Gong Lianxin was sitting at the dinner table and was shocked when she heard this sentence.
She quickly turned to look at Shen Yizhou.
Shen Yizhou lowered his eyebrows and ate the rice in his bowl slowly, as if he didn't hear anything.
Seeing Gong Lian looking over at him, the corners of his lips curled up slightly: "Sister-in-law, let's eat."
Xia Baiheng was ignorant and asked Gong Lianxin: "Mom, what does divorce mean?"
Shen Yilin hurriedly hit his head: "Hurry up and eat, what are you doing asking so many questions?"
Xia Baiheng didn't understand, but Shen Yilin knew.
He used to hear it often when he was in Xishui Village.
Either Wang Cuifen persuaded Xia Qingyuan, or Xia Qingyuan had an argument with Shen Yizhou when he returned home, and the content all revolved around this word.
How can Gong Lianxin still eat it?
She quickly stood up and walked over quickly.
Xia Qingyuan was seen sitting on the sofa with a calm expression.
Xia Jingchen stood on the edge, the air pressure around him was extremely low.
There was a engulfing darkness in his eyes, and he didn't know what he was thinking.
Gong Lianxin swallowed her saliva and advised: "Second brother, don't get excited..."
"Okay." Xia Jingchen said this word as if he had used all his strength.
In the past few years, whenever Zhang Yujiao threatened him with divorce, he remained silent.
It’s not that I dare not leave, nor that I don’t want to leave.
He is almost thirty years old, and he is older and younger. Happiness or sadness is no longer his own business.
He doesn't want to make his parents worry about his bad things and leave his children alone.
No matter how Zhang Yujiao usually behaves, he always has a bottom line in his heart that he must stick to.
Only now have I discovered that Zhang Yujiao has been trampling on this bottom line.
He couldn't bear it anymore.
Hearing this, Xia Qingyuan curled her lips.
She, the second brother, had been confused all these years, but finally he didn't do it again at a critical moment.
Xia Jingchen seemed to be relieved and sighed: "I will come back after some time to take leave and go through the formalities."
This was so serious that Zhang Yujiao immediately went into a rage.
She held the microphone and trembled with anger: "Xia Jingchen, do you still have a conscience?
I have been married to you for all these years, and I have worked hard without any merit. You actually want to divorce me?
Tell me, did Xia Qingyuan instigate you?
I just said she is not a good person, but you still protect her, you..."
"That's enough!" Xia Jingchen couldn't help but interrupt her.
He said coldly: "You were the one who proposed divorce first, not me.
This has nothing to do with Qingyuan. Don't involve other people.
In short, I won’t stop you from doing whatever you want to do about Yu’e, but if you call again and make it difficult for her, don’t blame me for not saying ugly things first.”
After hearing Xia Jingchen's words, Zhang Yujiao was so angry that her eyes almost popped out and her lips turned white with anger.
She gritted her teeth and said bitterly: "Xia Jingchen, this is what you said, you must not regret it!"
After saying that, he hung up the phone with a bang.
There were a few people in the village committee office who listened more or less, and looked at her with deep meaning.
Zhang Yujiao shouted to them: "What are you looking at? Have you never seen anyone quarreling?"
After saying that, he quickly returned home.
She didn't believe that there was no one who could win over the two brothers and sisters!
*
Zhang Yujiao hung up the phone, but Xia Jingchen still stood there for a long time.
Shen Yizhou walked over, exchanged glances with Xia Qingyuan, and said to Xia Jingchen: "Second brother, come over and eat. The food is getting cold."
Xia Jingchen nodded and looked at Xia Qingyuan: "Qingyuan, go eat."
Xia Qingyuan felt uncomfortable looking at Xia Jingchen who suddenly had no energy at all.
Shen Yizhou held her hand: "Don't think so much, it has nothing to do with you."
As long as Xia Jingchen is willing to see clearly who Zhang Yujiao is and is determined to change, the two of them will reach this point sooner or later.
