There is Room for Rebirth in the 1950’s

In the evening, in a small courtyard deep in the alley in the north of the city, Chen Jingru in the kitchen carefully smoothed the sorghum noodles that were protruding from the small bowl.

Beside her mother, Mrs. Chen, sat down in front of the stove to light the fire, and sighed when she saw this, Put more, and Xiaohui will come over later, so don't starve the child.

Chen Jingru nodded lightly, but the movements of her hands remained unchanged.

Xiao Ru, what are you planning on? If you really leave, life will be difficult in the future. How long can the dead old woman live? If you kill her, your life will be easier.

Chen Jingru paused when he put down the small bowl, looked at his mother guiltily, and kept his mouth shut tightly.

Forget it, I don't care about you, and I won't listen to you. The neighbors envy you, but who knows that you are the most unhappy at home. If I knew it, I wouldn't let you marry the Lin family...

As for you, you are disobedient and you did well in college, so why go so far away. You see, if you don't know Xiao Lin, you don't have to suffer for so many years...

Now that your niece says she won't be able to go to school, I'll quickly ask your second sister-in-law to agree. If you read this book too much, you will feel stupid. It is better to go to work earlier to make money...

This woman, after all, can't compare with men...

Listening to her mother's nagging, Chen Jingru's thoughts followed her words, and the past events were printed in her mind one by one.

Alas... what's the use of thinking about these. She shook her head vigorously, took out the dried wild vegetables and finely chopped them. Thinking of the family eating porridge again tonight, I couldn't help worrying about my son's hunger, what should I do?

... Linzi doesn't know what to do with her. She didn't kiss us in the first place, but now she won't have food stamps to send, and she will hate us even more.

Chen Jingru frowned, and said in a low voice: Don't mention this child at home, the sister-in-laws don't like to hear it. I have already sent it to her, so she won't be hungry.

Mrs. Chen looked at her daughter's face and thought about what to say, Don't hate your sister-in-laws. Linzi was brought up by her grandmother to be divorced from our family. This will cost another 50 catties of food stamps. Don't blame your sister-in-law. I'm not happy. You see how close they are to Xiaohui, it's not patriarchal.

I know. I didn't raise my child well, why blame my sister-in-law.

That's good. Life is not easy for everyone, let alone now, our family couldn't afford so many food stamps even in previous years, that is, last year your elder brother was promoted, and life at home was easier.

Chen Jingru was both sad and funny when he heard it. What kind of official can the director of a factory be? She also knew that her mother was illiterate and did not explain.

Mrs. Chen has said so much, and she feels that she has said more or less. As long as the daughter can understand the difficulties at home, don't blame their natal family.

To be honest, let alone her daughter-in-law, she also doesn't want her grandchildren to associate with that granddaughter. It doesn't matter if you look down on your natal family or speak weirdly, it doesn't matter who in the family cares about a child. But if he even tried to harm someone, that wouldn't work, how ruthless he would be.

Fortunately, my grandson didn't have any contact with this child, otherwise he wouldn't know if he was killed. As long as she thought about her granddaughter's character, Mrs. Chen wished she would stay in the Northwest and not come back, otherwise, her eldest grandson might have an accident. Why did this child harm his own cousin? It's not that she hates seeing others live better than her. The eldest grandson is doing well, but doesn't that make her uncomfortable?

Chen Jingru didn't know what Mrs. Chen was thinking, but she also knew that her natal family disliked her ashamed, so no one wanted to mention it. At this moment, she lifted the lid of the pot, and when she saw the water boiling, she quickly poured in wild vegetables.

Xiao Lin is here? Don't bring anything here in the future. Is your father-in-law okay?

My dad was going to come to see you, but I stopped him. He just caught a cold recently, and you two will get together again after a while.

When this person is old, he can't turn it like an old machine. No, it's not as good as an old machine. The big guy can fix it, but this person can't fix it...

In the kitchen, Mrs. Chen curled her lips when she heard the conversation between her husband and son-in-law outside. What's so happy about this old man? As for his Lin family, he still has a cold, it's a big deal, who doesn't have a headache and fever in winter?

But after looking at her daughter, she still stood up and took the rice spoon, You'd better go out. Your father won't be calling you loudly anymore.

Chen Jingru was pushed aside by her mother and stood there still.

Don't be stubborn, it's better to be a husband and wife. Your father won't let you get married, so you stop thinking about it. Listen to this old man laughing like a fool. Tsk tsk... I haven't seen my son-in-law in eight lifetimes.

Xiao Ru, quickly bring out a few bowls, your mother will do the housework, do you hear me?

Mrs. Chen raised her rice spoon and waved it out fiercely, Listen, this damn old man will never change his peeing behavior all his life - let me do all the work. Someday my mother won't cook, let him drink Northwest wind. I think it's better for me to make peace with your father first. I will have a bad life with this man.

Seeing this, Chen Jingru pursed his lips and smiled sullenly, then turned around and took two bowls and chopsticks out of the kitchen.

When old man Chen saw his daughter coming out, he laughed happily.

Turning his head to the side, Lin Aiguo showed off, This kid is filial, he's busy all the time...

Father, you drink. Chen Jingru opened the lunch box, saw that there was pork head meat in it, and the other was filled with cabbage and shredded pork. She couldn't tell what it was like—how long had it been since her son had tasted it.

