Waiting for Li Shiyi's response, Liu Weicheng, who was driving, heard a faint sound from the back seat a few seconds later.
Looking at the interior mirror in the car, the woman in the back seat was reflected in the mirror raising her hand to wipe the corners of her eyes.
"You cried?"
"No, no..."
After replying harshly, Li Shiyi took two hard breaths to suppress her dull mood.
"Mom, are you okay?"
The words about children's relationship rang in the car. Because she was sitting next to her mother, Yunyun looked up and saw her mother's red eyes.
Although I don't know what happened, my mother is not happy at this moment, and Yunyun can still realize this message.
"It's okay, mom is okay."
Putting on a smiling face as much as possible, in order to prevent her daughter from worrying about herself, Li Shiyi responded with a smile.
Then his eyes turned to Liu Weicheng in the driver's seat.
Mouth tightened.
"My parents came from my hometown."
After more than ten seconds, Li Shiyi repeated the message again.
Then he added.
"They probably know about my divorce..."
"Um?"
As soon as these words were spoken, Liu Weicheng, who had been silent just now, let out a surprised sigh.
After all, it is about such an important matter as divorce. Li Shiyi’s family members only know now. Could it be that Li Shiyi has not contacted her hometown in the past six months?
"My education is not high... To be honest, my family never planned for me to go to school in the first place. Even though I liked going to school, and even though my academic performance in school was pretty good, they still let me choose to retire before I finished high school.
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With her head lowered slightly, Li Shiyi looked at her legs.
The daughter's little hands on the side were placed on her legs, just like she was trying to coax her child when he was in a mood. She kept clapping her little hands in an attempt to make herself feel better.
Regarding these sensible little actions of her daughter, Li Shiyi only felt warm in her heart.
Some words buried deep in her heart, she never revealed to the second person.
"Perhaps in their view, the eldest son in the family should earn money to support the family... Otherwise, I would not have dropped out of school, nor would I have been rushed out to work in a hurry, nor would I have been arranged by my family at such a young age.
Married..."
"..."
"I actually don't like Wu Yong at all. I objected to this marriage when my family first arranged it, but it doesn't matter whether I want it or not from the beginning. The reason why it was Wu Yong was just because his family gave the most betrothal gifts.
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"..."
"What's the difference between this and selling your daughter..."
Listening to these past events told by Li Shiyi, Liu Weicheng did not find it unreasonable.
During this period at the beginning of the century, most ordinary people who had not received higher education had not yet completely changed their thinking.
Most people follow their parents' arrangements for marriage and mechanically go through a life that does not belong to them.
The disadvantage of this is that after many years, the divorce rate will increase significantly.
When Liu Weicheng first met Li Shiyi, he heard the other party mention this in detail, but this was the first time he explained it in such detail.
The narrative continues.
"I have been taught since I was a child that I should help my family share the pressure. My life should be very exciting...I will finish high school and college step by step, come to a big city and find a promising job, and meet someone I like while working.
Me, I also like his other half..."
"Originally, my life should have been as colorful as I imagined, but the arrangements at home brought an end to my ending early."
"My parents have no college education and have not seen much of the world... In their eyes, divorce will bring shame to the family and make them the butt of the after-dinner chat among the neighbors..."
"That's why when I called my family to tell them that I wanted a divorce, they kept trying to persuade me to live a good life and stop making such trouble."
"You also know what happened later. If it weren't for the help of you and Miss Lin, I might still be living in fear..."
Eyes drooped, Li Shiyi's voice became softer and softer the more she spoke.
If my toilet hadn't broken that day, if it hadn't happened to be a hardware store nearby, if I hadn't called Liu Weicheng to help repair it...
If she hadn't met Liu Weicheng, what kind of life would she be living now?
Regarding these, Li Shiyi sometimes feels scared when she thinks about them.
She has had enough of being entangled by Wu Yong. The unstable and insecure life makes it impossible for her to even take a good rest.
On the one hand, I have to take care of my children, and on the other hand, I have to consider how to make money to support my family in Hukou.
No one wants to hold on if they can.
The appearance of Liu Weicheng made her feel that she could rely on her for the first time.
Even if the other person is five years younger than him, he is still just a young man in his early twenties.
The longer she stayed in contact with Liu Weicheng, the more Li Shiyi felt that she was starting to become weak.
She will unconsciously and subconsciously want to rely on the other person.
Unknowingly, her thoughts were completely controlled by the other party. Whenever she put the child to sleep in the dead of night, she would always lean on the bedside alone, relying only on the illumination of a small desk lamp, silently
Dazed.
What kind of life does she want?
The sense of security brought to her by Liu Weicheng is what she needs most.
Just like right now.
Faced with the departure of his mother and daughter, he could be indifferent as if nothing had happened, but the other party still chased him in a car, concerned about his condition.
"Sometimes I think of the past. I have known you for less than a year, but it feels like I have known you for a long time."
"If it weren't for you, we, mother and daughter, would still be living a life of fear."
"Yunyun will not slowly become cheerful like now..."
"On the one hand, I'm glad to know you, but on the other hand, I feel irritated about knowing you... The longer I stay in contact with you, the more I like you."
"When I say something like this, do you think I'm particularly shameless? I'm obviously five years older than you, and I'm obviously a sister, but I say such shameless words to my younger brother..."
"But I can't control myself. The more you help me, the more I feel that I can't live without you..."
"As long as you stay by my side, I always feel like everything can be solved easily."
"Work, marriage, life...everything is slowly getting better after getting to know you."
"Yunyun's personality is becoming more and more cheerful and lively. The kindergarten teacher also told me that after this semester, the children are more and more courageous to express their true thoughts, instead of being as timid as before."
"I can no longer accept life without you."
Looking at Liu Weicheng who was still driving, Li Shiyi completely opened her heart.
She told the other party her truest thoughts.
Compared with green apples, her ripe grapes express her true thoughts more intuitively.
This...is what Li Shiyi has always wanted to express.