Chapter 7
As soon as Qin Xiang said this, Wang Junsheng was stunned and looked at Qin Xiang in shock, unable to believe it.
Yes, in this day and age, divorce is a big deal, not to mention in the backward countryside, even in the city. A divorced man can find another wife, but a woman will have to bear the stigma and be pointed at from the moment of divorce.
But is Qin Xiang afraid?
The lessons learned from her previous life told her that fear was the most useless thing, and it was truly foolish to delay divorce for the sake of so-called reputation and face.
If you meet a scumbag, stay away from him as soon as possible. If someone hits you in the face, hit him back hard. If you are not tough, you will always be the one who gets hurt.
So after she finished speaking, she was able to look at Wang Junsheng calmly, but Wang Junsheng completely disagreed.
Wang Junsheng said, "Qin Xiang, do you know what you are saying?"
Qin Xiang looked at him and said calmly, "Of course I know. I'm talking about divorce. You think I'm a stupid woman, so I shouldn't stay by your side and embarrass you."
After saying that, Qin Xiang turned her head away and refused to look at him, which completely ignited Wang Junsheng's anger.
"You're actually going to divorce me just to take the college entrance exam." Wang Junsheng couldn't accept this. He looked at Qin Xiang and felt that he didn't know her this time. They didn't spend much time together before, but in his impression, Qin Xiang was gentle and considerate. When he came back in the summer, Qin Xiang took good care of his life and never mentioned the college entrance exam.
But now he suddenly went crazy and was willing to divorce her just to take the college entrance examination?
Wang Junsheng's face showed deep disappointment, "I am so disappointed in you."
Qin Xiang sneered, "Since you value our relationship so much, would you be willing to give up the college entrance examination?"
"That's different." Wang Junsheng lowered his voice and looked at Qin Xiang and said, "How can it be the same? I'm a man. How can I support my wife and children without a career?"
Qin Xiang sarcastically said, "So you can't give up anything for me, but you're asking me to give up my own pursuits and ideals for our marriage, and stay in this village like all the other left-behind women, waiting for their men to come back and give them a few yuan, and then feel grateful for such charity. If you really want to do this for my own good, why can't you pull me along to make progress and fight side by side with me?"
In her previous life, she had never entertained such thoughts. She stayed at home obediently until Wang Junsheng got a stable job before following him out. After arriving, she was still required to do the laundry and cooking. Wang Junsheng said she was too beautiful and he didn't dare let her go out because there were so many bad guys out there and he was afraid she would be in danger.
She believed it. Later, Wang Junsheng was unhappy with his work and wanted to try his luck in the business world. Qin Xiang didn't know anything at that time, but she encouraged Wang Junsheng to give it a try. Then she left home and started working as a nanny. She took on several odd jobs and began to worry about the family's life.
Hasn’t she ever envied those youthful and energetic female college students?
In his previous life, Wang Xiao had only managed to get into a junior college after repeating two years, and his noses were turned up in the air when he saw her. After Wang Junsheng became successful, Wang Xiao even talked about his sister-in-law with others with disdain, thinking that Qin Xiang, in her youth, was nothing but her face, not worthy of her excellent brother.
She was unhappy, and Wang Junsheng said that as a sister-in-law, she was too narrow-minded to argue with her sister-in-law.
How could she bear it then?
She did endure good days, but she also endured betrayal.
There were some things I hadn't thought about carefully back then, but now that I've looked at them carefully, I've discovered that Wang Junsheng was a selfish person from the beginning to the end. It's no surprise that he ended up getting involved with Cui Hong.
Qin Xiang let go of her past life and only hoped to get a divorce as soon as possible in this life and stay away from this family. She never wanted to be trapped in the cesspool of the Wang family again in this life.
Wang Junsheng looked at Qin Xiang for a long time, speechless. He didn't dare to say what he was thinking. He could only avoid Qin Xiang's eyes and lie down on the kang. "I won't argue with you. Our life is pretty good now. Why do you have to make a fuss? Even if you make a fuss, will it lead to any results? Qin Xiang, we are husband and wife. I want to stand in front to protect you from the wind and rain and let you enjoy life at home. Why can't you trust me?"
"If you want me to believe you, at least you should believe me too." Qin Xiang was speechless. "If you don't believe I can pass the exam and become as good as your female classmates, how can you ask me to believe you too?"
Wang Junsheng directly refused to answer, covered his head with the quilt, turned over and refused to pay attention to Qin Xiang.
Looking at this situation, Qin Xiang wanted to smash this bastard's head with a stone. What the hell is this?
Fearing that she would go berserk, Qin Xiang pushed the door open and went out.
It was freezing cold outside, and there were shadowy figures at the windows of the rooms. I didn't know how long I had been listening.
Qin Xiang ignored him, went to the toilet, came back to wash up, then got on the kang, spread out the quilt, and slept directly at the other end. She was really worried that she would wake up in the middle of the night and suffocate Wang Junsheng.
Seeing her like this, Wang Junsheng didn't say anything. After the kerosene lamp went out and the rustling sound died down, Wang Junsheng ran over and pulled Qin Xiang's quilt, trying to get into the bed.
Qin Xiang was nauseated and pulled the quilt, saying, "Wang Junsheng, what are you doing?"
Wang Junsheng was wearing long underwear and felt a little cold. "Let me in first."
"Go back to your bed." Qin Xiang refused to give in. This bastard deserved to freeze to death.
Wang Junsheng said, "We are husband and wife."
Qin Xiang said, "What are you crazy about?"
