Chapter 37 Official Announcement
When Pu Xiang walked out of the police station, she breathed a sigh of relief.
I just felt a lot more relaxed all over.
Shi Hai walked behind her and saw her look, and couldn't help but snorted again.
"You didn't raise your own child, and now you're being someone else's stepmother. Are you so happy about that?"
He was really satisfied with his daughter-in-law and couldn't find any fault with her, but he insisted on getting a divorce.
Look at the present situation. Just for a household registration and to marry Mo Yang, they are causing all this trouble. I don't know what they are going through.
Shi Hai had never doubted the relationship between Pu Xiang and Mo Yang. Even now, when he looked at the two of them, they didn't look the least bit happy that a newlywed couple should be. It was as if they were just buying and selling something.
No, these two are just a bunch of traders.
Thinking back to the night before when Mo Yang came to talk to him about their marriage, Mo Yang had directly said that Pu Xiang was just trying to resolve the household registration issue, and that he didn't want to get married now, so he did it to shut up the matchmakers and make it easier for him to do business.
Shi Hai had no reason to hold on to Pu Xiang's household registration and not relocate her. He also understood that Mo Yang told him those things because he saw that the two families were distantly related and didn't want him to feel uncomfortable.
What else could he say? He must be feeling uncomfortable, but his own son was already looking for someone new, so why would he care about his former daughter-in-law looking for someone else?
Fortunately, Mo Yang rarely goes back to the village now, which saves a lot of trouble.
Pu Xiang turned her head. She thought what Shi Hai said was quite funny. She really couldn't bear to see her son cheating on her husband without any concern for others.
A disabled person with selective blindness, this disease is indeed hereditary.
"Uncle, has the child talked about me during the divorce? Probably not. He should be looking forward to having a new mother now. He is very happy without me."
Shi Hai pursed his lips tightly.
Pu Xiang chuckled softly. She no longer felt any sadness. She gave up her expectations and just took care of herself.
"If you think I should raise the child, then I will accept the child as mine and take him away. Alternatively, the child will stay with you and if you want me to go back to see him every week or every month, I can do that."
This touched a nerve in Shi Hai again: "No, the child's surname is Shi, and he is from our Shi family. If you leave, don't even think about going back to see him. He has nothing to do with you."
He is the eldest grandson of the Shi family, whom he raised with great effort, and he cannot be coaxed away by anyone, otherwise it would be a waste of his efforts!
This made Pu Xiang laugh again.
See, she said it long ago, everyone has a scale in their heart and can calculate everything clearly.
What people say and what they really think are often not the same thing.
Pu Xiang didn't say anything else to Shi Hai. Anyway, Shi Hai would blame her in the future. Every time Shi Dafu stabbed Lao Zi, he would blame her as his former daughter-in-law.
After returning to Mo Yang's shop, Shi Hai pushed the cart and left without staying any longer.
Pu Xiang achieved her goal and had nothing to do for a while. Her sister-in-law asked her to meet at the village committee. She just called the village committee using a public phone and asked them to tell her that they didn't have to wait for her and she didn't have to go back.
She consulted with Mo Yang: "Now that the marriage certificate has been obtained, what should I do? I'll go buy some candies to give to your neighbors and tell everyone that you have a boyfriend?"
Her problem has been solved. Since we are cooperating, we should also solve the other party's problems.
Mo Yang thought for a moment and said, "Okay, you wait in the store, I'll go buy some, and then buy a pair of firecrackers to set off together."
This is a high-profile official announcement.
Pu Xiang was amused just thinking about it. How troublesome it was for Mo Yang to be introduced to a partner.
After everyone left, Pu Xiang asked Mo Jingjing, "Is your father not interested in women?"
Her statement was quite subtle, just short of asking someone if they like the same sex.
Mo Jingjing thought about it seriously and said, "It shouldn't be the case. I asked him why he didn't like the hotel owner's sister, and he said that the woman had no opinion and always listened to her. If he really married a person like her, he would be in trouble in the future."
