Chapter 203 Everyone Has Their Own Fate
After washing up and having breakfast, Meng Wanshu went to visit the family as usual.
But thinking about her situation at the grain and oil station these past few days, she felt agitated.
She was humiliated by Zhou Mingli, but she could only endure it... Zhou Mingli became angrier the more she thought about it.
She was even angrier when she saw that damned little mute girl uttering "vixen" word by word under the encouragement of others.
I have to say, this kid is getting better and better at saying those three words!
However, Zhou Mingli quickly realized what she was thinking and her face immediately darkened.
damn it.
Song Yanshen did indeed speak more and more fluently.
Because many people ask him to say it every day, and Zhang Chunxue teaches him the pronunciation every night, he can now say the words "fox spirit" quickly and accurately, no longer the "gourd gold" and "gourd scripture" he used to say.
However, Song Yanshen was very clever. He knew that these customers liked to tease him on purpose, and if they were amused, they would buy braised dishes and stewed offal. So every time, he would deliberately pretend to speak unclearly, which would make everyone burst into laughter.
However, Zhong Chengren and Meng Wanshu had a hard time, and so did Zhong Chengfa and Li Hongjuan.
After Zhong Chengfa divorced Li Hongjuan, he had to do all the household chores himself.
Zhong Chengfa originally thought that he could just make three meals a day and do it casually, but he forgot.
Food, clothing, shelter, and transportation—besides food, there's also clothing.
Zhong Hongqing was only three years old, a time when he was really naughty and mischievous. His clothes were always dirty and he had to wash them almost every day.
Zhong Chengfa himself also had to do farm work, and his body was covered in sweat. If he didn't change his clothes all day, the stench could waft far away.
Zhong Chengfa considered himself a decent person.
After all, Zhang Chunxue is exceptionally beautiful, and her father, Zhong Guosheng, is no less so—otherwise, Zhang Chunxue wouldn't have been interested in him.
As their son, Zhong Chengfa is also one of the most handsome men.
Therefore, even though he was from the countryside, Zhong Chengfa did not allow himself to be slovenly.
This made things difficult for him.
I'm exhausted after working every day, so I have to cook dinner first, and then wash the dishes and pots.
All that's done, but there's still a basin of clothes waiting for him to wash.
Just a few days later, Zhong Chengfa couldn't take it anymore.
He now regrets divorcing Li Hongjuan.
After all, he used to only worry about the fields; he didn't really have to worry about things at home.
Although Li Hongjuan is lazy and greedy, and doesn't do her housework very well, at least she does it!
But now, all the work is on his shoulders, and he feels not only physically tired, but also mentally exhausted.
Li Hongjuan's situation was no better than his, and in fact, it was even worse.
Because after she divorced Zhong Chengfa, she went back to her parents' home and was beaten by them.
"Are you crazy? Zhong Chengyi isn't married yet, and countless girls would love to marry him! And you! You want to divorce Zhong Chengyi at this time!"
"Exactly! Everyone knows that marrying Zhong Chengyi means you can get close to Director Song! And you still got a divorce!"
"We were thinking of becoming in-laws with Director Song, but what about you?"
The two men cursed and swore, and showed no mercy when they hit Li Hongjuan.
Li Hongjuan screamed in agony as she was beaten.
But she still didn't forget to defend herself: "Dad, Mom... stop hitting me... you have no idea..."
"The family has split up! They've all split up!"
"Zhang Chunxue doesn't like Zhong Chengfa at all! Not to mention Zhong Chengfa! She only likes her three sons!"
Li Hongjuan cried with snot and tears streaming down her face: "Director Song will dislike us even more now!"
"Pah!" Her father didn't believe it at all. "If you said Director Song didn't like you, that would be one thing! But how could Zhang Chunxue? We saw it when you got married. Zhang Chunxue dotes on her three sons!"
“Exactly! When you gave birth to Hongqing, Zhang Chunxue was very attentive and caring. I saw it all from the sidelines! She’s so good to her three sons!”
Li Hongjuan cried even louder: "She's changed! She's changed!"
Her mother glared with her triangular eyes: "But isn't Hongqing still here? You came back before because you stole food... Zhang Chunxue was still thinking about her grandson back then!"
"I think you've gotten too big for your britches! You just want to come back and live off your parents!"
Li Hongjuan felt utterly wronged: "Dad! Mom! If Zhang Chunxue had given us even the slightest kindness, I wouldn't have divorced Zhong Chengfa..."
"Now she doesn't even want me as her daughter-in-law, nor her three sons, and she doesn't even care about her eldest grandson anymore!"
She was telling the truth, but her parents didn't believe her at all.
Because in their limited understanding, how could rural people not like their eldest grandson? He's not like a granddaughter, who's a money-loser!
Sister-in-law Li watched Li Hongjuan being beaten with a detached air. Only when she was satisfied did she speak up: "Mom and Dad, it's no use saying all this now. They're already divorced. Let's think about Hongjuan's future!"
She was still thinking about the pot of rice she hadn't gotten to eat!
"What else can we do?" Li Hongjuan's mother immediately burst into curses, "Do you expect her family to support her forever?"
Li Hongjun was scraping the mud off the soles of his shoes when he glanced at his wife.
Sister-in-law Li immediately understood and said, "Mom and Dad, please don't hurt Hongjuan... Look, Hongjuan is only twenty-four and so beautiful... She's destined to have sons! It won't be difficult for her to get married again... right?"
After she said that, Mr. and Mrs. Li exchanged a glance and finally stopped talking.
They don't want daughters who have been divorced and sent back to their parents' home. Otherwise, why would they let them eat and drink for free at their parents' home?
Of course, we should marry her off again and get another dowry!
Thinking of this, Li Hongjuan's mother immediately helped Li Hongjuan up, and her voice became kind: "Oh, my good daughter, your parents were just angry before, after all, it would be such a disgrace to the Li family if you suddenly came back after getting a divorce!"
"Alright, alright, stop crying," she patted the mud off Li Hongjuan's clothes. "Don't worry, Mom will definitely find a good matchmaker and find you a good husband!"
"The storage is even better than Zhong Chengfa's!"
Li Hongjuan sobbed and fell silent.
The next day, the Li family got busy.
They wanted to find Li Hongjuan a good husband's family, a truly "good husband's family"—one that could afford a generous dowry, one that could "sell" Li Hongjuan for a good price.
The fact that everyone clearly saw Zhang Chunxue receive a gift of over a thousand yuan and the rumored dowry of ten thousand yuan raised the value of second-marriage widows in the surrounding villages.
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