After returning to the main hall, Yang's mother had a gloomy face and didn't even glance at Zhu Wenwen. After driving the child out of the courtyard, she said to Yang's second brother, "Second brother, you should divorce your wife tomorrow. We in the Yang family can't afford a daughter-in-law like you!"
Zhu Wenwen was shocked by what Yang's mother said.
In addition to the shadow of the tree, the Yang family's father and son and two sisters-in-law were also quite shocked. I don't know if the second brother Yang was shocked by his mother's words, but he was a little stunned for a moment.
Zhu Wenwen was so frightened that her face turned pale and she hurriedly said, "Mom, I won't get a divorce. Jianxing and I are fine. Why should I get a divorce?"
"Since he was born to me, what does it matter if I, as his mother, want him to divorce?" Yang's mother said angrily.
Zhu Wenwen was so angry that she panicked for a while. Then she determined that Yang Erge's feelings for her and their child meant that the Yang family would never let her divorce. She deliberately said, "Mom, Jianxing and I still have a child. If I divorce Jianxing, what will happen to the child in the future?"
Brother Yang recovered from his shock and said hurriedly, "Mom, Wenwen and I have a child!"
Yang Erge and Zhu Wenwen thought that if they brought up the child, Yang's mother would soften her heart, but she said, "Wait until you divorce Zhu Wenwen tomorrow, and after a while, I will find you a new wife to take care of your child. You are a worker now, so it won't be difficult for you to marry a virtuous and capable wife."
Yang Erge was fine, but when Zhu Wenwen heard that Yang Mu was really going to find a new wife for Yang Erge, she was so frightened that her face turned pale and she could hardly stand, looking like she was about to faint from fright.
Even though Zhu Wenwen looked down on the Yang family and disliked Second Brother Yang in the past, she never thought of divorcing Second Brother Yang.
When Zhu Wenwen thought about the possibility that Yang Erge might marry another woman, she panicked and couldn't accept it at all. She shouted, "I don't agree, I don't agree!"
No one sympathized with Zhu Wenwen when she was in this state. Shuying felt that if her second brother really divorced Zhu Wenwen tomorrow, she would want to set off firecrackers early tomorrow morning.
The eldest, third, fourth and two sisters-in-law of the Yang family had no good feelings towards Zhu Wenwen and were too lazy to speak for her.
Although Father Yang was not very satisfied with his daughter-in-law Zhu Wenwen, as Zhu Wenwen said, they had a child and it was not realistic to talk about divorce, so he advised the old woman a few words.
Mother Yang, however, has been holding a lot of rage. Last time, Zhu Wenwen cheated on her daughter, and today she asked her mother to cheat on her daughter again. If she continues to endure it, how else will Zhu Wenwen want to abuse her daughter in the future?
Mother Yang's chest was heaving with anger. Shuying knew very well that her mother was angry because of her, so she patted her mother on the back and told her not to get sick from anger.
Yang Erge thought his mother was angry because of the previous marriage proposal for his younger sister and the fact that his father and his older brothers were scolded by his wife the last time they went to his house. He hurriedly said, "Mom, I will definitely discipline my wife in the future." Then he said to Zhu Wenwen, "Wife, hurry up and apologize to Dad, the third brother, the fourth brother, and my younger sister."
Zhu Wenwen quickly apologized to the Yang family. Her eyes were red as she pretended to be pitiful and said to the tree shadow: "Little sister, it was my second sister-in-law who was wrong. I wanted you to marry well and live in the county. Su Li didn't explain Su Qiang's situation to me clearly. Can you please forgive my second sister-in-law!"
Zhu Wenwen pushed the pot away and acted pitiful, but Shuying refused without hesitation: "No!"
Zhu Wenwen obviously didn't expect that Yang's younger sister would be so disrespectful to her, the second sister-in-law. She was a little stunned.
