Five years of marriage, always separated [1970s]

Ye Fan thought to himself that you were right, I am no longer Ye Fan: "So I am not your son?"

Zhao Ruping's breathing stopped suddenly.

Geng Zhiye took three or two steps to Ye Fan's side.

Zhao Ruping was unable to move her feet immediately: "Your eldest brother said that no matter how many faults I have, I am still your mother."

Ye Fan sneered and asked calmly, "Do you have any evidence?"

"I-I am your mother even without evidence!"

Ye Fan: "There are so many people born on the same day, how can you prove that I haven't been replaced by someone else?"

"This is impossible!"

Ye Fan sneered, "The first reaction of my mom and I when you came to my house was that it was impossible. The reason you gave was that Xiaohui looks more and more like Comrade Tao Chunlan. Do I look like you? Since you raised Xiaohui, I won't bother with you this time. Don't mention it again in the future!"

Chen Kuanren couldn't stand her arrogance: "What do you say if I produce evidence?"

Ye Fanxin said that there is no DNA these days, and there is no witness, so what can you do? "If there is a witness, it means you did it on purpose. You stole Xiaohui and committed the crime of kidnapping, and you left me and committed the crime of abandonment. Both crimes should be punished with a minimum of five years! Do you want to find a witness?"

"Who are you trying to scare!" Chen Kuanren was born in troubled times, where officials were mostly unjust. "The people should not fight against the officials" is ingrained in him. He couldn't help but feel panicked, "Brother Ye, why is she like this?" The implication is that you don't care about it.

Father Ye was happy to see Ye Fan punish him: "Fan Fan's words are rough but true. Xiao Hui has heard of it, right?"

If Chen Xiaohui had gone to the countryside after graduating from high school, she might not have known this. After living for more than twenty years, Chen Xiaohui had seen it in newspapers and on TV without paying much attention. Under Chen Kuanren's stare, Chen Xiaohui nodded slightly.

Chen Kuanren suddenly panicked.

Ye Fan laughed mockingly: "Do you think I can only say harsh words?"

"Don't be too complacent, I will be able to produce evidence sooner or later!"

What if I produce evidence? I changed it on my own initiative. I am an adult now. If I don't agree, no one can move my household registration back. Without legal responsibility, there is no obligation to support. Ye Fan smiled and nodded: "I'll wait."

Not seeming worried at all, Chen Kuanren and Zhao Ruping were more certain than ever that they couldn't do anything to Ye Fan.

The eldest sister-in-law of the Ye family felt that it was almost time: "Aunt, uncle, if we are any later we will miss the train."

"Wait a minute!" Ye Fan shouted.

Li Mingyue frowned and decided to quit while she was ahead!

Ye Fan: "Xiao Hui, are you used to living here these days?"

What does she mean? Is she setting a trap for me? Ye Fan has never done anything bad to her in his past life or this life. I used to think that Ye Fan looked down on her, but now it seems that the strong don't bother to bully her.

"Okay." Chen Xiaohui said carefully.

Ye Fan: "Then I'll clean up the room in the next two days. If there's anything you like, ask dad to buy it for you."

"Ah?" Chen Xiaohui exclaimed. The Ye family members looked over. She was afraid of misunderstanding and said hurriedly: "No, no, I can live over there." She looked towards the guest room next to the kitchen.

Ye Fan disagreed: "No one lives in those two rooms all year round, and there's no way to put clothes in a bedside table. Besides, Dabao and Erbao can't live in grandpa and grandma's house. When they come back to visit relatives in the future, they can live with us. Mom, what do you think?"

Tao Chunlan herself hadn't thought of cleaning up Chen Xiaohui's room. Ye Fan was so thoughtful, why would she object? "Listen to Xiaohui."

Ye Fan asked Chen Xiaohui: "Then I will take care of the cleaning?"

Chen Xiaohui wanted to say that you don't have to go to such lengths. Her past life experience told her that the Ye family would think that this was ungrateful: "Then you can take care of it. You have a good eye."

Geng Zhiye asked Ye Fan: "Can we go now?"

Ye Fanxin said that you can't wait: "It's okay."

Mrs. Ye: "Let's go. If we are any later we will miss the train."

