While Lin Wei was busy packing her things, several major events occurred in the family quarters, all related to divorce.
Among several divorce cases, two were related to the college entrance examination. The party involved in one of them was a military wife who passed the exam. There were seven people who passed the exam, four of whom held graduation banquets. The military wife who was getting a divorce was one of the three who did not hold graduation banquets.
"It's been so long since we received the notice, why are you making a fuss now?" Lin Wei asked puzzledly.
After the announcement of the resumption of the college entrance examination came down, couples in the family quarters often started to quarrel over divorce. Basically, they quarreled once during the registration period, once during the examination period, and once when the notification was issued.
Teacher Sun from the Military Region Primary School had a quarrel with her husband during the registration process. I heard that when the quarrel got serious, they both agreed to get a divorce certificate. The reason why the two did not get divorced in the end was not because Teacher Sun’s husband changed his mind, but because Teacher Sun failed the exam. She was not just a few points short of the passing score, so she temporarily gave up the idea of continuing to take the college entrance examination.
There were also quarrels between couples during the exam period. On the day of the college entrance examination, two military wives gave up on the exam because of the serious quarrels at home. Later, one military wife completely gave up the idea, and another military wife regretted it after the Chinese New Year and became the protagonist of one of the divorce cases.
After the notice was issued, some couples also filed for divorce, but those who had filed for divorce before had no news now, while those who actually got to the point of divorce were those who had never filed for divorce before.
But there were some clues. The three military wives who did not hold graduation parties actually had husbands who did not support them going to college.
Zhao Li was the most informed. She said, "Why didn't they make a fuss? Actually, they did make a fuss once when they registered. At that time, her husband said that she would definitely not pass the exam, so why bother? She was upset, so she made a bet with her husband, saying that if she didn't pass the exam this time, she would give up the college entrance exam from now on. If she passed, she would go to school. Her husband probably didn't believe she could pass, so he agreed."
"Then what?"
"And then she got admitted," Zhao Li said thoughtfully, "probably because of the bet they made before, her husband couldn't lose face after receiving the admission letter, so he didn't strongly object. But he must have been unwilling in his heart, otherwise how come you guys were holding a graduation banquet, but their family didn't have any news? Now that he can see that his wife will go to school without making a fuss, he can't help it."
Lin Wei looked down on such people and said, "If he didn't want to, he shouldn't have made the bet in the first place. What kind of man is he if he made the bet and then regretted it?"
Deng Xiangyun agreed: "He is indeed not a man."
Zhao Li sighed and said, "It's hard for women. You see, all of us military wives have been separated from our husbands for several years after marriage before joining the army. How come we women can wait, but men can't?"
"Selfish."
Because of the two divorce cases caused by the college entrance examination, all kinds of opinions were expressed in the family area, and both men and women had their supporters. As for the remaining divorce case, public opinion was one-sided.
The protagonists of this divorce case are Gao Xiu Lian and Zhao Feng.
Ever since the Zhao family moved to the townhouse, Lin Wei and Gao Xiu Lian saw each other less often. When they met occasionally, they would not say hello and would just pass by each other in a hurry.
In the state-owned restaurant, Gao Xiu Lian did not cause any more trouble. After a long time, everyone thought she had changed her character. But the facts proved that it is difficult to change one's nature.
The divorce between Zhao and Gao originated from the fact that Zhao Feng injured his foot during training a few years ago. Because it was a fracture, although it was not serious, Zhao Feng still stayed in the hospital for more than half a month. He only went home to recuperate when he was almost healed.
Because the medical staff in the hospital department is relatively fixed, Zhao Feng was taken care of by the same nurse during his hospitalization.
This is actually nothing. Patients come and go in the department, and a nurse has to take care of countless patients in a year. The problem is that the relationship between Zhao and Gao has not been very good in the past two years. Gao Xiulian is always suspicious when she sees young and beautiful nurses. During Zhao Feng's hospitalization, she asked him to change nurses many times.
Zhao Feng felt that Gao Xiu Lian was sick. Not to mention that she had nothing to do with the nurses, he just said that the military hospital did not have sufficient staff. For example, there were only two or three nurses in charge of the orthopedic ward where he lived, and the nurses worked in shifts. The nurse in charge could not be replaced whenever he wanted, so he did not agree.
Because Gao Xiu Lian always mentioned it, the two had several arguments while he was in the hospital, and finally he was discharged early.
After being discharged from the hospital, Zhao Feng had little interaction with the nurses. Even when he went to change the dressings, it was not the ward nurse's responsibility. The matter seemed to have been settled.
It was not until the Chinese New Year that Zhao Feng took his children and Gao Xiu Lian out to play and happened to meet the nurse on the road. Since the two knew each other, they greeted each other and exchanged a few words.
Originally, this was nothing, but Gao Xiulian felt that the nurse's smile was too bright, so she wrote a letter to report the nurse, saying that she was trying to seduce her husband.
After receiving the report, the hospital leader called the nurse over to ask about the situation. The nurse naturally denied it strongly, but Gao Xiulian refused to give in, so the matter became a big deal.
After the incident became a big deal, the army was afraid that someone would come down to investigate, but in the end, nothing was found. When Zhao Feng was hospitalized, there were other people in the ward, and the two of them did not have any improper relationship. After Zhao Feng was discharged from the hospital, the only time the two of them interacted was the time Gao Xiu Lian saw.
