Second marriage couple in the 1980’s

Second marriage couple in the 1980’s

Divorce certificate 

 

The railway station in the early 1980s was not as prosperous as in later times, but it was still bustling.

 

Looking around, most of the people were all looking sad as they bid farewell to their relatives and friends. However, Su Xingye was not one of them. She looked at the man in front of her, who appeared sincere, and felt only bitter irony in her heart.

 

But the man didn’t know that she had changed her heart. He thought she was still the naive country wife who could be coaxed by a few sweet words even after being beaten.

 

“Xiaoxing, remember, our divorce is fake. You are not allowed to tell anyone. When I settle down, I will come back to pick you and the children up and let you enjoy city life.” The man feigned affection, but inside, he was already growing impatient. After spending five years in the broken countryside, he wished he could grow wings immediately and fly to the big city.

 

“Here is ten yuan. Keep it to buy delicious food for the children. When I leave, you take good care of the children and wait for me.” He had a total of thirty-five yuan in his hand. Although he was reluctant to part with it, he was afraid that if he didn’t leave money, her shrewd sister-in-law behind him would guess something, so he could only reluctantly part with the money.

 

Su Xingye looked at the ten yuan in front of her and almost sneered. Was the original owner crazy? How could she still be waiting and looking forward to his return.

 

Su Xingye looked back at the two radish heads who only looked down at their feet, as if they had no attachment to their father, and decided to say a few more words to him, “It’s just ten yuan. If three of us spend it all, where can we find you?”

 

Yes, the original owner was a fool. All she knew was that her husband was from Haishi before going to the countryside she never even knew his actual home address. In the years of waiting, she wanted to go to the door to find someone without any direction.

 

Zhou Renqiang’s heart tightened, and he looked at Su Xingye. Somehow, he felt that this woman had become smarter today. No matter what he said before, she never had any opinions and was very obedient.

 

It must be her sister-in-law who instigated it.

 

He reached out to touch Su Xingye’s head, but she dodged it, thinking that she couldn’t bear to part with him.

 

“Xiaoxing, be obedient and don’t worry about finding me. It’s thousands of miles away. How can I be at ease? Just wait for me obediently. As soon as I’m settled, I’ll come to pick you up.”

 

Seeing him opening his mouth to say another set of affectionate words, Su Xingye felt sick in her heart and interrupted him, “Then leave more money, or tell me your address, and I’ll take the children to find you when the time comes.”

 

“You!” Zhou Renqiang raised his hand halfway and put it down again. He thought that this was a train station and the good life in the city is just a moment away, he forced a smile, “Okay, I’ll leave you some more money.”

 

With the rumble of the train, Su Xingye took thirty yuan and turned to leave with the two children. As for Zhou Renqiang’s brainwashing, such as fake divorce and waiting for him, she just took it as bullshit.

 

The divorce certificate was torn up, and the excuse of fake marriage was something that the original owner had always believed in. She stayed in the countryside for more than 20 years and suffered a lot, but she waited for Zhou Renqiang.

 

The original owner thought that she had finally gotten her reward after all the hard work, and Zhou Renqiang had not lied to her. However, the other party got married as soon as he arrived in the city. The reason he came back was that he had not had a child for more than 20 years, and then he remembered his two sons in the countryside.

 

But the original owner was still satisfied.

 

Looking at the two obviously malnourished little babies, and thinking about Zhou Renqiang’s face which was clearly well fed, more than he needed to be. it was obvious that he was not worthy of being a father.

 

I had just read the book yesterday, and today I became the miserable woman in the book. I had just figured out the situation, and I had to endure the nausea to listen to those words. Su Xingye felt uncomfortable in her heart. Now that Zhou Renqiang was gone, she felt better.

 

“Let’s go, I… um, Mom will take you to the state-owned restaurant for dinner.” Although she was not married in her previous life, she loved children very much. Her job was to raise children. She had no aversion to the two children of the original owner. Since she replaced the original owner, she was naturally willing to raise them and would not let the children suffer from hunger again.

 

The two children didn’t notice their mother’s awkwardness, but it was also because they were too young. The older brother was just over five, and the younger one was around four, they clearly didn’t understand what she was saying. It wasn’t until they sat at the table and looked at the beef noodles in front of them that they understood what a restaurant was.

 

“Mom, are you giving us some?” The older one with wide eyes looked at her straight and asked.

