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The word "bankruptcy" is something she learned from a TV drama. She said sadly, "Mom said that's the money for buying and renovating the house. We'll have to beg for food under the bridge in the future."
"Chen Jia, I won't let you beg for food. If you have no food, come to my house." Fang Yu tightly held the girl's sweaty hand.
Jiang Mo also solemnly assured her, "You can come to my house to sleep, and I'll give you half of my bed."
"I have a place to stay, but what about my mom and dad?" Chen Jia cried even more sadly.
Fang Yu quickly said, "They can come too. My room is for your family, and I'll ask my mom to lay out mats in the living room for us."
The children squatted by the river all night, covered in mosquito bites, and were only taken home by their parents when it was light out.
Adults knew the ins and outs of the matter, and unusually, there was no scolding, just a few gentle words.
That day, Chen Jia's mom went to her mother's house to get her household registration book, determined to divorce and leave her daughter to Chen Qiming, so that he couldn't find another partner. The neighbors heard about it and came to persuade her one after another.
"An'an, Xiao Chen has already knelt down to apologize to you, why won't you forgive him?" The mothers advised Chen Jia's mom not to act impulsively, as divorce is a big deal that will affect a woman's whole life.
Chen Jia's mom remembered the slap, her eyes filled with hatred, "Forgive what? The next time his mother speaks, he Chen Qiming will still say anything, I'd rather leave early than delay him from being a filial son."
A neighbor who became a mother-in-law said, "Is it wrong to show filial piety to your mother?"
Chen Jia's mom sneered, "His mother is a mother, but my mother is not. When my brother got married, my mother didn't even dare to ask me for help, but his mother can shamelessly take advantage of us."
"Zhu An'an, speak some reason. When has my mom ever treated you unfairly?" Chen Jia's dad suddenly burst in, pointing at her nose.
Chen Jia's mom trembled with anger, "Chen Qiming, since you're not afraid of being embarrassed, I might as well settle the score in front of everyone."
"The year we got engaged, your mother borrowed 15,000 to buy a residential plot for your younger brother. When we got married, we couldn't come up with a single cent for the dowry. Two years ago, your sister-in-law's company raised funds, and you gave 12,000. This time, you opened a restaurant without even telling me, and dared to take the money out. If you earned thousands or even millions back, I wouldn't say a word, but where did this money come from? Don't you have any sense of it in your heart?"
Chen Jia Dad's face turned purple, "We are all family, why are you saying this?"
Chen Jia's mom spat and said, "I must have been blind to get involved with your family, Zhu An'an."
"Chen Qiming, dare you say your mom doesn't favor boys over girls? Dare you say the Chen family didn't cause all this trouble because I didn't give birth to a son? These past few years, I haven't dared to buy anything for myself in order to save for a house. Jia Jia is such a beautiful girl, but she only wears hand-me-downs from her cousin. Her winter pants are patched up, and she won't even mention it when her thighs get chafed..."
When it comes to the sad part, Chen Jia's mom choked up: "It's not just a hundred or two hundred, it's a whole twenty thousand yuan. I saved it penny by penny, and now it's all gone."
Inside the house, the woman's crying was intermittent, while Chen Jia's dad was pulled to the door by the men, smoking one cigarette after another.
Everyone saw that they couldn't persuade her, so in the end, Grandpa Jiang Mo as an old leader came forward and said, "No matter what the reason, divorce only brings pity to the child. Jiang Mo is so sensible that she cries behind people's backs for her mother. Jia Jia is still a little girl. An An, even if you don't want to continue, you still have to consider her, right?"
Once a woman becomes a mother, her child is her greatest weakness. No matter how much unwillingness there is, it must be swallowed.
Chen Jia's mom Her teeth were ground down, and after Chen Jia's father's repeated assurances, she chose to compromise once again.
Chen Jia's life returned to complete calm, welcoming a brand new second grade.
This year, the children's studies have taken a positive turn. Math is no longer just simple subtraction within ten, and Chinese language practice now includes picture composition. The best-performing students have become the first group to wear red scarves, becoming proud Young Pioneers, including Jiang Mo.
By the time they reached fourth grade, the gap widened further. Jiang Mo showed astonishing talent in mathematics. After winning the Hope Cup Elementary School Mathematics Competition, she was selected for the city's Math Olympiad training team, becoming the youngest member and training alongside middle school students.
Chen Jiafangyu continued to live an ordinary elementary school life. One was carefree, spending the whole day watching TV dramas, while the other was full of energy, easily climbing trees and swimming, becoming increasingly wild in nature.
Time passed by, and before they knew it, the children finished elementary school and entered middle school.
At 7:30 in the morning, two teenagers with backpacks stood under the third unit building.
Fang Yu crumpled the empty milk bag and threw it into the trash can, then shouted upstairs, "Is Chen Jia ready? Jiang Mo and I are leaving."
After two seconds, a clear voice of a girl came from the building: "Wait for me for ten minutes—"
When the time was up, the boys were ready to leave. Chen Jia clenched his toothbrush, with foam all over his mouth, and leaned out of the window, "Wait for three more minutes."
Fang Yu frowned and looked at Jiang Mo, "Let's go first. Do you really believe Chen Jia's nonsense? I bet she will drag it out until 8 o'clock."
Jiang Mo shook his head, "Let's wait a little longer."
At 8:01, Chen Jia finally appeared with her backpack.
Fang Yu, in a fluster, grabbed her school uniform collar and shoved a watch in her face, saying, "Chen Jia, can you not make me late one day? Did you just sit on the toilet and read comics again? Aren't you afraid of getting hemorrhoids?"
"Okay, stop scolding me."
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