Pu Xiang thought about it and felt that it did make sense. Regardless of whether one is a man or a woman, one should not look for a partner who has no opinions of his own and who only listens to the opinions of his family on everything.
It's scary just thinking about that scene: whatever the couple says or decides, a bunch of people from the other family will jump out and give orders.
It would be strange if we could survive like this.
Mo Jingjing sighed and said, "My dad probably couldn't accept a partner with this kind of personality. My mother died of illness, but she didn't have a serious illness. She just had a cold and fever, which turned into pneumonia and she dragged herself to death. My dad went out to work on the ship for ten days or half a month and was away from home. He left money for her, but she was thrifty and didn't even want to see a doctor when she was sick. When my dad came back, he was buried, and the little money she saved was taken away by my grandmother. When my dad asked about it, my grandmother still denied it... Later, my dad died, and they had no one to take care of me, so they threw me to Zhou Xiaorou. I heard my grandmother and my uncle say that if my house was a building, they could have raised me for a few years just for the house."
When this was mentioned, Pu Xiang also remembered that Mo Jingjing's mother was indeed a very frugal woman.
It's not an exaggeration to say that they are desperate.
The two families lived close to each other, so she knew a little bit about it. Only when Mo Yang came home would she kill a chicken or go buy groceries.
Normally, they just eat pickled vegetables with rice, and they are reluctant to even eat the eggs laid by the chickens they raise at home.
Pu Xiang thought that it was because of poor family conditions and there was nothing she could do about it, but now she understood after hearing what Mo Jingjing said.
As for the death from illness, everyone knows that at first he just had a cold and fever and no one took it seriously. As a result, he died after a few days. This incident of Murakami was talked about for a long time.
They didn't even wait for Mo Yang to come back to handle the funeral, and they started to argue that each had his own reasons.
The incident was a hot topic for a while, but then no one mentioned it anymore.
Pu Xiang patted Mo Jingjing's back, comforting her silently.
Mo Jingjing smiled at her and said, "That's why my dad later married Zhou Xiaorou. When the matchmaker came to propose marriage, Zhou Xiaorou made a request that she must bring her son over, and that my dad must give her living expenses. It's okay for them to live in a bungalow, but they can't skimp on food and clothing."
This is really...
Pu Xiang didn't know how to describe Mo Yang, so she could only say, "Your father is a little naive."
Mo Jingjing nodded: "Who said it wasn't true? My dad made a lot of money from sailing, and he wanted to save money to build a house. I was young and had no one to take care of me, so he wanted to find someone to help him. He didn't mind raising another child, as long as he could live a good life. At first, Zhou Xiaorou was good at pretending, so my dad believed her. Who knew she could be so bad?"
Zhou Xiaorou is not just a bad stepmother, she is just a bad person.
Mo Jingjing lowered her eyes. There were some things Pu Xiang didn't know. After she started her business, she seldom stayed at home. Later, she simply went to the town, the county seat, and the sea city.
Mo Jingjing remembered it very clearly. Every time Pu Xiang came home, she would bring her something, such as delicious snacks or biscuits, or clothes. When she was older, she would give her some pocket money and ask her how she was doing.
She was having a hard time, but she didn't dare say it.
Without her parents, she couldn't go to her grandmother's house. Her uncle and aunt felt sorry for her, but they couldn't take her home. At most, they gave her some money. As time went by, it seemed like they had completely forgotten about her. In the end, she could only live with Zhou Xiaorou and her son Shi Jie.
She could see that Pu Xiang was good to her, but they were just neighbors, and she couldn't let a neighbor take her away and raise her.
Later, when she grew up, she realized that she could resist, but her life had already been ruined and it was too late.
She lived in a daze until she was in her forties, until she came back to the beginning where nothing had happened.
She felt like she was truly alive.
Mo Jingjing told herself that in this world, apart from her father, Pu Xiang was the person closest to her.
"Fortunately, my father is not stubborn. After two failed marriages, he gave up the idea of getting married a third time."
Hearing what Mo Jingjing said, Pu Xiang couldn't help but feel a little sympathy for Mo Yang. He didn't meet a normal person twice. His luck was really bad.
