Things weren't peaceful at the Sun family's place. Perhaps the Sun family felt that Zhang Hongxue was being too disobedient and wanted to teach her a lesson, so no one went to find her.
Anyway, she doesn't do anything at her husband's house, and she doesn't take care of the children, so whether she's at home or not has no impact on the Sun family.
No, it still has an impact.
He Caiying no longer has to serve her daughter-in-law like she's an ancestor, and the Sun family no longer has to cook for one more person, which saves a lot of trouble and food.
Therefore, Zhang Hongxue's threat to return to her parents' home did not make the Sun family feel any sense of crisis at all.
The Zhang family didn't think it was a bad thing for Zhang Hongxue to return to her parents' home; in fact, they hoped she would bring good luck to the family.
"Is Ah Tong really not going to pick up Ah Qiang's mom? What's he up to? Does he really want to divorce Ah Qiang's mom?"
Ye Yulian came over to gossip with Chen Suwen, as she genuinely couldn't understand the Sun family's actions at this point.
Although she could tell that Sun Tong might have other ideas, she thought Sun Tong wouldn't do something as serious as divorce.
"With a daughter-in-law as lucky as Ah-Qiang's mother, would that old woman He Caiying be willing to let her son get a divorce?"
Chen Suwen shook her head. "It's hard to say."
Given Sun Tong's circumstances, it's impossible for him to divorce his wife and marry Bai Huirou; no matter how many ideas he has, it's useless.
Since he couldn't have the woman he longed for, he couldn't risk divorcing Zhang Hongxue.
I told you before, even if he left Zhang Hongxue, he would never have met someone with better conditions than her.
"Let me tell you, A-Tong's dad beat A-Tong up yesterday."
Chen Suwen became interested. "Did you hear that?"
Ye Yulian nodded, "It was Cuiping, who lives next door, who told me. Although it wasn't a big commotion, Cuiping lives right next to the Sun family, so she heard it."
"A-Tong's dad also scolded He Caiying, and I heard he said some really nasty things."
“In the past, everyone praised He Caiying as a good mother-in-law and also praised A Tong’s father as a loving husband, which made He Caiying happy and not pick on her daughter-in-law.”
"It seems that, like He Caiying's reputation as a 'good mother-in-law,' there's a lot of exaggeration involved."
Chen Suwen shrugged. "That's hard to say."
He Caiying has managed to maintain her reputation as a "good mother-in-law" for so many years, which is quite remarkable, and Sun Qian has also managed to maintain his image as a good man and a good husband, which is also very commendable.
After all, Sun Qian and He Caiying have been married for more than six or seven years; they are already grandparents.
"That's true. It's rare that Ah Tong's father and He Caiying have been able to maintain this reputation after so many years of marriage."
But Yip Yuk-lin was still unhappy—
“My husband Lao Zhao doesn’t have that kind of reputation. Why can’t he maintain his reputation as a good husband?”
"Let me tell you, my husband Lao Zhao, he blah blah blah..."
Ye Yulian found an opportunity to complain about her husband, telling Chen Suwen about various minor frictions in their lives, and how her husband, Lao Zhao, was not as good as Sun Qian in maintaining his image as a good husband.
Chen Suwen listened but did not join in the complaints.
Ye Yulian and Zhao Mingtian have been married for so many years. Although they complain, they still have to live their lives. If she were to join in the complaints, wouldn't that be ruining their relationship?
Because if she joins in the complaining, she's aiming to get people to break up or divorce.
So she should just shut up.
"What's even worse is that he actually said I'm not as good as He Caiying!"
"Don't you think he went too far? He actually told me to learn from He Caiying and not cause trouble at home?"
This is what angered Yip Yuk-lin the most.
Knowing full well that she disliked He Caiying, her husband still told her to learn from He Caiying and not to be so shrewish.
She was furious.
“That’s really going too far. Did you tell him to learn from Atong’s dad?”
Ye Yulian's eyes lit up when she heard this.
"Yeah, how come I didn't think of that?"
“He told me to learn from He Caiying, why doesn’t he learn from Atong’s dad?”
Chen Suwen smiled. Even though they were good friends, she showed no mercy when it came to watching the show.
"Cunzhi's mom—Cunzhi's mom—Old Zhou from your family has brought back a bicycle!"
"Cunzhi's mom—you have a beautiful bicycle at home—"
Chen Suwen, who was gossiping with Ye Yulian, finally remembered the bicycle she had asked Zhou Qingyun to make for her when she heard this.
The 28-inch bicycles of that era were certainly excellent, with top-notch quality, but she still preferred women's bicycles.
The kind you can ride even while wearing a skirt.
Her new dress is so pretty, how can she wear that red dress if she's riding a bicycle?
Moreover, the 28-inch bicycle was too tall. Although she wasn't the average 1.5 meters tall, she still felt that the 28-inch bicycle was too tall.
Women's bicycles are more convenient; Zhou Min can ride one when needed.
Zhou Qingyun, who was riding the bicycle she had just finished making home for lunch after work, was surrounded by a lot of people, while Zhou Cunzhi was pushed out by the neighbors.
Although the 28-inch bicycle was quite nice, the women's bicycle that Zhou Qingyun brought back was more eye-catching.
Actually, there were women's bicycles in this era, but the designs weren't as beautiful as those in later generations, and the colors weren't as attractive either.
The bicycle that Zhou Qingyun brought back was very beautiful, and the red paint made it look especially festive.
"You finally got the bicycle back?" Chen Suwen was delighted to see the red women's bicycle.
The seat of this women's bicycle is not too high. Chen Suwen can put her feet on the ground when she sits on it, and even a person who is 1.5 meters tall can put their feet on the ground when sitting on it.
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