Chapter 288 The Best Aunt in the Period Literature 9
The news that Su Li and Chen Guang were going to divorce soon caused an uproar in Chenjia Village.
Divorce is not popular in this era. Whose family doesn’t quarrel all their lives?
More and more people gathered outside the Chen family's gate, many of them still holding their bowls. They gathered together and talked about Su Li and Chen Guang's divorce under the scorching sun.
We were chatting and it was so lively!
The most discussed topic was Su Li's faults. Some said Su Li had a bad temper, was mean, and treated his nephews and nieces harshly; some said Su Li was so tough that she even beat her own man; some said Su Li was ungrateful and didn't even know how to cherish a man as capable as Chen Guang...
Chen Guang was originally a little worried that Su Li would really divorce him, but when he heard everyone talking about Su Li's bad things, he felt relieved.
Not to mention Chenjia Village, there are few men in the entire Hongri Production Team who are more capable than him.
Many families can't even afford to support one student, but he supports four students by himself. How capable is that?
How could Su Li be willing to divorce him?
Without him, she, a yellow-faced woman, would have no choice but to marry those lazy men and old bachelors who couldn't find wives.
Su Li was complaining to several women who were around her trying to persuade her, and when she looked up she saw his relieved and complacent face.
You don’t have to think about what he is proud of?
Are you so flattered that you forget your own limitations and think you are so capable?
Oh, if this family didn’t have the original owner, how could he alone afford to send four students to school?
It's totally nonsense!
Just as Su Li was thinking about it, he saw the village chief of Chenjia Village squeeze in from the crowd wearing a straw hat and holding a pipe in his hand.
The village chief was a serious old man. As soon as he came in, he scolded Chen Guang: "Why are you making a fuss on such a good day? Are you full?"
After saying that, he looked at Su Li again and said, "Chen Guang's family, what's going on? Why are you getting a divorce for no reason?"
Su Li still had a good impression of the village chief who had extended a helping hand to the original owner's mother and daughter in the previous life. She told them everything that happened today.
Finally, he sighed deeply and said disappointedly, "Alas, I'm busy all day long. Not only do I have to work in the fields, but when I get home I have to do the laundry, cook, and take care of the whole family. If it's just a little tiring, then it's tiring. Isn't this how our ancestors have all lived through it?"
Su Li paused here, as if thinking of something sad, and covered his face with his hands, his voice choked with sobs:
"But even if I work myself to death, I still get nothing good out of it. I still get scorned by my nephews and nieces, who call me a yellow-faced woman and an old woman."
"Tell me, I worked so hard to raise them. Even if I don't have any credit, I've still worked hard, right? And they treat me like this... Since Chen Guang wants a divorce, then let's get a divorce..."
Su Li was so sad that she couldn't continue speaking. She rubbed her eyes hard with her rough hands, wiping away the non-existent tears. She stood there with red eyes, looking pitiful and helpless.
Everyone felt a little uncomfortable watching this, because Su Li was such a stubborn and hot-tempered person in normal times!
We have known each other for nearly twenty years, and no one has ever seen her cry. It was a bit strange to suddenly see her crying.
When Chen Ying saw her mother crying, she also burst into tears and threw herself into Su Li's arms.
"Wow, mom, don't cry, woo woo...you still have me and my brother!"
Chen Yang, a grown boy, also had tears in his eyes. He glared at Chen Guang, Chen Lai and others fiercely, and stood silently beside Su Li.
The appearance of the mother and her two children was so strange and unbearable.
They might have misunderstood her. How could other people's children be so easy to raise? They couldn't take it lightly, and they had to raise four of them at once!
Now that I think about it, before the children came, Su Li was a cheerful and easy-going person. Maybe his personality changed because life was too hard in recent years?
The village chief glared at Chen Guang and Chen Lai, brother and sister, and advised earnestly: "He said divorce, so divorce? How can you take his angry words seriously? The child is ignorant and needs to be taught more!"
After hearing Su Li slandering them, Chen Lai and his siblings could no longer stand up.
Chen Xixing's eyes widened angrily, "Don't flatter yourself. We were raised by our uncle, how could we let you..."
Chen Wang quickly covered his sister's mouth to stop her from speaking.
Didn’t you see that the way the villagers looked at them was strange?
Why doesn't his sister show any understanding at all?
Chen Lai limped over and said in a gentle voice, "Aunt, Xiaoxi is young and naive, so please don't bother with her. She only spoke without thinking today because you said she was a freeloader. She really didn't mean to scold you!"
Chen Wang continued, "Aunt, we are all family. Let's not let such a small matter ruin our relationship. Even if my sister was wrong today, we let you hit and scold her. Please don't quarrel with uncle anymore."
Chen Guang stood aside with a dark face and said nothing. After hearing what his two nephews said, he also felt that Su Li was being unreasonable.
"So that's how it is. Then it's Su Li's fault."
"Yeah, the Chen Lai brothers and sisters lost their parents and are living under someone else's roof, which is pitiful enough. And they were scolded. I guess they just said it out of anger."
"On a daily basis, I often hear Su Li yelling at the kids. It seems that Chen Xi must have suffered too much injustice, which is why she speaks so recklessly!"
Seeing the wind change, Chen Lai breathed a sigh of relief. Although he didn't care about what these country bumpkins thought, they still had to live here for a while!
Before he and his two younger siblings found jobs and returned to the city to live, he still had to consider his reputation.
When Chen Yang and Chen Ying saw that the people who had just sympathized with them turned around and blamed their mother, they became so angry that their eyes turned red.
Chen Ying yelled and was about to rush towards Chen Lai, but Su Li grabbed her collar from behind. She turned around and said aggrievedly, "Mom, this blood-sucking worm slandered you. I'm going to fight him."
Su Li pulled her aside and stood there, looking at the brothers Chen Lai and Chen Wang coldly.
These two are indeed much smarter than their peers. No wonder they became the richest people in Chengdu in their previous life.
However, no matter how smart they are, they cannot hide the fact that they are heartless and ungrateful.
She glanced at the two brothers coldly, and immediately put on an extremely disappointed look: "Chen Xi, your father is dead, and your mother left you and ran away with someone,
As your aunt, I feel sorry for you because you are young and have no one to take care of you. Even though life was tough at home, I still brought you back home and raised you up.
I'm not asking you to remember my kindness, but you can't be heartless, right? "
When Chen Lai and the others heard her say that their mother had abandoned them and ran away with someone, their faces became terribly gloomy.
Su Li seemed unaware of how hurtful his words were, and continued to speak to himself, "You all say outside every day that I treat you harshly. How exactly have I treated you harshly?"
"Just because you cried and made a fuss about going to school, I worked myself to death every day, tightened my belt, and gritted my teeth to send you there! If you wanted new clothes, even if there was no food at home, your uncle would buy them for you!"
"That's it! What else are you not satisfied with? You keep saying I'm not good to you and treating you harshly!"
"Look for yourselves. How are your food and clothing not better than those of my Yingzi and Chen Yang? In order to make your lives easier, Yingzi and Chen Yang only went to school for two years, and your uncle carried my back to coax them back to work in the fields."
Su Li pointed angrily at the Chen Lai siblings as he spoke, "Come, everyone, take a look at what these mistreated children look like. And what do my Yingzi and Chen Yang look like?"
It just so happened that Chen Lai and his siblings were standing face to face with Chen Yang and his siblings, and the contrast was obvious.
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