How could you possibly have a child like that?
Among those who criticized Song Yongfu, Hu Meiyu was the most formidable. She claimed to be Xu Xiuyun's older sister and had even gone to the machinery factory to cause trouble, all to avenge Xu Xiuyun.
But Hu Meiyu probably never imagined that her seemingly weak and easily bullied best friend had already slept with her man behind her back...
Song Yongfu had initially intended to offer some advice to Hu Meiyu out of pity. However, Hu Meiyu's arrogant and foul-mouthed behavior made him retract his desire to speak.
Forget it, this has nothing to do with him. If she finds out, she will; if she doesn't, then so be it.
In short, Song Yongfu was completely disappointed in Xu Xiuyun after that. Although the two lived in the same courtyard, they had no contact with each other.
Sometimes, when he returned, he would hear men laughing coming from Xu Xiuyun's room. He didn't make a sound, nor did he go to check. Instead, he would close the door again and leave this so-called 'home'...
Lu Huaijiao and Niu Fangfang listened from the side, both somewhat moved by Song Yongfu's plight.
"Have you been living this kind of life for almost ten years?"
"yes."
Song Yongfu smiled, and seeing the heartache on their faces, his smile deepened: "This is my fate, don't be sad for me. I brought this upon myself."
If he hadn't lost himself after making some money and gone to dance halls to find dancers, would the subsequent events have been avoided?
He did not contract the disease and was able to live an ordinary and normal life.
Song Yongfu often fantasizes that if none of that had happened, his life would have taken a completely different path.
But as long as you think about it, what's done is done, and there's no way to undo it.
After talking for so long, and with cooking time fast approaching, Song Yongfu changed the subject and asked Lu Huaijiao and the others what they wanted to know about Xu Xiuyun.
"It's been so long since we've chatted, I've ended up saying so much without even realizing it."
Song Yongfu is actually not very old, only in his forties, which is in his prime. However, because of his less-than-glorious life experiences, he looks much older than his peers.
He looks to be around fifty years old.
After today's incident, Song Yongfu has aged not only in appearance but also in mentality.
The aura he exuded gave people the feeling of someone in their twilight years.
Lu Huaijiao couldn't sense any vitality in him.
He wouldn't blame himself for Xu Xiuyun's death, would he? If so, does that mean he has no hope for the future?
Lu Huaijiao spoke up, urging Song Yongfu to look forward.
"Uncle Song..." She hesitated for a moment, but finally asked, "Have you seen a psychologist about your health?"
"A psychologist?"
Song Yongfu seemed puzzled, as if it was the first time he had heard this term.
Lu Huaijiao nodded: "Yes, a psychologist. In hospitals, in addition to regular outpatient clinics, there are also mental health clinics. That's because not only can our bodies get sick, but our minds can get sick too."
"Physical illnesses can be cured with medication, but mental illnesses definitely require intervention from a psychologist."
Lu Huaijiao said.
Song Yongfu was a smart man; as soon as he heard Lu Huaijiao finish speaking, he knew what she meant.
"Do you think I have a mental illness?"
“Yes, your symptoms seem very much like a psychological problem.” She paused slightly, looked up into Song Yongfu’s eyes, and said, word by word, “Sometimes, we automatically avoid things we don’t want to remember, and over time, they become a thorn buried in our hearts.”
This thorn will be buried in dust over time, but it will not disappear.
For Song Yongfu, everything he experienced in the dance hall back then was a thorn buried deep in his heart.
He thought he had forgotten, but subconsciously he remembered it all very clearly...
Lu Huaijiao's analysis makes a lot of sense.
Song Yongfu was moved as he listened. He opened his mouth, about to speak, when a soft voice called out from outside.
"Brother Song..."
They were talking in the courtyard, and the gate was not closed, so anyone passing by could see everything inside.
There was a table in the courtyard. Song Yongfu and Lu Huaijiao sat on either side of the table. Lu Huaijiao was talking to Song Yongfu, and there was a notebook open in front of them with some words written on it.
Anyone who saw this scene would know that they had come to investigate the matter of Xu Xiuyun's death.
Li Meifen stood at the door with a bowl of dumplings in her hand. She had been there for a while, but after seeing Song Yongfu talking to Lu Huaijiao and the others, she wanted to turn back.
But when she thought of the dumplings she was holding, which were specially made for Song Yongfu, she found herself unable to move her feet.
After hesitating for a while, she finally lowered her head and spoke softly.
Li Meifen also lived in this alley, but she was a widow in her early thirties. When she was a teenager, her family sold her to a sickly man in the alley for a "lucky marriage." Just a few days after the wedding, the sickly man's husband died.
The Liu family did not divorce Li Meifen, nor did they allow her to remarry. Instead, they kept her in the Liu family to take care of the elderly couple.
Until two years ago, when the elderly couple in the Liu family passed away one after another due to illness, Li Meifen was left alone in the Liu family.
The neighbors had known Li Meifen for over a decade and knew she was a kind-hearted person. Therefore, even when she was all alone in her family, no one spoke ill of her.
Li Meifen liked her neighbors very much, and she liked Xu Xiuyun's husband, Song Yongfu, even more.
However, she was a sensible person, and before Song Yongfu and Xu Xiuyun divorced, she would never do anything like seducing a married man.
She would only secretly inquire about news related to Song Yongfu, silently care for him, and ask people he knew to send him some daily necessities...
Li Meifen did everything very discreetly.
She even thought that if Song Yongfu never got a divorce, she would never bother him.
Even if she saw with her own eyes that Xu Xiuyun had brought different men home, she would still respect Song Yongfu's choice.
Just as she was making preparations, news of Xu Xiuyun's death suddenly arrived. Upon hearing this news, Li Meifen's first reaction was not joy, but worry for Song Yongfu, wondering what would become of him.
In her panic, she made some food and brought it to Song Yongfu.
This was the first time she had personally delivered something. She was a little scared, but she still mustered up her courage and came.
The three people in the courtyard turned to look at the gate.
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