dognovel Chapter 81 Liu Lan's Family Affairs
Chapter 81 Liu Lan's Family Affairs
Liu Lan is actually very grateful to He Yuzhu, her leader and mentor.
If he hadn't taken her out to host banquets, she certainly wouldn't have all these advantages she has now.
Liu Lan even often fantasized that if she had met He Yuzhu earlier, she might be his woman now.
At that time, Liu Lan was really desperate to marry someone from the city.
If she had chosen carefully, wouldn't her future have been different?
However, considering the scarcity of villagers marrying into cities, Liu Lan had to admit that if she missed out on her current husband, she might be stuck in the countryside for the rest of her life.
When I first met Sun Chao, I didn't realize he was a pervert at all.
Now that she has a son and a daughter, Liu Lan can't back out even if she wants to.
Working at the factory was the happiest time for Liu Lan every day. Once it was time to get off work, Liu Lan didn't want to go back to that cold and even somewhat terrifying home.
Liu Lan's husband, Sun Chao, also lived in a large courtyard, but his parents were lucky.
They actually managed to seize a large house during the liberation.
Just like the main house in He Yuzhu's house, Liu Lan's husband's house was also the main house in the courtyard.
The 60-square-meter house has now been divided into several rooms.
Upon entering, there is a combined living room and dining room, with a small room behind that belongs to the eldest son.
The room on the east side is for two elderly people, and the room on the west side is where Liu Lan and her husband live. Their youngest daughter also lives with her grandparents.
The elderly man was old, and the child's grandfather passed away before the Lunar New Year.
Now, the family consists of an elderly woman and her disabled husband, Sun Chao.
The problem is that her disabled husband often suspects Liu Lan of having affairs.
Liu Lan herself was puzzled. She worked hard at the factory every day, and when she came home, she was slandered and beaten by the other party.
The key issue is that the child's grandmother never helps her; instead, she always advises her that women are destined for hardship and are born to pay off debts.
They clearly favored their own son, yet they managed to explain it away with metaphysics.
Liu Lan didn't want to see that deadpan face. To be honest, she had relied on him to get her a job at the factory.
But I support the other person's whole family. I don't expect them to be grateful to me, but I can't torture myself every day either.
Liu Lan couldn't remember when it started, but someone had taken up residence in her heart.
This person also brought a ray of light to Liu Lan's numb life. He never flirted with her and was always very serious when he was with her.
Unlike other men who would light up at the sight of him, that man always maintained a respectable appearance.
The other person was so handsome and good-looking, had excellent cooking skills, and was also generous and warm-hearted.
Many people at the guesthouse come from ordinary families, and it's inevitable that they encounter difficulties at home. Whenever they ask him for help, he always makes sure to assist them through their troubles.
These events also made that person highly regarded among the employees; it's not easy to find a good leader.
Liu Lan knew at least five or six staff members at the guesthouse who had borrowed money from her.
That person never brought it up on his own initiative; only Liu Lan, with her golden voice, knew so much about it.
Later, that person started taking her and two other troublesome people with him to host banquets. It was from that time that Liu Lan first had some savings of her own.
Perhaps the other party did it casually, but it brought about a strange change for Liu Lan.
Every time I accompany him to prepare banquets for others, I feel like a young couple working hard together to build a career.
He cooks, I collect the money. He tills the land, I weave cloth.
Liu Lan wished all of this were true; she would rather live ten years less if it were. If she had married him, she certainly wouldn't have let herself live the life she was living now.
Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs." After waking up, I still have to face Sun Chao's deadpan face.
You're clearly useless, yet you insist on using violence to bully yourself. Do you think beating yourself proves you're a man?
If you're so capable, then lie here and let me cry once.
Liu Lan often chatted with the older women in the factory and learned a lot about relationships between men and women.
This includes a man's length, girth, hardness, and duration of intercourse.
After comparison, Sun Chao was directly assigned a score of 3 by Liu Lan, out of a possible 100.
With this kind of behavior, he still acts like a big shot at home every day. He wants to show off his manliness by being domineering in front of her. It's laughable.
Liu Lan really didn't want to come back to this cold home; she was unhappy there at all. She would rather live in the steel mill dormitory, at least there she wouldn't have to see that person.
But she had no choice; this was her home, and her children were waiting for their mother.
Liu Lan sometimes wonders if things would have been better if she hadn't chosen to come to the city. Even if she had married into a village family, life might have been harder.
But wouldn't it be better if two people worked together, with you knowing my hardships and me knowing your joys and sorrows?
Back then, she was considered the most beautiful woman in the surrounding villages, and countless suitors came to her door wanting to arrange marriages.
After much deliberation, Liu Lan finally chose Sun Chao. It didn't matter that he was disabled; as long as he didn't cause trouble, she didn't think too much about it.
