Chapter 145 We've found news about Grandpa!
Xie Yanli then moved to her parents' home with her child.
Xie Jianshe also asked his friends in the provincial capital to help Xie Yanli find a job!
A few days later, suddenly someone from the Zhou family arrived. It was Zhou Tao and a strange woman!
Carrying DouDou, who was crying and shouting.
"What's wrong?"
Wang Guihua quickly put down the rag, stepped forward, pulled Dou Dou over, and wiped away her tears: "Child, why are you crying?"
DouDou sobbed, "Daddy doesn't want me anymore. He said I'm a jinx. Waaah..."
Wang Guihua was furious: "How can you talk like that? The child is only a few years old, what nonsense are you spouting?"
Xie Yanli came out of the house, holding Dian Dian in her hand, and felt extremely distressed when she saw Dou Dou.
Xie Jianshe and Zhou also heard the noise and came out.
Zhou Tao was stunned for a moment when he saw Zhou Ye's appearance, but after noticing Xie Jianshe's warning look, he looked away.
He thought to himself, "This world is so unfair. How come Xie Jianshe can marry such a beautiful wife even after he's retired from the army?"
He originally wanted to be even more arrogant, but seeing Xie Jianshe there made him feel a little intimidated.
"Look at the good son you raised. All he does is cry and complain all day long. Doesn't he think he's the King of Heaven?"
Xie Yanli, let me tell you, this is your child, don't expect me to help you raise it! You gave birth to it, you raise it yourself!
Let me tell you, from now on, DouDou is yours too, and I won't spend a single penny. Besides, look at my girlfriend, she's so much prettier than you.
snort!
"I'll have plenty of sons if I want them in the future!"
A flash of resentment crossed Dou Dou's eyes, but she still cried out, "Daddy, please don't abandon me."
I don't want to suffer with Mom; I want to live a life of luxury with you. I don't want Mom; I want Dad!
Dad, don't find a new wife, my stepmother will mistreat me!
If my stepmother has a child, she'll dislike me too!
"Waaah..."
The woman next to Zhou Tao was wearing a red dress and white high heels.
Her hair is long and slightly wavy, making her look incredibly charming!
With her slender fingers, she tugged at Zhou Tao's arm and said coquettishly, "Honey~ your son is so ill-mannered, how can he talk to his father like that?"
This really makes me so sad!
Honey, I'll give you lots of sons in the future, okay?
We don't want him anymore! I'm scared!
Zhou also noticed the woman's gaze. Although the woman was calling Zhou Tao her husband, a woman's intuition doesn't lie.
Her gaze was directed at Xie Jianshe.
so……
Is this Xie Jianshe's extramarital affair?
When Zhou Tao was called "husband," her legs went weak! Her voice trembled as she said, "Okay...okay, Jiaojiao, don't be afraid!"
We don't want this unfortunate son anymore!
You give birth to my child, hehe..."
Seeing Zhou Tao's worthless attitude, Xie Yanli's face turned red with anger: "Zhou Tao, you really are a beast, you want a woman but not your son?"
"So what? You gave birth to him yourself, aren't you going to take care of him? Besides, I've had more than one son in my life."
I'll have even more sons in the future!
"Pah! I don't care! Let me tell you, hurry up and come with me to write a statement that this bean has nothing to do with me anymore!"
Zhou Tao said fiercely, but his eyes were wary as he looked at Xie Jianshe.
Surprisingly, Xie Jianshe wasn't actually angry.
She merely glanced at him expressionlessly, ignoring him completely, and gestured for Xie Yanli to go about her business.
Xie Yanli nodded and immediately went to do it.
As the woman named Jiaojiao left, she gave Zhou Ye a deep look, and Zhou Ye smiled back at her.
The two exchanged glances, but Wang Guihua felt something was very strange!
After everyone left, DouDou hugged Diandian and cried loudly.
"Brother, you're finally back, sob sob... brother..."
"Dian Dian... little sister..."
Seeing the two siblings crying, Wang Guihua and Xie Meili had tears in their eyes, and even Zhou Ye couldn't help but feel heartbroken!
Once the children stopped crying, Wang Guihua held Dou Dou's hand and said, "Child, don't be afraid. Grandma knows everything. Our Dou Dou is the smartest!"
It's the best!
