Chapter 142 She felt she should do something, okay...

Li's mother became excited and asked her daughter to tell her in detail about Tang Mingmei's tragic situation.

"Do I need to go into details? Her whole..." Li Baohua wanted to say that she looked terrible, but suddenly froze.

The Tang Mingmei I saw today, both in terms of her clothes and her overall appearance, seemed quite good. She looked even better than when she was at home.

When facing guests, she becomes a completely different person, utterly unlike the fierce and aggressive woman she is at home.

On the other hand, since my eldest brother's divorce, my mother has become more and more haggard, her gray hair has doubled, and her temper has become more and more eccentric.

The more Li Baohua thought about it, the more uneasy she felt. Finally, she became angry and embarrassed and said, "What do you want me to say? You've been reduced to setting up a street stall, do you think things will get better?"

“That’s true.” Mother Li laughed again. “That’s wonderful. I’m so happy to know that Tang Mingmei is not good.”

Seeing her mother's manic behavior made Li Baohua feel uneasy, and she couldn't help but mutter to herself, "Crazy."

She didn't want to stay any longer, nor did she want to ridicule Tang Mingmei.

She was so excited to see Tang Mingmei setting up a street stall that she ran back to her parents' home to tell her mother all this.

I ran into a neighbor auntie as soon as I came downstairs from my parents' house.

The other person smiled and greeted her, "Oh, Baohua's back."

Li Baohua could tell that the other person's smile was malicious, so she didn't respond enthusiastically and just nodded slightly.

"Come back and visit your parents more often, especially your mother. Ever since your brother got divorced and you remarried, she's been getting worse and worse. She's been acting crazy and arguing with people all the time."

Li Baohua's scalp tightened upon hearing this, and she retorted with hostility, "Auntie, what do you mean by that? Why are you comparing my marriage to my brother's divorce? Are you implying that I didn't marry well?"

The mother is going crazy because her son is divorced and her daughter is married to someone else.

Li Baohua clearly understood the veiled meaning in his neighbor's words.

When faced with someone who likes to speak ill of others, her approach is always to directly ask them to admit or deny it.

She had the courage to admit it, so she argued with the other party.

If she doesn't have the courage to admit it, at least she feels better hearing it.

However, people who like intersex relationships usually don't have the courage to admit it.

As expected, the neighbor denied it.

“You silly child, why are you thinking so much? That’s not what I meant. What I meant was that your older brother got divorced, and you remarried and left this family, so your mother has no one to comfort her.”

Even if it wasn't the truth, Li Baohua felt much better after hearing it, and it was her turn to fight back.

She gave a cold laugh, and her little mouth started spewing out a string of words.

"Thank you so much. So you used to make sarcastic remarks all the time because you were afraid my mom would get bored. It seems our whole family misunderstood you. We all thought you were just trying to kick us while we were down, afraid that if we were too slow, we wouldn't hurt us enough."

The neighbor, who had been all smiles, became embarrassed when Li Baohua so bluntly exposed him. Before he could stop smiling, his face contorted in embarrassment.

Li Baohua felt a little more at ease.

"What? You're embarrassed now that I hit the nail on the head? Good heavens, Auntie, you're actually embarrassed? I thought you were so thick-skinned that even boiling water wouldn't turn you red."

"Li Baohua!" The neighbor couldn't win an argument with her and could only shout her name in anger.

Li Baohua ignored them, walked away with her head held high, leaving her neighbor behind, who was secretly stomping his feet in anger.

Since getting married, her life has become much more comfortable.

When she was still a young woman, even if she was ridiculed by her neighbors, she could only swallow her anger. She was afraid that if she got into a fight with them, her fierce reputation would spread and she wouldn't be able to find a good husband.

Now that she's married, she's not afraid anymore. Especially since she doesn't even have in-laws, she doesn't care about reputation.

Getting married is wonderful.

Li Baohua was deeply moved.

When she got home, she saw her husband, who had already come home from get off work and had even prepared lunch, and she couldn't help but kiss him on the cheek with happiness.

"I'm sorry, I went back to my parents' house for a while and didn't have time to come back and cook."

Deng Qingyuan knew very well how reluctant his wife was to visit her parents' home since they got married. If he hadn't persuaded her, she wouldn't even want to go back for the Chinese New Year.

His sudden return today made it hard for him not to wonder if something had happened to his in-laws, so he immediately asked with concern, "Did something happen to them?"

Li Baohua scoffed, unable to suppress his sarcasm, "They're already like this, what else could possibly happen? I'll go back and see just how badly they're doing, okay?"

Deng Qingyuan didn't like his wife's way of speaking, and patiently advised, "They are, after all, your family. There's no such thing as holding a grudge overnight between family members."

"It's precisely because they're my family that I hate them even more. If it weren't for my parents, would our child be gone?"

When talking about her first child, whom she miscarried unexpectedly, Li Baohua felt as if her heart was being cut by a knife.

Not long after their marriage, she and Deng Qingyuan had their own child, which should have been a good thing. After the three-month safe period, the news of her pregnancy spread, but some people said that she and Deng Qingyuan had secretly conceived before their marriage.

This infuriated Li Baohua. Upon further questioning, she discovered that these remarks had actually come from her own biological parents.