"I'm not crazy." Wang Junsheng lowered his voice and said, "I know you didn't have your period. Qin Xiang, what's wrong with you? Aren't you happy that I'm back? Isn't that normal between husband and wife? But you actually lied to me. Aren't you crazy?"
Wang Junsheng wasn't worried about whether Qin Xiang had a lover; he still had that confidence. As long as he stayed within the community, he was the top university student at a prestigious university, and no man could be better than him.
He wondered if Qin Xiang had wanted to take the college entrance examination for a long time and was deliberately using this to pressure him into agreeing to it.
Wang Junsheng didn't want to encourage Qin Xiang's arrogance, nor did he think that Qin Xiang really wanted to divorce. He just felt that Qin Xiang was deliberately forcing him.
Can he agree?
That’s definitely not possible.
Although he had been somewhat hesitant before, now that he saw Qin Xiang making a fuss, he became even more determined not to let Qin Xiang go out.
"Qin Xiang, how many girls in this town have a better life than you?" Wang Junsheng tried to pull at Qin Xiang's blanket, but was kicked through it. He immediately became furious, "Qin Xiang, you're not done yet, are you?"
"Yes, it's not over yet." The moonlight was beautiful tonight, and the faint moonlight shone into the room. Wang Junsheng couldn't see Qin Xiang's expression clearly in the darkness, otherwise he would definitely see the disgust and nausea in Qin Xiang's eyes. Qin Xiang gritted her teeth and said, "This matter is non-negotiable. Before this, stay away from me. I feel sick just looking at you."
She paused, "Wang Junsheng, if you are a man, just divorce me immediately. You are not a man if you keep dragging it out like this."
"You know best whether I am a man or not. If you want to divorce me, forget it."
Wang Junsheng also got angry. It was too cold for a while, so he pulled his quilt over to cover himself, but he refused to go to the other end.
Qin Xiang ignored him and went to sleep by herself. Listening to Qin Xiang's breathing, Wang Junsheng became so angry that he couldn't sleep.
Wang Junsheng couldn't sleep, so he put on his clothes and went out. Cui Lianhua also came out of the room. Seeing Wang Junsheng standing there, she asked worriedly, "What's wrong, Third Brother? Did you have a fight with Qin Xiang?"
Wang Junsheng remained silent. Cui Lianhua grew anxious and lowered her voice, "What's going on? Is she still going to take the college entrance exam?"
Without hearing Wang Junsheng's answer, Cui Lianhua covered her mouth and started crying, "Old Three, Qin Xiang has become wild. She doesn't like our Wang family anymore. What should we do?"
Cui Lianhua's words hit Wang Junsheng's heart like a heavy hammer.
If he said he liked Qin Xiang, then he definitely liked her. What boy wouldn't like such a beautiful girl? But if he said he loved Qin Xiang too much, then he wouldn't love her too much. Compared to these loves, he loved himself more.
Qin Xiang's beauty certainly made him proud. He brought her to a high school reunion that summer, and many people envied his success in both love and career. But when his wife wanted to see the world, Wang Junsheng panicked, unwilling to acknowledge the existence of more talented people. He worried that Qin Xiang might become ambitious and find someone else. Then where would he put his reputation?
Wang Junsheng thought about the divorce Qin Xiang had proposed to him, and he couldn't help but feel upset. He said to Cui Lianhua, "Mom, I will persuade her. You go back to your room and sleep. She is just throwing a tantrum because I haven't come back for so long."
Cui Lianhua sighed and nodded, "I hope so."
She paused and said to Wang Junsheng, "Junsheng, you are the hope of the Wang family and a college graduate from our village. It's natural for you to love your wife, but you can't spoil her, understand?"
Wang Junsheng nodded, "I understand."
Not wanting to listen to any more nagging, Wang Junsheng went straight back to the house.
Having found an excuse for a divorce, Qin Xiang slept soundly and peacefully. As for Wang Junsheng, he tossed and turned all night, and had a lot of bizarre dreams. One moment he and Qin Xiang were living in a big house, and the next he was driving a car with high spirits.
When Wang Junsheng woke up and looked at Qin Xiang beside him, he suddenly felt upset. He put on his clothes and went out. His mother and sister-in-law were still outside cooking.
Wang Junsheng breathed in the cold air, wrapped his coat tightly around him, then opened the door and walked out.
The countryside was chilly in the morning, and every breath was a puff of white mist. Wang Junsheng felt a bit cold. His coat was not thick enough, so even with a thin cotton layer underneath and a sweater on top, he still felt chilly.
But once he left the countryside, he no longer wanted to wear thick cotton jackets and trousers like the villagers. They looked so rustic and ugly that people couldn't look at them. Wearing them like that would make him look as vulgar as the country men.
Wang Junsheng stamped his feet and slowly walked back along the east road.
The Wang family is located on the east side of Wangjiazhuang. If you go east along the dirt road in the village, you will find a pond near the easternmost part of the village. If you go north along the pond for a mile, you will find a small hill.
It was a cold winter morning and the mud on the road was frozen, but there was no mud. Wang Junsheng strolled around and arrived at the back of the village.
From a distance, Wang Junsheng saw a figure coming from the small hill behind, with a basket on his arm and some firewood on his back.
The other person had a slim figure, wearing a light red waist-hugging jacket, and her long hair was divided into two strands and gently draped in front of her chest.
Perhaps she saw the person coming, she raised her head, and her eyes on her pretty face were like those of a deer, full of water droplets.
Wang Junsheng breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't expect to see Cui Hong so early in the morning. It was quiet everywhere at this moment. Why did she get up so early?
"Brother Junsheng."
Cui Hongcai shouted, and suddenly stumbled, falling to the ground with the firewood.
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