Qi Taiguo was preaching to Chen Shouwang on this side, while at Chen Shouwangâs home, Cheng Su and others were also trying to console the crying Hualing.
"Heâs just a poor boy with nothing, and I didnât despise marrying him. Now heâs getting angry and even dares to hit me? This life is unbearable, divorce, let whoever loves whoever go, living this cursed life might as well stop, boo hoo." Hualing was wiping her tears with a handkerchief, her voice filled with accusation.
"Look at you talking in anger. Platoon Leader Chen just lost his temper for a moment, how could he hit you? Just because a couple quarrels, you want a divorceâthatâs not so easy. Not to mention that weâre already married and donât divorce easily, soldiers even less so. Calm down a bit!" Chunhua advised.
"How could we not get divorced? Itâs just a matter of filing a report, thereâs no law that says you canât divorce." Hualing wiped her nose, "Is it just about quarreling now? Heâs even dared to lay hands on me, what if he goes further and kills me someday?"
"Tsk tsk, youâre just scaring yourself." Chunhua said helplessly, looking at Cheng Su with eyes that said, I canât handle her anymore.
Cheng Su coughed once and said, "Hualing, donât overexaggerate things. Platoon Leader Chen didnât really lay hands on you."
Hualing raised her head and glared fiercely, "Now you just enjoy watching my embarrassment."
Cheng Su rolled her eyes and said, "How am I laughing at you? Arenât all the jokes caused by your own commotion?"
"You..."
Hualing was furious. Was she here to comfort her or to add fuel to the fire? Was this the way to comfort someone?
"What do you mean âyouâ? Did I say something wrong? Have you ever thought about why Platoon Leader Chen wanted to raise his hand to you?" Cheng Su looked at her with a cold smirk.
"When a couple fights, doesnât everyone do it behind closed doors? Who brings it out into the open for the whole street to know? Is that something to celebrate? Itâs not a good thing, but what did you do?"
"Not only did you make it known to everyone, but you also trampled on your husbandâs dignity, you know?" Cheng Su scoffed coldly. "Men, which one doesnât have a strong sense of self-esteem? Let alone something relating to fertility. Your starting point was right, after all, if thereâs a problem, itâs better to treat it early. But where you went wrong was in publicizing it."
Hualing was stunned, "I..."
"You keep saying youâve checked and thereâs no problem, asking him to get tested. Itâs fine to say it nicely, but you did it so arrogantly and let everyone know, isnât that saying heâs impotent? Not to mention him, even I would feel humiliated," Cheng Su snorted with a mocking laugh.
Which man wouldnât feel uncomfortable and ashamed if they couldnât father a child?
And Hualing just had to spread the word, like using a megaphone to announce: "Married for two years without a child, Iâm not the problem, itâs him, thatâs why we canât have a baby."
"You were a bit in the wrong here," Chunhua said cautiously, "Men all care about their face."
Hualing was caught in a breath of anger, "Do you think I wanted this? I originally spoke to him kindly and asked him to get a checkup. He just kept insisting he was fine and got annoyed when pushed, thatâs how the fight started. Isnât all this for the sake of Old Chenâs family?"
As she spoke, she felt an overwhelming sense of grievance.
"But you canât just explode in anger like that. Look, is there any room left to recover now? If we talk too much and it spreads, how will Platoon Leader Chen face anyone? By then you wonât have to mention divorce, I estimate heâll want to divorce you himself," Cheng Su said.
Hualingâs face changed, and she looked at them defensively.
"I wonât talk nonsense," Chunhua said quickly.
"Now that youâre scared and know about it, think about how youâre going to recover the situation!"
Hualing mumbled and stubbornly said, "Whatâs said is said, and whatâs spilled is spilled, if weâre going to divorce, so be it, whoâs afraid of whom!"