Chapter 162: Past Events of the Republic of China 2
"Son, if you really like that girl from the Fang family, why don't you just take her as your concubine? And forget about divorce. Our family still has business dealings with the Zhai family."
Mrs. Nie thought she was speaking with good intentions, but in Nie Zhicheng's eyes, her words were just feudal ideas.
"What's the use of concubines? That's all ancient feudal thinking. And when did you become so snobbish? Caiyue and I are equal in personality, and our love is equal. I must marry her!"
Nie Zhicheng was determined to divorce Zhai Jiayue and marry Fang Caiyue. Since his family disagreed, he would not come back. He spent all day with Fang Caiyue, enjoying the romantic life and sharing their insights on life.
Don’t get me wrong, this is truly a pure insight into life.
Mrs. Nie naturally blamed all this on Zhai Jiayue, thinking that Zhai Jiayue was useless and could not keep her husband.
Zhai Jiayue has not yet recovered from Nie Zhicheng's words. During the past two years of torture at the Nie family, she had placed great hope in Nie Zhicheng. But now that her hope was shattered, she didn't know how to sort out her feelings.
As for Nie Yaya?
Nie Zhicheng's return opened the door to a new world for her. She wanted to be a new-age woman. She had a good relationship with Fang Caiyue and felt that a new-age woman like Fang Caiyue was worthy of being her sister-in-law.
The divorce between Zhai Jiayue and Nie Zhicheng is actually a foregone conclusion.
The Nie family has only one son, Nie Zhicheng. This is why even though the Nie family has concubines, Mrs. Nie still has such a high status.
Now Nie Zhicheng is in his twenties and still has no children. He is determined to divorce Zhai Jiayue. He will not come back unless the Nie family agrees. In the end, the Nie family has to compromise.
Zhai Jiayue and Nie Zhicheng divorced.
But the world is so big, and she has no home.
The situation of the Zhai family is not like that of the Nie family. Zhai Jiayue's status in the Zhai family is quite ordinary. The Zhai family has many sons and there are many conflicts.
After Zhai Jiayue divorced Nie Zhicheng and returned to the Zhai family, the door of the Zhai family was not opened to her.
Only the maidservant beside Zhai's mother brought some money to Zhai Jiayue, and passed on a message for Zhai's mother: "Madam, it's difficult here too. The master has always favored the third concubine, and now you have been divorced by the Nie family. The master will only get more angry when he sees you..."
Although the words were euphemistic, the meaning was very clear.
The Zhai family can't afford to lose you, so you'd better not come back. We will just pretend that we don't have a daughter like you.
Zhai Jiayue had some money in his hands, so he had no problem surviving.
However, what hit her the most was not whether she could survive, but the attitude of Nie Zhicheng and the Zhai family.
Even though she had known what the Zhai family was like for a long time, she still couldn't help feeling cold when it really came to this.
Zhai Jiayue was alone, and she would not be safe even if she had money, not to mention that she was very beautiful.
When Zhai Jiayue was being targeted and wanted to be robbed and raped, she was rescued.
The person who saved her was just an ordinary person making a living in this city. He was not like Nie Zhicheng, a rich young man who could go to school or even study abroad and call himself a new-age youth.
But he made Zhai Jiayue feel that he was safe and reliable.
The two became friends, and Zhai Jiayue plucked up the courage to take the initiative.
The time spent with him was the most peaceful and comfortable time for Zhai Jiayue.
But this era does not allow them to live in peace and comfort.
The war broke out and a group of warlords came into the city. They were bandits in military disguise.
They would not burn, kill or loot directly, but they would ask the business families in the city, such as the Nie and Zhai families, to hand over two-thirds of their property.
Those who were not wealthy were forced to conscript.
Zhai Jiayue’s savior was also on the conscription list.
Those families were unwilling to give so much property, so they couldn't help but think of other ideas, such as sending beautiful girls from their families over so that they wouldn't need so much, or directly emptying someone's house.
Originally, this had nothing to do with Zhai Jiayue. After all, she was divorced from Nie Zhicheng and had nothing to do with the Zhai family.
But these two families were so cruel that they both had the idea of targeting Zhai Jiayue.
Not for any other reason, just because Zhai Jiayue is too good looking.
It seems that Zhai Jiayue was born with the best genes from her parents. There are many girls in the Zhai family, but none of them is prettier than Zhai Jiayue.
The same is true for the Nie family.
Zhai Jiayue was naturally unwilling, but they threatened her with her savior.
She pretended to compromise and said she wanted to say goodbye to her savior. The Zhai family who came to find Zhai Jiayue first agreed.
When saying goodbye, Zhai Jiayue gave all the money he had to his savior.
And told him: "If you don't want to go to the front line, I can help you..."
The savior was stunned for a moment and then smiled. He said, "I don't want to go. I want to go. Even if they hadn't come, I would have gone. I want to contribute my little bit of strength. After I leave, you have to take good care of yourself. Don't always be so kind..."
Zhai Jiayue didn't expect to get this answer. She was a little confused: "But they, they are not good, right?"
They were referring to warlords.
The savior shook his head: "They are indeed a bit overbearing, but if it is for the country, there is nothing wrong with it. If the country is gone, where is the home? They are going to the front line."
Zhai Jiayue didn’t know all this; her vision was too narrow.
The words of her savior made her suddenly realize.
But they still have to part ways.
Zhai Jiayue was still presented to the warlord's commander by the Zhai family.
But Zhai Jiayue did not do as they expected and whisper in the Marshal's ear to plead for the Zhai family.
She said, "You are going to the front lines, to defend our country. Such a dangerous task definitely requires money. Two-thirds is already too little. After all, without you defending our country, how can they live a good life?"
"You can earn money again if you lose it, but if you lose someone, you lose everything. The Zhai and Nie families are both established families, so they must have a lot of wealth. Don't listen to their whining..."
Zhai Jiayue was seeking revenge, but at the same time he really wanted more money, more and more, so that the young man going to the front line could survive, right?
But no.
The young man still died on the front line.
The person who returned from the front line brought his luggage, which contained a letter for Zhai Jiayue.
The letter urged Zhai Jiayue to stay alive and well, saying that the war would soon be over. It also said that after he learned to read and write, the first letter he would write to her would be...
The letter did not express his feelings for Zhai Jiayue, nor did it mention love, but love was everywhere between the lines.
After reading the letter, Zhai Jiayue burst into tears.
Her savior, her light, was dead, so there was no need for her to stay in this world.
Even though he said that he wanted her to live well and see the beauty after the war, she only wanted to see it with him.
Yellow Springs Road, Naihe Bridge, she wanted to walk with him.
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