The other old ladies all moved back in disgust. This old woman was staring at other people's houses all day long, while her own house was still full of shit that had not been cleaned up.
Li Guilian walked out of the yard and let out a sigh. These old ladies were really annoying. They were always gossiping about other people's affairs and never looked at whether their own affairs were in order. She would rather go out for a walk than stay at home and listen to them gossip.
Ever since her youngest child started school, she would go out for a walk every day with a basket. She always felt that walking outside and looking around could make her feel much better. As for buying vegetables, it was just an excuse. If she had some, she would bring some back. If she didn't have any, she wouldn't regret it.
Chen Ye was sitting under a big tree by the roadside. He saw Li Guilian coming over with a basket from a distance. She went out with a basket at this time every day.
Unlike other housewives who are always in a hurry, she always walks slowly as if she is strolling on the street. She lives a very romantic life and you can't really tell that she comes from the countryside.
Seeing Li Guilian's face becoming clearer and clearer in his eyes, Chen Ye frowned slightly, but now was not the time to think about these things. When Li Guilian walked to Chen Ye, Chen Ye stood up and blocked Li Guilian's way.
Li Guilian was in a good mood looking at the surrounding scenery. She felt that every time she looked at it, the scenery would give her a different feeling. Then she was stopped by a young boy.
She frowned and looked at the boy who was blocking her way. It was a very unfamiliar face. She was sure she didn't know him. "Who are you?"
Chen Ye looked like Li Guilian: "My name is Chen Ye."
Li Guilian frowned. Chen Ye? She didn't seem to know anyone named Chen Ye, especially a half-grown child, so she didn't know him at all.
Chen Ye didn't feel disappointed when he saw that Li Guilian couldn't remember. He had never had any hope, so how could he possibly feel disappointed? "I am Chen Ye from Fengshou Village."
Li Guilian's pupils shrank. If Chen Ye hadn't been paying attention to her facial expression, he might not have noticed the change in her emotions.
Li Guilian's expression was not very good: "What do you want to see me about?"
She seemed to have forgotten who she had told about her current whereabouts. Even her family couldn't find her. How did this kid know she was in the city? And how did he find her with such a clear purpose?
Chen Ye didn't care whether Li Guilian's expression was ugly or not: "Can I talk to you for a few words?"
Li Guilian quickly looked around, afraid that someone she knew would see her talking to a young boy. No one knew about her past except her husband. They all thought that her husband had died and she was a childless widow who remarried.
Not seeing any familiar faces around, Li Guilian secretly breathed a sigh of relief: "Okay, come with me." She was familiar with this place, and she could find a secluded place to talk without being seen.
Chen Ye smiled sarcastically. She found the child's expression now completely different from the one when he faced her. She found it particularly ridiculous.
It’s not that I’m angry. After all, the two of them are just the most familiar strangers. After today, they may not even be strangers anymore.
Chen Ye followed Li Guilian, turning left and right, and arrived at a particularly dilapidated house, which seemed to be uninhabited.
Chen Ye had actually heard people talk about this place. It was said that it was haunted and no one dared to get close to it. It seemed that every place had such a place that was said to be haunted!
Li Guilian must be so afraid that someone would see her talking to her, as if she was doing something wrong. It's a bit funny. Does she think she is a monster?
Li Guilian took Chen Ye around to the back of the house, where there was a sparse forest, which really fit the characteristics of a haunted house.
Normally no one comes here, and that's only during the day. She wouldn't dare come here at night either. But this is the safest place, and no one will ever find out she's talking to a stranger here.
Even for the sake of her current stable life, she cannot let anyone discover Chen Ye.
"Okay, what do you want to tell me?" While saying this, Li Guilian kept looking left and right, being extremely cautious, and her tone was filled with impatience.
Chen Ye had no intention of continuing the so-called mother-daughter relationship with this person. There was no such thing between them at all.
"Don't worry, I'm not here to ruin your beautiful life. I just want to sever our relationship," Chen Ye said lightly.
Li Guilian was also caught off guard by these words, no longer liking this child: "What did you say?"
"I said, I'm here to break up with you. Do you understand me this time?" Chen Ye's tone was steady and unhurried, as if he was stating something very ordinary.
Li Guilian moved her lips but didn't say anything for a long time. She thought that the child couldn't make ends meet and came to her to ask for money. She had been thinking about how to refuse for a long time.
She was really afraid that the child would pester her and disturb her peaceful life. It was impossible for her to give him money. Life was not easy for everyone, and she didn't want to bear the living expenses of another person.
Li Guilian's eyes were vague, as if she was immersed in her own memories. After a long time, she lowered her head and started talking to herself. It was unclear whether she was talking to herself or to Chen Ye.
Chen Ye was actually impatient to listen to this, but the look on this man's face suggested that he wouldn't listen even if she interrupted him, so she could only listen patiently.
"When I met your father, it was by the river. I was wondering whether to jump into the river and end it all."
"I was on my way to the market when someone dragged me into the cornfield and…"
"Then I found out I was pregnant. At that time, I hadn't even arranged a marriage yet. If anyone knew I was pregnant with a bastard, I would have died."
Chen Ye...
No way, Chen Jiefang is really not her father. Then she ran so far to sever ties with him. Was she going there to be lonely? Or was she going there to be a joke?
"My family favors boys over girls, and life is already difficult for girls. If other girls are criticized because of me, I will become a sinner of the Li family."
The Li family would not allow her to exist either. She was a stain. The best case scenario was that she would drink a bowl of medicine and survive, but she would be sold to a widower or an old bachelor in the mountains.
If she didn't survive and died, it would be a complete end to everything, and her family could pretend that she had never existed.
"When your father knew I was going to jump into the river, he tried to comfort me, and I told him about my difficulties."
"At the time, I thought, I'm going to die anyway, so what if a stranger knows these ugly things? At least there is someone who knows the real cause of my death, right?"
"Your father reached out to me at that time and asked me to marry him. He said he would treat the bastard in my belly as his own child."
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