The story took place when Dong Bin was four years old, and Dong Zhenhua was already a partner boss of a construction site.
It was a clear day that year. Dong Zhenhua and Sun Guihua happily took Dong Bin out to play.
Unexpectedly, as soon as they stepped out, a boy of six or seven years old suddenly rushed out. Before anyone could react, the boy clung to Sun Guihua's leg, crying and shouting "Mom."
Sun Guihua pushed the child away, "I'm not your mother, child, you've mistaken me!"
Although Sun Guihua reacted quickly, Dong Zhenhua saw a resemblance of Sun Guihua in the boy's eyes. Dong Zhenhua then recalled what happened on their wedding night. Connecting these events, he felt he had uncovered a big secret.
Under Dong Zhenhua's relentless questioning, Sun Guihua could no longer deny it and finally revealed the truth.
It turned out that before coming to Yuncheng, Sun Guihua had been married once and had a child with that man, who was this little boy.
However, Sun Guihua was not yet of legal marriageable age and had not registered their marriage. They had only held a wedding banquet in the village, so there was no record in the civil affairs bureau system.
The man, like Sun Guihua, came from a farming family. They could have lived a good life if they had been diligent. But after marriage, the man became addicted to gambling, and within two years, their family was so poor they could barely make ends meet.
Sun Guihua had no choice but to leave her hometown and come to Yuncheng to work and earn money to support her family, especially since she had a son to raise.
After arriving in Yuncheng, Sun Guihua met Dong Zhenhua. She knew he was a reliable man to build a life with. To escape her previous predicament, Sun Guihua pursued Dong Zhenhua and successfully married him.
When the man from her hometown learned of this, he was naturally unwilling to accept it. However, he owed a lot of money. Sun Guihua privately signed an agreement with him: she would give him a sum of money each year, and as long as he stayed in their hometown, raised their child, and did not disturb her life, she would comply.
So, for the past few years after her marriage, the man would bring their son to ask Sun Guihua for money on a fixed date each year. This money naturally came from the household expenses that Dong Zhenhua provided her.
Sun Guihua had thought she could keep everything hidden smoothly, but unexpectedly, it was revealed again by accident this time.
When receiving the money this year, the man was engrossed in watching others play Dou Dizhu by the roadside and failed to keep an eye on their son. The little boy walked on and ended up near where he used to find his mother, Sun Guihua, which led to the scene Dong Zhenhua witnessed at the beginning.
Later, when the man reacted and found them, he saw that Sun Guihua had been exposed. Fearing Dong Zhenhua's anger and trouble, he did not show himself. He abandoned his son and Sun Guihua and ran back to his hometown alone.
To say Dong Zhenhua was shocked at the time was an understatement. Even Xiao Wenqiang, hearing this now, found it incredibly melodramatic. How could Dong Zhenhua be treated like a fool by both his first and second wives? The original owner's life was truly tragic!
But even more outrageous things were yet to come.
Upon learning this news, Dong Zhenhua chose to divorce her without a second thought. Sun Guihua initially disagreed, but Dong Zhenhua threatened to sue her for bigamy. After all, Sun Guihua had a child with that man, and a paternity test would confirm it.
Sun Guihua had no choice but to agree to the divorce. Since she was in the wrong, she initially had no money. However, Dong Zhenhua, considering their past relationship and seeing that she had a child to raise, gave her fifty thousand yuan. They agreed that Sun Guihua would never appear before their son, Dong Bin, again, and they would become strangers from then on.
As for their son, Dong Bin, being Dong Zhenhua's biological child, he chose to keep him and entrusted him to his parents' care. Heartbroken, Dong Zhenhua left the city of sorrow and went elsewhere to develop his contracting business.
Sun Guihua, finding herself back to square one, returned to her hometown with the fifty thousand yuan Dong Zhenhua had given her and her elder son.
When Sun Guihua's former husband learned of her return, he was overjoyed. He often came to her place, flattering her and using their son as an emotional pawn, saying that their son couldn't be without parental love, that he still deeply loved her, and wanted to reconcile and rekindle their past.
At that time, Sun Guihua was vulnerable. Having a man's care and a son to tend to, she impulsively moved back in with this man, despite her parents' objections. This time, they even went to the Civil Affairs Bureau and registered their marriage.
To Sun Guihua's surprise, this man was not driven by love as he claimed. In reality, he was deeply mired in gambling and owed a large sum of usurious debt. They were pressuring him to repay the money within the month, or they would chop off his hands. httpδ:/m.kuAisugg.nět
So, his renewed affection for Sun Guihua was primarily aimed at the fifty thousand yuan she possessed.
On the evening of their remarriage, the man forced Sun Guihua to hand over the money. "Guihua, we are truly husband and wife now. You must save me. If you don't, they'll chop off my hands. If I don't repay, they'll come after my family. Now, you are my only family."
Sun Guihua had no choice but to give him the money to help him through this crisis, saying, "Please, don't gamble anymore. Can we, our family of three, live a good life?"
The man readily agreed, promising to turn over a new leaf, earn money, and support their family.
But how could one believe the words of such a compulsive gambler? He always thought that losing this time was due to bad luck and that he could win it back in the next round, leading him to gamble again and again. By this time, Sun Guihua had no more money to give. After all, her ex-husband Dong Zhenhua had only given her fifty thousand yuan.
Upon realizing Sun Guihua had no more money, the man completely exposed his true colors. When displeased, he would verbally and physically abuse Sun Guihua, often leaving her hungry.
However, the man was concerned about his reputation and knew Sun Guihua valued appearances. He would not hit her in the face when beating her, only on parts that couldn't be seen. He still maintained an image of a loving husband and father in public.
One day, while Sun Guihua was cooking, the man again demanded money. Sun Guihua naturally could not produce it. In a fit of anger, the man impulsively splashed the boiling oil from the wok onto Sun Guihua's face.
This time, the situation escalated. Sun Guihua screamed and rushed out of the house. Her neighbors rushed her to the hospital. Sun Guihua's parents then learned that their daughter had been suffering from physical and psychological abuse, which she had kept hidden for the sake of appearances.
Sun Guihua's face was completely disfigured. Her once beautiful features were gone forever. This injury left her with countless ugly, dark purple scars that would remain on her face.
It was Sun Guihua's parents who stepped forward. They helped Sun Guihua divorce the man, and she retained custody of their son.
Because the man was sentenced to two years in prison for assault, but before he was released, he died in a prison brawl.
Although Sun Guihua was disfigured, her parents still loved her and helped her raise her grandson, Sun Liang. Although those years were difficult, seeing her son grow up and inherit her beautiful genes brought Sun Guihua considerable comfort.
Soon, her son Sun Liang reached college age...