Chapter 182 I'm sorry
Not only Little Peach Blossom, but everyone who heard the news was shocked.
They made such a big fuss before, saying they wouldn't marry anyone who wasn't family, but now they're getting divorced after such a short time?
In the countryside, divorce is a rare occurrence; once married, it's for life. But looking at the divorce certificates in Jiang Shang and Qin Jiajia's hands, everyone was stunned and had to believe that some people are truly passionate when they're together, and their breakups are equally dramatic.
The day after Jiang Shang and Qin Jiajia divorced, Jiang Shang was taken back to the city by his parents, who had rushed over. The reason given was that he had found a job in the city. They took him away without even glancing at Qin Jiajia.
Qin Jiajia remained calm, continuing to live at the educated youth settlement. She didn't even greet Jiang Shang's parents, acting as if they didn't exist from beginning to end.
However, the occasional flash of pain in her eyes revealed that she was not as indifferent as she appeared.
Indeed, their love was so passionate back then, how could they just give up like that? It can only be said that poverty-stricken couples face a hundred sorrows. I heard that the two of them have no food left and can't even afford to eat. They don't care about anything else.
Jiang Shang's parents were happy. They had broken off relations with their son in the first place to let him experience hardship. Now that their son knew when to back down, it was the best thing for them. So, the couple quickly found him a job and rushed over to pick him up.
With their family connections, as long as they keep this matter under wraps, who would know that their son had been married before? With a little manipulation, they could still marry the daughter-in-law they wanted. It's just a pity that that brat Zhu Zhu actually got married. But it's okay, even without Zhu Zhu, their son is so outstanding, he could marry anyone!
They also disliked Zhu Zhu; if Zhu Zhu hadn't been so incapable of keeping an eye on people, how could their son have fallen head over heels for someone else? Fortunately, the Zhu family wasn't ungrateful and did things that gave the Jiang family face.
At the train station, Jiang Shang was still a little reluctant before boarding the train, but in the end, he turned around and got on the train.
It can only be said that he and Qin Jiajia were destined to be apart.
If it had been later, when he was able to support himself, perhaps their fate would not have been like this.
However, Jiang Shang didn't want to live a life of hunger anymore, and he didn't want Qin Jiajia to suffer with him.
Jiang Shang knew perfectly well that his current predicament was entirely of his own making. They shouldn't have been in such dire straits, but he was used to spending lavishly, buying whatever he could get his hands on, squandering even the thickest savings. Besides, he and his wife weren't exactly rolling in money. Then there was Qin Jiajia, who was extremely frugal with her food rations, having to go into the mountains to find food every day after finishing the work assigned by the production team. Seeing Qin Jiajia working so hard always pained Jiang Shang, and he knew that the root of all this lay with him.
The pain grew worse day by day, and Jiang Shang finally couldn't bear it any longer and filed for divorce.
Qin Jiajia disagreed, but Jiang Shang insisted, and in the end, this is the result everyone saw.
The train started moving. Looking at the scenery outside the window, Jiang Shang closed his eyes: I'm sorry, Jiajia.
He is not a responsible and accountable man; it's all his fault.
“Son, when you go back, don’t tell anyone you were married. Just pretend it never happened. Your dad and I went to great lengths to get you this job. Your Uncle Wu’s daughter is quite nice; meet her when you get back. Also, here are some coupons for you. Buy whatever you want to eat. Don’t worry, we’re not short of money.”
Jiang Shang looked at his mother, his smile as ugly as a grimace. Look, this is Jiang Shang, a despicable person.
"Thank you, Mom." He finally smiled and accepted the money from his mother's hand.
Jiang's mother looked at her son with satisfaction. Not bad, as long as he left this place, her son would still be the obedient son he always was. Moreover, after going through this ordeal, her son seemed even more sensible.
Jiang's father didn't say anything, but he thought his son's change was good. No matter what, the Jiang family would never marry a woman like Qin Jiajia.
So far, the result is satisfactory to everyone.
The villagers of Xiaolin Village discussed Jiang Shang's departure for several days, but due to Qin Jiajia's silence and the approaching Spring Festival of 1977, everyone was busy preparing for the New Year and had no interest in discussing past gossip. All their attention was focused on the Spring Festival.
However, 1977 was destined to be an eventful year. Everything seemed to erupt all at once, one after another. Everyone was terrified, fearing they would be caught in the crossfire. Even Lin Guangsheng became much more cautious.
Fortunately, the environment around Xiaolin Village is quite good, and everyone has an unspoken secret. Overall, Xiaolin Village is still very stable. Even if the higher-ups want to do something, the lower-ups can just pay lip service and put on a show. That's all.
After all, those in power don't have time to pay attention to these small fry; they're too busy taking care of themselves.
"Little Peach Blossom, you just came down from the mountain. Are you thirsty? Would you like to have some water?"
"No need, Auntie, I brought my own water bottle."
"That's good, that's good. Oh, I forgot to tell you, some people from above came to inspect our production team just now. I don't know what they were inspecting, but it seems they went to your clinic."
"To the clinic?"
"Hmm, they're all unfamiliar faces, and they don't look like good people." In any case, in this aunt's eyes, they didn't look like good people.
"Thank you, Auntie, I understand."
"Be careful."
"OK."
Little Peach Blossom waved goodbye to the person, wondering what they wanted to do this time.
Although the production team occasionally receives inspections, these are mostly from other production teams or towns; visits from the city are rare. For years, the production team has primarily focused on its small plots of land.
Lin Tiangen, on the other hand, seemed a little nervous at this moment.
He hadn't expected that the higher-ups would suddenly decide to come to their production team without even giving notice, and this time they were from the province! Not the town or the city, which made people wonder about the purpose of their visit.
"This is the clinic," Lin Tiangen introduced to the visitors.
"Looks good." The other person glanced at it expressionlessly.
"Yes, the production team usually comes here for medical treatment. This is the old doctor at the clinic."
The old doctor didn't expect an outsider to arrive at this time, and walked over to look at Lin Tiangen.
"Old doctor, these are leaders from the province who are here to inspect our area."
Although the old doctor found it strange, he still said, "Welcome, welcome." That was all the other greetings he gave.
Lin Tiangen certainly couldn't let the atmosphere become awkward, so he quickly introduced the clinic to the group of people. For example, many of the medicinal herbs used in the clinic were picked up from the mountain by another young woman from the health center, and the processing of the herbs and other things also required the health center staff to do it themselves.
This also indirectly explains why another person from the clinic wasn't there. Lin Tiangen didn't want these people to think that Xiao Taohua was neglecting her duties and slacking off at work. Xiao Taohua had made significant contributions to the clinic.
(End of this chapter)
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