Chapter 79 Progress

Shen Chengcai himself didn't feel it, but the Pu family felt disgusted when they saw him. His wife was lying in the hospital, and this man reacted like this.

No matter how stupid Pu Fen is, she is still a member of the Pu family. Being angry at her for not fighting back is one thing, but being angry at her for being treated like this in front of her man is another.

Pu Youfu, the father-in-law, was the first to say, "Chengcai, our second sister is in the hospital. You should go see her tonight and stay with her, right?"

Shen Chengcai said immediately: "She is lying comfortably in the hospital. My third sister has hired someone to take care of her. It's okay. Dad, it's a rare opportunity for us to come to the capital, so we must have fun and have fun."

The wrinkles between Pu Youfu's eyebrows were so tight that they could pinch a fly to death.

Lying in the hospital?

Comfortable?

Pu Xiang glanced at him coldly and said, "Since you feel better, go to the hospital and lie down tomorrow. I'll pay for it."

Shen Chengcai was confronted by her and seemed to realize that what he said was inappropriate.

"Third sister, that's not what I meant..."

Pu Xiang ignored him, and there were only two days left in the trip, with the last day planned to be the return trip.

Shen Chengcai heaved a sigh of relief when he saw Pu Xiang didn't say anything. He had become more and more afraid of his sister-in-law in recent years.

Obviously she didn't curse or hit anyone, but when she glanced at him, he felt a chill down his spine.

I always feel that the other party has plenty of ways to deal with me.

Nothing happened that night, and when Shen Chengcai woke up the next day, he felt that the matter was over.

The slight anxiety he had before going to bed the night before was gone in his sleep.

After having breakfast at the hotel, they set off. The minibus they were riding in made a circle and then stopped.

Shen Chengcai was a typical example of someone who slept on the bus and peed when he got off. He was still wondering how they got there so quickly, but when he opened his eyes, he found that there was no tourist attraction outside, but the hospital where Pu Fen was hospitalized.

After opening the car door, Pu Xiang let the people get out directly.

"My second sister is in the hospital. We all know that you are worried about her, brother-in-law. You can take care of her in the hospital for the next two days. We will have fun and you don't have to worry."

After saying that, regardless of whether Shen Chengcai wanted to say anything else, he just asked the driver to drive away.

Without Shen Chengcai in the car, everyone felt that the atmosphere was much better.

Even the couple Pu Youfu and Li Xiaocao didn't say anything. This son-in-law was too outrageous.

Look at their daughters-in-law and Mo Yang, the son-in-law. They are all clear-headed and capable.

In view of this contrast, both the old couple wanted to persuade their daughter to divorce.

Anyone she marries will be better than Shen Chengcai, right?

The person with the most complicated emotions on this bus would be Shen Xiaoyan.

The character of her parents really makes her feel ashamed. Her uncle, aunt, and uncle-in-law are all so nice, but she has to deal with such parents.

She felt ashamed.

It's really embarrassing.

Mo Jingjing sat with her and patted her on the back.

"Study hard, get into college, and save your own face."

Mo Jingjing spent a lot of time with her. As an adult in her forties, she could see the child of ten very clearly.

Just like her in the past, her father died early, and she lived with her stepmother, without any legitimate reasons, and was abused. She lived a timid and miserable life. Many people sympathized with her, but most people turned a blind eye to her.

Later, she realized one thing: other people are just other people, and no matter how much they sympathize with her, they cannot change her life. The only one who can change her life is herself.

Just like Zhou Xiaorou and her son, who abused her for so many years, until one day, she picked up a kitchen knife against someone, and the two of them became scared.

Shocked.

They told others that she was crazy, mentally ill, and mentally abnormal, but no matter how badly they said things to her outside, when they saw her at home, they did not dare to beat or scold her anymore.

Shen Xiaoyan listened silently without saying a word. Because of her parents, she was more mature than other children when it came to family relationships.

She is happy at school, happy at her aunt's house, but unhappy when she returns home.

After repeated comparisons, no matter how dumb she was, she could see what the problem was in their family.

Besides, she is really not stupid.

Shen Xiaoyan didn't know what to do or what she could do. It seemed that she couldn't do anything except go to school.

Going to college?

Mo Jingjing knew that she was in a bad mood, so she didn't say anything and didn't care. She just said, "Xiaoyan, do you know that the capital has the best university in the country? If you get admitted to a school here, you can study here, and maybe you can stay here to work. Or, do you remember Aunt Zhao Qing from Aunt Xiangxiang's store? She got admitted to a university in Lin City, and she will work in Lin City in the future and won't go back to the village. Aunt Zhao Qing's mother wanted her to marry Aunt Xiangxiang's previous husband. Did you know that?"

Of course Shen Xiaoyan knew about her aunt's affairs. She had heard her mother and aunt talk about them behind her back.

They all said that my aunt was amazing, and of course they also said that she shouldn't get divorced.

But Shen Xiaoyan felt that there was nothing wrong with divorce. It would be unlucky to live with a man like her father.

Mo Jingjing watched her nod, then said, "If you fail to get into college, you will have to work in the county and live so close to your parents. They might give you another brother, and you will have to do everything for your brother."

Following Mo Jingjing's words, Shen Xiaoyan couldn't help but shudder. Her mother was already pregnant, and maybe she would really give birth to a son.

