Back To The 80s: President's Doted Wife novel Chapter 539

Chapter 539: Chapter 539 The Chaste and Strong-Willed Woman

Speaking of Elder Sister, she was also a woman with a tragic fate. She became a widow at a young age and had to raise her three children on her own, leading a tough life.

Elder Sister was an exceedingly diligent and traditionally conservative person. When she was younger, many people advised her to remarry, but she would say, "A woman should not serve two husbands," insisting on remaining faithful to her late husband. She rejected all matchmakers who came knocking and even drove them out of the house. Any man who harbored those intentions and harassed her was met with her chasing them off with a knife.

Therefore, Elder Sister had quite a reputation for her chastity and righteousness in the local area, and people often praised her.

It’s not easy for a widow to raise several children, but she was strict with herself, never relying on another man or remarrying no matter how tough or exhausting life was. She managed to raise her three children, even married off the eldest son, and had a grandchild. She thought the hardships were over and better days were ahead. But life is unpredictable, and disaster can strike overnight. Elder Sister’s eldest son, Deng Weidong, died in a traffic accident last year while out trading goods early in the morning.

"It happened in April, and you got married to Taiguo in May. It hadn’t even been a hundred days since the accident, so their family didn’t attend your wedding. We didn’t go over either, to avoid any clash," sighed Qi Fenglian as she wiped away a tear from the corner of her eye. "Elder Sister is only two years older than our mom, and her Weidong was about the same age as Taiguo. Since their father passed away early, he had been working since he was young. Being the eldest son, he was like a father figure and the mainstay of the Deng family. Who would’ve thought that someone so young would... truly a hard life."

Cheng Su hadn’t expected this, and felt quite uncomfortable upon hearing it. Thinking about it, she indeed had not met such relatives on her wedding day, and asked, "What happened with the traffic accident? Was the culprit caught?"

"Caught? Not at all!" exclaimed Qi Fenglian, anger apparent on her face. "Weidong sold vegetables, and he would ride out with his cart to get the goods before dawn. The culprit hit him and then ran off; no one saw anything. It wasn’t until daylight that someone found him, but it was already too late. That murderer, may heaven deal with them!"

Cheng Su sighed softly at the thought of the hardships awaiting the orphans and the widow left behind.

"You go ahead with your work. I’m going to see Elder Sister, and you should come over later to meet her," said Qi Fenglian.

"Oh, you go ahead. I’ll come over in a bit," Cheng Su said hastily.

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