Chapter 2
"You are so cold-blooded and heartless!"
"Am I cold-blooded and heartless? Over the years, you've given most of our savings to your brother's family, and I've never complained. But this official job position was earned by my father with his life, and it will be passed on to Miaomiao in the future. I can't give it to him no matter what!"
"Miaomiao is a girl! She can just get married in the future. Does she have to work all her life? My brother needs this quota to support the family! If you don't give it to us, we will divorce immediately!"
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Before Su Miao opened her eyes, she heard a fierce quarrel. She struggled to open her eyes, stared at the top of the gray mosquito net and listened for a while. The quarreling sound was both familiar and unfamiliar.
She got out of bed with a dizzy head, and what caught her eyes were simple wooden furniture, retro calendars, and awards she had won at school on the wall. Was she back in Ning Town?
I quietly opened the door a crack. It was my parents arguing in the living room. No! It was my parents when they were young!
Su Miao looked at her shrunken feet and was suddenly surprised to realize that she was reborn, and returned to 1985, the day her parents divorced when she was 11 years old.
She was filled with ecstasy! God had actually given her a chance to start over!
The quarrel in the living room intensified. The father became furious and raised his right hand high, as if he was going to hit his wife in the face at any second.
In his previous life, the young Su Miao saw this scene and believed that his father was bullying his mother. He rushed out like crazy and pushed his father away. When his mother asked for her custody, he agreed without hesitation.
This time she watched coldly as her mother held her chin high, her face full of arrogance and contempt. In the end, her father did not shake his hand away.
He drooped his shoulders helplessly and made a disheartened decision: "Liu Xu, let's get a divorce!"
Su Miao clearly saw the surprise flash in her mother's eyes. She nodded without hesitation: "You said it this time! You can't regret it! Do it now!"
The father smiled bitterly: "Are you so anxious? Aren't you going to discuss the family property and Miaomiao's custody?"
"Family property? What kind of family property do you have? Isn't it just this shabby yard? Take it if you want it, or else people will say that I stole your family's things. As for Su Miao, do you think she will follow you?"
After hearing what her mother said, Su Miao felt indignant for her father. If she hadn't given half of the family's food coupons and salary to subsidize her uncle's family every month, their family would have been able to save up a lot of money.
At this moment, her father noticed Su Miao snooping by the door. His expression softened and he waved at her: "Miao Miao, you're awake. Are you hungry?"
Seeing Su Miao coming over, Liu Xu couldn't wait to say, "Su Miao, your father and I are getting divorced. Who are you going with?"
“Willow catkins!”
Su Yuanzheng didn't expect his wife to be so anxious and not care about their daughter's feelings at all. Anger was revealed in his voice.
Su Miao looked at his young and beautiful mother and really wanted to punch himself. Why didn't he see her indifference in his previous life?
Everyone praised her mother for being beautiful and graceful. She was proud of her mother since she was a child and tried hard to be a child that her mother liked.
Even though he felt that his father was very good to him, he still believed her slander against him. He was not close to his father since he could remember. After they divorced, he chose to follow her unwaveringly.
Now she has seen through her hypocrisy and indifference, and her heart is filled with hatred!
Su Yuanzheng lowered his head and said to his daughter:
"Miao Miao, you will always be your parents' favorite child. Your life and studies will not be affected after our divorce. You can choose anyone."
Yes, in her previous life, after she followed her mother, her father gave all his property to her mother, which was equivalent to leaving the house empty-handed.
He was even given a position as a formal employee, and then went south to work.
I dared not spend any penny I earned, and only kept enough for my own food and clothing. The rest was sent to my mother as living expenses.
But she never knew about this money. Every time her mother gave her tuition and living expenses, she would say that it was given to her by her stepfather out of pity for her, and asked her to kowtow to her uncle to express her gratitude.
This humiliation continued until she graduated from high school. She was admitted to the top university in the country, A, with excellent grades and received a scholarship.
She tried her best to stay away from this reconstituted family on her own, but in the end she was caught off guard.
Over the years, she was deceived by her mother and always thought that her father disliked her because she was a girl and therefore did not want her, and never asked about her situation.
In fact, it’s not that her father didn’t come to see her. It’s just that Liu Xu told him that his daughter is living a good life now and is the only daughter of a wealthy family. She asked him not to disturb his daughter’s life, so that she would not be laughed at by her classmates and neighbors as a country girl.
Her father had no choice but to follow her from afar every year. Seeing that she went to a very good school, her name was always listed first on the red list, and she lived in a very beautiful house, he felt relieved.
She learned all this during her time as a ghost, watching her father come to her house and argue with her mother. Her uncle also revealed that he had been trying to seize custody of her because he wanted the family fortune, and this time...
Su Miao threw herself into her father's broad arms and said firmly, "Dad, I choose you!"
Su Yuanzheng hugged his daughter in surprise and joy and said, "Miao Miao! Daddy will work harder in the future! I will create good conditions for you and send you to study in the city!"
In this era, the phenomenon of favoring boys over girls was still very common, and nine-year compulsory education had not yet been implemented. Many families were lucky enough for their daughters to finish elementary school, and there were not many people like Su Yuanzheng who were willing to cultivate them well.
Liu Xu looked at the loving father and daughter and said with disdain, "They really are the same surname, the same blood, and the same morals. They are ungrateful wolves who can never be tamed."
Su Miao blinked her clear eyes and looked at her mother. In this new life, she no longer had any admiration for her mother. She could clearly feel her disdain and disgust for herself. She had always been unwilling to even call her by her nickname.
"Mom, do you want me to follow you? If that's what you want, I can do that."
Su Miao said tentatively, and a hint of panic flashed in Liu Xu's eyes.
She turned her head to the side and said calmly, "If you want to follow your dad, then follow him. A forced melon is not sweet."
After saying that, he turned around and went into the room to pack his things.
"Miao Miao, play in the living room for a while. Dad will cook for you later."
Su Yuanzheng took out a small box of snacks for his daughter from the cloth bag he carried to work. He had bought them after going to several supply and marketing cooperatives.
But before he could take it out, his wife poured a basin of cold water on his head.
Su Yuanzheng went in to help Liu Xu pack up, and asked softly how to pack this and that.
Liu Xu said nothing and ignored her husband, just like every day and night for the past ten years.
She packed her things quickly because her personal belongings were always kept in a separate box, so she only had to tidy up some of the clutter on the desk.
Liu Xu came out carrying a package and said to Su Yuanzheng, "Go get the certificate and go through the formalities quickly. I'll have Liu Ming come over to move the boxes tomorrow."
Su Yuanzheng said hesitantly: "How about I make lunch first, you and Miaomiao can eat first, and then go to handle the formalities."
Liu Xu walked out without looking back and said, "Don't try to delay, go now. Su Miao is already so old, let her cook porridge for herself."
Seeing her mother's impatient attitude, Su Miao reached out and tugged at her father's clothes and said, "Dad! Don't worry about me! I'm not hungry. There are still snacks here. Go quickly, or Mom will be angry soon."
Su Yuanzheng's eyes turned red after hearing his daughter's words. Usually, his wife's angry shout could shake the whole house.
He also knew that his weak attitude had caused his daughter to suffer a lot since she was a child, but he felt that it was very difficult for his wife to marry him, so he tolerated it in every way, and now...
There was a bit more determination in his eyes. He asked his daughter to stay at home, took his ID and got up to go out.
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