"Ah?"
Her words shocked Kang Xiaoqiao and she asked tentatively, "Divorce? You, you--"
Wu Qinghui wiped her tears and said, "Yes, divorce. Xiaoqiao, I know what you want to say. You don't have to persuade me. This marriage, I'm definitely getting a divorce."
After saying that, her tears fell and she said, "Back then, you asked me if I had thought it through. I thought I had thought it through, but in the end, my brain must have been kicked by a donkey. How could I marry such a man--"
"Wu -- Was I willing to give birth to a girl? Was it something I could decide? Just because I didn't give birth to a boy, his mother's nose wasn't nose, face wasn't face."
"Xiaoqiao, I was still in labor. His mother gave me cold rice and cold dishes, and even gave me beans with worms growing on them. Not to mention making soup for me, I couldn't even eat ready-made rice. I even had to cook for his family."
"The winter was so cold. During my labor, I still had to wash clothes with cold water and wash diapers for the child. I only used a little warm water, and his mother scolded me loudly, saying that I only knew how to give birth to a girl. She said that I gave birth to a money-losing child, that I occupied the latrine pit and didn't ****--"
"Wu--"
"Xiaoqiao, I'm not afraid of losing face anymore. Anyway, I'm already a joke, wu--"
"If it wasn't for Tuan Tuan, I would have really died. I gave birth to her, so I have to be responsible for her. His family doesn't like us. If I leave her alone, I'm afraid I won't be able to see the sun tomorrow. Wu--"
"I thought about it. I'll just bear with it. who asked me not to give birth to a son? But, but, one day, I realized that his mother... Wu--"
Kang Xiaoqiao saw that Wu Qinghui was crying so sadly, and after hearing what she said, she immediately became angry. "You're still in the process of recovering from birth. Don't you know that this illness can not be cured?"
"You actually use cold water to wash clothes. Do you want to die? You can get sick..."
After saying that, she grabbed Wu Qinghui's hand. When she looked at it, she did not die of anger. Her fair and delicate hand was now completely red and swollen like a steamed bun. It was even a little dry and cracked. Kang Xiaoqiao's heart clenched as she looked at it.
Her heart ached so much that tears were about to fall. "Sister Hui, why didn't you tell me that you suffered so much? Why didn't you tell me?"
"It's also my fault. If I had gone to see you earlier, you wouldn't have suffered so much. What about your husband? What about Qiu Yaping?"
Wu Qinghui wiped her tears and retracted her hand. "It's not your fault. The school is so busy. As for Qiu Yaping, heh--"
Wu Qinghui said with a disdainful expression, "He's just a good-for-nothing, a good-for-nothing who only listens to his mother. He doesn't have any sense of responsibility at all."
"Wu... Xiaoqiao, I was wrong back then. I thought he had a good personality and wasn't as impatient as I was, much less quarreling with me. That's why I chose him and didn't follow you to the new school because of him."
"I thought I would definitely be happy. I thought I had my own home and I was no longer an extra person. I thought I made the right choice, but in the end? In the end?Wu..."
"Qiu Yapin is a complete hypocrite, a liar, a liar..."
"He can't make any decisions. He's just a fence-sitter. He listens to everything and everything. He only asks me to endure, asks me to endure--"
...
Kang Xiaoqiao looked at the haggard Wu Qinghui in front of her. Her eyes were filled with anger and hatred. It was as if she was in a dream. That responsible, high-spirited girl from back then--
Now that she was married, she was actually tortured to such a state. Kang Xiaoqiao's heart ached as she looked at her.
She wanted to open her mouth to persuade Wu Qinghui, but she didn't know how to comfort her. People said that it was karma to tear down ten temples rather than destroy a marriage. However, Kang Xiaoqiao looked at the dispirited Wu Qinghui and couldn't open her mouth no matter what.
It was a social custom to value boys over girls. It had been the same since ancient times. Her mother-in-law was making such a fuss because she didn't have a grandson and couldn't inherit the incense. That was why she despised Wu Qinghui. In fact, the purpose was to make her retreat.
She didn't want to fall out with her son, so she could only fall out with her daughter-in-law. She drove her daughter-in-law away and took the child with her. That way, her son would be single again, so he could get married and have a daughter-in-law to give birth to a son.
This way, their family would have a successor, right?
Compared to Wu Qinghui's background, her education, and work, her grandson was the most important.
Hehe, with Wu Qinghui's intelligence, how could she not understand? She had endured for so long because she still had hope for her in-law's family, but in the end--
Sigh--
Kang Xiaoqiao looked at Wu Qinghui's unsightly hands, and her heart was in a mess. She asked Aunt Zhou to tidy up a guest room for the mother and daughter to stay in. As for the follow-up matters, she would take it one step at a time.
Just as they settled Wu Qinghui down, Lu Yichen came back with his things. When he saw Kang Xiaoqiao, he couldn't help but frown and said, "Why don't you sleep a little longer?"
"I happened to meet a big crab that just went out to sea today. It's very fat. I thought you'd like it, so I got two. We can steam them for lunch."
Hearing that, Kang Xiaoqiao smiled. She looked into the fish basket and said, "It's really big. It's not easy to make up for it at this time. Eh, is this? Spanish mackerel? This? Salmon?"
Lu Yichen patted her head and said, "Alright, alright. Hurry up and enter the house. It just snowed outside and it's very cold. Don't catch a cold."
Kang Xiaoqiao immediately nodded and entered the house. After Aunt Zhou took the fish away, he asked, "Has anyone come to the house?"
Kang Xiaoqiao poured a glass of water for Lu Yichen and said, "Yes, my college classmates, Wu Qinghui, Sister Hui--"
"It's the one I told you about last time. The road was slippery in the cold, and you didn't let me go--"
After she said that, she even opened her mouth. When Lu Yichen heard that, he knew that there was something going on. "Alright, then settle down properly."
"It just so happens that your school is still lacking teachers. It's good that she's here. She can also be a helper."
Kang Xiaoqiao pursed her lips. Lu Yichen then said, "It's going to be the New Year soon. This year, we're going back to the capital to celebrate the reunion."
Kang Xiaoqiao was stunned when she heard that. They had not gone back for three years, so it was time for them to go back this year. However, when she raised her head and saw Lu Yichen's expression, she could not help but frown. "Is there anything else?"
Lu Yichen looked at her and touched her head. "Old Lu doesn't seem to be in good health."
Kang Xiaoqiao's heart skipped a beat when she heard that. Her expression turned serious. "What happened?"