After hearing that Tang Jiao's parents-in-law were really getting divorced, Tang's father didn't say anything, but Tang's mother was even more worried. She had thought before that if Old Lady Xia left home, Tang Jiao's future life would be hard.
They'd only been divorced for half a month, and already that home didn't feel like home anymore. What family wouldn't eat at home every day, each eating their own food? It wasn't that Tang's mother thought it was wrong for her daughter to bring her son-in-law back to her place, but she felt that no matter what, Tang Jiao's father-in-law was still alive, and if the couple kept coming to her place, what would her father-in-law think?
When Tang Jiao came back today, she ran into the neighbors next door. They seemed to be pointing and talking about her. When she got closer, someone asked, "Xiao Tang, are you going back to your parents' house for dinner again?"
There was some mockery and contempt in the tone. Tang Jiao could hear it. He simply looked down on her, a married daughter, for going back to her parents' home every day.
Tang Jiao nodded, said hello, and went into the house.
Seeing her unhappy expression, Tang's mother thought of the rumors outside. No one wanted something like this to happen in Tang Jiao's in-laws' family. Her daughter was so young, and she had to go through something like this. It was normal for her to not handle it well. Tang's mother had just been thinking about what Tang Jiao's father-in-law would think, but after seeing her daughter, she wondered what was wrong with going back to her parents' home. Her in-laws' family was cold and uninviting. What would she do if she didn't go back?
The mother and daughter huddled in front of the kitchen stove, chatting for a long time and almost burnt the food.
Chen Xiangdong looked around, but his father didn't see him, his mother wasn't at the factory, his second son wasn't in the hospital, his third son had gone somewhere, and his sister wasn't there either. After looking around for a while, he found nothing and went home dejected.
At the Zhu family's house, Zhu Wenying had already cooked the food, but only fed Baoyuan and waited for him to come back without eating. After Chen Xiangdong had a tasteless meal, he told Zhu Wenying about his parents' divorce.
"Why do you think Mom was so desperate and decided to divorce?" Chen Xiangdong really couldn't understand it. After his mother kicked their family out, he knew that his mother was the one in charge of the family. Why did she want to divorce when they had such a good life? It was such a big deal. Not only did everyone in the compound know about it, but many people in the nearby factories also knew about it.
Chen Xiangdong found out too late. Even if he was separated, did that mean he was no longer a part of the family? Why didn't anyone tell him about this?
Zhu Wenying put some food into his bowl with chopsticks and said, "Your mother didn't divorce because she was upset, but because she was upset."
Chen Xiangdong didn't understand, "What do you mean?"
Zhu Wenying: "Don't think that Mom is the boss of your family and can beat anyone she wants, but that's because she's become tougher during this period. Wasn't she bullied by your Dad before?"
Chen Xiangdong was even more confused. "When did my dad ever bully her?"
Zhu Wenying: "She took care of your aunt during her confinement and was used as a tool by your father. Your father didn't care what she thought at all, so don't you look down on her? You, as a son, look down on her, let alone me, a daughter-in-law."
Chen Xiangdong: "How did I look down on her? She hit me like that before, and I didn't fight back. How can I say that I look down on her?"
Zhu Wenying couldn't explain it to him clearly, "Whether you look down on her or not, your mother is definitely living a more comfortable life after the divorce than she is at home serving your father and your brothers and sisters."
Chen Xiangdong: "At her age, if she gets a divorce, she'll be gossiped about behind her back."
Zhu Wenying rolled her eyes at him and said, "Eat, stop thinking about it. You won't figure it out anyway."
Chen Xiangdong persisted, "I just can't figure it out, isn't it? There are a lot of people in my unit who talk about her behind her back. I don't know what she wants from getting a divorce."
Zhu Wenying: "She wants to not have to serve your family, so that she can have enough food, drink, and money to live a quiet life. She wants so much more. What's the point of continuing to hang out with your dad? Besides being annoyed by your brothers and sisters every day, she also has to be annoyed by your dad. When they have more children, no matter how much she hates it, she will have to take care of them and pay for it. What's the point? What do you think she wants?"
Chen Xiangdong was unconvinced: "But isn't this how everyone lives? It's great to have a large family."
Zhu Wenying: "It's your father's Chen family that's prospering, and no one has Mom's last name. As a result, your father gets all the benefits, while your mother works herself to death and is criticized for doing this and that. It's a losing business, and she's lost everything."
Chen Xiangdong wanted to say more, but Zhu Wenying didn't want to hear it. After being kicked out, she understood what Old Lady Xia said to her that day. The child was Chen Xiangdong's, so he should bear the consequences. Therefore, Chen Xiangdong had visibly lost a lot of weight during this period.
It’s a pity that she didn’t think it through at the time, and her mother-in-law was still powerful.
Zhu Wenfei was brought back after the Chinese New Year. It was said that Jiang Fangru had borrowed money from everywhere and was heavily in debt before she was finally able to rescue him. After being rescued, Zhu Wenfei became very silent, and looked at Zhu Wenying and the others as if they were strangers.
During this period, his condition became even more decadent. Last time, Zhu Wenying saw him rummaging through the drawers in Jiang Fangru's room looking for money. A few days later, Jiang Fangru shouted in the house that there was a thief, and mistakenly thought that it was Zhu Wenying and Chen Xiangdong who stole it. In the end, they reported the case but still couldn't find out who it was. Jiang Fangru looked at them more warily.
Zhu Wenying told her that Zhu Wenfei stole the money, but they refused to believe it. They thought that their son was a good boy no matter what and it was impossible for him to steal money, so the matter was left unresolved.
But later Jiang Fangru told everyone that there was a thief in the house, and she accused Zhu Wenying and her family of three of being dishonest, which made Zhu Wenying very angry.
Ever since Old Chen came to see them on New Year's Eve, they haven't seen him since. In the following days, Chen Xiangdong went to look for him several times, but didn't see him once. He came back and told Zhu Wenying that his father hated their family.
Zhu Wenying felt strange again. Her father-in-law always loved to save face, but now he didn't even put in the effort to show off towards them. It seemed that he was really hit hard.
Chen Xiangbei has been very busy these days. In addition to thinking about how to please his mother, he is also worried about the matter with Qiao Yi, and he has some clues about it.
His second brother is worthy of being the second brother, he is finally useful.
Chen Xiangbei came to the gate of the textile factory again with an arrogant look on his face and asked someone to call Qiao Yi out.
"Comrade Qiao, I've put a lot of effort into telling you this."
Qiao Yi naturally treated him to dinner again and asked him to talk while they ate. Chen Xiangbei was very happy, thinking that Qiao Yi was worthy of being a worker and was very considerate. He also patted his chest and said that he could come to him if he had any problems in the future.
Ever since Old Lady Xia moved out to rent a house, Qiao Yi felt that her life was empty, and her short friendship with Comrade Xia ended halfway.
Fortunately, she asked Chen Xiangbei to help her find out about her brother. She planned to buy some things and go see Comrade Xia after this matter was over.
"So, what's going on with my brother?"
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