Yang Shuying continued, "Second sister-in-law, if you knew you were wrong, why would you let your mother propose marriage to me on behalf of Su Qiang today? Last time you didn't know about Su Qiang's situation, but now you should know it. I don't understand, second sister-in-law, where did I offend you to make you so eager to let me marry into the Su family? I think Su Qiang's mother is very difficult to deal with today. What good will it be for me to marry into the Su family?"
Shuying's words caused an uproar in Old Yang's family. The two sisters-in-law had been in the main hall all day and had no idea about this.
My younger sister told me that today Zhu Wenwen actually asked her mother to propose marriage to my younger sister on behalf of that bad-tempered widower. Both sisters-in-law were stunned by Zhu Wenwen's move.
Mother Yang was so angry that she immediately told her daughter about how Mother Zhu had come to her house and told her daughter about the bad Su Qiang. "Old man, you don't know that Mother Zhu Wenwen thinks that our daughter is marrying up if she marries the Su family. She persuaded me to marry her daughter, saying that marrying that bad man surnamed Su is a blessing. The Su family even gave me a 100 yuan dowry and wanted me to sell my daughter. How can such a family be considered a good family? If my daughter really gets married, she will have no good life in the future."
Father Yang and his brothers were all shaking with fear.
If the second son's wife had said last time that the introducer didn't know the situation, they would have believed her. But this time, she asked Zhu's mother to arrange a marriage for her younger sister on behalf of a widower with a bad character. It was obvious that she was trying to trick his daughter (younger sister) into the Su family's hell.
The second son's wife has such a cruel heart.
This is not the end. Shuying looked at Zhu Wenwen's pale face and continued, "Second sister-in-law, is it because you asked me to give my partner to Su Li last time, and I refused and reported it to your director? So you hold a grudge against me and want me to marry into the Su family and suffer?"
Shuying's words touched upon the secret in Zhu Wenwen's heart, causing her to panic and tremble as if she was about to fall down, wishing she would faint immediately. However, the Yang family was completely devastated after hearing what Shuying said.
What?
Zhu Wenwen actually gave her son-in-law to Su Li?
How shameless does Zhu Wenwen have to be?
Zhu Wenwen saw that the entire Yang family, including Yang's second brother, looked at her in disbelief, especially Yang's father, Yang's mother, and Yang's eldest brother and his two sisters-in-law, who looked at her as if they wanted to eat her alive.
Zhu Wenwen finally got scared. She was panicking but still wanted to play the victim: "It was Su Li who forced me to do it, little sister, not me. Not me!"
After getting Zhu Wenwen's confirmation, Yang's father and mother were so angry that they almost fainted.
Su Li has taken a fancy to their military officer son-in-law, and today she even specially arranged a marriage for her cousin. If she really lets her own daughter marry into the Su family, won't her daughter have a good life?
Zhu Wenwen and Su Liming planned together to send their daughter to the Su family's hell, hoping that the people in the Su family would torture their daughter (younger sister).
Mother Yang wanted to tear Zhu Wenwen's face to pieces, but was stopped by the shadow of the tree. She simply picked up a teacup on the table and smashed it at her. Zhu Wenwen screamed and dodged. After being shocked, Brother Yang didn't even look at Zhu Wenwen.
Shuying pursed her lips and said, "Second sister-in-law, I see that you and Su Li are as close as one person. Last time, you implied that a country boy like me could not marry a military officer, and Su Li, who is from the city, is more suitable. I have a good memory, do you want me to repeat what you said?"
The blood in Zhu Wenwen's body seemed to be frozen, and she looked at Yang Shuying with horror.
Mother Yang was so upset that she covered her chest and said angrily, "Second son, now you know how much your wife despises our Yang family, right? She helped outsiders to cheat my daughter. If you still want this wife, I will give birth to you in vain."
The honest father Yang immediately threatened with a stern face: "Second son, you and your wife will divorce tomorrow. It's OK if you don't want to divorce. From now on, I will treat you as my son. I won't keep you two at home tonight. Take your wife and leave!"
The Yang brothers were all so angry that their faces turned red. They said that if the second brother didn't get a divorce, they would no longer have a brother like him.
