Chapter 1: Atonement
Hospital bed.
Su Mu, who was full of white hair, looked at his slim daughter in front of him, and a touch of surprise crossed his eyes.
"You...... Are you finally willing to forgive Dad? Su Mu asked with difficulty, his cloudy eyes revealing hope.
And the tone sounded a little cautious.
This scene, if others see it, will inevitably be shocked.
The reason is also very simple.
The old man who was lying on the hospital bed and was about to come to the end of his life had such abundant financial resources that it was difficult to find someone who could match him throughout the entire Xia Kingdom.
However, Su Xiaoxiao didn't seem to care about the identity and social status of the old man at all, and said with a cold face:
"Don't get me wrong, I came to see you, I just want to tell you that I won't ask for any of your money, and I will never forgive you!"
Su Mu's eyes darkened.
But I heard Su Xiaoxiao say again: "In addition, in the future, I will not be surnamed Su, my surname will be ...... Old. ”
After speaking, he turned around and left, without the slightest nostalgia.
Su Mu's arm trembled, and he wanted to keep it, but he no longer had the strength to raise his arm.
He naturally knew that the "Chen" in his daughter's mouth was the Chen of his wife "Chen Xiuqing".
It was his eternal pain, and every time he thought about it, he felt like a knife cutting his heart.
Scenes of the past appeared in front of me, like a marquee, and finally fixed on a delicate and moving woman's face.
A tear slipped from the corner of Su Mu's eyes, but there was a smile on his face: "Xiuqing...... I have come to atone for your sins. ”
……
"Hiss......"
Su Mu slowly raised his heavy eyelids, and the dizziness and tingling pain in his brain made his eyes black, and it took him a long time to regain his vision.
And the next moment, he was stunned.
Mottled earthen walls...... Wooden windows with holes and leaks...... Basin stand in the corner...... The clay kang under the body...... and a calendar that hangs on the wall and sways slightly in the wind......
“1981?”
"I'm back in ...... Forty years ago? ”
Su Mu turned over and got off the ground, rushed to the wall in two steps, then rubbed his eyes, looked at the calendar on the wall again, and his breathing suddenly became rapid.
November 16, 1981, was a string of numbers imprinted in the depths of his soul and the beginning of all the regrets of his previous life.
It was today that a group of people from the Chen family brought Chen Xiuqing, who was already pregnant, to the Su family to ask Su Mu for an explanation, and forced him to marry Chen Xiuqing.
But Su Mu didn't do it, and even said some vicious words to insult the Chen family.
"What does it matter to me when she has a big belly, who knows which wild man's it?"
"Do you Chen family still want to nod face?"
"If you want to slander Lao Tzu, there is no door!"
In this era, the idea of preference for sons over women in rural areas was particularly serious.
Although Su Mu is not the only child in the family, he is an older sister above, so he has naturally been favored since childhood.
This also created his character of not learning and not stingy.
And when everyone in the Chen family heard this, how could they not be angry!
rushed up on the spot and beat Su Mu fatly.
Wait until the lively villagers pull people away.
Chen Xiuqing lowered his head, clutched the hem of his clothes with both hands, walked up to Su Mu almost as if he was moving, and asked in a low voice, "Are you...... You ...... me Married, right? ”
Su Mu was unwilling, and in addition to being beaten in public, he felt that the Chen family had made him lose face.
When he was angry, he naturally didn't have any good words, and he was hard to hear.
As a result, there was no suspense, and it attracted punches and kicks from the Chen family.
Chen Xiuqing did not stalk him, wiped his tears and ran out of the door of the Su family's courtyard.
Since then, Su Mu has not seen Su Xiuqing again, only occasionally hearing her name from the mouths of the villagers.
It's just that when Chen Xiuqing is mentioned, the people in the village are full of ridicule and ridicule.
Later, the Chen family also had a series of changes.
Chen Xiuqing's eldest brother went to work in the coal mine, and within two months, he received the bad news that the mine had collapsed and was buried under the mine.
The news was from a neighboring village, who secretly ran over to report the news.
The old lady of the Chen family fainted on the spot and was bedridden.
When Chen's family rushed to the coal mine, they were told that Chen Xiuqing's eldest brother had already paid his wages and left, and there was no compensation.
And that's not all.
What's worse is that Chen Xiuqing's second brother was working on the construction site and fell off the ten-meter-high outer frame and became disabled directly.
This time, I lost some money, but because the second brother drank wine that day, the little money lost was not even enough for medical expenses.
first experienced the death of the eldest son, and the white-haired man sent the black-haired man.
Immediately after that, the second son became disabled again.
plus three daughters who are pregnant out of wedlock.
Under this series of blows, the old lady of the Chen family could no longer hold on and died.
It didn't take long for the Chen family's father to go west.
Since then, the Chen family, which was originally considered to be in good condition, only Chen Xiuqing and her disabled second brother remained.
Many years later, Su Mu, who had a successful career, once inquired about the rest of the matter.
Some people say that Chen Xiuqing was once seen pulling a car in the ice and snow with a big belly, and it was her second brother lying in the car.
It is not easy for a woman to support herself, let alone being pregnant and taking care of her second brother who can't take care of herself.
Chen Xiuqing did not hold on in the end.
On that day, a baby girl who was still swaddling appeared in front of Su's house, and a thin corpse appeared in the river at the entrance of the village......
Thinking of these, Su Mu seemed to be able to feel Chen Xiuqing's despair back then.
Before I knew it, I was already in tears, and my heartache was like a knife.
"Su Aimin, get out of here!"
"Bullying our Chen family, I think your Su family doesn't want to live anymore!"
"Don't play dead! Is there anyone in the Su family who can breathe? ”
The sound of a hurried knock on the door, mixed with the sound of scolding, came into my ears.
Su Mu woke up suddenly and hurriedly opened the door of the house.
As soon as I opened the door, I saw my father standing outside the door with a black face.
"Daddy......"
"Don't call me dad, you are my dad, I owe you in my last life!"
Su Aimin slapped Su Mu on the head and scolded: "Go back to the house and stay!" ”
Su Mu's eyes couldn't help but moisten.
This is Father!
Although he beat and scolded his son, when his son was in trouble, he still did not hesitate to step forward to carry the wind and rain.
Thinking of the next, when his father learned what happened, he apologized to the Chen family and slapped himself in the face of embarrassment......
Su Mu rushed to the door of the house with an arrow and slammed the door open.
Outside the door, the two brothers of the Chen family were glaring angrily.
Behind stood Chen Qiang, the father of the Chen family, and behind Chen Qiang, there was Chen Xiuqing's mother and daughter.
Of course, this kind of scene is naturally indispensable to the villagers who are enthusiastic about good deeds.
Su Mu's gaze swept over the Chen family brothers, and looked directly at Chen Xiuqing who was hiding behind.
The two looked at each other, and Chen Xiuqing quickly lowered his head, looking cramped and uneasy.
The next moment, the Chen family brothers, who felt ignored, were furious on the spot.
He pushed Su Mu to the ground, and then began to punch and kick.
Su Mu didn't fight back, and let the two vent their anger.
This amazed everyone around.
"This is really a rare thing, the bastard of the Su family, there is a day when he can't fight back?"
"He's a thief with a weak heart, and he's a butt!"
"Why are you a thief?"