1959Siheyuan, a Turnaround

After Xu Damao left, Jia Dongxu sat there alone for a long time.

His eyes were empty and his thoughts were a tangled mess.

After thinking it over, he felt that he couldn't just turn against Qin Huairu.

After all, his two children were indeed his, and Qin Huairu had been diligent and hardworking over the years since she got married, and had been impeccable to him and his mother, and had fulfilled her responsibilities as a daughter-in-law.

Besides, ever since Qin Huairu married him, she has been living under his mother's nose all these years, and there is nothing unusual at all.

She didn't look like anything was wrong. Xu Damao's words only meant that Qin Huairu might have had something before she married him.

Qin Huairu is his wife now. If he makes a big deal out of this, he will be the one who will be embarrassed.

Also, the family is now burdened with a huge debt. If he and Qin Huairu have a falling out now, who will earn money to support the family and who will take care of his two children?

Jia Dongxu slowly stood up, walked to the sink, and washed his face with cold water.

The cool water stimulated his skin and made him feel more alert.

He looked at his reflection in the water, his heart filled with mixed emotions.

He took a deep breath, told himself to calm down, and then returned to the workshop to continue working.

Although Jia Dongxu pretended that nothing had happened, the word "slut" would always flash back and forth in his mind when he was free.

He tried hard to forget, but it just wouldn't go away.

Those two words were like a curse, tormenting his heart.

After finally getting off work, Jia Dongxu followed Yi Zhonghai and walked towards the courtyard with heavy steps.

Along the way, Jia Dongxu's mind kept replaying the words Xu Damao said to him, and his heart felt like a tangled mess.

Today, Xu Damao left his words halfway through, leaving him to his own imagination, which really made him feel uncomfortable.

People are often like this. When they don't know something, they can live calmly, but once they have doubts in their hearts, it's like being pricked by a thorn and they feel uncomfortable.

Jia Dongxu walked and thought, and his mood became more and more irritated.

Finally they arrived at the courtyard and walked into the house. Jia Dongxu saw Qin Huairu pasting paper boxes at a very fast speed as usual.

Looking at Qin Huairu's busy figure, Jia Dongxu suddenly felt a complicated emotion in his heart.

The current situation of the Jia family does not allow him to dig into the past.

Jia Dongxu tried hard to force a smile and suppressed the matter with a forced laugh.

He knew that now was not the time to dwell on the past, he had to think about his family and his children.

After Xu Damao returned to the courtyard, he deliberately went to the pool in the central courtyard to fetch water.

He pricked up his ears to listen to the movements in the Jia family, but found that there was no noise coming from the Jia family.

Xu Damao showed a smug smile, thinking to himself: "Jia Dongxu looks so arrogant on weekdays, but when he really encounters trouble, he doesn't dare to act impulsively. Even if he knows that he is being cuckolded, he doesn't dare to find out the truth. He deserves to be cuckolded."

However, Jia Dongxu did not get to the bottom of the matter, which created a great opportunity for him.

When he finds the right opportunity, he will definitely have Qin Huairu under his control.

After filling the basin with water, Xu Damao walked towards the backyard humming a song happily.

Opposite the Jia family, Yi Zhonghai stood behind the window, his eyes fixed in the direction of the Jia family.

Ever since Xu Damao spoke in a sarcastic tone last time, Yi Zhonghai has been secretly paying attention to Xu Damao's unusual behavior.

Judging from his rich life experience, Xu Damao must have caught something, otherwise he would not have come to Jia Dongxu again and again and tried to stir up trouble for no reason.

Yi Zhonghai frowned slightly and wondered in his heart, what secret did Xu Damao know?

He understood Jia Dongxu's personality and knew that he could easily be controlled by others.

But this time Jia Dongxu didn't get angry, which made Yi Zhonghai very puzzled.

Yi Zhonghai saw how dispirited Jia Dongxu was after get off work.

He decided to keep an eye on this matter and see what happened between these young people.

Jia family,

After dinner, Qin Huairu took out the cardboard boxes as usual and quickly pasted them together, hoping to earn some extra money to supplement the family income.

Jia Dongxu sat aside and helped fold the paper boxes.

After washing up, Banggeng and Xiaodang went into bed to play.

In order to earn more money, Qin Huairu has no time to comfort her children and lets them play in bed.

Jia Dongxu kept moving his hands, and from time to time he looked up at Qin Huairu, his heart full of doubts.

He couldn't understand, if Qin Huairu had been with someone else before marriage, why didn't she marry that man?

This question kept circling in his mind, but of course he wouldn't be stupid enough to ask it out loud.

He just felt like there was a ball of cotton blocking his chest, making it a little hard to breathe.

If it were usual, Jia Dongxu would be unhappy and would definitely give Qin Huairu a severe "teach" at night.

But now, he felt that Qin Huairu was dirty and he didn't want to touch her.

The couple kept pasting paper boxes until very late, then they washed up and went to bed.

Perhaps because she was too tired, Qin Huairu began to breathe evenly after a while.

But Jia Dongxu, who was lying next to him, tossed and turned in bed, unable to fall asleep.

He had something on his mind. He stared at the roof with his eyes open, recalling many things from the past.

From the first time he saw Qin Huairu, to the first time they held hands, to getting their marriage certificate, and finally to having their boyfriend, how happy they were at that time!

How did things become like this between them?

He admitted that Qin Huairu was a good woman. She was diligent, hardworking, and willing to work hard at home.

But she should never have hidden that from him. He believed that no man would not mind his wife's innocence.

Although he cannot get to the bottom of it now, he believes that one day he will find out the truth.

Jia Dongxu was thinking about these things and fell asleep in a daze without knowing when.

Starting from the second half of the year, the disaster situation across the country became increasingly serious, and even the grain stations in the old city began to run out of food.

The current situation in the city is that people have food coupons, but the food stations have no food.

The workers' rations were reduced again and again, making their already tight lives even more difficult.

They dragged their tired bodies to work in factories, sweating for the construction of the country, but hunger was always with them.

Every time it was time for dinner, I felt bitter when I looked at the pitiful amount of food.

Ordinary people's lives are becoming increasingly difficult, and the streets no longer have the bustle and vitality they once had.

People looked haggard, and their eyes revealed deep worry and helplessness.

They ran around everywhere to feed their family.

Early in the morning of that day, He Yuzhu knocked on Li Weiguo's door.

"Dang Dang Dang"

"Weiguo, are you in the house?"

Li Weiguo was awakened by the knock on the door. He sat up in a daze and shouted loudly outside the house: "Who is there?"

"I, your Uncle Zhuzi!"

When Li Weiguo heard that it was Sha Zhu, he quickly put on his clothes and went out to open the door.

When he opened the door, he saw Sha Zhu standing at the door with a smile on his face. Looking at his expression, Li Weiguo knew that he had something to ask him.

"Uncle Zhuzi, what's up with you so early in the morning?"

"Weiguo, let's talk inside!"

Sha Zhu and Li Weiguo were not shy and pushed him aside and walked inside.