Yang Si Ge, who was Shuying's best friend, was so angry that his eyes turned red, his fists were clenched so hard that they made a crackling sound, and he looked at Zhu Wenwen fiercely.
Zhu Wenwen's face was filled with horror and her lips turned pale.
She subconsciously looked to Brother Yang for help, but she saw that Brother Yang's face was ashen and his lips were trembling with anger. He was always mild-tempered and rarely looked cold.
Zhu Wenwen was flustered when she heard Brother Yang ask, "Zhu Wenwen, did you ask your mother to propose marriage to my younger sister on behalf of Su Qiang today? And did you ask my younger sister to give her partner to Su Li?"
Zhu Wenwen looked guilty and hesitant, but Brother Yang knew very well that this was true.
A few days ago, Zhu Wenwen even went so far as to complain to his younger sister, who almost caused her to lose her job. Brother Yang was so angry that veins popped up on his forehead. He was so furious that he wanted to slap Zhu Wenwen, but he didn't hit women after all.
Brother Yang didn't plead for Zhu Wenwen anymore. He didn't have the face to do so. He just said to Shuying, "Little sister, I will definitely give you an explanation for this matter."
After saying that, he pulled Zhu Wenwen and carried the child out of Old Yang's courtyard.
When Zhu Wenwen was dragged out of the door of Old Yang's house, she heard Father Yang say, "Old woman, look around the village for good girls. When the second son gets divorced, find him a virtuous and gentle wife."
Zhu Wenwen was so frightened that she felt dizzy and as if the sky was falling. She staggered and fell to the ground, but quickly got up and quickly followed Brother Yang's pace.
It was getting late now, and the shadow of the tree in the main hall was still a little worried about his second brother, so he hurriedly said, "Dad, Mom, it's getting late, why don't we let my second brother stay at home tonight!"
Father Yang said: "My dear, let your second brother take people back to the county town!"
Daring to cheat his daughter like this, this time it really touched Yang's father's sore spot. Yang's father really couldn't bear to think about how his daughter would live a good life in the future if Zhu Wenwen succeeded.
"It is unfortunate for our family that our Yang family has encountered such a vicious daughter-in-law." Mother Yang was still scolding Zhu Wenwen, and also scolding her for being in cahoots with Su Li, and for daring to covet her military officer son-in-law and wanting to harm her daughter!
The two sisters-in-law were also scolding Zhu Wenwen on behalf of the younger sister. Zhu Wenwen was such a shameless woman that she even wanted the younger sister to give up the good military officer partner to Su Li.
On what basis?
She even betrayed her younger sister by colluding with outsiders. When she learned that the military officer had come to the Yang family to propose marriage, she hurried over to take advantage of the situation. The two sisters-in-law were disgusted by Zhu Wenwen's behavior and felt that the second son was really blind to fall in love with such a vicious daughter-in-law.
It’s so dark now that I can’t even see the road. How can I get back to the county town?
Fearing that something might happen to her second brother, Shuying went to the kitchen, lit a torch and went out to find her second brother.
Outside the courtyard, Zhu Wenwen was completely panicked. No matter the attitude of everyone in the Yang family or her husband, she was frightened and scared. Now she really regretted not listening to her mother and not taking a good attitude towards her parents-in-law.
Today, when Yang's father and mother asked her husband to divorce her and get married, she realized that Yang's father and mother were her husband's biological parents, and if they wanted to, her husband might really divorce her.
Thinking of this, Zhu Wenwen felt as if the sky had fallen. She was filled with fear, fearing that Second Brother Yang would divorce her when he returned to the county.
I don’t know if it’s the stimulation of the divorce, but Zhu Wenwen used to look down on Second Brother Yang, but now she thinks about how good and thoughtful Second Brother Yang has been to her over the years.
Just as her mother said, if she really divorced Second Brother Yang, she would never be able to find a man who treated her better than Second Brother Yang. Even if she had been dating Li Yao before, Li Yao was not as good to her as Second Brother Yang.
Thinking that Second Brother Yang might be nice to other women, Zhu Wenwen found herself extremely jealous and panicked.
