Phi-Fic Chapter 232 Hometown (8)
Chapter 232 Hometown (8)
At that time, the once beautiful Daya had become a haggard old woman, and her once slender waist had become bloated, and he began to feel disgusted with her.
An Rong felt that Daya was no longer a good match for him at this point.
So he came up with the exact same reason as his second uncle, saying that the woman was uneducated, had nothing in common with him, and had abandoned Daya.
He divorced Daya and quickly remarried a young, beautiful, and educated doctor at the county hospital.
Soon after, his young and beautiful wife gave birth to another daughter.
He lived a sweet and carefree life, but Daya died of breast cancer three years after their divorce...
When An Rong woke up from his dream, everything in the dream was still vivid in his mind.
For a long time, he couldn't tell where he was at that moment.
An Rong jumped out of bed, looking at his broken body, the blank and numb expressions of his younger siblings, and the dilapidated state of his home. He was on the verge of collapse.
He was both crying and laughing, unsure whether the dream was reality or the present moment was reality.
Why did he wake up from his dream?
In his dream, not only was he glamorous, but his younger siblings also lived decent lives.
The dream was so real, a real experience, a real feeling, a real touch—it couldn't be more real. Yet, the contrast between the dream and reality was so stark that he couldn't understand it at all.
An Rong recalled the dream his second uncle had mentioned. The events in his second uncle's dream were so similar to his own life as depicted in his dream.
His second uncle told him about the dream when he was in the army, and at that time he believed what his second uncle said was true.
However, ever since his leg injury, he felt that the dream his second uncle described was utter nonsense.
It was his second uncle's so-called dream that ruined him.
But now, he had the same dream as his second uncle, and the dream felt so real.
An Rong was so engrossed in his dream that he even lay back down on the bed, hoping to enter the dream again.
He longed for the life of his dreams; he hated his current miserable existence.
But it was no use; he could no longer get in.
An Rong acted like a madman, causing a ruckus at home all day. By evening, he finally couldn't resist going to his second uncle's house.
An Rong hated his second uncle and also disliked Du Mei. He hadn't been to his second uncle's house for many years.
Although the two families live right next door, they haven't visited each other for many years.
Looking at her second uncle's bare house, which was just as poor as her own, An Rong felt a pang of sympathy for her second uncle for the first time.
He used to be such a respectable person, with a respectable teaching job and a principal that everyone admired. Now he is living such a miserable life, which is truly heartbreaking.
Recalling the scene in the dream, An Rong felt that she and her second uncle had the same fate, from noble to lowly, from respectable to destitute, they were exactly the same.
Qi Zhengyang was drinking alone when he saw his nephew come in, and he was somewhat surprised.
The uncle and nephew haven't been in contact for many years.
An Rong limped over to Qi Zhengyang and sat down without a word.
An Rong glanced at the two children huddled in the corner and frowned.
"Second Uncle, these two children are nothing compared to An Xin and An Ran. An Xin and An Ran were so clever and bright when they were little!"
These two children, however, were rather dull-witted.
"What are you doing here? Committing scores with me, accusing me of ruining your life?"
"Second Uncle, I want to ask you something. You said you had a dream before. Could you tell me about that dream again?"
Qi Zhengyang took a sip of wine.
"Didn't you say that was just my crazy talk?"
“I saw that girl yesterday, and she seemed very familiar. So last night, I had a dream that she was my woman.”
Qi Zhengyang paused as he was about to pour the wine.
"What else did you dream about? Did you divorce her later? Did she get sick and die soon after?"
"Yes, that's right."
"Second Uncle, I dreamt about what you told me. I did get promoted quickly after joining the army. My life has been smooth. My younger siblings all have jobs and are doing well. And you, Second Uncle, you were a school principal for a long time, and later became the principal of a middle school... until you retired. You lived a dignified life and were respected by everyone..."
"Second Uncle, I don't understand, why did we both have that kind of dream?"
Qi Zhengyang took a sip of wine.
"That wasn't a dream, it was real."
"Second Uncle, how could that be true? If that dream was real, then what is the life we're living now?"
"That was my past life in my dreams; this is my present life."
An Rong was dumbfounded by his second uncle's explanation.
"The life in our dreams is our past life, and we're living this life now? Why is there such a big difference between our past and present lives?"
"Because we lived such a good life in our past life and did not cherish it, we are now suffering this retribution."
An Rong thought about it for a long time before accepting his second uncle's explanation of past and present lives.
It seems that there is no other reason to explain the incredible fact that the uncle and nephew had the same dream.
However, he refused to accept the idea that his second uncle was being punished.
"Second Uncle, you really didn't want to divorce Su Jinru, and you shouldn't have messed around with a woman like Du Mei, losing your good job. This is the biggest mistake you've ever made in your life."
"Yes! I really shouldn't have been so careless. I lost my job, my reputation was ruined, and my life started to go downhill from then on."
"Your life in this world is not as good as your dream life, which is what you call your past life, because you made a mistake you shouldn't have made. But what about me? What did I do wrong? Why is my life so different from the one in my dream?"
“As I just said, I wronged Su Jinru in my past life, so in this life, she wants to get revenge on me by divorcing me, making me and Du Mei get together sooner, ruining our reputations, making us lose our jobs, and taking away our dignity in this life. You also wronged Daya in your past life, so you will inevitably be affected in this life as well. You abandoned her and looked down on her, so in this life you can only look up to her. So many women fawned over you in your past life, but in this life, not a single woman is willing to marry you…”
An Rong still couldn't accept it.
"I still can't believe it. I don't understand why things have to be so terrible now?"
Qi Zhengyang gave An Rong a deep look.
"I don't understand how Su Jinru, an uneducated woman, can live such a good life. She was so mediocre in her past life, but in this life, she is so lucky, and fate seems to favor her so much."
Both uncle and nephew were filled with deep regret and lost in confusion.
Besides feeling the unpredictability of fate, there is a deep sense of helplessness and powerlessness.