief.
The wedding date was finally set for two months later.
The family no longer restricted Xu Mei from going out, but Guan Jinghua remembered clearly that her daughter hesitated in the living room before leaving the house that day, contrary to her usual behavior.
"What's wrong, Xiaomei?" Guan Jinghua was concerned about her. "Are you going to the bookstore?"
"Well, Mom, you've lost weight recently, so take a good rest."
"You're the one who's lost weight," Guan Jinghua touched her face, "Do you want to eat something? Mommy will make it for you today."
Xu Mei put her cheek close to hers and said, "Pork ribs, please."
From that day on, the mother and daughter were never so close again, and Guan Jinghua's eyes were red.
She hugged her daughter tightly and wanted to apologize, but the deeply ingrained cognition from childhood made her unable to speak.
I can stand at the door and watch my daughter's back, and wave to her when she turns around.
Xu Mei looked back many times, and only after she saw her did Guan Jinghua enter the room.
She made the ribs.
But the daughter never came back.
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