Xiao Meng and Xiao Jun were terrified and wanted to help her, but Jiang Lin shouted, "Don't touch her!"
Unless you have some knowledge of first aid, you should not touch an elderly person who has fallen down, as doing so will result in him becoming a deadbeat.
Cheng Rushan and Liang Tiefeng rushed in from outside, "What's going on?"
Jiang Lin threw herself into Cheng Rushan's arms, "Wow, wow, so scary, so terrible, ma'am is going to hang herself..."
Cheng Rushan: “…”
He hugged Jiang Lin and patted her, asking her to look after the two children, then looked at Jiang Min, while he and Liang Tiefeng went in to take a look.
Old Lady Liang was barely breathing and stretched out her hand tremblingly towards her son, "Son... Mother... Mother..."
Liang Tiefeng felt angry and hurt when he saw her like that, "Mom, why are you like this again?"
He would hang himself or drink pesticides whenever he got into trouble. He had been like this since his father was alive, and he still does this now. He thought that Mrs. Liang was just pretending.
Cheng Rushan asked Jiang Xinglei to light a lamp and come over to take a look. He checked and said to Liang Tiefeng, "Hips and arms have multiple fractures."
Mrs. Liang was in so much pain that she was confused, "Oh... I'm going to die... Xiaojun, Xiaomeng, Minmin... where are you..."
Jiang Lin pulled Xiaojun and Xiaomeng away, "Don't move if the old man fell. Your uncle is here."
The child really didn't dare to move.
Jiang Min came in from outside. Jiang Min and Jiang Xinglei were standing at the door of the bedroom, blocking her intentionally or unintentionally. Jiang Min told Jiang Lin and her brother to go back to the field office first.
Mrs. Liang was still crying out in pain, groaning, "Minmin, mother... mother was wrong, mother will be nice to Xiao Meng in the future..."
Jiang Min said coldly: "You are right, I am stupid. I didn't realize you were so vicious for so long. Xiao Meng is also your granddaughter. You have a problem with me but you take it out on the child."
"Minmin, please don't leave. Tiefeng and the child can't live without you... If you leave, how can we live..."
Liang Tiefeng looked back at Jiang Min and said sadly, "Jiang Min, don't leave. Send mom to the hospital first, and then we can have a good talk, okay?"
Jiang Min turned her head away from his gaze and refused to make contact with him. Even if Liang Tiefeng wanted to talk to her, he could only put it aside due to the emergency situation of Mrs. Liang.
Cheng Rushan went to find some boards, sticks and hemp ropes, cut them with a knife, and used them to fix Mrs. Liang urgently. "She needs to be taken to the hospital."
Cheng Rushan was confident in his first aid skills, but Mrs. Liang was old and could easily have complications.
Liang Tiefeng: "You can't take the jeep. I'll go to the team headquarters to borrow a horse carriage."
He originally wanted to ask Jiang Min to borrow a car, but she just stood there and showed no intention of helping. He felt extremely sad. After ten years of marriage, didn't she have any feelings or attachment to him or this family?
At this time, some people from the village came to ask what happened. Liang Tiefeng said that the old lady had fallen and asked them to borrow a horse-drawn carriage. Then the man went.
Jiang Min: "Xiao Meng, you and your mother go to the regiment headquarters. We won't be coming back."
Xiao Meng looked overwhelmed and at a loss, "Mom, where are Dad, Grandma, and my brother?"
Jiang Min closed his eyes in pain, "Mom and Dad are going to separate."
"No, no." Xiao Meng was so scared that she waved her hands repeatedly, "Don't leave daddy."
Xiaojun cried, "Mom, Mom, I want Mom." When a 6-year-old child is really facing a crisis, he can only cry for his mother.
Mrs. Liang wanted to struggle, "No, no, I can't..."
She cried miserably and asked her son to keep them.
Liang Tiefeng looked back at Jiang Min with a pleading look in his eyes, "Mom is like this, do you want to leave too?"
Jiang Min: "Hasn't she done this many times? She just didn't really do it before."
Liang Tiefeng: "Mom didn't mean it..."
Jiang Lin looked at Jiang Min. If she compromised again this time, there might be no future. Such things would only repeat themselves and would never be eradicated. As long as Mrs. Liang didn't die, she would threaten to die. Xiao Meng and Xiao Jun were both young, and children couldn't make decisions. It was best for them not to change. Even if grandma wasn't nice to her, but her parents were good, she wouldn't want them to separate.
How many people compromise their whole lives for their children, but is it actually a small blow to the children?
Adults get married and have children for themselves, and even if they get divorced or suffer pain in their marriage, it is for themselves, not for their children.
People are not as great as they think they are.
She didn't want her sister to make compromises for the sake of her children. Although she said it was for the sake of the children, if she couldn't be a self-reliant person and set a good example for her daughter, how could she say it was for the sake of the children? Did she want the children to copy her template?
Jiang Lin: "Sister, on behalf of our parents, I respect all your choices. You are not alone, don't be afraid of having no way out."
"You, you little girl, how could you...how could you...prefer to destroy ten temples rather than ruin a marriage...you didn't come to save me just now, and watched me...ah——"
Cheng Rushan, who was adjusting her bones, exerted force on his hands, and the old woman was in so much pain that she couldn't even scream.