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Geng Zhiye didn't seem to be from a poor family. Ye Fan was an accountant at a supply and marketing cooperative at a young age. The couple must not be short of money. Zhao Ruping said she didn't want to see Ye Fan, but in her heart she still wanted to fight for him.

She didn't sit in the back seat when she got on the bus, but squeezed to the front to chat with people. People heard her accent and didn't think she was from here, so they asked her where she was from. She said she married in Shanghai and came back to visit her family because something happened in her brother's family and their son was replaced.

Everyone likes gossip! The people in front were immediately attracted by this and asked her to elaborate. After Zhao Ruping finished speaking in a few words, she asked if this matter was still a crime.

The older sister who was rushing to work said that one-for-one exchange should not be a crime. The old driver who knew everything about astronomy and geography and the trivialities immediately said: "It's the same as intentional homicide. Besides, can you say that if I kill a murderer, it's not a crime? Shooting/execution is the matter of the court. Anyone can do it, so why do we need the court?"

Zhao Ruping's hands turned pale as she carried the bag. She forced a smile and said, "That's right! That's what I said, too."

Geng Zhiye lowered his head and curled his lips, looking like he was gloating over someone else's misfortune.

Li Mingyue and her mother-in-law looked at each other. Fortunately, Fanfan was firm and refused to give in, otherwise there would be no way to deal with such a shameless person.

Chen Xiaohui felt increasingly ashamed, and she tugged at Chen Kuanren's sleeve and whispered, "Dad, tell Mom to stop talking."

Chen Kuanren: "Your mother didn't say anything."

The person in front couldn't help but look back.

Chen Xiaohui wanted to jump out of the car: "Keep your voice down."

"Do you think I'm embarrassing?" Chen Kuanren asked with a frown.

Chen Xiaohui's face turned red as if blood was dripping from her face. The habit she had developed over the years made her stammer and she didn't dare to refute as firmly as Ye Fan.

Geng Zhiye was deeply suspicious. Was Chen Xiaohui really the daughter of the Ye family? Perhaps they looked similar. Otherwise, how could she not look like a member of the Ye family at all? His father-in-law and mother-in-law were brave and aggressive when they were young. His brother-in-law seemed to have a good temper, but he was actually a stubborn person. He wanted to check every "product" he received with a magnifying glass.

Geng Zhiye considered that it was inconvenient for his mother-in-law to blame Chen Kuanren: "Uncle, this happened on the bus."

"I know." Chen Kuanren looked like he didn't need you to tell him. Geng Zhiye was no longer polite: "Please keep your voice down in public, don't let me look down on you!"

Chen Kuanren got so angry that he stood up and said, "Stop the car, I want to get off!"

Passengers who were in a hurry to get to work couldn't help but say, "We haven't reached the station yet."

"I, I don't feel well!"

Geng Zhiye asked: "Where do you feel uncomfortable?"

"I feel uncomfortable, just take a breath." Chen Kuanren glanced at him and said, I don't believe you are not afraid!
The front passenger immediately opened the window.

Chen Kuanren added: "It was very uncomfortable."

Geng Zhiye was as steady as a rock. He just shouted to the front: "Master, go to the Public Security Bureau!"

"What do you mean?" Chen Kuanren yelled at him angrily, but he didn't act like a patient at all.

Geng Zhiye coldly spat out four words: "Multiple punishments for multiple crimes!"

Chen Kuanren instantly wilted and didn't dare to make a fuss even when they arrived at the station.

Geng Zhiye was certain that Chen Xiaohui was the daughter of the Ye family, otherwise he wouldn't be so scared of her like a grandson.

Zhao Ruping was not convinced. No matter what, she had raised Chen Xiaohui well. Just because Xiaohui wanted to go back to the Ye family, she did not stop her. Tao Chunlan and Li Mingyue should not let Geng Zhiye scare her man. When she arrived at the station, she asked, "Who's buying the ticket?"

Li Mingyue didn't want to pay attention to her: "Zhiye is gone."

Zhao Ruping looked around and found that Geng Zhiye had disappeared. She was so annoyed that she tried to find something to say to cover up her embarrassment: "How can he buy a ticket without our certificate?"

Chen Xiaohui whispered, "I gave it to him before I got in the car."

"Your surname is not Ye!" Zhao Ruping said unhappily.

