Chapter 003 Uncontrollable Resentment

Li Banxia liked Old Man Su's face. Old Man Su was very handsome when he was young, with sharp features, sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes. Li Banxia took a liking to him at first sight.

At that time, Old Man Su had just been transferred to an auto parts factory after being injured. He was lame and hadn't even been allocated a house.

Li Banxia decisively asked her family to find a matchmaker so she could marry him.

For his injury, his father and his three older brothers climbed countless mountains just to find medicinal herbs for him!

The fact that the couple had four sons and two daughters together suggests that they enjoyed a long and sweet married life when they were young.

However, she didn't know when it started, but Old Man Su began to dislike her.

Old Man Su doted on his children, granting their every wish. To please him, she would do whatever he asked and never refused any of the children's requests.

But this time, Li Banxia wasn't going to listen to him.

“It’s different. I’ll give it to you. It just so happens that you can do clerical work and are literate, which is more suitable for Cui Yuxia.”

After she finished speaking, the courtyard fell into a deathly silence.

Su Lao Er's eyes widened. "Mom, do you know what you're saying?"

The eldest brother and his wife were horrified.

The eldest daughter-in-law's eyes welled up with tears; her mother-in-law had actually disobeyed her father-in-law for her sake!

She had just been complaining that her mother-in-law only cared about her son and not about her, her daughter-in-law.

She deserves to die!

Su Laoda's lips trembled, and his eyes were filled with longing as he looked at Li Banxia.

He knew that his mother loved him.

The second son's use of "eldest daughter" was correct!

Boss Su was thrilled!

Li Banxia glanced at the couple when she had a spare moment, and seeing their tearful expressions, her own nose tingled.

Old Su stared at Li Banxia in disbelief for a long time before frowning and saying, "I'll be able to retire and receive my pension in a few more years. It's not worth giving it away now."

Li Banxia glanced at him sideways but didn't reply.

Old Su asked again, "What's wrong with you today? You seem so resentful?"

Li Banxia quietly looked at Old Man Su. That face, which was so handsome in her memory that it made her lose her principles, now seemed bland and tasteless, even giving her a kind of physical discomfort.

Thinking that Old Man Su had spent all his life savings on his first love and her son, while he and his children hadn't spent a single penny.

She worked herself to the bone to support him and take care of his feelings. She loved him so humbly, timidly, and cautiously, and felt like she was a joke in her past life.

There was no smile in Li Banxia's eyes, but she forced a smile and said, "I just figured some things out. Some things really shouldn't be forced. Forced things are bitter and astringent, enough as it is."

Old Su felt that there was something in her words, but he didn't know what she was referring to, so he just assumed she was talking about work.

Old Su frowned, trying to find the right words, "It's just a job. They're from the eldest son's family, so they should give way to the younger brothers and sisters..."

Why should we give way?

Li Banxia's voice contained a hint of anger that she herself didn't realize, "Just because he's the eldest, does that mean he deserves to suffer?! Don't even think about it! If the second brother and the others want jobs, they should find them themselves. Don't covet the eldest brother's wife. They don't owe him anything!"

"mom……"

Hearing Li Banxia's defense, the eldest daughter-in-law burst into tears.

Li Banxia looked over, her eyes reddening slightly. "Why are you crying? You're so pathetic! Hold it in."

The eldest daughter-in-law pouted and nodded her head like she was pounding garlic.

"mom!"

Su Lao Er protested, shouting, "Why? This isn't fair! You're biased! My sister-in-law got a job after marrying into the family, why doesn't Yu Xia..."

Like a chicken repeating a word.

Li Banxia didn't give him a friendly look and snorted coldly.

"Your sister-in-law got in through her own ability, so why should she? Taking her job and giving it to you would be unfair? Fair? You've got your abacus beads flying right into my eyes, do you think I'm stupid!"

"Then I won't get married..."

Li Banxia glanced at him and said, "Take it or leave it."

"Dad, look at Mom!" Old Su's face turned red with anger, and he asked Old Su to stand up for him.

Old Su opened his mouth, but before he could say anything, Li Banxia stopped him with a cold look. "If you can't stand it, give your job to your second son's wife, or take out some money to buy her one."

Old Su frowned.

"Why are you saying that again? Didn't I just explain it to you? My job..."

"Then pay up!"

Li Banxia said quickly, "You haven't brought a single penny home since you got married, so you must have saved quite a bit. It's just a job, it won't cost you much money. Second son, why don't you hurry up and beg your dad? Whether you can get a wife depends on your dad."

She can also shift the blame, so don't just bully her.

The eldest and second eldest Su looked at each other, their eyes filled with shock.

"Dad, you...you haven't brought any money home?"

Old Man Su's face turned cold, a hint of anger flashing in his eyes. He gave Li Banxia a warning look, "I didn't."

"there is nothing?"

Boss Su asked, "No money?"

Where did the money go?

Su Lao Er asked, "Dad, you didn't take any money home, so how come you have no money? Don't you want to give me any?"

Old Man Su glared at Su Lao Er, thinking, "That idiot has no sense of propriety at all, he dares to ask any question."

"...I took it to help my comrade's child."

The brothers exchanged a sudden glance and then looked at Li Banxia.

Li Banxia smiled enigmatically, "I've never heard you mention it in all these years. Which comrade-in-arms is it? What's his name and where does he live?"

"...I'll tell you later."

An impatience flashed across Old Man Su's eyes. He coldly retorted to Li Banxia, ​​signaling her to stop asking questions; he was angry.

In the past, Li Banxia might have been so frightened that she wouldn't have dared to say a word and would have obediently shut her mouth.

But today, Li Banxia was not there.

She harbored an uncontrollable resentment that made her want to get to the bottom of things!

She, Li Banxia, ​​married him when she was eighteen, and they were husband and wife for over fifty years until her death. Did she ever wrong him in any way?!

She bore him children, managed the household chores, and worked diligently like a mother hen. How did he repay her?!

He made his old lover confess their illicit affair in front of him!

He kept it from her for so many years, making her live like a clown!

How is he going to pay this debt?!

"Are you telling me to stop asking? Why can't I keep asking?"

Li Banxia's smile didn't reach her eyes as she stared directly at Old Man Su. "Is there something you can't say in front of your son? Or do you have some unspeakable secret?"

"Li Banxia, ​​don't be unreasonable and make trouble!"

Feeling guilty, Old Su used anger to cover it up, saying, "I didn't say anything to save face for my comrade's child, it's not some unspeakable secret you're talking about!"

It looked like their parents were about to start arguing in front of them.

The eldest and second eldest Su brothers finally realized that something was wrong.

Judging from the father's reaction, there's a strong chance something's fishy going on.