Jiang Min was still feeling soft-hearted after hearing what she said, but she immediately said firmly: "Liang Tiefeng, let's get a divorce. It doesn't matter if you don't want to divorce, I'll just take Xiao Meng away."
Seeing this, Xiaojun immediately hugged her thighs and said, "I want my mother, I want my mother."
Jiang Min: "Don't you want to follow your mother?"
Xiaojun: "When mom goes home, I follow grandma. When mom doesn't go home, I follow mom."
Old Lady Liang never expected that her eldest grandson, whom she had always loved so much, would not follow her. She couldn't accept it all at once and started screaming like she was breaking down. She also wanted to struggle, but there was a place where she was not tied up. Her injury immediately worsened after this struggle, and she screamed in pain.
Liang Tiefeng's eyes were red, "Mom, please stop making trouble!"
Jiang Min went to pack her own and her child's clothes, as well as some of her personal belongings.
Liang Tiefeng clenched his fists with veins bulging, and he wanted to stop her.
Cheng Rushan said calmly: "A rib here is broken." He pressed lightly, and Old Lady Liang groaned, but now she didn't have the strength to scream.
Liang Tiefeng glanced at Cheng Rushan, his eyes a little frantic, he didn't know what to do, he couldn't handle this situation at all. If he followed his own will, his first thought would be to stop Jiang Min from leaving.
He saw sarcasm and coldness in Cheng Rushan's eyes, but no sympathy.
He understood what Cheng Rushan meant. As long as Cheng Rushan was here, there was no way he could use tough measures to keep Jiang Min - unless she was willing.
He had no choice but to stay still and let thousands of ants gnaw at his heart.
Jiang Min packed her things and said to Jiang Lin and Jiang Xinglei, "I'm sorry that my sister is useless and made you feel wronged. Let's go buy train tickets now and you can go back early."
Jiang Xinglei was anxious: "Sister, it's like this, why don't you come with us?"
Jiang Min stood there without moving. She had promised Liang Tiefeng that she would not go to college and she would not go. Even if she wanted to divorce him now, it was not for going to college. She would not give him any handle to say anything.
She said, "I'll take the children to live in the dormitory."
Cheng Rushan glanced at Jiang Xinglei and said, "You can drive, right?"
There aren't many cars on the road here.
Jiang Xinglei: “Yes.”
He wanted to drive his two sisters and the child back to the provincial capital. He couldn't stay here any longer. It was too crazy. Why didn't he find out earlier? If he had found out earlier, he would have taken his sister and the child away.
Cheng Rushan said: "Linlin."
Jiang Lin turned around, "Huh?"
"Have you eaten enough? Eat first before you go." It's cold here. If you don't eat enough, you'll be hungry soon, and it'll be even colder.
Jiang Lin: "I was full just now."
Cheng Rushan nodded: "Let's go."
Liang Tiefeng knelt on the ground, but did not dare to look back for fear that he would not be able to resist pulling her away. Hearing Jiang Min taking the two children away, he felt as if all the muscles in his body were pulled out.
Cheng Rushan glanced at him and said, "First, you saved someone and asked for a favor in return, which is not what a man should do. Second, you forced the educated youth to marry you, which is enough to be brought to a military court." He nodded at Mrs. Liang, "And you, you are so smart that you ruined your whole family."
Liang Tiefeng moved his lips and wanted to explain, but under Cheng Rushan's powerful aura, he couldn't utter a word.
Mrs. Liang wanted to say, "I'm so angry. Why do you blame my son? I did it! If I hadn't been so smart, where would my family be now?" But she was so painful that she had no strength, she was drowsy, and her mind was beginning to be unclear, so she couldn't speak at all.
Liang Tiefeng asked Cheng Rushan: "If it were you, what would you do?"
Cheng Rushan smiled and said, "If it were me, I would never encounter such a thing."
"What if you encounter it?" Liang Tiefeng was very stubborn.
"I answered you before."
If she doesn't want to, no matter how good she is or how much he likes her, he won't want her. For him, except for dignity, nothing can be forced.
Jiang Lin accompanied Jiang Min and the child into the car and told Jiang Xinglei to drive more steadily. "If you can't, I'll drive."
Jiang Xinglei: "Will I be able to do this?"
As soon as they left, the carriage from the village arrived. Liang Tiefeng asked someone to spread the quilt from home on the carriage, and he and Cheng Rushan carried Mrs. Liang on board. The old woman's face had turned blue, and she was gasping in pain. They took the carriage directly to the county hospital.
It would be much faster for Jiang Lin and his friends to take the jeep, and when they arrived at the regiment headquarters, Jiang Min wanted to buy train tickets for them.
Jiang Lin: "Sister, Cheng Rushan will buy it. We have to take a sleeper for several days."
Jiang Min thought that she didn't have that much money, so she could only wait for Cheng Rushan to decide. She stroked Xiao Meng's face, and her tears fell like beads from a broken string.
Xiao Meng and Xiao Jun were more well behaved at this moment. Xiao Jun held his sister's hand tightly, fearing that he would be lost.
Xiao Meng: "Mom, don't be angry, my dad is just a rough guy, but he treats you very well."
Jiang Min: "My daughter, don't say things like your grandma taught you, okay? It makes mom uncomfortable."
Xiao Meng doesn’t know whether it’s right or wrong, but grandma keeps saying it, so since mom doesn’t like her, she won’t say it anymore.