Chen Kuanren immediately asked, "Sister Tao, Ye Fan won't go back with us, and doesn't recognize us. We only have Xiaohui left. You won't ask Xiaohui to change her surname to Ye, right?"

Even if Chen Xiaohui didn't cut off contact with the Chen family immediately, Li Mingyue would look up to her if she criticized her. But she didn't. Li Mingyue really didn't understand her. The only thing the Chen family could do was to refuse to cooperate with the household registration transfer. But since Chen Xiaohui was almost the same as Tao Chunlan when she was young, the Chen family didn't dare to make a big deal about it.

Li Mingyue smiled and kicked the ball away, "We respect Xiaohui's wishes."

Chen Xiaohui was immediately in a dilemma: "Mom, Comrade Geng is here."

"Where?" Zhao Ruping asked.

Chen Xiaohui looked towards the ticket office. Geng Zhiye had just turned around and met their gazes. He raised his hand to signal them to come over. Chen Xiaohui immediately grabbed Zhao Ruping's arm and said, "It's getting late. Let's talk after we get on the bus."

When they got in the car, Geng Zhiye took out a bottle of Coke, one for each person.

Chen Kuanren took it with a look of disgust: "It's pitch black, what is that?"

Chen Xiaohui suddenly felt that her vision was dark: "Dad, Coke." She whispered, "Foreign soda."

Chen Kuanren felt a little uncomfortable and said to Geng Zhiye, "You still know how to buy it."

Geng Zhiye: “Fanfan bought it.”

Chen Kuanren shut up immediately.

Geng Zhiye was in a hurry to go home but didn't wait for the sleeper berth. After a night's rest, he still felt uncomfortable in his waist and back: "Mom, sister-in-law, I'm going to the door to get some fresh air."

Seeing his expressionless face, Chen Kuanren couldn't help but mutter, "As expected of a military commander, he has such a bad temper!"

Li Mingyue, a civilian in the army, was tense and about to explode, but Tao Chunlan said, "Xiaohui, you are not feeling well, take a nap."

Chen Xiaohui subconsciously said that she was not sleepy, and when she reached her lips she vaguely understood something, and asked Chen Kuanren and Zhao Ruping to sleep for a while, and then eat something and drink Coke after waking up.

Zhao Ruping didn't drink after waking up. She stuffed her and Chen Kuanren's foreign soda into her bag. Tao Chunlan handed her a box of biscuits but she didn't eat them either. She ate the scallion pancakes that Ye Fan had made that morning.

Geng Zhiye used a military kettle to get a pot of hot water for his mother-in-law. Only half of the eight pancakes was left, and he almost fainted. The half was obviously broken by Chen Xiaohui, and Geng Zhiye didn't want to touch it. He opened the Coke and moved to the car door to look into the distance, his thoughts drifting back to the Ye family courtyard.

Ye Fan told her father to go ahead and do his thing while she cleaned up slowly.

Before coming, Ye's father told him to call him if anything happened in the next few days: "Dad is fine. Should we move the bed out?"

Ye Fan: "Then you take the little thing over first, I'll take off the bed sheets."

Father Ye put away his grandson and granddaughter's toys and said, "Fan Fan, it's just the two of us. Dad is telling you the truth. Dad really doesn't like Xiaohui."

"What that and that." Ye Fan laughed, "Don't say that in the future. Xiaohui is 25 years old, she knows what she is doing."

Father Ye frowned: "But who is Chen Kuanren?" Suddenly he remembered that Chen Kuanren was her biological father: "Dad——"

"He is definitely not a good person." Ye Fan interrupted, "Zhao Ruping is not a good person either."

Seeing that she didn't care, Father Ye smiled on his serious face: "Then why do you say that? She went to high school like you, and she's not a farmer who only cares about her own land. Even relatives in my hometown know how to make a decision when necessary."

Chen Xiaohui reminded Ye Fan of a colleague in her previous life, who was about 26 or 27 years old, very capable, and could have lived a colorful life even if she was not as devoted to her career as she was. But she married a man who was not serious about his job and liked to flirt with other women.

Ye Fan once asked her what she wanted, and she said, Sister Ye, you don’t understand how good he is.

"Maybe you treat her very well and she can't let go for the time being." Ye Fan said, "Big brother is almost 40 and still doesn't want a child. You can't control it. Xiaohui just came back. Why do you think so much? Just don't give it to you and don't cause trouble." Ye's father: "That's what I said, but Dad is upset."

