Rebirth 1978, Wife, I won't go back to the city

"Li Jingshen, believe it or not, the moment you divorce my sister and return to the city with a transfer order, I'll pick up an axe and chop off one of your legs!"

Jiang Shu, who was originally leaning against the windowsill, smoking a pipe with a bitter and resentful look on his face, couldn't help it.

"I made friends with you because I saw you were an educated and honest man. I also married my only sister to you, so that you could settle down in Xiaoxi Village and live a stable life with a wife and children."

"But I didn't expect you to be so heartless. My sister married you and had a child, but you just left without a care in the world and went back to the city to live a good life. What would my sister do? Now your affair has caused a lot of trouble in the village. Who would marry my sister in the future?"

Jiang Shu was not satisfied with his scolding, so he started to beat Li Jingshen up with his fists.

Jiang Shu is about 1.8 meters tall and weighs about 200 pounds. He has a body of dark skin and muscles, and his fists, covered with calluses, are harder than stone.

On the other hand, when you turn off the lights and touch Li Jingshen's skin, it is no different from that of a village girl, white and tender.

He has a handsome appearance, a scholarly air, and even a kind of lovable fragility. He stands out among a bunch of rough and tough young men.

There is no one else as good-looking as him in the whole Liu County. No matter whether they are female educated youth from the surrounding villages or young girls and wives, they all smile when they see him.

"Third brother, it's not Jing Shen who wants to divorce me, it's me who wants to divorce him..." Jiang Xue stood aside, biting her lips until they bled before she said this.

Hearing this, Jiang Shu dropped his fist heavily and sighed.

What a silly girl I am!

"I won't divorce you!" Li Jingshen said suddenly.

In an instant, Jiang Xue's heart seemed to be hit hard by someone. She stared at Li Jingshen's face in astonishment, tears welling up in her eyes.

Li Jingshen walked forward, extended his hand and touched her frozen face, his voice extremely gentle: "Wife, from now on I will never mention returning to the city again, and we will not divorce. Our family of three will just live a stable and peaceful life."

"Is what you said true?" Jiang Hai, the eldest brother, hurried forward and asked.

Jiang Shu and Jiang Hua on the side also leaned forward, waiting for Li Jingshen's definite answer with great anticipation.

They really didn't expect that Li Jingshen would say this today.

Ever since the transfer order to return to the city came before the New Year, this kid has been as happy as a wild rabbit. Although he is in Xiaoxi Village, his heart has already flown to the city.

But now...

Why aren't you clamoring to go back to the city?

Jiang Hua glanced at his third brother Jiang Shu. Could it be that Li Jingshen was stunned by his third brother's shovel last time?

Jiang Xue also felt something was wrong. She knew better than anyone else how determined Li Jingshen was to return to the city.

This time, during the Chinese New Year, Li Jingshen had a cold face and did not take the mother and daughter home. His stubborn nature said it all.

He was desperate to go back to the city and get a divorce!

Thinking of this, Jiang Xue shook her head in despair and said to Li Jingshen, "Just prepare to go back to the city. The county Civil Affairs Bureau will be open on the eighth day of the first lunar month. We can get our documents and divorce that day."

"Tuantuan and I will never drag you down!"

Li Jingshen looked at the beautiful woman in front of him who was wronged and helpless, and the knife that pierced his heart went deeper. He really hated himself for being so ruthless and ungrateful!

In order to return to the city, he abandoned his wife and children, and even used cold violence against his wife in order to achieve the purpose of divorce, leaving her alone with her children to spend the New Year at her parents' home.

How could he be such a beast!

At this time, Xiao Tuantuan, who was nestled in Jiang Xue's arms, stretched out her chubby little hands to wipe the tears from Jiang Xue's face. "Mother is crying, Daddy, hurry up and comfort her."

Tuantuan's call of "Dad" completely broke Li Jingshen. The tears in his eyes blurred his vision and he gasped with difficulty and pain.

After wiping the tears from his eyes, he held Jiang Xue's hand tightly.

Jiang Xue's hands had already been chilled by the cold wind. Li Jingshen held her hands and put them in the outer pocket of his cotton-padded jacket. "Tuantuan, Daddy and Mommy will always be with you until you grow up. Our family of three will be together forever."

"Just like...what we did before?" Tuantuan's eyes sparkled.

"Better than before!" Li Jingshen said with great determination.

Jiang Xue's eyes were filled with tears and she looked incredulous, as if she was waiting for a firm answer from him.

"Don't worry, I really won't leave." Li Jingshen's voice was gentle and firm.

"You're so easy to please. Daddy won't leave. Tuantuan has a daddy again." The little girl, who looked like a chubby dumpling, wore a thick flowered jacket and looked just like a lucky doll in a New Year picture. She jumped happily in Jiang Xue's arms.

Li Jingshen hugged Tuantuan, opened the door, and said to Jiang Hai and the others, "Brother, sister, brother, it's cold outside and it's snowing again. Let's go inside."

"..."

"Okay, okay, come in, everyone, come in..."

Jiang Hai and the others were stunned at first, then went into the house.

This room...isn't much warmer than outside.

"You have been living in such a cold house alone these days?" Jiang Xue's face was full of pity. In the past, when she was at home, she always kept the house warm and clean.

But she had only been back to her parents' home for more than a month, and this house was like an ice cellar, dirty and cold. I really couldn't imagine how this man could continue to live there.

As she spoke, Jiang Xue took the bamboo basket from the house and prepared to go to the small warehouse outside to collect some corn cobs to heat the stove.

Seeing this, Li Jingshen snatched the bamboo basket from her hand and said, "It's cold outside, I'll get it."

Jiang Xue was stunned. He never did these kinds of work before.

She is busy all the time, both inside and outside the house.

Why did you change your temper today?

Soon, Li Jingshen heated the stove and boiled a large pot of water.

The room was small and the stove was burning brightly, so soon the room became warm.

The water on the stove was boiling. Li Jingshen used it to make some scented tea and served a cup to each of Jiang Hai and the others.

Jiang Hai and the others were quite flattered when they took the teacups.

Even though the water was boiling hot, they still drank several sips.

"I specially made some brown sugar water for you. Come drink it. It will warm you up." Li Jingshen handed the teacup to Jiang Xue's mouth and even smoothed her hair. "I know you like sweet things, so I put a lot of sugar in it."

"There's only half a jar of brown sugar left at home, and I'm going to leave some for you."

Brown sugar is not easy to get. Even if you have a ticket, the supply and marketing cooperative may not have it in stock. These few kilograms of brown sugar were brought back by Jiang Xue's father from the county town.

Usually, Jiang Xue would give this brown sugar to Li Jingshen to drink, because he had to go out to work during the day and stay up late to study at night, and he relied on this little brown sugar for his supply.

"I'm a grown man, why should I drink it?"

Li Jingshen placed the brown sugar water in Jiang Xue's palm and gently stroked her pretty face. "Drink it obediently and don't let me worry."

Jiang Xue's face flushed red with embarrassment. She lowered her head, held the teacup obediently, and drank the brown sugar water clean.

Seeing that she had finished drinking, Li Jingshen touched her face again, as if to reward her.

Then, Li Jingshen turned around and bowed deeply to Jiang Hai and the others.

Seeing this, Jiang Hai quickly put down the teacup in his hand and stood up in a panic.

"Brother-in-law, what are you doing?"