Zhu Wenwen became more and more scared. She lay on the back seat of the bicycle and cried and kept admitting her fault: "Jianxing, I was really wrong this time. I won't dare to do it again. From now on, I will listen to you in everything. I will be filial to my parents and be good to my younger sister. I was wrong, I was really wrong!"
"Although I know that you look down on my family, I didn't expect you to look down on my family and my younger sister so much. Since you look down on my family so much, we will get divorced tomorrow!" said the second brother Yang.
When Zhu Wenwen heard that Brother Yang wanted to divorce her, she was so scared that she shook her head and cried bitterly, saying that she would never get a divorce.
Seeing that Yang Erge was indifferent, he brought up the child again: "Jianxing, if you marry another woman, she will definitely not take good care of us. What if the stepmother abuses us? Xiaoxue can't leave her mother!"
Then, Zhu Wenwen said to her daughter, "Xiaoxue, don't you want your parents to get divorced?"
Yang Xue was five years old and had only a vague understanding of divorce, but she knew something about the meaning of the word "stepmother". She burst into tears and said, "Dad, don't divorce Mom. I don't want you to divorce Mom. I don't want a stepmother!"
Shuying watched from a distance as Zhu Wenwen encouraged the child to soften her second brother's heart, sneering in his heart. Second Brother Yang noticed his younger sister.
He really didn't have the face to see his younger sister, so he wiped his face and said, "Little sister! Why are you here?"
"Brother, the county town is far away and it's dark. I'm a little worried about you, so I lit a torch for you." Shuying said.
The better his younger sister treats him, the more guilty Second Brother Yang feels now. He doesn't understand why people change so quickly. If it is other things, he can forgive Zhu Wenwen, but Second Brother Yang can't tolerate Zhu Wenwen repeatedly trying to trick his younger sister into marrying into the Su family.
Yang Erge took the torch and said, "Little sister, I am sorry for you!"
Zhu Wenwen felt guilty and didn't dare to say much to Yang's younger sister.
Shuying didn't respond to his second brother's words, but suddenly said to Zhu Wenwen: "Second sister-in-law, this little girl is very cute, but why does she look nothing like my second brother to me?"
Second Brother Yang didn't think much about it, but when Zhu Wenwen heard these words, she was frightened out of her wits. The blood on her face turned pale at a speed visible to the naked eye. She was shaking with fear, and the knuckles of her fingers that were gripping the back seat of the car turned white.
Impossible, impossible, Yang's younger sister couldn't possibly know about her.
"Okay, second brother, you guys go back to the county town. I'm going home first!" Shuying stopped at that point and didn't want to make any trouble.
As soon as Shuying returned to Old Yang's yard, Zhu Wenwen, with a frightened look as if she had seen a ghost, immediately urged Second Brother Yang to ride away on his bike.
With Zhu Wenwen as a thorn in their side, the Yang family had no time to look at the moon, and Shuying had no time to make egg cakes.
Everyone went back to the house to sleep.
Mother Yang's mood improved when she saw her tall and handsome son-in-law driving a big car to pick up her daughter early the next morning.
But then she remembered that her son-in-law was the son of the commander of Kyoto. Until now, Yang's mother had never dreamed that her daughter could marry so well.
Not only are the Yang family relatives of the commander's family, they also sat at the same table with them last night.
Mother Yang seemed to be dreaming.
At first, Yang's mother felt a little restrained towards her son-in-law because of his status. She simply asked about her in-laws and was relieved to see that they were staying well in the guesthouse in the county town.
Then let him go back to the main room and sit down.
Chen Xi still thought that his future mother-in-law was dissatisfied with him in some way.
He was afraid that his mother-in-law would change her mind and not let her daughter marry him.
Look, Mother Yang is cooking in the kitchen, and Chen Xi is helping Brother Yang carry firewood and stacking it neatly outside the kitchen.
When Yang's mother came out after finishing her meal, she saw her son-in-law working for her family. His down-to-earth appearance made her forget that her son-in-law was the commander's son, and she hurriedly told him to stop sweating.