"Maybe because she grew up in an ordinary family, she doesn't dare to cause trouble, for fear of bringing trouble to her family, and she has become accustomed to it over time. You can't blame her." Ye Fan said, "Besides, this time it's not a rebellion against outsiders. You and mom dared to start a revolution with your passion. Not everyone has your courage. I wouldn't have dared to do that if I was born at that time. I'm very afraid of death."

When Ye's father heard his daughter praising him, he felt relieved: "She gives me the impression that she can't tell right from wrong."

“It’s also possible to be indecisive.”

Father Ye shook his head: "She looks like someone with her own ideas."

"Dabao and Erbao also have their own preferences. Having preferences does not mean having courage."

Father Ye wanted to seek approval, but seeing that he was about to be convinced by her, he waved his hands irritably: "Let's not talk about her. When Zhiye comes back, I'll ask him what he thinks. He used to be a scout, so he must know more about this journey than the two of us."

Geng Zhiye holds the same view as Ye Fan.

If you say Chen Xiaohui can't tell right from wrong, she knows to stop Chen Kuanren when he's causing trouble. If you say she wants to catch both sides, after the formalities are completed and Geng Zhiye wants to come back, Chen Xiaohui didn't dissuade him, but reminded Zhao Ruping and Chen Kuanren that Geng Zhiye hasn't returned home yet.

On the platform, Zhao Ruping cried and said she was reluctant to leave. Chen Xiaohui said that when she married and moved to the capital, she would still be in the countryside.

She said that she had been tolerating Chen Kuanren and Zhao Ruping just because she didn't want to break off relations with the Chen family. Geng Zhiye saw her giving money to Zhao Ruping again.

Chen Xiaohui has no job and no money.

Ye Fan cleaned up Chen Xiaohui's room, which indirectly reminded Tao Chunlan that she should buy clothes and shoes for Chen Xiaohui. Thinking of this, Tao Chunlan also thought that she might not have money, so she gave Chen Xiaohui ten yuan.

Tao Chunlan paid for the round trip tickets, and Ye Fan bought the cola biscuits and the things for the Chen family's children. Li Mingyue didn't spend any money. Li Mingyue gave Chen Xiaohui ten yuan. Chen Xiaohui didn't dare to accept it, fearing that Li Mingyue would think she was greedy for money. Li Mingyue gave it to her and said it was a gift for meeting.

Chen Xiaohui gave the twenty yuan to Zhao Ruping.

Zhao Ruping's monthly pension was only this much, and she immediately stopped crying.

Geng Zhiye watched from the sidelines and could probably understand why Chen Xiaohui did this, but he couldn't understand whether Chen Xiaohui didn't understand that she didn't have to do this.

After a long journey, they all felt nauseous. Geng Zhiye took a quick shower, but when he got home, Tao Chunlan, Li Mingyue and Chen Xiaohui were still not back. Father Ye took this opportunity to ask him what he thought. Geng Zhiye simply summed it up in two words: "Cowardly!"

Father Ye groaned for a moment and said, "Looking at his actions, cowardice is the most accurate description."

But how could his daughter be so cowardly? Father Ye couldn't accept it: "Fanfan, you are not going to leave and never come back, are you?" Then he looked at Geng Zhiye and said, "If you dare to let her do what she wants, I will peel off your skin."

Geng Zhiye is speechless. He scares me every day!

Ye Fan moved sideways to block her father's sight: "Can you please stop worrying? I'm not abducted by you. How can an adopted daughter not recognize her adoptive parents?"

Father Ye suddenly realized that his daughter was not his biological daughter, but he raised her.

"Relieved?" Ye Fan said helplessly, "I've already talked to the director. Xiaohui can come with me tomorrow. She'll be a temporary worker first. If she performs well, she'll be hired as a regular employee in a month like me. I'll take care of her for two days, and when she gets the hang of it, I'll go to my parents-in-law's house. She'll be leaving early and coming back late, so it'll be hard for you to see her. My mom should be the one worrying."

Father Ye: "Your mother, your mother is more worried than me. She is not a child, you can't hit her or scold her, you can't treat her lightly or harshly, your mother doesn't know how to get along with her."