After the truth came out, Gao Xiu Lian was reprimanded for reporting without reason. Although Zhao Feng was innocent, he was implicated by his wife and was also reprimanded, which basically cut off his chances of promotion.
However, the one who suffered the most in this incident was the nurse. Although she was proven innocent, she lost her persistence in her nursing job and eventually chose to transfer and leave the military hospital.
Therefore, when people heard that Zhao Feng was going to marry Gao Xiu Lian, everyone in the family area, both men and women, applauded.
However, because they got married in their hometown, they had to go back to get a divorce certificate, so Zhao Feng took another leave and took Gao Xiu Lian home to get a divorce.
Lin Wei asked in surprise: "Did Gao Xiulian agree to a divorce so easily?"
"You call this easy? She has ruined the man's future!" Zhao Li was even more shocked.
Lin Wei thought about it and agreed: "I just think this is moving too fast. Although this happened, I didn't think Gao Xiulian would agree to a divorce so easily."
"Of course it's not that simple," Zhao Li said in a low voice, "I heard that Zhao Feng seemed to have made an agreement with Gao Xiulian. He would give her a monthly living allowance after the divorce, and he also promised not to marry again."
Because Zhao Feng's family now lives in the house that Zhao Li's family used to live in, she is familiar with all the neighbors and therefore got first-hand information.
Lin Wei frowned after hearing this: "What's the difference between this and not getting divorced?"
"This is a huge difference. First of all, after they get the divorce certificate, they are no longer related. Gao Xiulian won't be implicated in any future misdeeds. Secondly..." Zhao Li paused, and when she saw Lin Wei's sidelong glance, she said, "Think about it, this is just a verbal agreement, and it can't be counted. When the divorce certificate is obtained, whether to give living expenses or marry a wife will all be decided by Zhao Feng, right?"
According to what Zhao Li said, Gao Xiu Lian seemed to have been deceived by Zhao Feng, but based on what she had done... Lin Wei really didn't sympathize with her, so she didn't say much.
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While everyone in the family quarters was busy as a rat in a melon field because of several divorce cases, Lin Wei sold the large pieces of furniture in her home one after another.
Because they still need to sleep at night, the beds are just reserved and someone will come to move them on the day they leave.
But other furniture such as wardrobes, bookshelves, chests of drawers, etc. have been moved away, and now there is only a bed and a full snakeskin bag in the master bedroom.
After the master bedroom was emptied, the three children finally felt the reality of their upcoming move.
Beibei was fine, after all, she was young. She only knew that they were going to move to a new place, but she had no idea where the new home was, and she had never thought about whether she would be able to see her current friends in the future.
Mingming and Ruirui were a little sad. They were almost seven years old and already knew a lot of things. They knew very well that it would be difficult for them to come back if they left.
Ruirui is more rational. Even if she is sad, her eyes will just turn red at most. Mingming was different. He was full of emotions and couldn't help but burst into tears when he thought that he would never see so many friends again.
So that evening, when Lin Wei was discussing the moving day with Zong Shao, she saw Mingming running back from outside with red eyes, and he threw himself into her arms and sobbed.
Lin Wei thought he was bullied outside, so she hugged him and comforted him. It was not until Mingming sobbed and said he didn't want to move that she knew why he was crying.
Lin Wei helped Mingming up and asked, "Why do you suddenly not want to move?"
"If we move, we will go to a very far place, and we won't be able to return to our current home. I won't be able to see Xiao Shitou and the others either..." Mingming raised his head and cried, "Mom, can we not move?"
"Mom doesn't want to move, but Dad has been transferred to another place and Mom has to go to school there. If we don't move, Dad won't be able to work and Mom won't be able to go to school."
Mingming's crying gradually stopped after listening to Lin Wei's words. He wrinkled his face and asked, "What will happen if Dad doesn't work and Mom doesn't go to school?"
"If Dad doesn't work, our family will have no money. Without money, we can't buy food and we will all starve to death. If Mom doesn't go to school..." Lin Wei thought for a moment and said, "Mom will probably feel very regretful and sad when she thinks about it in the future. Dad will be the same if he doesn't work. He will be sad too."
Mingming slowly lowered his head and thought for a long time before saying, "The family cannot be without money, and I don't want to make my parents sad..."
Lin Wei touched his hair and said, "Mom knows you can't bear to leave your current home, but think about it, what does a home consist of?"
"House? And dad, mom, brother and sister?" Mingming asked uncertainly.
"It's the latter. A home is made up of people. With people, there is a house and furniture. But furniture can be sold and the house can be replaced. As long as the people are still there, the home is still there."
Mingming said, not quite understandingly, "When we get to the new place, will we still have a home?"
"Yes, we will still have a home in the new place."
Lin Wei nodded affirmatively and continued, "As for my friends, as people grow up, they always have to experience various separations. At first, you were assigned to different classes, then you went to different junior high schools and high schools, and later you went to universities in different cities. You will always be separated, but now you are just separated earlier. If you can't bear to leave them, you can say goodbye now."
Mingming asked: "What should I do if I miss them in the future?"
"You can write a letter to them and I'll mail it for you. If there's a chance in the future, I'll bring you back to visit them. Do you think that's okay?"
Mingming: “It’s possible…”
But he still doesn’t recognize a lot of words, and it’s so annoying every time he writes an essay based on pictures. How is he going to write a letter then?
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