In fact, Wang Guihua has suffered quite a lot over these two years back in her hometown. Because of one thing she said, her husband missed a promotion opportunity. When she went home, not only did she face her husbandâs complaints, but even her father-in-law and mother-in-law looked down on her.
It wasnât just because she had affected their sonâs promotion. The main issue was her tubal ligation, which meant their son wouldnât have any more children. They had a daughter, but she wasnât well-behaved. The elders disapproved.
They wanted their son to divorce Wang Guihua and marry someone else, so they could have more children. Fortunately, Feng Xiaoxian didnât divorce her for the sake of his reputation, but after that incident, he had an even worse attitude towards her.
She didnât go back home at all the year before last, and last year, she only went back once.
Her in-laws, seeing their son disagreed, found various ways to torment Wang Guihua. They made her do all the work at home and in the fields. If they were even slightly dissatisfied, they threatened her, saying theyâd make their son divorce her. Wang Guihua was scared and didnât dare to resist anymore.
On the fourth day after they moved, Brother Li called and said he wanted to help her move the washing machine and refrigerator. Lin Wan thought about it and decided against it.
Because the weather was cold, there was no need for the refrigerator and washing machine; they couldnât be used in such cold weather. The washing machine could easily freeze, and as for the refrigerator, in winter, nature provides a large fridge, so there was no need for it.
They would only be used in summer. Only the TV was left, so Lin Wan took the car and moved it back herself.
However, she didnât want her neighbors to know she was moving a TV, because if they found out, her family wouldnât have any peace, especially from Wang Guihua and her daughter.
Lin Wan intentionally returned later when she moved the TV. Han Yi waited at home for her return and helped quietly move the TV back inside.
The antenna at home was placed directly in the courtyard, not on the roof. Fortunately, the signal was decent.
When she didnât go to the city, Lin Wan and Little Star would stay at home watching TV.
Watching too much TV wasnât good, so most of the time, Lin Wan played some brain-training games with Little Star and made colorful flashcards to teach her words. In the evenings, she would tell her stories.
Even though Little Star was only two years and three months old, she knew quite a few stories and could sometimes recognize a few words.
...
"Grandpa, itâs me, Ah Qing." Ye Qing had spent the past few days thinking about many things and felt that only Grandpa could handle her dad.
Her dad was a rogue, an animal, no matter how much money you gave him, he would never be satisfied. Whatever you discussed with him, he would promise well at the moment but forget completely afterwards.
It would be good if she could sever ties with Ye Weijun.
"Ah Qing? You child, why are you just now calling home? Whereâs your mom? How is she?" Old Man Qiu had a stomach-full of questions for this granddaughter of his.
"My mom is not well, Grandpa. She needs your help," Ye Qing said straightforwardly without beating around the bush.
"Whatâs wrong with your mom?" Upon hearing that his daughter was unwell, Old Man Qiu immediately became anxious.
"My dad found my mom a few days ago and beat her up again."
"What? That beast, I knew heâd go looking for your mom. How is she? Was it a serious beating?"
"Iâm not in S City. My mom called me, and it seemed pretty bad. Now my mom has come to terms with it. She doesnât want to continue living with my dad. But sheâs afraid my dad wouldnât want to divorce her."
"Sigh..." Hearing this, Old Man Qiu sighed deeply. In his lifetime, everything had been fine except that this daughter of his had made him worry endlessly.
He blamed himself for not properly guiding his daughter in the past, allowing her to step by step walk down such a path.
Come to think of it, it was him who had helped find Ye Weijun for her. He wanted his daughter to live a good life, yet he once again pushed her into a deeper pit. "Divorce him and tell your mom not to come back. Being around each other in the village is just head-turning, and besides people in the village will just gossip about her. Let her live well over there, she will rely on you in the future."
"I understand, Grandpa. Iâll take good care of my mom," Ye Qing assured.
"Your mom needs to come back for the divorce anyway. When will they both be back?"
"My mom isnât with my dad now. I told her to get out while my dad was asleep. He doesnât have much money on him, so he probably wonât last a few days before he runs out of money. When he returns, please persuade him and then Iâll have my mom come back to handle the divorce."