Hmm... isn't his luck just bad? Otherwise, when they were working together, someone else stole the dog and he was the one who got beaten to death.
Pu Xiang suddenly said, "When your father has money, let him buy a gold necklace for him to wear, a thicker one."
Mo Jingjing: “Hmm?”
Pu Xiang suppressed a smile: "Gold and silver ward off evil."
As they were talking, Mo Yang came back quickly, holding candy in one hand and firecrackers in the other.
"I'm going to light the firecrackers. You can walk with me while we share the candy."
Pu Xiang had no objection to the thoughtfulness of her partner. She looked at her watch and said, "Let's check the time. It's almost 9:58. Wait two more minutes."
Mo Yang was not vague and agreed directly. He put the candy in and went to the store door to set off firecrackers.
There was a shop owner nearby who was idle and saw him busy there setting off firecrackers. It looked like a happy occasion, so he walked up to him and asked.
"What is Xiao Mo doing?"
"Our boss Mo is setting off firecrackers. What is he celebrating?"
"It's not a festival, what's the happy event?"
After Mo Yang finished arranging the wedding ceremony, he stood up and said with a smile, "I just went to get the marriage certificate. I didn't prepare any wine, so I just set off a firecracker."
Upon hearing that Mo Yang had obtained the marriage certificate, several people who came over to chat were surprised. The shop had only been open for a short time, and knew that Mo Yang was alone with a daughter and no wife, who lived in the same town. After a little inquiry, they found out that his first wife died of illness, so he married a second one, but the stepmother abused the child, so they divorced again.
Remarriage is the third marriage.
Naturally, no virgin lady was willing to be the object of the third marriage, but those who were divorced looked at Mo Yang and were really satisfied.
She owns a wholesale department. She is tall and capable. Although she has a child, she is a concubine and will get married when she grows up. The family business has nothing to do with her. As long as she marries Mo Yang and has a son, then won't all these be the result of her marrying into the family later?
The owners of several nearby shops all saw this. During this period, Mo Yang's wholesale department introduced quite a few targets.
Compared with the conservatism of the villagers, the number of divorces in towns and counties is not as high as in later generations, but it is not too rare either.
Society is already developing, with freedom of marriage and love, more people can choose to end unhappy marriages and find happiness.
Someone responded: "Congratulations! We can all eat Xiao Mo's wedding candy now."
Others followed suit and congratulated.
Mo Yang arrived and lit the firecrackers, then went back to the store to get some candy. Pu Xiang came out with him, standing beside him openly, acting as a tool called "wife".
Hearing nothing but blessings in my ears, no normal person would be disappointed at this time.
After distributing the candies, Mo Yang took Pu Xiang to visit several neighboring stores and distributed a handful of wedding candies to each store.
Pu Xiang originally just served as a smiling tool, but she soon realized that these were all shop owners, and didn’t all these lady bosses have money in their pockets?
With some development, they will all become her potential customers.
Soon, Mo Yang's job of distributing candy was snatched away. Pu Xiang distributed candy very enthusiastically and introduced herself and her women's clothing store next to the central building to people.
After they finished a big bag of candy, the two of them walked back to the wholesale department. Mo Yang glanced at the people around him and couldn't help laughing.
She really is only thinking about making money.
Good.
Since they had just obtained their marriage certificate, Pu Xiang stayed in Mo Yang's wholesale department for a while. At noon, the family of three went to the hotel next door to have lunch.
Of course it wasn’t the boss’s family who was staring at introducing her sister to Mo Yang.
However, the meal was not a peaceful one. There was only a small space in the town, and the hotel owner came over halfway through the meal.
"Mo Yang, have you got the marriage certificate? With whom? You are not lying, are you?"
Pu Xiang and the other two were sitting in the hotel lobby. The proprietress came over and shouted, attracting the attention of the other people eating in the restaurant.
Mo Yang was about to frown, but he quickly restrained himself and said calmly, "This is my wife, Pu Xiang. We just got married this morning. She opened a women's clothing store in the county town and it's doing very well. Sister Xu, if you want to buy some clothes during the New Year, you can go and have a look."
