Marriage and no love: Wife, please don’t remarry

Chapter 613

Xinyuan is located in a large mountain in the southwest, where a dozen or so scattered families guard their few acres of thin land, and their ancestors have spent a long life here for generations.

Not far from the village, there is a river. The clear water breeds plump fish, which is one of the few sources of meat for the villagers.

Gu Manman was walking on the trail carrying a basket.

Wearing a coarse cloth and bare feet, it looks distressing.

The 16-year-old Gu Manman is already slim and handsome, and his appearance can be regarded as one of the best in the village.

After returning home, Gu Manman put the fish into a bucket, soaked it in water, and prepared to make fish soup.

A few small fish, this is her harvest today.

"Manman."

At this moment, Gu Manman's mother came over, looking at Gu Manman with distress.

Gu Manman's mother has been in poor health since she was a child, and her father smoked alcohol. All the burdens have been placed on this teenage girl.

The heavy farm work made Gu Manman look much thinner than other girls.

"Mom, wait a minute, it will be fine in a while."

Gu Manman brushed her hair back and turned to her own mother and said.

Gu Manman's mother had a sallow complexion and a thin body, which was just the result of years of illness.

"Manman, what happened to what I told you last time? The son of the old Wang family next door is very nice, and his family likes you more. I have come to propose marriage at home these days, so I thought about it. Yes.

These years, your father has not lived up to expectations, and my health is not good. After all, a girl only needs to find a home. If this is the case, there will be someone to protect you. "

Gu Manman's mother moved a stool and sat at the door of the kitchen, watching the busy Gu Manman discussing.

Listening to his mother's words, Gu Manman stopped moving his hands, and then got busy again after a while.

With a few simple seasonings in the pot, a scent immediately filled the whole room.

After adding water and covering the pot, Gu Manman began to add firewood to the stove, and only then did he start talking.

"Let's talk about it later. I'm still young. Besides, I have to take care of you now. If I get married, who will take care of you?"

Gu Manman tactfully rejected his mother's kindness.

Gu Manman's mother wanted to say something else, but when she saw Gu Manman clearly not wanting to talk to her, she could only sigh.

After dinner, Gu Manman waited until his parents fell asleep, then squatted at the door, looked at the darkness in front of him, and fell into deep thought.

Gu Manman was very good-looking, which was recognized by the whole village, but it also brought her some troubles.

From the time when she was young, a few old bachelors in the village came to harass her from time to time. Although they didn't dare to be too presumptuous, they made her very embarrassed.

But her family doesn't have any confidence, and some grievances can only be suffered by herself.

The old Wang's family next door is considered to be in a good family in the village. His son works outside and sends some home every year. The old Wang's family is the first and only one in the village to build a small second floor. This is why Gu Manman's Parents want her to marry.

Firstly, I found a good home for myself, and secondly, the two elders have something to rely on.

Although Gu Manman's mother said that Lao Wang's son next door was very nice, but Gu Manman didn't like it.

In a village, when the old Wang's son came back, he always looked up and down. Every time Gu Manman saw that man, he was always very comfortable. After all, he was a man who was 7 years older than her.

And working outside for a long time, he looks a few years older than his real age.

Thinking of spending a lifetime with such a man and having children, Gu Manman felt very uncomfortable.

"No, this kind of life is not what I want. I, Gu Manman, who is so beautiful, am I going to spend my whole life in this poor mountain valley?"

Gu Manman was very unwilling.

At this moment, the thought of leaving here and looking for his own future was stronger than ever in Gu Manman's heart.

However, when she turned her head and looked at her parents, she couldn't bear it.

Her father smoked alcohol, and was a bit of a domestic violence man. When he was drunk, he didn't recognize anyone at all, and when he got angry, he became an adult. Her mother is not in good health now, and part of it is because of her father's anger.

If she leaves, who will take care of her mother?
Gu Manman was very conflicted.

That night Gu Manman did not fall asleep, but spent a long night in the dark.

Until thinking about it later, Gu Manman felt that the night was extremely difficult.

At dawn, Gu Manman endured his tiredness and started to make breakfast.

"Manman, do you have something on your mind?"

When Gu Manman put the breakfast in front of her mother, this frail but extremely sensitive woman took her daughter's hand and asked.

"No, Mom, you think too much."

Gu Manman hesitated for a moment, then withdrew his hand and looked down at his mother.

"Silly girl."

Gu Manman's mother stretched out her hand and stroked Gu Manman's head, eyes full of love.