You also know how to protect your mother and your younger sister, don't you?
So cute!
"It's good to be home. Are you hungry? Grandma will make you some noodles, okay?"
"Yes! Thank you, Grandma!"
Xie Jianshe, Zhou Ye, Dou Dou, Diandian, and Xie Meili remained in the courtyard.
Dou Dou looked at Zhou Ye timidly. He knew that the beautiful woman in front of him was his aunt.
My uncle used to be the one whose word carried the most weight in the family.
But... that shouldn't be the case now, right?
"Hello, Auntie!"
Zhou smiled, stepped forward, and scratched his head: "Hello, little hero!"
DouDou's eyes instantly welled up with tears.
"I?"
"Yes, in my eyes you're a little hero! You know how to protect your little sister, that's great!"
But how old is this child! It's not easy for him to have such a kind mind!
Even so, DouDou's young heart was still uneasy!
Zhou also pulled Xie Jianshe back into the house.
"What's wrong?"
Zhou glanced outside: "The child is still very sensitive! Dou Dou is more mature and smarter than other children!"
So... let him stay here, plus the villagers will more or less gossip about it.
I'm afraid he'll overthink it!
So... how about we just take my older sister to the provincial capital?
Xie Jianshe nodded: "Perfect timing! I've made some progress in inquiring about Grandpa! Let's go together!"
"good!"
Watching Zhou Ye pack her things, Xie Jianshe hesitated for a moment before asking, "Xiao Ye, you don't feel uncomfortable that I'm helping my older sister so much, do you?"
"If I do anything wrong, you must tell me! Please don't get angry!"
Zhou smiled speechlessly at Xie Jianshe's caution.
"Xie Jianshe, what kind of person do you take me for? It's only right that you help your own sister."
If I have children, I hope they will support each other. If I have a daughter, I also hope that my son can be a pillar of support for her.
This is what a family should be like!
Your eldest sister was born and raised here. There's no reason why she should have no connection to this family just because she got married.
"Moreover, you've already done a great job by finding a job for your older sister instead of just supporting her and her children!"
As a mother, she needs a job like this!
Similarly, when I said they need their own home, it wasn't out of disdain, but because I genuinely feel that way.
"Strictly speaking, I'm my aunt-in-law, but to the children, I'm not a relative, I'm an outsider!"
Xie Jianshe looked at Zhou Ye gratefully: "You are really good, really good!"
"Oh……"
Zhou chuckled: "Alright, that's enough. The kids will think I really dislike them!"
"You go ahead, I'll get some snacks for the kids!"
"OK!"
After Xie Jianshe left, Zhou also took out a few sponge cakes and a small bag of candy! Then he took out two pieces of cloth!
One piece is red checkered, and the other is military green!
Inside the main room, the meal was ready, and DouDou was wolfing it down.
When he saw Zhou Ye arrive, he froze in shock, staring at Zhou Ye as if worried that Zhou Ye would find his large appetite offensive!
"Aunt...I..."
Zhou Ye didn't have any good ideas about dealing with children, so she could only smile and try to appear less threatening.
She spoke as gently as possible: "DouDou, I'm your aunt! So, don't be afraid!"
Let's eat!
"This is cake and candy from your aunt. Have some later, okay?"
DouDou relaxed a little: "Okay!"
As they continued eating, Zhou also handed some candy and pastries to Diandian, who wasn't afraid of Zhou at all.
She accepted it with a smile and said thank you sweetly.
"Mom, this is some fabric I bought before. We don't need it now, so let's make some clothes for the kids."
It's quite interesting, really. The Zhou family must have a lot of money, but they've been so careless with the clothes they've given the two children. DouDou's clothes are alright, they're all altered from adult clothes, but DiDian's clothes are all patched up.
You can wear it without showing skin.
On the day she returned, Wang Guihua had already altered two sets of clothes for Diandian, but they still look too few.
Kids love playing in the water and mud!
Just playing around, and the clothes are no longer presentable!
She had originally intended to take some fabric, but she didn't! However, she also knew that Wang Guihua probably didn't have much fabric left!
Now, you not only have to spend money to buy fabric, but you also need fabric coupons!
When Wang Guihua saw that it was all the best cotton fabric, she refused to take it: "Oh, Xiao Ye, this is such good fabric, you can keep it to make skirts."