 

Su Xingye nodded, asked the waiter for a small bowl and spoon, put the noodles into the bowl for his younger brother, used the spoon to stir it, and blew on it, “Eat it, you use chopsticks, your brother uses a spoon.”

 

Before she was done, the younger brother couldn’t even wait to take the spoon and hurriedly put the noodles into his mouth, obviously very hungry.

 

Su Xingye looked up at his brother, who was also eating voraciously, and was reluctant to stop for blowing even when he was burned.

 

“Slow down, don’t choke.” She didn’t care about eating herself, so she asked for another bowl, poured some soup to cool it, and fed the two children a few sips of water when they had time.

 

After eating half a bowl of noodles in a hurry, the two children slowed down a little, then Su Xingye started to eat her bowl of noodles.

 

Then she cleared her mind to sort out the things in the book. She didn’t expect that she had just read a period novel yesterday, and today, she became the most miserable person in it.

 

The original owner, Su Xingye, was also a flower in Hongye Village, but she was a soft persimmon with no opinion. She was coaxed into marriage by Zhou Renqiang, an educated youth who went to the countryside, with a few words. Unfortunately, there was no happiness after marriage. Although Zhou Renqiang’s name contained the word “Ren”, he was simply not a human being. He beat his children and wife every other day, he was lazy and didn’t even work.

{Translator’s note :

• “soft persimmon” in chinese means a person who is a pushover, who can be easily taken advantage of.

• “Ren” in chinese means- kindness, benevolence and generous}

 

But the original owner was the most annoying. Zhou Renqiang beat them, and then said a few nice words, so she forgave him. She thought Zhou Renqiang was a cultured person and it was normal for him to have a temper. He also taught the two children not to tell others about being beaten by their father, which led to the original owner’s brother and sister-in-law not knowing.

 

Su Xingye was very angry when she read the story, but today when she woke up, she became Su Xingye in the novel.

 

“Mom, we’re done eating.” This sentence brought Su Xingye back to reality. Seeing that the two children’s bowls were empty, she looked at their stomachs.

 

“Are you full?” she asked.

 

The elder brother Zhou Xiaoyang nodded, “Mom, I’m full.”

 

The younger brother also said, “Full.”

 

It’s not full, a child of only four or five years old can eat more than this, but they are not only full, but also content.

 

“Then you wait a moment, when mom is done eating, let’s go home and buy you some hawthorn slices at the supply and marketing cooperative.”

 

When the younger brother heard that there was something delicious, his eyes lit up, but the older brother was a little hesitant.

 

Zhou Xiaoyang didn’t look at Su Xingye, just lowered his head and asked, “Mom, will dad never come back?”

 

Su Xingye nodded, “Yeah, do you miss him?”

 

Zhou Xiaoyang shook his head violently, and his voice was a little cruel at such a young age, “No.”

 

Su Xingye knew that he didn’t have any feelings for that cheap father, “Xiaoyang, mom and your dad are divorced, from now on, you will follow mom, understand?”

 

“Then, then he can’t beat us anymore in the future.” Zhou Xiaoyang lowered his head while rubbing the corner of his clothes, he asked her.

 

“Of course, no one can beat us in the future.” Su Xingye swallowed a mouthful of noodles and said firmly.

 

On the way back, Su Xingye looked at the thin bodies of the two children and felt a little worried. The children needed proper nourishment as soon as possible. The original owner had no money. The thirty yuan she just got from Zhou Renqiang won’t last long. It was okay to do some small business, but in that case, the children would definitely be left uncared.

 

Meanwhile, in the same village, Shen Kaiyue was also feeling troubled. He sat in the main room and listened to the village matchmaker Zhao talking.

 

“Kaiyue, don’t say that your aunt is not working hard. There were three girls in a row. I already tried my best to convince them, even my lips are chapped from all the talking, but still no one wants to see you.”

 

Matchmaker Zhao took a sip of water and continued, “Your conditions are good to be honest. However, when the girls heard that they were going to the border, they immediately shook their heads. I heard that it snows half a year in that place and people can freeze to death. Is that true?”

 

Hearing that no one was willing to see him, Shen Kaiyue pursed his lips. He wanted to explain, but he didn’t know where to start. “It is quite cold.”