"Thatâs good too. Tell your mom to stop sending us money, let her save it. She will need it if she is to live alone outside. Her hiding is for the best; she wonât have to meet that brute and get beaten up again. In a foreign place all alone, without anyone to rely on, what if something bad happens, who will help her?"
"I understand, Grandpa. Donât worry. When he returns, you must make sure to talk sense into my dad. If that doesnât work, just threaten him. Also, when the divorce happens, I donât want to follow him. I want to be with my mom."
"Grandpa understands, donât worry; Grandpa will help you find a way to deal with this."
"Okay..."
A few days ago, her mom used another phone to call her, saying she had moved out. It was to a neighborâs house, very safe. Her child, Hua Hua, was fine, and that was all that mattered.
"Ah Qing, people in the village are now talking about you and Lin Wanâs family. What exactly happened? Did you really do those shameful things? Framed the family? And in the outside world, is it true you had a child with another married man?"
Ye Qing knew that Liang Weixiang and her daughter were no good, definitely having bad-mouthed her upon returning. She didnât think the whole village would find out.
"Grandpa, donât listen to their nonsense. Iâm a good college student, freely loving, found a man to marry, how could it become an affair with a married man? We knew each other early on and got our license the year before last. I do have a child. I just feared my dad wouldnât agree, so I didnât dare tell anyone except my mom. I didnât want my mom to be hit by my dad every day, so I tricked my dad into thinking I found my mom a housekeeping job. Otherwise, how could I get my mom out of there?"
"You rash child. Having a suitable partner, you should tell your parents, itâs only right. Howâs the guy? Is he really like your dad said, an officer in the military?"
"Um... his family is from the Capital City, a big, proper family. Heâs now in the Southern Military Region, a regiment commander indeed."
"Really? During the New Year, when your dad talked about this, people in the village said he was jealous of Liang Hongmei and was talking nonsense."
"How could that be? I personally told my dad about it. Originally... this year I wanted to bring him to see you, but unexpectedly, his grandma fell ill and was hospitalized, so we went directly back to the Capital City," Ye Qing lied effortlessly, spouting off without a hitch.
"The elderâs health is more important; you can come back here anytime. When you do, let people in the village know the truth, so they wonât think your dad is speaking nonsense. Your dad said your partner and Lin Wanâs partner are half-brothers... Is that true?"
"Uh-huh, itâs all stuff from the older generation, nothing we can really say about it. My dad, really, he wouldnât say Han Yi was a bastard in front of the villagers, right?" Ye Qing laughed with eyes full of insincerity, her demeanor revealing her internal conflict vividly.
"Sigh, indeed. It was at Ah Zhiâs wedding, in front of Lin Guozhi. No wonder he got mad; hitting him was being merciful. Your dad drinks a bit and becomes another person, talks without a filter. No wonder people in the village donât believe what he says."
Old Man Qiu grumbled over the phone about Ye Weijun, while on the other end, Ye Qing was taken aback by the name "Lin Guozhi." "...Gra...Grandpa, which Lin Guozhi are you talking about?"
"How many Lin Guozhis are there in our village? Of course, itâs Lin Wanâs dad. He came back last summer. Being in the military is impressive; heâs a high-ranking officer now. During the New Year, their whole family came back. They came to pay respects to Liang Hongmeiâs parents."
"Ah Qing? Ah Qing, have you been at odds with Lin Wan these few years outside? Werenât you two close before? How come the Lin family is saying you almost caused Ah Huiâs death last year? Whatâs this all about? Tell Grandpa, we are all from the same village, outside home, weâre practically family. Lin family is quite resourceful now, better not cause trouble with them. Donât be like your brother, acting foolishly," Old Man Qiu advised.
Ye Qing was overwhelmed with thoughts of Lin Guozhiâs name, filled with images of Lin Wanâs family smiling faces and Lin Wanâs mocking look.
Last summer, wasnât that when Lin Yinghui had his incident? No wonder Lin Yinghui got out so fast back then.