Chapter 73 Goodbye, Goodbye
Jia Zhenzhen has completely given up.
She doesn't cook. When she's hungry, she goes to the factory canteen to eat, or buys some steamed buns and pickles to satisfy her hunger.
She only washed her own clothes and folded her own quilts, and no longer did heavy housework without complaint.
Tang Jinhong still refused to divorce her. She thought about it for several days but couldn't come up with a good solution, so she went to find Xia Jinhua.
Jia Zhenzhen squatted beside a pile of socks in front of the stall at Dongda Market and said, "Jinhua, I'm sorry for you. I used to order you around and bully you like that. It was really... wrong."
Xia Jinhua did not respond.
"I'm not asking you to forgive me." Jia Zhenzhen said, "I just want to chat with you."
"Yeah." Xia Jinhua responded lightly.
"I really envy you." Jia Zhenzhen's tone was full of sincerity: "I see that your life has been getting better and better after your divorce. I also want to get a divorce now, but Tang Jinhong refuses to do it. What do you think I should do?"
Xia Jinhua didn't quite understand what he said, "What should we do?"
"How am I going to live in the future?" Jia Zhenzhen looked at Xia Jinhua intently.
Xia Jinhua has changed a lot in the past few months. Although she is setting up a stall outside in the wind and sun, her complexion is much better than before.
My skin was sallow before, but now it is very rosy.
Dry hair also becomes black, shiny and smooth.
There was a gleam in his eyes and his whole body was full of energy, as if he had suddenly become a dozen years younger.
Xia Jinhua greeted a customer, brought socks to the customer and collected the money, then sat back and said calmly, "Live your life the way you want."
Isn't this just nonsense? But Jia Zhenzhen seemed to have figured something out all of a sudden.
She decided not to care about anything and just live her life as she pleased.
After get off work, she went to her colleague's dormitory to eat melon seeds and chat about gossip with her sisters.
She played until eight or nine in the evening and then left.
But she did not return to the slum, but went directly to the staff building of the design institute.
Zhao Hongye had not yet recovered from her serious illness and felt a little guilty, so she did not dare to force Jia Zhenzhen. She could only allow Jia Zhenzhen to come and go as she pleased and had to give her half of her bed.
Jia Zhenzhen was as casual as if she were at home.
Tap water is really convenient to use, the room is really warm, the toilet is really comfortable, and the flush toilet is really easy to use.
She found that when she didn't care about anything, she felt much more comfortable.
Zhao Hongye didn't dare sleep at night, for fear that Jia Zhenzhen would smother her to death with a pillow while she was sleeping.
"Is it okay for you not to go home?" Zhao Hongye asked weakly.
Jia Zhenzhen raised her eyelids: "Why not?"
Zhao Hongye was getting irritated, her mouth was full of blisters. She pursed her dry lips and said, "...are you going to live here from now on?"
"Yes!" Jia Zhenzhen said happily, "It would be great if we could be companions."
"Hehe..." Zhao Hongye laughed dryly, her mouth bitter. "Well, Director Tang and I really won't contact each other anymore, and we definitely won't meet. You should go home!"
"You two can meet whenever you want!" Jia Zhenzhen smiled, "Why don't you go back to the compound and live with Tang Jinhong? I'm fine here alone."
It's like living a godly life here.
The corners of Zhao Hongye's mouth twitched.
This guy is crazy.
What a creepy smile.
Zhao Hongye didn't know what expression to put on. "...You really know how to joke."
Jia Zhenzhen said seriously: "I'm not kidding, you can consider my suggestion."
"No, no, no." Zhao Hongye waved his hands repeatedly.
In the past, you had to take care of the elderly and the young, so it couldn’t be a good place to be.
Being a stepmother is not an easy job and it is a thankless task.
Besides, just thinking about becoming Tang Limei's stepmother is enough.
She just wanted to find a man to live a free life, but she didn't want to be a servant or a nanny.
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Because Jia Zhenzhen didn't come home, the west room was in chaos.
No one washed the clothes, they were all piled in the basin, emitting an indescribable stench.
The room was a mess, like a garbage dump.
Old Mrs. Tang hadn't washed her face or taken a bath for some days and was feeling very uncomfortable.
What was even more unbearable was that she was hungry!
Mr. Tang would go to his friend's house for dinner, completely ignoring his frail old partner.
Tang Jinhong can't cook and can only eat in the factory cafeteria. He never cares about family matters and never thinks of bringing meals to his elderly mother.
Tang Limei asked her dad for pocket money so that she could buy all kinds of snacks. She was quite nice.
Mrs. Tang couldn't stand it anymore, so she called her son over and asked, "Where's your wife?"
"She is on a business trip." Tang Jinhong lied.
"She is just an accountant, why is she on a business trip?" Mrs. Tang said dissatisfiedly: "A woman who doesn't take good care of her parents-in-law, husband and children, and doesn't care about family affairs, runs around everywhere! You should call her back quickly."
Tang Jinhong evaded the question by saying, "She will be back in a few days."
The conversation produced no results.
During the day, some people go to work, some go to school, and some go out to play. There is no one at home.
Old Mrs. Tang was so hungry that she had to force herself to get up and cook for herself.
But before she even reached the kitchen, she slipped and fell.
It snowed heavily the past two days, and the snow was compacted and very slippery.
The old lady cried out for a long time before Liu Guanglei saw her and helped her to the bed.
When Tang Jinhong came back in the evening, he found that his old mother was paralyzed. She could only move a few fingers, and her speech was not as fluent as before.
"Mom, let's go to the hospital."
"No!" Mrs. Tang slapped the bed and said incoherently, "I'd rather die on this bed."
Tang Jinhong thought about it and obeyed his mother's wishes.
From now on, Old Mrs. Tang will have to eat, drink, defecate and urinate in bed, so someone must serve her.
Tang Jinhong found three or four people, but the old lady was not satisfied with any of them.
They complain that this one is not diligent enough, that one can't speak, this one's cooking is not delicious, and that one's voice is unpleasant.
In short, it's uncomfortable.
"I want the cotton that took care of me when I was in the hospital last time."
Tang Jinhong was stunned: "What cotton?"
"Xue Li found it for me. Go ask Xue Li to get Xiao Mianhua for me."
Old Mrs. Tang misses Little Cotton very much.
I've been lying in bed unable to move these days, missing Xiao Mianhua so much that it's making me anxious.
Tang Jinhong could only go to find Tang Xueli.
After listening to this, Tang Xueli smiled in her heart.
Aunt Cotton was truly a rare treasure and will be greatly missed by all who were cared for by her.
"I just found it randomly in the hospital. I don't know it."
Tang Jinhong had huge dark circles under his eyes and looked exhausted. "Go to the hospital and have a look. Maybe you can meet him! Your grandma wants that man to serve her. She is not satisfied with anyone else."
"I have to go to school and don't have time." Tang Xueli said she was helpless.
Tang Jinhong was furious and said in a more serious tone, "That's your grandmother, can't you think of a solution?"
Tang Xueli chuckled and said indifferently: "That's your mother, you should find a way to go there yourself."
Tang Jinhong raised his voice and glared at Tang Xueli: "I'm your uncle! How dare you talk like that? You're disrespectful!"
Tang Xueli said with disdain: "You are at most my neighbor, bye, goodbye."
With a bang, the door closed.
Tang Jinhong dragged his heavy steps back to his room.
"Son..." Old Mrs. Tang shouted in the house.
When Tang Jinhong went in, he saw that his old mother had pulled up her trouser pockets.
There was no one around, so he could only change his old mother's diapers and wash her dirty pants.
It's really hard to live like this.
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