He wanted to keep half of it for his son, but after hesitating for a while, he finally gave up.

Xiaohui will come over later, after dinner, your family will go back early. Xiaoru, father won't keep you, and the rations at home are not enough, so you should go back.

Old man Chen and his son-in-law drank a few sips of wine, and seeing that the two of them hadn't communicated, they felt anxious. He said decisively, the couple was too ink-stained. If you have anything to do when you go home, you can beat him, and if you beat him, you have to live a good life for him.

Want to divorce, how rare! This silly daughter has been widowed for so many years, and finally her son-in-law comes back. Who will allow her to divorce? The son-in-law has come so many times, it's almost enough.

Father, it's all my fault. Xiaoru, go home, everything is messed up without you. If you are angry, just send me a message and don't keep silent. How will I know what to change if you don't tell me?

Chen Jingru glanced at him, turned and went back to the room. Now she doesn't even want to go to the kitchen, lest her mother have to talk about it.

There are two wooden beds next to each other in the small room, and it is difficult to even turn around. It's just that the two nieces slept together and left a bed for themselves. Thinking of this, Chen Jingru stood at the door, a little lost.

She really can't live anymore!

Seeing his daughter leaving without a word, old man Chen patted his son-in-law on the shoulder, and said meaningfully: My daughter-in-law hurts herself, and this person is still a daughter-in-law when she gets old. This time I go back to live a good life, and Xiaohui will come back later. We must find a way to get her to go back. There is no one in the couple who does not have a few words, the key is not to chill the other's heart. It is too late to say anything if it hurts.

After finishing speaking, old man Chen took a sip of his wine, glanced at the silent son-in-law, and continued.

It's not that I, the father-in-law, praised my daughter. In the early years, many people asked her to remarry, but she didn't agree. At that time, Xiaohui hadn't gone to school. Some people fell in love with her, and people gave her many good things. She said that she I have never thought about my family in this life, and I have to take care of you. Just live with your parents all the time.

Regarding this point, old man Chen felt sad when he thought about it. He knew that his mother-in-law had high vision and looked down on him. Therefore, except for necessary favors, family members were never allowed to go to the Lin family.

My daughter is stubborn, and I don't know how much she has been wronged by her husband's family.

Father, I know that Xiaoru has had a hard time these years. She has taken up all my responsibilities. I am the one who is sorry for her and has made her suffer all the time.

Old man Chen waved his hand. This son-in-law said he could speak, but he kept doing what he wanted to say. Will his girl wait for the man to come back with great difficulty, and still make a divorce?

He didn't bother to talk about it, but his poor grandson had to have a father.

Xiaohui has always had a hard time. He was about five or six years old, so young, he told his mother that others called him a wild child without a father.

Don't look at the child's indifferent relationship with you, but he wants to kiss you in his heart. And you, spend more time with your children. It won't be a few years until he starts working, and then you won't have time to chat with your son.

After old Chen finished speaking, seeing his son-in-law looked thoughtful, he didn't want to say any more. It's impossible to say how satisfied I am with this son-in-law. If it wasn't for his daughter, he wouldn't want to talk to this son-in-law. After living and coming back for so long, I haven't seen him go to the gate of his house a few times except during the holidays.

When it was time for dinner, the Chen family and Lin Dinghui came back one after another.

After dinner, Lin Dinghui leaned on a chair with a book, and occasionally glanced at his father who was chatting with several uncles. Then continue to look down at the book.

Seeing that it was getting late, old Chen asked his wife to pack up his daughter's luggage and called out his daughter. He didn't say anything, just took the bag and handed it to the eldest grandson, pushed the family out the door, and waved them back.

Looking at his younger sister's family who left, the boss of the Chen family said worriedly: Father, will my younger sister go to live in someone else's house? If my younger sister really doesn't want to live with her, then let her go. She has a job and a son, so what are you afraid of?

The youngest son of the Chen family said in agreement: Father didn't do a good job. If Grandpa Xiaohui didn't come to the door, he shouldn't let the younger sister go home with her brother-in-law.

Old Chen glared at them, Let's talk less. How many times has your brother-in-law come? I really want your eldest sister to live alone for the rest of her life.

The youngest son of the Chen family said unhappily: You only came here now, what did you do earlier?

The eldest son of the Chen family saw his old father's eyes widened in anger, and patted his younger brother, It's almost done. Do you want outsiders to see the joke? Come in.

When the family entered the house, old man Chen stood still. Even when it was dark and the front could no longer be seen, he still looked ahead.

After being told by his youngest son, he didn't know what he was doing right or wrong. He only hoped that his son-in-law would listen to his words and treat his daughter and grandson well.

After a while, Mr. Chen saw that his daughter didn't ask to stay for a few days every time she went back to her mother's house. His grandson also said that his mother was doing well, which made him feel at ease. He finally breathed a sigh of relief.

But what old Chen didn't know was that - with Mrs. Lin as her mother-in-law, it was impossible for her daughter to live a peaceful life.

A disagreement between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law has been a big war since ancient times, or a protracted war. Whoever wins depends on the attitude of the man who is caught between the two.

Who knows in the future, everyone has a path she should take.