Chapter 378
Mrs. Liao's daughter asked Wang Jiazhi out shopping. Wang Jiazhi was curious. Didn't she have any friends? Actually, there wasn't much to talk about. But she felt sorry for her. She was so desperate. Her husband treated her badly, and neither her parents nor her in-laws cared about her. Her future was almost hopeless.
The reason it's a dead end is that if she insists on getting a divorce, even if her in-laws refuse to pay alimony, she won't starve to death if she returns to her parents' home. As a divorced woman, with such a suffocating atmosphere at home, returning home would likely be even more dire than her current situation. Asking her to find a job on her own is beyond the concept of self-reliance that a young woman like her has been taught since childhood. The hardship of work is secondary; she simply can't handle the downward spiral into a lower social class.
Wang Jiazhi thought about how she had never dared to hope for a family like hers. If only she could finish her education and have a job, she would have asked for nothing more. Indeed, many people's lack of prospects is not necessarily due to material poverty, but rather to their mentality.
What she admired most was not the people who ended their lives in a fit of rage, but the people who were able to bend and stretch themselves after experiencing prosperity and then endure poverty after falling into despair. That was truly amazing.
Isn't that what Jia Baoyu did? He kept saying he'd become a monk if Lin Daiyu died. Even after Lin Daiyu died, he couldn't bear to give up his wealth and status, so he married Baochai as usual, wasting such a good person. He kept saying he disdained wealth and status and wanted freedom, but when his family was raided, he lost his wealth and status, which gave him freedom. He then cried and wailed over the loss of his prosperity, unable to bear the poverty and freedom, and finally became a monk. It's clear that Lin Daiyu is less important than wealth and status.
Mrs. Liao's daughter looked even more haggard this time than she had been the last time they met. She continued to complain and grumble. Then they started talking about her novel. Mrs. Liao's daughter didn't know she was the author. Perhaps because she didn't get much response from others when she discussed her novel, she would voice her opinions, especially when her ideas differed from hers. The two of them started arguing even more.
Mrs. Liao's daughter discussed a movie adapted from a novel and said, "Some people say the heroine was very happy, dying with her first love at the hands of her beloved."
Wang Jiazhi said helplessly, "That despicable and shameless first love, dying with him is disgusting and unlucky. She will only feel that the person she loves most despises her and doesn't want her anymore. How can there be any happiness?"
Wang Jiazhi didn’t understand why there were fewer and fewer normal people thinking nowadays, or maybe her own thoughts were abnormal. She was really about to fall into self-doubt.
When Mrs. Liao's daughter walked away for a while, the second daughter whispered to her, "My sister is getting more and more out of control. It's because her in-laws are bullying her, and my parents keep saying that it's her fault. Sigh!"
At this time, Mrs. Liang and a few people came in and saw them, and sat down to chat for a while.
Mrs. Liang comforted her, "Young couples always quarrel. Just give in a little. It won't be like this when you have children. Relationships can be cultivated. Men are willful, but over time, they become sensible and caring. Your mother-in-law and your mother are doing this for your own good..."
Not to mention Mrs. Liao's daughter, Wang Jiazhi wanted to curse after hearing this.
She now hates Mrs. Liang more and more. In her previous life, they had only a short time of contact, and she was not as aggressive towards her as those other ladies. She usually seemed like a good person.
The more I look at her, the more I hate her. She certainly has no right to be so covetous. She's not on good terms with Old Yi, so what right does she have? She constantly supports Mrs. Yi in her dealings with me, but she never says anything decisive. You think she's showing mercy, but she's really trying to get it both ways. She's trying to please Mrs. Yi without completely offending me, lest I speak ill of her in front of Old Yi. But unfortunately, this self-righteous slickness doesn't please anyone.
Moreover, she seemed to be so loyal to Mrs. Yi in the beginning, but now that Mrs. Yi is gone, she joins others in mocking Mrs. Yi behind her back. Instead, she fawns over her. What kind of person is she?
She clearly knew how miserable and aggrieved Mrs. Liao's daughter's life was, yet she still said such sarcastic words. It seemed that she was the only one who had such an unlucky husband and in-laws and family.
Mrs. Liao's daughter was bullied so badly by her husband's family and her own family, and she didn't get a word of comfort. Instead, she felt that those people were kind-hearted and didn't mean to bully her on purpose, as if she was being unreasonable and ungrateful.
