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However, since Qinglan returned home this time, she has not seen the clouds of gloom dissipate from Qing Shusheng's face. He has remained sullen and seems unwilling to talk much to anyone. Even with Qinglan, he appears reluctant to engage in more communication.
Qinglan could only inquire about the situation from Grandma, wanting to understand what was going on first.
When asking Liu Xiuzhen about the situation, Qinglan feared that the information she received might not be accurate.
"Isn't it because of your Mother?" Grandma said somewhat angrily.
"What did Mother do to upset Father?" Qinglan laughed lightly and nestled into Grandma's arm, acting cute.
"Sigh." Grandma sighed, "With your Mother's temper, you should not learn from her in the future. No matter how good a man is, he won't be able to tolerate her and will eventually be pushed away to someone else." Grandma looked up at the yard outside, seemingly reminiscing about her own past.
What was her love like back then? How much mutual trust or forbearance did it take to achieve today's "growing old together" and "sharing white hair"?
"What exactly is going on?" Qinglan grew anxious.
"It's all because of Bai Cuifen across the street; this time she really angered your Father."
"What happened?" Seeing that Grandma was still avoiding the main topic, Qinglan became even more anxious.
It turned out that at the beginning of March, Bai Cuifen fainted while weeding in the wheat field. It was noon, and there were hardly any other people around. Just then, Qing Shusheng happened to pass by and carried her back, taking her to the village clinic.
Now it was good; the villagers who had not heard any gossip about them for a long time finally found a topic and vividly depicted their incident.
Your Mother didn't bother to discern right from wrong and lost her composure, rushing to the clinic and causing a scene while Bai Cuifen was still lying there unconscious. The doctor was trying to save her while she yelled and cursed indiscriminately.
"Your Father was already angry but held it in. However, after your Mother caused such a ruckus, it was too much. In the afternoon when Bai Cuifen recovered and just returned home, your Mother went over to cause trouble again. She even brought up the incident where you were stung by a bee last time, insisting that their An Shaojie did it on purpose to harm you. This time, I don't know how it really angered your Father; in front of many people, he pushed your Mother down onto the ground. Sigh, he almost hit your Mother." Grandma shook her head helplessly with a sigh.
After returning home, Qing Shusheng did not say anything further and busied himself with his own matters. Liu Xiuzhen thought he would be fine after a few days like before. However, he kept coming and going as if he was busy leaving this home.
It wasn't until he bought a ticket to Shenzhen that he mentioned at the dinner table that he was going to Shenzhen.
Both Grandma and Liu Xiuzhen were taken aback.
"Why are you going to Shenzhen?"
At this point, Liu Xiuzhen still did not realize her mistake, thinking that Qing Shusheng would be fine in a few days like before. So even when he said he was going to Shenzhen, Liu Xiuzhen was surprised but did not pay much attention.
"Go look for Jiawei and see how he is doing outside."
His voice was low and his mood was downcast, completely different from his usual dominance and authority. In front of Grandma, Qing Shusheng still did not give Liu Xiuzhen a hard time and spoke in a relatively gentle tone.
After randomly shoveling a few bites of food, Qing Shusheng put down his chopsticks. He had been eating very little lately, seemingly feeling somewhat disheartened.
Seeing Qing Shusheng return to his room, Liu Xiuzhen hurriedly put down her bowl and chopsticks and followed him into the room.
Liu Xiuzhen was just that kind of person; when emotions hit her, she couldn't control herself and would blurt out whatever came to mind without considering whether it would hurt others. Yet afterward, she would try to please Qing Shusheng, acting cautious and careful, which actually indicated her regret for the mistakes she had made earlier, even though she stubbornly refused to admit it verbally.
Grandma shook her head with a sigh as she cleaned up the dishes, observing their behavior.
Back in the room, Liu Xiuzhen actually did not know what to say to Qing Shusheng. She just stood there in front of him like a guilty schoolgirl, looking at him blankly.
Qing Shusheng began to pack up his things slowly. When he saw Liu Xiuzhen enter, he stopped what he was doing and took out a savings book and a stack of money from his jacket pocket, handing them to Liu Xiuzhen.
"What's wrong?" Liu Xiuzhen asked.
"These money and the savings book are for you," Qing Shusheng said without looking at her.
"Weren't you always in charge?" Liu Xiuzhen not only did not dare to reach out for the money and savings book but also put her hands behind her back.
"I won't take care of it anymore," Qing Shusheng said coldly and firmly.
"If you don't take care of it, why?" Liu Xiuzhen asked.
Qing Shusheng did not answer her question but turned around again, walked to the Red Carved Lacquered Wooden Bed Frame, took off a coat draped over it, and pulled out a piece of paper to hand to Liu Xiuzhen.
Liu Xiuzhen trembled as she reached out but hesitated to take it. "What is it?"
She seemed to have a premonition.
"A divorce agreement," Qing Shusheng replied.
"What?" Liu Xiuzhen seemed not to have heard clearly, or perhaps she did not understand, as she was completely unfamiliar with the term "divorce agreement."
"Divorce agreement," Qing Shusheng repeated.
"What divorce agreement? Whose divorce agreement?" Liu Xiuzhen wiped her hands on the hem of her clothes and finally accepted the thin piece of paper from Qing Shusheng's hand. "That fox spirit's divorce agreement?"
"Oh, no, it's not hers. She doesn't need a divorce; she was a widow to begin with." In this state, Liu Xiuzhen still said such harsh words. It was hard to tell if she was truly foolish or if she simply hated her that much.
"It's my divorce agreement with you." At this point, Qing Shusheng was no longer willing to argue about Bai Cuifen in front of Liu Xiuzhen.
If arguing were useful and could change Liu Xiuzhen's mind, their outcome would not have been like this.
He no longer cared how Liu Xiuzhen chose to insult him.
If insults were effective enough to make Bai Cuifen become the kind of person Liu Xiuzhen described, he wouldn't feel such pity and heartache for her.
Qing Shusheng finally understood a truth: it is really difficult to change a person. A kind person will not find any excuse to do something unkind. An unkind person will dismiss your sincerity with a wave of their hand.
"I won't divorce you." Liu Xiuzhen paused for a moment, then shoved the thin piece of paper back into Qing Shusheng's hands and turned to leave the room.
Qing Shusheng thought Liu Xiuzhen would make a scene, curse, or at least cry. But she did none of those things. For several days, she did not cry, did not make a scene, did not curse. It was as if Qing Shusheng had never said those words to her or handed her that paper at all.
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