But she didn't know what to say, what was right and what was wrong, she didn't know.
nbsXiaojun didn't dare to say anything like "my grandma said so" at this moment, and he was as obedient as a quail.
Jiang Xinglei couldn't bear it and said, "Sister, since you want a divorce, let's go back together. Why stay here after a divorce?"
Even though he didn't understand marriage, he knew that Jiang Min lived in the dormitory with her child, and even if she divorced, she couldn't escape Liang Tiefeng and would still be bullied by him.
Jiang Min: "I want to go back and bring shame to my parents' home."
A divorced daughter cannot return to her parents' home. Not only will she be criticized by others, but she will also bring bad luck to her parents' home. This is what the older generation says.
"Who cares? We don't care." Jiang Xinglei said, "We are ashamed that you are suffering here. Our family is getting better and better. How sad would it be for your parents to know that you are suffering outside?"
He pointed at Xiao Meng and Xiao Jun and said, "Look at these two kids. One is a bully in the family, and the other is like a quail. If they continue like this, they will be really ruined. It's ok if you ruin yourself, but if you ruin your children too, don't you feel guilty?"
Jiang Min was speechless.
Xiaojun huddled aside, not daring to speak. His grandmother and father were not around. He was doomed!
Jiang Lin: "Sister, no matter how much we say, it's useless. You and Liang Tiefeng need to separate and calm down, think carefully, and sort out what to do. I know that marriage is not so easy to give up, and ten years of time is not so easy to let go. If you want to break up, break up cleanly. If you can't break up, you should face it positively instead of always avoiding it."
She touched Xiao Meng's head and said, "Sister, it's a good thing we found out now. If she continues like this, Xiao Meng will really get anorexia, and then there will be no cure. Come with us back to the provincial capital. The hospital there is good. We will give Xiao Meng a thorough checkup and treatment. Only when she changes to a more relaxed environment can she get better. If she continues to live here, she may not be able to eat a bowl of rice in a day and will starve to death."
Jiang Min was also scared and hugged Xiao Meng tightly, "It's all my fault. I'm wrong. I really promise that I will never let you get hurt again."
It was her fault that her daughter was harmed right under her nose. She felt so guilty that she wanted the police to arrest her and sentence her so that she could feel better.
Originally, her heart was still intertwined with the figures of Liang Tiefeng and Mrs. Liang, as well as her guilt towards Liang Tiefeng. But now, looking at the two children, she suppressed those tangled emotions.
She said firmly: "I want a divorce. I will take Xiao Meng and Xiao Jun away from him."
She had already ruined herself, she couldn't let them ruin her child.
Jiang Lin: "Since you are determined, we will wait for you for three days. We will leave after three days."
Cut the Gordian knot quickly. There is no need to drag it out for too long, as changes will occur if it drags on for too long.
Jiang Min nodded and hugged Jiang Lin: "Thank you, Linlin."
Jiang Lin patted her on the shoulder and said, "We are sisters and a family." If you don't blame your sister for having treated you badly in the past, I will certainly do my best for your future.
She saw that Jiang Min was still a little depressed, and looked at a loss and panic due to the ups and downs in life, as if he was going through another round of demotion.
She knew that it was difficult for people to change. When she first traveled from the familiar modern world to Shuihuai Village, she was shocked and scared, but she just tried to hold it in so as not to show it.
If there is change, just adapt to it.
She encouraged Jiang Min, "Sister, when you return to the provincial capital, you will find that the world outside is really different now. You work on the farm every day and don't feel any changes. Now the whole country has put its focus on economic development. Not only the provincial capital, but also the whole country and the whole world will be greatly changed. This is just like the shock brought by the beginning of the Cultural Revolution. It will also bring about earth-shaking changes. This change is more open and free. All of these require us to have culture and knowledge, otherwise we will be abandoned by the times! Do you think we can miss it? Can we miss such a wave of the times for a little bit of love?"
They talked a lot, about a future full of opportunities and crises...
Jiang Xinglei was excited by what Jiang Lin said, and Jiang Min's eyes also shone with a light that had never been there before.
It is the vision and expectation for the future, no longer indulging in the sadness and temporary suffering in front of us.
…
Cheng Rushan helped Liang Tiefeng send Mrs. Liang to the hospital. Because he fixed the fracture in time and with the right technique, the hospital saved a lot of trouble. However, Mrs. Liang still had to suffer. After all, she was very old and had multiple fractures, so she still needed some technical correction.
Her arms and legs were in plaster, and a fractured ankle required steel nails. After the surgery, she could hardly move, so the hospital inserted a urinary catheter in her.
Mrs. Liang naturally needs someone to take care of her since she is lying on the hospital bed. In the past, Jiang Min would take the initiative to take care of her, but now she is resentful and wants a divorce. In addition, with Jiang Lin and Jiang Xinglei around, Jiang Min naturally refuses to do so, so everything falls on Liang Tiefeng.
He wanted to find Jiang Min, but he also had to take care of his mother. He was overwhelmed and couldn't handle it at all. Overnight, he felt like a trapped beast.
Old Lady Liang never expected that after trying to commit suicide all her life, and bullying her old man and her son, she would fail at this moment and fall like this.
She was wrapped like a mummy, with a catheter inserted, looking miserable and in pain.
