There was a gentle breeze, and Lin Xiaoman was pushing Old Lady Sun around the community, chatting with the old ladies and men in the community.
The phone in my pocket suddenly rang.
Looking at Old Lady Sun who was chatting excitedly, Lin Xiaoman stepped back a few steps and went to a corner to answer the phone.
"Hey, daughter, what's wrong?"
Lin Xiaoman knew that Chen Xinyi was busy preparing for the exam and they hadn't been in touch since the Chinese New Year. She suddenly called him, so something must have happened.
Could it be that a family conflict has broken out?
“Mom…” Shen Xinyi’s voice was choked with sobs, revealing a strong sense of grievance.
"What's wrong?" Lin Xiaoman immediately adopted the caring tone of an old mother.
"Mom, can I stay at Grandma Sun's house tonight?" Shen Xinyi was in a taxi, talking on the phone, looking at the bright lights and feasting outside the car window. She felt extremely sad.
In this bustling city, I don’t have a home that truly belongs to me.
"Wait a minute." Lin Xiaoman replied, and walked back to Old Lady Sun in a few steps. She casually said, "Auntie Sun, I'm so sorry, Xinyi locked her key at home. Her husband is on a business trip again and won't be back until tomorrow. Can you stay here tonight?"
"It's not a big deal, of course it's okay." Old Mrs. Sun agreed immediately, very kindly, "I haven't seen this child for a long time, it's a good opportunity to talk to her."
"Thank you."
"Hey, you're so polite."
After getting Old Lady Sun's approval, Lin Xiaoman stepped back and said, "Okay, come here. What happened?"
Shen Xinyi was silent for a few seconds, feeling that she couldn't explain it clearly over the phone, "Mom, I'll come over and talk to you."
"Okay then. Be careful on the way. Call me when you get there and I'll open the door for you."
"Um."
After hanging up the phone, the phone interface returned to the chat app again, and I saw that Zhou Yang's contact number had accumulated hundreds of messages.
After clicking to check, for a long time, seeing the messages still popping up one by one, Chen Xinyi sighed and finally typed a reply.
"You go back by yourself. I'll sleep at my mom's tonight! Let's separate and calm down. If you really think I'm being unreasonable, then we don't have to live like this anymore!"
Chen Xinyi was firm in her attitude. This time, she couldn't give in, otherwise she would be bullied to death for the rest of her life.
As soon as he saw this message, Zhou Yang sent a voice message back almost immediately.
"Honey, I was wrong, I was really wrong, I was being unreasonable, I was a bastard, please don't say those angry words!"
Listening to Zhou Yang's pleading apology, Shen Xinyi calmed down a little, but when she thought of Li Jing, she felt irritated again.
Zhou Yang has such a good personality, so why does he have such a mother?
The more he thought about it, the more upset he became. Chen Xinyi simply locked his phone screen so that out of sight, out of mind.
About half an hour later, Shen Xinyi arrived at Old Lady Sun's house and greeted Old Lady Sun, who was already curled up in bed watching TV. Lin Xiaoman then took her to the guest room.
"What happened? Did you have a fight with Zhou Yang?" Lin Xiaoman asked while making the bed.
"It's not really a quarrel with him, it's just..." Chen Xinyi frowned, her face was full of confusion and annoyance, "Mom, I'm so confused now, I don't know what to do..."
"Well, tell me more specifically and I'll analyze it for you."
"Mom, I... when I came here just now, I had the urge to divorce! I wanted to just get a divorce, but after calming down a bit, I, I couldn't bear to do it."
"You want to divorce because of your mother-in-law, but you can't bear to leave your husband?" Lin Xiaoman hit the nail on the head.
Based on her observation, given Zhou Yang's personality, if it weren't for Li Jing's troublesome mother, he and Shen Xinyi wouldn't likely have any problems in the next five to seven years. Of course, no one could predict what would happen in the long run.
"That's it." Chen Xinyi bit her lip and nodded. She was conflicted because Zhou Yang was always nice except when he was facing Li Jing.
"So what happened this time? You don't want to tolerate your mother-in-law anymore? So you made a scene?"
"Because Li Jing urged me to have a baby, but I wanted to have another baby after I passed the engineering exam. I didn't follow her wishes this time, so we had a conflict. She said that if I don't have a baby by the end of the year, she will let Zhou Yang divorce me." Chen Xinyi pursed her lips, her eyes slightly red.
"Just get a divorce. Whoever gets divorced can't live!" Lin Xiaoman said indifferently.
"But I can't accept this. Zhou Yang and I have been together for eight years! If we're getting a divorce because of relationship problems, then I'll accept it. But why? Why should we get a divorce just because of her?"
Chen Xinyi was filled with resentment and continued, "If I really get divorced, it would be my second marriage. I'm 29 now, almost 30. If I get divorced, what kind of person can I find? But Zhou Yang has a house, a car, and works in a public institution. He can find someone better! I'm not willing to accept this. Why should I give up my position to another woman?"
"Then don't divorce."
"But if we don't divorce, Li Jing will keep urging me to have a baby. She's retired now and idle at home all day, just staring at me. And if we don't divorce, we'll definitely have a baby, and if we do, she'll definitely be the one raising it. After all, I have to work. The thought of living with her for seven or eight years makes me feel extremely depressed, like I can't breathe."
"I told you long ago before we got married that your mother-in-law is a troublemaker. She looks down on poor outsiders like us. Living with her will definitely be unfair, but you refused to listen. Now you know, don't you?" Lin Xiaoman scolded him, "If you don't listen to the advice of the elderly, you will suffer the consequences."
"Mom, what can I do? Should we break up right then? I know it's because I'm poor, so Li Jing is afraid that we poor people will take advantage of her. She's unwilling to give the betrothal gift and puts her own name on the house. I know that marrying up means being wronged.
But mom, even those who are of the same social status as us are also penniless and have no house. Will buying a house together and paying off the mortgage together guarantee happiness? Without an economic foundation, life might be even more miserable. Who knows, maybe they will kick me out after I become a shrew.
Besides, will he definitely love me sincerely if I find him again? Will he not be a prostitute, gambler, or abuse me? Will he not have terrible parents? Will he still hand over his salary every month? My six-year relationship ended in a breakup. Will I really be suitable for another one?"
Lin Xiaoman: ...
Uh, that made so much sense that she couldn't even refute it.
Reality is not fiction. Most people's marriages are just mediocre, and it is really impossible to find a perfect husband.
"So what do you want to do?"
"Mom, I just don't know what to do!"
Lin Xiaoman rubbed his head and said, "Then let's have an observation period first to see Zhou Yang's attitude."
"But Li Jing comes to my house every day. Whenever she comes, I feel so depressed and suffocated..."
"Don't put up with her bad habits. Fight her, fight her to death! Haven't you two moved out and started living together? What right does she have to tell you what to do? Tell her to get as far away from you as possible!"
"But, that's their house. Mom, when you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head!"
Chen Xinyi sighed. It wasn't her own house, so she couldn't be tough.
At this point, Shen Xinyi silently took out her mobile phone and checked... Since she got married, she and Zhou Yang have saved more than 260,000 yuan.
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