It passed, but that incident was like a thorn in my heart, and it hurt faintly when I thought about it.
I used to be a talker and a laugher, and I liked to play mahjong and chat with my neighbors in the village when I was not working. At that time, the small shop at the entrance of the village was our gathering place, and there were often several tables of people having fun there. When everyone is together, it is inevitable to make some jokes and say some witty things. However, who would have thought that just one of my jokes would cause so much trouble.
That day, as usual, we played mahjong in the small shop. I, my husband, my fifth uncle, and a few others gathered at the table. Everyone was playing cards and chatting at the same time, and the atmosphere was very warm. The fifth uncle is an old man who has been divorced for many years, and I should call him uncle according to his generation. He was usually reticent, but he was very active that day, making a few jokes with me from time to time. I didn't think much about it, I just thought he was in a bad mood and asked someone to talk to.
However, as the game progressed, I began to feel that something was wrong. Uncle Five's eyes always wandered over me, intentionally or unintentionally, and every time he drew a card, he would "accidentally" touch my hand. I felt a little uncomfortable, but I didn't say anything, after all, we are all acquaintances, and I don't see anyone when I look up.
However, it didn't end there. That night, after my husband went to work the night shift, I slept at home alone. Suddenly, I was awakened by the sound of a dog barking, and then I heard footsteps in the doorway. My heart raced with fear, so I grabbed my flashlight and walked gently to the door to check. I saw a dark figure standing in the doorway, trying to pull the deadbolt on the door. I had the courage to ask, "Who?" The other party hesitated for a moment and replied: "I am your fifth uncle!" ”
When I heard that it was him, I was shocked, angry, and afraid. I yelled at him for coming to my house in the middle of the night and told him to get out of here, or I would call the police. He scolded him as I scolded him and seemed a little scared, apologizing as he ran away.
I didn't dare to turn on the light until he was gone, and I found that the door had been broken by him. I was so angry that I was shaking and overnight I fixed the door lock and strengthened the yard precautions. At the same time, I also told my husband about it, hoping that he could make decisions for me.
But what I didn't expect was that my husband didn't believe me, but thought that there must be some improper relationship between me and my fifth uncle. He said that people came to you in the middle of the night because there was something unsightly between you. I couldn't argue, no matter how I explained it, he wouldn't listen. He even mocked me by mentioning other married women in the village who had hooked up with other men.
I felt extremely humiliated and angry, and in order to prove my innocence, I had to endure the humiliation and go to the door of the fifth uncle's house and scold him, so that everyone knew that I had no relationship with him. But in this way, things are getting bigger and bigger, and everyone is talking about it all over the city.
Later, the two families invited a well-known person in the village and the fifth uncle to apologize and compensate for the loss of reputation of 5,000 yuan before the matter was settled. However, the gossip spread like a plague through the village and endured for a long time. I became a laughing stock and talking point in everyone's eyes, and I couldn't hold my head up and be a human being.
During that time, I was literally living in hell, and I was miserable every day. My heart aches when I think of those innocent days. Even though many years have passed, that thorn has remained in my heart and cannot be pulled out.