Eighties Sweetheart Wife
Chapter 385: As Long as I Am Here

Chapter 385: Chapter 385: As Long as I Am Here

Before, she hadn’t paid attention, but now that she did, she realized that this Guo Haiqin’s maternal family was in the next county over, but she had never heard of anyone significant from there, and she had never seen them either. When she got married, a few people from her family came, but she had forgotten who they were now.

After Liu Jincui’s gold, silver, jewels, and money were confiscated, how was the missing Guo Haiqin, now with a child, supposed to live?

Sun Jinrong only thought about this, after all, his sister-in-law never thought much of him to begin with.

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When Song Yunuan finished her final exams, packed her things, and took a carriage home with her eldest brother, she saw Whang Xiaoman sitting at the entrance of the Xia family’s gate, crying.

It turned out that her sister-in-law from her maternal family had scolded her and sent her out.

Having nowhere else to go, she had returned to the Xia family.

This place had become her last resort.

No one came to watch the excitement; everyone in the village knew what Whang Xiaoman was like.

Xia Xinshan was not without prospects for finding a wife; with his conditions, he could marry a maiden.

And Whang Xiaoman was unrepentant, not claiming to have turned over a new leaf after returning; everyone was quite annoyed with her.

Especially Sixth Aunt Ma, who took advantage of this and had discussed the matter with Old Mrs. Song; she planned to let the situation settle before forgetting that scoundrel, and then she would propose a match through her.

Being from the same village, she wouldn’t take her daughter’s two children with her—she would raise them herself.

It would be better since she could often see them; it was far better than with strangers.

She genuinely liked Zhu Feng; her disposition was truly pleasant. Anyone who had her for a daughter-in-law would be fortunate indeed.

As for Xia Xinshan, he was diligent, capable, honest, and good-hearted, just like his mother.

Plus, he was tall and had a handsome face.

She was satisfied in every way.

Now, she and Zhu Feng got along the best; one was actively seeking friendship while the other was naturally kind, turning them into old best friends who could talk about anything.

She saw the Song family’s grandmother and granddaughter arriving by carriage, and also saw Whang Xiaoman, who didn’t even wear a scarf in the icy weather, sitting in the snow wailing.

Zhu Feng was shivering with anger.

Xique felt a bit helpless too.

Crying, she said to Zhu Feng, "Grandma, I’m sorry, it’s all my fault."

Zhu Feng replied, "It has nothing to do with you. As long as your dad doesn’t get married, she’ll come back if she’s not doing well. When she’s shameless, who can do anything about it? Let her in. What kind of spectacle is she making crying out there?"

If it were summer, it wouldn’t be so bad, but this was winter, with temperatures outside dropping below minus twenty degrees.

Song Yunuan took off her scarf, seeing that the gate had already been opened.

Xia Xinshan walked out from the house and, upon seeing Whang Xiaoman about to enter, he said to Song Yunuan, "Take Xique to your house; there’s some business to take care of here."

Song Yunuan glanced at the scene before her, and also noticed a few onlookers nearby, including Sixth Aunt Ma, who wanted to marry her divorced daughter to her eldest uncle.

She did not pass judgment on that.

The eldest uncle was a good man.

The Ma family’s daughter, Ma Cuifen, was also good, but she was not happy every day; instead, she wore a troubled expression all the time.

Despite her proficiency at her job, she just wasn’t happy.

She always looked heavy-hearted.

Without a doubt, she still couldn’t let go of that educated youth from Hai City.

Sixth Aunt Ma was also straightforward.

She didn’t want her daughter to marry someone while still pining for someone else.

That kind of situation wouldn’t lead to a happy life.

That showed that Sixth Aunt Ma cared about her daughter and was a good person herself.

This time she was a bit hasty, but in the end, she turned around and left.

She also said to the onlookers, "What are you looking at? The more you look, the more hyped up she gets. It’s freezing cold; hurry home and make baskets. Maybe you can sell some before the New Year and have a good one."

"Exactly, get busy with work, and eat dumplings every day during New Year’s."

"My family’s having steamed rice on New Year’s Eve."

"What’s there to boast about? My family too."

People really stopped watching the spectacle; Sixth Aunt Ma was right, it was just like that.

Last year, with just over ten dollars for the New Year’s celebration, they were still far better off than those who didn’t have a penny and were in debt with famine.

At the very least, they could afford to buy candy for the children during the New Year.

But this year was different.

Who didn’t have a few hundred dollars in their hands?

In addition to coarse grains, families had fine grains like rice and wheat flour.

Good days should be enjoyed; there’s no need to watch this fuss.

Making money was the priority.

When Song Yunuan heard her uncle saying this, she called out to Xique, "Come with me to check your homework, and bring your backpack."

Whang Xiaoman suddenly turned her head and reached out to grab Xique, "Where are you going?"

Xique’s face turned pale as she hurried into the house, "I’m getting my backpack. Uncle is coming back tomorrow, and he left me a lot of homework that I don’t understand. I need Sister Little Nuan to explain it to me, otherwise, if Uncle comes back tomorrow and tests me, he’ll be unhappy if I don’t know anything."

Whang Xiaoman’s movements faltered.

The person she feared the most was Xia Xindong.

That man was seemingly gentle but always gave off an impression as if he might kill you the next second.

Maybe it was her illusion.

But she was scared of him.

Whang Xiaoman wanted to keep her daughter with her, otherwise, it would be a bit difficult for her alone here.

However, Xique didn’t want to cause any trouble for her grandmother and father because of herself.

She grabbed her backpack and ran towards Song Yunuan’s place. Whang Xiaoman tried to stop her daughter but was blocked by Xia Xinshan.

Thus, Song Yunuan led Xique towards her own home.

Song Yunuan looked back and saw Whang Xiaoman still in the yard, wiping her runny nose with her sleeve.

So disgusting.

Song Yunuan quickly turned away, her grandmother really had her hands full.

Managing someone like that, who clings on persistently like a limpet.

Xique said with a sullen face, feeling dejected, "There’s no helping it, as long as she’s still my mom, and as long as she’s shameless enough, she’ll keep clinging on and not leave because she has nowhere else to go. She knows my grandmother and my father are soft-hearted and can’t bear to ignore her. As long as I’m here, she’ll keep using me as an excuse."

Xique thought to herself that unless she died, she would never be free from her mother for the rest of her life.

Xique hung her head low in dejection, knowing she would never be rid of her; in the past, her mother despised her, claiming she was a child of the Xia family, and she felt disgusted just looking at her.

Back then, she longed for her mother’s love, dreaming that her mother would love her as the other mothers in the village loved their children.

But her mother left heartlessly, never looking back at her even once.

Many things from her childhood had become blurred, but she remembered the past few years clearly.

Her mother was unlike others; she did not love her own child.

So she left without looking back.

Even took all the money from the house.

She never considered her daughter for a moment.

Now that she had fallen on hard times, her mother thought of her daughter and used her as an excuse and a shield.

She had thought her mother wouldn’t come back after the last time she left.

But who could have imagined that on such a cold day, her mother would come running in such thin clothes?

Xique steeled her heart not to look back; after all, she had her grandmother and father.

What did she count for?

She was still relying on her grandmother and father for care and support now.

At this moment, Xia Xinshan was truly angry.

They hadn’t enjoyed a peaceful life for long before this woman ran back. How could she be so shameless?

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