Upon hearing this, the old man looked at his son-in-law, whom he had lost and found again, with a warm smile on his wrinkled face, and a warm feeling welled up in his heart.
Li Yuqiu said, "From today onwards, I can confidently call him brother-in-law again."
Li Yuzhu said with a smile, "Little sister, you sound so aggrieved. In the few months since my divorce from your brother-in-law, you've been calling him 'brother-in-law' quite a bit, haven't you?"
Li Yuqiu laughed and said, "I was just calling out secretly. Would I dare let Mom hear me?"
The mother said angrily, "You crazy girl, why are you dragging your mother into this again? When will you grow up? You have no manners at all."
Li Yuqiu was so frightened by her mother's words that she stuck out her tongue. The person she feared most in this family was her mother, the person she was closest to was her sister, and the person she loved most was her father. She always felt out of place with her mother.
It's not that she didn't love her mother; she was mostly afraid of her. In her heart, her mother was never as kind as her father.
The family talked in a very relaxed atmosphere. After several months of ups and downs, Dongqing and Li Yuzhu's lives finally found peace.
The mother-in-law's warmth, like springtime, and the harvest of autumn, laid a beautiful golden layer on their marriage, and Dongqing regained the family's approval.
He had to admit that he and his wife had gotten to where they were today thanks to her struggles and perseverance.
He firmly believes that as long as two people have love in their hearts, they will eventually emerge from the long night, welcome the call of dawn, and embark on their honeymoon journey again.
Dongqing talked at home for a while, then said goodbye to his family and returned to the city with his wife.
When Dongqing and his wife returned home in the afternoon, Li Yuzhu asked, "Are we going to have dinner again tonight?"
Dongqing placed his hands on his wife's shoulders and gave her a loving kiss on the forehead. He said, "A banquet is a must. How can we not have a banquet for such a big event as our remarriage? You rest at home, I'll go out and make the arrangements."
Dong Qing went back to his bedroom to change his clothes, said goodbye to his wife, and left the house.
After Dong Qing left, Li Yuzhu went into the master bedroom, packed her husband's clothes and put them in her own home. From now on, this house would be left for her third sister to live in alone, and she and her husband would move into that house to create a world just for her and Dong Qing.
Dongqing arranged several tables of banquet at the hotel, and all the guests who were supposed to be invited that evening were present. Relatives and friends went to the restaurant to attend their wedding banquet.
The remarriage banquet was very simple; there was no wedding ceremony, just blessings and a meal.
The happiest people about Dong Qing and Li Yuzhu's remarriage were their three older sisters.
Back home from the hotel, Li Yuzhu said, "Third sister, I've moved all of Dongqing's things to my house. From now on, you'll live in this house by yourself. When we're not home, you'll cook for yourself. When we are, you can eat at our house."
Dong Sanmei said, "Thank you, sister-in-law. You must be exhausted after a long day. Go home and get some rest."
Dongqing bid farewell to his third sister and returned home with his wife to rest.
Back home, the couple took separate showers in the bathroom before going to bed to rest.
They had just lain down in bed when they suddenly heard someone knocking on the door.
Dong Qing said, "Why would anyone knock on the door at this hour?"
Li Yuzhu got out of bed, put on her clothes, and said, "I'm going out to take a look."
Li Yuzhu stopped in front of the gate and asked, "Who is it?"
A woman outside the door said, "We are from the family planning office of the machinery factory. Open the door; we've come to investigate something with you."
Li Yuzhu reached out and opened the door. There was a man and a woman standing outside.
Li Yuzhu recognized them; they were indeed staff members of the family planning office at the machinery factory. Married women were among their targets, and they lived in the same residential area, so there was no reason she wouldn't recognize them. She asked, "Oh, it's you two. Is there something you need?"
The woman said, "You two remarried today. How did you use contraception before your divorce?"
Li Yuzhu said, "I used an IUD before my divorce, but after the divorce, I took my divorce certificate to the family planning guidance station to have it removed. I don't think that's a violation of family planning regulations."
"Removing the IUD during the divorce period is not considered a violation of family planning policies. However, you must have a new IUD inserted after remarriage. Please come with us to the family planning guidance center tomorrow to have it inserted. This is our work, please cooperate. You can rest now, we're going back now. We'll come pick you up tomorrow morning."
Li Yuzhu said okay, and the two of them turned and walked downstairs.
People in the family planning office were like that back then; they were always meticulous in their work, and people had long been used to it.
Li Yuzhu wasn't surprised by their arrival. After their remarriage, she was under their surveillance, so it was normal for them to be able to find her home immediately.
She watched the two people go downstairs, casually closed the door, and turned to walk towards the bedroom.
Back in the bedroom, she took a birth control pill, undressed, and lay down on the bed. Dongqing asked, "Were they from the family planning office?"
"Yes, they want me to go with them to the family planning guidance station tomorrow to get an IUD inserted. Go to sleep, they're just worrying unnecessarily. We don't even have time to have a child now."
After Li Yuzhu finished speaking, she nestled into her husband's arms. This was their reunion several months after their divorce, which, as the name suggests, is called "consummating the marriage".
Li Yuzhu nestled sweetly in her husband's arms and said, "Honey, do you know what nightmare I had a week ago?"
Dong Qing said, "How would I know if you don't tell me? Are you dreaming about remarrying me?"
Li Yuzhu said, "It's true that we remarried in my dream, but the moment we got our marriage certificate, you and our son suddenly disappeared. I searched for you and our son at the Civil Affairs Bureau for a long time but couldn't find them. I woke up crying from the dream."
Dongqing said, "Really? I've had the same dream many times, but it's not a nightmare. I always wake up laughing while holding you in my dreams."
Whether you wake up crying or laughing, it's the same result: when you wake up, you're still alone, and your heart is filled with disappointment and helplessness.
Every time I wake up from a dream, I unconsciously reach out to touch you in the darkness. I long for you to be lying next to me. But a dream is just a dream. Every time I wake up from a dream, it only increases the helplessness and unease in my heart.
Several times I woke up from a dream and had the urge to go to your room to find you.
Once, I went to your bedroom, turned on the light, and looked at the bed. You were sleeping with tears streaming down your face. At that moment, I really wanted to hold you and cry my heart out.
I ultimately restrained myself, because loving you means I should respect you even more.
With tears in her eyes, Li Yuzhu said, "Really? I never imagined that our marriage would take such a long and winding road because of this investment."
"We've come full circle again, haven't we?"
After Dong Qing finished speaking, he pinned his wife down and looked at her, saying, "I'm really afraid that tonight is just a dream."
With tears in her eyes, Li Yuzhu said, "It's not a dream, it's real. I am still your wife and the biological mother of our son, Dongyu."
After hearing his wife's words, Dongqing kissed her with burning lips.
Dong Qing pulled away from his wife's lips for a long time, saying, "My wife is more beautiful than ever!"
Li Yuzhu laughed happily and said, "Really? My silly girl, what are you waiting for? Let's get started!"
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