Although Tao Changyi didn't say anything on the surface, he was actually extremely distressed to see his wife suffer such a great injustice.
“Ah Yue, sometimes I think, would things be better if we hadn’t sold our houses in town and hadn’t moved our household registration?”
The village has a good environment and is quite suitable for retirement, which truly made our family comfortable for a while.
But over the years I've also come to realize that when it comes to talking behind people's backs, if they get really venomous, they can be even more despicable than the businessmen in town.
Your mother was wronged. She endured so much abuse and attacks, and she only told me about it now.
If she had told me sooner, I wouldn't have brought her all this way back.
Zhou Yue thought of what his mother had gone through back then, and how similar it was to what his mother-in-law had gone through.
The only difference is that one torments his daughter-in-law, while the other cherishes her.
That's just how things are in rural areas; if something happens in one family, the whole village will gossip about it.
Those women who gossip about this family and that family, wandering the streets and alleys, are all people who can't stand seeing others do well.
When faced with such people, the only options are to stay away from them or to live a better life than them, so that they would envy you and feel they have no chance.
"Dad, don't say anything more. Now that you're back, stay for a while. When it gets cold this winter, you can go over there."
"Xiao Jiu and I will come pick you up whenever we have time."
Tao Changyi patted Zhou Yue on the shoulder with satisfaction: "Alright, when Jiu'er comes back, we'll go to pay respects to your maternal grandparents together."
Tao Changyi timed it precisely when everyone was resting at home after work and had no time to cook.
Because the people we deal with on a daily basis are from their team, and there are only five teams in their village.
Their family rarely went to work, so they didn't know many people from other teams.
The fact that the Tao family produced five college students was only because of the closed-off nature of that era; otherwise, the news media would have been lining up at their door long ago.
The main reason is that their family is low-key enough. Even so, the whole village knows that the Tao family has produced five college students, and the Tang family has eight daughters who, after establishing their own household, have produced two college students and two junior college students.
The key point is that both of these families are from out of town, but they have a very close relationship and are even said to be godparents. Naturally, they are treated with more respect.
However, this politeness only applies between men. Women compare not only their own families but also their men and children.
Why is Zhao Lingli isolated and gossiped about?
The main reason is that she is a worker with a pension, which is better than her husband and children.
Even her in-laws were green with envy.
It's said that jealousy can change a person beyond recognition, so you can imagine what nice things they might say.
The reason why the Tao and Tang families were not framed or reported during that period was because there was a sense of unease among all parties.
After all, back then, leaving a banned book in anyone's house could lead to the entire family being exiled.
If someone were to frame you, it would be impossible to guard against.
The Tang and Tao families also guarded against this tactic, and remained wary of anyone who came to their door on their own.
Thanks to this caution and the children's achievements, they safely weathered that era.
Now that his wife has been wronged, Tao Changyi cannot sit idly by.
Why didn't Zhao Lingli make a scene back then? Wasn't it for the sake of her family's reputation?
Now I can't bear it anymore, not only because I no longer need to endure it, but more so because my inner capacity to bear it has reached its peak.
Tao Changyi led Zhou Yue to the brigade leader's house first, and then to the village chief and party secretary's house, bringing them good cigarettes and wine, chatting and building rapport.
Tao Changyi gave a vague answer regarding the children's current achievements.
Including Zhou Yue himself, as long as he is not wearing a military uniform, who can tell his military rank?
"I'm not as good as my brother; he's just the head of the security department at a state-owned factory."
Yes, besides this business trip, I also took the opportunity to bring my godparents back.
“My maternal grandparents? Hmm, of course I have to go pay my respects, but I have to wait for my wife to come so we can go together.”
"My wife went to the provincial capital for a meeting. She's the vice president of the hospital, so she has a lot of work to do."
"Yes, his medical skills are quite good. He mainly performs craniotomies and can be considered an expert in this field."
When talking about his wife, Zhou Yue seemed to have endless things to say, showering her with all sorts of sweet words.
The Tang sisters did not hide the fact that Zhou Xing rose to the position of division commander in the Southern Military Region.
In particular, Tang Cuimei graduated from Tsinghua University and went to the south, where she reportedly earned a doctorate and led a team abroad for several years, achieving remarkable success.
He was the hospital director many years ago, and it seems he has started his own research lab in recent years.
His main research area is infectious diseases, and his expertise in medicine is unparalleled.
They thought that was already amazing, but who would have thought that Zhou Yue, the second son, would marry a woman who was also studying medicine.
Brain surgery? That sounds incredibly advanced!
The brigade leader's wife was especially interested, asking, "Xiao Zhou, how old is your wife? Where is she from? What does your family do?"
Tao Changyi kept everyone in suspense: "It's no fun saying this out loud. Why don't you just ask Xiao Zhou's wife when she gets back?"
Upon arriving at the village chief's house, the village chief's wife asked Tao Changyi curiously.
"I heard that Tang's eighth son got divorced? And he even attended your wedding, Zhou Yue?"
Zhou Yue was taken aback: "What's wrong? Cuilan did go with Sister Cuihua and the others, but about her divorce..."
"Oh dear, her mother-in-law came to our village and made a scene, and she said some really nasty things. But she can't find Cuilan, and the Tang sisters aren't telling her either."
She didn't dare to cause trouble in Taoyuan Village, so she came here to make trouble. Neither of your two families had anyone there, so she left in a huff.
He has a foul mouth, and I heard he's going to find another wife for his son who can bear him a son.
Zhou Yue, being a man, naturally wouldn't gossip with a woman, so he just gave perfunctory answers.
“They’re already divorced. They can marry whomever they want. It has nothing to do with Cuilan anymore.”
"Where did Cuilan go?"
Faced with the village chief's wife's persistent questioning, Zhou Yue felt helpless but still made up a lie.
"She's been in a bad mood for so many years, and now she's staying with her sisters, taking turns staying at her sisters' homes."
Maybe I'll come back when the time comes, after all, I have four daughters to support, and they all need money for food, clothing, and shelter.
"That's right, she should go out and relax. Her sisters have been staying at different places for months, and the year is almost over."
When they arrived at the door of the Zhou family's house, the father-in-law and son-in-law had run out of wine and had also stuffed their cigarettes into their pockets.
Because Zhao Lingli said that the person who spoke the harshest to her was the Zhou family woman, who had a grudge against them.
"Dad, you didn't really need to come. I can do it myself. I'll make sure Mom gets her revenge!"
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