"When you changed Xiaobao's name, did you change only the surname, or both the given name and the surname?" Zhou Mo asked.
"Just change your last name. I gave you the name."
Xiaobao's full name is Guo Huixuan.
The name contains the character "回", so I guess when Liu Xia named him, she was hoping that Guo Zhong would change his mind.
"Sister Xia Xia, why didn't you tell your uncle earlier about such a big thing?" Zhou Mo looked at the little treasure in Liu Xia's arms. Although she felt very sorry, she still wanted to know what Liu Xia thought. "If it had been earlier... I know this is not pleasant to say, but without the child, you really would be more relaxed."
There is a world of difference between divorce with children and divorce without children.
"I know everything you said," Liu Xia said, looking at Xiaobao. "It was all a choice, and it was all a mistake. The child is not at fault. Since we've decided to give birth to him, we can't regret it. My dad also said that it's not that we can't raise him. We just need to educate him well in the future, teach him to have a sense of propriety, righteousness, integrity, and not be like his father."
"That's for sure," Zhou Mo said. "I want to ask...why did you decide to have the baby and not abort it?"
"I was just stupid, a common mistake that stupid women make. I thought his parents were there, and he wouldn't last long outside, and would come back sooner or later," Liu Xia said. "My parents-in-law also told me that as long as a man has a child, he will definitely settle down. I believed them, but I lost anyway."
The loss was terrible.
"Being in love and getting married are two different things. Being in love and getting married are two different things. Having children after marriage is also a different matter." Liu Xia looked at Zhou Mo and said, "Equally matched marriages don't guarantee happiness. Marriage depends mainly on the people getting married. There are many kinds of people, and different people lead to different outcomes in their marriages. The most important thing is that a woman should rely on herself and her family, not on a man or on marriage."
This is Liu Xia’s biggest realization after experiencing all this.
Zhou Mo nodded and agreed, saying, "I've always felt that it's always a good idea to be more cautious. Don't just dive headfirst into someone you don't care about. While loving passionately, you also need to have the courage to leave openly. That's why when I first met Han Chen, I always kept my distance and was skeptical."
Unsure of Han Chen's true intentions and purpose, Zhou Mo was unable to give his all.
So she would rather quarrel with him, make trouble with him, and stay away from him than fall into the emotional trap he had woven, get covered in mud, and be unable to get out in embarrassment.
"Although my parents urged me, they also gave me confidence. They had the same idea as my uncle: no matter how bad their daughter was, it was not someone else's turn to look down on her."
"Aunt and uncle still love you as much as ever," Liu Xia looked at Zhou Mo, feeling extremely envious.
"Your uncle and aunt love you very much too," Zhou Mo said.
"My parents are different from yours," Liu Xia said, "My parents were busy with their business. They haven't been with me much since I was a child. Although I can feel that they love me very much, I... feel very lonely."
Zhou Mo put his arm around Liu Xia's shoulders.
Zhou Mo could fully understand what Liu Xia said.
When Liu Chengfu's breeding farm was first established, there was no market, so Liu Chengfu and his wife went out to get orders, visiting major farmers' markets and negotiating with stalls one after another.
Each time I go out, I stay for one or two months.
It was fine when I was in school. I was sent to a boarding school with full-time care.
It was bad news during the holidays. Liu Xia had no one to take care of her, so Liu Chengfu had to send her to Zhou Mo's house.
When Liu Xia was in junior high school, Zhou Mo was still in elementary school. Liu Xia attended an opera training class and always took Zhou Mo to attend classes.
The two sisters spent a long childhood together. They never got angry with each other and were always good sisters.
However, as they grew older and the pressure of study increased, Zhou Mo and Liu Xia, who was in college, gradually drifted apart.
We don’t see each other often on weekdays, and we only have the chance to see each other during long holidays.
After Liu Xia got married, they had fewer opportunities to meet.
Once a woman gets married, she becomes entangled in household chores and basically loses contact with the outside world.
Marrying out, her husband cheating on her, domestic violence, pregnant... Life's hardships came one after another. She looked around, feeling isolated and helpless, and realized that she was not getting married, but going to hell.
Loneliness... is the straw that breaks the camel's back.
"Sister Xia Xia," Zhou Mo stroked her shoulders, "You are not alone now. You have your uncle and aunt, and we are your strongest backers."
"Yeah," Liu Xia said with a smile, "I feel it."
Zhou Mo looked at the little guy lying obediently in Liu Xia's arms and asked, "Can you take care of Xiaobao by yourself now? Without hiring a confinement nanny?"
"Yes, and my mom is helping. The three of us can bring it here."
"Where's my aunt? Why didn't she come today?"
"She's gone back to her parents' home. Tomorrow is my grandfather's hundredth day, so my dad and I have to go back."
Zhou Mo had heard of it.
Liu Xia's grandfather passed away some time ago. According to the custom in Yushan, a banquet should be held to commemorate the elder one hundred days after his death.
"Where's my second aunt? Why hasn't she come yet?"
"The factory also needs someone to look after it. She's been learning how to run a factory lately. She said she wants to contract a pond herself to raise fish and shrimp, and also set up an aquaculture farm."
Zhou Mo couldn't help laughing, "Second aunt still likes to make trouble."
"There's no other way. With Liu Hun's salary, how can I ever get married?"
"What about you? Are you in a much better mood since you returned home?" Zhou Mo asked.
"Of course. I hear the calls of chickens, ducks and geese every day, and there are hills and rivers outside my door. It's much more leisurely than Tao Yuanming."
Seeing that her expression had returned to normal, and even looked a little relaxed and happy, Zhou Mo felt relieved.
"When Xiaobao grows up a little, I won't bother you anymore. You can come to Dongjiang to play with me anytime," Zhou Mo said. "Yesterday, my friend and I went to Green Island. The water park there is very nice. We can go together."
"That's all for the future. How can I have the time to play when I have a child?"
Zhou Mo disagreed. "Whether you have children or not, you are you. Have fun if you want to. Don't mistreat yourself. It's natural for a woman to love her children as much as she loves herself. I want you to be happier and live your life to your full potential. Sister Xia Xia, you used to love opera, love wearing skirts, and would sneak off to the bookstore to read physical romance novels. I hope you can be as bold and reckless as you were back then, and do what you love."
Liu Xia was slightly surprised.
Everyone encouraged her to work hard for her children and to cheer up and live a good life.
But no one ever told her that her life was not only about her children, but also about herself.
She can live for herself, with or without children.
Looking back at my teenage years, I simply wanted to do what I loved and was so happy.
Thinking of this, a new sense of anticipation for future life arises spontaneously.
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