Don't waste it!
A little kid like you doesn't need such fine fabric. I'll just alter your dad's old clothes and you can wear them!
Besides, clothes that adults have worn are soft.
Zhou also smiled and stopped her: "Alright, Mom, the children have had it tough too. They've encountered such a big thing. Let's just consider it a celebration that the children have escaped from their misery!"
My aunt can afford to pay for a piece of clothing!
"Mom, please accept it!"
Having said all that, Wang Guihua was incredibly grateful, patting Zhou Ye's hand with emotion: "Xiao Ye, I don't know what to say. How can you be so kind?"
If you put your eldest sister in someone else's home, she might not even be able to go back to her parents' home!
Not only did you not object, you even took pastries and candy!
"We're all family, don't stand on ceremony!"
"Okay, okay!~"
In the afternoon, Xie Yanli returned with red eyes.
"What's wrong? Who bullied you?"
Wang Guihua frowned.
Xie Yanli wiped away her tears and said, "That beast Zhou Tao, he's met someone new and immediately forgot who he is?"
I wanted to pack some of the kids' clothes, but they wouldn't let me.
Later, I found out...
That beast burned DouDou's clothes and schoolbag! Just because he didn't like his new girlfriend, she was an eyesore!
Waaah...
They're all beasts! I'm so angry!
Wang Guihua rolled her eyes: "Look at your pathetic self, is that all? Burn it and it's burned, we don't even care!"
We'll buy new ones for DouDou and DiDian, and make new ones for them!
I don't care about their lousy stuff.
Dou Dou nodded, coaxing Xie Yanli, "Mommy, don't be angry, I don't like those! Mommy will buy me better ones in the future!"
Xie Yanli nodded vigorously: "Yes, Mom will buy you nice things! Definitely!"
Wang Guihua pulled Xie Yanli aside and told her some things. Xie Yanli looked at Wang Guihua in shock: "Really? They gave you the cloth?"
"That's right, so I'm telling you, you must thank Xiaoye. Don't overthink it and add unnecessary burden to him!"
Did you know?
They're genuinely trying to be good to you, so stop being so sensitive about everything! It's giving me a headache!
"I understand, Mom!"
Zhou Ye wisely avoided getting too involved in Xie family matters or conversations.
A few days later, Xie Jianshe's face was beaming with a smile: "Xiao Ye, there's news about Grandpa!"
"What?"
Zhou Ye excitedly grabbed Xie Jianshe's arm.
Xie Jianshe blushed slightly: "It's true, but that person is in the provincial capital, so we have to go there."
When are you leaving?
Zhou was also very anxious.
Xie Jianshe laughed and said, "Don't rush, let's pack our things today and leave first thing tomorrow morning! We can travel together with my older sister and the others!"
"Found a job?"
"I don't have a formal job for now, but I found a temporary one! The position is perfect! It's also convenient for taking care of my child."
"Okay, then tell your older sister that we'll set off first thing tomorrow morning."
Xie Jianshe went out and quickly returned. Seeing Zhou Ye's surprised look, he touched his nose and said apologetically, "Xiao Ye, I have a favor to ask you!"
"What's up?"
Xie Jianshe thought for a moment and said, "No one in my family knows about the house in the provincial capital or my life there."
So, I hope you can keep this a secret for me!
Zhou Ye raised an eyebrow: "Your mother doesn't know either?"
"Um!"
Zhou thought to himself, "You actually trust me quite a bit."
"Okay, I promise you!"
Xie Jianshe thought for a moment and said, "Do you want to work in the provincial capital? Life here is not as convenient as in the provincial capital."
"A place with a large shopping mall would be more suitable for you."
Zhou paused for a moment. Grandpa had already passed away, and there really wasn't anything worth staying for in Hongqi Village anymore.
"Then... let's go take a look. You can stay there for a long time, right?"
Xie Jianshe laughed and said, "Actually, my household registration is in the provincial capital. It was temporarily placed at the Public Security Bureau. I just refused the job at the time, but my household registration is still there."
Zhou Ye nodded...
When Xie Jianshe arrived at the main room and told Xie Yanli the good news, Xie Yanli was so excited that she cried.
"Really? You really found me another job?"
First came excitement, then hesitation.
