Chen Yan's home is in the family area of the old county government.
The houses here are all old-fashioned ones from before, basically all five-story buildings.
When Chen Yan's father-in-law was the executive deputy county magistrate, they still lived in the family area of the new county government, in a big house with four bedrooms and two living rooms, over a hundred square meters.
After her father-in-law passed away, the higher-ups used the excuse of adjusting the houses and moved their family to the family area of the old county government.
Now the family of three is squeezed in a space of over fifty square meters.
The house is somewhat old, especially the bathroom is relatively small, only about 1.2 square meters. Chen Yan hates this bathroom very much. It's very inconvenient to take a bath.
Especially when her husband has difficulty moving, it's even more troublesome for him to use the toilet and take a bath. At the time of the adjustment, they were also told that in order to take care of their family of three, they would live on the first floor.
In fact, the most troublesome thing about the first floor is the poor environment and the bad sanitation conditions. But after all, her father-in-law, the executive deputy county magistrate, is gone. They have no choice but to accept it.
When she returned home, the room was pitch black.
Chen Yan thought they weren't at home. When she turned on the light, her husband, Li Chenfu, was sitting in the living room.
Li Chenfu is thirty-one years old, four years older than Chen Yan. He studied in Australia. Before the accident, he was the son of the county magistrate in his prime.
Back then, when Li Chenfu was in his twenties, he was full of vigor and had a charming demeanor. In this place of Anping, he could be considered a handsome man. Coupled with his background and knowledge, there was an endless stream of matchmakers coming to the door every day.
But Li Chenfu was very disgusted with this custom of match-making.
He believed that love between two people must occur at the right time, in the right place, and with the right person. And the two people would instantly spark love.
Otherwise, at his age, he should have gotten married long ago.
Li Chenfu was certainly a person with high demands for love. In a small inland county like Anping, there really weren't many unmarried people at the age of twenty-seven.
Finally, one day, he met Chen Yan.
Li Chenfu fell in love with Chen Yan at first sight. So he put in a lot of effort, bought many roses, and after more than half a year, finally made Chen Yan's heart flutter. The two officially announced and walked into the palace of marriage.
Who knew that unexpected misfortunes can happen and unexpected disasters can strike.
Less than a week after their marriage, Li Chenfu was on his way home from meeting a friend when a car accident ruined all his dreams in life. However, this was just the beginning of the tragedy.
Less than a year later, Chen Yan's father-in-law, the executive deputy county magistrate, suddenly fell seriously ill in the office and was diagnosed with cerebral hemorrhage. The successive blows made Li Chenfu completely lose his spirit.
The living room was filled with smoke, and there were cigarette butts everywhere on the floor. When the light was turned on, Li Chenfu's haggard and lost face made everyone feel pity.
Now, it's impossible to connect him with the wedding photo on the wall.
Whenever Chen Yan saw him like this, the pain in her heart was beyond words.
She pushed open the window, opened the door, and took a broom to sweep the floor.
Li Chenfu, sitting in a wheelchair, suddenly got angry and knocked over the cup on the coffee table. The mother-in-law came out of the bedroom. "Do you still remember you have a home? I told you long ago. If you don't want to come home, then don't. So that our mother and son won't hold you back. You're still young. There are plenty of men outside. Why did you come back? "
Chen Yan didn't say anything, but carefully picked up the fragments on the floor.
Seeing Li Chenfu's extremely gloomy face, she asked, "Have you eaten?"
Li Chenfu didn't answer either. He pushed the wheels and walked towards the bedroom by himself. Chen Yan said, "Let me push you!"
The mother-in-law rushed over and pushed Chen Yan away. "Stop being so hypocritical here. My son Chenfu can take care of himself."
With this push, Chen Yan fell on the glass fragments just now.
A wisp of blood emerged. Chen Yan gritted her teeth, sat on the ground, and强忍 the tears.
Li Chenfu heard the sound, paused for a moment, and still pushed the door and went in.
The mother-in-law came over and pointed at Chen Yan. "You haven't come back for several days and you smell of alcohol. Can you explain yourself clearly? I told you long ago. If you don't want to come back, then don't. Why torture yourself? You have affairs outside and give Chenfu a green hat. People have been criticizing behind your back. You can afford to lose this face, but our Li family can't. Go, go. Don't be hypocritical and pretend to be pitiful here. From now on, you go your way, and we'll cross our single-plank bridge. Whether you have affairs and raise men outside or become prosperous, it has nothing to do with us."
Chen Yan got up by herself and continued to sweep the floor.
After scolding for a while, the mother-in-law slammed the door and went back to the bedroom.
Li Chenfu was in the room, covering his face with both hands.
His hair was very long, and his expression couldn't be seen.
On the wall of the bedroom, there was still their intimate wedding photo.
In the photo, the handsome man and the beautiful woman were truly a perfect couple.
Li Chenfu raised his head, looked at the photo by the bedside, and suddenly grabbed a bottle. Bang!
The photo hanging by the bedside fell down and landed on the quilt. The bottle hit the wall and the glass pieces shattered all over the floor.
Chen Yan heard the sound coming from the bedroom, and her heart contracted violently.
That feeling was as if someone had stabbed her viciously.
After cleaning the living room, she came to the kitchen. The kitchen was in a mess.
In the garbage bin, flies were flying around.
She had only been away from home for one day, and the home was already in a terrible state.
After cleaning the kitchen, Chen Yan just let out a sigh of relief. There were cracking sounds coming from the bedroom again.
Li Chenfu swept all her cosmetics and some other ornaments to the ground.
Chen Yan closed her eyes in pain, feeling as if her heart was being cut by a knife.
Back then, Li Chenfu was so heroic, charming, and knew how to care and be considerate. Chen Yan was a rural-to-urban household registration. The reason why she had been hesitant to accept Li Chenfu's pursuit was because of the disparity in their status.
Later, Li Chenfu asked her why she agreed to his proposal. Chen Yan said that what she liked was not Li Chenfu's background or his handsomeness, but his magnanimity and his calm and extraordinary mindset.
Is the current Li Chenfu still the one she deeply liked and loved back then?
Perhaps when a man loses his confidence, he becomes extremely narrow-minded. In these two years, Li Chenfu's personality has completely distorted.
Chen Yan could tolerate the mother-in-law's behavior.
She could also tolerate Li Chenfu's venting. Because she understood the pain in Li Chenfu's heart. The blows that Li Chenfu has endured in these years are beyond what ordinary people can accept.
Her gaze fell on Li Chenfu's face. Li Chenfu's gaze was extremely haggard and dejected.
Chen Yan said, "If this makes you feel better, then go ahead and smash!"
Suddenly, a stream of tears welled up in Li Chenfu's eyes.
If everything could start over, he, Li Chenfu, would definitely not be so useless! Li Chenfu clenched his fists and gritted his teeth.
A man does not easily shed tears, only when his heart is truly broken.
This was the second time Chen Yan saw him cry.