Chapter 249
Xu Di gradually adapted to the change of identity from student to teacher.
At the same time, Xu Jun, Xu Yong and Xu Jia from the military academy also reported to their respective units.
Xu Jun and Xu Yong were dismissed from their companies, but are no longer in the Beijing Military Region.
They went directly to their respective units and had no time to go home.
Xu Jia was assigned to the Economic and Trade Office and became a clerk, and he also got a household registration as he wished.
Xu Jun, a boy from Uncle Xu's family, was admitted to a college in another city last year, majoring in accounting.
This can also be considered as inheriting the family business. Grandpa Xu and Uncle Xu are both accountants in the village. Although they don't have a certificate, they have been doing this job all their lives.
Closing the notebook, Xu Di packed up his things and prepared to go home.
Starting tomorrow, they will officially have summer vacation.
Riding a bicycle, Xu Di felt the summer breeze in the evening glow.
A little hot, but not that hot.
"Mom, are you guys on vacation?"
At the gate of the courtyard, Nuannuan and a few others were playing skipping rope.
"Well, it's holiday time. You guys continue to play, mom will go in first."
"Mom, call us when it's time for dinner."
Yuanyuan was sweating from playing so much that her bangs were wet.
"Okay, just play outside the door, don't go far away."
By 1981, most of the educated youth had returned to the city. The city's population has increased dramatically, and various problems have emerged one after another. Fighting, petty theft, and robbery...
Because there are comrades from the Public Security Bureau living here and coming in and out every day, their alley is relatively safe and nothing major happens.
Xu Di went back to her room, changed her clothes, and went to see her grandmother.
The weather is a bit hot this summer.
My grandma is old and can’t stand the heat, but she can’t use a fan for a long time.
"Grandma, I'm back."
"Xiao Di, I'm back."
"This time we are completely on vacation. There is nothing to do before school starts. Grandma, it's a little cooler outside. Can you go out and sit for a while?"
The sun has set and there is a slight breeze outside, which is cooler than inside.
"Okay, go sit outside for a while."
Grandma Qian stood up, Xu Di followed behind her, and the two went to the yard.
"Grandma, let's eat in the yard tonight. It's cool and interesting."
"Okay, it's a lot cooler outside."
Xu Di helped her grandmother sit in the rocking chair, handed her a palm-leaf fan, and went to the kitchen to help with cooking.
The days of summer vacation are still quite fulfilling.
In the morning, Xu Di took Nuannuan and Yuanyuan to the Children's Palace for classes, while Tuantuan learned violin with Professor Chu next door.
Professor Chu taught his own grandchildren and also brought Tuantuan along.
Before he had enjoyed a few days of leisure, Xu Di received a call from his elder brother.
"Xu Di, come back for a moment. Something happened at home."
Before Xu Di had the chance to ask what happened, Brother Xu hung up the phone.
"Grandma, I'm going back to my mother's house. My eldest brother said something happened at home."
"Then go back and see what's going on?"
Grandma Qian told Xiaodi to go without worry and to call home if there was any emergency.
Xu Di gave the children some instructions, telling them not to run around while she went to her grandmother's house.
"Mom, don't worry, I'm playing in the yard with my sister and I won't go out."
Nuannuan is eight years old. She speaks and acts like a little adult, and her two younger sisters listen to her.
Xu Di hurried back to her parents' home and found that everyone was still inside.
"Aunt, you're back."
Ping An, who is seventeen years old, is in the voice change period and his voice is a little hoarse.
"Brother, sister-in-law, what happened?"
Xu Di looked at Brother Xu and his wife sitting on the sofa with a gloomy face, his unhappiness clearly written on his face.
"Xu Di, Xu Mei is divorced."
"What, divorced? Sister-in-law, who told you that?"
Xu Di was really surprised. Xu Mei had done a lot for Li Gengsheng.
"Xu Mei called yesterday and said that the formalities have been completed."
