"Hurry up and wash your face and eat." Chu Wanfang looked helplessly at Shen Qiaoyue and urged her.
Helpless, Shen Qiaoyue went to wash her face and eat.
As she sat down and picked up her chopsticks, Shen Qiaoyue asked, "Mom, where are my sister-in-law and eldest brother?"
“Your older brother and sister-in-law went shopping in the city. They said it was too cold and they wanted to buy some clothes for the children. They went to the city early this morning,” Chu Wanfang explained while eating.
During the Spring Festival, we played on the ground with a thick mat, so we didn't feel cold.
Lu Chen ate while holding his daughter, occasionally playing with the child.
"Mom, how is Sister Juanjuan?" Shen Qiaoyue asked about Zhang Juanjuan's condition.
Chu Wanfang said, "Wang Sandan came back this morning and promised that he would not let Juanjuan suffer any more grievances in the future. Juanjuan did not say anything, but she listened to what we said and observed how Wang Sandan planned to handle this matter."
Shen Qiaoyue listened attentively as Chu Wanfang said, "This Li Laidi suffered a mental breakdown and has been sent to a sanatorium. Wang Sandan said that after she recovers, he will take his mother back to the nursing home in his hometown. He called his hometown early this morning and asked his older brother to come and see his mother to help her recover. If he doesn't come, he will sue him for abandoning the old woman."
Shen Qiaoyue listened and thought that this was indeed a possible solution.
"Wang Sandan does have a little conscience, though not much!" Shen Qiaoyue complained. "Even if Sister Juanjuan gets divorced, she might not necessarily be doing badly!"
“It’s not about divorce, it’s about problems in the marriage between two people. That can be fixed. If the problem lies in the feelings within the marriage, then there’s no room for discussion.” In Chu Wanfang’s view, as long as the marriage hasn’t broken down, other problems are unsolvable.
"Qiaoyue, it's easy to get a divorce, but when it really comes to that, there are many problems." Chu Wanfang explained, "The right person is very important for your future marriage. If you get divorced and can't have children, and you marry someone else, Zhang Juanjuan will never be able to hold her head up high for the rest of her life. Not to mention, if she goes back to her parents' home, can she really stay there forever? Her family may not care, but her children and parents will be severely hurt by these rumors."
"Wang Sandan still loves Zhang Juanjuan! We all know Zhang Juanjuan has been wronged, and divorce is one option, but the choice must be made based on the actual situation. It will be difficult for Zhang Juanjuan to find someone with such good living conditions again after leaving Wang Sandan! Also, while it's okay to divorce if a marriage is unhappy, many people haven't fully liberated their minds. They think divorce means being abandoned by the husband's family. Even if Zhang Juanjuan finds a husband after divorce, you can't be sure how many children her ex-wife left behind. They're just waiting for Zhang Juanjuan to marry into that family and become a nanny!"
Even if Wang Sandan didn't do well, he wouldn't beat or scold Zhang Juanjuan. Besides, she earned a hundred yuan a month. After the divorce, her life might not be so good. Chu Wanfang was a woman. For Zhang Juanjuan, she might remarry after the divorce, but remarriage was a new beginning, and also a gamble.
Chu Wanfang wasn't trying to belittle anyone; it's just that everyone is struggling financially right now, and the situation in rural areas is even worse. Zhang Juanjuan is getting a divorce and going back to the countryside, so the only people she can contact are those she already knows!
Shen Qiaoyue wasn't unaware of this; she just felt that as long as one's determination was strong enough, one could definitely get through it. But putting herself in another's shoes, she realized that was indeed the case!
Shen Qiaoyue also understood that what her mother said made some sense.
Chu Wanfang sighed and tapped Shen Qiaoyue's head, saying, "Wang Sandan isn't someone who doesn't protect Zhang Juanjuan. He still cares about Zhang Juanjuan's child. We're not necessarily trying to persuade her not to divorce, but we feel that if she's at a disadvantage, she should divorce. In the end, it's Li Laidi who will benefit!"
“Feelings fade, but interests last. Zhang Juanjuan has suffered so much; if she divorces, she'll have nothing left. If she doesn't divorce, at least she can use her suffering as leverage to control the family finances. With us elders and the military leaders backing her up, Wang Sandan won't dare to do anything.”
Those who have been through it all still have a clear perspective.
Shen Qiaoyue did not continue to argue, because what her mother said did make some sense.
If Zhang Juanjuan were independent, divorce wouldn't be a big deal. However, Zhang Juanjuan lacks financial independence, so she would lose all security after the divorce.
Lu Chen couldn't get a word in edgewise.
The issues that this mother-in-law sees are not something that we younger generations can understand clearly; only those who have experienced them can truly comprehend them.
Not long after Shen Qiaoyue finished eating, Chu Wanfang took the child out to the yard to sit, chat, and bask in the sun.
"Brother Shen, Lu He doesn't have any winter clothes in the city. You're off today, so take some winter clothes with her. Also, pick up the things your dad sent for the children while you're at it." Shen Qiaoyue thought that Lu He was working in the city and probably didn't have any winter clothes.
"I already had someone deliver it to Lu He, and she should have received the clothes by now. As for the things the child's grandfather sent, I've asked Chu Lin to help me retrieve them, and they should be back this afternoon."
Lu Chen was washing clothes in the yard while responding to Shen Qiaoyue's words.
"Isn't Chu Lin my brother's bodyguard? Did my brother go into the city by car?" Shen Qiaoyue suddenly seized on the key point and asked.
"No, my brother and sister-in-law came into the city by bus. They are our mother's health care doctor. They came to check on her. They asked Chu Lin to take her back to the city. The commander gave Aunt Wen some winter clothes and brown sugar. Chu Lin came over and asked me if I needed to get some winter clothes for Lu He. Our mother packed a few clothes for Lu He."
Lu Chen diligently washed the clothes while earnestly responding to Shen Qiaoyue's words.
"Lu He will be almost twenty after the New Year?" According to her actual age, Lu He is already nineteen years old, and in two years she will be twenty.
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