Xia Qingyuan responded in a low voice: "Yes."
Long-term pain is worse than short-term pain. It is better to work hard and solve the cancer of Zhang Yujiao sisters at once, so as to avoid harming her family in the future.
Elderly people say that a good woman brings prosperity to three generations, while a bad woman harms three generations. This sentence is vividly reflected in Zhang Yujiao.
Now the family is restless, her brother is being suppressed, and her two nieces are deprived of maternal love. If things go on like this, she will even worry that Zhang Yujiao will teach her wrong views to her two children, and then it will be too late to regret.
Obviously, after the phone call just now, no one was in high spirits.
Except for Shen Yilin and Xia Baiheng who sat down from the dinner table with a satisfied meal, even Lin Dongxiu also felt depressed.
Xia Jingchen put down his chopsticks and said, "Tomorrow morning, I plan to take the earliest bus back to Xinghua Village."
He turned to Shen Yizhou: "Brother-in-law, please help me ask for leave from the hall."
Now that something happened to Zhang Yu'e in Dian City, it is impossible for the Zhang family to be silent.
He had experience with Zhang Yujiao's uncles-in-law.
Xia Youming and Wang Ping were at home with their children, and he was really worried.
Let him solve the problem of the woman he married, so that he can no longer bring trouble to the two elders and make things difficult for Xia Qingyuan and his wife.
Gong Lianxin also said quickly: "There is also me and Bai Heng. We will leave with my second brother tomorrow."
There are two elders and three younger ones in the family. Xia Jingyue is not an active person, so she is also very worried.
Xia Qingyuan naturally knew what Xia Jingchen was going to do when he returned.
He wanted to solve Zhang Yu'e's matter by himself.
She couldn't bear to look at his thin shoulders.
Shen Yizhou was under the table and held her hand.
A warm touch came, and Xia Qingyuan realized that her palm had become cold without knowing it.
She nodded and said, "Okay, I'll let Yizhou make arrangements later."
There were some things that she could only push Xia Jingchen from behind, and he had to face them by himself in the end.
*
After dinner, Xia Jingchen returned to the guest house.
Xia Qingyuan didn't have time to take away the things she originally bought for him in Yangcheng.
I originally wanted to bring it to him the next day, but then I thought that he might have a fight this time when he went back, and maybe his house would be ransacked, so he put all the packed things back.
However, Xia Qingyuan still counted them in front of Gong Lianxin.
"There are twelve cans of milk powder here. The four cans labeled middle-aged and elderly are for parents, and the other eight cans are shared equally among the four children."
The milk powder this time was twice as much as last time.
Xia Qingyuan bought high-quality milk powder, which tasted fragrant and pure. As long as she didn't hate the taste of milk powder, she would drink it again.
If it weren't for Wang Ping's restraint, the children would have finished eating what Xia Qingyuan brought back in a few days.
Xia Qingyuan brought out another large bag of clothes, which was bulging: "Here are clothes for parents, eldest brother and children. They are all for autumn."
Xia Qingyuan had already given her several sets of Gong Lianxin's clothes and underwear on the day she arrived.
She originally prepared some for Zhang Yujiao, but now it seems that it is not necessary.
Xia Qingyuan pointed to a small bag next to her: "These were originally given to the second brother, so I'd better give them to him later."
She took out another small canvas bag: "There are some miniature books and stationery in it, also for children.
Bai Heng will go to school next year, and now every day when I have free time, I can give him some enlightenment."
Xia Qingyuan finally put all the things into a large snakeskin bag: "I will send these things back after the family matters are settled."
Gong Lianxin couldn't help but blush as she looked at Xia Qingyuan who was preparing gifts for her family in every detail.
Why can she still think about them with such a peaceful attitude after all this?
She sniffed and said, "Don't worry, I will take care of the house.
It's not like she is the only one who has a natal family, I also have one.
Early tomorrow morning, I will call home and ask my mother-in-law to come over and help."
