Chapter 5 (15)
Yu Jia stayed at Yu Meng's place for the time being. After all the arguments and noise, the woman had to show some attitude, at least that's what Yu Meng thought.
Li Ren was seconded, and it was she who helped—but it was more of a hindrance. Yu Meng felt she had an obligation to help Yu Jia repair their relationship. To make amends for her mistake. Although this mistake was truly unjust.
Yu Jia was worried about Yu Meng getting into trouble, so she stressed two things: First, she shouldn't go to the leadership again and try to suppress Li Ren. Doing so would only affect Li Ren's career and make him resent her even more. There would be no room for improvement in their relationship. Second, no matter how much trouble they caused, she hoped Yu Meng would hold to her ground. She didn't want a divorce.
Yu Meng had been divorced herself and didn't think it was a big deal, but she could understand Yu Jia - although she was the leader of Yu Yingzi's "Four Beauties", she had been exhausted and neglected over the years, and her life was declining. Although she still had some classical temperament, it was far from the current aesthetic.
If we get divorced, it would be like fighting an unprepared battle.
passive.
Not good.
And there were some things Yu Meng hadn't asked Yu Jia. There was no way to ask. But Yu Meng knew the answer in her heart—she wanted to ask Yu Jia, do you still love Li Ren? He hates you so much, and yet you still love him? What on earth has he ever done for you? Do you love him as a person? Or his status? Or perhaps your status as his wife? Thinking of this, Yu Meng found herself amused. Humans are social animals. How could these things be separated? It was ridiculous.
Yu Meng went straight to the office to find Li Ren. Di Li Ren couldn't ignore her. He was worried about the man behind her. So he quickly said, "Find a restaurant and I'll be there as soon as I'm done."
Yu Meng didn't hesitate and chose a very expensive Japanese restaurant, waiting for Liren to come. At lunchtime, Di Liren arrived with a smile on his face, seemingly unaffected by the family dispute.
Yu Meng ordered a lot of dishes, including appetizers, soups, seafood, grilled dishes, fried dishes, rice, fruits, and desserts, not leaving out any of them.
She ordered for Sister Jia, and if she couldn’t finish it, she had to take it away!
Closing the menu, Yu Meng chuckled, "Alright, boss. This is a clever trick of using a knife to kill someone. It's well done."
Before he could finish his words, Li Ren intercepted him, "No, no, Teacher Yu, this is unfair! Who are you using to kill someone? We all have to move forward, don't we? How can we not understand reason? People don't want to go to difficult places, but I will. People find it troublesome to deal with the grassroots work, but I don't mind the trouble! I'm not afraid of heavy tasks, and I consider it an honor to sacrifice my own family for the sake of everyone else."
Yu Meng raised her hands and clapped softly, "You really are worthy of being a leader. You left me stunned." After a pause, she added, "Let me ask you one question: how did you and Sister Jia do it?"
Li Ren sighed deeply, and the atmosphere immediately became solemn. "Over the years, I think you know that the situation between Yu Jia and me is not much different from that between you and Lao Luan. How you feel about Lao Luan is how I feel about Yu Jia."
Yu Meng was a bit taken aback. She hadn't expected Liren to be so open and even compare her to Lao Luan. She was fed up with Lao Luan, and so, by extension, Liren was fed up with Yu Jia. It was just that she was a woman, and he was a man. A woman's divorce was legitimate, and she had a legitimate reason—Lao Luan's infidelity and domestic violence. Unconsciously, Yu Meng began to waver. Emotionally, she sided with Liren; if there was no love, she should let it go. Intellectually, she had to side with Yu Jia; she had come with a mission. She had signed a military order.
So Yu Meng retorted, "Don't play dumb with me. Luan Chengyun and I have a matter of principle. What's your problem? Even in ancient times, there had to be a reason for the seven grounds for divorce."
Li Ren then said, "We can't get along. We don't have the same aspirations or ideals. We can't connect spiritually, and there's no resonance or resonance in our lives. Isn't that reason enough? Yes, to outsiders, it seems like I've become successful and dumped my wife. To those who see it that way, I can only say they don't understand! They're vulgar! It's not my will, it's fate. I've come this far step by step, and she's still standing still. The distance is obvious. Others can turn a blind eye to it, but can we deceive ourselves? We've been through difficulties together, and we have something in common to face, and we have a child. Now we're happy. The child is studying abroad, she's got her household registration here, she's got a good job, her brother is in school, her family back home is getting medical treatment, and I've made arrangements for everything. Didn't I say I wouldn't care? Even if we're apart, we're not enemies! We're still friends! I'll do everything I should do. Teacher Yu, you've seen it all, you must understand how I feel. How old are we? If we don't fight and make breakthroughs, we'll end up in a nursing home."
