Chapter 138
Gouzi has little education and doesn't understand any trendy ideas, but he just feels that his mother is unhappy.
How can a person be unhappy all his life?
So what is the purpose of living?
Once, he saw a photo of his mother and Aunt Guizhi and Aunt Cuihua taken on the grassland. His mother in the photo was smiling so happily, which Gouzi had never seen before.
At that moment, Gouzi felt complicated, realizing that his mother had never been happy in her life.
His mother and father were brought together by their parents.
His mother originally had a crush on someone, but her family disagreed because they thought the other party was poor, so they married her to her father.
Now that I think about it, there is nothing shameful about divorce, it’s just moving to a new place to live.
"Auntie, I follow my mother. If she doesn't divorce, I support her. If she divorces, I also support her."
Gouzi couldn't help but say:
"My brother and I have both started our own families and careers, so we don't need our mother to take care of anything anymore. My mother is not happy with my father, and she wants to live her own life, and I support her. Anyway, whether we get divorced or not, she is still my mother."
Gou Zi's words sounded more pleasing to Zhen Zhen's ears.
"You are better than your brother. You are not char siu."
Gouzi didn't know what char siu meant, but he knew it was an insult.
Zhen Zhen looked at Brother Gouzi and said coldly:
"You should be conscientious. Your family had a hard time in the past few years. We couldn't even afford to eat. It was your mother who made chili sauce and supported your whole family. Making chili sauce and pickles is not easy. Your fingers always have to be soaked in chili and pickles. Even though she later cooperated with Zhenxin and mass-produced, she was never idle in order to develop new products. Look at her hands. Are they still human hands? If you have a little conscience, you can't help your father deal with your mother and bully your mother for being honest and not crying out in pain!"
Brother Gouzi was so embarrassed by what she said that he couldn't even raise his head, but he still didn't want his mother to get divorced.
His sons are married and have grandchildren. Who will take care of their children?
His mother is already this old. If she finds another old man and is cheated of money by the old man and his children, who can he complain to?
"Auntie Guizhi, please don't worry about my family's affairs. My father was wrong to hit his wife, but it's inevitable that there will be conflicts between husband and wife. If every family is like my mother, getting divorced when there is a conflict, then there would be so many divorced families in China!"
The more Brother Gouzi spoke, the more he felt that he was right.
"Besides, whose family doesn't live like this? Every family has a mess. My mother is divorced, so will she be able to live a good life? If she changes a man, will she be different from my father? It's better to just endure it! When I go back, I will definitely criticize my father so that he won't dare to beat my mother again, and we can just live a good life together."
Zhen Zhen sneered: "Whose family has conflicts? Has your father ever been beaten by your mother?"
Brother Gouzi was stunned, "That's definitely not the case."
"That's it! When a woman is beaten by a man, it's called domestic violence, which is illegal, not a quarrel! Even if your mother gave birth to a barbecued pork, she would still protect her mother. What's the point of giving birth to you? Or are you afraid that after your mother divorces, she won't bring the money home, and it won't go into your pocket?"
Brother Gouzi was struck in the heart, and became angry and said with his neck stiff:
"Am I wrong to think so? Whose family doesn't live for their descendants? I think my mother was corrupted by you. You don't have a man, and you want my mother to be without a man too! So you instigated my mother to get a divorce! I can see that you don't want our family to live a good life!"
Before Zhen Zhen got angry, Gouzi pushed his elder brother Gouzi first.
Everyone has seen how Aunt Guizhi has treated his family over the years.
Who in Batou Village doesn’t envy their family!
What Brother Gouzi said pierced Aunt Guizhi's heart. It was like his heart had been eaten by a dog and he had no conscience!
Meng Daguo also came out. He was tall and had worked hard all year round, so he had a muscular body and an extraordinary aura. The way he looked at Brother Gouzi with a stern face was really frightening.
Meng Daguo pushed Brother Gouzi on the chest, clearly making it clear that he didn't want him to have an easy life.
"Who do you think you are? You dare to talk about my mother in my house! You came to my house to show off your knowledge, but you are in the wrong place!"
Meng Daguo was usually smiling, but this was the first time he got upset. Big Brother Gouzi was frightened and didn't dare to complain to Meng Daguo.
What's more, he couldn't beat Meng Daguo.
Meng Eryong's usual playful look was gone, and his eyes were fixed on Brother Gouzi.
"I'm usually polite to you because my mother and your mother have a good relationship, so I give you some face! Do you really think you're an important person?"
"that is!"