She still remembered the scene when Zhang Yujiao became pregnant and all her parents, brothers and uncles came to visit her.
At that time, Mr. Xia was still there, and Zhang Yujiao's family members, holding farm work tools in their hands, pushed the old man away and rushed in.
They demanded that Xia Jingchen marry Zhang Yujiao immediately, and they asked him to give her a 300-yuan gift.
In rural areas a few years ago, even if they tried to sell iron, they would not have 300.
No matter how Xia Youming discussed it with them, he did not relent at all and threatened that if they did not agree, they would publicize the matter.
In this way, Xia Jingchen's life will be ruined.
Therefore, Wang Ping gritted her teeth and agreed to their request.
She remembered that night, Xia Youming made Xia Jingchen kneel in the hall and broke the sticks. Xia Jingchen refused to tell how he and Zhang Yujiao became pregnant.
But the forbearance and decadence on his face made them realize that the matter was not the mutual love between the two people as the Zhang family said, or that Xia Jingchen forced Zhang Yujiao.
At that time, Xia Qingyuan's admission notice to junior college had just come out. She and a few of her close classmates were playing at a classmate's house in the town, and she didn't know about it.
When she came back, Wang Ping said that Xia Qingyuan had decided to go out to work.
She and Xia Jingyue knew that something was fishy, but Xia Qingyuan was as tight-lipped as Xia Jingchen and only said that she didn't want to study anymore.
But she clearly remembered that Xia Qingyuan, a girl of seventeen or eighteen years old, danced with joy when she received the admission notice.
The double blow of Xia Jingchen and Xia Qingyuan made the old man seriously ill and finally passed away.
When Xia Qingyuan came back from working, the old man was already dead.
At that time, he could no longer eat anything and his mind was not clear.
Even so, he still refused to close his eyes.
They all knew that the old man was waiting for Xia Qingyuan.
At that time, Xia Qingyuan was recalled by phone.
She was dressed in dust and looked haggard. As soon as she entered the door, she knelt in front of the old man and cried that she was unfilial.
The old man who was already confused suddenly woke up, touched Xia Qingyuan's head, and smiled laboriously.
They all knew that the old man was returning to his former glory and would be heading west in the next moment.
The old man's hand covered with age spots held Xia Qingyuan's skinny hand and kept stroking it: "It'll be good to come back, it'll be good to come back."
He looked at her with tears in his eyes: "My child, our family is sorry for you.
But grandpa hopes that you will not live with resentment.
You are grandpa's favorite granddaughter, so you should be happy every day and be loved by everyone."
Xia Qingyuan couldn't help crying and kept nodding: "Grandpa, don't worry, I understand."
When the old man heard Xia Qingyuan's promise, he smiled for the last time and closed his eyes.
…
Gong Lianxin asked herself, doesn't she like Zhang Yujiao?
She thought so.
She still hates her.
Xia Jingchen was such a high-spirited person at that time that even her natal girl couldn't help but blush when she mentioned him.
He would also help her carry water and do farm work. When Xia Jingyue was not at home, he would ride her bicycle back to her parents' home coolly, and even warned her: "Hold the handrail and stop touching me."
Xia Qingyuan is so pure and beautiful, her eyes are full of yearning for a better life in the future. She will shyly call her sister-in-law, and then give her the eggs that the old man secretly left for her: "You are pregnant with the baby,
Need to supplement nutrition.”
The old man was the kindest old man she had ever seen. He would call her "granddaughter-in-law" with a smile, and would also say to Wang Ping: "My granddaughter-in-law is pregnant. You have to give her more nutritious food. If you don't have enough money, I will give her some more."
have."
…
But they and these beautiful things are gone because of Zhang Yujiao.
Xia Qingyuan obeyed the old man's words and lived quietly every day.
However, she herself embarked on a path of hating Zhang Yujiao, a path from which there was no turning back.
Because she had seen these beauties with her own eyes and loved them sincerely, but it was Zhang Yujiao who ruined them all.