Wang Jiazhi understood this feeling of despair and indignation all too well. Back then, those scumbags hadn't spoken a single word to her, save for squinting at her with contempt, the kind of scrutiny they'd give her. If only someone, even just one person, had offered a soothing word, even if it weren't an apology, she wouldn't have felt so foolish, so disgusting and evil, and so worthless and ridiculous about all their sacrifices. It was simply heartbreaking.
As soon as Mrs. Liang left, Mrs. Liao's daughter said, "That old witch, if she does this again next time, don't let me scold her nicely. What kind of human language is she using?"
Wang Jiazhi also sighed.
What's more, it will be fine if you have a child, or that men don't care about you, and everything will be fine over time.
Wang Jiazhi used to believe that boys would grow up. Those who were too willful and inconsiderate in their previous relationship finally matured after experiencing a breakup, and their second relationship became gentle and considerate, and they learned to cherish.
Now she didn't believe it. She didn't completely agree with the saying, "A gentleman judges deeds, not hearts." Some people have good intentions but do bad things, and there's nothing you can do about it. But she firmly believed it was 100% applicable to matters of the heart.
Those who treated their girlfriends terribly in their last relationship, only to become a different person in their next, haven't really grown up. There are two possibilities: they simply weren't that into or cared about their partner in the first, and the second was their true love. Or, they didn't care about either relationship, and the first one taught them they couldn't keep a woman if they continued to behave like that. They didn't want to end up alone, so they had to force themselves to compromise.
I remember a girl at school telling me about her cousin's troubled marriage. Her husband was willful and unruly, often driving her to tears. No matter how much she argued, he refused to change. Eventually, her cousin desperately wanted a divorce. The man's family was marrying up, and they thought they had the man, so they wouldn't dare divorce him. Unexpectedly, the woman was adamant. Her family, who also cherished their daughter, also supported the divorce. The man knew that if he divorced, he would have no chance of marrying the daughter of such a wealthy family again. To avoid divorce, he completely changed, no longer daring to behave like a fool.
Being straightforward, willful, or inexperienced in love are all excuses. If someone truly cares about you, they won't let you suffer. They'll naturally do everything they can to treat you well and give you all the good, romantic things.
She recalled a time when she was sick with a fever as a child and couldn't eat anything. Her father told her not to eat, saying skipping a meal wouldn't hurt. But her mother, upset, couldn't eat either, and had to walk a long way to buy her favorite snacks and fruit to coax her into eating.
At that time, she was tortured to the point that she couldn't eat, but those scumbags ate and drank as usual. The same was true for Kuang Yumin. He ate every meal and spread butter on his plate and picked up vegetables as needed.
On the day they were leaving, they couldn't even make do with dinner. They cooked and ate, then cleaned up the kitchen afterward. No one spoke to her, no one cared that she hadn't eaten all day, completely despairing. Kuang Yumin still stayed with them, skipping every meal, picking up food and eating rice as needed.
When I was a child, I was at my grandmother's house. One of the neighbors' older brothers had just passed away. My grandmother said there was no one to cook at home, so she asked him to bring his son to our house for dinner. The man brought the child in, and he smiled and answered every question my grandmother asked him. But as he ate, his eyes were blank, and he mechanically ate the rice in his bowl, not picking up any vegetables.
She was very young at that time, and wondered how she could eat only rice without vegetables.
"Eat your food, kid."
After his grandmother said this, he picked up the dish of goose eggs and fried coriander that was closest to him and started eating. He only ate that dish while she watched.
The next day, my uncle came back to tell me that the older brother had been vomiting and suffering from diarrhea all night. It turned out that he couldn't eat cilantro; he'd throw up if he ate even a little. He'd probably been so upset the day before that he hadn't noticed what he'd eaten. When my grandmother reminded him to eat something, he'd just picked the closest thing, oblivious to the fact that it was forbidden.
This guy is really a simple-minded person, he deserves to be tortured. Look at Kuang Yumin, he has to stretch out his chopsticks to pick up the food in front of him. People with no conscience live the most comfortable life.
In her previous life, during her most difficult time, she skipped dinner at night, and he peeled a plate of nuts for her to eat. Even after those three years in Hong Kong, she still couldn't believe it. She herself thought she wouldn't starve to death if she skipped a meal. She didn't even think it was a big deal, so who would think it was a big deal if she didn't eat?
Only in this life did she feel that the trance must be real. After all, when she was sick and unhappy, he always indulged her and took care of her. He was so worried that he couldn't eat anything all day. Although he didn't remember anything, he would still give her flowers and peel nuts for her to eat like he did back then.
There is no such thing as someone in this world who doesn't understand romance or can't fall in love. It's just that the other person doesn't care about you.
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