If Sun Chao could understand how difficult it was for her outside, even just coming back to say hello would be enough for Liu Lan, even if she worked herself to death.
Unfortunately, there are no "what ifs." Not only does the other person not understand her, but they also pick fights with her every time, often hitting and verbally abusing her. She doesn't know how much longer she can continue to endure this, or whether she will have to repeat this kind of life for the rest of her life.
Liu Lan was exhausted from working outside today and slowly made her way to her front door.
"Mom, you're back?"
"Hey, honey, Mom's home."
Seeing her daughter's adorable smiling face brought Liu Lan a sense of comfort.
There's no other way; everything I do now is for the children. I hope I can enjoy a happy retirement when they're all grown up!
Unhappy at home, Liu Lan naturally poured all her hopes into her children. Otherwise, where would she find hope?
"You're back, hurry up and go eat."
When the old woman saw Liu Lan enter, she invited her to sit down and eat.
As a mother-in-law, she was caught in the middle between her son and daughter-in-law, which put her in a difficult position.
As a mother, she was naturally heartbroken by her son's accident. Later, she arranged for him to find a wife in the countryside.
At the time, I was attracted to Liu Lan because she was beautiful, filial, and hardworking.
This way, the son didn't lose face, and the family could still survive.
The woman who married into our family has indeed done a very good job. Whether it's her work or taking care of the family, there's really nothing to criticize.
But it seems that my son has changed at some point.
As a mother, she had privately advised her son many times. He had also secretly cried and gotten drunk, but he still couldn't help but hit his wife.
She was actually worried that she might drive her daughter-in-law away.
After all, their daughter-in-law is very beautiful, and she's also straightforward and efficient. It's just that their family is from the countryside; otherwise, they wouldn't be a good match for Liu Lan.
Steel rolling mills are large factories, and many of the workers there are divorced men or widowers whose wives have died.
The mother-in-law was always worried about what would happen if the other person met someone else.
If the daughter-in-law gets together with another man, the family will fall apart.
Her son can no longer go out to work, and she's already quite old, with both children still young. It's fair to say that the Sun family is currently supported entirely by Liu Lan's salary.
This is also why she, as a mother-in-law, tries her best to treat her daughter-in-law well on behalf of her son.
Liu Lan only ran away because her mother-in-law treated her well and she had sons and daughters. Otherwise, Liu Lan would really have intended to run away.
Recently, Liu Lan still has an urge to confess her feelings to that person.
It's often said that men are lustful, but women are even more so. And if a woman likes someone for more than just their looks, she's practically head over heels in love.
Working with that person every day, Liu Lan didn't know exactly when she started to like him.
From initial confusion to gradually losing control, Liu Lan would have spoken up long ago if she hadn't been afraid of being rejected and causing their relationship to deteriorate.
However, the oppressive atmosphere at home made Liu Lan desperately want to find a way to vent. And that person's embrace was the best refuge Liu Lan could think of at the moment.
She no longer expects him to marry her. He's just gotten married and is still newlywed; he certainly wouldn't divorce his wife for a woman with a child like her.
Liu Lan just wants a good emotional home right now; otherwise, if she continues to suppress her feelings like this, she worries that she might go crazy one day.
It's like someone said that the divorce rate is very low in this era. At first glance, you might think that all marriages are happy in this era, but actually, they've all gone to the river and closed the roof beams.
After serving the children dinner, Liu Lan washed their clothes.
After cleaning the house, I had no choice but to go into that dark room.
The man spends all his time lying in the house, always with a bottle of liquor in his hand. Every month, a portion of the family's living expenses has to be deducted from his allowance to buy him alcohol.
If you can't afford a whole bottle, buy bulk wine.
Liu Lan didn't want to buy it for him either. Every time he got drunk, he would hit people, which made Liu Lan angrier and angrier. However, her mother-in-law secretly bought it for Sun Chao, so Liu Lan couldn't do anything about it.
Besides, if she doesn't buy it, Sun Chao will be even angrier, which will only result in more beatings and scoldings.
Liu Lan once tried to influence the other party with gentleness, but the other party not only did not appreciate it, but also attacked and slandered her with vicious language.
At that moment, Liu Lan finally made up her mind: she was going to have an affair.
I can't just bear the blame for nothing. Since you think I cheated, wouldn't it make me look bad if I didn't?
It was with this strange and conflicted feeling that Liu Lan began to develop feelings for and become dependent on that person.
When Liu Lan returned to the house, she saw that the other person was still in a half-dead state.
Liu Lan took off her coat and lay down next to the bed when the other person suddenly kicked her.
He continued to curse and attack her, but Liu Lan just covered her face, neither speaking nor shouting.
She's used to this kind of thing, and outsiders can't back her up; on the contrary, they'll look down on the Sun family even more.