Ten Thousand Soul Banner: Deceased, do you have any unfulfilled wishes?
Chapter 176: A Heavy Love

Chapter 176: Chapter 176: A Heavy Love

"They were so in love, my mother often told me, my father would be willing to give up his life for her..." Zhao Ru Jin said.

Zhao Dezhu had met his wife Zhou Congfang when he was on a business trip to Ruijin, at that time they were both young.

Ruijin is just a small place, but it is also very special. It

was the cradle of the Republic, the party central during the Central Soviet Area period, the birthplace of the provisional central government of the Chinese Soviet Republic, the starting point of the Central Red Army’s Long March, and a national base for patriotic and revolutionary traditional education.

The nature in Ruijin is beautiful, especially in autumn, Ruijin is like a painting rich in autumn hues, with mountains, lakes, forests, and fields all adorned with the colors of fall.

Zhao Dezhu, in his spare time from work, roamed the streets and alleys of Ruijin, visited its mountains and rivers, climbed high to survey the distance, where the mountains stretched endlessly, and under the autumn sun, they seemed exceptionally magnificent, with layers of hills decorated with golden and red autumn leaves.

It was during this time that Zhao Dezhu met Zhou Congfang.

It was a sunny afternoon, when Zhao Dezhu fearlessly saved Zhou Congfang from the river, both of them shivering cold in the autumn wind, both frightened and relieved, then the two of them, drenched, looked at each other and smiled.

Later, they got to know and love each other, and although it was a short time, Zhou Congfang quit her job and resolutely followed Zhao Dezhu to Bin Hai.

Zhao Dezhu did not let her down either, striving hard at work, soon achieved career success. Despite some bumps along the way, they smoothly entered into the palace of marriage, then had children, had a happy family.

Mother said, they were very poor at that time, they were still renting a place to live, father’s salary was not high, every month after getting paid, the first thing was to deduct rent and utilities, what was left was barely enough for food, and they didn’t dare to eat out, only mother could buy groceries and cook.

My mother was afraid that my father wouldn’t eat well, and also wanted to save money, so she often took the bus early in the morning to buy groceries in the suburbs of the city, because the vegetables were cheap there.

With one portion of meat, they could eat for three meals.

Father never frowned upon the meals she cooked, he always brought lunch to the company in a lunch box.

Back then, they were very happy every day, full of longing and hope for the future.

But at some point, they lost their passion for life, and life became mechanical and dull repetition.

Perhaps it was when they could afford meat for three meals.

"All this, did your parents tell you?" Shen Siyuan curiously asked.

These things all happened before he came into the picture, he should not know about them.

"No, my mother told me," Zhao Ru Jin said.

Then he added: "It was after they divorced, I followed her back to Ruijin."

"That time, my mother often talked about my father..."

"She also took me, walking down every road they had walked before..."

"To see the river where she fell in before, mother said, my father actually couldn’t swim well at all, he almost failed to save her and drowned himself..."

"So, my mother hopes that when I grow up, I can also become an outstanding person like my father..." Zhao Ru Jin murmured softly.

Xiao Yue and Duoduo listened attentively, only Dou Dou, wiggling her bottom about, seemed somewhat impatient, she didn’t understand all these lovey-dovey stories, and just thought what big brother was talking about was bizarre.

Shen Siyuan caught her and put her on his lap, not letting her move around, only then did she obediently curl up in Shen Siyuan’s embrace and stop fidgeting.

"Does my mother really love my father?" Zhao Ru Jin lifted his head and asked.

Shen Siyuan nodded, even after divorce, still constantly thinking of each other, speaking well of each other, that must be true love.

"My father also loves my mother very much." Zhao Ru Jin said.

He may not call my mother, but he often calls me, then sneakily asks how my mother is doing.

Every time after I hang up, my mother will ask me what father had said, and once I tell her, she can be happy for a long time.

Shen Siyuan listened to this, feeling very puzzled.

According to this rhythm, it was highly likely that the two would remarry, since they actually still had feelings for each other.

But why would Zhao Ru Jin choose to commit suicide under such circumstances?

Seeing Shen Siyuan’s confusion, Zhao Ru Jin lowered his head.

"Later... later... my dad’s calls became less and less frequent, he said it was because he was busy with work, but grandma said he got me a stepmother..." Zhao Ru Jin said in a soft voice.

Dou Dou, sitting in Shen Siyuan’s arms, perked up at the mention of the word "stepmother" and began to listen intently.

Shen Siyuan wasn’t surprised, though. Zhao Dezhu was not ugly and had a rather good temperament. As a divorced man with a successful career, though he himself might not give it much thought, there were surely women who had designs on him.

"During that time, my mom was very sad, so sad. I often saw her cry secretly, and also often heard her cursing my dad..."

"Later, my mom put all her heart on me. She hoped I could become the same type of man as my dad."

"When my dad was in school, he ranked first in his grade in every exam, won first place in various debate competitions, and even skipped grades. Eventually, he was recommended for admission to the university without needing to take the entrance exam..."

"But I am not smart, I don’t think I could ever be like him in my whole life, I didn’t want to let my mom down, I tried hard to study, but... but..."

Actually, by this point, Shen Siyuan had already understood what was going on.

It was nothing more than Zhou Congfang placing all her hopes on her son.

And Zhao Ru Jin was very likely to run into problems under such severe pressure.

"She became unlike my mother, more like a spy, watching over me every day, I almost couldn’t breathe..."

"At first, when I didn’t do well in exams, she just scolded me. But later... later, she thought it was useless and started hitting me..."

"Grandma had spoken out against her, protecting me, but my mom would argue with grandma until she drove her away, and then there was no one to protect me..."

"Every year I had to follow her schedule for getting up, eating, going to class, studying, even for drinking water and going to the bathroom..."

"I felt like I was a prisoner, I could scarcely breathe, but she didn’t care about these things..."

"I didn’t not want to study well, but... but I really couldn’t do well, effort alone isn’t useful, I am not as smart as my dad, I can’t rank first every time, nor can I win prizes in competitions..."

"She... she’s really mean..."

Zhao Ru Jin wiped his tears, choking up.

"In the end, I couldn’t stand her anymore, and one day when she was hitting me, I ran out and jumped into the river..."

"After I died, I came to Bin Hai to see my dad."

"Did your dad get you a stepmom?" Dou Dou asked curiously.

The mood was spoiled by her question, and Shen Siyuan felt the urge to spank her again.

But Zhao Ru Jin seriously answered her.

"He didn’t," said Zhao Ru Jin.

But he quickly added, "There’s an aunt who likes him and takes care of him just like mom used to, but... but they didn’t get married..."

His voice became weaker as he spoke. He understood everything, really.

"So, you want to become visible to go see your dad?"

"No, I want to see my mom... she... she’s about to die..."

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