Today the two children have to go to the county town to buy pre-wedding supplies.
The eldest brother of the Yang family also said: "Brother-in-law, there is not much firewood left. Go wash your face and have breakfast. I will take care of the rest!"
In the kitchen, Yang's mother scooped a basin of water and wanted to get a clean towel for her son-in-law to wash his face, but she saw her son-in-law taking her young lady's towel to wash his face.
Mother Yang was very happy.
Shuying cooked too much last night and her back and waist ached, so she asked her mother to cook in the morning.
These days she has tried her best to brainwash her mother, telling her that now that there is a worker at home, she should not be as frugal as before.
Mother Yang has undergone quite a transformation recently.
The main reason was that she was used to eating the delicious dishes cooked by the lady, so she found that she couldn't even eat her dishes without oil, let alone other people in the family.
When Shuying got up and went into the kitchen, she found her boyfriend washing his face in her kitchen.
Shuying was a little surprised. Her partner came so early?
Chen Xi's gaze immediately fell on his target, but as his mother-in-law was here, Chen Xi's eyes were somewhat restrained but still burning, and Shuying felt inexplicably hot when he was stared at.
"Mom, I'm going to brush my teeth first!" Shuying took a toothbrush and a cup to brush his teeth.
Mother Yang cooked a big bowl of noodles with fried eggs on it, and asked her son-in-law to take it to the main room to eat first.
After Shuying brushed her teeth and washed her face, Yang's mother hurried her to the main room to eat first, and then the two of them went to the county town.
Knowing that her daughter was lavish in her spending, Yang's mother asked her to go to the county town today to buy something practical, such as a tin kettle, a washbasin, a wedding dress and shoes, so as not to waste money.
Originally, Yang's mother wanted her daughter to make the wedding dress herself, but the two children were getting married in a hurry, so Yang's mother had to agree to buy the wedding dress.
"I know, mother!"
Shuying brushed her teeth and washed her face. Seeing that her mother had cooked white noodles for her, her eldest brother and his two sisters-in-law, she felt relieved and went to the main room to have breakfast first.
In the main room, Chen Xi had already eaten half a bowl.
Shuying sat next to him eating noodles. She ate slowly, and before she had taken a few bites, the man next to her had already finished the big bowl of white noodles. He left a fried egg and put it in her bowl for her to eat.
"No, you eat it yourself, I have some!" Shuying turned the fried egg at the bottom of the bowl over for him to see, and only then did Chen Xi eat the fried egg.
After breakfast, the two went to the county town.
Before going to the county town, Shuying said hello to her mother.
Mother Yang was seeing someone off at the gate of the courtyard. From a distance, she saw her son-in-law standing tall and straight at the car door waiting for her daughter. There was not a trace of impatience on his face. As soon as her daughter walked over, her son-in-law opened the car door and helped her get in.
To be honest, Yang's mother now feels that it is a great honor for her Yang family that her daughter has found such a good match.
Thinking about how Zhu Wenwen asked her daughter to give such a good and excellent son-in-law to Su Li last night, Yang's mother was very angry. This time she made up her mind that if the second son did not divorce, she would really feel that this son was born in vain.
When the car disappeared, Yang's mother suddenly remembered that her in-laws had given her a bunch of gifts yesterday and hadn't opened them yet. She didn't know what they had given her yesterday, so she hurried back to the house.
Chen Xi controlled the speed of the car and drove very steadily. The shadows of the trees swayed down the car window. He leaned his elbows against the window to breathe in the fresh air. The cool breeze blowing on his cheeks was so comfortable.
Shuying looked out the window and saw a familiar face in the cornfield by the road near the village entrance. If she was not mistaken, it should be Zheng Lan. Zheng Lan was hugging a young man and kissed him on the cheek.
Tree Shadow: “…”
Chen Xi also saw this scene when he looked in the rearview mirror, but he did not recognize Zheng Lan and frowned slightly. Fortunately, the car was driving fast and passed by the two of them quickly.