The original quote was: Who knew they had secretly conceived a child before they were even married?

As the rumors spread, it became known that she and Deng Qingyun had secretly conceived a child before their marriage.

Li Baohua was so angry that she miscarried. Although she tried her best to save the pregnancy, she ultimately miscarried.

She will never forgive her parents for this.

When Deng Qingyuan saw that his wife's eyes were red, he immediately shut up and hugged her tightly.

"Don't be sad, I'm here for you."

"Um."

Li Baohua sniffed, trying hard to suppress her tears.

Fortunately, there was Teacher Deng; otherwise, her life would have been incredibly miserable.

Perhaps even more tragic than Tang Mingmei's situation.

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Meanwhile, Tang Mingmei, whom Li Baohua considered to be in a miserable state, was making an ambitious decision.

She decided to buy another hundred pieces of clothing at once.

The money from buying a hundred pieces of clothing was almost enough to cover their family's expenses for several months.

This is a big gamble, and both mother and daughter are under some pressure.

However, considering that twenty pieces of clothing would sell out in just one morning, no one was willing to give up without taking a chance.

While struggling with her dilemma, Tang Mingmei thought of Tang Mingli.

If it were her, what would she do?

With that thought in mind, Tang Mingmei was almost certain. If it were Tang Mingli, she would have tried her best without hesitation.

So, my previously conflicted mind suddenly made a decision.

Who would have thought that one day my cousin would become someone who inspires me to move forward?

Tang Mingmei felt that life was truly incredible; anything could happen as long as you were alive.

yes.

Anything can happen as long as you're alive.

Perhaps one day, she will be able to make her cousin look at her with new respect.

Thinking about this possibility, Tang Mingmei became even more determined.

Tang Mingli, far away at the Fu family home, was unaware that she had unknowingly become such a figure in her cousin's heart.

At this moment, she was lazily practicing calligraphy at home.

After taking a break for a few months, it really takes some time to regain my focus when I go back to this tedious work.

Fortunately, when I went to class yesterday, Teacher Chen said that although she had stopped for a few months, she had a solid foundation. Although she hadn't made any progress, she hadn't regressed much either.

Tang Mingli was stunned when she heard her teacher praise her solid basic skills.

She was just lazy, wrote slowly, and made slow progress, but she accidentally developed a solid foundation in writing.

Good heavens, could she really be a master of calligraphy?

Tang Mingli's thoughts drifted too far, and before she knew it, she had written the character crookedly.

This mistake instantly brought her back to reality.

And this is supposed to be the Holy Sacrament? The characters aren't even written neatly.

However, she had been practicing calligraphy for quite a while today, so Tang Mingli put down her pen and went downstairs to find her grandmother.

Madam Fu was also practicing calligraphy in her study on the first floor.

This time slot was their agreed-upon calligraphy practice time.

The old and the young make progress together.

When Madam Fu, who was diligently practicing calligraphy, saw Tang Mingli come down, she realized that her calligraphy practice time was almost up. After carefully writing the last character, she put down her pen and asked with a smile, "Take a look at my writing. Is there anything I need to pay attention to?"

Looking at the page her grandmother had written, Tang Mingli realized once again how far-fetched her thoughts had been.

Grandma's handwriting is already better than hers.

Grandma only started practicing seriously after she signed up for classes.

Even so, Grandma maintained a humble attitude, and she wanted to learn from her.

Tang Mingli looked up and smiled at her grandmother, who was waiting for her answer. She said sincerely, "Grandma, we agreed to improve together, but you've made a quick leap forward. This is making me a little anxious."

Caught off guard, Madam Fu burst out laughing.

"You child, you never forget to be naughty, no matter what."

Tang Mingli blinked. "You're right, aren't you? Look how beautiful your handwriting is now."

After being praised by her granddaughter-in-law, Madam Fu looked at her own handwriting again and agreed that it was indeed beautiful.

Suddenly bursting with confidence, she said, "Perhaps I can write the couplets for our family's New Year this year."

This time, Tang Mingli was caught off guard.

She wondered if she had praised him too much.

But it's still early for the New Year. Maybe by then, Grandma's handwriting will have improved again, and she'll actually be able to write couplets.

Moreover, the couplets on one's own door can be written however one likes, as long as one's own family can accept them, there's no need to care about how others evaluate them.

Thinking this way, she got excited.

"Grandma, you can write the couplets for the main gate, and I'll write the ones for the side gate."

"Okay, it's settled then."

The grandfather and grandson had new expectations for the Spring Festival, which they hadn't seen for a long time.

Seeing the bright smile on Tang Mingli's face again, Madam Fu secretly breathed a sigh of relief.

It's all her fault for having such a good grandson. He promised to come back this month, and her precious granddaughter-in-law had been looking forward to it for so long. The day of her return was almost here, but last night he suddenly called to say that something had come up and he couldn't come back.

Although her granddaughter-in-law smiled and said it was okay, and told him to take care of himself even when he was busy, she still noticed that when she heard that her grandson couldn't come back, a clear look of disappointment flashed across her face.

How could a young couple, with such a good relationship, not miss each other since they live apart most of the time?

The more Madam Fu thought about it, the more heartbroken she became.

She felt she should do something to make amends to Tang Mingli.