Chapter 196 The Fate of Zhang Qiang's Family (1/2)

After Wang Ru left, the compound finally calmed down. Zhang Qiang's mother had nowhere to go after being kicked out of the family compound, so she had to shamelessly return to her hometown. A married daughter is like water spilled from a bowl; the family had been hoping that she would marry a military officer and bring honor to the family. But she got divorced and was sent back to her parents' home.

Her father chased her for two miles with a hoe, beating and cursing her as he did so, "You jinx, why don't you just die out there?"

"You were rejected by your husband and sent home. You've disgraced our family, you good-for-nothing!"

Zhang Qiang's mother guessed that she would not be well received when she returned to her parents' home, but at least she would have a place to stay and a hot meal. She had no job and no other place to stay.

But her family members were ashamed of her, and even going to the toilet would lead to a group of gossipers talking badly about her.

She had never hated those gossipy women so much; they did nothing all day but spread rumors.

"Have you heard? Old Chen's daughter was kicked out by her husband and had nowhere to go, so she came back to her parents' home. I don't know what shameful thing she did, but even a soldier couldn't stand her and wanted a divorce."

"Exactly! Don't you think she's cheating on her husband? Her son is almost old enough to get married, and she's shameless enough to abandon her good life to cheat on him. It's so disgraceful."

A few people got together and, with a few words, Zhang Qiang's mother was portrayed as someone who cheated on her husband, was discovered, divorced, and kicked out of her home.

Rumors are a terrible thing. These people know nothing and don't need to verify anything. They just spread rumors everywhere because they're happy.

Regardless of the negative impact these words might have on a woman who has been the target of rumors.

Rumors can even kill a person.

Zhang Qiang's mother was ashamed in the village and was kicked out of her home by her own parents. They told her to go back to Kyoto to apologize to Zhang Qiang's father and not to fight back no matter how much they beat or scolded her. She had to beg for his forgiveness and then stay in Kyoto to live a good life.

Zhang Qiang's mother cried and said it was impossible; that man was about to beat her to death. But her parents said that she had cheated on him first, so it was normal for her to be beaten. They told her to humble herself and beg the man for forgiveness.

No matter how Zhang Qiang's mother explained that she hadn't cheated on her husband, no one believed her. Even her own relatives believed the rumors and thought she was guilty of an unforgivable crime.

She was eventually taken away by her father in an oxcart overnight, and after arriving in the county town, she transferred to a train to return to Kyoto.

She finally found out where Zhang Qiang lived and went there.

When she arrived at the place, she saw her son and a young woman being intimate in the house. She didn't dare to disturb them, so she sat on the three walls near the house and waited.

As it was getting dark in the afternoon, Zhang Qiang's father arrived. After entering the house, he hugged the woman and kissed her on the cheek.

Zhang Qiang's mother's worldview has collapsed. What exactly are these two doing?

She rushed up to Zhang Qiang's father in disbelief and berated him for being shameless and for touching his daughter-in-law inappropriately.

After all the commotion, a neighbor who was off work explained that the woman was Zhang Qiang's father's new wife.

Zhang Qiang's mother had originally wanted to get some agreement, but her spot had already been taken by someone else.

When her crying and fussing failed, she tried to expose the woman's ambiguous relationship with the father and son. As a result, the child she had carried for ten months and raised herself knelt before her and begged her.

"Mom, go away and never come back. If you don't want me to die, then leave now, go far away, the farther the better, and never come back."

I'm begging you, just pretend you don't have a son like me, don't have this family, and forget everything you see.