She was groggy, and when she woke up she cried for grandchildren, and asked her son to find her and her mother and bring them back. "If they don't come back, I won't live either. Why save me?"
Liang Tiefeng was driven to the point of death by her, and he couldn't leave her side. But when she woke up, she drove him to go find her mother and her two daughters.
"You, you go and apologize on behalf of your mother, you kneel down to her, you..." Seeing her son's untidy beard and haggard appearance, she felt distressed and started to curse the damn old man again, "You don't even know how to protect the family and let your daughter-in-law behave properly..."
"Mom, what did you do to make Jiang Min hate you so much?" Liang Tiefeng also knew Jiang Min, and she could have let it go, but this time she gritted her teeth and refused to let go, naturally she was furious. The only person who could make her so angry was her daughter.
Mrs. Liang: "What am I doing? I look after your children at home every day. Is there anything wrong with that? I serve your daughter with delicious food and let her eat whatever she wants..."
At this time, Cheng Rushan came in from outside and raised his hand to knock on the door.
Liang Tiefeng got up and went out to ask Cheng Rushan how Jiang Min and the child were doing.
Cheng Rushan: "She wants to take the child away from here, do you have any objection?"
Liang Tiefeng: "As long as we don't divorce, I agree that she can go to college. But the child...can't leave."
Cheng Rushan raised his eyebrows and glanced at Mrs. Liang on the bed, "Are you sure you can take care of her?"
Mrs. Liang was originally drowsy, and now she heard Cheng Rushan's voice. She tried to shout, but could only make a humming sound, "If she wants a divorce, let her go by herself, and leave the child to our Liang family. I..."
Liang Tiefeng said painfully: "Mom, please don't get involved."
He said to Cheng Rushan, "Could you please ask Jiang Min to come over? I want to talk to her."
Cheng Rushan: "I'm sorry. As long as she wants to take the child away, you have no ability and no position to stop her, Liang Tiefeng, now is not the past. I told you from the beginning that I must help my wife with what she wants to do."
Liang Tiefeng also wanted to talk about the child. As long as the child stayed, she would not break up and would not be so cruel. She could leave, go to college or do something, but she could not divorce. He did not want to break this tie. If he did, what would the relationship between husband and wife for so many years be? Would it be written off? He could not bear it. It hurt like a living tear in his heart.
"No." He turned and punched the wall, "She can't just take everything away from me."
Without them, this family would collapse. What's the point of him living?
"Liang Tiefeng, act like a man!" Cheng Rushan was already impatient.
Liang Tiefeng didn't dare to look at him. "If she insists on getting a divorce, she will leave the child behind. If she wants to take the child to college, she won't get a divorce. Even if you have a way, as long as I insist, the regiment will at least leave the child to me." Liang Tiefeng hugged his head tightly.
Cheng Rushan: "Do you want her to break off relations with you without any mercy? Do you want me to ask you where the relics of the martyrs you detained are?"
Liang Tiefeng squatted on the ground holding his head, roaring in a low voice: "I don't want to lose her and the child!"
"If you continue like this, your daughter will die." Cheng Rushan put his hands in his trouser pockets and stated this fact coldly.
Liang Tiefeng suddenly looked up at him, unable to believe it, "Impossible!"
Cheng Rushan looked indifferent, "She's not my daughter anyway."
Liang Tiefeng rushed into the ward, holding his hands on the bed, "Mom, what did you do to Xiao Meng?"
Mrs. Liang started to play dead, not saying a word, not even crying out in pain. What was she doing? She just listened to her daughter-in-law and fed the child more. What did she do? Was that wrong? They blamed her and forced her for such a small matter? Why didn't they just strangle her to death?
When her son refused to marry, she knew that he liked the educated youth Jiang, who was pretty, educated, loved to sing, and had a particularly nice smile. Her son was originally responsible for the labor of the prisoners, but he was transferred to the educated youth group to lead the reclamation soldiers and the educated youth to work together. Wasn't it just to get closer to her? She and her son depended on each other. If her son didn't get married, wouldn't she be left without a family? How could she not be anxious? Of course she had to help her son! What's wrong? What right do you have to blame!
No one welcomes those young educated youth who have little labor force. Everyone says that it would be great if those female educated youth married the young men on the farm, and settled down here and had children. But if they married on their own, would that work? Female educated youth are naturally delicate, and male educated youth don't want to be used as laborers. If they get married and have children, not only will the female educated youth not be able to work, but they will also have to feed one more child. Where can we get so much food on our farm? It's difficult.
Everyone talked about it more and more, and gradually, this became the rule of the farm. Anyway, the Youth League would not approve the educated youth to marry each other, as it would add burden to the farm! You are here to build and produce, not to have sex!
"Okay, I just came to let you know." Cheng Rushan turned and left. He didn't want to see a man lose face or be torn apart. It would be best if Liang Tiefeng could stay calm.
After all, even though so many years have passed, what Mrs. Liang and Liang Tiefeng did to Jiang Min was not honorable. Moreover, Mrs. Liang treated her granddaughter so harshly that Jiang Min could still divorce and take Xiao Meng away if she made a fuss.
However, the last bit of connection is likely to be severed, and the two will have to accuse and tear each other apart in front of the police.
Cheng Rushan returned to the regiment dormitory.
Seeing him coming back, Jiang Lin and Jiang Xinglei came over to ask how things were going. They were afraid that Liang Tiefeng would make things difficult for them, so they refused to let Jiang Min take the child away.
