Chapter 1139: Chapter 1140: Zhao Fang’s Outcome 1

When Zhao Fang remarried, at first, people treated her quite well, especially since she soon announced her pregnancy and was well taken care of.

But after a ten-month pregnancy, she gave birth to a daughter, much to her in-laws’ dissatisfaction.

Zhao Fang didn’t know that the sex of the baby had nothing to do with her, but rather with the man. It was one of the saddest aspects of that era.

If you didn’t have a son, you were considered destined to be alone and even looked down upon by those around you.

Preference for sons over daughters was ingrained in that time.

Daniu had been silent all this time, pondering these matters over the last few days.

Because Yun Lei had earned some money, he managed to reclaim their house in the county town, spruced it up a bit, and the family moved in.

“Daniu, what’s wrong?” Yun Lei finally noticed something was off with his daughter. Was it something work-related?

“Is it a work issue? You can talk to your cousin.” Yun Lei thought of Xiaomin, who was now working at the hospital. She could ask her any questions she had.

He had also asked Xiaomin to look out for Daniu, and she had agreed.

Daniu shook her head, not wanting to talk about Zhao Fang’s situation.

“Is someone bullying you?” Yun Lei considered this possibility. Despite having made some money in the past two years, he still harbored some narrow-mindedness.

Again, Daniu shook her head, “No.”

It took a while before Daniu spoke up, “I saw Mom today.” It had been many years since, and that was a name Yun Lei did not wish to bring up.

Yun Lei’s gaze flickered several times, betraying complex emotions.

Zhao Fang had once been his wife, and they had lived together for over a decade. But after he was downsized, she took the money and left.

“She also said that you would get remarried and become a stepfather,” Daniu could not keep such things secret any longer. Now assigned to work at the county’s Yun Hospital, her grandmother had even suggested that her aunt might find her a good match.

Watching his daughter’s cautious eyes, Yun Lei reassured her, “Don’t worry, I won’t look for someone else.”

In truth, living alone wasn’t bad; after all, his big brother had lived that way for many years.

“Dad, find someone else. I’ll be reassured if there is someone to look after you when I am married,” Daniu was open-minded, still believing that having a woman in the house would be better after all these years.

Yun Lei sighed deeply, “We’ll see when the time comes.”

However, it was an odd coincidence that, just a few days later, Yun Lei ran into Zhao Fang.

Upon seeing each other, tears immediately streamed down Zhao Fang’s face.

Choking up a bit, she said, “Shitou.”

Zhao Fang felt somewhat ashamed in Yun Lei’s presence. Now, seeing him again, and comparing their clothes, she felt guilty and awkward.

It had been so many years since Yun Lei last saw Zhao Fang, who had run off when things went south.

He had hoped for many years.

He had chosen her originally, and he wouldn’t have indulged her all these years if he hadn’t loved her.

But now, they were strangers.

Nothing could return to the way it was at the beginning.

“Long time, no see?” Yun Lei thought he would angrily confront Zhao Fang when he saw her, asking why she left back then, why she abandoned their child and him, but in the end, all his words condensed into one sentence.

“Shitou, I’m sorry, can we go back to how it was before?” Zhao Fang suddenly blurted out.

Yun Lei laughed, a hearty laugh that eventually turned bittersweet. “Can we ever go back to the beginning? You left me, left the child, and took the money. Because of you, I’ve been unable to hold my head up in front of my younger brother’s family for the rest of my life.” It was a hurdle he would never get over.