Cheng Su also came out. She could not tolerate anyone saying bad things about Aunt Zhen.
"I've seen ungrateful people, but I've never seen anyone as ungrateful as you! If it weren't for Aunt Zhen's help, you would still be starving in Batou Village!"
Tao Aihong was always present in the quarrel. When Tao Aihong saw her family being bullied, she picked up a rake and stabbed it into big brother Gouzi's chest!
"Master pamphlet! Look at the rake!"
Brother Gouzi was embarrassed by the scolding, but he couldn't refute it because what they said was true.
If his mother hadn't had some friendship with Zhen Guizhi, it would have been impossible for Zhen Guizhi to be so nice to them.
He wouldn't be where he is today.
The door creaked open and Gou Zi's mother, who had been eavesdropping on their conversation, came out.
When Brother Gouzi looked up and saw his mother, his eyes avoided. He felt that the expression on his mother's face was something he had never seen before.
"mother……"
Gou Zi's mother raised her head, walked up to him, stretched out her hand, and slapped him hard!
"How could I have given birth to something like you!"
Brother Gouzi was stunned!
His mother actually dared to hit him!
Gouzi's mother's eyes were red. "You only have yourself in your heart. You just want me to work like a cow and a horse for you all my life, working hard for you without complaint! You don't even regard your mother as a person. In your heart, your mother is just a donkey, a tool! Your father bullied me, and you always looked on coldly. You are more hateful than your father! Because your father is not my son, but you are my son! If I had known you would be like this, I might as well have strangled you to death!"
This was probably the first time in Gou Zi Niang's life that she expressed herself clearly.
In the past, when she was at her parents' home, she didn't care what she ate, wore, or used.
Her parents didn't take her seriously and didn't give her the opportunity to make requests.
It was even more difficult after she got married. She cooked meals every day, but by the time the meals were served on the table, they had been eaten up by these men.
She was often hungry, but was too embarrassed to say it.
Her stomach problems were caused by hunger.
She didn't want to deceive herself anymore. Her children all knew her situation, but they were too selfish to care.
Gouzi's mother was very disappointed by his elder brother's behavior and became more determined to get a divorce.
Zhen Zhen told her not to leave yet, and to go home and pack her things so that they wouldn't be hidden by Gouzi's father.
By then, Gouzi's mother's whole life will have been lived in vain.
Gouzi's mother followed the advice and decided to go home to pack her things first.
As a good sister of Gouzi's mother, Zhen Zhen asked Meng Daguo to call Meng Dajian and his brothers, and then call Li Decheng and others to go to Gouzi's mother's home to support Gouzi.
Zhen Zhen drove the car with Gou Zi Niang, Zhang Cuihua, Cheng Su, Jiao Huilan and others.
Meng Daguo was even more outrageous, as he actually drove the truck that transported pigs from the pig farm over.
Fortunately, the pig farm’s cars are washed with water every day, so the cars are not dirty.
So, a group of men stood on the back, holding the handles, and went to Batou Village with great momentum.
The eldest brother Gouzi originally wanted to go home to inform his father or wife and ask them to hide his mother's valuables.
But Zhen Zhen was smarter than him and arrested the man directly.
A group of people passed by Li Decheng's house and called Li Decheng and his sons. Wu Yangyang then went to Gouzi's mother's house to "solve the case."
They parked the car in front of Gouzi's house, and Zhen Zhen accompanied Gouzi's mother in to pack their things.
Gouzi's mother and father have always slept in separate rooms. Zhen Zhen glanced into Gouzi's father's room through the window, but who would have thought that the man was actually sleeping and snoring louder than a pig.
Zhen Zhen almost laughed out of anger, "Look, I'm not afraid at all."
Zhang Cuihua shook her head. "This bastard, how can he sleep well after beating someone up? He doesn't even take his wife seriously."
The eldest brother Gouzi also felt that it was outrageous, so he went into the room and pushed his father awake.
Gouzi's father was sleeping soundly, still drunk, and he shouted:
"I was sleeping soundly, why did you push me?"
"Dad! You were drunk and hurt mom. I want to divorce you!" The eldest brother Gouzi stomped his feet.
Gouzi's father laughed when he heard this, and waved his hands at his son, "Divorce? Why would rural people get divorced? Don't listen to your mother trying to scare you. She just wants to show off to scare me and make me apologize. As long as I bow my head, she will come back obediently!"
Gouzi's eldest brother thinks that he doesn't know the situation well. Mom is about to divorce her, but Dad doesn't take it seriously.
