Liu Xiuxiu lay slumped on the kang (a heated brick bed), her eyes sunken, her body hunched over, looking utterly listless.
She began to blame herself, wondering why she hadn't noticed. She thought Du Jianguo just had a bad personality and was usually suspicious, but she never imagined he was mentally ill.
Things have turned out this way in just a few days.
She had even fantasized about their future together.
Perhaps they will have a lovely child who will call them "Dad" and "Mom".
Because of the holiday, the bed sheets at home were brand new, and she also bought fruit, planning to eat it with him when she got home.
There was a tree planted at the entrance, which would bear fruit in the fall. Liu Xiuxiu always thought the fruit would be very sour, but Du Jianguo thought it should be sweet.
The past events are still vivid in her mind; every time Liu Xiuxiu closes her eyes, all she sees are those memories.
But suddenly everything changed. The Du family locked up her house, afraid that she would come home and take something out. She was kicked out of the house with nothing but her clothes on.
"What do you think we should do?" Zhou Hongyi looked at the person who was so thin that he was almost crying in front of everyone.
Zhou Hongyi was in poor health, so they only had this one child. Their daughter, whom they doted on growing up, has unexpectedly encountered such a distressing situation.
"Actually—" Liu Chuanfang glanced at Liu Xiuxiu and said, "My mother-in-law's great-aunt was in the same situation as Xiuxiu, but she was kind-hearted and didn't get a divorce!"
"Auntie, what do you mean?" Liu Nian glared at her directly. "Do you think we're mean-spirited for bringing up divorce?"
"Should we go to their house to save the mentally ill? To do charity?" Although this person was her elder, Liu Nian did not indulge him at all.
"Exactly!" Zhang Suzhen glared at Liu Chuanfang. "It's one thing for outsiders to say that, but you have to say it yourself! You're Xiuxiu's aunt!"
Zhou Hongyi was a pushover and dared not say anything, but this time she finally couldn't hold back anymore.
She said angrily, "My daughter said she didn't like him, but you insisted on dating him! Now that we're breaking up, you're full of complaints! So, the people you introduced can't be broken up with?"
“Sister-in-law, don’t make false accusations!” Liu Chuanfang retorted. “That young man looks decent, his family is well-off, and he’s three years younger than Xiuxiu. He was more than a match for Xiuxiu back then. If he weren’t sick, he would have been a good match. I was only doing this for Xiuxiu’s own good.”
"So, Xiuxiu was destined to suffer this calamity." Liu Chuanfang shrugged and said, "There's nothing I can do about it, is there?"
"You're introducing someone to a potential partner, don't you even bother to find out the details first!"
"No matter how much I inquire, it's impossible for me to know the whole story, right?"
"Alright, stop yelling," Liu Nian said irritably. "The key is to find a solution to the problem."
Liu Nian shifted her heavy body and looked at Xiuxiu, who had remained silent.
"Xiuxiu, tomorrow you take our whole family to Dujiazhuang and tell them you don't want a divorce."
"What?" Xiuxiu's eyes finally moved.
Everyone was also dumbfounded. "If we don't get a divorce, isn't that like jumping into a fire pit?"
Since their family doesn't agree to a divorce, then force them to get one.
They're known for being unreasonable, aren't they? Well, let's try something drastic too! Who's afraid of who?
The next day, Liu Nian put down all his work and took his entire family to Dujiazhuang.
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