Siheyuan: Fighting against the beasts under the pressure of the system

He Yushui put his arm around Miao Yufeng and began to introduce his school life, talking about the interesting things in school, which made Miao Yufeng smile knowingly from time to time.

After talking for a while, He Yushui's mouth was dry, so he hurried to the living room to pour two cups of hot water and brought them into the inner room.

Miao Yufeng looked at her sister-in-law He Yushui, who didn't forget to look at her even when drinking water. She felt a pain in her heart and spoke softly.

“Yushui, are you coming back to ask about me and your brother?”

He Yushui put down the big teacup, nodded his little head continuously, and opened his mouth to ask.

"Sister-in-law, I heard at school that you and my brother are getting a divorce. Is that true?"

Miao Yufeng stroked He Yushui's little head, looked out the window, and began to talk.

"Yushui, you are a grown-up girl now. You will be getting married in a few years. As someone who has been through this, I want to tell you something."

"Your brother and I are both stubborn and can't tolerate any grain of sand in our eyes. We won't be happy living together. We will only fight all day long. I thought I could change your brother by force."

"Hey, my grandpa was beaten into submission by my grandma back then, and now he suddenly realizes that I was wrong. This is not about beating him into submission, but my grandpa tolerated my grandma and indulged her all her life."

"When I was young, I didn't understand these things. After going through it, I realized that not everyone will accommodate you. Two people must have feelings for each other to do this."

He Yushui looked up suddenly. She seemed to understand what was said and asked softly.

"Sister-in-law, can we not get a divorce? I think the two of you have been together for a short time. After a long time, you will slowly live a stable life."

Miao Yufeng smiled bitterly, patted He Yushui's shoulder, and spoke gently.

"Yushui, my sister-in-law is a martial artist with a straightforward personality. She can't keep anything to herself. She won't live a life of compromise like other women. That's not my character, Miao Yufeng."

"Since your brother has proposed a divorce, I will grant his wish. A forced marriage is not a happy one. He has made up his mind, and I will not delay him. Besides, life in this hospital is too tiring. I miss home."

He Yushui burst into tears instantly, lying on Miao Yufeng's thighs and crying. She knew that her sister-in-law was a man of her word, and she would definitely do what she said.

She likes this sister-in-law very much.

night

After He Yuzhu came back, he was very happy to see He Yushui coming over. He hadn't seen his sister for a long time and missed her a lot.

Unexpectedly, as soon as He Yushui saw Sha Zhu, he dragged him into his room and yelled at him loudly.

"Silly brother, what are you thinking? Why did you say the word divorce? Do you know that your sister-in-law has made up her mind to divorce you?"

Sha Zhu was stunned, an expression of disbelief appeared on his face. He just couldn't save face after being beaten, so he said those angry words verbally, but he didn't expect Miao Yufeng to take it seriously.

Seeing He Yuzhu's silly look, He Yushui became even more emotional and spoke with sobs.

"Silly brother, it's not easy for you to get married, how can you just divorce so easily!"

"Sister-in-law, apart from having a bad temper, what else is wrong with you? You are so old, why are you still so stupid?"

Sha Zhu returned to his home in a daze. The house was pitch black. Sha Zhu fumbled to turn on the light, went to the inner room and saw Miao Yufeng lying on the kang.

Eyes tightly closed.

Sha Zhu leaned against the wall, rubbing his hands and speaking softly.

"Wife, I was wrong. Let's not get divorced, okay? I will listen to you from now on."

Miao Yufeng slowly sat up straight, looked at the distraught Sha Zhu, and motioned for Sha Zhu to sit on the kang. After he sat down, Miao Yufeng began to speak.

"Zhu Zi, we have been fighting for months. You are tired, and so am I. Our personalities are incompatible. If we continue like this, neither of us will be happy."

"It's hard to change our personalities once they're formed. We're not suitable for each other. If we continue like this, the fights will only get worse. Let's get a divorce! It'll be better for both of us."

Sha Zhu lowered his head and said nothing. He didn't know what to say. Things had come to this point step by step. It was impossible to say that he had no complaints in his heart.

But when the word "divorce" actually came out of his wife's mouth, Sha Zhu still felt heartbroken. At this moment, he didn't know what to say.

When Miao Yufeng saw He Yuzhui not saying anything and just standing there in silence, tears suddenly fell from her eyes and she spoke softly.

"Zhu Zi, let's go to the Civil Affairs Bureau to get a divorce tomorrow morning! I miss my parents. I haven't seen them for a long time."

There was no excitement to watch at Old He's house tonight, and the neighbors were quite puzzled because in recent months, there had been a fight in Old He's family every few days.

Even if there was no fight, He Yuzhu's loud roar would be heard by the neighbors, making them somewhat uncomfortable on such a quiet night.

next day

Miao Yufeng got up early and prepared meals for He Yuzhu. The two sat on chairs and looked at each other in silence. He Yuzhu didn't sleep well the night before, and had dark circles under his eyes.

After drinking two mouthfuls of porridge, He Yuzhu tried to persuade him to stay.

"Wife, can we not get divorced? I will change."

Miao Yufeng took He Yuzhu's hand, patted it gently a few times, and spoke in a firm tone.

"Zhu Zi, if you are not happy, why force yourself? What do you think?"

He Yuzhu was speechless and felt extremely heavy-hearted. He drank cornmeal porridge, which used to taste sweet, but today it tasted extremely bitter.

After breakfast, the two got dressed and went out together. The neighbors in the middle courtyard were quite surprised as to why the couple went out together.

At this time, He Yushui came out of the hut and saw the two of them getting ready to go out, so he knew that they were going to go through the divorce procedures.

He Yushui stepped forward to stop the two men, looked at Miao Yufeng, and started discussing with her.

"Sister-in-law, can we not get a divorce? My brother's character can be changed. He will get better slowly. Can we not get a divorce?"

Wow, the neighbors near the pond in the middle courtyard heard it carefully. Sha Zhu is going to divorce his wife. This is big news.

The neighbors started talking about it, and some aunts and sisters came forward to try to persuade them.

"Yufeng, this divorce is not possible! When a couple fights, they always make up after the fight. How can we just divorce easily?"

"Yes! Yufeng, life will be difficult after divorce. It's not that easy to get a divorce."

Soon, people from the front and back yards who had heard the news came over and tried to persuade Miao Yufeng not to divorce.

Zhang Minghui looked at Miao Yufeng. He didn't expect her to be so decisive. Divorce in this era was not as simple as in later generations.

In this era, divorce is a very shameful thing. Once the reputation spreads, people will point fingers at you wherever you go, and even your wife's family will be implicated.