"My mother is really going to leave! She has come back to pack her clothes, and Aunt Guizhi and Aunt Cuihua are here too! Li Decheng is at the door, and everyone in the village is counting on helping my mother get justice!"
Gou Zi's father was stunned for a moment, squinting his eyes to look out the window, only to see the sky turning white and a group of villagers standing in the yard.
Li Decheng was looking at him angrily.
Gouzi's father jumped up and sucked a mouthful of phlegm from his mouth.
"Where is your mother?"
"I'm packing things in the house! I'm almost done packing. Dad, go and see if there are any of your things. We can't let my mother take them all away. What if she finds another man after the divorce? Those things will become someone else's!" Big Brother Gouzi was planning this.
Gouzi's father jumped up, ran to Gouzi's mother's room, blocked Gouzi's mother with a fierce look on his face.
"What do you mean?"
"It's meaningless. I don't want to live with you anymore. I want to divorce you."
"Divorce? Cao Xinhua, you are obsessed! We country people spend our lives fighting and quarreling, where have we ever heard of anyone getting divorced? Don't think that you can learn the ways of city people just because you have been to Beijing, ridden a train and seen the world! I tell you, I don't agree!" Gouzi's father almost jumped up.
Gou Zi's father has big eyes, and he looks particularly fierce when he glares.
But Gou Zi's mother was not afraid of him at all.
She suddenly realized that all along she had been afraid of other people's looks, social prejudice, and not being able to live after divorce.
Gou Zi Niang sneered, "If you don't agree, then you don't agree? If I remember correctly, we didn't get married, right?"
How could Gouzi's father have thought of this?
"Go ask, how many couples in our village have obtained a marriage certificate? It's normal not to obtain a marriage certificate. It doesn't mean we are not a couple! We already have two children. This is called... a de facto marriage! I can sue the police and have you arrested!"
The bigger the paper tiger, the more aggressive his words. Gou Zi's mother suddenly realized that the man in front of her was very weak.
"Whatever you want! Go ahead and sue me if you want! I'm not afraid of you!"
Gouzi's mother pushed him away and was about to leave, but Gouzi's eldest brother and his wife stood in front of her mother.
"Mom, you can't leave! We can't just break up like this! We've finally gotten better, and we're just going to break up like this? Can you bear it?"
Gou Zi's mother refused to listen and insisted on leaving.
Gouzi's father felt humiliated. How could this woman dare to turn against him before?
Isn't it just that you made some money and became more powerful?
She really takes herself seriously.
"Okay, go ahead if you want to! It's not like I can't find women! I live in a building, and I can find as many wives as I want, just like you!"
Gou Zi's mother said nothing and walked out holding the things.
Gouzi's father was so angry that he grabbed her clothes.
Gou Zi's father said angrily:
"I tell you, you belong to my family in life and in death! You can divorce me, but you can't take anything with you! Otherwise, don't even think about walking out of this door!"
Gouzi's mother was irritated by his cowardly behavior and simply threw the package in her hand away.
"If you don't want to bring it, then don't bring it! I will divorce you even if I don't bring a penny!"
Just as Gouzi's father was about to feel proud, Zhen Zhen spoke:
"Why don't you take it? This family is supported by you. You made all the money in the family. You bought the trolley! You have a share of the herbs in the field! You built the house! I also signed a contract with you. You can't take a penny less than what belongs to you. You must take it all, including the gold I gave you!"
Zhen Zhen's gold mine has mined thousands of kilograms of gold. During festivals, she often gives gold to her sisters as gifts.
The three sisters have a lot of similar necklaces. Gou Zi's mother cherishes things and keeps them all carefully.
If you take nothing else, the gold alone will be a lot of money.
Gou Zi's father naturally knew that gold equals money.
He stood at the gate and acted like a rogue, "I don't care. If you want to walk out of this gate, you must take nothing with you! Otherwise, don't even think about divorcing me! I will haunt you even if I become a ghost!"
Zhen Zhen also got angry, "Who are you trying to bully? I'm also saying this, we don't need the house, we don't need the rocking machine, the herbs, etc., but you must take everything else away! If anyone dares to stop me, don't blame me for being rude!"
Zhen Zhen's prestige in the village is unquestionable, and the villagers all stand on her side.
What's more, everyone depends on her for meals.
Li Decheng also supported him, and Meng Daguo and Meng Eryong rolled up their sleeves, looking like they were ready to fight. As a result, among all the people present, only Gouzi's eldest brother and his wife were on the same front with Gouzi's father. Even Gouzi did not help his father.