"You are too cautious. Let it be as it should be." Ye Fan said.

Geng Zhiye shook his head. Seeing this, Ye's father asked his son-in-law to speak first. Geng Zhiye: "According to my observation, Chen Xiaohui likes to think——"

Ye Fan rolled his eyes at him and said, "No wonder the commander dared to ask you to guard the island. You really know how to talk."

Geng Zhiye ignored her sarcasm: "Dad called you a bastard, but you just laughed it off. She has to figure out what Dad meant. Does he think she's not as smart and sensible as you, or does he just dislike her? When Dad sees her forced smile or gloomy face, how dare he criticize her?"

Ye Fan: "She's already 25, how can she not tell the difference between a joke and angry words?"

"Let's make a bet?" Geng Zhiye asked.

Ye Fan suspected that Geng Zhiye was taking the opportunity to set a trap for her. It's not like he hadn't done that before. Ye Fan turned to her father and said, "Then worry about whether she's hungry, thirsty, cold, hot, or tired. The countryside is a melting pot, and her temperament is set. It's useless for you to disagree with her way of dealing with the world. I still say that it's OK as long as it doesn't break the law and implicate you."

Father Ye sighed, "It's the only way." He propped himself up on his knees and said, "What the hell is this!"

"Here they come!" Geng Zhiye looked outside.

Father Ye sat up straight suddenly.

Ye Fan frowned: "You're too obvious. Be more natural. Don't act like you're facing a great enemy."

Father Ye coughed lightly and forced a smile: "Have you finished washing? Xiaohui, you must be tired after going back and forth every three days. Go and take a rest."

Chen Xiaohui was worried that something might happen if she was late, so she didn't dare to sleep a wink on her last night at Chen's house. She almost fainted in the bathhouse just now: "Then call me when you're ready."

Li Mingyue nodded. After Chen Xiaohui entered the room, she sighed: "It's so tiring to deal with people with short tempers!"

Geng Zhiye turned his head to look at Ye Fan, "Did you hear that? Your sister-in-law said the same thing."

Ye Fan: "Then treat her as a new colleague."

Li Mingyue nodded: "It's the only way. Luckily I'm going back to work tomorrow, it will take at least ten days or half a month to come back."

Seeing her mother frowning, Ye Fan said, "Mom, you should be happy. You have two daughters."

"You don't know what's going on here." Tao Chunlan hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but tell her what she had discovered. "The money your sister-in-law and I gave her is gone. I guess it must have been given to Zhao Ruping. She is my daughter after all. It's my duty to support her. But why should I support that couple!"

After finally convincing her father, her mother came again. Ye Fan had a headache: "You didn't see——"

"I saw it." Geng Zhiye said.

Ye Fan choked: "...So Captain Geng has more than just a high EQ?"

"Really!" Geng Zhiye said, "When Zhao Ruping held her tightly on the platform, she might have wanted to use money to get rid of him."

Ye Fan frowned. How could he just give her money? Give her money when she leaves Chen's house? Do you give her money during festivals? If she didn't get what she wanted, Zhao Ruping would buy her own ticket. She would stand at the door of the supply and marketing cooperative, and no one could do anything to her.

"Why don't you stop it?"

Li Mingyue: "Zhiye was in the car watching the luggage at that time."

Geng Zhiye nodded: "I saw it through the car window."

Ye Fan was in a dilemma: "Should I talk to her?"

Geng Zhiye grabbed her and said, "She is indecisive and cowardly, and there is no way to teach her unless she stands up for herself."

"But--"

"No buts." Geng Zhiye interrupted, "It's been seven or eight days since Dabao and Erbao went back home, right? You should come home with me in a few days."

Father Ye nodded: "Go back. Otherwise, when Old Geng sees me again, he will remind me that his son is not a live-in son-in-law."

Geng Zhiye pulled Ye Fan up and said, "It's a good time to go back and have lunch."

"Then I'll come over tomorrow morning?" Ye Fan said.

Li Mingyue: "I'll take her to the supply and marketing cooperative by bike, you and Xiaoqin go over there."

Geng Zhiye dragged her out: "Dabao and Erbao probably don't recognize me anymore."

Chen Xiaohui was still asleep. When she heard the sound, she stared at the newly posted newspaper on the wall and hesitated for a long time. She opened the door and saw Geng Zhiye carrying a bag: "Go out?"