At this age, Shen Xiaoyan understands what it means to favor sons over daughters. Her father only wants a son.

When he really has a son...

Shen Xiaoyan suddenly seemed to have made up her mind and said, "I want to go to college!"

My aunt said that as long as she goes to school, she will pay for her tuition and living expenses!

She wants to leave here, leave her home, and she doesn't want to stay at home to take care of her younger brother forever.

At first, she felt ashamed because of her parents' inappropriate behavior, but the next second, Shen Xiaoyan suddenly felt that her parents were not important anymore, what was important was that she had to go to college!

Mo Jingjing nodded secretly with great satisfaction. That's right. Children should not waste their time on parents like Pu Fen and Shen Chengcai.

Because they don't deserve it.

The trip to the capital ended successfully. Everyone went out happily and returned happily, except for Pu Fen and Shen Chengcai and his wife.

Of these two people, one spent almost half of the entire time in the hospital, and Pu Xiang simply didn't give the other one any face and asked him to go to the hospital to keep the other one company for the last two days.

We said we would travel, but in the end we didn't get to travel much.

After returning to the county town, everyone dispersed and went back to their own homes.

Shen Chengcai was riding a bicycle with Pu Fen and couldn't help complaining on the way.

"Your third sister has a really bad temper. She doesn't even give me face. I am her brother-in-law after all. Really, now that she has money, she really thinks she is so great as a woman? With her like that, I don't know how Mo Yang lives with her. I hope they get divorced again someday!"

Pu Fen also felt that her third sister was too disrespectful to the couple.

But there was nothing she could do about her stomachache. The doctors in the capital had told her that her previous miscarriage had damaged her body, and this pregnancy would not look good. If she didn't take good care of herself, she might not be able to keep the baby.

Compared to traveling, the child is more important. What if this baby is a son?

"Ride slower. I can't stand the bumps now."

"How can I be so slow? You are a country bumpkin and you are so squeamish. In my mother's time, she could give birth to a child halfway through farming and continue working after giving birth. Unlike you, you have been lying in bed for several days and you are still crying."

"I was injured because of the birth of the child. When I was pregnant with Xiaoyan, I worked hard in the fields every day, didn't I?"

…

Pu Xiang and the others watched Shen Chengcai and his wife leave first, and then they took the local specialties they bought during the trip and went upstairs.

Yu Gaozhu deliberately stayed behind and talked to Pu Xiang for a few words.

"Third sister, should we try to persuade the second sister? I see that the couple is like that. If this baby is not a boy, they may have to have an abortion. It will hurt her body... She, why is she so stupid?"

Pu Xiang, however, was more open-minded: "Sister-in-law, who do you think should go and persuade her? You have a son, and I have a son too. Do you think she will listen to what we say if we both go and persuade her?"

She understood her second sister, and she just thought that the two of them were just talking nonsense, and it was easy for them to talk without any pain in their waists.

People who have sons cannot understand the pain she feels inside.

Yu Gaozhu was stunned. What Pu Xiang said made sense.

In the countryside, not having a son is a serious sin.

Look at someone like Mo Yang, who has only one daughter. After remarrying Pu Xiang, her mother-in-law, Pu Xiang's biological mother, although she dared not mention the matter of having a son in front of her daughter, she often talked about it behind her back.

Without a son, the family line will be cut off. I’m sorry to our ancestors.

On the contrary, she said Pu Xiang was ignorant and didn't want to have another child with Mo Yang.

Yu Gaozhu was also upset when she thought about it: "Forget it, forget it, I don't care. This second sister can't figure it out by herself. No matter how we persuade her, it's useless. Just like this trip, she is pregnant, not even three months, and she still wants to go out with us. She really doesn't worry about her health at all."

She doesn't care about anything herself, why should she care about that?

Pu Xiang curled her lips and said, "Sister-in-law, you pay for it, but she doesn't pay a dime. If she doesn't go, you can't give her cash, so she will lose out, right? She has to go anyway."

Yu Gaozhu: “…Ah?”

She really hadn't thought of this level, but after thinking about it, she felt it was quite reasonable.

After thinking for a long time, Yu Gaozhu finally said: "You really understand your second sister."

Pu Xiang thought, we have been through two lifetimes, how could we not understand?

The biggest psychological barrier for this couple throughout their lives was that they had no son, and in the end they blamed all the "misfortunes" in their lives on their daughter.

Just because I gave birth to a daughter, I was looked down upon.

Because I had to raise my daughter, I was unable to have a second child.

It's all because of this daughter.

Shen Xiaoyan did nothing but came into contact with society earlier than her peers, worked harder to support herself, and became more outstanding, but in the end, she did not get a good word from her parents.

Her refusal to marry and have children doomed her to a break with her family.

This time, it all depends on how they live their lives after they give birth to a son.

Pu Xiang guessed correctly. Two months later, her second sister was so happy that she couldn't help but report the good news to them.

She is pregnant.

Although it was not stated explicitly, it was revealed implicitly that this baby was a son.

At the same time as announcing the good news, Shen Chengcai, the drunkard, also announced that he had found a job and was going to work with a small foreman who was engaged in decoration in the town.

For the sake of his son, he made progress.