The car went much faster than the bicycle. Shuying looked at his watch and saw that they had reached the county town in just one hour.
They first went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy washbasins, kettles, mirrors and other necessities, and then went to the county department store to buy wedding dresses and shoes.
Chen Xi followed his partner without expressing any opinions and was only responsible for paying and taking things.
Fortunately, I have a car and can put all the things I buy in the car.
The salespersons did not dare to underestimate the two men, not to mention that one of them was a military officer. They had just seen the officer driving a car.
Small cars are rare in the county nowadays. Those who drive small cars are all people of status. The salesmen are particularly nice and look at the tree shadows with envy.
Because she would be accompanying the army, Shuying didn't buy too much. But Chen Xi thought she bought too little and asked her if there was anything else she wanted to buy.
She doesn't have to save money, he has money.
Shuying knew, of course, that he had money, but she really had nothing to buy.
The two went to the county department store to buy wedding dresses.
Most of the clothes nowadays are simple in white, black, blue and gray. There are red wedding dresses, but they are rarely rustic and have no waistline.
Shuying initially asked the man next to her for his opinion, but every time she chose something, he would raise his thin lips and say it looked good. She picked up a piece of grey cloth at random, and the man would say "looks good" after just one glance.
Tree Shadow: “…”
Shuying had to choose by herself. After choosing for a long time, she could only pick one that was relatively simple and elegant without any complicated design. She could just adjust the waist by herself when the time came.
I also chose a pair of leather shoes.
When she tried them on, she felt that the shoes were not big enough and could not fit into her shoes. She was about to ask the salesperson to change them for another pair, but the man half-knelt down and helped her put on the shoes carefully.
Shuying was startled. The man studied the shoes and found a small zipper on the side. He pulled down the zipper and put the shoes on her, and they fit her perfectly.
Shuying put on one foot and planned to put on the other foot by herself. The man had already helped her put on the shoe for the other foot.
The shoe size is just right, Shuying chose this pair of shoes.
After choosing her own wedding dress, Shuying wanted to choose a wedding dress for her partner, but after looking for a long time, she couldn't find anything suitable. He was tall, so Shuying simply discussed with the man and let him wear a military uniform directly.
Chen Xi had no objection.
It took a whole morning to finish buying these things.
Chen Xi took his girlfriend to a state-owned hotel for dinner, but Shuying planned to meet the adulterer and his wife again and catch them in the act, just in case she was lucky? However, in the middle of the day, Shuying felt that the adulterer and his wife would not be so bold, and the probability of catching them was pitifully small. In addition, her second brother was most likely to divorce Zhu Wenwen last night, so she was still in the mood to have an affair. She admired her.
"Why don't you go to the state-owned hotel and wait for me. I'll be back soon!" said Shuying.
"I'll go with you!" Chen Xi said in an unquestionable tone.
Tree Shadow: “…”
Seeing that the other party insisted, Shuying had no choice but to go with her boyfriend to the tube-shaped building where her second brother lived. However, she was thinking about letting the man wait for her outside the tube-shaped building for a while.
Shuying walked to the tube-shaped building where her second brother lived, but before she entered, she heard a loud noise inside. She also heard a lot of people cursing and calling her a slut.
Shuying also saw an acquaintance, the old lady from the Jiang family, standing at the door of the tube building and cursing at people.
Soon, people wearing red armbands from the Revolutionary Committee came out, escorting a man and a woman who were in tattered clothes and looked as pale as death. The woman had disheveled hair and her face could not be seen clearly.
Shuying was just wondering who else in this tube house had an affair besides her second sister-in-law, and who was so unlucky to be reported. When she looked over, a big hand suddenly covered her eyes, and the man said in a deep voice: "Don't look!"
"Little sister, save me! Little sister, I am innocent, he forced me, save me!" Zhu Wenwen's familiar hoarse voice reached Shuying's ears. She hurriedly pulled away her target's hand and looked in the direction of the voice. She saw that the man and woman being escorted by the Revolutionary Committee were none other than Zhu Wenwen and her adulterer Li Yao.