New Year's Eve arrived. In the morning, Lin Xiuyao was putting up spring couplets at the door. Su Qingmeng instructed him, "A little to the left. Too far to the left. A little to the right. Okay, put it up."
Aunt Wu went out to take out the trash and happened to see the young couple. "You got up quite early today?" She looked at the two of them. They were two young people who lived a colorful life and had a good relationship. She had never heard any quarrels in their family.
She had inquired and found out that the man's parents were no longer around and his older brother was in the army. The woman's home was in Su City, which was also a long way away. They were both unfamiliar with the capital, so she couldn't help but take better care of them. However, they were also very capable, so she couldn't help much.
Su Qingmeng greeted, "Good morning, Aunt Wu. Isn't today New Year's Eve? I heard that many places are quite lively. Let's get up early and go shopping."
This year is the first time that people have holidays for the Spring Festival, which is just two days of New Year's Eve and the first day of the New Year. Before that, it was the Revolutionary Spring Festival, which had not been celebrated for ten years. It can be seen how enthusiastic people are. The crackling sound of firecrackers is endless, and the children are running around, very excited, because they will get lucky money and meat to eat during the Spring Festival.
There were dragon and lion dances, yangko dances, and even crosstalk performances in the park. The two of them wandered around until the afternoon before returning home to prepare their New Year's Eve dinner. They cooked chicken stewed with mushrooms, braised fish, stir-fried bamboo shoots, braised prawns, three fresh delicacies, and fried meatballs.
The two of them cooked six dishes. This was their second New Year together. The first was at the educated youth camp. Su Qingmeng recalled it as if it had been a lifetime, a long time ago.
"Lin Xiuyao, I hope we will get better and better and have a bright future." "Wife, I wish you good health and all the best in the new year." After saying that, they clinked their glasses and drank the beer in the glasses with a smile.
Today is Chinese New Year, so they drank some wine to suit the occasion. Normally, neither of them drinks often. Su Qingmeng likes Lin Xiuyao's good habit of not smoking or drinking.
Hearing the department store had set up a New Year's goods stall in front of the building, the two of them rode their bikes over to join in the fun. Colorful flags fluttered in front of the building, and a large spring couplet hung in the lobby. The stall was bustling with people, all smiling and greeting each other with "Happy New Year!"
Everyone was rushing to buy things. Su Qingmeng was infected by the atmosphere and picked out a down jacket for each of them. It is now called a puffer jacket. It is bulky, but lighter than a cotton jacket.
When I got home, I heard the mother-in-law next door cursing again, "Why did we marry a hen like you who doesn't lay eggs?" "Oh my God, this will mean that our family will have no descendants!" Su Qingmeng frowned. She was cursing on the first day of the new year.
After a while, Shang Yunhe came out with a bundle. Grandma Zheng was still shouting, "If you have the guts, then leave and don't come back." Shang Yunhe didn't even turn her head and walked out of the alley.
At this time, everyone had their doors open and many people were watching the excitement. Aunt Wu came out to persuade them, "Sister Zheng, today is the first day of the new year. If you have something to say, just say it nicely. It's unlucky to curse people."
Then she turned to Shang Yunhe's husband and said, "Yaozu, go chase your wife! You can't let her go back to her parents' home alone during the New Year, right?"
He looked at his mother's expression and said, "Mom, how about I go and get Yun He back?"
Granny Zheng was annoyed. "She's not allowed to go. She can go if she wants to. She's so powerful with her family's support. If I don't teach her a lesson, she'll just climb over my head."
Cheng Yaozu stood there cowardly, not daring to move. Aunt Wu was helpless. Yaozu was raised by Sister Zheng alone since he was a child. Sister Zheng had a bad temper. He had been honest since he was a child and listened to his mother in everything. He did not change when he grew up and got married. If it were her, she would not find such a man for her daughter.
The neighbors tried to persuade her, and Granny Zheng calmed down, but she still refused to let her son go. There was nothing anyone could do; it was a family matter, and everyone quickly went back home.
A letter came from my hometown. The team leader said that the books he sent were very useful. Now that the team has installed a telephone, they can call back in the future.
Until the end of the first month of the lunar year, Su Qingmeng did not see Shang Yunhe come back. One day after school started, she came back and heard that her eldest brother had come and taken away all her luggage, but left her dowry. He said thank you for their family's care for his sister over the years, and the two divorced the next day.
At first, Grandma Zheng didn't believe that Shang Yunhe dared to divorce, and she remained in a stalemate. When her son really came back with the divorce certificate, she started cursing again. She told the neighbors everywhere that her daughter-in-law was conscienceless and ungrateful, but few people agreed. Everyone had seen how she treated her daughter-in-law over the years. Besides, Shang Yunhe's dowry was not taken away, and their family had taken advantage of her.
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