70's Raising a Child: I'm done with cannon fodder female supporting roles

Chapter 2 Divorce Her
In her memory, after her mother gave birth to the twins, she threw them to the Jiang family. Not to mention holding them, she never even fed them.

Shen Nanqiao didn't care about all this. She refused to admit that the cold-blooded woman in the book was herself.

How could she treat her own child so cruelly?

She looked at Jiang Yaoyao with tears in her eyes, and said with tears and laughter: "I'm sorry, Yaoyao, Mommy...Mommy won't leave."

Regardless of whether Jiang Zhe was determined to divorce or not, Shen Nanqiao knew very well that she would never abandon her own flesh and blood like a madman controlled by the devil.

Shen Nanqiao once again hugged Jiang Yaoyao, who was still in a daze.

The child was only five years old, and she couldn't understand in her little head why her mother suddenly became so different and hugged her so tightly. But this hug was so warm, Jiang Yaoyao loved it!

Her mother smelled so good, and she promised her so gently that she would not leave.

Jiang Yaoyao looked at the wound on Shen Nanqiao's forehead with heartache. The swollen red spot looked very painful.

She stretched out her little hand, wanting to touch her mother's wound, but was afraid of hurting her mother. She hesitated for a moment, and finally blew gently towards the swelling, blinking her big watery eyes and asked:
"Mom, does it hurt?"

Jiang Yaoyao was terrified when she thought of the scene in which her mother had hit the pillars in front of her grandparents. She cried, "Mom, please don't hit the pillars again. It really hurts!"

Shen Nanqiao was speechless. The idiot who hit the pillar was not him, but the unreasonable guy in the book.

However, it seemed a little late for her to wake up now. The swelling on her forehead was very serious and her head still hurt as if it was going to explode.

Before passing out, Shen Nanqiao couldn't help but have a wild thought, wondering if he had a concussion.
"Mom!" Jiang Yaoyao watched Shen Nanqiao faint. Her face turned pale in an instant, tears welled up in her eyes. She shouted in panic, "Mom, please don't die!"

"Yaoyao, come here, don't bother with her, she must be pretending to be dead."

A little boy's cold voice came from the door, and then he walked in, his little face was stiff and he exuded a chill.

He pulled Jiang Yaoyao behind him and looked coldly at Shen Nanqiao who had fainted in front of the door.

"Brother! What if Mom is really... She is seriously injured, brother, let's take Mom to the hospital quickly..."

Jiang Yaoyao pulled Jiang Minghan's arm hard, tears streaming down her face in anxiety.

Jiang Minghan, however, was like a mountain, standing still.

Although they are twins, Jiang Minghan matures much more precociously than Jiang Yaoyao.

He had long seen enough of Shen Nanqiao's indifference and cruelty. In his heart, since his mother didn't love them anyway, he didn't care whether she lived or died.

"Yaoyao, everyone knows that she just wants to commit suicide so that she can take away grandpa's job. Don't be fooled by her."

Jiang Minghan said with a frown.

You know, in the past half month, Shen Nanqiao has been in a mess at home because of his work at the steel plant.

He went on a hunger strike, then attempted suicide by hanging himself, and finally banged his head against a pillar in front of his grandparents. Only then did the old man reluctantly give in and said dejectedly that he could give the job to Shen Nanqiao.

Jiang Minghan didn't want to care about Shen Nanqiao, but Jiang Yaoyao kept thinking about the tenderness Shen Nanqiao had just given her. She shook off her brother's hand and ran towards Shen Nanqiao, trying to help Shen Nanqiao up with all her strength, but she was too young and didn't have enough strength.

Finally, Jiang Minghan couldn't bear it anymore and stepped forward to help, and Shen Nanqiao was helped back to the bed.

Jiang Yaoyao was busy running around, finding the medicinal wine, and carefully applying it on the swelling on Shen Nanqiao's forehead, looking very serious.

Jiang Minghan leaned against the door, watching all this coldly, his eyes full of suspicion.

When Shen Nanqiao was asleep, his features became soft, and the calculating and calculative look on his face disappeared without a trace, and he looked so gentle.

"Mom hugged me tonight, and she promised me that she would not leave, brother. This way we will not be motherless children."

Jiang Yaoyao was filled with joy, her face filled with a happy smile.

Jiang Minghan snorted coldly and complained silently in his heart that it would be better to have no mother like this.

Being laughed at outside was better than being despised and ignored by her at home. He really didn't want such a mother.

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The next morning, just as the sky was getting light, the tube building became bustling.

Some people went to the bathroom to fetch water to wash their faces, and the sounds of washing could be heard one after another; others set up a stove in the corridor to cook, and the smell of smoke filled the entire corridor.

Shen Nanqiao woke up in the midst of the noise. She shook her still dizzy head, sobered up, sat up, and began to rummage through her old clothes to clean herself up.

As soon as she went out, she saw the twins, a boy and a girl, sitting on the doorstep of their house, each holding a corn bun and eating it.

Seeing Shen Nanqiao, Jiang Yaoyao's eyes suddenly lit up, like two shining stars, and she shouted crisply: "Mom, you're awake!"

The sound was particularly loud in the tube-shaped building, just like a stone thrown into a calm lake, causing ripples.

When the people around heard the voice, they all looked over and saw that it was Shen Nanqiao. Everyone had a different expression, some were surprised, some were disdainful, some were sympathetic, and then they started talking in a low voice.

"There was quite a commotion last night. I heard that the Jiang family really wanted to give her the job. She went to the factory to file a report today."

"The Jiang family is so confused! Old Jiang is already a seventh-level worker, earning more than 100 yuan a month, but he gave it to her. She is a junior worker, and the best she can get is 30 yuan!"

"What can we do? She's already threatened to die. Mr. and Mrs. Jiang can't let their two children watch their mother die at home."

"Where's Jiang Zhe? Doesn't he care about this?"

Another person quickly chimed in: "I heard it clearly last night. Jiang Zhe wanted to divorce her!"

"Divorce?! Nowadays, there are so many couples who fight and get bloody, but they just make do with each other. How can they really get to the point of divorce? If this gets out, it will be so embarrassing!"

These curious or strange gazes fell on Shen Nanqiao one by one, like needles, pricking her and making her feel uncomfortable.

Shen Nanqiao took a deep breath. She knew that even though she had messed up the cards she had dealt, she still had to grit her teeth and get on with her life.

(End of this chapter)