 

“Oh, that’s it. The conditions are so bad, there’s nothing to eat and drink, and I still have to go there with you to be a stepmother. It’s difficult.”

 

She discussed with Shen Kaiyue, “Look, why don’t you leave the children at home and go there. You just send money home and come back during the holidays. It will be easier to find a wife this way and I can complete my job.”

 

Shen Kaiyue shook his head decisively, “No.”

 

As the day to return to the army was getting closer, Shen Kaiyue was thinking about his two children and felt a little anxious. He grabbed a handful of candy and handed it to Aunt Zhao, “The only requirement is that the woman go to the army with me, and only needed to be a kind person. I don’t ask for anything else. I’ll need you to worry about it.”

 

Aunt Zhao looked at Shen Kaiyue’s thick eyebrows and big eyes. In fact, she was very happy. She was used to matchmaking for people, and she liked young men with neat looks the most.

 

“Okay, auntie, will talk to them again. With your appearance, Kaiyue, I don’t believe that those women will not be tempted once they meet you.”

 

Matchmaker Zhao really wanted to find another considerate wife for Shen Kaiyue. She peeled a candy and put it in her mouth.

 

She thought of an idea and walked towards the supply and marketing cooperative in the town.

 

As soon as Su Xingye entered the supply and marketing cooperative with her two children, she heard the loud voice of Matchmaker Zhao.

 

“You see, he became a company commander at such a young age, which is amazing. But the wife passed away early, and the two children are left without a mother.”

 

There was a TV in the supply and marketing cooperative, and many people gathered there. When they heard this, they all started talking.

 

“It’s really unfortunate, aunt Shen was really destined to have no happiness. Enduring hardship she raised her son’s kids but when her son came to pick her up, to give them a better life, she is gone.”

 

“What kind of better life? That’s hard to say. You don’t know. That’s the frontier. I heard that there’s no one around, nothing to eat or drink, and it’s very miserable.”

 

This was not what Zhao the matchmaker wanted to hear. She interrupted hurriedly, “What kind of suffering? If you ask me, it’s the soldiers who are suffering. Our Kaiyue is the company commander, and he only gets a few dozen yuan a month. How can he suffer?”

 

Money is always the most convincing thing. “Tsk tsk, that’s true. You can get a pound of meat for 80 cents. These dozens of yuan are enough to buy a lot of meat.”

 

Zhao the matchmaker nodded, “That’s right. Kaiyue doesn’t have any other requirements. He just wants to find someone with a kind heart who can spend time with a child, he can accept this girl even if she has a child. He has money, so he will definitely not let the child go unnoticed. You guys think about it, is there anyone suitable among your relatives and the village? With such good conditions, hurry up. ”

 

Shen’s family, five-year-old Shen Jiabao thought about what Shen Kaiyue and Zhao the matchmaker said, and pulled Shen Kaiyue’s pants and asked, “Dad, you only make a few dozen yuan a month. If I go to the army with you, can I eat meat every day?”

 

Shen Kaiyue shared the remaining two candies in his hand with him and his daughter Shen Yueyue, “No.”

 

It’s true that he has money, but it’s also true that he can’t spend it. Their base is halfway up the mountain, and supplies are really scarce.

 

Shen Jiabao didn’t listen to him anymore. When he saw the milk candy, he peeled it and stuffed it into his mouth. He squinted his eyes with sweetness, he bit it into pieces and swallowed it in two or three bites, then snatched Shen Yueyue’s.

 

“You are just a girl, a little mute, it’s a waste for you to eat anything! give it to me!”

 

Shen Yueyue’s half-peeled candy was snatched away like this, she pouted and cried.

 

“Shen Jiabao!” Shen Kaiyue grabbed his hand, “Give the candy to your sister.”

 

Shen Jiabao raised his neck, “Why should I give it to her? Grandma said that she is a girl, a money-loser, and doesn’t need to eat good food. The meat, candy, and noodles are all mine, and she can’t touch them.”

 

Shen Kaiyue slapped him on the butt, “Say it again!”

 

Shen Jiabao grew up with his grandma, he was treated as if he was her apple of eye, and it was always his sister who got beaten, but he had never tasted this. This slap made him stunned for a moment, and then he fell to the ground and cried loudly, “Waaaa, Dad, you hit me, you hit me.”

 

Su Xingye came to the door at this time, “Excuse me, is this Comrade Shen Kaiyue’s home?”