"Mom, did you tell me the reason?"
Xu Di looked at his mother Xu's gray hair. She had aged very quickly in the past few years.
"She didn't go into detail, but she said that she and Li Gengsheng were divorced, the child was hers, and she would be assigned back to Beijing when she graduates next year."
Mother Xu looked tired, not sure if it was because of the hot weather or because she was devastated by Xu Mei's divorce.
"Mom, why didn't you tell me that Xu Mei would be setting up camp at her mother's house in the future?
A married daughter leaves her child at her parents' home for several years and doesn't have to pay for his or her food and drink. What a good plan.
Now, look what happened, she has divorced on her own initiative and wants to live with her parents for a long time.
Has she ever considered us? We have a divorced aunt with children at home, and our An Yue and An Xin will be gossiped about. ”
Mrs. Xu was really angry. At this time, divorce was the only thing that could drown her.
"Then what do you think we should do? Banish Xu Mei to live on the main street? Dali, Xu Mei is your biological sister, so you can't tolerate her?"
"Mom, I'm not intolerant of her, but you have to think about us, too, right?
We all live in the same family compound, and when people talk about us, we will also be criticized as the divorced eldest daughter of the Xu family.
She made all the decisions on her own when she went to the countryside, got married, and had children. Now she is getting divorced as well, without saying a word, just notifying everyone, and it's over. Is there any sister who acts like her?
I also have sons and daughters, and I don’t want them to be pointed at and gossiped about. ”
Brother Xu was really angry. It was not like there had been no precedents in their family compound.
There was a lesbian who got divorced and returned to her parents’ home. The door of her house was almost trampled down.
People always go to her house to ask why she got divorced, and whether she had done something bad and was driven back by her in-laws. Are you having an affair outside?
Speculations of one kind or another kept popping up. Even if she herself said why she wanted to divorce, who would really care?
Everyone just wants to satisfy their curiosity, and when they have nothing to do, they gossip and talk nonsense, but they don't consider the impact of these words on others.
Because she returned home after the divorce, she was criticized and even her own sister's marriage was affected.
Xu Di had also heard about this. In the 1970s and 1980s, divorce was really rare.
At this time, unlike decades later, there were more divorces than marriages.
"Then what do you think we should do? Xu Mei's divorce is sad enough. If we, as her family, don't accept her, how can she live?"
Xu's mother also knew that Dali was right, but the palms and backs of her hands are all made of flesh.
As parents, how can we give up our children easily?
She knew that Dali and his wife were unhappy leaving Xu Mei's two children at home.
But, as parents, can we just stand by and watch when our children are in trouble?
"Mom, it's not easy for Xu Mei, and it's not easy for us either. Ping An is already fourteen years old and will be going to high school soon.
If Xu Mei came back, the whole family compound would be filled with gossip, and the children would also be affected.
I know that you feel sorry for Xu Mei, and that also means you feel sorry for us. ”
Mrs. Xu was also very angry. Really, Xu Mei’s life was not going well. Wasn’t it her own fault?
"Okay, Xu Mei still has a year before graduation. When she comes back in a few days, I'll ask her not to tell anyone about the divorce yet.
I’ll decide whether to live at home or in the company dormitory after I’m assigned a job. ”
Mother Xu was also tired. Xu Mei had not returned yet, so they would talk about this matter after she came back.
“Mom, you…”
"Okay, that's it. I have a headache. I'm going to lie down for a while. You all can go back."
Mrs. Xu's words were blocked, and she looked at Xu's mother with an unpleasant face as she entered the room and took Brother Xu away.
Xu Di looked at the empty living room and really had no idea why her elder brother called her back.
Xu Di doesn't want to judge who is right or wrong, everyone has his own stance.
Fortunately, the children had just gone out and did not hear the adults arguing.
Xu Di said something to Xu's mother and left. She felt that she came here for no apparent reason and left in a daze.
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