Chapter 3: The Educated Youth Mother Who Abandoned Her Husband and Children
Seeing her son's lackluster behavior, Old Lady Wang said angrily, "What are you doing standing there? Acting like a door god?"
Wang Aiguo finally came to his senses and said, "You're back, why didn't you let me know to pick you up?"
"Transportation is inconvenient. How can I notify you?"
Wang Aiguo smiled foolishly, touched his head, and went into the house and sat down.
At this time, the Wang family members came back one after another, and it was time to get off work.
As soon as Mrs. Wang came in, she saw Su Li, who was dressed brightly and beautifully, like a city girl.
She originally thought she could laugh at the joke of this woman who abandoned her husband and children, but she didn't expect that after not seeing her for a year, this woman was living so well and looked even more beautiful and charming than before!
She looked down at herself. She was covered in dust and dirt from just getting off work, and her cloth shoes were stained with mud. She felt a surge of resentment in her heart. After all, she was the daughter-in-law of the Wang family, so why was this woman better than herself in every way?
Mrs. Wang felt uncomfortable and spoke in a sarcastic tone: "Oh! I was wondering who this is, it turns out to be Su Li!"
"Didn't you abandon your husband and children and live a good life on your own? Why are you back again? Could it be that you can't make it in the city and you're thinking of our third child again?"
Mrs. Wang is over thirty years old and has a horse-like face. She doesn't look like an easy person to get along with.
After she finished speaking, she curled her lips in disdain and was about to make a few more sarcastic remarks when she met Su Li's indifferent and cold eyes. She felt a chill down her spine and the words that were about to come out were stuck in her throat.
The atmosphere in the main room was strange for a moment.
Seeing this, Brother Wang glared at his wife fiercely.
This woman really has no sense of propriety. The third son's wife finally came back. Didn't she see that everyone was very happy?
She just can't control her mouth and has to talk nonsense here to offend people.
Seeing her husband glaring at her, Mrs. Wang immediately forgot about the chill on her back. She raised her head, pinched her waist and wanted to scold Brother Wang.
As a result, before she could say anything, she saw her mother-in-law staring at her sinisterly, so she had to shut up reluctantly and found a place to sit down obediently!
Brother Wang Er and his wife Wang Er seemed to be an honest couple. When they came in, they greeted Su Li in a friendly manner and said nothing more!
Old Man Wang was an old man who looked very serious. As soon as he came in, he sat at the top of the table, smoking his pipe without saying a word.
Mrs. Wang stopped talking, and the main room was now silent.
Seeing the awkward atmosphere, Old Lady Wang cleared her throat and yelled, "What are you all doing here? People from the first and second families, hurry up and cook! What? You still want me to serve you?"
When Wang Ersao saw her mother-in-law getting angry, she turned around and went to the kitchen. However, Wang Dasao was very dissatisfied and kept glancing at Su Li. Her meaning was very clear.
Old Mrs. Wang knew her eldest daughter-in-law best. She was very competitive and would not tolerate any loss. Seeing that she was looking at Su Li, she skillfully took off her shoes and threw them at Mrs. Wang.
"What are you looking at the third son's wife for, you lazy bitch? She's come such a long way, do you really expect her to cook for you? What are you still standing here for? Go and cook!"
Seeing that her mother-in-law was really angry, Mrs. Wang could only go to the kitchen with a gloomy face.
When he left, he was still mumbling something.
As soon as she arrived in the kitchen, she came up to Wang Ersao and asked with a gossipy look on her face: "What do you think Su Li is doing back this time?"
Wang Ersao was busy working. When she heard the eldest sister-in-law say this, she replied softly: "This is her home. The third sister and the children are all here. She can go anywhere else."
Mrs. Wang curled her lips and said with a gloating look, "There has been no news for over a year, and now she's suddenly back. I guess she either can't make it in the city anymore, or she's come back to divorce the third brother."
Wang Ersao pretended not to hear and continued to work.
Seeing her so bored, Mrs. Wang ignored her and muttered to herself, with a variety of expressions on her face: sometimes gloating, sometimes gritting her teeth, sometimes shaking her head...
The children in the main room saw that the adults were silent and did not dare to say anything. They just rolled their eyes around.
He looked at this, looked at that, and finally set his eyes on Su Li's luggage.
Su Li saw several children staring at his luggage, but pretended not to see it.
She had suffered a lot on the train this time, and she was in no mood to please anyone except the target of the mission!
Old Lady Wang felt a little uncomfortable when she saw Su Li bringing so many things and the children looking at them eagerly, but she didn't offer to share any with the children.