Although Cheng Rushan forced Liang Tiefeng, he still told Jiang Min his two conditions, and she had to make her own choice.
Jiang Min looked a little lost. She had thought a lot these past two days, and felt like she was going through her life all over again. All the dreams, passion, complaints, and resentment she had in the past disappeared before her eyes. She looked at Xiao Meng and Xiao Jun. These two children were alive and new. They were not the same people they once were, nor were they the same person they once were. They were her fault. If she remained so muddleheaded and absent-minded, she would harm two more people in this world.
She can't!
She looked at Jiang Lin and Jiang Xinglei.
Jiang Lin: "Sister, no matter what decision you make, I support you. Whether to leave or stay is your own decision. You are already thirty years old. No matter what decision you make, it must be well thought out. We respect you."
Although Jiang Xinglei didn't understand, he agreed with Jiang Lin's words.
Jiang Min looked at the two children again, and finally gritted her teeth and said, "I want a divorce."
Jiang Lin: "Then go to the regiment headquarters and file for divorce."
Jiang Lin accompanied her to the regiment headquarters, and after asking, she found out that she and Liang Tiefeng did not have a marriage certificate, they were just registered as a family.
This is how many people get married at that time. No one has the idea of getting a marriage certificate. They just have a banquet with relatives and friends, and then put their household registration together.
In the past, divorce only required a divorce letter, approval from the ministry, and the transfer of household registration.
Now that the public security, procuratorial and judicial systems have been restored, divorce can be filed in court. However, if there is no marriage certificate, relevant procedures need to be completed, etc. First, prove that the marriage exists before applying for divorce.
It won't be easy to accomplish this task without a few months.
The staff of the regiment naturally advised reconciliation rather than separation. They had a good relationship with Liang Tiefeng and Jiang Min, and were shocked when they heard Jiang Min said she wanted a divorce. After all, the couple was a model couple in the regiment. Everyone knew that Liang Tiefeng was famous for loving his wife, and this sudden divorce was like a big bomb in the regiment.
But Jiang Min didn't say much, just said that they wanted a divorce because of their relationship, and the regiment naturally couldn't do anything about it.
If she had only said so herself, the regiment would definitely not accept the case because of Liang Tiefeng. Because Liang Tiefeng is an officer, as long as it cannot be proved that he wants to harm her, it is basically impossible to divorce her. He cannot divorce her even if he beats his wife.
Now that Cheng Rushan is here, he has already discussed it with the regiment headquarters, so it will be possible.
After Jiang Min applied, he still had to wait for Liang Tiefeng to sign it, pass the review, and then send it to the court for approval. In any case, he had to wait.
Jiang Min: "Then wait."
She had already decided to leave, and it didn't matter whether she could do it right away or not. Anyway, she never wanted to live under the same roof with Mrs. Liang again, and she didn't even want to look at her again.
She took out the admission letter that Jiang Lin had reissued for her and the school's acceptance documents, and transferred her household registration and grain and oil relationship to the provincial capital school. However, Xiao Meng and Xiao Jun could not be transferred immediately, so Cheng Rushan had to ask for help later.
The educated youth who went to the countryside had to divorce to return to the city because the city would not accept their children's household registration. Because the urban population was too large and the supply of jobs was limited, a large number of educated youth returning to the city would greatly increase the pressure on the city and the number of unemployed vagrants, increasing the instability. Therefore, all cities had strict control over this.
It took two days to complete all these procedures. On the morning of the third day, they set out for the county railway station, took a train to the city and then went south to the provincial capital.
Xiao Meng was very nervous. She held Jiang Min's hand tightly and said, "Mom, do you think my grandma will really die?"
Jiang Min: "My girl, don't worry about her."
Xiao Meng: "But she always said that Xiaojun is her life. If Xiaojun dies, will she die?"
Xiaojun leaned on Jiang Lin's legs, holding the corner of her clothes tightly, for fear that they would be thrown away.
Jiang Min looked down at Xiaojun and said, "Do you want to go back to your grandma?"
He usually always refers to my grandma and asks for my grandma, but he may have been deeply shocked these days and has become listless. Jiang Min feels very distressed that such a small child has suffered such a setback.
Xiaojun lowered his head slightly, shook his head, and stopped chattering.
At this time Liang Tiefeng ran in from outside, searching for them anxiously.
When Xiao Meng and Xiao Jun saw it, they immediately shouted, "Dad."
Liang Tiefeng ran over, squatted down and hugged his daughter and son, his eyes suddenly turned red, "Follow mom and be obedient." He reminded Xiaojun.
Xiaojun pursed his lips and didn't dare to cry.
Xiao Meng was crying and wiped Liang Tiefeng's tears, "Dad, please come earlier."
Liang Tiefeng kissed her forehead and said, "Xiao Meng, Dad is sorry. Dad knows he was wrong."
Xiao Meng: "Dad works hard, and he is right. Xiao Meng is not good."
Jiang Min pulled Xiao Meng over and said, "Now that you've finished reading, you can leave."
Liang Tiefeng looked up at her. She was obviously not that heartless, but she pretended to be. He knew she hated him.
He had never been so panicked as he was at this moment. He was going to lose her.