Her hesitation shocked everyone.
Why hesitate? Isn't this what she's been hoping for?
"Can the construction be delayed for a few days?"
Xie Yanli's words confused everyone. Xie Jianshe frowned and asked, "Big sister, what's the reason?"
Xie Yanli remained silent for a long time before Dou Dou spoke up: "I saw a young educated youth giving flowers to my mother the other day!"
Wang Guihua suddenly stood up: "What? Who?"
Seeing her mother's expression, Xie Yanli mustered up her courage and said, "Mom, I need time to see if he really treats me well!"
He doesn't mind that I'm divorced, and he doesn't mind that I have a child!
so……
He really respects me. He's cultured. I think I might have finally met someone who truly cares about me!
so……
I want to try it!
Xie Jianshe thought for a moment, but still couldn't figure it out: "Who exactly is it?"
Zhou heard Xie Yanli's words at the door and suddenly thought of someone, but he couldn't believe it.
Does he really dare?
Aren't you afraid that I'll expose him?
Perhaps I'm overthinking it!
But the next second, they were slapped in the face!
"Mom and Dad, brother, don't worry, the person who sent me the flowers is Deng Jie from the educated youth settlement!"
"who?"
"Deng Jie?"
"Isn't that the person who spoke ill of Xiao Ye that day... that day?"
Xie Youfu suddenly said.
These words made Xie Yanli's face turn ugly: "I knew about this; he told me about it on his own initiative."
He said he had apologized to Zhou Ye before, and that he had indeed made a mistake! He also realized his error!
That's why I haven't told you yet, because I was afraid you'd mind!
I just want to pursue my own happiness! I want to give it another try…
Wang Guihua's face changed drastically, and she pointed at Xie Yanli, angrily cursing, "Xie Yanli, you really are a fool!"
I thought you finally realized you were wrong!
I think you haven't suffered enough losses yet. I shouldn't have let Jianshe help you this time; I should have let you suffer a great loss instead.
How could I have given birth to such an idiot!
"If I had known you had such thoughts, I should have had the Zhou family torture you to death! You'd be so stupid!"
Was he a good person?
ah?
You used to want to bully Xiao Ye, but you failed. Now you're still interested in her? How did Xiao Ye treat you?
How did they help you?
Can you distinguish between good and bad?
Xie Yanli, even if I chew the food and feed it to you, you still won't be full!
"Fool!"
Her mother's questioning and scolding made Xie Yanli feel wronged, and tears streamed down her face: "Mom, I know what you're saying, I'm not angry!"
I just wanted to give it a try!
If he's not sincere, I definitely won't agree to be with him!
"You're talking nonsense! Use your pig brain to think about it yourself, what does Deng Jie want from you? Does he want you because you've been married before?"
Do you have a child? Can you become a father instantly?
Or is it because you're so muddle-headed?
"Let me tell you, they only want you because you're stupid, because you have a capable younger brother, and because you have a father who's the village chief!"
After Wang Guihua finished scolding, Xie Yanli was already crying uncontrollably while holding her child!
Xie Youfu pulled Wang Guihua aside: "Don't be so angry, let's talk this out! You're scaring the child!"
"I'm trying to speak nicely, but who's going to speak nicely to me? This daughter shouldn't have been born. When you were born, were you not given a brain?"
Xie Yanli, how could you be so stupid!
Xie Youfu sighed deeply: "You...you're right!"
Yes, was what the old woman said wrong?
That brat is infuriating!
Xie Yanli was so choked up by the scolding that she couldn't speak.
Xie Jianshe asked, "What do you like about him?"
"He's good to me!"
"Ha...how has he ever been good to you?"
Speaking of this, Xie Yanli was no longer sad: "Jianshe, he is really good to me. You don't know, he goes up the mountain every day to pick wildflowers for me, all kinds of colors, they are so beautiful!"
"He would also tell me stories, stories about his time at school! They were so beautiful to hear!"
With a "smack!", Wang Guihua threw the rag directly at Xie Yanli's face.
"mom……"
"There are so many wildflowers on that mountain! If you like, I'll go pick them for you. Even if I don't go, DouDou can go up the mountain and pick a whole bunch for you in just a few minutes!"