Pu Xiang raised her eyebrows. He was trying to attract business for her.
But it seems like the wrong person was pulled.
The hotel proprietress then looked at Pu Xiang again and suddenly recognized her. They had met each other several times before.
"So it's you. I was wondering if a woman would come to please other people's children for no reason. What good intentions can she have? Haha, see, you are just after men!"
Pu Xiang's expression turned cold. This person was really confused. Others had already expressed that they were not interested in her sister. It was not like she was just giving up. How could she force him to marry her? How could she have the nerve to act like that here?
She thought to herself and raised her hand as if to take the cup, but accidentally pushed the cup over and the water spilled out.
"ah!"
The hotel proprietress, who had been chattering non-stop, suddenly screamed and finally stopped.
Pu Xiang lifted the cup and said, "I'm sorry."
Although he said that, his attitude was very obvious. If she continued talking nonsense, the next glass of wine would be poured on her face, instead of just almost splashing on her trouser legs like before.
Without waiting for the hotel proprietress to say anything else, Pu Xiang smiled and asked, "Sister Xu, right? I heard from you that there is a girl who is divorced and has a son who is looking for a partner now? Has she fallen in love with a single man recently? Do you want me to help you be a matchmaker? I am good at talking and can help you make some connections."
Normally, Pu Xiang doesn't like to argue with others about this kind of thing. Being a divorced woman is already difficult enough.
But that only applies to normal people. For example, the hotel owner doesn't think it's normal.
Finding a partner is at least a matter of mutual consent, right?
She still remembered that last time this man scolded Mo Yang that he deserved his wife to run away with someone else.
You can't be polite to such people. If you are polite, they will take advantage of you.
Sure enough, as soon as Pu Xiang mentioned his sister, the hotel owner immediately became alert.
"Speak nicely, why are you mentioning my sister? Don't try to make up rumors about her, she is the best."
Pu Xiang was still smiling, and her tone was gentle: "I didn't say anything. Just asking about your partner is considered spreading rumors? Aren't those few sentences you just saying spreading rumors about me? Sister Xu, we didn't know each other before. Who came to you to cause trouble? You know it yourself. Anyway, I'm married now and don't live in the town. I don't mind whatever you say about me. But think about it. Whatever you say about me, I will say back to you and your sister. You live in this town, and your sister still wants to find a partner. If you can bear it, come. I'm not afraid of you, and I'm not someone who can take a loss."
The hotel owner had never dealt with Pu Xiang in detail. She had met her a few times and thought she was a gentle person because she always smiled at her. She didn't expect that she had hit a wall.
"You, you... bitch, I don't want to talk to someone like you."
After saying this, which seemed to save her last bit of face, the hotel owner turned around and walked away quickly.
Pu Xiang smiled. She had lived her whole life without understanding her husband and children, which made her seem a little stupid, but she had never suffered any loss outside.
She has met all kinds of people when setting up stalls and running shops. If they were good-tempered people, she would have gone bankrupt hundreds of times in business.
When it comes to knowing how to treat people well, she is no worse than anyone else. When you meet someone unreasonable, you have to let him know that you are not someone who can be bullied, otherwise he will step on your head and shit on you.
"Auntie, you are amazing!"
Mo Jingjing started clapping her hands with a look of admiration on her face.
It wasn't enough for her to clap by herself, she asked her dad to clap along with her, and Mo Yang also cooperated with her and really clapped along.
Pu Xiang had had so many quarrels, but this was the first time someone applauded and cheered for her, and the corners of her mouth curled up.
"No big deal. If she dares to nag me again, I can show her what a real shrew is."
Mo Yang signaled the two to eat quickly. The weather was cold and the food was getting cold quickly. "It's enough for you to show up like this today. You don't need to offend anyone. I will take care of the rest."
Pu Xiang didn't argue with him and just responded.
After dinner, Pu Xiang talked to Mo Jingjing for a while and then rode her bike back to her shop.
Now that they had obtained the marriage certificate, Pu Xiang no longer hid the matter from Shi Wenya and told her about it.
