The first two years of their marriage were still fine. The two of them were deeply in love, and it was only then that they had Zhou Yueyue, the crystallization of their love.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. After many promotional activities, Zhou Zhenhua had a habit of drinking.
He also got to know some street thugs and ate, drank, and had fun with them.
That group of people knew that Zhou Zhenhua cared about his reputation, so they flattered him every day.
Zhou Zhenhua was lost in his vanity. Every now and then, under the urging of these people, he would go to a restaurant. A meal would cost six or seven yuan.
It was 1965. What did six or seven yuan mean?
What kind of family could withstand this?
Most people who drank would have a bad brain. Zhou Zhenhua's temper became more and more irritable.
Yu Fanghua was a Level 9 broadcaster with a monthly salary of 31 yuan. He was in the publicity department and received the salary of a Level 16 literary staff. He also received a monthly salary of 42.5 yuan.
One had to know that in this day and age, a catty of pork was 72 cents, a catty of beef was 63 cents, polished rice was 13 cents, and fine noodles were 16 cents. Cob noodles were cheap at 1.5 to 3 cents per catty, double noodles were 7 cents, and mixed noodles were 5 cents.
Some people might ask why beef was cheaper than pork. That was because beef could not be used for oil. In an era where resources were scarce and oil was scarce, beef was not popular among the people. Instead, fat pork was more popular. They were not happy to buy lean meat.
Some people might have even read newspaper reports that in the 1960s, people were so hungry that they could only eat hairy crabs to satisfy their hunger. They thought it was magical.
In fact, that was the case. There was no meat in hairy crabs. In this era, no one bought them at all. If you wanted to bully the rich, those who could eat would definitely like to eat them. Then pretend that I didn't say anything. Let's just talk about ordinary families.
In the fields, even eels and loaches didn't like to catch. Why? It was because the oil used for cooking was so expensive. If they were boiled with plain water and used firewood, it would not stop them from starving. It was not as good as frogs and toads, which had at least two taels of meat. However, you could not eat these two either.
If someone were to tell you that he was selling a hairy crab for ten yuan, you could just slap him. He would definitely treat you as a rich man and fool you.
With such prices, the two of them earned more than 70 yuan a month. They had no parents to support and no siblings to help. They should have been living a happy life.
However, because Zhou Zhenhua was a prodigal, he would bring a bunch of scoundrels out to eat and drink as soon as his monthly salary was paid. Sometimes, he would feel guilty and want to bring some wine and food to his wife and children, but in the end, he could not hold back his pride.
When people said that Brother Jun's family definitely didn't lack food and drink, sister-in-law would definitely have a good life with Brother Jun.
He would definitely bring the rest of the food and wine back to the others.
As for his wife and children, eating cornbread was good enough.
The Host was such a thing.
The problem was that every time he came back drunk and heard the gossip, even if someone instigated him to say that his wife had to be taught a lesson, he would definitely beat his wife and children up.
Feeling the fear of his wife and children, Zhou Zhenhua couldn't help but slap himself twice.
"Bastard!"
"Scum!"
"You should have died long ago!"
Pa, pa, pa…
A loud slap echoed in the dark room.
When Yu Fanghua and Zhou Yueyue heard that voice, their bodies trembled every time, waking up their memories of being beaten up.
However, Yu Fanghua looked at Zhou Zhenhua in disbelief.
He, he was actually slapping himself.
"Zhenhua…what happened to you? Don't scare me…"
Yu Fanghua suspected that she had beaten his brain.
Zhou Zhenhua's mouth was emitting a sweet smell. He really hated the original owner. She was really merciless when she attacked him.
His mouth was bleeding.
"Fanghua, I, I'm not human. I'm sorry to both of you.
I'm sorry, I'm sorry.
Can you forgive me?"
Zhou Zhenhua knelt in front of the mother and daughter, full of regret.
At this moment, Zhou Zhenhua had completely merged with the original owner.
Yu Fanghua looked at Zhou Zhenhua blankly.
He, he actually knelt down to her.
She knew very well what kind of person her man was. He loved his face the most and was a male chauvinist.
Why would he kneel down to me?
But now, it had really happened.
Hearing Zhou Zhenhua's voice filled with pain and regret, her heart trembled.
Her heart softened.
"Zhenhua, I…"
"Mom, don't go over. Dad will hit you.”
His daughter's words were like a sharp sword that pierced through Zhou Zhenhua's heart.
Pain…
His heart ached.
"Yueyue, it won't happen. Daddy was wrong. Daddy will never hit you and Mommy again. Can you forgive Daddy?”
Zhou Yueyue's young heart couldn't contain any hatred.
She still didn't know what hatred was. She was simply afraid.
However, when she heard her father's cry, she did not know what to do.
"Is what you said true?"
" It's true. I swear that if I hit you and your mother again, I, Zhou Zhenhua, will die a horrible death. I…"
"Don't say it, Zhenhua. I believe you. You're not allowed to curse yourself like this.”
Her lips were soft, icy, and cold.
Without waiting for Zhou Zhenhua to finish speaking, Yu Fanghua had already pounced over and blocked his mouth with her hand.
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