What do you care about? Something that doesn't cost you money moves you? And you want me to tell you stories? If you like that, go buy a radio and I'll tell you stories every day without sleeping. You can even listen to operas.
What's the use?
So, you're marrying a man just so he can tell you stories? Not a single one of them is true, and you have the nerve to say that?
"Didn't Jianshe send flowers to Xiaoye?"
Xie Yanli retorted in a low voice.
"Ha... How can that be the same? That's paving the way, that's a wedding! What you are doing?"
Wang Guihua felt like she was about to explode with anger!
Xie Jianshe said calmly, "Big sister, do you want to hear what kind of life you would lead if you were with Deng Jie in the future?"
Xie Yanli looked over.
"Heh... Interested? Then let me elaborate..."
The tone carried a hint of malice.
But Xie Yanli didn't feel it at all.
“If you and Deng Jie really like each other, and your parents don’t approve, it’s not impossible for you to be together.”
My parents are open-minded, and they have more than one child.
If you insist on courting disaster, I will sever our father-daughter relationship, and you will have to find your own happiness.
Xie Yanli was shocked and looked at her parents.
Xie Youfu and Wang Guihua nodded in agreement!
Having a daughter like that is worse than having a piece of barbecued pork.
"After you get married, your parents might approve a plot of land for you in Hongqi Village out of concern for you, but there will definitely be no money!"
After you get together with Deng Jie, your family won't give you any support.
So if you have to stay home to take care of the children, then only Deng Jie will be able to go to the fields to earn work points.
As far as I know, he earns no more than six work points a day.
We can barely feed ourselves, but as for you, there's definitely no food. If you want to eat your fill, the eldest sister will have to go to the fields to earn work points.
Eldest sister...
Tsk... I'll give you five work points for your body!
You can support yourself, but what about your children?
Don't worry, neither I nor your family will help you. Who told you to be so stubborn?
Xie Yanli's expression changed: "Then... Dou Dou and Diandian..."
"Let's not talk about DouDou and Diandian yet. After you and Deng Jie get married, you'll definitely have children together."
After you have children, you won't be able to work in the fields anymore, and your life will take a sharp downturn!
"It's uncertain whether Dian Dian and Dou Dou will even get any food, let alone eat well! Don't you know this, having raised children yourself?"
Xie Yanli swallowed hard, feeling a little guilty!
Xie Jianshe had no intention of letting her off the hook, and continued, "This is all based on the fact that Deng Jie is completely reliable and treats you well."
If he has ulterior motives towards you, then everything is worse than this!
He'll look down on you because you're divorced, he'll look down on you because you have a child and are a burden to him! He'll remember your incompetence!
The money you collected comes in handy at this point.
He'll be nice to you for the money, but what will you do once the money's gone?
"Oh, right, and your in-laws in Beijing. Do you think they'll approve of you? Maybe they will! Maybe they won't! Because if Deng Jie were truly favored, he wouldn't have gone to the countryside!"
Xie Yanli was struck dumb!
DouDou looked at her mother and said speechlessly, "Mom, can't we live well on our own? Why do you have to find me a stepfather?"
Are you coming to claim my property?
"You have money, children, and your family's support, so why are you looking for a man? Do you really want to find a stepfather to torment us?"
Zhou, listening from the courtyard, was both amused and exasperated. The child's words were too harsh; he probably took after Xie Jianshe.
She didn't actually want to eavesdrop, but Xie Meili was holding her back, and she couldn't leave.
Xie Yanli found it increasingly reasonable as she listened.
Deng Jie must have seen that I was emotionally hurt and that he could easily manipulate me before he made his move. He's really cunning!
She was clearly no good person. The wildflowers she had given him earlier had become a source of disgust. Actually, it was impossible for Xie Yanli to like Deng Jie.
She just wanted to prove that she was liked by people too!
But……
It seems she was wrong!
"Then... what should I do?"
Xie Jianshe said, "We can leave a little later tomorrow. Why don't you go and try it out yourself and see?"
Just tell them that we disliked you because you had a family, and that's why we kicked you out!
"You have a child and nowhere to go, ask him for his opinion."
Xie Yanli's eyes were resolute: "Okay, I'll test the waters tomorrow, and if..."
"If he's a real man, I'll apologize to you!"
Xie Jianshe said with a burning gaze.
He was full of anticipation for tomorrow!
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