Geng Zhiye was startled: "Are you still awake? Dabao and Erbao have never left Fanfan. If you don't go back, they will make a fuss."

"Then..." Chen Xiaohui didn't know what to say, "Do they know that I live here?"

Ye Fan: "One is four years old and the other is two years old. They don't know anything. Don't worry. If I didn't bother them to play, they would sleep with me." He didn't want to deal with her, "Mom, Dad, sister-in-law, let's go."

Li Mingyue came out of the room and said, "It's almost time to get off work, Zhiye, ride slowly. Xiaohui, let's go to the department store to buy some clothes this afternoon. Get ready and go to the supply and marketing cooperative early tomorrow morning. Fanfan has already told the director."

Chen Xiaohui was shocked: "So fast?"

Ye Fan: "The supply and marketing cooperative I work for has good benefits. I don't know how many people are watching it."

Among them was Geng Zhiye’s stepmother Yu Wentao.

Yesterday, Ye Fan packed up the towels, cups, toothbrushes and toothpaste that needed to be purchased, and went to the supply and marketing cooperative to discuss with the director in detail, including the fact that Chen Xiaohui was the daughter of the Ye family. The director was like listening to a play, saying how could it be possible.

Although Geng Zhiqin didn't know about this, seeing her sister-in-law repeatedly looking for the director, he probably guessed that she was going to leave.

Everyone in the supply and marketing cooperative, from the director to the salesperson, took good care of Ye Fan because of her. Geng Zhiqin was not panicked by this, but instead thought that her brother and sister-in-law finally didn't have to live apart forever.

Geng Zhiqin went home and told her mother the good news. As soon as Ye Fan and Geng Zhiye entered the house, Yu Wentao said, "Fanfan, don't blame me for taking advantage of my age to scold you. Xiaoqin is your sister-in-law, how could you--"

"Mom!" Geng Zhiqin interrupted, "Go cook!"

Yu Wentao didn't move: "You go. I'll talk to your sister-in-law."

Ye Fan: "Listen to me first."

"I don't want to listen to you. You are so eloquent, you can turn black into white, you can ask you to say anything, what else can I say?" Yu Wentao shook her head, "Xiao Qin has never been to high school, she is not as good at calculating as you, but she has been making progress in recent years. You also praised her to me, why can't she take over your job?"

Ye Fan revealed her true nature.

Yu Wentao: "When you coax me, please be sincere."

Geng Zhiye nodded.

Yu Wentao was shocked. After a long while, she came to her senses and exclaimed, "It really can't work! You are not the daughter of the Ye family, but the wife of my Geng family! Why should I give the job to her?"

Ye Fan was getting more and more headache because all of them needed her to coax them.

"Aunt Yu, my parents have raised me for so many years."

"Tao Chunlan didn't find you this job."

Ye Fan: "No one dared to stop me from going to the purchasing station to grab business. Isn't it because my last name is Ye?"

"That won't work either, I don't agree!"

Geng Zhiqin came back to his senses just in time to hear this: "Don't embarrass my sister-in-law."

"Your sister-in-law doesn't make things difficult for you. The sister-in-law of Mr. Ye, the accountant, can only sell vegetables."

Ye Fan told Geng Zhiqin that the college entrance examination would not be suspended forever. The reason she used was that there was a shortage of technical talents in all aspects. Geng Zhiqin liked literature, so Ye Fan gave her all her high school textbooks and searched for many books for her to support her writing. However, because it was not appropriate now, she asked her to hide the books and writings.

Geng Zhiqin worshipped her blindly and sold vegetables earnestly: "Then you should go find Chen Xiaohui."

"Let's go!" Yu Wentao stood up, "I'm afraid of her!"

Ye Fan sighed, "Chen Xiaohui seems to have a strong sense of self-esteem. She would take the initiative to ask for a change of position if she is not competent. I will talk to the director again. If she can't continue, Xiaoqin will be replaced."

"That's more like it." Yu Wentao smiled. "Xiaoqin brought a piece of meat. The villagers bought it when they killed a pig. I wanted to make four-happiness meatballs for Dabao and Erbao. I don't know where they went to play. I won't give it to them! I'll make you shredded pork with Beijing sauce."

(End of this chapter)