It takes courage to resist him, but for my mother and my children.

In order for the happy days to continue, she must overcome the fear in her heart and take this step.

Just as Miss Ye said, when she picked up the clothesline and hit the devil, she suddenly felt that he was nothing special.

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Yes, just take this step, Tang Xiaoqiang is no different.

Tang Xiaofen mustered up the courage to open the door. When the door opened, her eyes met with Tang Xiaoqiang who was in the room.

Tang Xiaoqiang was sweeping the floor with a broom.

He had never done such a thing before. He was quite angry just now and felt it was shameful for a grown man to do such a thing.

I paced back and forth in the room for more than an hour. I wanted to watch TV, but I didn't know what to do with that crappy TV series. I fiddled with it for a long time but couldn't find a channel.

He was so bored that he went to the kitchen to wash the pots and pans. When he was sweeping the floor, his sister came back.

"Are you back?" Tang Xiaoqiang didn't know whether to throw away the broom or sweep it, he just asked dryly.

Tang Xiaofen hummed a sigh of relief, changing her shoes with a weary look on her face. She then complained, "These people are just too much of a jerk. They're getting more and more wasteful. They've taken several truckloads of garbage from several streets. It's so dirty and smelly. Not only is it exhausting, but it's also stinking. After all the hard work for a month, the little money they make isn't even enough to spend."

She really couldn't do it by ordering people around like a man, and the words she said came out of her mouth like a woman's nagging.

Tang Xiaoqiang was a little embarrassed, curled his lips, and said dryly: "Then...then do less."

"How can we do less? If we take their money, we have to obey their management. If we don't do our job well, our leaders will stand in the street with their hands on their hips and point their fingers at us and scold us. It's worse than scolding their grandsons."

"Huh? Why...are you still cursing?"

"Well, what else can we do? A higher-ranking official can crush anyone. If you can do it, do it. If you can't, get out. Even for a job like sweeping the streets, how many people would be vying for it?"

"Is it so difficult? Then... let's just go back home."

"How can that be? I'm a woman, divorced, and if I go back to my hometown, where should I register my household registration? Will my sister-in-law agree to register me with you? I have two children with me. Can you and my sister-in-law agree to give me land or a house?"

Tang Xiaoqiang shook his head decisively, "That won't work. Our village doesn't have the rule of giving land or houses to women."

"That's it, no matter how tired or hard it is, I have to endure it because I have no other choice."

Tang Xiaoqiang: “…”

Tang Xiaofen changed her shoes and sat on the sofa, saying calmly, "I'm lucky to have found a job. Otherwise, I would have to stay in the Wang family and be a slave for the rest of my life, without even getting a salary."

"How can this be the same? You work for the Wang family. From now on, the Wang family's house and land will belong to your son."

"Heh." Tang Xiaofen laughed sarcastically, "Are you talking about their thatched house?"

Tang Xiaoqiang: “…”

"Hey, big brother, I've been busy since early morning and I'm so tired. Could you please help me pack some food? I'm still very hungry."

Tang Xiaoqiang's expression changed. "Hey, you little bitch, you're ordering me around? I gave you face, right?"

Tang Xiaofen suppressed her fear, looked up at him, and mustered her courage to say, "Brother, I have to go to another job soon. Stop talking nonsense. I don't have time to argue with you. I'm already very tired."

Tang Xiaoqiang looked frustrated. He wanted to say something but didn't know what to say.

It was he who decided to stay and observe for a few days.

After coming back in the early morning, he thought about it for several hours and felt that Fang Qing had no grudge against him and they were not very familiar with each other, so there was no reason for her to lie to him.

He felt that time would tell him what was going on.

Since we have decided to stay and observe for a while, we should just keep calm and see what happens to her.

"Okay, okay, I'll serve you."

Tang Xiaoqiang felt a little aggrieved, but he still put down the broom and served the food to Tang Xiaofen.

During the meal, Tang Xiaofen told him about another job.

"I'm working two jobs to pay off my debts. Don't let any of this slip out. You can't let Mom know."

Tang Xiaoqiang's heart skipped a beat. "Pay back a debt? What does that mean? Do you owe them money?"

Tang Xiaofen nodded and quickly drank a large mouthful of porridge before continuing, "Mom had surgery a while ago, and the money I had wasn't enough, so I borrowed some from a fellow villager. My second job was working at her company, and I had no money to pay it back, so I had to help them work to pay off the debt."

"Ah?" Have you fallen to the point of working to pay off your debts?

Tang Xiaoqiang, "What's wrong with my mother?"

"A tumor, to put it simply, is cancer."

Tang Xiaoqiang's face turned pale with shock. "What? Cancer? Isn't it said that cancer is incurable?"

"It's not completely incurable. Mom was lucky it was discovered early. Her disease is in the early stages, so it can be treated with a little more money. If it had been in the middle or late stages, there would have been no cure."

As she was talking, she had almost finished eating and turned to go behind the TV and took out a file bag.

"Look, this is Mom's medical records and medical records. I didn't dare let her know, so I kept them secret."

Tang Xiaoqiang was stunned. He took the file bag tremblingly and looked at the contents inside.

There are medicines and medical records, and he even saw the wound. This can't be fake, right?

"Brother, the doctor said you must not let Mom know. The doctor said the patient's mentality has a huge impact on recovery, so don't let it slip."

Tang Xiaoqiang was confused and nodded blankly.

"Have you finished reading it? I put it away after you did. She can't know about it."

"Okay, put it away."

Tang Xiaofen still hid the file bag behind the TV.

Tang Xiaoqiang asked, "Is mother's illness cured?"

"It looks like she's cured now, but she still needs to take the medicine to prevent a relapse. I heard the chance of relapse is quite high with this disease." Tang Xiaofen paused, then added, "I've thought about it. Mom isn't young anymore. If I keep giving her the medicine, I'll probably give her another ten or eight years."

Tang Xiaoqiang was still digesting the information.

Tang Xiaofen looked at Tang Xiaoqiang and asked, "Brother, is that right?"

"Ah?" Tang Xiaoqiang was still a little confused.

Tang Xiaofen continued, "This disease is prone to relapse, so she has to take medication constantly. I mean, if I keep her taking the medication, she'll probably live another ten or eight years, right?"

Tang Xiaoqiang nodded blankly.

"It's just too expensive. I heard from my mother that the medicine costs twenty or thirty a month."

"That can't be helped. She's our mother. How can I watch her die?"

"That's... true."

Tang Xiaoqiang wanted to say that she was burdened, but he couldn't say it.

I thought as long as she didn't ask me to spend money, it would be fine.

Tang Xiaofen finished her meal and stood up, saying, "Brother, I have to go to work. Remember to wash the dishes."