Yu Guihua moved to a new house and brought some sausages over to Chu Yu. With summer approaching, Yu Guihua didn't make too many sausages, fearing that they would be stolen by rats if hung outside. She only made a small amount and brought a string of sausages over to Chu Yu.
"I don't know if you two like to eat them, but my sausage-making skills are praised for miles around. I'm bringing you some as a gift."
Chu Yu thanked her repeatedly, "My Donglin loves to eat this, thank you, Sister Yu."
"Don't thank me like that, it's too formal! By the way, when are you and Donglin moving in? Everyone else has moved in, but you two haven't moved in yet."
Chu Yu hadn't had time to pack up a few days ago. She was busy with her business and couldn't take care of such small things. Besides, neither she nor Dai Donglin really cared about moving. However, once everyone else moved into their new apartments, they would feel out of place if they didn't.
"It'll be in the next few days."
"Move in as soon as possible, so everyone can live close by and take care of each other. But Chu Yu, you and Dong Lin haven't planned to have children yet? I've seen you two married for over a year, and there's still no sign of pregnancy."
Chu Yu smiled and said, "Sister-in-law Yu, to be honest with you, Dai Donglin and I didn't plan to have children so early. My in-laws are open-minded and haven't pressured us. I was thinking of having children after my career has become a little more stable."
Sister-in-law Yu nodded repeatedly. "Chu Yu, I know you young people all clamor for freedom, and having a child does indeed restrict that freedom; the child can hold a mother back. But there are many gossips in the village, and if you don't have a child, people will inevitably talk behind your backs, saying there's something wrong with you two. Take Qiao Shanshan and Wei Mingyuan, for example. They haven't had a child, and now Wei Mingyuan's mother has come. She's been brewing medicine for Qiao Shanshan every day and even made her drink cow urine. Later, the two of them got into an argument, and Wei's mother pushed Qiao Shanshan off the stairs. When she got to the hospital, they found out she was three months pregnant and had miscarried! Isn't that a pity?"
Chu Yu was taken aback. She was preparing to move and hadn't been paying much attention to the team's news.
Qiao Shanshan had a miscarriage?
Although Qiao Shanshan is not a good person and has done wrong things, as a woman herself, Chu Yu would not gloat over her miscarriage.
"Make her drink cow urine? What were these people thinking?"
"There are those sorceresses in the countryside who say that drinking cow urine can make you pregnant. She believed it and brought cow urine from her hometown, mixed it with talismans, and gave it to Qiao Shanshan to drink. Qiao Shanshan was pregnant but felt unwell, so Wei's mother thought she was faking it. The two of them often quarreled, and that's how this happened!"
Chu Yu sighed, "Don't you think Chinese people live a tiring life? Before you get married, everyone is urging you to get married; after you get married, everyone is urging you to have children; after you have children, everyone is urging you to have a second child. You're being pressured at every step of the way."
Married for over a year without children wouldn't be considered unusual in later generations, but Wei Mingyuan's mother simply couldn't tolerate it.
Qiao Shanshan's relationship with her mother-in-law is really quite strained.
Chu Yu packed her things, and the house was inevitably a bit messy. She organized the books and moved them out. Qiao Shanshan went back to the old house to get her things. She saw Chu Yu packing her luggage from afar and felt an indescribable envy.
Zhou Chuyu seems to be able to do everything well. Even when packing her luggage, she can categorize it and pack it neatly, without taking up much space, and in a clear and easy-to-understand way.
She wasn't sad or complaining about being assigned a bad apartment; she was cheerful every day, as if nothing could defeat her.
Qiao Shanshan felt bitter inside, and she couldn't help but say, "Why is your life so good, and mine so bad?"
Chu Yu was stunned, her face full of misunderstanding. She turned around and saw Qiao Shanshan standing at the gate of the courtyard, her face pale.
Qiao Shanshan laughed self-deprecatingly, "I thought that by giving up Lu Jinwen, I could find happiness. I thought I had made the best choice, but my life has only gotten worse. Life is never what I imagined! I don't understand why. I tried my best and I endured it, but fate did not favor me."
Chu Yu frowned, unable to understand what Qiao Shanshan was saying. Could it be that Qiao Shanshan was reborn? In her previous life, she married Lu Jinwen, but in this life, she gave up Lu Jinwen, only to have Qiao Ru take advantage of her. Therefore, Qiao Shanshan was always dissatisfied with Qiao Ru, feeling that Qiao Ru had stolen her happiness.
Chu Yu curled her lips into a faint smile:
"Qiao Shanshan, there are many things in life that we cannot choose. We cannot choose our birth, our appearance, or our lifespan. But there are also many things that we can choose. We can choose our partner, our career, and the general direction of our lives. We can choose whether or not to have children, and how many children to have. But whatever choices you make, remember, once you've made a choice, don't regret it. Cherish the happiness in front of you, move forward, and don't look back. That's what we should do! If you keep envying others and ignoring what you have, then no matter how many times you live, you will never feel happy."
After Chu Yu finished speaking, she went inside. Qiao Ru listened to her words and stood there blankly. Finally, she walked home thoughtfully and hugged Wei Mingyuan.
Wei Mingyuan has been feeling guilty these past few days. He feels like he's a worthless person. He married her but didn't treat her properly. He let his mother torment Qiao Shanshan and let her be unhappy.
He knew perfectly well that Qiao Shanshan was suffering, but he chose to turn a blind eye.
He even made Qiao Shanshan split the bill with him. "A woman marries a man for food and clothing," as the saying goes. What woman marries a man without wanting a good life? With him doing this, Qiao Shanshan will never be on his side! Their life together will never be good!
Wei Mingyuan realized that he had made many mistakes in the past, but Qiao Shanshan's miscarriage made him realize that he had made a mistake!
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