"Ma'am, isn't that dress you're wearing several years ago?"
Liu Xiuli is only thirty-two years old this year. She was already going crazy being called "big sister," but she never expected that the other woman would mock her clothes.
Zhu Lin and Ye Zhaozhao exchanged a glance. No wonder others called her "Big Sister." Liu Xiuli didn't even bother to take care of her face.
She's so young, but she already looks like a haggard old woman.
Liu Xiuli came from the countryside, and she hated it when people brought up this matter. She was about to argue with the saleswoman when Lin Yanke pulled her back.
"Don't embarrass me during the New Year."
Seeing that Liu Xiuli had been rebuked, everyone happily continued trying on clothes. After they finished shopping, Zhu Lin, who had just finished get off work, went home with them.
"Second sister-in-law, my eldest brother must have a good monthly allowance, so why is Liu Xiuli so frugal?"
The clothes she was wearing were all worn out, but Ye Zhaozhao just assumed she was being frugal. Zhu Lin was straightforward and couldn't keep anything to herself.
“She’s not being frugal at all; she’s giving all the money to her family.”
Ye Zhaozhao then realized that Liu Xiuli's family all thought Gu Yunzheng was a capable person, and that it was always one relative or another who came to visit today.
"Didn't your older brother argue with her?"
"My older brother is doing this for the children."
Gu Yunzheng had considered divorcing Liu Xiuli, but he could still endure it for the sake of the children. Ye Zhaozhao felt that Gu Yunzheng would definitely divorce her, and Liu Xiuli would only become more and more ungrateful.
On New Year's Day, Grandpa Gu also came, but Grandma Zhou didn't come along; she probably went home for the New Year as well.
Grandpa Gu gave red envelopes to all the younger members of the family, and the family hadn't been this lively in years.
"Zhaozhao, your mom says you're an amazing cook. Grandpa's in for a treat today."
Grandpa Gu said with a smile, "This granddaughter-in-law is really too versatile. Even Division Commander Cui from the military region called to praise Ye Zhaozhao."
"Grandpa, please wait a moment, the food will be ready soon."
Today, Ye Zhaozhao made garlic pork ribs, shredded pork with sweet bean sauce, crispy fried small fish, baby bok choy with glass noodles, braised chicken legs, and tomato meatball soup for everyone.
The children couldn't wait any longer. Gu Jingzhou and Gu Jingshan couldn't help but swallow their saliva, as could the adults. Liu Xiuli hadn't expected that Ye Zhaozhao was actually quite something.
The meal was ready, and everyone sat down at the table. Grandpa Gu was the first to pick up his chopsticks, took a bite of the mandarin fish, and nodded with a smile.
"The fish is even better than the fish cooked in state-run restaurants."
Everyone couldn't wait to start eating. Liu Xiuli thought it was delicious, but she didn't want everyone to praise Ye Zhaozhao.
"With so much meat, how could it not taste good?"
In the past, Lin Yan never invited them back for Chinese New Year, but now that Ye Zhaozhao is back, there's meat and vegetables served.
Even food can't shut you up.
Lin Yan glanced at her, and Liu Xiuli didn't say anything. She complained, but her hands didn't stop moving. Most of the meat went into Liu Xiuli's stomach.
The speed was so fast that it left a blur. After dinner, Grandpa Gu suggested going for a walk, so Lin Yan asked Liu Xiuli to wash the dishes at home.
"Mom, I want to go too."
"Go away? Everyone was busy cooking, and you were just sitting in the living room eating sunflower seeds."
Liu Xiuli didn't expect to be caught slacking off, so she had no choice but to obediently wash the dishes, and Gu Yunzheng stayed behind to help as well.
"Yunzheng, I want to go back to my parents' home after the New Year. Will you come with me?"
"OK."
"Oh, by the way, my sister-in-law gave birth, so we'll bring more money back with us this time."
"Liu Xiuli, if you continue to neglect our family and only think about your own family, then let's get a divorce!"
Gu Yunzheng couldn't hold back any longer. He hadn't expected Liu Xiuli to turn out like this, and Liu Xiuli also felt very hurt.
"I married you, gave you a son, what's wrong with me giving my mother some money?"
"I can give it to you, but we don't have much money left. You can decide for yourself. We can always get a divorce."
Liu Xiuli was scared. Gu Yunzheng was a man of his word. She had schemed against him back then, and he had endured it for so many years. No, she absolutely could not get a divorce.
"Okay, you can do the dishes."
Gu Yunzheng can be said to be a rare good man. He does all the housework and takes care of the children by himself, and he also has to go to the military region for training.
Everyone says that Gu Yunzheng is more at ease with his wife than when he was single. If he comes home late from training, Liu Xiuli will scold him.
Everyone heard the two arguing, but they pretended not to hear it and let them resolve their own issues.
While taking a stroll, Tuantuan and Yuanyuan gained a lot of affection, and now not only Grandpa Gu was showing off, but Gu Linyuan also started to show off.
Lin Yanke looked at the two people and showed off Gu Yunduan's family to everyone, whose main idea was to join if you can't beat them.
After the New Year, Ye Zhaozhao and Gu Yunduan spent a few more days playing and finally explored all of Kyoto. During this time, they heard that Liu Xiujuan had successfully passed the exam to work at the sugar factory.
That day, Ye Zhaozhao was playing with the child when she heard Zhu Lin rushing in.
"Mom, something terrible has happened! My sister-in-law has been arrested by the men wearing red armbands."
Lin Yan knew that Liu Xiuli was a troublemaker, but she was never this bold before, even sending people with red armbands.
"What did she do?"
"She imitated her younger siblings by making fried fish and selling it at the entrance of the textile factory, but someone saw her and reported her."
"What?"
These days, speculation and profiteering are serious crimes. Lin Yan was at a loss and could only go to the military region to find Gu Linyuan.
That evening, everyone sat together to discuss Liu Xiuli's matter.
"Mom and Dad, I'm thinking of getting a divorce."
Gu Yunzheng, who had been silent all along, suddenly spoke up, and Lin Yanke immediately burst into tears. Why was her son so unlucky to have to be stuck with a woman like Liu Xiuli?
As everyone knows, Liu Xiuli went to sell fried fish because Gu Yunzheng said that the family didn't have much money, so she thought she would earn it herself.
"Yunzheng, are you really sure? Divorce is no small matter, especially since they are in a military marriage."
"Mom and Dad, I've made up my mind."
Seeing that he had made up his mind, his family didn't say anything more. They were all thinking that Liu Xiuli was really bold; there was nothing she wouldn't dare to do.
Liu Xiuli was locked up, trembling with fear. She never expected to be arrested. She believed that Gu Yunzheng would not abandon her. She was so scared.
The thought of being sent to some farm kept her waiting for Gu Yunzheng to come and rescue her, but she waited and waited, and he never came.
On the seventh day, she couldn't take it anymore. It was dark and gloomy inside, and she wasn't getting enough to eat. Just then, Gu Yunzheng finally arrived.
"Yun Zheng, you've come to save me, right? I've been waiting for you for so long, you have to get me out of here."
At this moment, Liu Xiuli was extremely grateful that she had married Gu Yunzheng; if it had been someone else, she might have really been abandoned.
She looked at Gu Yunzheng expectantly, but the words he said the next second chilled her to the bone.
"Gu Yunzheng, are you serious? Do you really want to divorce me?"
Liu Xiuli started by crying, but later she grabbed Gu Yunzheng and couldn't accept the outcome. Why did this happen?
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