Chapter 2: Divorced and raising two children, a woman abandoned in the 1980s remarries
At the critical moment, the sound of unlocking was suddenly heard from the other side of the door panel, and the chaotic footsteps were getting closer and closer, and were about to reach the door.
At the critical moment, Rongzhen grabbed it hard.
The man on his body groaned, and his elbow slammed into the light switch uncontrollably. The light went out, and he finally regained his senses.
Two pairs of eyes met in the darkness, their breathing intertwined, and the atmosphere became hazy and awkward.
Qin Fengnian let go of her and apologized hurriedly: "I'm sorry!"
"Hurry up, this is it. I saw someone enter this lounge before." The hurried voices outside interrupted his explanation.
Rongzhen shook her head without saying anything, pursed her swollen lips and quickly looked for a way out.
It was easy to guess what the group of people outside were planning to do. No matter who they were originally planning to plot against, now that she had accidentally stepped on a landmine, this matter could not be caught on the spot, otherwise a small matter would become a big one.
Besides, what had just happened between her and him was already unclear.
Rumors are scary. It is hard to explain this kind of thing, so we can only try to avoid it from the source.
Qin Fengnian also understood that now was not the time to waste time, so he quickly found a small glass window covered by curtains based on the layout of the room.
Rongzhen quickly opened the window and tried to climb out, but failed due to height restrictions.
At the critical moment, a big hand supported her hips from below, easily helping her climb over the window and land outside.
The person who did this spread out his five fingers, trying his best to ignore the palpitating feeling of the soft touch, and jumped up from the window sill, flipping out of the window as lightly as a cat and landing silently.
At the same time, the door to the lounge was suddenly pushed open from the outside, followed by everyone asking curious questions: "Hey? No one is here."
Just then, a gust of wind blew from the door to the window, taking away the remaining charming smell in the room, and blowing away the sweet fragrance in the room without a trace.
"Let's go!" Qin Fengnian pricked up his ears and only heard one sentence, then he bent down to protect Rongzhen and slipped away from under the wall.
After they were away from the danger zone, Rongzhen deliberately fell behind, trying to separate from him at the fork in the road.
Qin Fengnian subconsciously stopped the man and said, "I'm sorry, that..."
"There's something strange about that room." Rong Zhen changed the subject, and while he was lost in thought, she broke free and ran away.
Qin Fengnian raised his hand, and behind him he heard the factory director's voice calling out for him from afar.
After dealing with the factory director and the people from the social gathering, a while had passed and Rong Zhen had already disappeared.
Qin Fengnian had no choice but to wait until tomorrow to find the other party to talk about the matter, but when he returned to his residence and prepared to take a shower, he found a stain of bright red blood on his underwear.
Thinking about how he was confused and obsessed at that time, he seemed to have rushed in instinctively.
Could this be blood?
Realizing something, Qin Fengnian's neck turned red and he made a decision in his heart.
Rong Zhen didn't know this yet. After separating from him, she walked along the path for a while and met a few neighbors who knew the original owner.
They had just returned from a social gathering, and when they saw Rongzhen, they greeted her and then went back together.
The original owner now lives with her child in the factory-provided housing that her parents helped her to secure, a small house located in the backyard of the fifth family compound of the machinery factory.
It is not a big house, as it is called, with an area of only seven or eight square meters. There is a ventilation window next to the narrow door, a wooden bed is placed under the window, and a large wardrobe is placed at the end of the bed, with a lacquered wooden box on top of the wardrobe.
On the other side, against the wall were placed a cupboard, a washstand and a black coal stove. On the stove was a kettle, and a trickle of hot steam was coming out of the kettle under the dim light bulb.
Rong Zhen turned on the light and looked around, but didn't see the original owner's two daughters. She simply locked the door while no one was around and wiped off the sticky residue on her body with hot water.
After sweating and going through that incident, she already felt uncomfortable, especially in the center of her legs, which felt sore, astringent, and a little painful.
Rongzhen suspected that she was injured by the man's reckless behavior, so she took off her clothes and touched him carefully, but did not find any wounds. However, there were bloodstains on the towel she used to wipe him.
Knock knock knock.
The door opened at this moment. She quickly threw the bloody towel into the basin, stood up and pulled up her pants.
"Who is it?" Rongzhen walked to the door and asked cautiously.
The person outside the door whispered, "Yuzhen, it's Mom. I saw the light was on here. Come over and take a look."
Only then did Rongzhen feel at ease to open the door.
Standing at the door was a plump and energetic middle-aged woman in her forties or fifties, who looked somewhat similar to her current appearance. She was the original owner's mother.
After the other person entered the room and closed the door again, he couldn't wait to ask her, "Why are you back so soon? How was the social gathering? Did you see anyone you liked?"
Rong Zhen thought about it and realized that it was probably this person's idea to go to the social gathering, hoping that the original owner could find a second marriage partner as soon as possible.
"No, there's no need to rush this kind of thing." She answered in a low voice, following the original owner's temperament, while squatting down to rub the soaked towel in the basin.
Wang Fengxian slapped her thigh and said, "Of course I'm anxious. Good guys are snatched away!" They heard that all the single young people in the factory were going to the social gathering, and even the new worker Qin was invited by the factory director to show up. They didn't want to aim too high and climb up the ladder, so they decided to look for a solid and reliable head office.
Wang Fengxian tried to persuade her earnestly, thinking that her daughter still didn't want to get married again and that she was going to the social gathering and coming back just to fool her.
After persuading her, she noticed a few strands of light pink in the basin. Her mother's expression changed: "Is your period irregular again? No wonder you came back early. You said it would be fine after giving birth, but now you have two children and there's no improvement. No, I have to consult that old Chinese doctor tomorrow."