He didn't want to lose her, he tried his best to be good to her, why couldn't she let go of her feelings? Xiao Meng, maybe it was just her excuse.
Jiang Min didn't look at him. It happened that the ticket checking started at this time, so Jiang Min turned around and left with Xiao Meng and Xiao Jun.
Liang Tiefeng hugged her tightly from behind, with his forehead on hers, "Minmin, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."
Jiang Min bit her lip and refused to speak. He had said sorry to her for so many years, but only now was he sincere. Unfortunately, she no longer wanted to turn back and forgive because of her soft heart.
Linlin was right. The world outside had changed dramatically. The central government had begun reform and opening up, and the situation was very good. Whether it was studying or making money, there were endless opportunities. Why should she spend the rest of her life in the shadow of the past?
She wanted to walk out and keep moving forward without looking back, even if she felt soft-hearted.
She wanted to step into the sunshine and no longer be bothered by the affairs of Liang Tiefeng and Mrs. Liang.
"Liang Tiefeng, I don't owe you anything anymore."
"You never owe me anything, I owe you anything." To this day, if I could, I don't want to let you go, I don't want to let go.
Jiang Min pried his fingers apart bit by bit. Although he was unwilling, he didn't dare to anger her again, so he had to let go with pain. He watched her lead Xiao Meng towards the ticket gate. Xiao Meng kept turning back to wave at him, but he only stared at the back of Jiang Min's head, hoping that she would turn back to look at him.
But she never looked back.
Jiang Lin led Xiaojun, "Say goodbye to your father."
Xiaojun: "Wow... Dad..."
Liang Tiefeng couldn't bear it any longer and rubbed his face fiercely. He said to Jiang Lin: "I will send you money every month from now on."
Jiang Lin: "You should save it for when the child grows up and needs the money. You won't need it now." She didn't even want to say goodbye to him and left with Xiaojun.
Jiang Xinglei passed by Liang Tiefeng, carrying his quilt, lunch box and teacup. He couldn't help but tell him what Mrs. Liang had done to Xiao Meng. "She is such a cruel person. Isn't she her granddaughter?"
Liang Tiefeng felt as if he had been hit by a punch. He thought that the old lady might not be willing to give Xiao Meng and Xiao Jun the same food, but he didn't expect that she would be so cruel to express her dissatisfaction with Jiang Min.
He could hardly stand.
Cheng Rushan supported his shoulder and said, "Remember, you are a man." He walked past him and left without looking back.
Liang Tiefeng remembered something, "Wait a minute." He caught up with Cheng Rushan, took out an envelope from his pocket and stuffed it into his hand, "For Jiang Min."
Cheng Rushan looked down and said, "Relic."
Liang Tiefeng's eyes were painful and complicated, and he nodded.
Cheng Rushan: "You are such a scoundrel." He took the letter, passed the ticket gate, and got on the train with Jiang Lin and others.
Liang Tiefeng stood there, unable to see anything, but didn't want to turn back.
If he turned back and went in the opposite direction, he would lose them completely. Only by moving forward could he see them, and as long as he saw them in front of him, it seemed that he would never lose them.
In the past few years, he took her to work in the morning, took her home in the evening, and had his children call him dad affectionately at night. But she was going to take it all away. From now on, there would be no more sunshine and laughter in the morning and evening, day and night, but only endless memories and loneliness.
My heart is empty, and all the hope in life seems to have been taken away.
On the hospital bed, Old Lady Liang was crying and complaining to herself, but unfortunately her whole body was in pain, she couldn't move, and she couldn't speak clearly.
As soon as she opened her eyes, she wanted to see her son, but she cried when she didn't see him. Finally, when Liang Tiefeng came back, she looked behind him and asked, "Where's Xiaojun?"
Liang Tiefeng looked hollowed out, and didn't want to say a word. Seeing her like this, what else could he say? Blame her for being mean to Xiao Meng and forcing Jiang Min to leave? In fact, if Jiang Min didn't want to stay with her, he would eventually find a chance to leave.
"Give my eldest grandson back to me!" Old Mrs. Liang was so angry that she was shaking all over. She wanted to struggle, but unfortunately she couldn't move.
Liang Tiefeng: "Mom, Jiang Min has taken them away, so don't bother with them anymore. You've already driven them away..."
"Ah-ah-ah" Mrs. Liang could only scream in protest. Why was it me? Why was it me who made them leave? She didn't want to live well with you in the first place! I told you to have more children a long time ago. Why didn't you have more children in the past two years? You insisted that she worked too hard and having children was bad for her health. Now, she ran away as soon as she had a backer! What can I say?
Mrs. Liang was so angry that she couldn't speak, but her mind was working fast and her lips were trembling.
My eldest grandson!
"Tiefeng, you, you...you have to listen to your mother..." She opened her mouth towards Liang Tiefeng, but her voice was unclear.
Liang Tiefeng: "You are injured, take good care of yourself."
Mrs. Liang finally shouted, "Son, we don't want you. You have such good conditions. Hurry up and find a young girl. There are so many girls who want to be your wife!"
Liang Tiefeng turned his head and looked at her in disbelief, "What did you say?"
"I asked you to get married, find a good daughter, and give me seven or eight grandchildren!" Old Lady Liang roared, banging her head against the pillow like a wounded she-wolf, her voice suppressed and her eyes fierce and cold.
