Chu Yu's mother was also confused when she first got divorced, but a woman becomes strong when she becomes a mother. For her daughter's sake, her mother quickly cheered up, and Chu Yu believed that Shu Hui would cheer up as well.
Hearing her daughter's firm and heartwarming words, Shu Hui suddenly felt that the uncertain future was not such a terrible thing, at least she still had her caring daughter.
After nineteen years of marriage, her parents' home is no longer her home, and now her husband's home is no longer her home either. Where else can she go?
Shu Hui packed her bags in a daze. She had saved up all her money and sent it to Zhou Jian'an. She only had a few shabby clothes and no jewelry.
Chu Yu never expected her to live such a life. Women give everything for men, ruining their eyesight and their faces, turning into sallow-faced women that everyone finds annoying.
When she has nothing left to offer, that's when the man will abandon her.
Never lose yourself; I hope Shu Hui understands this.
The Zhou family hadn't returned yet. Feeling stuffy inside, Chu Yu went for a walk outside. As she reached the small grove by the door, two girls ran towards her.
"Big sister, how is Mom?" This was Chu Xiang, the second sister, who was sixteen years old and half a head shorter than Chu Yu.
"Big sister, where's my mom?" This was Chu Chu, the third child, who was thirteen years old. Due to malnutrition, she was small and looked like a skinny little boy.
They are the original owner's sisters.
My impression is that this family was divided into different social classes.
The ruling class consisted of Jiang Meifeng, Zhou Jian'an, and Zhou Huilan.
They enslaved the three sisters, Shu Hui and Chu Yu, treating them with contempt and bossing them around at will. Even the youngest, Zhou Chufei, didn't respect her older sisters.
The three sisters were in the same situation and had a closer relationship than ordinary sisters.
"Dad wants a divorce, and I've already told Mom to pack her bags. But there's something I need to tell you."
"What is it?" the two younger sisters asked together.
Chu Yu glanced at them and said slowly, "This time, in the divorce, your parents want to divide the children and choose two to stay with your father. As you know, your father is now a college student and has climbed the social ladder in Beijing. Things are different now."
Chu Xiang frowned and said:
"Big sister, what are you saying? Dad is ungrateful and has wronged Mom! No matter how rich he is, I won't stay with him!"
"I don't want to go either! I want to stay with Mom and my sisters!" Chu Chu hugged Chu Yu's waist tightly.
Chu Yu raised an eyebrow and said, "If nothing unexpected happens, Dad will be promoted and have a lot of money in the future. If you follow Dad, who is rich and powerful, it will be beneficial for your studies, work, and marriage. On the contrary, if you follow Mom, who has nothing, you will be implicated for the rest of your lives. This is not a small matter. You should think it over carefully."
Chu Xiang's face was full of disgust. "Who wants to be with him? I'd rather have a beggar mother than a high-ranking official father. I want to stay with my mother!"
Unlike her second sister, Chu Chu couldn't speak such philosophical words, so she could only cling to her eldest sister's slender waist.
Chu Yu could tell that these two really disapproved of their father's actions, so they had a conscience. Shu Hui's love for them hadn't been in vain.
"Have you thought this through? Following your mother means an uncertain future, and you might be so poor that you can't even afford to eat. Are you really willing to live such a hard life with your mother?"
Of course, she wouldn't let her younger sisters suffer. In her previous life, her foreign trade company was doing well, and her music copyright company was also considered top-notch in the industry. She retired before she was thirty with a considerable fortune, making her one of the best among her peers. She wouldn't have to go back to the golden age of the 1980s and still not have enough to eat.
For her, supporting her mother and sister was not a difficult task.
But let me make this clear from the start: she can't stop her sister from succeeding, can she?
She would never stop anyone who wanted to follow Zhou Jian'an and Lao San's stepmother.
The two nodded at the same time, and Chu Xiang said firmly, "No matter how hard or poor we are, I will stay with Mom and my sister."
Chu Yu patted their shoulders and walked a few steps forward. He met a boy who looked to be about ten years old by the river. The boy had a face full of fat, a waist as thick as a water bucket, and a domineering look. He was obviously a spoiled brat.
"Chu Fei," Chu Yu called out tentatively.
This is the original owner's youngest brother, Zhou Chufei, the only boy in the Zhou family.
Zhou Chufei is twelve years old this year. He is the apple of the eye of the Zhou family. His grandmother, Jiang Meifeng, does not love her three granddaughters, but she dotes on her eldest grandson. Zhou Chufei has been favored since he was a child, which can be considered as spoiling him.
He was usually very unruly, either burning other people's dog tails or throwing firecrackers into the pigsty, and people would often come to his door with his ears pulled.
Zhou Chufei saw Chu Yu but didn't pay much attention to her, instead skipping the broken tiles on the water.
"What do you want from me?"
The original owner doted on this younger brother, but unfortunately Zhou Chufei never treated the original owner well. Under Jiang Meifeng's instigation, Zhou Chufei looked down on Shu Hui and the original owner.
Having just transmigrated, Chu Yu didn't have much affection for her adopted younger brother, Zhou Chufei. Even though he looked impatient, Chu Yu wasn't too angry.
Chu Yu slowly began, "Chu Fei, Mom and Dad are getting a divorce..."
She repeated what she had said to Chu Xiang and Chu Yun, and Zhou Chufei never expected that his parents were really getting a divorce.
However, my aunt was right. My mother's clothes were tattered, and her face was wrinkled. She wasn't pretty at all and really didn't match my father, who was a college graduate. On the other hand, Aunt Dai was gentle and virtuous, with a scholarly air about her. She and my father looked very well-matched. Aunt Dai's daughter, Xu Yiyi, was also gentle and lovely, unlike other rural girls.
They all treated him like family, saying that they would be one family from now on.
He thought that if he stayed with his father, he could go to Beijing to study, live in an apartment building, and ride in a car, and he would be on a completely different path from his sister.
The thought of living in a big city instead of suffering in the countryside made Zhou Chufei proudly raise his chin.
"Of course I'll go with Dad!"
"Oh?" Chu Yu squinted.
"Grandma said Dad is the only college student in our village! That's amazing! But Mom didn't even finish elementary school, she's uneducated, and not even good-looking. Anyone would know which one to choose!"
It's said that a child doesn't despise their mother for being ugly, but Zhou Chufei proved Chu Yu wrong with his actions.
She wasn't angry, but Chu Xiang was furious. "If there's a stepmother, there's bound to be a stepfather. Do you really think your stepmother will treat you well? That wicked woman is no good!"
"You're talking nonsense! You don't understand anything. I can see for myself. Aunt Dai speaks very gently and is so good to me! She bought me clothes the day before yesterday, bought me candy yesterday, and today she even said she'd take me to Beijing to live a good life! She's much better to me than Mom! Mom is always scolding or hitting me; she's not nice to me at all," Zhou Chufei said aggressively.
Even Chu Chu couldn't stand it anymore.
"Did I raise you for nothing? You're hurting my heart so much."
Zhou Chufei didn't care. His mother was just a timid country woman who only knew how to please him. Even if he went with his father, his mother would still not let him go.
“My grandma says I’m the Zhou family’s golden nugget, so I’m going to stick with Dad. Once I’m successful, I won’t listen to you guys even if you come begging to me!” Zhou Chufei snorted.
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