Chapter 58 The Battle for the Black Fish (Seeking Monthly Tickets)

“You haven’t broken any laws or regulations, and you’re a very filial son, but have you forgotten that you’re not only your parents’ son, but also someone’s husband and the father of their children? Can’t you see that Da Ya and Er Ya are not as well off as others in terms of food and clothing?”

Song Cuiping finally spoke out all the words that had been weighing on her mind.

She had kept these words in her heart for a long time, but she hadn't said them before because she was afraid that saying them would upset Du Jun.

But if she doesn't say anything, she'll be the only one suffering.

I might as well say everything now, regardless of the consequences.

Du Jun snorted, "Don't talk about me, you're also the mother of Daya and Erya. You just took money from me to buy Daya new clothes, and then you washed them all. Is this what a mother should do?"

"Someone will bring it over when it gets late at night," Song Cuiping said, sticking out her neck.

Du Jun sneered, "You actually believe something like that? Should I call you naive or stupid?"

Song Cuiping gritted her teeth and continued, "Even if we can't get the new clothes back, how much are they worth? The money you sent to your parents is more than enough for our whole family to buy clothes, but what happened? I don't even have any new clothes to wear, while you're wearing new clothes and still making sarcastic remarks here."

"So you were jealous when you saw me wearing new clothes, which is why you lost them. I never knew you were this kind of woman."

"Du Jun! You bastard!" Song Cuiping gritted her teeth in anger and rushed up to slap Du Jun.

Du Jun pushed her away directly, saying, "I find you to be an utterly unreasonable woman. You've been married to me for so many years and have only given birth to two daughters. You can't even have a son. I'm already showing you some conscience by supporting you. Don't push your luck."

Song Cuiping fell to the ground, and the pain in her heart was more painful than the physical pain.

She suddenly burst into self-deprecating laughter, tears streaming down her face like a broken string of pearls.

"You've finally spoken your mind. It turns out that not only do your parents blame you for not giving them a grandson, but you also blame me for not giving you a son. I had a severe hemorrhage during the birth of Er Ya and almost lost my life. I barely survived, and the doctors said I couldn't have any more children. But what about you? You don't understand my hardships at all, and you blame me for not being able to give birth to a son. You wicked seed!"

Du Jun, his face full of anger, stormed out of the house.

The room was quiet. Daya and Erya stood not far away, not daring to approach easily.

Song Cuiping lay motionless on the ground.

The clothes were not delivered until the next day.

...

Xu Qingmo went to the river to catch fish as usual. She was lucky; as soon as she arrived, she saw a three-pound blackfish wagging its tail on the riverbank.

Xu Qingmo picked up a pebble and smashed it down on the head of the blackfish, which immediately flipped belly up and floated to the side of the water.

"My goodness, so that's how you catch fish! Why didn't I think of that before?"

"A person in their thirties is not as smart as a five-year-old."

Have you thought of this method before?

“I never even thought about it that way.”

Several women who had been washing clothes by the river yesterday gathered together and stood behind Xu Qingmo, chattering amongst themselves.

Hong Lanlan had already walked forward with the basin, and Xu Qingmo put the fish into the basin before continuing to walk along the shore.

The women stopped washing their clothes and followed Xu Qingmo forward.

Suddenly, a grass carp appeared in front of everyone.

Several women immediately picked up stones and followed suit.

The pebbles splashed in the water, but no fish floated to the surface belly up.

Several people started talking at once, blaming each other.

"It's all your fault for throwing the stone first, scaring the fish away."

"If I don't act first, you'll steal the fish."

"Now that's settled, nobody's getting the fish."

Xu Qingmo continued walking forward, and the women followed her.

Xu Qingmo stopped walking, and they also stood still.

Xu Qingmo was very dissatisfied. She could have caught that fish just now, but because of these people making a fuss, the fish was scared away.

"Could you guys stay away from me? This river is quite long, there's no need for you to follow me," Xu Qingmo said.

"I don't know why, but you're just luckier than us. We've never seen any fish swimming in the river before, but there are fish wherever you are."

"You can't possibly eat all those fish you caught. How about we each get one?"

"That's right. We're all from the same residential compound, and there's always more we can do to help each other in the future."

Several people kept brainwashing Xu Qingmo, trying to get her to help catch fish and deliver them to them.

Xu Qingmo wasn't so easy to talk to. "I don't owe you anything, why should I give you fish?"

“The fish in this river belong to everyone. Isn’t it only right that you catch them and share them with everyone?” someone jeered.

The rest of the people thought it made a lot of sense and chimed in.

"That's right, you're not the only one with fish in this river, so why should you eat them all by yourself?"

"You're not very old, but you're quite possessive. Is this how your parents raised you?"

"You're such a selfish child. What will you be like when you grow up?"

"Give me this blackfish first. My child fell and scraped his leg while being naughty. I can take the blackfish home to help him recover."

The person who said this immediately tried to snatch the basin from Hong Lanlan's hand. Hong Lanlan refused, and the other person twisted her arm until it was covered in bruises.

Hong Lanlan was in pain and didn't notice for a moment, and the fish in the basin were snatched away.

Xu Qingmo addressed the remaining people, "Whoever grabs that fish gets to keep it. I'll also give them an extra fish."

Upon hearing this, the remaining people rushed forward to stop the woman who had taken the blackfish.

The woman held the blackfish in her arms, watching the people who were gathering around her warily.

"What are you doing? The blackfish is already mine. If you want fish, go ask Xu Qingmo for it. I need to go home and make soup for my child."

"Xu Qingmo said that whoever grabs this blackfish first will get an extra one, so you should take the fish out."

The woman pleaded, "Give me this blackfish. Consider me the last person to snatch it. Any fish Xu Qingmo catches after that belong to you. I won't take it, okay?"

The women exchanged glances.

"I want both the black carp and the other fish!" The woman said, rolling up her sleeves and looking like she was not to be trifled with.

She was the strongest among them, and she ate a lot and worked quickly.

Once she sets her sights on something, she has to get it.

Many people have grievances against her, but they can't do anything about it and can only suffer in silence.

The woman holding the black fish was a little scared, but she didn't want to let go of the fish she had finally managed to get.

"Don't be too greedy. I've already given up the other fish, why won't you leave me alone? Are we really going to have to fall out over a fish?"

Someone corrected, "It's not one, it's two."