0p0 Chapter 180 Birds of a feather flock together.
Chapter 180 Birds of a feather flock together.
Yang Fan whispered in Ding Hongmei's ear. From a distance, it looked like a patient and gentle husband comforting his wife who was having an episode. However, the wife being comforted shivered, ignoring the pain from the hard slap on her face. She seemed to be meeting her husband for the first time, saying, "You, you."
Yang Fan curled his lips into a smile. His eyes, which were not large to begin with, narrowed slightly, revealing only a sliver of light, as if he were being stared at by a cold, venomous snake. "How would I know? You're a brainless woman. You got pregnant by a man and wanted me to take over, to make me wear a green hat and raise someone else's child? You have no idea how happy I was the day you miscarried. Even if you hadn't miscarried, I would have found a way to get rid of that bastard. Who knew you would be so useless? But it doesn't matter. Your father feels even more guilty towards me, so I'll naturally benefit more, won't I?"
"Ah!" Ding Hongmei pushed the man in front of her forcefully. "Let's get a divorce, a divorce."
Yang Fan's expression turned cold, and he slapped the crazed woman hard across the face. The crisp sound of the slap seemed to echo throughout the courtyard. "Are you calm now? If you're still not calm enough, do you want me to slap you again?"
Ding Hongmei quieted down; after all, she was a bully who preyed on the weak.
Yang Fan: "You still want to divorce me? Where will you go after the divorce? Your dad has long been disappointed in you. Oh, by the way, your stepmother is several months pregnant. I heard it's going to be a boy. Do you think your parents will still care about your mom then? So, you can only rely on me, you know?"
Ding Hongmei looked at him in shock, "You're talking nonsense."
Yang Fan looked at her like she was an idiot. "You don't believe me? If you don't believe me, we'll go to your parents' house tomorrow. Well, it's true, we haven't visited your parents in a long time. It's time to go and reconnect. It's time for you to do your part as their husband."
Shu Yun listened to the commotion next door. Today was quite different from usual. In the past, a category 10 typhoon would make a racket for more than half an hour, but this time it only made a few noises and then stopped? Loud noise but little rain?
Unable to suppress her gossipy nature, Shu Yun grabbed a stool and leaned against the wall, eager to join in the fun.
"Ahem." Gu Jun coughed, and Shu Yun turned around. "What are you doing?"
Gu Jun helplessly pointed to the baby sitting in the small chair, blinking a pair of big, black grape-like eyes and looking at her, "Xiao Yun, the baby is watching."
Shu Yun met the dark, clear eyes, as white as paper, and felt embarrassed. She awkwardly got off the stool, patted her clothes, and said, "Well, I wiped the walls clean. There was so much dust."
Gu Jun placed the baby in Shu Yun's arms, saying, "We need to set a good example for the baby, otherwise it won't be good if the child imitates what we do."
Shu Yun recalled that her baby had learned to spit from somewhere before, and it took a long time to correct her bad habit. If she were to grow up and become a little spitting worm, listening to gossip from the wall every day like her, wouldn't she easily get beaten up?
For the next few days, the neighborhood remained quiet and harmonious, a peaceful scene that seemed unlike Ding Hongmei's usual style. However, Shu Yun quickly put the matter aside; she had collected enough material for the Women's Federation's work and was ready to begin drawing.
With a general idea in mind, I was able to complete several works with almost no resistance.
Shu Yun carried the baby on her back and took the sketches to the Women's Federation. Zhang Zhanhong happened to be there. "Director, I've finished the propaganda posters. I've drawn a few extra. Please choose one."
Some women's federation workers are busy at their desks, some are visiting and investigating along country paths, and others are sitting outside in the courtyard mediating and talking. Every figure has a warm smile on their face, as if you can feel their love for the work of the women's federation, their passion and integrity in their work from the paintings. They are very expressive. Zhang Zhanhong glanced at them and smiled. She gave Shu Yun a thumbs up and said, "You painted really well. You deserve it. I think we don't need to choose any more. I'll take them all. If they are suitable, we can submit them all."
With one worry resolved, Zhang Zhanhong felt much more relaxed. Xiao Ma glanced at his notebook for a few moments and asked, "Sister Xiaoyun, do you know Hong Hui? I heard she's also a military wife?"
Shu Yun nodded. "We know each other, but we're not close. Why?"
Xiao Ma rubbed his temples and pointed to the contents of his notebook, "Last time our comrades went to investigate, we found that Hong Hui's family has a child of school age, but they haven't enrolled yet."
Shu Yun thought for a moment, "Is it a little girl?"
Xiao Ma nodded. "Yes, it's a matter of male chauvinism. We've already talked to her about it, but the results weren't ideal. Hong Hui's views are too stubborn. But Sister Xiao Yun, do you know who she's close to? Maybe we could have her friends go with us to persuade her. That would be more effective, and Hong Hui would be less resistant."
Hearing this, Shu Yun couldn't help but sigh and rub her forehead. Under Xiao Ma's puzzled gaze, she slowly said, "If she's on good terms with someone, Ding Hongmei should be one of them."
Xiao Ma's eyes widened in surprise. "Ding Hongmei? Is that the Ding Hongmei I know?"
Shu Yun nodded heavily, "It's the same person!"
“Okay,” Little Horse said dejectedly, “we’ve added another obstacle to our women’s cause.”
Birds of a feather flock together; difficult people tend to group together because they share similar tastes.
Xiao Ma closed his notebook. "There's nothing I can do about it. I'll go over there later and try to talk to them. We need to focus on the child's education; it's about their whole life."
Although the college entrance examination has not yet been reinstated, many people believe that studying is useless and a waste of money. However, only when they actually enter society do they realize that not having a degree still puts them at a disadvantage. Only after graduating from a vocational school can they be assigned a job, and once they have a job, the better their degree, the greater their chances of promotion.
Conversely, if one holds the view that studying is useless, then there is a high probability that one will be stuck in the countryside for life, and the path to upward mobility will be much narrower.
Shu Yun nodded, agreeing with Xiao Ma's point of view, especially for girls in families that favor sons over daughters, education might be their only chance to escape their families.