"You are my daughter. I know better than anyone else. You didn't sleep last night. Did you think about what your mother said yesterday? In fact, you don't have to care. If you don't want to, we can talk about it.

You are my only daughter. How can any parent not love their child? If you have any ideas, you can do it yourself. Don’t worry about me. Although my health is not good, I can still move. Although your father usually smokes Wine, but it's gotten better over the years, so don't worry.

But if you really want to do something, remember to come back and look at me when I am dying, or I will miss you. "

Gu Manman's mother stroked Gu Manman's head and said softly.

When Gu Manman raised his head, he found that his mother was wiping away tears, and suddenly felt sour, and threw himself into his mother's arms and began to cry.

"Mom, I don't want to live a life like this. Why do we have to be poor while others can live a good life? I don't want you to live a life like this. I want to go out and work."

At this moment, Gu Manman could no longer suppress the little ambition in his heart, and expressed his thoughts.

For a moment, Gu Manman's mother was stunned.

However, after a long silence, he still nodded.

"Go, you are an adult now, it's good to leave here, there is less right and wrong, but who will take care of you when you are alone outside?"

Gu Manman's mother asked Gu Manman worriedly.

"Mom, I will take care of myself. I have already inquired. Sister Fang works part-time in the city. I can go to her. I heard from Sister Fang that the monthly income of working in the city is more than our annual income here." Duoduo, now while I am still young, I can go out and make money.

When I have money, I will take you all out. "

Gu Manman also burst into tears, raised her head and said to her mother.

At this time, Xu Sixue had a strong urge to get out of the mountains, to venture out, to struggle, to live a good life for her family, at least not to be looked down upon by the villagers.

The moment this idea appeared, it grew wildly in Gu Manman's heart like vines by the water in spring.

From this day on, Gu Manman worked day and night every day, carrying the extra fish he caught every day in a bucket to exchange money in the distant market on the several kilometers of mountain road.

Planting crops in the fields and going up to the mountains to collect wild fruits, Gu Manman has lost a lot of weight in the past six months, but he has some savings in his hands.

When the savings in Gu Manman's hands were almost the same, one morning, Gu Manman left most of the savings at home and walked towards the outside of the mountain by himself.

Gu Manman, who has never stepped out of the mountains, is full of longing for the outside world, but also full of panic.

Although before she left, she went to Uncle Liu's house in the village to inquire about the outside situation and prepared herself, but the moment she really walked out of the mountain, she realized that she was not prepared at all.

But she has come to this point, and she can't stand her turning back.

"Come on, Gu Manman, you can do it."

This little girl who walked out of the mountain for the first time looked at the shadow of the city in the distance, and shouted loudly, her eyes were firm.

After several transfers, Gu Manman, who had been bumpy on the road for three days, finally came to the metropolis of Shuncheng.

When she saw those tall buildings standing on the ground like giants for the first time, Gu Manman was taken aback.

At this moment, she realized that the world is actually so big.

Gu Manman didn't bring much money with him, almost enough for travel expenses. When he arrived in this city, he only had a few dollars on him. For basic necessities, food, housing and transportation, all kinds of problems faced this little girl who knew nothing about big cities.

The city is huge, and Gu Manman spent a whole day in the city without reaching the end. Tired, hungry and thirsty, she sat alone on the street, staring blankly at the bright neon lights of the big city.

"Although the city is good, it is not as comfortable as the village."

Gu Manman thought in his heart.

In that barren village, although it is simple and isolated from the outside world, you can fill your stomach with anything you want, and drink water when you are thirsty. When you arrive here, Gu Manman finds that she has never seen the so-called river at all. There was a place to eat, but it was very luxurious, so luxurious that she didn't have the courage to go in after seeing it.

However, hunger still prompted Gu Manman to walk towards a restaurant that didn't look so luxurious.

"Boss, are you short of people here? All you need is a bite to eat and a place to sleep."

Gu Manman stood at the door of the restaurant, looked at a woman in the restaurant pitifully and asked.

The proprietress looked at this skinny but good-looking little girl with a very weird look, looking at those bright and innocent little eyes, the proprietress was a little moved.

"Do you really only need a place to eat and live?"

The proprietress confirmed.

Gu Manman nodded.

"Just take care of the meals, I'm good at work, and I'm not afraid of how tired or hard I am." Gu Manman pleaded to the proprietress.

The proprietress agreed.

In this way, the little girl from the mountain village began to struggle in this city.

(End of this chapter)