Liang Tiefeng felt like he didn't know her, yet she seemed extremely familiar to him, and his heart was filled with cold panic.
In Jiang Min's eyes, is he like this?
…
They took a short-distance train from the county to the city, so all the seats were hard, and five seats opposite each other were enough.
Jiang Lin couldn't bear to see the children so nervous, so she teased them and told them stories, fun things in the provincial capital, and stories about their older sisters and brothers. Although they hadn't met before, they could get to know each other first so that they wouldn't be too unfamiliar when they met.
She discovered that Xiaojun was a bully at home. He was noisy at home, but dared not fart outside. When he saw a stranger, he turned into a quail in a second, fearing that he would be kidnapped.
However, the bad habits developed in the past will not disappear all at once. They still need to be corrected slowly, and we must also be careful that he does not go from one extreme to another.
Cheng Rushan gave the bulging envelope to Jiang Lin and asked her to pass it to Jiang Min.
When Cheng Rushan and Jiang Xinglei went to the event, Jiang Lin gave the letter to Jiang Min.
At first, Jiang Min thought that Liang Tiefeng gave it to her and didn't want to look at it. But when she saw a name on the envelope, her face suddenly changed.
Jin Haiping, this name has not been mentioned for several years. When Liang Tiefeng is angry, he only uses this name instead and never mentions his name.
She would never speak of it out loud, it became almost a taboo, and she just regarded it as the best years of her youth, sealed in that memory.
After she married Liang Tiefeng in the winter, he came back from the border once during the Chinese New Year. She was too embarrassed to see him and didn't want to delay him any longer, so she avoided him.
She asked the team leader to tell him to go back to the city, saying that she had already taken root here and would not leave.
He was drunk that day and shouted her name in the regiment headquarters, saying loudly that he only wanted to marry her in this life.
Later she found out that Liang Tiefeng had a fight with her. The next day, after sobering up, he went to the regiment commander to make a self-criticism, left her an apology letter, then returned to the border and never contacted her again.
She thought it would be better not to contact him, so that she could assume that he was getting better and better and return to the provincial capital to live a happy life.
Last winter, she accidentally saw a list of names. It was a list of educated youth who died while working in border areas. For some reason, she saw his name at a glance on the densely packed list.
The happy life she had fabricated for him suddenly collapsed, making her feel like the world was fake.
She didn't know how she got through that day, and she had no memory of it at all. In the end, she pretended not to know the list, and he was still alive somewhere, at the border or in the provincial capital, as a husband and father in a happy family...
She pretended not to know and never let anyone know that she knew.
She thought Liang Tiefeng didn't know, but it turned out that he had known it for a long time, and even if he knew it, he pretended not to know.
Among Jin Haiping's belongings, some were about her, some unsigned letters that had not been sent out, and Jin Haiping had a will asking him to burn them. His captain still sent them back, and the regiment commander locked them up, but he didn't expect that they would end up in Liang Tiefeng's hands.
Rather than saying that those letters were written by Jin Haiping to her, it would be more accurate to say that they were his own inner journey and his insights into the ups and downs of life.
At the beginning, they fought for the passion of the two. Later, she broke up with him and she got married, which brought him despair. Later, he realized that love is not selfish possession. Even if she got married, it would not stop him from loving her. But he should not let her know, let alone let others know and affect her life.
So he left and went back to the border.
Finally he said:
When we lose faith in the future and in life,
Youth, passion, struggle, loss of original appearance.
We can't do anything about it.
I thought at least I could control love.
But in reality, love is the most difficult to control. I'm sorry, I shouldn't ask you,
Love is a one-sided thing. I love you, but I shouldn't ask you to love me the same way.
I am willing to sacrifice myself for love, but I shouldn't ask you to be as stubborn.
Now, I hope you can find love in your marriage, and I have no regrets.
When they debated with me about love, they concluded that what I loved was not you, but love itself, an illusory beauty.
Yeah?
Maybe, I imagine all the beautiful things to be like you, you are love, and you become my faith.
Who can say that it’s not you I love?
Jiang Min, I love you.
This was the only time he expressed his love for her when they first met and fell in love with each other and had discussed marriage.
Those years of mutual support and faith in each other left a mark on her heart that can never be erased.
…
When changing trains in the city, Cheng Rushan used his identity as Director Di to buy a soft sleeper ticket, and used his connections at the Railway Bureau to buy another one. He let Jiang Lin and Jiang Min take their two children in the soft sleeper, while he and Jiang Xinglei continued to sleep in the hard sleeper next door.
During the day, Jiang Min went to sleep on Jiang Xinglei's bunk. Jiang Xinglei came over and wanted to play poker with Cheng Rushan and Jiang Lin, but was rejected by Jiang Lin.
After reading the letter, she could tell that Jiang Min was in a very low mood and a little dazed. He even hid in the bathroom for a long time. Even a blind person could see that his eyes were red and swollen when he came out.
Jiang Lin didn't know the specific situation of Jin Haiping, so naturally she wouldn't ask why. Even if she cried for Liang Tiefeng and her marriage, Jiang Lin wouldn't have any objection.
Crying can also help vent negative emotions.
"Xiao Meng, Xiao Jun, go lie down and take a nap if you're tired. I'll call you for dinner later."
Xiao Meng helped her brother take off his shoes and cotton jacket and trousers, and the two children got into bed and went to sleep obediently.
