Chapter 26: Rural Absurd Past Events Chapter 26: Shangou Village 26

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Protagonist:

Li Xiulan

Li Xiulan was directly made to laugh in anger by He Dazhu's words.

"What do you mean you divorced Liao Chunhua for me? What do you mean I have to be responsible? He Dazhu, can you stop being so shameless!"

After a series of setbacks, Li Xiulan had already shed her previous cowardice; now, facing He Dazhu's absurd demand, she chose to mercilessly talk back.

He Dazhu was scolded until he was covered in dog's blood, feeling deeply ashamed; actually, whether this matter required Li Xiulan to take responsibility, he knew better than anyone in his heart, but he couldn't both lose Liao Chunhua and fail to get Li Xiulan.

So he still chose to cling shamelessly:

"Xiulan, when did you become so unreasonable? Can we talk things out nicely? I really love you, I've always loved you, you have to believe me!"

He Dazhu had a face full of sincerity and humility; he spoke these shameless words without feeling anything was wrong, because deep down he indeed thought so.

Probably even he himself hadn't figured it out—did he want to possess Li Xiulan, or did he want to love Li Xiulan? And obviously, the former possibility was greater.

"Fine fine fine, you say you love me, right? Then back at the Village Committee, why did you slander me in front of the whole village? You clearly could have proven my innocence, but you chose to slander me! He Dazhu, tell me, is this love! Is there such a perverted love! I could never forgive you in my lifetime!"

Li Xiulan shouted loudly, no longer caring about her previous gentle image, having transformed into a shrew.

Because the harm this matter caused her could be said to rival the ten great tortures.

Even if she jumped into the Yellow River she couldn't wash herself clean; not only did everyone in the village mistakenly think she had a promiscuous reputation because of this, even her husband had an unresolved knot in his heart toward her because of it.

"Xiulan, that was all a long time ago; I've long forgotten it, why do you still hold it in your heart?"

He Dazhu instead blamed Li Xiulan, as if Li Xiulan was too narrow-minded.

"Get out!"

Li Xiulan shouted in a sharp voice.

She had already completely seen through He Dazhu's hypocritical face.

This former first love boyfriend—how disgusting, how toxic he was.

She even couldn't understand why she had given so much for him back then.

"Xiulan, don't get excited, I really love you; let me take care of you, okay? You're alone at home, taking care of three children isn't easy; need me to help!" He Dazhu didn't leave, still begging shamelessly.

Li Xiulan directly turned around to take out a kitchen knife, waving the kitchen knife as she walked up:

"Are you leaving or not, are you leaving or not! Are you leaving or not in the end!"

He Dazhu was directly scared silly; he hadn't expected that the once gentle and kind Li Xiulan would now become so arrogant and domineering.

He didn't dare stay another moment, hurriedly turned and ran away, because he knew that if he didn't run, Li Xiulan would really chop him.

"Xiulan, you must have been provoked by Wang Zhanggen! I'll come see you after your emotions stabilize!"

He Dazhu threw out this sentence, then ran out of Li Xiulan's courtyard in a sorry, stumbling state.

Coming to the courtyard gate, he happened to run into his ex-wife Liao Chunhua.

Seeing He Dazhu in such a sorry state, Liao Chunhua couldn't help but sneer happily:

"Look at your pathetic appearance, just like your soft penis!"

He Dazhu was both annoyed and angry, feeling ashamed, but couldn't refute Liao Chunhua, because he indeed was a soft penis, so he could only leave resentfully, hurrying to run away.

Liao Chunhua stepped over the threshold and entered Li Xiulan's courtyard.

"Liao Chunhua, what are you here for?"

Seeing He Dazhu had just left and Liao Chunhua came over, Li Xiulan felt very annoyed inside, wondering if it would ever end.

"Don't worry, I'm not here to argue with you."

Liao Chunhua looked at the woman before her.

Although she had already given birth to three children, her body had actually recovered surprisingly well.

Even better than the figure of this woman who had never given birth.

As a woman, if she said she wasn't jealous of Li Xiulan's looks and figure, that would definitely be false.

But now she had truly let go of all past grudges.

Because she had already planned to leave this village.

"I plan to go to the city to work tomorrow; before leaving, I came to say goodbye to you. Additionally, I admit I previously called Wang Zhanggen to complain about you and He Dazhu; I indeed went too far. Actually, I know better than anyone in my heart that you and He Dazhu could never have anything happen; he isn't a real man at all. It's just that I resented He Dazhu in my heart, resented myself, was jealous of what you have, which is why I did such a thing. It's unfair to you and caused you such great harm. I've always felt guilty in my heart, so now I apologize to you. I'm sorry; I hope you can forgive me."

Liao Chunhua sincerely said these words to Li Xiulan.

She truly came to apologize.

She didn't want to leave Shangou Village while still carrying misunderstandings with Li Xiulan.

"It's all in the past; what's the use of saying these now." Seeing Liao Chunhua sincerely apologize, Li Xiulan naturally no longer bothered to quibble.

Besides, even if she quibbled, what use would it be?

The harm already caused—scars can't be erased.

She could only accept it calmly and let time wear it away.

"Xiulan, sometimes I really envy you; you have such a good husband and three sons, while my husband is not only weak and incompetent but also unfaithful to me, and I haven't even had a single child. Compared to you, my life is too much of a failure. But sometimes I also think you're pitiful. To be honest, if I had to go through those rumors and gossip you did, I might have drunk pesticide and committed suicide long ago. But you've always silently endured it all. It must be very painful, right……"

Liao Chunhua looked at Li Xiulan, her gaze complex.

Li Xiulan smiled bitterly:

"I have nothing to envy, and nothing to be pitied for. I'm just living my life, day by day. It's not really that painful."

Speaking and speaking, she couldn't help but wipe away tears.

Li Xiulan was just being hard-mouthed; Liao Chunhua's words had long since pricked into her heart.

These days she had indeed endured too much.

The pressure of life, the village gossip from outside, her husband's misunderstanding, the eating, drinking, defecating, and urinating of three sons — all of it pressed onto the shoulders of one weak woman; that she could endure through it was indeed not easy.

"Can I hug you?"

At this moment, Liao Chunhua put forward such a requirement.

Li Xiulan nodded: "Okay."

Thus the two wretched women embraced together.

Both involuntarily shed tears, crying out.

"Xiulan, why is our fate so bitter!"

Liao Chunhua went from sobbing to wailing loudly.

Li Xiulan's life was unsatisfactory; her Liao Chunhua's life was even more a mess of chicken feathers.

An incapable husband, a failed marriage, domestic violence — let her be as if in hell.

Fortunately now, she was liberated, she had divorced, she was going to go out to the city to work.

But the city she had never been to; the future prospects were vast and boundless; she did not know what she would become in the future, even less did she know where the next harbor she docked at would be.

She only knew that once she left this village tomorrow, perhaps she would never come back again.

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