When Xu Zhengrong heard about the police call, he was the first to object: "How can you call the police for such a family matter? The couple quarreled and drank pesticides, it wasn't Li Tieshi who stabbed them with a knife."
Gu Xi insisted on her own idea: "How can having affairs between men and women be considered a family affair? It is against the law. Moreover, now that someone has died, only severe punishment can make people realize that marital fidelity is the bottom line. If two people divorce peacefully, that is another matter."
Xu Zhengrong still disagreed: "There are too many such incidents. Our village is still rare. There are too many in other villages. If we need to call the police first, it should be other villages that should call the police first."
Gu Xi looked at Xu Zhengrong and said, "Village head, the original intention of setting up a neighborhood committee is to solve problems, not to cover them up."
Xu Zhengrong slammed the table in anger: "Solve the problem, isn't it time to solve the problem? Do we have to arrest the person and wait until the reputation of the village is affected before it is considered a problem?
There are so many men cheating, can you catch them all if you catch one? If the village loses these laborers, who will farm the land next year? Are you guys going? "
Gu Xi stood there stubbornly, and Chang Ru came to her rescue: "I also think it's not a good idea to call the police. The child still needs the father to take care of him. If the father is arrested, who will raise and take care of the child? This matter needs to be considered carefully."
Gu Xi felt extremely powerless: "Can such a father teach his children well? Or does the child need a father who killed his mother?
Just because women make the same mistake that all men in the world would make, should they endure it?
Cheating can be forgiven, domestic violence can be forgiven, and even the loss of a life can be forgiven. How sad is such a life?
I hope that the existence of the neighborhood committee can support women and truly help them physically and mentally, including vulnerable groups such as the elderly and children. "
Wu Yue also said: "If my husband cheated on me, I would never forgive him. I hope someone can help me start a new life instead of telling me to just bear with it."
Facing such stubborn people, Xu Zhengrong felt his blood pressure soar: "Then go ask these women who were beaten whether they want to report their husbands or divorce them?
Zhou He refused to divorce even if she drank pesticide? Because after the divorce, she raised two children alone, how could she support them? Now something has happened, and there are two girls involved. No one will take care of them. What should we do next? "
Gu Xi tried to calm herself down: "I didn't think anything could change overnight, but it is precisely because these women feel that they will not be able to live after divorce that they have no choice but to choose to endure.
But there are only zero times and countless times for domestic violence and cheating. What we need to do is to enable them to survive and give them the right to choose.
There is inequality between men and women in today's society, so people are desperate and have to drink pesticides. Wu Yue and I have a way out, the love of our families and our own jobs, so we can choose not to tolerate it. "
Wu Yao was particularly touched when he heard what Gu Xi and Wu Yue said: "I am very happy that I can give Wu Yue such confidence. As a father, I hope my daughter can be happy instead of forbearing. If my daughter is wronged in her husband's family and doesn't tell me, it is my failure as a father.
As the village party secretary, I also hope that every woman in the village can have the right to choose their own happiness like Wu Yue and Gu Xi. The village should give them such confidence.
If women are beaten in Qingmiao Village and we endure it, we will be derelict in our duty. "
The office fell silent, and Gu Xi spoke up: "If everyone can do whatever they want and be forgiven no matter what they do wrong, then being a good person, being kind, and being loyal become meaningless."
Sheng Huaian then spoke up: "Since you mentioned the right to choose, then let's give the right to choose to the parties involved. Forgiveness or punishment is up to them. No matter what the decision is, we will find a way. Now we can only slowly change the environment."
Xu Zhengrong followed Sheng Huaian's words: "Then let Zhou He choose for herself whether to call the police or not."
Gu Xi could only agree, otherwise what would happen to the child? The neighborhood committee is just starting out and is not mature enough: "The minority obeys the majority, do as you say. I'm going back first."
Seeing her depressed, Wu Yao said, "Gu Xi, let's think about this matter again and listen to her opinion before making a decision. You calm down and take some time to calm down."
Gu Xi nodded without replying. On the way home, her scarf was loosely wrapped around her neck. The cold wind blew on her face, but it was nothing compared to the chill in her heart.
After returning, Wang Xu saw that the two children had already woken up. He prepared some snacks for them. Seeing Gu Xi coming back, Pan Di hurriedly asked, "How is my mother?"
Gu Xi looked at them and adjusted her mood: "She is still receiving treatment in the hospital. We will have to wait until your parents come back to know the details."
Gu Xi returned to the room. Wang Xu noticed that she was in a low mood the moment she entered the yard. She was in a completely different state from before she left. He followed her in and hugged her.
"What's wrong? Is the situation bad?"
Gu Xi buried her face in Wang Xu's chest, smelling his scent as if she wanted to absorb energy from him.
He repeated the controversial question to Wang Xu: "What about you? If it were you, how would you handle it?"
Wang Xu rested his chin on Gu Xi's forehead: "My choice has been made in front of me for a long time. I will not forgive you. From the moment I chose to betray you, I was deliberately deceiving you. My heart is no longer in this family.
But this is my choice, not someone else's. There is no right or wrong in choosing to forgive or punish. It depends on personal thoughts. We have not experienced other people's emotions and do not know the weight of love.
So, don’t worry about it. Sheng Huaian is right. Let them make their own choices and don’t interfere too much in other people’s causes and effects, otherwise it will consume your energy. "
Gu Xi sighed, "I read a passage that says I can read the books of saints but I can't control what's happening outside the window. God has given me compassion but not the ability to save sentient beings. I feel compassion but I stand by and watch. I empathize but I can't do anything. This emotion hurts me like a sharp knife."
Wang Xu also sighed, feeling particularly sorry for her, so he could only deliberately stir up trouble to divert her attention: "When can you just think about me and empathize with me, and don't think about anything else. Your job is thankless, so you'd better quarrel and fight for fun. Anyway, no one in the village can quarrel better than you, and no one can beat me."
Gu Xi was amused by his words: "What nonsense are you talking about! It's outrageous!"
Wang Xu touched Gu Xi's face and said, "Okay, the two children are still outside, get out quickly."
The two children sat there obediently and ate the cookies, taking small bites of each one and eating them with extreme care, as if this way they could savor them a little longer and would never finish the cookies.
Gu Xi walked over and touched their heads: "Eat, there's more after you finish eating."
Pan Di did not answer, but Nian Di, who was still young, could not hold back her words: "We have never eaten such delicious cookies. Let's save some for my parents to eat at home. I think my mother will feel better after eating the cookies."
Gu Xi didn't know how to answer, but her eyes were a little moist: "If mom comes back, I will bring another one back to you."
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