Xu Yaoyang's wife has a beautiful name, Xiang Wanzhen. This name was given to her by a highly respected elder in their clan, simply because she was the only girl in the family at that time.
After her, she had several more daughters. At that time, they didn't pay as much attention to naming them; they were all given names like fragrance, grass, or flowers.
Speaking of which, Xiang Wanqin's status in the family was quite special. She wasn't valued as much as the boys, but she wasn't ordered around like her younger sisters.
You can see that from her marriage, for example.
Back then, Xu Yaoyang was a formal worker with a city household registration. He was good-looking, his family was well-off, and he also had a cousin who was a high-ranking officer in the army.
Back then, it wouldn't have been difficult for Xu Yaoyang to marry someone from the city.
The second wife was worried that city wives would be difficult to manage, so she preferred to find a good one for Xu Yaoyang in the village.
Before the second wife's incident, Xu Yaoyang and his wife's life was quite happy. Everything changed after they learned about the incident.
As soon as Xiang Wanqin arrived at the brigade headquarters, everyone there knew what she was there for.
Everyone sympathizes with her plight.
Like most couples of that era, Xiang Wanqin and Xu Yaoyang were in a de facto marriage but had never obtained a marriage certificate. Therefore, if they wanted to separate, all they needed was a certificate from the village committee.
As for starting their own household, the issue of housing becomes a bit tricky.
Apart from the current educated youth settlement, there are no other usable houses left in the village.
There aren't many educated youth at the current educated youth settlement, and the houses there are big enough, so Yang Chunqin suggested that a large room be set aside for the mother and her two children to stay in.
The houses in the educated youth settlement were all large brick houses, and because they used to be classrooms, each room was quite large and could be divided into two rooms and a kitchen.
Xiang Wanqin was very happy.
When Xiang Wanqin received the divorce certificate, she burst into tears, never expecting her marriage to end like this.
Xiang Wanqin was also a capable person. She asked someone to help her partition the room that very day, and the house was ready to live in in just one day.
She moved there with her two children and her dowry. Since there were no iron pots for cooking, she used earthenware pots and didn't bother the other educated youth.
Although these educated youths worked in the fields to earn work points every day as required, they were arrogant at heart. Just like Liu Peng back then, although he agreed to date Xu Daya, he had never really thought about marriage. Deep down, he actually had a resistance to marrying a country girl that he was unaware of.
Later, when Xu Daya got married, he felt that she had embarrassed him. At that time, he was actually angry, not because he couldn't let go of Xu Daya.
Having witnessed the fickleness of human relationships, Xiang Wanqin still understood human nature, so she had no intention of associating with the educated youth.
The two children really like their new home, and most importantly, their beloved mother is back.
Even after the second wife's parents learned that Xiang Wanqin had unilaterally divorced Xu Yaoyang, they did not make any statement. They were even unmoved when they learned that Xiang Wanqin had started her own household with her two children.
Deep down, they didn't think so either. They felt that the city girl would definitely not like being a stepmother. In order to marry a city girl, the two elders felt that their grandchildren were nothing.
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned. Three days after Xiang Wanqin and Xu Yaoyang divorced, Xu Yaoyang and his female colleague were taken away on suspicion of having questionable morals.
The female colleague's parents tried everywhere to find connections to save their daughter, but no one was willing to get involved.
Xu Yaoyang was terrified when he was taken away. He was actually all bark and no bite. He had been pampered by his parents since childhood and had a very smooth life. So he didn’t have any ability to handle emergencies.
When Xu Yaoyang got scared, he brought up Xu Yaozu.
Fortunately, Xu Yaozu was recuperating at home, so the Revolutionary Committee didn't contact him.
When the female colleague's parents couldn't find anyone to help them, they actually thought of Xu Yaozu.
They felt that they could now be considered in-laws with the Xu family. They had no idea that the eldest and second branches of the Xu family had long since severed ties. They just felt that as the older brother, how could they not help the young couple when they were in trouble?
After inquiring around, they learned that Xu Yaozu was recuperating at home, so they bought some things and rushed to Xujia Village.
The eldest branch of the Xu family never expected to welcome the parents of Xu Yaoyang's current partner, so they were all quite bewildered.
If they're going to propose marriage, shouldn't they go to the second wife's family? Besides, they've already severed ties with the second wife's family.
This whole thing seems incredibly strange.
When the couple saw Xu Zexi in the yard, they felt a pang of regret. How wonderful it would be if their daughter had found someone like him!
Xu Zexi was handsome, had a great figure, wore a military uniform with four pockets, and his father was the director of the county public security bureau. His qualifications were probably among the best in the entire county.
Sigh~ Let's deal with the immediate problem first.
With a stern face, Old Mrs. Xu said without any mercy, "You've come to the wrong house. We don't have in-laws like you."
Although the female colleague's mother felt embarrassed, she still forced a smile and said, "You are Yaoyang's uncle and aunt, how can you not be in-laws? If it weren't for the reason, we wouldn't have come here so abruptly before these two children got married. But now that the two children are in trouble, perhaps only his older brother, Director Xu, can save them."
The Xu family was unaware that Xu Yaoyang and his female colleague had been reported, so they were completely confused.
Xu Zexi, quick-witted, immediately rode Mu Jingheng's bicycle to the county town to inquire about the situation.
Grandma Xu: "You're joking. My Yaozu is just a public servant who serves the people. How could he possibly save people? Besides, you haven't even said what wrong those two people did. If they did something heinous, why would you come to my Yaozu for help? Wouldn't that be harming them?"
The female colleague's mother became anxious: "My dear in-laws, they are all good children. How could they do something so heartless? No, no, everyone! I'll call you 'elder sister' now. Could you let us see Director Xu?"
Grandma Xu scoffed, "Are they good kids? Would good kids destroy someone else's home? Would good kids abandon their wives and children? Would good kids see that the other woman was heavily pregnant and still verbally provoke her, ultimately causing the child to die at birth? I don't know how you judge what a good kid is. Let's go, my Yaozu can't help you and doesn't want to."
Grandma Xu tried to kick them out, and the couple refused to leave, but in the end, they were driven out by Grandma Xu's big broom.
When the two elders of the second wife heard that Xu Yaoyang's current in-laws had arrived, they rushed over excitedly, only to find that they had been kicked out by Xu's old lady.
The second wife curled her lip, thinking that the two of them deserved it, as they didn't even know who their real in-laws were.
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