Zhong Hui's parents used all their connections to place their child on the nearest farm. From the beginning, they had no intention of letting Zhong Hui stay in the countryside for a long time. However, they did not expect that their daughter was a top-notch love-brained person. She cried and shouted that she wanted to marry in the countryside and be like Wang Baochuan.
They got married, as everyone's future was uncertain at the time, and at least this place wasn't that far away. They gave her a lot of money and a nice dowry, but they never expected her in-laws to be such a bunch of rubbish, causing all kinds of trouble on the wedding day.
Zhong Hui's parents didn't care about whether they were educated or not. They strongly demanded that their son-in-law and his uncle's family separate that day, and they were also discussing the follow-up matters when they returned. They hadn't eaten more rice than Zhong Hui for so many years in vain. The saline-alkali land of the Shen family couldn't produce any good bamboo shoots.
As soon as Zhong Hui found out she was pregnant, her mother immediately considered moving the child's household registration to the city. She and her husband had originally thought that, at the very least, they could risk their reputation by pretending to be pregnant at the same time as their daughter, and at least secure their grandson's household registration in the city.
But if this really happened, the baby would probably have to be taken back to the city as soon as it was born. Zhong Hui was of course reluctant to leave. Pregnancy was so hard, and she cared so much about the child in her belly. Under the influence of progesterone, there was no way she would agree to be separated from her child.
As a result, when the child was only six or seven months old, she herself asked her parents to take the child away. Sometimes, when Zhong's mother got so angry, she really wanted to slap their only daughter.
She just wouldn't listen to what the adults said earnestly, and only realized after she hit a wall that, oh, it turns out that what you said, mom and dad, was right.
Fortunately, although she was unable to take her grandson with her initially, she also didn't ask Zhong Hui and the others to register with the brigade. These days, even in rural areas, even children of several years old are registered, so it's not a big deal.
But now it would be much more troublesome for them to take the child back. Zhong Hui's uncle was competing with someone for that position at the time, and everything was not yet settled. Zhong's mother could only hide the child at home for the time being. Even if someone asked, she would say that she had picked him up.
At that time, many educated youth had already returned in small batches. Although Uncle Zhong had not yet become the director, he still had some channels for information, so he asked Mother Zhong if her niece wanted to come back. If she did, she had to be single.
That meant that if Zhong Hui wanted to return to the city, she would have to divorce Shen Qiusheng first. Zhong Hui was dragging her feet again.
Shen Qiusheng might not be a very promising person, but he did listen to Zhong Hui before and after marriage. He would also use his appearance to act like a spoiled child to Zhong Hui and express his true feelings for her.
This also made Zhong Hui unable to make up her mind every time, and she always said that she would wait a little longer. The old couple also knew their daughter's personality. She would not ask them for help to pull her out until she was soaked in the mud and rotted.
Then they left her alone. After Uncle Zhong Hui successfully became the director of the commune this year, they came to the house and first settled their grandson's household registration, giving him the surname Zhong. Even then, the relationship on the household registration book would become adoption, so they could only explain it to the child later.
Last month, the country announced that the college entrance examination would be resumed. Zhong's mother went to the farm again and gave Zhong Hui a final ultimatum: if you don't want to come back, then don't come back for the rest of your life. Anyway, they have another son under their household registration.
Zhong Hui cried for the whole day, feeling that the whole world was forcing her and that her mother wanted to take her son away and raise him as her own child.
When Shen Qiusheng found out that Zhong Hui was planning to take the college entrance exam and even wanted to divorce him, he knelt down and begged, hoping that Zhong Hui would not leave him. He had lost his wife and children, and his parents were in such a state at home. This was forcing him to jump into the river!
Zhong Hui didn't know what to do. On one side were her parents and children, who were her blood relatives, and on the other was her husband, with whom she had been lovingly caring for several years. Although she had registered for the college entrance examination, she had really not had the energy or environment to study properly for the past two weeks.
She was feeling anxious and thought that if she continued to hold it in, the 50 cents she spent on the college entrance examination registration fee would be wasted, so she tried hard to think of a solution...
Chen Chunhua pondered this heartbreak for a long time before finally comprehending it. Then, she felt sorry for Zhong Hui's parents. Parents are pitiful. Once a child becomes overwhelmed by love, they're not the only ones who suffer.
"So... you came to me because..."
Zhong Hui rubbed her hands on her pants for a long time before she spoke weakly, "Third sister, do you think there is any way... to get Qiu Sheng to go to the city with me?"
Seeing Chen Chunhua's mouth wide open, she quickly explained, "I don't mean to abandon my parents-in-law. I just want to ask if you can help us split the property with my uncle's family. We can give more, but these two old people will need more care from them in the future..."
That's right. Zhong Hui thought about it for a long time, and finally came up with the idea of letting Shen Qiusheng marry into her family. After all, she was an only child, with no brothers or sisters, and if Shen Qiusheng married into her family, it would be a guarantee for his parents' retirement in the future.
Chen Chunhua shut her mouth and thought, "So that's how it is." At the same time, she felt that her sister-in-law had some issues with her brain.
As a married woman for nearly ten years, why did Zhong Hui think that Chen Xiasheng would listen to her? And she, the easily provoked Thunder God, went to his house to preside over the division of his family? She must have been idle!
"There's no need for me to be involved in this matter. You can just ask the village chief to be a witness." Chen Chunhua said lightly.
"That's what I thought, but, but Qiu Sheng..."
Chen Chunhua raised an eyebrow, "What's he thinking?"
Feeling that she had gone too far in saying bad things about her brother in front of his sister-in-law, she tactfully said, "What good things is he thinking of that Shen Xiasheng can't accept?"
Zhong Hui: ...Sure enough, even if they are not close, Chen Chunhua still knows her younger brothers and sisters very well.
"My uncle said that since he wants to marry into the family, Qiu Sheng must leave the house."
This means that the one and a half rooms that Chen Qiu got when the family split up belong to him, and also,
"He also said that I should give a sum of money every year to support my parents."
Chen Chunhua rolled her eyes and said, "Give him shit. He'll use the money to gamble the moment you give it to him."
Zhong Hui smiled awkwardly. Shen Qiusheng said the same thing. He even said that it would be more reliable to expect his three sisters to come back together to take care of his old father and mother than to expect Shen Xiasheng to support his parents.
But she didn't dare say this in front of Shen Chunhua.
"Qiu Sheng felt that the old house was his roots, and he didn't want to lose everything for no reason, so he kept stalemate with his uncle..."
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