Rongzhen thought that it was just a coincidence that she had her period, so she nodded and didn't think anything else.
Rongzhen: "I will consider what Mom said, but you have to give me time and consider the feelings of the two children."
It was rare to hear her daughter speak for such a long time, and her accent was obviously looser. Wang Fengxian's expression immediately improved, and she shifted the conversation to the child in moderation.
Rong Zhen took the opportunity to ask where the original owner's two daughters had gone.
Wang Fengxian: "He fell asleep at our place in the front yard. We'll bring him back to you tomorrow morning when he wakes up."
The original owner's father was an old fitter in a machinery factory. His home was in the front of this two-courtyard house. He arranged the mother and daughter to live in the back because they were close and easier to take care of.
Wang Fengxian asked about the situation and got a confirmation. She didn't stay long and happily returned to the front yard.
Rongzhen saw her off and felt relieved.
Even her own mother couldn't recognize the difference between her and the original owner, so there was no problem with other people either.
I had a dreamless night, and the next morning at six o'clock, the hospital's radio sounded on time.
Rongzhen got up and made a simple breakfast, cooking rice porridge and steamed egg custard, plus a bowl of smashed cucumber with mashed garlic.
Just as they were done, the original owner's two daughters came back hand in hand, holding the eggs and eagerly approached her to offer them: "Mom, these are for you to eat."
"Where did it come from?" Rong Zhen touched it and found it was warm and cooked, so she let them eat it themselves.
The eldest, Chanchan, showed a little pride and said, "Grandma gave it to me. My cousin Maomao tried to snatch it away, but my aunt spanked him. He still laughed."
The second child, Juanjuan, added obediently, "He had some too, but he hadn't eaten enough and wanted more, so he snatched ours. Uncle said he deserved a beating."
The eldest is six years old, and the second is three and a half years old. Both of them have very good language expression and logical ability. They work together to tell the story clearly.
After listening to this, Rongzhen took out a small bowl of steamed egg custard and instructed the eldest brother to send it to the front yard.
Chanchan was very happy to be entrusted with such an important task. She raised her hand to salute like a Young Pioneer, picked up the bowl and ran away with a plop.
Juanjuan waited for her sister to leave, then hesitantly snuggled up to Rongzhen, looking at her with her round grape eyes, as if she seemed to be unable to speak.
Rongzhen felt nervous when she looked at her, so she rubbed her little head and asked what was wrong.
Encouraged by her eyes, Juanjuan whispered, "Mom, can you please not look for a stepfather?"
Rongzhen didn't expect it to be this matter, and it was brought up by the youngest child.
She squatted down to look the little guy in the eye and asked seriously, "Tell Mom, who said what?"
Juanjuan pursed her lips and told the story about her stepmother that she had heard from Brother Maomao in a halting manner.
When other people have a stepmother, they also have a stepfather. She was worried that her family would have a stepmother as well as a stepfather. She had been worried since she heard that her grandmother was going to find a stepfather for them.
Rongzhen patted her tender shoulders and said, "Don't worry, I won't find a bad stepfather."
Juanjuan finally smiled after hearing this.
The three-and-a-half-year-old child did not understand the hidden meaning of his mother's words, and was relieved just by hearing the word "no".
After delivering the things, Chanchan came back running. The three of them, mother and daughter, sat around a small square table at the door and ate breakfast.
Other families in the yard were also busy cooking and eating. Everywhere was filled with the smell of life, and a beautiful day began with the morning sun.
After dinner, the sisters' friends came over and called them: "Chanchan, Juanjuan, go to school."
The machinery factory is quite large, with several thousand employees in the main factory alone. Therefore, the factory built a separate school a few years ago, which includes educational classes and primary, middle and high schools to facilitate the education of employees' children.
For example, the two sisters from the original owner's family, Chanchan just entered the first grade of elementary school, and Juanjuan is still in the Yuhong class. The two sisters always go to and from school in groups of three or five with their friends, and their parents don't have to worry about picking them up.
Because the school is near the factory staff housing complex, it only takes a few minutes to go back and forth. There are our own people around, and there are patrols from the factory security department paying attention, so there is no problem with safety.
After understanding the situation, Rongzhen put the sisters' uneaten eggs into their small schoolbags. She also took out two small apples from the cupboard, packed them up, and watched the two girls jump and leave with their friends.
By the time she had cleaned up the stove, the bell for work rang, and the neighbors hurried to the factory.
Rongzhen locked the door and went to work with the group.
The character introduction mentioned that she currently works in the logistics department and is an ordinary clerk in the management section. Her daily tasks include delivering documents, organizing materials, and other small things. There is no sign of promotion in sight, but her salary has reached level two thanks to her length of service.
A second-level worker can earn 41.5 yuan a month. Combined with the factory's unique internal benefits and occasional subsidies from her parents' home, it is not difficult to support an adult and two children.
Rong Zhen recalled these few details and walked forward with her head down. When she passed the factory gate, she was spotted and recognized by Qin Fengnian who was hiding behind a big tree nearby.
The factory director's secretary, who was accompanying him, noticed his eyes following Rong Zhen and immediately introduced her, "This is Zhang Yuzhen, an officer from the Logistics Department's Management Section. She lives in the Fifth Family Compound and has two daughters."
"She's married and has children?" Qin Fengnian couldn't hide his astonishment.
The factory director's secretary said, "Yes, but they're divorced now. Now she lives alone with her two daughters."
Qin Fengnian's face flashed with confusion and bewilderment, along with his previous shock, all of which were seen by the factory director's secretary, who was going to report this to the factory director later.
If you want to keep this person, helping him/her solve his/her lifelong issues is a good way.
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