Shi Wenya's eyes suddenly widened so wide that people were worried that her eyeballs would fall out.
"Third sister, are you really married to Mo Yang? Are you kidding?"
Pu Xiang directly took out the marriage certificate and handed it to her, letting her look at it herself.
Shi Wenya took more than ten minutes to digest the news before looking at Pu Xiang and saying, "You are really a man of great achievements, but you didn't tell me anything about this. If someone asks me what happened between you two, no one will believe me when I say I have no idea."
Pu Xiang took the certificate back and put it back into her zippered pocket.
"There's nothing between him and me. We're just partners. After two or three years, when I can buy a house and transfer my household registration, I'll divorce him."
Others are working together to make a living, but they are just working together, not living together.
Shi Wenya's mouth, which had just closed, opened again.
"You, you..."
It was really so advanced that it took her a while to understand what it meant.
After thinking about it again and again, Shi Wenya suddenly understood the household registration issue... She didn't know what to say about Pu Xiang's family. Her mind was definitely confused.
Shi Wenya felt sorry for Pu Xiang, so she didn't plan to ask any more questions about her marriage certificate with Mo Yang. She and Mo Yang grew up together, and Mo Yang was at least a better person than Shi Dafu. They had to get married, and divorce would be a matter for the future. It couldn't be worse than being with Shi Dafu.
"Oh, it's my fault that I'm not a man. Then I could marry you and not have to worry about anything."
Pu Xiang listened to her mumbling and burst out laughing: "Thank you, how could this be such a pity."
The two of them burst into laughter and didn't notice that the store door was pushed open from the outside.
When they heard the bell on the door ring, they all turned around, and the person who came in called Pu Xiang "Third sister".
Pu Xiang saw her sister-in-law Yu Gaozhu and Li Xiaocao following behind her.
"Mom, sister-in-law, why are you here?"
Pu Xiang was not surprised that her sister-in-law came to see her. She had just called the village committee and asked them to pass on a message. It was impossible for her to tell anyone that she and Mo Yang were married. She only said that she had solved the household registration problem and would not go back. She guessed that her sister-in-law would come to the store to find her.
Yu Gaozhu pursed her lips and frowned. She didn't let her mother-in-law come with her. However, the news that Pu Xiang was now working in a women's clothing store next to the building in the center of the county town had already spread throughout Xiaohewan. Even if she didn't bring anyone with her, she would have come by herself.
What else could she do?
It would be better if she was there too, so that if there is any quarrel, she can give some advice.
As soon as Li Xiaocao saw her daughter, she immediately spoke up, "Third sister, your father is not talking about your relocation now, so you should move back quickly. It's not good to stay in your former husband's house. People will gossip about us, saying that we, as parents, didn't teach you well."
Pu Xiang found that she could be mad at her mother, and it sounded like she wanted to be lazy and not move. Did she not want to move?
"Don't worry, I've already moved away, so you guys won't have any say in this nonsense."
She tried hard not to make a sound. Anyway, no matter what she said, her mother wouldn't understand.
Li Xiaocao was stunned for a moment: "Moved? Where did you move to?"
Yu Gaozhu was immediately worried. What she feared the most was that her sister-in-law would have no other options and would come up with some other solution.
Pu Xiang was just about to say that she and her husband had obtained their marriage certificate when someone suddenly pushed the door open.
A man in his thirties, dressed in a shabby manner, with waxed hair parted in the middle, his eyes rolled around as soon as he came in, and he didn't look like a good guy.
How come a male customer came into the women's clothing store?
Maybe you're buying clothes for your girlfriend or wife?
Pu Xiang was just thinking about greeting the other party, but the man came in and called out "Auntie Li" to Li Xiaocao.
In an instant, Pu Xiang made a judgment about the identity of this man. Could he be another blind date for her?
She turned to look at her mother, and sure enough, Li Xiaocao avoided her sight guiltily.
Looking at Yu Gaozhu again, this sister-in-law also opened her eyes wide, with a look of shock, and then she had an expression as if she was so disappointed that she was about to vomit blood in anger.
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