Listening to Chen Jiao's crying, the father sighed heavily, feeling deeply that he was dragging his daughter down.
My mother also felt angry and resentful, but she was a woman after all. She had been bound by moral rules since she was a child, and she also had her own concerns.
A daughter's bad reputation will also affect her son's marriage. The son has reached the age of blind dates. If there is a divorced sister in the family and she still has such ugly troubles with her husband's family, she will definitely be criticized by outsiders, even the matchmaker will not accept it. Coming to the door.
"But what about your brother?" Mother murmured helplessly.
Chen Jiao's heart softened when she thought of her younger brother, who was eight years younger than her and whom she had raised since childhood.
He is a sensible child who knows how to feel sorry for his sister. When someone gave him a piece of candy when he was a child, he would hide it in his pocket for a day and wait for his sister to come back and leave it for her to eat.
Zhou Tianwang bullied him, and he was eager to vent his anger every time. His small body blocked his sister's front, but Zhou Tianwang threw her away. He would still get up, pull Zhou Tianwang's clothes, and beat him hard.
She may not care about her reputation or what others think, but she is afraid that it will affect her brother's life.
Chen Jiao's expression turned gloomy at this time, and she fell down beside the bed in despair.
The door was pushed open with a bang, and Chen Tian rushed into the room with an angry look on his face.
He glared angrily and scolded his parents: "Mom and Dad, are you confused? Are you going to sacrifice your sister's life for the sake of my daughter-in-law who doesn't know where she is yet?
Mom, the woman I, Chen Tian, will marry in the future must truly love me, and she will not be unwilling to marry me because she dislikes my sister. "
Chen Tian's tone was firm and his eyes were burning.
Chen Jiao held back tears and looked at her younger brother, while her parents also had a look of relief on their faces.
Chen Tian walked up to his mother, put his arm around her shoulders, and said coquettishly: "Mom, your son is so handsome, are you still afraid that you won't be able to marry a wife in the future? Don't worry, I will get a ten-year-old wife in a short time." Come back with eight of them for you to choose."
When his mother heard what he said, she laughed angrily and said, "See what you can do, you are so thick-skinned."
The sister and father also laughed. The family finally breathed a sigh of relief at this time, and the parents were relieved. Let's talk about the future later. We can't push our daughter into the fire pit again for the sake of the unknown future.
Chen Jiao was determined to divorce at this time, but Zhou Tianwang always disagreed.
He threatened: "If you want to divorce, you can get back 10 times the gift I gave you."
His mother even said outside: "That's a beautiful thought. I've inquired about it. As long as one party disagrees, the marriage will not be divorced."
Some people who couldn't stand it advised her: "You don't like Chen Jiao anyway. She hasn't given you a son and a half in these years, so just divorce her and let her go."
"That's right, divorce her, find another one while Tianwang is young, and have a child as soon as possible is the most important thing."
After hearing these words, Zhou Tianwang's mother was stunned for a while and said: "That won't work. We have spent a lot of money on her, and she has put my son in jail. How can we find a wife in the future?" ? You have to let her come back, serve the man, serve me, and atone for her sins properly, and you can't let her go." Zhou Tianwang said viciously.
Everyone curled their lips and stopped talking.
After Zhou Tianwang's mother left, everyone started chatting again.
"Who are you? You don't treat other girls as human beings."
"That's right, look at her mean look. If Chen Jiao comes back, you might know how to torture her."
"You think, is it because Zhou Tianwang is not good enough that Chen Jiao can't conceive a child?"
"It's possible. Chen Jiao wasn't pregnant a few years ago, and Tianwang's mother was still clamoring to divorce Chen Jiao. But she hasn't talked about it much in recent years."
Everyone talked about it, and the more they talked, the more they felt that there was something fishy about the Zhou family.
After Chen Jiao got better, she started collecting and delivering vegetables again, making moxa sticks, and still busy with her small business.
Those who sell vegetables to her also like to gossip and gossip.
When they saw Chen Jiao coming to collect the vegetables again, with a calm look on her face, neither humble nor overbearing, they finally couldn't bear the gossip anymore.
Someone asked with concern: "Chen Jiao, are you feeling well?"
Chen Jiao smiled and shook her head.
Some people say: "Men are not good things. They always like to take it out on our women."
"Yes, women are miserable, but divorce isn't that easy, right?"
"Yes, Chen Jiao, can I get divorced? Do I have to go to court?"
Chen Jiao knew in her heart that these people didn't really care about her, but they were out of curiosity and wanted to get first-hand gossip information. They were just talking to her seven aunts and eight aunts after a good meal.
Some people think that Chen Jiao helps them make money and doesn't ask much about other people's private lives.
Some people think that Chen Jiao sent her husband to the police station and clamored for divorce, which is simply a sign of corruption of personal ethics, and they are very contemptuous of her.
She said angrily: "A woman can't be so cruel. How can she be so ruthless to her husband? If you don't love him, you can't blame others for beating you."
"That's right, Chen Jiao, women need to learn to be more docile. Only then will men like you and be considerate to you."
"We women can keep the house in peace. Only when men feel at ease can we make money outside. How can men feel at ease when women are in the public eye?"
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Your words fell into Chen Jiao's ears.
While counting the vegetables, she said: "Aunt Zhang, thank you for teaching me how to please a man. I heard that Uncle Zhang drank alcohol two days ago and chased you on the street with a stick. Is it true? You two Really good at playing.”
"Sister-in-law Wang, you are right. Women should be docile, and you are very docile. No wonder Brother Wang doesn't come home at midnight every day. He knows you will not be angry."
"Sister-in-law Aiyu, if you think it's not good for women to show up in public, then I won't come to collect your food from now on, so as not to affect you. I'll settle the payment for today's food."
As she spoke, Chen Jiao took out the money from her bag and handed it to Aiyu.
Several people were choked by Chen Jiao, their faces showing strange shapes and colors.
The people next to him snickered and said nothing.
Chen Jiao said while serving the dishes: "We are all women, why should we embarrass women so much?"
After saying that, he pulled up the cart and left, leaving some women behind, looking at each other with disdain, some with emotion, and some not caring.
Zhang Qingxiang has been helping her take care of these things for a while, and she is grateful.
But because she is now on the cusp of divorce, she was framed a ton by Zhou Tianwang before.
It feels awkward now that the two of them meet.
Zhang Qingxiang helped Chen Jiao load the vegetables into the car while asking innocently, "Are you feeling better?"
Chen Jiao nodded: "Much better. Thank you for helping me take care of these things these days."
Zhang Qingxiang said nonchalantly: "You're welcome, it's just a matter of convenience."
Chen Jiao pondered for a moment and whispered: "I made you suffer unjustly before. I'm really sorry that I have caused you trouble."
Zhang Qingxiang scratched his head and said honestly: "I am not afraid of slanted shadows. I don't care what they say."
Chen Jiao smiled and nodded.