Gouzi's father was so angry that his nose was crooked, and he sat on the ground:
"Whoever dares to leave will have to step over my dead body!"
Zhen Zhen also got excited, "Who are you trying to scare? Even if I beat you to death, there will be someone to support me! The Public Security Bureau won't say a word against me! I want to see who you can stop today!"
Meng Daguo doesn't need his mother to take action!
He pulled up his suit pants and kicked the old fool in the chest!
Gou Zi's father was kicked to the ground and didn't get up for a long time. "Ouch! I'm going to die. I was kicked to death by Meng Daguo. Come and save me! Is there any justice in this world?"
When Brother Gouzi saw his father being beaten, he rolled up his sleeves and rushed forward, but was kicked by Meng Daguo again.
Meng Daguo stepped on the wrists of the two people. He was afraid that his angry look would scare his mother, so when he turned around, he deliberately put on a gentle expression.
"Mom, please take your aunt away quickly. Your son is here! If anyone dares to hurt you or embarrass you, your son will fight him to the death!"
With his son's help, Zhen Zhen felt relieved.
"My great country is still the best!"
Seeing that his mother only praised his eldest brother and ignored him, Meng Eryong kicked the legs of Gouzi's father and Gouzi's eldest brother.
He also had an expression that looked like he was asking for praise.
Zhen Zhen narrowed her eyes and said, "My Eryong also protects me. I have two sons like you. My life is worth it!"
Meng Eryong was bubbling with happiness. His mother spoke obviously more words to him than to his elder brother.
These few words mean the weight!
Zhen Zhen put Gou Zi's mother's things in the car. Zhang Cuihua looked around her room and moved any unwanted quilts, towels, toothbrushes, etc. into the trunk.
"We'll take whatever we can, and we won't leave him anything!"
Zhang Cuihua put an entire trunk full of stuff, even the floral sheets drying on the clothesline were stuffed into the car.
Zhen Zhen said: "Are you seated properly? I'm starting."
"Let's go! Take my wife and run towards a new life!"
Zhang Cuihua is full of energy and looks just like a 20-year-old young person.
Zhen Zhen smiled. She was quick and efficient and sent a message to Zhao Meilan's man immediately.
Zhao Meilan's husband is a know-it-all and has a better understanding of the situation in the county.
Zhen Zhen asked him to help find a safe house. Zhao Meilan's man asked around and replied to Zhen Zhen in less than half an hour.
The house that Zhao Meilan's husband found for her was in the textile factory complex, very close to Zhen Zhen's home.
"The family has moved to another place, and the house can be rented or sold. The neighbors are all old employees of the textile factory. And since it's on the second floor, there's no need to worry about being harassed."
Zhen Zhen thought the house was nice. "The house needs to be cleaned. You can stay at my place first."
Gou Zi's mother's eyes were red with envy, but she was just moved.
"Thanks to you."
Zhang Cuihua waved her hands, "I didn't even have time to open my mouth, it's all Guizhi's fault."
Gouzi's mother hugged Zhen Zhen, thanking her for not taking Gouzi's words to heart and for being willing to help her find a house.
"If it really doesn't work, I'll buy this house."
"Don't buy it. This house is too old. I'm planning to develop a residential community there. I'll give you a discount later so you can buy a new house."
Gou Zi's mother thought that she would have a miserable life after the divorce. But who would have thought that after she no longer had to prepare meals for the family, take care of her grandchildren, look at her son and daughter-in-law's faces, and work like a slave, her face would become visibly rosy!
She realized that people have to live for themselves.
She has to spend the money on herself.
Gouzi's mother went to Zhenxin Department Store and bought a down quilt, a new gray coat, black high-top leather shoes, and also bought herself a bunch of snacks.
Zhen Zhen also took her to get her hair permed. In the past, Gouzi's father always said that she was ugly, had a dark face, and imitated city people to make a fool of herself, so Gouzi's mother was embarrassed to dress up.
After leaving the big family, Gouzi's mother found that she looked much more fashionable after curling her hair.
It’s not as ugly as Gouzi’s father said.
Zhen Zhen looked at Gou Zi Niang in the mirror and nodded, "It's not just her appearance that has changed, but also her expression and eyes! When a woman loves herself, the look in her eyes is different."
A few years ago, Zhen Zhen acquired the land around Zhenxin Department Store and wanted to build residential buildings, but due to market constraints, no construction began.
