Chapter 223 I Just Want a Divorce
The next day, Bai's mother took the village chief, the team leader, and people from the Women's Federation to the hospital.
At this time, the women's organization was trying to persuade them to reconcile rather than to separate. As soon as they arrived, they began to speak for Bai's mother: "Comrade Hong Xiu, you and Bai Laizi have been married for many years. Once you are married, you have been grateful to each other for a hundred days. How can you watch Bai Laizi go to jail?"
"What couple in this world doesn't have bumps and bruises in life? Look at the couple in our county who were almost sent down to the countryside a while ago. Wasn't it because the husband had an affair with a widow? The woman's behavior was known to everyone, and both the husband and the widow were sent down to the cowshed for reform. But her two children lost their father, and her mother and mother-in-law scolded her at home every day. Her life was really miserable. Do you want to follow in her footsteps?"
Su Xiaoxiao frowned when she heard this: "Auntie, what are you talking about? Your husband cheated on you and committed hooliganism. Isn't it what he deserves to be sent to the cowshed? It's not the woman's fault. How can it be the woman's fault in your mouth?"
This women's organization was formed by several villages. The woman leading it was the wife of the captain of one of the brigades. Before she came, she was repeatedly told that she must make Hong Xiu write a letter of understanding and must not let Bai Laizi go to jail and affect the surrounding villages.
Meng Xiaocao is the most eloquent. City people are high and mighty and have jobs, so how can they understand the difficulties of village people like them?
"Comrade, if you say that, I will refute you. The man was wrong, but the woman should not be angry for a moment. The woman has two children at home and a pair of elderly parents. She sent the man to the cowshed just to vent her anger. The elderly, children, and burdens of the family are all on her. She feels comfortable in her heart, but she will definitely regret it later."
Su Xiaoxiao always felt that what she said was wrong, but she didn't know how to refute her.
Chen Tang said, "Aunt, women have strong endurance. I don't believe that comrade would report her husband just to vent her anger. Director Meng doesn't even know the details, so how can she use it as an example to persuade other female comrades to continue living in dire straits?
I think Comrade Hong Xiu also understands what my aunt means, but if a person has not endured to the extreme, how can he possibly rise up in resistance?
Just like the woman who reported her husband you mentioned, maybe it was because her husband treated her the same whether she was at home or not, and even gave away the fruits of her labor to others when he was at home, sucking her blood like a leech without giving her any benefit, that made her determined to report her husband?"
Meng Xiaocao's pupils widened in shock at what she said: "What do you know, little girl? If there is no man in the family, anyone can bully them. Girls in the city are naive. Don't harm Hong Xiu's family."
Su Xiaoxiao: "You have seen Comrade Hong Xiu's miserable condition, and you are still trying to persuade him to make peace! That's a sin!"
"You, you don't talk nonsense!" Meng Xiaocao was so angry that her mouth was crooked. "This is a matter between Bai Laizi and Hong Xiu. Why are you outsiders interfering? Let Hong Xiu speak out himself."
Dai Yun hid behind Shen Tang and glared at them: "My mother only wants a divorce, and it's useless for you to persuade her!"
"What nonsense are you talking about, little girl? Divorce? There has never been a divorce scandal in our village. Hong Xiu, tell me yourself, do you want a divorce? Bai Laizi is a first marriage, and he is lucky that he doesn't despise you for being a second marriage. After you get divorced, can you find a man who doesn't despise you for bringing a burden with you?"
Meng Xiaocao put her hands on her hips. She felt that she had been the women's director for so many years and she didn't believe that she couldn't persuade Hong Xiu.
Hong Xiu leaned on the hospital bed, wiped her tears, lowered her head and said, "I just want a divorce."
She felt choked up and didn't look at Bai's mother or the people from Dahe Village.
Meng Xiaocao was so angry that she slapped her chest and scolded her: "Hong Xiu, don't listen to those two people, or you will suffer in the future. What do they know? If you get divorced, what will you do? Your family doesn't care about you, so how can they take care of you for the rest of your life? Only your man can support you for the rest of your life."
Bai's mother was pushed and immediately stepped forward and said, "Yes, yes, yes, Lai Zi already knows he was wrong, and I know I was wrong too. Xiu, just come home with me. I will make sure Lai Zi treats you well in the future. If he dares to hit you, I will definitely help you fight back."
Dai Yun was so angry that she grabbed Hong Xiu's hand and said, "Mom, she lied to you. She said the same thing before."
At that time, Hong Xiu had not yet accepted her fate. When Bai Laizi got drunk and suddenly beat her, she thought about going back to her parents' home. But the next day, Bai Laizi cried and begged, and Bai's mother kept promising her, so she forgave him.
Who would have thought that Bai Laizi would beat her only when he was drunk at first, then he would beat her whenever he was in a bad mood, and finally he would beat her whenever she did something that did not satisfy him.
Hong Xiu tried to return to her mother's home, but within two days, she was sent back to Baijia Village by her mother's family.
Bai Laizi watched her very closely and didn't give her any chance to run away again.
Hong Xiu was weak in character and not good at arguing, but in his heart he did not believe what Bai's mother said.
Seeing that Hong Xiu ignored them, the people in Dahe Village pushed Bai's mother again and winked at her to try harder.
Bai's mother thought of her son who was imprisoned, gritted her teeth, and knelt down with a plop: "Xiu, I really know I was wrong, and Lai Zi also knows he was wrong. With this lesson, he will never beat you again, so just forgive him.
Think about how good Lai Zi was to you. He was willing to marry you for fifty dollars for your second marriage, and he didn't despise you as his own daughter. He raised you as his own daughter. He just learned bad things from those people outside this year. This time he must know he was wrong. Just because he treated you well before, can't we go home and live a good life together?"
"If you still don't forgive me, I, I..." Bai's mother closed her eyes and slapped herself, crying as she slapped herself: "I'll beat you back, okay?"
Hong Xiu thought of the grievances she had suffered in the past and burst into tears, covering her face.
When Dai Yun saw her like this, she was extremely anxious, but she remembered what Shen Tang said to her, calmed down, pinched herself hard, and cried into her arms.
"Mom, I'm scared. I miss my brother and my dad. If my dad were still alive, he would definitely feel sorry for you."
"Mom, I really don't want to go back. I don't want to be beaten. Mom, my body hurts so much. I get scared when I see them..."
She seemed to be extremely frightened, shaking and sobbing.
Seeing her like this, Hong Xiu's soft feelings instantly disappeared. She hugged her nervously and looked at her injuries: "Did they beat you? Where does it hurt? Let mom take a look."
Bai Laizi had beaten her before, but he had never beaten Dai Yun.
Dai Yun often had injuries on her body. When Hong Xiu asked her about it, she always said that it was caused by fighting with other children or falling from the mountain.
Could it be that the Bai family beat Dai Yun behind her back?
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