She felt uncomfortable but didn't dare to vent her anger on her third daughter-in-law who had just returned, so she could only yell at her grandchildren.
"What are you all doing here? Look how dirty you are! Go out and wash yourself! Da Ya and Er Ya, what are you doing here? Go to the kitchen and help your mother cook!"
Seeing that their grandmother was angry, the children could only walk away reluctantly, looking back every few steps.
Old man Wang knocked his pipe on the table without saying a word, his eyelids drooping, and no one knew what he was thinking about.
Mrs. Wang glanced at her husband and became furious when she saw Wang Aiguo still standing there like a door god.
"Why are you still standing there, Third Brother? Why don't you help your wife get her things back to her room and take her to rest for a while!"
Wang Aiguo touched his head, smiled at Su Li, then took his luggage and walked out of the main room.
Su Li followed Wang Aiguo back to the room. The room was not big, but Wang Aiguo kept it very clean.
The two of them entered the room, but Wang Aiguo remained like a wooden stake, not saying a word.
Seeing that he had been silent, Su Li did not speak to break the silence.
The original owner's wish was to let Wang Yu grow up safely and take revenge on those who bullied her and her son. She didn't say how to treat this man. Could she just ignore him?
Su Li called the system in his mind: "008."
"What's wrong? Host."
"This man isn't in the client's wish list. Can I just ignore him?"
"This... should be like this!"
"What do you mean it should be like this? I'm a cultivator in the Nascent Soul stage. Being a mother without pain is a bargain, but being a wife is absolutely not an option for me!"
008: "Host, the client has feelings for this man. If we ignore him, what if the client is not satisfied?"
Su Li said proudly: "If I can't finish it, I won't do it. It's impossible for me to sacrifice my appearance."
008: "Host, you see Wang Aiguo is not bad looking either, you won't suffer any loss."
Su Li: "How can I not suffer a loss? I have never even touched the hand of a male cultivator, let alone a love relationship.
He's a man from another family, so I'm at a disadvantage, right? Besides, he's not good-looking at all, and he's not ugly just because he's dark-skinned."
008: In the final analysis, I still think that he is not handsome enough.
However, 008 only dared to complain in his heart. In order to make Su Li complete the task, he continued to persuade: "Host, don't you still have to go back to Cangyun Continent for revenge? If you don't complete this task, your points will be deducted. So when can you go back?"
Su Li: "Just deduct it, at most I can do a few more and let that little bitch live a few more days."
Just ten points, and you still want her to sell herself? No way!
008 wanted to persuade him again, but Su Li became impatient and ignored him.
Wang Aiguo looked at Su Li who didn't say anything for a long time. He stood there stiffly, not knowing what to say.
Looking at his wife whom he hadn't seen for almost a year, Wang Aiguo felt that she seemed to have changed. Although her face was still the same, he just felt that there was something different about the person in front of him!
008: Congratulations, you got the answer right, but unfortunately there is no reward!
Wang Aiguo hesitated for a while, pretending to be calm and went to the side to take out the luggage that Su Li brought back and sort it out.
While packing his luggage, he pretended to ask casually, "How long can you stay at home this time?"
Su Li was still thinking about how to accommodate this man. When he heard him ask how many days he could stay here, he thought for a moment and replied, "Two or three days!"
The original owner and this man had a marriage certificate. It would probably take her a day to divorce him. She also had to get in touch with her adopted son, which would take at least a day or two.
Three days, almost!
When Wang Aiguo heard that he would only stay for two or three days, he felt bitter in his heart, but he did not show it on his face.
"Okay, then you take a rest first. I'll call you when the meal is ready."
Seeing that he was about to leave, Su Li didn't care whether he accepted it or not and dropped a bombshell: "I came back to take Xiaobao away this time. Let's go and complete the divorce procedures tomorrow!"
Wang Aiguo turned around abruptly, looked at Su Li with wide eyes, and growled hoarsely, "I won't divorce!"
When Su Li saw the veins bulging on his face, he thought he was going to hit someone!
Finally, he lowered his head again and said timidly: "Can we not get a divorce?"
Su Li silently retracted her feet that were ready to kick at any time. After thinking for a while, she said indifferently: "It's up to you. Let me tell you first, if you don't divorce, then we can only be husband and wife in name only. I will no longer fulfill my marital obligations!"
Anyway, she has no plans to get married in this small world, so divorce or not has no effect on her!
