When Zhou Jinghong was seventeen years old, it was time for him to find a partner. However, his mother had passed away, so his father asked a matchmaker in the village who was a distant relative of their family to introduce him to a partner.
Zhou Jinghong mentioned three or four candidates, but either Zhou Jinghong or his father didn't like them. Finally, Zhou Jinghong herself chose a young man.
The young man was a new postman, and he was very handsome. That day, the young man came to the village to deliver letters. Zhou Jinghong fell in love with him at first sight.
If you like someone, you will naturally ask the matchmaker to find out more.
The matchmaker went to ask around and got back that the young man was from Shenjia Village, ten miles away. His name was Shen Jianye, he was twenty years old, unmarried, and had no partner. He worked in the post office. Although he had not yet been officially hired, the job in the post office would be his as soon as his father retired.
You will definitely have a stable job and a bright future.
After the matchmaker asked, the Shen family responded that they could meet each other first.
Under the arrangement of the matchmaker, Shen's mother accompanied Shen Jianye to Zhou's house and met with Zhou's father and daughter. The two parents had a brief chat and the two young people looked at each other a few times.
The first meeting between the two sides was very harmonious.
Afterwards, the matchmaker acted as an intermediary and conveyed how much gift the man was willing to give and how much dowry the woman was willing to give.
After some discussion, the parents on both sides reached an agreement.
The two young people went shopping in town a few times and watched a movie together, which was less than five "dates", and the relationship was considered a success.
The Shen family came and paid the betrothal gift, and the two parties officially got engaged.
However, before Zhou Jinghong got married and her father was preparing her dowry...
Zhou's father loved his daughter so much that he not only sold all the betrothal gifts he received as dowry, but also contributed all the money he had on hand. The success of this marriage was definitely related to the large dowry that Zhou's father had promised.
Because the dowry was too generous, Zhou Daming and his wife were unhappy, and a major family conflict broke out. Then the next day, Zhou's father did not get up. Zhou Jinghong went to his room and called for help, only to find that he was dead.
I don't know when he died.
Although it is said that Zhou's father was most likely angered to death by Zhou Daming, there is no evidence.
Without her parents, Zhou Jinghong, a little girl, can only rely on her brother and sister-in-law.
Unfortunately, it's unreliable.
There is a saying: You can never tame other people’s children.
When Zhou Daming arrived at the Zhou family, he was already eight or nine years old, old enough to remember things. When he was young, he probably knew he had no abilities, so he hadn't shown anything yet and was quite obedient. However, as he grew older and became more independent, he became more rebellious, and the relationship between him and his parents gradually deteriorated.
The turning point when the relationship between the two sides completely deteriorated was Zhou Daming's marriage.
Zhou's father and mother fell in love with a girl from the neighboring village. The girl was hardworking, down-to-earth and capable, and was definitely a good girl.
But Zhou Daming looked down on her because he thought she was ugly.
Zhou Daming fell in love with a girl next door named Qian Yuzhen, who was fair and plump and very beautiful.
However, after Zhou's father and mother inquired, they found out that although Qian Yuzhen was beautiful, she was a lazy person. That was why she still had no partner, and no one in the neighborhood who knew her well wanted her.
Marrying such a lazy woman would bring disaster. Zhou's parents certainly disagreed, but Zhou Daming was determined to marry her. The two of them even held hands in public, and rumors started to spread. They said they were in love, and even more outrageously, they had a child.
Zhou's father and mother are both honest people. Their son has ruined the girl's reputation, so they can't stop him from marrying her. Otherwise, wouldn't that be harming her?
In this way, Zhou Daming and Qian Yuzhen got married.
Even if he got what he wanted, Zhou Daming still resented his father and mother. As soon as Qian Yuzhen came home, she did almost no work and even threw her own clothes to Zhou's mother to wash.
Qian Yuzhen is the epitome of laziness and gluttony. Not only does she not work, she also drinks and eats meat.
Marrying an unvirtuous wife brings misfortune to the family. Zhou's father and mother were furious, but Zhou Daming acted like he was drugged with love, loving and pampering her like the apple of his eye.
Because of this, there was a small quarrel at home every three days and a big quarrel every five days.
Zhou's mother died one year after Qian Yuzhen came into the family. She definitely died young due to depression.
Zhou's father adopted Zhou Daming simply to have a boy in the family who could take care of him in his old age and also serve as a support for his daughter in the future.
Unfortunately, the opposite happened.
Because of the unrest in the family, Zhou's mother and father died one after another. Zhou Daming was not Zhou Jinghong's support at all. Instead, he listened to Qian Yuzhen's words. After Zhou's father passed away, the brother and sister-in-law shamelessly took most of the dowry that Zhou's father had prepared for Zhou Jinghong.
Relying on her father and brother at home, Zhou Jinghong, a little girl, could not compete with Zhou Daming and his wife at all, so she could only cry to her fiancé Shen Jianye.
The dowry was supposed to be taken to the man's home. If it was withheld, it would be the man's loss. The Shen family was of course not happy about this and came to make trouble.
Unfortunately, Zhou Daming was a complete jerk and immediately said, "Go find whoever agreed! Go ask Zhou Kun (Father Zhou) for the dowry he promised you!"
The Shen family was furious, but the things were at the Zhou family's and they couldn't steal them.
Then, as the dowry plummeted, Shen Jianye's attitude towards Zhou Jinghong became cold. He always had a stern face and ignored her.
Zhou Jinghong felt sad and thought that the marriage might be ruined.
However, although they were angry about the behavior of Zhou Daming and his wife, and Zhou Jinghong's dowry was deducted to the point that it was worth little, the Shen family ultimately did not regret it. After all, the betrothal gift had already been paid.
Amidst the contempt and disdain from his brother and sister-in-law, Zhou Jinghong finally waited for his wedding day.
On the wedding day, Shen Jianye and his group came to pick up the bride, and the bride Zhou Jinghong was asked to take back her small dowry.
When they arrived at Shenjia Village, Zhou Jinghong was forced to drink some wine at the instigation of some of Shen Jianye's friends, and then he became a little drunk.
She had no idea who it was, but it was definitely someone from the Shen family. After they helped her back to the room, Zhou Jinghong lost consciousness.
At night, someone entered the room, and Zhou Jinghong was vaguely...
That was done.
That night, she slept exceptionally deeply. The next day, Zhou Jinghong woke up with back pain. Initially, her heart was filled with sweetness because she was finally married, but when she saw the face of the man lying next to her...
The collapse of the sky and the cracking of the earth, the end of the world are not enough to describe Zhou Jinghong's mood.
An emotion called despair immediately swallowed her whole like a tide.
The person lying next to her is not her husband, not Shen Jianye!
After staying there for several seconds, Zhou Jinghong screamed, and then a large group of people rushed in.
There was her mother-in-law, some unfamiliar aunties, and several other people, just like a scene of raping a woman.
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