Chapter 349 Are you still leaving?

It is said that sons resemble their mothers and daughters resemble their fathers.

She even complained at the time, thinking that neither she nor Su Laosan had good personalities, and that it would be best if one of them was like an aunt and the other like an older brother...

Fang Erniu's eyes welled up with tears, and she belatedly realized that she and Su Laosan would never have children in this lifetime.

"Mom, Auntie's eyes are watering, is she crying...?"

Heart-wrenching spasms and overwhelming despair surged towards her like a tidal wave, engulfing her.

"Erniu..."

Sister-in-law Fang helped her up and tried to take the child from her arms, but Fang Erniu didn't let go. She buried her head in her nephew's arms, and her nephew hugged her and gently kissed her head, just like he usually did when he comforted her.

"Don't cry, Auntie. I'll kiss you and it won't hurt anymore..."

Fang Erniu whimpered twice, as if she couldn't hold back her tears any longer, and burst into sobs.

Sister-in-law Fang felt a lump in her throat and, unable to hold back any longer, turned her head away.

When Erniu's mother came back and saw this scene, she was stunned for a moment and stood still.

Erniu's father didn't dare to move inside the house.

...

After finishing their meal quietly, Fang Erniu and Fang Dasao went to the eldest son's house to ask for the land for their house.

Grandma Fang asked in surprise, "Wasn't that yard perfectly fine? Why did you move out?"

"Why, Grandpa and Grandma?" Fang Erniu asked back.

Grandma Fang looked a little embarrassed, knowing that her granddaughter was holding a grudge. She sighed and looked at Grandpa Fang.

Grandpa Fang took a drag of his cigarette and said, "Your eldest brother and younger brother are both inside. If you and your sister-in-law move out, only your parents will be left at home. If word gets out, people will gossip about you..."

"Grandpa and Grandma knew that if we moved out, people would talk behind our backs." Fang Erniu looked directly at Grandpa Fang.

Grandpa Fang choked, almost choking on his smoke, "You..."

He looked up and saw the indifference in his granddaughter's eyes. She fell silent for a moment. He frowned and looked at Grandma Fang.

Grandma Fang had no choice but to force a smile, "Erniu, Grandpa and Grandma never expected things to turn out this way. It's all Grandpa and Grandma's fault for not stopping your mother in time..."

"Grandma, I'm not a three-year-old anymore."

Grandma Fang, "..."

Uncle Fang and his wife exchanged a glance. Aunt Fang smiled and pushed the melon seeds towards her, "Er Niu, what's done is done. Don't think about it so much. Your grandparents had their reasons. Your parents... there are no parents in this world who don't love their children. Your mother may have done wrong, but she was doing it for your own good..."

"Aunt, I'm telling you, under the guise of doing what's best for you, that you should divorce your uncle. Will you do it? I remember seeing your uncle beat you when I was little..."

Aunt Fang nearly choked on her saliva. "Are you crazy?"

Fang Erniu looked at her with a half-smile.

Aunt Fang, "..."

"Forget it, they're your own parents, do whatever you want with them."

Uncle Fang immediately backed down; he was too clumsy with words to mess with his niece.

Fang Erniu glanced at him, unwilling to dwell on the past any longer, and faced her eldest cousin directly, "Eldest cousin, your promise that I can come to you if I need anything doesn't count anymore?"

Fang Jianguo, "..."

Would he dare to go back on his word?

She's always ready to argue with anyone she meets. She's been quick-witted since she was little, and now it seems like she's even developed a brain. Who can possibly talk her out of this?

"Fine, I'll talk to the village chief about it tomorrow..."

“Let’s go now.” Fang Erniu made the decision, stood up and looked at him.

The older cousin had no choice but to say, "Tomorrow I'll see if there's any vacant land suitable for you to build your houses. I'll talk to the village chief to see if we can give you some. Don't overthink it."

Fang Erniu stared at him for a few seconds, then directly pointed to a piece of land.

My older cousin frowned.

I asked Sister-in-law Fang, "Are you really going to move out? People will gossip about a woman raising several children alone..."

"Big cousin, is your position as village party secretary just for show?"

Fang Erniu interrupted him, "If orphans and widows are bullied in the village, or if rumors and filthy things are spread about them, won't your position as village secretary be over?"

"Erniu, you..."

The eldest cousin's face was unusually grim. Seeing that she was acting like a madwoman, biting anyone she could get her hands on, he simply stopped trying to stop her.

He took a deep breath.

"Okay, I won't say anything more. I'll give you an answer after the meeting tomorrow."

Fang Erniu nodded and left with Fang Dasao.

Before leaving, I told my eldest cousin, "Elder cousin, if the village can't protect them, I'll call the higher-ups and complain to the place that issued your appointment letter."

"Erniu, you've gone too far!" Aunt Fang said coldly.

Fang Erniu glanced at it and hummed in agreement, "So you guys knew too."

The room was filled with people, "..."

That madman!

"Sister-in-law, remember this: if you have any trouble in the future, come to your eldest cousin. He won't stand idly by. If he does, just call me and I'll complain."

When she left with Sister-in-law Fang, no one in the room looked happy.

On the way back, Sister-in-law Fang looked worried and asked, "Erniu, will this be alright?"

"I don't know either."

Fang Erniu shook her head. "Once the new house is built, it depends on what you want, sister-in-law. If you want to move out and live with the boys, that's fine. If you want to live with my parents, that's fine too. If they can help you take care of the kids and do some chores, then stay there. But if they keep nagging and cursing like they did today and won't listen, then you should move out. Don't let the little ones live in this chaotic and panicked environment all the time. It's not good."

Sister-in-law Fang was taken aback.

When I realized that my sister-in-law had made such a fuss for the sake of the children, I was overwhelmed with mixed feelings and felt indescribably sad.

After a long while, he finally said, "Okay."

They remained silent for the rest of the journey. When they arrived at the door, Sister-in-law Fang finally spoke again, "Erniu, are you still leaving?"

What she just said in the main room was that she wanted me to call her; she doesn't intend to stay home.

Fang Erniu hummed in agreement.

“I’m going to the south to visit my cousin. There are lots of jobs and they’re short-staffed at the factories there. I’ll send money home every few months when I earn it. Sister-in-law, you should save the money for the kids…”

As he spoke, he glanced at Sister-in-law Fang, "Sister-in-law, the promise we made to take my nephew to school in the city can't stand. Actually, I've been helping out at Su Laosan's shop these past few days, and he's paying me a salary. But my brother's outburst has blocked all my escape routes..."

Sister-in-law Fang was surprised.

"...We originally agreed not to get married and to date for life, but my older brother still wouldn't let go of her and wanted to kill her. Su Laosan and I had no other choice but to give up. We couldn't stay in the city anymore..."

“I understand. Don’t blame yourself. The children weren’t your responsibility to begin with. Your older brother treated you like that, and you still care about your children. Erniu, your sister-in-law will be grateful to you for the rest of her life.”

“If you want to go, take the children to the city, but don’t go looking for Su Laosan, and don’t have anything to do with their family. They don’t owe me anything; I’m the one who owes them, and I can never pay them back…”

Sister-in-law Fang raised her hands and swore, "Erniu, if I did the same to you and the child, how would I be any different from an animal?"