After work, Chen Xiangdong and his family did not go home, but hurried to their former compound.
He had been cursing in his heart all day. His parents' divorce was such a big thing, but they only found out now. After being separated from the family, were they no longer a family? Why didn't anyone tell them about this? No one had told them.
Even though the whole family didn't go to pay New Year's greetings during this year's Spring Festival, his father had already come, and they were still angry about it. Why should they go to pay New Year's greetings?
He thought his parents were angry with them, so they ignored them for the entire New Year, but he didn't expect so many things to happen at home. The workers in his factory told him about this.
Everyone in his family knew about it, including his uncles and aunts, but he, as his biological son, was the last one to know, and he only found out today.
Chen Xiangdong stepped into the compound after a long absence. Like his mother, he felt as if he had lived here for several years, but in fact it was only half a year.
He knocked on the door loudly, "Dad, Dad."
Old Chen stayed in the factory again, the second son and his wife went to his father-in-law's house for dinner, the third son went out to accompany his mother to do some business, and Xiang Hong went to see his girlfriend. The room was dark and there was no one in it.
The three of them stood at the door, listening to their neighbors talking about their family affairs, and looking at the house in front of them, it seemed as if there was no life in it.
"Xiangdong, they are not here today. Shall we come again tomorrow?" Zhu Wenying was holding the child, very hungry.
She said, "Just get a divorce. Her kind mother-in-law doesn't like them anyway." If her in-laws don't divorce, her mother-in-law will be in charge of all household matters, and they won't get any benefits. But if they divorce, she can bring her child to visit more often and maybe even get some money from the old man.
But this cannot be said now. It is obvious that Xiangdong’s mind is full of his parents’ divorce. Wouldn’t it affect the relationship between them if he said such sarcastic words now?
Chen Xiangdong didn't agree when he heard this. "No, let's go to the factory to find Dad. If that doesn't work, we can go to the second son's father-in-law's house."
Zhu Wenying was not happy. She wanted to go home right away. It was too tiring to work all day and then take care of her parents-in-law's affairs while holding her child.
"It's cold at night, and I'm afraid Baoyuan will get sick. Otherwise, I'll take him home first and put on more clothes before going out." Zhu Wenying used the child as an excuse.
Chen Xiangdong nodded. "That's right. There's no need for our whole family to go there. You should go back with the child first. Don't come out. It would be bad if both of you get sick."
After getting the answer she wished for, Zhu Wenying left.
In the clinic, Chen Xiangbei pestered Old Lady Xia to talk about her affairs. After being slapped by Old Lady Xia and made to behave himself, he started to talk about the affairs of their compound.
"Mom, let me tell you, Guan Tao from our compound has run away."
Old Lady Xia was watching over her sister, but she hadn't woken up yet, so she had the leisure to listen to Chen Xiangdong's nonsense. "What? Ran away? Where did you run to?"
Chen Xiangbei danced with joy, "Everyone in the compound is saying that she ran away with another man."
Old Mrs. Xia was puzzled. "She and Xiao Ma have been married, right? How can she run away even though they're not divorced?"
Chen Xiangbei: "Actually, she wasn't with another man. She took the letter of introduction and went back to her village. Before leaving, she went to the hospital. She went in with a big belly and came out with a flat belly. Her face was as pale as a ghost and she walked very slowly. Even so, she insisted on going to the train station. I guess she went back to her parents' home."
Old Lady Xia: "Did you see it again?"
Chen Xiangbei: "Hehe, I didn't see it. I heard about it. I have a friend at the train station."
Old Lady Xia sighed, "When Old Ma was taken away, Little Ma stayed at home for a while before coming out. When he came out, he wanted to be a good person and raise his child. Now, the whole family is gone, some are in jail, some have escaped, and the child is gone too."
Chen Xiangbei shook his head. "It's more than that. Xiao Ma seems to have really gone crazy and was taken away by the neighborhood committee. I heard that they will bring Guan Tao back to take care of Xiao Ma later."
Old Lady Xia: "Ah? He wasn't crazy like before? He even took off his pants in public, is this something a normal person would do? And Guan Tao, she ran away, there's no way she can come back, right?"
Chen Xiangbei: "Who says it's not true? Anyway, the aunt who lived next door to his house during that time said that she often heard Xiao Ma crying and laughing in the room alone in the middle of the night, and also shouting some nonsense. Guan Tao didn't divorce him, so why couldn't she take care of him?"
Old Lady Xia: "Even if I take care of him, it's impossible for me to take good care of him. What if I get tired of him and just lock him up in the house and let him die?"
Chen Xiangbei: "I don't know about that either. But I think their plan is going to fail. Maybe they won't be able to bring the person back, but they might get a divorce certificate instead."
Old Lady Xia squeezed her sister's hand tightly. "He's both hateful and pitiful. If he hadn't bullied his previous wife so much, he wouldn't have ended up like this."
The hand she was holding moved, and Old Lady Xia no longer cared about talking to Chen Xiangbei, "Sister."
Xia Yu'e had just woken up. After hearing about the chaos going on in their compound, she was a little hesitant about whether to open her eyes or not.
Although her life was also a mess, it wasn't so chaotic.
"Little sister." Xia Yu'e opened her eyes and saw her sister Xia Yue'e's head occupying her entire sight. It had been a long time since they last saw each other, and she had become older.
"Sister, you...you..." Old Mrs. Xia didn't know what to say. Was she asking her why she came here without looking for her? But her sister had never allowed her to tell her where she was going to work. Was she asking about her life over the years? But looking at her appearance, it didn't look very good.
Xia Yu'e smiled. It was the first time in so many years that she laughed from the bottom of her heart. She could hardly remember how long it had been since she last laughed. She said, "I've lived a good life these past few years. I have a house to live in, a job to do, and a son...a son... Anyway, I'm living a good life."
Chen Xiangbei said from behind Old Lady Xia, "Aunt, stop talking nonsense. What you said is like fart. You'd faint from hunger. You can't even scrape together a dollar with your whole body."
Old Lady Xia turned her head and said, "Shut up."
Chen Xiangbei fell silent, sitting on the stool next to him, picking at his fingers. If he didn't want to say anything, then so be it. Do you really think he wanted to say something? It's hilarious. Can't he even tell the truth now? He wasn't cursing, he was just telling the truth.
He had seen many poor families in the west of the city, but none of them could not even afford sweet potatoes. There might have been some in the past few years, but there were basically no such people in recent years. However, he did not expect that this place in the east of the city was even worse than the countryside. There were actually people who fainted from hunger, and this person was actually his aunt. In the past, he would have thought that this was a slap in his mother's face.
Although he didn't say anything, he rummaged through his pockets and managed to find a few sweet candies. He bought these candies with his own money when he went to please his second brother. That was the money he earned with hard work.
He handed the candy to my aunt and kept his mouth shut, but his meaning was very clear: he wanted her to eat it.
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