Switched Marriage: The Coddled Little Wife - Chapter 780: Wrong from the Start
Chapter 780: Chapter 780: Wrong from the Start
After a lively meal, Ningning’s mood completely improved.
“I heard earlier that she was bullied at school by those people. One time, I saw those people blocking her. I was also scared. I told Daddy Jia, and he asked if anyone was bullying me. He said that if anyone bullied me, I must tell him; he would go to the school and talk to the teacher for a solution and would also protect me. The next day, I told Feng Jingjing to talk to her parents. I know her dad is also very capable, but later I still saw her being bullied by those people, so I knew she definitely didn’t tell her parents.”
In Little Ningning’s mind, all parents were like her Daddy Jia and mom, who wouldn’t let their children be bullied.
Lin Chuxia was silent for a moment, thinking of Sister-in-law Feng’s temperament, and what she occasionally saw. Perhaps Feng Jingjing did tell her parents, but even so, no one stood up for her.
And Feng Dajun might be the last person to know anything.
……
Lin Chuxia quickly heard the follow-up to the incident.
She couldn’t avoid hearing about it; the uproar was just too big.
After Feng Jingjing was brought back from school, she was in a very bad state, leading to another fight between Feng Dajun and Sister-in-law Feng. Feng Dajun even wanted to send Sister-in-law Feng back to her hometown.
Sister-in-law Feng didn’t want to return, causing a scene of crying and shouting, but Feng Dajun refused to compromise.
In the end, when there was really no other option, Sister-in-law Feng even considered jumping from the third floor of the family apartment building.
But there were many onlookers at the time who managed to stop her.
This incident alarmed the leaders at their workplace, leading them to counsel the family. In the end, somehow it was settled that Sister-in-law Feng would indeed return to her hometown.
Sister-in-law Fu came to Lin Chuxia to talk about the incident, sighing repeatedly.
“You really can’t blame Engineer Feng for being heartless. Imagine he works all day and night; how could he have time to look after the kids? Us women staying at home are meant to take care of the men and the children, aren’t we? But look at Sister-in-law Feng—her child didn’t return all night, and she didn’t even know. Plus, I heard she wasn’t bullied for the first time at school, and the injuries weren’t something new. When the child told her she was being bullied, she even scolded her. How could a mother act like this?”
Lin Chuxia knew Sister-in-law Fu was a traditional woman who believed men should work and earn money, while women should take care of the household and children.
But if you really think about it, does Feng Dajun really have no responsibility for Feng Jingjing being bullied at school?
As her husband, surely he knew what kind of person Sister-in-law Feng was?
When they were in the Northwest, she had witnessed Sister-in-law Feng verbally abusing Feng Jingjing; she couldn’t believe that living together every day, Feng Dajun didn’t notice Sister-in-law Feng’s attitude towards Feng Jingjing.
Lin Chuxia directly shared her thoughts with Sister-in-law Fu, as she herself had a daughter and couldn’t stand children being wronged like this.
Sister-in-law Fu snorted at her words, “You’re not wrong. Sister-in-law Feng has always been harsh, not just towards her own daughter. I heard from the residents of the family apartment that she also spoke very harshly to Feng Dajun, belittling him at every turn. The walls in those apartments have poor sound insulation; the neighbors heard it all clearly. You tell me, a woman from the countryside, barely literate, living off a husband, and her man, Dajun, is at least a minor official; what’s there to look down upon?”
Lin Chuxia thought, Sister-in-law Feng might not actually look down on Feng Dajun.
On the contrary, the gap between Feng Dajun and her was too large, leaving her with no sense of security; the higher Feng Dajun climbed, the more terrified she became.
Afraid that Feng Dajun would abandon her, she belittled him as a way to attain a sliver of psychological comfort and security.
Lin Chuxia recalled when they were in the Northwest, Sister-in-law Wang mentioned something once.
Feng Dajun’s mother was very patriarchal. After Sister-in-law Feng gave birth to Feng Jingjing, her health suffered, and it became impossible for them to have a second child. Besides, Feng Dajun’s position didn’t allow for a second child according to policy.
Sister-in-law Feng’s mother-in-law looked down on her, feeling that Dajun, being so capable, was left without heirs because of Sister-in-law Feng.
Back in their hometown, life was very hard for Sister-in-law Feng and Feng Jingjing, which was why Feng Dajun brought them over here.
“I also heard Feng Dajun not only wanted to send Sister-in-law Feng back to her hometown but also planned to divorce her. That’s why Sister-in-law Feng wanted to jump. But then the leaders intervened to mediate; Feng Dajun took a step back, only sending her back home, which quieted her down a bit. Aiyah, as they say, ’Marry the virtuous.’ Look at everything that has happened since Feng Dajun married this woman. I say, just based on her attitude towards her own daughter, if Feng Dajun really wanted to divorce her, she wouldn’t have the right to say a word.”
Lin Chuxia didn’t want to continue the topic and asked Sister-in-law Fu how the issue with Feng Jingjing was resolved.
A girl barely in her teens treated like this would surely suffer a massive psychological impact.
Talking about the child, Sister-in-law Fu sighed deeply.
“Feng Dajun contacted the school authorities and even reported it to the police, demanding an explanation for what happened. It wasn’t a secret that those kids bullied Feng Jingjing at school. Soon they were identified, and the school leaders reached out to the parents. The other parents pleaded, hoping Feng Dajun would forgive them. But he was truly furious this time. Even when those parents went to his workplace to cause a scene, he remained unmoved. This time, he actually showed some backbone as a father.”
Lin Chuxia nodded, relieved that things weren’t brushed aside lightly.
Some people’s malice is ingrained deep within, and they cannot simply be let go because they are “just children.” Otherwise, more innocent people will be hurt.
They bullied Feng Jingjing simply because they saw her as weak, easy to bully, and without parents to back her up.
This tendency to prey on the weak and vulnerable is inherently bad.
If they could bully Feng Jingjing, they would bully others too. Only by letting them truly suffer consequences will they learn fear and restraint.
……
At the same time, at the train station in Yan City, Sister-in-law Feng was grudgingly sent onto the train, her eyes filled with unwillingness and regret, but it couldn’t change Feng Dajun’s mind.
“Why, why do this to her, why would heaven treat her like this?”
As the train pulled away, Sister-in-law Feng shouted out of the window in unwillingness.
Why did she have to give birth to a daughter?
If she had given birth to a son, she wouldn’t need to suffer her mother-in-law’s anger, wouldn’t need to tiptoe around Feng Dajun, nor would today’s events have happened.
And watching the train depart, Feng Dajun was filled with mixed emotions.
He and his wife had known each other since childhood, growing up together; they were childhood sweethearts.
Feng Dajun was very fond of her, so even when he went to college and his family disapproved of their union, he insisted on marrying her.
But after marriage, he found out that the little girl he remembered had changed.
Especially after they had a child, she became even more unfamiliar to him.
Even so, he was willing to tolerate her, even knowing she mishandled many matters and her words were harsh.
He thought this was his responsibility as a man.
It turns out he was wrong from the beginning.
