Chapter 661 It seems like my mother-in-law was born to be this way.
Dong Yulian looked at her husband, her eyes filled with tears. Just as she was about to speak, Lu Qiaoge said gently, "How about I talk to Comrade Dong Yulian alone?"
Some things seem inappropriate to say in front of Sister Lin and Lin Chengze.
To put it simply, what seemed perfectly reasonable to them was utterly absurd to Dong Yulian.
Sister Lin was taken aback, wondering why Lu Qiaoge wanted to talk to Dong Yulian alone.
But immediately, Sister Lin agreed and took the person to an office not far away.
The office is currently empty, with two tables and four long benches. The tables are covered with many books, so it must be a reading room.
Lin Chengze followed, his face grim, his eyes bloodshot, and he looked haggard. He said, "Dong Yulian, I've always hoped you could get along well with my mother. I've tried for seven years, but the truth is, you can't. I actually regret it..."
Lin Chengze clenched his fist as he spoke, but he didn't say whether he regretted marrying Dong Yulian or regretted all the efforts he had made.
Dong Yulian burst into tears. She reached out to take Lin Chengze's hand, but Lin Chengze dodged her.
Dong Yulian lowered her head in anguish.
Lin Chengze continued, "I will no longer insist on whether you can truly believe you were wrong. And now that things have come to this point, there is no turning back. As for who the child will live with, let's discuss that when we get home."
Sister Lin's lips moved, but she didn't say anything.
She probably felt that her brother and sister-in-law had no other way out but divorce.
Just as Dong Yulian was about to break down and cry out, Lu Qiaoge spoke up at the right moment.
"Comrade Lin Chengze, it's not that I'm being harsh, but you've spent seven years working on something, and the result has only gotten worse. You shouldn't be feeling regret right now, but rather reflecting on yourself. Of course, this has nothing to do with whether you're divorced or not. People always need to learn from experience to avoid making the same mistakes in the future, right?"
Dong Yulian, who was in pain, was stunned for a moment. Her mind was also confused, but she was grateful to Lu Qiaoge for saving her.
But now she's in a terrible mess. Does she regret it? Yes, she does. But she doesn't think it's all her fault. Now, everyone thinks it's her fault. Even her own mother is angry and scolds her for not knowing how lucky she is. She says, "Go look all over the neighborhood and see how many families like hers are there. And your mother-in-law's business is her business. She's just lucky and that's how she's always lived. It's like the Chinese proverb: 'Zhou Yu beats Huang Gai, one is willing to hit and the other is willing to be hit. Why are you meddling in other people's business?'"
But she lives in this family, and every day when she opens her eyes, all she sees is...
It's one thing if the mother-in-law doesn't care about the father-in-law; that's none of her business.
But she never felt sorry for her husband. Many times, when her husband came home from working overtime, he would be bossed around by her. As soon as she opened her mouth, the three of them would glare at her angrily, as if she had done something outrageous.
She felt embarrassed, or even reluctant, to order her husband around; she just wanted him to come home and rest, since his job was much harder than hers.
But she was treated like a sinner; whatever she did was wrong.
No matter what mistakes her mother-in-law made, no one took it to heart. They would even comfort her, saying, "It's okay, it's okay, don't take it to heart," as if it were the mistake that hurt her.
No matter what she does, her mother-in-law is never wrong; it's always her fault as the daughter-in-law.
She wanted to apologize and admit her mistake, but this time her mother-in-law wouldn't accept it at all, and she didn't even feel that she was wrong.
The problem now is that she doesn't want a divorce, she really doesn't want a divorce, because she still loves her husband and they have two children. Although she has a job and can live on her own even if they divorce, what will happen to the two children? The family will fall apart.
But for some reason, Dong Yulian held back her tears at that moment.
She stared blankly at Lin Chengze, who was also stunned.
Yes, we worked hard for seven years, and what was the result?
Sister Lin, being a veteran comrade and cadre with many years of experience, understood immediately.
She looked at Lu Qiaoge with a complicated expression; this girl's perspective on problems was just different from others.
Yes, it's problematic for your younger brother to say that. You've worked hard for seven years, so you should explain yourself clearly—is Dong Yulian hopeless, or did you not try your best?
Unexpectedly, Lu Qiaoge continued, "Comrade Lin, please calm down. I'll talk to Comrade Dong Yulian. Just like Chairman Lin said, since I've encountered this matter, I want to do my part to help you solve the problem. If possible, we can think of another way."
Chairman Lin quickly pulled his younger brother Lin Chengze over and said gratefully to Lu Qiaoge, "Qiaoge, you and Yulian have a good talk."
After saying this, she looked at Dong Yulian and softened her voice: "Yulian, you know what kind of person your elder sister is. What I said just now may have been a bit harsh, but you should keep it in mind and think about it carefully. Life is precious and only comes once. For no other reason than for your two children, you can't do such a foolish thing."
After saying this, Sister Lin pulled Lin Chengze, who was clearly distracted, out of the reading room and then closed the door.
Lu Qiaoge pulled Dong Yulian to sit on the stool, and then Lu Qiaoge sat down as well.
This time, Dong Yulian reacted quickly, looking at Lu Qiaoge with tears in her eyes and saying, "Director Lu, I know you. I've known about you for a long time."
Seeing Dong Yulian's complicated expression, Lu Qiaoge thought to herself, "She probably knows that rumor—that Lu Qiaoge has the highest divorce rate in the family disputes she resolves!"
The woman in front of me, Dong Yulian, has no desire for a divorce and is even willing to end her life.
So Lu Qiaoge smiled and said, "We'll talk about that later. Right now, I'd like to ask how you resolved the issue of your mother-in-law's injury and resulting physical damage?"
Dong Yulian gritted her teeth and said, "How can this be resolved... My mother paid for the medical expenses, but now she won't see me. What can I do?"
Then a hint of hatred flashed in Dong Yulian's eyes, and she murmured, "Doesn't she bear any responsibility at all? I've never seen such an old woman before. She does nothing all day long, always ordering this person around or that person around, and she never cares about her husband or her son."
"It's just that my two children are still young. If they were older, she might even have to order them around. She'd be like a pampered princess from the past, expecting to be waited on hand and foot. But no one in the Lin family thought there was anything wrong with her; on the contrary, they all thought it was perfectly normal, as if my mother-in-law was born to be like that."
(End of this chapter)
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