As the year 1996 was approaching, she had to build the house no matter what.
Not to mention the people in the county town, she herself was tired of living in a high-rise building and wanted to live in an apartment with an elevator.
Nowadays, the infrastructure is not good and there is nothing good about living in a villa. Zhen Zhen missed the clean building, so she asked Meng Daguo to build houses near Zhenxin Department Store.
"Build a high-rise building, and build the top floor for our family to live in. Don't build a wall in the middle, so that we don't have to break down the wall for renovation. What a hassle! Give me some good materials for the glass windows, and then break through the upper and lower floors, and we'll build a small villa in the sky."
They build their own houses, and once the drawings are approved, they can build them however they want.
Meng Daguo also looked forward to living in a building. When he went to Beijing, he saw that there were dozens of high-rise buildings in Beijing, and he also wanted to live in an elevator apartment to feel more fashionable.
They have money in their hands, so it couldn't be easier for them to build a house.
Meng Daguo did what he said and was determined to build a good house for his mother.
The next day, Zhang Cuihua came to the county town with a basket of vegetables and took them out as soon as she entered the door.
"Garlic sprouts, mushrooms, beef... bring so many things?" Zhen Zhen asked.
Zhang Cuihua winked at her, "Let's go and keep Gou Zi's mother company. Last time she said she wanted to eat hot pot, but she was afraid of the hassle. I was thinking we could bring the pot and dishes, get some salsa and wine from your house, and go and have hot pot and drink some wine with her!"
Over the past few years, Zhen Zhen has also fallen in love with drinking and would have a drink whenever he has time.
She squinted her eyes and smiled: "Okay, I just happen to be in need of some wine."
"Hey, at our age, we can eat whatever we want and drink whatever we want."
Zhang Cuihua talked about a daughter-in-law in the village who died at a young age. "It happened a few days ago. So, life is unpredictable. Don't think you can live to be a hundred years old!"
"Be healthy first, be happy second, and love yourself last!"
Zhang Cuihua gave a thumbs up and said, "Well said!"
Gou Zi's mother lived in a unit apartment, so it was inconvenient for her to wash, so Zhen Zhen washed the vegetables and cut the meat at home and brought the pot over.
Meng Nan looked at their good mood and said to Jiao Huilan:
"Mom, my grandma's life is really enviable."
The more Jiao Huilan looked at the lady, the more she liked her, and she couldn't help but pull her braid.
"Why are you jealous of your grandma?"
Meng Nan thought for a moment, "I also have a few good friends, but after graduating from high school, they went home and got married. Originally, everyone had something to talk about. When we met again, they talked about family and mother-in-law, and I talked about college and literature. We were not interested in each other's topics. I don't think literature is higher than family relationships, but it is true that we can't talk about the same thing. My grandmother is different. My grandmother is more successful than Aunt Cuihua and Gouzi's mother, but the three of them can still play together."
Jiao Huilan thought about it and realized that even she, who had lived in Xin Yao for so many years, did not have a single true friend.
"Your aunt Cuihua and Gouzi's mother are both from the countryside, but they are not feudal or stubborn. They listen to whatever your grandmother says."
Meng Nan nodded. "Although he is not very cultured, he is not annoying."
"People of their generation didn't study because there were no books to study, not because they didn't want to study."
"You are right, so people should not have prejudices."
Jiao Huilan watched her mother-in-law and younger sisters chatting, and her eyes gradually became gentle.
She hopes her mother-in-law will always be so happy.
Zhen Zhen and Zhang Cuihua launched a surprise attack, which scared Gou Zi's mother.
When she saw that the two of them had already bought the meat and vegetables and even brought the pot, she was both amused and touched.
"How can I be reluctant to buy this food?"
"This is inconvenient for you. Let's make it and bring it here. It will save you trouble." Zhang Cuihua said.
They made an alcohol hot pot, using the hot pot base from Zhenxin Group.
After the hot pot is boiling, put the meatballs, beef slices, coriander, garlic sprouts and mushrooms in. It smells so good!
"How long has it been since the three of us had dinner together?" asked Zhang Cuihua.
"It was your birthday last time," Zhen Zhen said, "The three of us had a drink behind closed doors at the mine."
Gouzi's mother smiled and said, "Don't worry about your son, grandson or old man, as long as you live well, that's the real good!"
"Easy!" Zhang Cuihua smiled.
Zhen Zhen picked up the wine glass, and the three of them drank red bayberry wine, ate hot pot, and chatted about everything under the sun.
Sixty years old, that's all.
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