Yu Meng had no way to refute Di Liren's words. She was almost convinced. They were all true, close to the truth. But she couldn't be convinced. "So what do you mean by breaking up?"
She asked directly for the key points and asked him to explain the terms.
"What do you mean to Lao Luan? I feel the same way as you."
"No," Yu Meng's words carried a lot of weight. "If you force me, I'll talk to the leader again."
Li Ren quickly reached out his hand, "Stop! Teacher Yu! If there's a problem, solve it. I know you and Yu Jia are good friends, and you'd love to wear the same pants and skirt... but this... this, this, this... why are you hanging on a tree..."
Yu Meng said, "No way! At least not now. I caused this trouble for you because of my words. If you force your way through, Yu Jia will hate me forever. I tell you, if I had known you were up to this shit, I wouldn't have helped you at all! You're putting me in an unfair position, you know that."
Li Ren said with a forced smile, "Not so fast, not so fast. I just have an idea. I'm going to the grassroots level right now. It's just right. Everyone calm down."
"Anyway, don't mention those two words."
Li Ren said, "Not really, really. Teacher Yu, take a look at this article." He then transferred it to her from his phone. Yu Meng looked down. It was called "Divorce Letter," and it was said to be a Dunhuang document. It talked about ancient divorces. "Show it to Yu Jia too. People need to be reasonable."
Yu Meng couldn't stand it anymore and stood up to leave.
Li Ren advised, "Don't leave... We haven't finished eating yet... It's too expensive..."
Yu Jia lay on the sofa, supporting his head with one hand.
Yu Meng read her the "Divorce Letter." "... All marriages are the product of a bond forged in three previous lives, destined for marriage in this one. Husband and wife facing each other are like mandarin ducks, soaring side by side, their beautiful faces sitting side by side; the beauty of both virtues, the profound love and affection, two bodies, one heart... Let us resolve our grievances and let go of our hatred; part ways, and each will find happiness..."
Yu Jia smiled bitterly and murmured, "Let's part ways and live happily ever after..."
Yu Meng advised, "Really, don't think too much. Stay with me for two days and then go back. He wouldn't dare! Where else can he find a good wife like you? After a while, when he goes to the wilderness and suffers a little, he'll know the benefits of having a wife and children and a warm bed. Managing a man is like flying a kite. Don't pull too tight. Just hold the string in your hand."
Yu Jia smiled bitterly and asked, "Go back?"
Yu Meng said affirmatively, "We have to go back."
The next day, Yu Jia returned home. She left early after get off work in the afternoon, cleaned the house, and cooked. When Li Ren got home, she had already prepared delicious food for him.
Seeing him, she said nothing. He put down his bag. She stood up and went to the kitchen to serve the food. Like a pantomime, the couple ate in silence, not even turning on the TV.
Liren finished eating first and used chopsticks to pick up the remaining bones on the table.
Yu Jia said, "Just put it there."
Li Ren put down his bowl and chopsticks and said, "I'll leave in a few days."
Yu Jia hummed. She couldn't object; her objection was futile.
"Have you read "Divorce Letter"? " he suddenly asked.
It's already this late, and you're still asking this. Yu Jia was afraid he'd say, "Let's part ways and live happily ever after." She hummed again.
Li Ren followed up, "The situation a thousand years ago and a thousand years from now is pretty much the same."
It finally came. Yu Jia felt her skin tighten and her flesh was pressed uncomfortably. Li Ren turned around and said to her, "If you agree, I'll leave this house."
Yu Jia's heart was beating wildly, as if it was about to jump out.
"Tell me the truth, is there someone out there?" Yu Jia couldn't believe she could ask. She'd been thinking it over and over again while at Yu Meng's place. If Li Ren insisted on leaving, there was a high probability that there was someone else out there. "The one you found online?"
"No." Li Ren raised one hand and swore.
"Then why?" Her voice trembled.
"Didn't you understand 'The Divorce Letter'?" He pulled out his phone and started reading. "Unsuitable relationships breed dislike, like cats and mice hate each other, and wolves and sheep coexist."