When Wang Aiguo saw that Su Li agreed not to divorce, although he was unwilling to be a real husband and wife with him anymore, he still secretly breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
As long as they don't divorce, Xiaobao will still have a mother, and his parents won't be worried about his divorce and lose sleep all day long. He...
"I can accept it, as long as we don't get divorced...our family will still be there!"
It was extremely difficult for Wang Aiguo to say this, and only he knew the bitterness in it.
Su Li glanced at him, then silently looked away. He said calmly, "Okay then. If you ever change your mind, let me know. I can get the marriage certificate with you anytime."
Oh, what's going on? Why does she act like a heartless scumbag?
It’s all 008’s fault. If it hadn’t taken the wrong mission, why would she have such troubles?
008 doesn't know that its host is holding a grudge against it again. It is like a curious baby, wondering why the host doesn't get a divorce again?
008 was not a curious person who could hold back from asking, so he asked out of curiosity.
"Host, why don't you divorce again? Didn't you say you didn't want to live with him?"
Su Li rolled his eyes in his heart and said unhappily, "Well, he's not at fault. I can't just dump him, right?"
It’s okay for her to dump the person, but she is afraid that the original owner and her adopted son will resent her. Wouldn’t it be a waste for her to raise the child?
Of course, she wouldn't say this to 008.
"Besides, I've made it clear that we won't be a real couple. If he doesn't leave, what can I do?"
"Don't people in the previous world say that children need the company of their parents to be happy? With him, Wang Yu might be even happier!"
After hearing his host's twisted logic, 008 felt sorry for Wang Aiguo for three seconds.
It’s all because it took the wrong task. If it had been someone else who gave the task, Wang Aiguo wouldn’t be left without a wife!
The atmosphere in the room fell into silence. After a long while, Su Li finally said, "Since you don't want to divorce, then you can pack up and take Xiaobao with me to Hai City."
Su Li had a good idea. When Wang Aiguo went there, he could help her take care of the child, and she could be a hands-off mother who occasionally came to appreciate the child!
Wang Aiguo was surprised that Su Li was willing to take him to the city. He asked uncertainly, "Should I... go too? I don't know how to do anything except farming. How will I survive in the city?"
Su Li waved his hand and said in a slightly heroic tone: "Don't worry, as long as you take good care of the child, I will take care of him and you won't starve!"
When Wang Aiguo heard Su Li say that she would support him, he felt both happy and bitter.
Seeing his hesitation, Su Li became impatient and spoke in a harsh tone: "Are you going or not? If you don't want to go, forget it. It's a grown man doing things like this..."
Wang Aiguo saw that Su Li was angry and immediately said, "Go, I'll go."
Although he was worried that going to the city would add burden to his wife, he was a grown man with hands and feet. As long as he was not lazy, could he not support his wife and children?
What if I don’t go and Su Li asks for a divorce?
"Okay, then we'll leave the day after tomorrow. You go out first, I'll take a rest."
Wang Aiguo saw that his wife wanted to rest, so he turned and left the room, gently closed the door and went to the main room.
At this time, only his parents were sitting in the main room.
Seeing Wang Aiguo coming in, Old Lady Wang looked outside and immediately pulled Wang Aiguo over.
He whispered, "San'er, what did your wife say? Now that she's back, does she want to live a good life with you?"
Wang Aiguo felt bitter, but he didn't want his parents to worry, so he walked over to his mother and sat down. "She said she asked for leave and will leave the day after tomorrow..."
"What? Leaving the day after tomorrow? Then why did she come back? Isn't she going to divorce you?
This won't do. My Wang family can't afford to lose that person. When she married into my Wang family, she didn't suffer at all. If I had known this, I wouldn't have let her go to college.
This is so heartless! She's abandoning her husband and children now that she's successful! She doesn't want Xiaobao when he's still so young? This ungrateful person..."
Wang Aiguo didn't expect that his mother had already finished her words before he finished speaking.
Although her mother was right about Su Li wanting to divorce him, doesn't she still not know about it now?
He hurriedly explained: "Mom, it's not what you think..."
"It's not what I thought. Doesn't she want to abandon her husband and children and live a good life on her own?"
"No, just listen to me."
"You talk, I'm listening. I see you're still protecting her."
"Su Li asked me and the child to go back to the city with her."
"Really?" Old Lady Wang's face was full of disbelief.
"Why would I lie to you? Su Li told me to go back with her."
"Oh, that's great! Old man, we can finally rest assured. See what I said? I said that the third son's wife is not the kind of person who would give up men and children just because she has made a fortune!