After the two children fell asleep, Jiang Xinglei went to find someone to chat with. After solving his eldest sister's problem, he felt particularly relaxed and wanted to get to know everyone in the two carriages.
Cheng Rushan sometimes went to talk to people he was interested in, and visited Jiang Lin regularly to chat with her. Suddenly, he found that his wife was a little unhappy.
She leaned against the carriage, bent her legs, holding a book in her hand, but pouted slightly and looked at him.
Cheng Rushan: "Wife, do you want to eat hawthorn seeds? I'll pick out the seeds for you."
Jiang Lin: "My waist hurts."
Cheng Rushan: "Let me give you a massage."
After finishing, Jiang Lin said: "My shoulders are sore."
Cheng Rushan continued pressing.
After pressing it all over again, her hands began to ache and her head began to swell. Cheng Rushan didn't believe that this was nothing.
He smiled and said, "Come on, tell me what's the matter."
Jiang Lin didn't know why, but she suddenly wanted to act coquettishly towards him, "My waist is sore."
Cheng Rushan: "..." After thinking for a while, he sat down and opened his arms to her, "Come, hug me."
Whenever she was unhappy or had something on her mind, she would just nestle in his arms and nuzzle until she felt comfortable. During the day, when there were many people around, he would not let go and nuzzle with her, and she felt a little uncomfortable.
All four berths in this door were full, so he bought two lower berths. The upper berth was occupied by a man in his fifties and a woman. The man went out for a walk, while the woman slept with her head covered.
As expected, Jiang Lin threw herself into his arms and began to twist her body like Xiaobao. Cheng Rushan could tell at a glance that she wanted something from him.
He lowered his eyes to look at her, and saw that her fair face was tinged with a bright pink color, the corners of her eyes were pink, and her pair of clear eyes were even more alluring, like a misty mountain. This was clearly the look of her being aroused.
Cheng Rushan touched her face and asked, "Is the heating too hot?"
When she left, the heating was not enough and she was very cold. When she came back, the heating was very high and she couldn't even wear her warm cotton jacket.
Jiang Lin: "It's a bit hot."
Cheng Rushan: "What do you want to eat? I'll go to the restaurant and help you."
Jiang Lin hooked her arm around his neck and whispered mischievously into his ear: "I want you."
Cheng Rushan's fair neck suddenly turned red. He pressed his forehead against hers and said bitterly, "Linlin, do you think it's okay to say such irresponsible things?"
Jiang Lin got addicted to teasing him, and he didn't dare to do anything to her on the train anyway!
She put her hands inside his sweater and started touching him.
Cheng Rushan took a deep breath, took her hand, put it on his lips and kissed it, "If you do this again..."
Jiang Lin glanced at him, with a seductive look in her eyes and eyebrows, "How are you?"
Cheng Rushan was about to kiss her when no one was around, but out of the corner of his eye he saw the uncle on the upper bunk coming back. He immediately used his fingers to ruffle Jiang Lin's hair, "Your hair is so messy, comb it properly."
The uncle was in his fifties, energetic, with bright eyes and a big smile. "Are you two visiting relatives?"
Cheng Rushan massaged her cervical vertebrae, asked her to relax, and talked to the uncle.
Since we were all going to the provincial capital, we exchanged names.
The uncle's surname is Lan, and his name is Lan Moxuan. He is the owner of Huichuntang and also a traditional Chinese medicine practitioner. Before Huichuntang was confiscated, he was sent to the hospital to sweep the floor. After the four-man group was defeated, he came back, took back Huichuntang, and resumed his old business.
Jiang Lin was particularly curious about Zhong Yi, so she asked Uncle Lan to do a thorough examination, including diagnosing his pulse.
Lan Moxuan smiled and said, "The great doctor of the country can indeed diagnose a pulse by hanging a thread, but I don't have that ability. My daughter, you look rosy and pale, there must be good news..."
Jiang Lin: "Doctor Lan, aren't you a doctor? Why are you still reading faces?"
Lan Moxuan smiled and said, "Didn't we just say that we should observe, smell, ask and feel the pulse? Observing the face and palms is also one of the parts." He motioned for Jiang Lin to stretch out her hand so that he could feel her pulse.
Jiang Lin thought it was magical and asked him to try it.
Lan Moxuan placed three fingers on her pulse, closed his eyes slightly, and after a moment, said, "The pulse is smooth and flowing like beads. The old man is really good at seeing it. Congratulations."
Jiang Lin: "Old doctor, what did you say? Congratulations?"
Cheng Rushan was originally leaning on the bed with a lazy look on his face. Hearing this, he suddenly sat up straight, his eyes clear and compelling, "Doctor Lan, my wife is pregnant?"
Lan Moxuan nodded: "Yes, I am an old man who specializes in pediatric gynecology. How could it be false?"
Jiang Lin was confused. She had originally planned when her period would come, and she had brought sanitary products with her, either because she was afraid it would come on the train or because she was afraid that it would catch her off guard and make her feel embarrassed. But it didn't come on the way here, and it didn't come on the farm for a few days, so she was a little worried that it would come on the way back.
Who knew he wouldn’t come!
She didn't hear Cheng Rushan's movement, so she pushed him, but met his smiling black eyes.
Cheng Rushan, who has always been shrewd, calm and composed, was actually stunned by this surprise, like a stupid roe deer!
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