Reborn Soul: Me and My Family

"Kang Chao wanted to ask your uncle Wang to let his mother and sister-in-law go. This time, your uncle Wang and his friends didn't need to intervene. We neighbors made him speechless. He kept saying how hard it was for his mother to raise him. Your aunt Sun was even more ruthless and said directly that only your family grew up with hardship. Did other people's children grow up by drinking water? Is there anyone in your family who tortures others like this?"

She still felt a little regretful that she couldn't go to the scene to see Ouyang Qing in person. It was indeed a woman's nature to love gossip. Seeing that her daughter loved to listen, Zhou Guilan continued, "You don't know, when we went there, the whole family was at home, leaving your aunt Wenjuan alone in the hospital. We asked him why he didn't stay in the hospital to take care of Wenjuan, and guess what happened."

"Mom, you are just trying to keep me on edge. Please tell me now!"

The effect she wanted has been achieved. Zhou Guilan continued, "He actually said: My mother said that if the baby is gone, it's gone. Forget it this time. Just take good care of it and have another one in the future. My mother also didn't let me go to the hospital to take care of Wenjuan. She said that it must be unlucky that she still lost the baby at such an old age. She told me to stay away from Wenjuan recently. My mother also said that if I went to the hospital, the baby would not come back. Going to the hospital cost so much money. It's better to work hard to make money. Wenjuan will come back naturally after she gets better in a few days."

When Kang Chao said this, people from the Public Security Bureau, Women's Federation, and Street Office were all there, and they all looked at Kang Chao with contempt. Originally, when they heard that the woman wanted to divorce, the comrades from the Women's Federation wanted to help persuade her: after all, it is better to demolish ten temples than to ruin a marriage. The people from the Women's Federation endured it again and again, but in the end they really couldn't bear it anymore, and scolded Kang Chao in front of everyone.

Zhou Guilan still remembers what the comrade from the Women's Federation said: Comrade Kang, did your mother tell you that your wife is also a human being, raised by her parents, and if your mother and sister-in-law hadn't been so hard on her, would she have had a miscarriage? You are so old, don't you have your own judgment when facing things?

This is no longer a small problem. You also think that it is unlucky for a woman to have a miscarriage. Do you know that this is feudal superstition? You really should be given some ideological education. Your political awareness is too low. Now is a new society. Haven't you heard that women hold up half the sky? With your attitude of persecuting women, your wife is right to divorce you.

As soon as the comrade from the Women's Federation finished speaking, several families in Tuanjie Lane applauded. The street office originally wanted to mediate, but after seeing the Kang family's behavior, they remained silent. Jokingly, if it was a better family, they might be able to mediate because of some minor misunderstandings, but this has already involved issues at the ideological level and moral issues. Besides, they just heard from the neighbors that the Kang family has been bullying their daughter-in-law and abusing their granddaughter for a long time.

I still remember that when the girl was lying on the ground and couldn't get up, she said that she would pay for the medical expenses, but the old lady of this family still refused to send her to the hospital. The neighbors couldn't stand it anymore and were afraid that they couldn't afford to offend Widow Du.

I went to the street office and called myself and another colleague over. No matter how I tried to persuade them, the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law refused to send the patient to the hospital. Finally, the patient was about to faint, so I said I would report the case. Only then did they agree to send the patient to the hospital. I then asked two kind-hearted people to help send the patient to the hospital.

Now thinking about it, this family was not a good person. After the police station took the people away, Uncle Wang asked his daughter-in-law to follow several aunts and ladies in the alley to Wang Wenjuan's house, and put away all the clothes and things she had bought in the presence of the street office and the Women's Federation.

Wang Wenjie went to push the bicycle again. At this time, Kang Chao (Kang Chao's brother), who had been silent for a long time, jumped out and said, "Wenjuan's brother, if you take away all the things in the room, we won't say anything. My brother and I often ride this bicycle to work. If you take it away, what will we ride? And the sewing machine has always been kept at home for use together. Wenjuan and Du agreed to it before. If you move it away, what will my mother and my wife use when they come back!"

When these words came out, not only did the neighbors in the alley laugh in anger, but even the people from the Women's Federation and the Street Office felt that this family was not a good family. It turned out that shamelessness is a hereditary gene.

When Wang Wenjuan got married, everyone in the neighborhood was envious. The second son of the Kang family had no idea how lucky he was to marry a golden girl.

On the day when the girl got married, people from the neighborhood came to see her. The dowry included a brand new bicycle and sewing machine, not to mention eight large quilts and some daily necessities, as well as clothes and shoes. At that time, many people privately said that the Wang family doted on their daughter so much, and who knows how much money they took from the bottom of the box? After all, the four members of the family were all workers, and the girl came to marry with her job. I don’t know how the widow Du, who was a hard-working woman, found a daughter-in-law with such a good family background.

This made the neighbors nearby very envious, and also made Widow Du show off for a while. A few days after Wang Wenjuan got married, Widow Du started to think about giving her a dowry. Before the marriage, Wang Wenjuan always thought that Kang Chao was honest and decent, and she had been to his house several times and didn't find anything wrong. But after the marriage, this family seemed to have changed their faces.

Every time Widow Du did something weird, the old couple regretted that they were too careless and did not find out the family's character properly. The whole family was deceived by Kang Chao's appearance.

Uncle Wang didn't expect that this man was still dreaming. His daughter was about to get divorced. If he didn't take the dowry away, would he give it to their family for free? Is there any justice in the world?

"Kang Chao, today you speak in front of your neighbors and comrades from the street office, have you ever given a penny to Wenjuan since you married my daughter? Is it true that every time you get your salary, your mother asks you to hand it all over? Your mother also asks Wenjuan to hand over 5 yuan every month as living expenses for her and Xiaohua, is that right?" The onlookers did not expect that Widow Du was so powerful. Her son had been married for so many years, but she still kept his salary tightly.

This was the first time they had heard of this. Not only did she not get her husband's salary, but she also had to hand over living expenses for herself and her daughter every month. People around her saw that Kang Chao usually looked honest and simple, and they never expected that he could be so harsh on his wife and children.

Kang Chao's eyes were wide open, his face was burning, and he seemed to have realized that his mother's behavior was a bit inappropriate. He lowered his head and said, "Dad, my mother said that Wenjuan spends money lavishly, and we both have jobs. She saves my salary for me and will pay it back to me in the future."

Kang Chao's eldest brother has two boys who usually get everything they want at home. Widow Du is willing to give her two grandsons good food. Every time Wang Wenjuan returns to her parents' home, the smell of meat wafts through their yard. She also goes to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy candies and cakes and secretly gives them to the two boys. The neighbors next door to the Kang family are no longer surprised by this kind of thing.

There were several times when Xiaohua saw her two brothers eating candy and wanted to eat some, so she ran to ask. As a result, the two brothers directly said that they were losers and had no right to eat good food. From then on, Wang Wenjuan secretly bought candy and cakes after receiving her salary, locked them in the cupboard, and ate them when the mother and daughter were in the house.