Now I wonder if those gossipy women outside dare to make up stories about our family again." Old Lady Wang smiled so brightly that the wrinkles on her face were squeezed together.
There were only Wang Aiguo and Old Man Wang here, and no one tried to expose her for calling Su Li an ungrateful person. She could just let her be.
Old Man Wang tapped his pipe and said seriously, "Third brother, your wife came back to pick you and the children up, which shows that she still cares about this family.
It doesn't matter why there was no news before, as long as she has this family in her heart, you can live a good life."
"I know, Dad."
"Well, you can go to the captain to get a certificate then."
At this time, the eldest daughter from Brother Wang's family and the second and third daughters from the second room came over with bowls and chopsticks, calling for dinner, and the boys who had been playing outside also came back.
The Wang family has a large population. The men and boys sit at one table, and the women sit at another table with the girls.
Su Li also sat aside, with a bowl of porridge, a bowl of steamed buns, a plate of pickles and a bowl of stir-fried cabbage and meat in front of him.
Everyone was excited to see so many dishes and waved their chopsticks quickly.
Seeing that they were eating with relish, Su Li also took a steamed bun and ate it. Although the steamed bun was rough and a little difficult to swallow, it had a sweet taste when chewed and had a unique flavor.
The only thing is that the taste of this dish is really not that good. The farmers are poor and reluctant to add oil and salt, so they just cook the cabbage with pork. It has some oil in it, but it’s not tasty either.
Maybe it was cooked too long, it has a weird smell.
Su Li couldn't describe the smell, but it made people lose their appetite just by smelling it.
A long time later, she finally realized that it was the smell of boiled sweet potatoes that had been simmered for too long.
Su Li came from a good family and had never suffered hardship. This was the first time he knew that dishes could be cooked like this.
After the meal, Su Li secretly decided that after returning to the city, in addition to urging Wang Aiguo to work hard to make money, he would also let him learn to cook.
Otherwise, with my cooking skills, the taste might be like this. If Wang Yu eats this every day, how can he grow up healthily?
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Two days passed, and Wang Yu became familiar with Su Li. He stuck to Su Li like a follower, calling her "Mom" all the time and "Mom" all the time. He was so affectionate that he softened Su Li's not-so-soft heart!
Today was the day they were leaving for the city, and many of the village's aunties and grandmas had come to celebrate. They were curious to see if the Wang family's college-educated daughter-in-law was really going to take the third son of the Wang family to the city to enjoy life.
"Tsk tsk... This Wang Laosan is so lucky that he married such a beautiful woman like Su Zhiqing as his wife. Now he can live in the city with his wife." Aunt Pang said while cracking melon seeds and smacking her lips.
"If I had known earlier, I would have agreed to let my son marry her. If Su Zhiqing had married into my family, my son could have moved to the city with her now." A sarcastic-looking woman said with regret.
The people around rolled their eyes when they heard this. You want your son to marry Su Zhiqing? Don't you even look at what your son is like?
Aunt Caihua rolled her eyes and said directly: "What are you daydreaming about? Why don't you take a piss and look at yourself? Your son is such a lazy bastard and he looks so ugly.
You actually dare to covet Su Zhiqing. Even if your family dares to do so, don’t you consider whether you have the fate to do so?”
Aunt Cauliflower and the sarcastic woman have always been at odds. The sarcastic woman is called Li Zhaodi, and she was unhappy when she heard what Aunt Cauliflower said.
What happened to her son?
Her son will be a successful man in the future. Why does a man need to be so good-looking? He can't eat it, so a man just needs to be capable.
The two of them started arguing with each other, and the people around them hurried to try to stop the fight. It looked quite lively.
The Su Li family was not affected at all. They said goodbye to the Wang family and set off for the town.
Wang Aiguo held the child in one hand and carried the luggage of his father and son in the other, and the family of three walked towards the town.
We arrived in the town and then took a shaky bus to the provincial capital. It was already noon.
When getting off the car, Wang Yu looked listless, apparently because of the shaking of the car. Su Li picked up the child and took the father and son to the state-owned hotel.
"Comrade, what dishes do you have today?" Su Li often eats out and is familiar with the process.
The waiter even raised his head and said in a calm tone: "We have braised fish, braised pork, twice-cooked pork, pickled fish, meat buns, and rice!"
"I want one serving of braised pork and pickled fish, ten big meat buns, and three bowls of rice."
Just as Su Li was about to take out the money, a hand passed the money and ticket to the waiter before her. Su Li looked in the direction of the hand and saw Wang Aiguo looking at her with a silly smile on his face.
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