Yu Qing's tearful plea successfully broke her mother's defenses; she decided to cancel the surgery and go home.
Yu Jun and his elder brother helped their mother get discharged from the hospital and got her medication to take home.
The house where Yu's father lived was in the railway staff quarters, a tenement building of more than 60 square meters, which was quite large.
"You can leave your things there. I'll pack them up myself in a bit. Yu Jun, you and Yu Kai should talk to Du Chaoyang when you have time and tell him to behave himself. You're Yu Qing's family; you have to support her and not let her be bullied." Since returning, Yu's mother has been inseparable from Yu Qing, knowing that Yu Qing is having a hard time.
"What happened to Du Chaoyang? Did he hit Yu Qing?" Yu Jun asked incredulously. He wouldn't have stood idly by if Du Chaoyang dared to hit Yu Qing. He disliked Yu Qing because she wasn't good to Yu Yin, but she was still his sister, his own flesh and blood.
"No, he didn't hit your sister. It's just that he has lovers outside, and more than one." Yu's mother didn't want to say this, because she knew that Yu Qing was concerned about her reputation and didn't want others to know that she was not doing well.
"Having a lover, isn't that a matter of conduct? Does Yu Qing have any evidence?" Yu Jun never imagined that Du Chaoyang had this kind of hobby. You really can't judge a book by its cover!
"Yu Qing caught him twice, but later Du Chaoyang became more discreet and we don't know where he was messing around." Yu's mother also searched for him a few more times, but couldn't find him.
"What is Yu Qing thinking? Does she want a divorce?" Yu Jun thought that if Du Chaoyang really had a lover outside, then they should get a divorce. What were they waiting for?
"Divorce? How can you get a divorce? Your sister is almost forty, what will happen if she gets a divorce? People will gossip about her and drown her in it." Yu's mother never thought of letting Yu Qing get a divorce. It would be too shameful to get a divorce at this time, and besides, Yu Qing didn't want a divorce either.
Yu Qing's father-in-law is the second-in-command at the railway bureau, a position with real power, and he's still in office and won't be able to retire for several more years.
Because of her father-in-law's connections, Yu Qing has an easy job with a decent salary. If she gets divorced, she will lose everything.
Besides, although Du Chaoyang's conduct wasn't great, his abilities were quite good. With his father paving the way, his future was bright. Moreover, they had three children, two sons and a daughter. Her Qingqing had broken the Du family's generations-long tradition of having only one son.
"If you won't get a divorce, what are we supposed to say to Du Chaoyang?" Yu Jun didn't understand. His sister had a job and was a college graduate, so why couldn't she get a divorce? Why did she have to tolerate a man's infidelity?
"Talk to Du Chaoyang. You're at a certain level now, and you still can't intimidate him enough to make him stop looking for other women and settle down with Qingqing." Mother Yu just wanted Yu Jun and Yu Kai to scare Du Chaoyang, to make him break off his relationships with other women and settle down with Qingqing.
“Mom, who is Du Chaoyang? He’s lived a smooth life all these years relying on his father. Do you think we can intimidate him? Unless my sister is determined to divorce him and leave him, a leopard can’t change its spots.” Yu Jun knew men’s inherent flaws all too well; how could someone who had tasted meat possibly switch to vegetarianism?
"Nothing works, nothing works. What can you guys actually do? All you do is talk about divorce. You just can't stand seeing Yu Qing doing well. If Yu Yin were in this situation, you'd probably smash Lu Shurui's head in. Wouldn't that be discriminatory treatment too?"
Yu's mother didn't want to listen to Yu Jun's words, so she wanted Yu Jun and his wife to go and negotiate with Du Chaoyang to make him think twice.
“Mom, if Yinyin had encountered this, she would have dumped him long ago. Why would she keep him around for the New Year? Besides, what’s wrong with me siding with Yinyin? You all dislike her. If I don’t side with her, how upset will she be? We’re twins, we’ve been together since we were little.”
Yu Jun not only treated Yin Yin as a younger sister, but also raised her like a daughter in many ways.
Yu Jun had an early memory and started speaking early. In his memory, Yin Yin was already three or four years old and still couldn't say many words. At that time, her grandparents didn't pay much attention to Yin Yin and treated her like she wasn't there.
From a young age, Yin Yin was perceptive and never cried or made a fuss. She learned to do housework and help with chores from a very young age, hoping to get attention from adults. But she got nothing. Yu Qing sat in her mother's lap, acting spoiled, and Yin Yin watched longingly. She also wanted her mother to hug her, but she couldn't explain it to herself. Yu's mother never looked at Yin Yin.
Yu Jun knew then that Yin Yin was different, and he wanted to protect her. He ate hard, hoping to grow taller quickly so he could hug Yin Yin. He didn't know then that what Yin Yin needed was her mother's embrace and her mother's love.
I don't want to think about it anymore. Yinyin is doing very well now. Let those old grievances be buried in the past.
"Mom, that heartless Du Chaoyang, he's got another lover outside, he's changed again." Yu Qing cried as she entered the house, but unexpectedly Yu Kai and Yu Jun were still there, so she immediately fell silent.
"Why did you come here? What happened to Du Chaoyang?" Yu's mother had been distracted and hadn't heard what Yu Qing said.
"It's nothing. I just wanted to ask you what you'd like to eat, and I'll go buy it for you." Yu Qing didn't want Yu Jun to know about her affairs. If Yu Jun knew, Yu Yin would know too, and she wouldn't give Yu Yin the chance to laugh at her.
"Yu Qing, how long are you going to keep deceiving yourself? What's the point of keeping someone like Du Chaoyang around if you don't divorce him? Are you going to let him infect you with all sorts of diseases?" Yu Jun looked down on Yu Qing, who was only good at bullying her own family.
"What did you say? What divorce? I'm doing just fine, why would I get a divorce?" Yu Qing was still struggling to find a solution, unaware that her mother had already revealed all her secrets.
"Alright, I heard everything you just said. Du Chaoyang has a lover again."
Yu Jun did not reveal what his mother had asked them to do, only saying that he had just heard Yu Qing say it.
Yu Qing's face turned visibly pale. She didn't want her siblings to know about her situation; it was too embarrassing. How could her life be a joke?
"What are you thinking? Do you want to keep getting entangled with Du Chaoyang? You should know that he's the kind of person who can't change unless he wants to stop himself."
Yu Jun still hopes Yu Qing is doing well; he wants her to live a comfortable life.
“Do I have a choice? If I get a divorce, I won’t get custody of the child. How can I let my child live with a stepmother? I know Du Chaoyang can’t change. He was like this when he was young. Did I overestimate myself? Did I think I could change him, but I ended up hurting myself instead?”
Yu Qing knew from the beginning that Du Chaoyang was a womanizer. She was beautiful, generous, and a college student, and she thought that since Du Chaoyang had pursued her so earnestly, he would definitely change for her. But reality was a slap in the face. He only stayed quiet for a few years. Not long after she gave birth to her second son, Du Chaoyang's old habits returned.
Yu Qing cried and made a scene, but what was the use? He had to do what he had to do. During the most intense years of the movement, he toned it down a bit. His father-in-law warned him, and that's how he calmed down for a few years.
Now that things aren't strictly controlled, he's been messing around with other women again. She should give up on him.
"Okay, I understand now. From now on, I'll just stay with the child and let him do whatever he wants. I don't care anymore."
Yu Jun never expected Yu Qing to make this choice in the end. The proud, peacock-like Yu Qing he remembered was gone!
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