"Where there is resentment, there is hatred."
"Let's not discuss this anymore. Think about it again." Li Ren stood up, picked up the third volume of Capital which was on the armrest of the sofa, and went into the study.
He didn't come out again that night. He finished his explanation, and the rest was for her to consider and decide.
The more Yu Jia thought about it, the angrier she became. She felt she didn't deserve such treatment and such a fate. Even though she was just a nanny and a maid hired by the Di family, they couldn't just fire her! This was like rubbing her face on the ground! How could she go back and face the people of Jiangdong? After holding it in for a long time, Yu Jia finally stood up, walked to the study door, and knocked twice.
She didn't go in. Through the door, she loudly declared, "I don't agree! I won't divorce! Unless I die!"
The attitude is very firm.
The study was silent, with no response.
Yu Jia took a deep breath. The marriage she once took great pride in had really reached a critical juncture of life and death.
On the train, Yu Shuang sat in the middle. A little girl sat by the window, reading a book intently. Kang Long sat in the aisle. The girl's name was Yu Chun'er, Yu Qing's eldest daughter and Yu Shuang's niece. Yu Qing's wife, mother-in-law, and aunt-in-law wanted to give their newborn daughter to Shuang for adoption.
After much deliberation and further negotiations, Yu Shuang decided to take her older niece back home to live with them. She didn't want to be a mother to her younger niece, and even less to adopt her. She could help out, taking care of the older child. A niece is a niece, and an aunt is an aunt. She didn't want to confuse the issue or use someone else's hand to replace someone else.
She felt that her relationship with Chun'er was perfect. Chun'er was already in elementary school, had her own judgment, and understood relationships. She raised her purely out of consideration for her deceased brother and a sense of kinship. She didn't expect anything in return; she had figured that in a few years, Chun'er would have her own life. She and Chun'er should be equals.
Although Yu Qing's wife repeatedly told Chun'er, "The conditions over there are good, you must be obedient, and call me aunt from now on, aunt is also mother."
Chun'er was sensible and quiet, but before boarding the train, she had already started calling Yu Shuang "Auntie." Yu Shuang felt awkward and corrected her, "Just call her 'Auntie,' my aunt, 'Auntie,'" adding, "You can also call her 'Niangniang,' 'Aniang.'" She didn't want to add the word "Mom," even though she was about to take on the responsibility of being a mother.
Yu Shuang felt very sorry for Kang Long. With a child suddenly appearing in the family, her relationship with Kang Long had changed dramatically. She couldn't let Kang Long shoulder her burdens, couldn't let him be a burden. It wasn't fair.
Kang Long came over with a lunch box and handed it to Chun'er. Yu Chun'er said, "Thank you, uncle."
Yu Shuang felt uncomfortable listening to it.
After dinner, Kanglong went to the junction of the carriages to get some fresh air, and Yu Shuang went over as well.
"I'm sorry for putting you through this." she said.
"Hmm."
"I'm an uncle now."
Kang Long chuckled.
"You are free." Yu Shuang said.
"What."
"You can see my situation. I can't drag you down. It's not fair."
"you mean?"
"Why don't you go with Dr. Matsuko."
Kang Long was stunned, then smiled again, "Whether it's a burden or not is up to me. Maybe I like it." After a pause, he added, "A sweet burden."
Yu Shuang didn't know how to respond for a moment. Anyway, she had made it clear that if he insisted on having his own way, then she would be willing to fight and suffer. "It's up to you."
Yu Shuang turned back to her seat, only to find Chun'er was nowhere to be seen. Yu Shuang's scalp tightened, "Chun'er!" she yelled. Kang Long came back. Yu Shuang anxiously said, "She was just here..." Kang Long comforted him, saying that the train hadn't stopped and was closed, so it was impossible for her to be lost. The two of them quickly split up to look for her. At the restroom door, Yu Shuang knocked and called Chun'er. But a man's voice came from inside, "Wait a minute!" He quickly apologized and continued looking. The restroom door was locked, so she knocked again and called Chun'er's name.
"Aunt, I'm here!" It was Chun'er.
Yu Shuang's heart finally settled down and settled back into his stomach.
"Why are you running around!" she said angrily.
"My stomach hurts..." Chun'er replied.
Less than a day after officially becoming an aunt, Yu Shuang already felt the burden on her shoulders and the pressure in her heart.
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