Chapter 53: Settlement of Accounts
In the village, if you don’t have a son, you will be scolded as a family extinct when you quarrel.
Living in such a social environment, if possible, Meng Changli also wants to give birth to a son for her husband to inherit the Huang family's incense.
But she is powerless now.
When Meng Changli gave birth to her youngest daughter, she had a difficult labor. The baby came out, but her own bleeding could not be stopped.
At that time, people in rural areas would hire midwives to give birth, and there was no custom of going to hospitals.
When they realized something was wrong and sent her to the town clinic, Meng Changli was already unconscious.
Fortunately, there were good doctors in the health center who came from big cities to support the rural areas. They gave her blood transfusion and surgery, which saved her life.
But after that incident, she basically had no chance of having children again.
The bleeding that time was caused by uterine rupture. The doctor told her at the time that if she got pregnant again, not only would there be a risk of another rupture, but the placenta might also grow on the wound. Either way, her life would be in danger.
In this situation, her parents-in-law still want her to have another child, which is no different from asking for her life.
And Meng Changli knew very well that those people not only wanted to give birth, but also wanted sons.
Even if she got pregnant and gave birth, and because of her good luck, all the bad things didn't happen, but there was no guarantee that she would give birth to a son!
Meng Changli smiled, looking at her husband with cold and sad eyes, "Since you don't agree, just keep it to yourself! What are you talking about? Now that I know, what do you mean? Do you want me to make the choice?"
Meng Changli is a straightforward person and says whatever she thinks.
Huang Jialin also felt uncomfortable when he heard it. He said, "I said it just to let you know that your parents' thoughts are important. Then I also want to tell you that I will always stand by you and will never put you in danger again, nor will I continue to embarrass you.
So, for you, for our two children, and for our little family, I will find a way to handle everything, including the separation of the family."
Meng Changli looked at her husband in disbelief. "Are you serious?"
Is this still her gentle and good-tempered husband? Why did he suddenly become tough?
Huang Jialin: "Of course. Chang Li, as a man, I have made you suffer some injustice in the past few years. It's time for me to make some changes.
Chang Li, you should stay at your parents' house for the next two days. I will go home this afternoon and tell my parents about these ideas. Don't worry, I will find a way to move you out..."
After separating from her husband, Meng Changli felt a little dizzy.
When she was dating, she was attracted by her husband's honesty and good temper.
After she got married, she realized that men with this kind of personality also have their bad sides in family life, which made her unable to find anyone to help her when she was bullied by her mother-in-law.
Now, if her husband could just be more manly, she felt that he would be almost perfect, which would be wonderful.
That's why Meng Changli was so happy when she went back, and she didn't feel any pressure at all when she talked about the current affairs at home.
Later on, Meng Changli became so excited that she even told her husband about what he had just said about wanting to separate and live on his own.
Of course, this is just an idea at the moment. How to do it specifically and whether it will succeed is still unknown.
However, Meng Changli is already very satisfied to have such a direction.
"In the future, even if we can't split up the family business, there shouldn't be any problem with my business."
As things have developed to this point, Meng Changli no longer has such a strong desire to split the family business.
Because it's really hard.
She also didn't want her husband to be criticized or talked about by others. Since he was willing to make sacrifices for their small family, she had to learn to be tolerant.
Meng Changli talked a lot about her life at her husband's family today.
He Jinqiu felt distressed and uncomfortable after hearing this, and told her to just speak out whatever she had in the future and not keep it in her heart.
She married her daughter to the Huang family so that they could live a good life, not suffer bullying.
Meng Changli said: "Mom, it's okay. I'm not someone who will let anyone bully me. It's just a few more quarrels."
The mother and daughter started chatting, taking turns talking.
Next to her, Meng Shulan sat on the edge of the car with her knees hugged, feeling cold all over.
The family was divided. My sister had divided the family in her previous life, but she paid a price that she could not bear.
When I got home, it was almost noon.
He Jinqiu washed her hands and went to cook. Meng Changli gave some egg pancakes to her two daughters to eat first, and then sat at the table to settle the bill with her sister.
A simple calculation: minus the cost is the profit.
Meng Changli carefully used an abacus and concluded that the profit was fifty-six yuan and thirty-two cents.
It took her four days to make the goods and one hour to sell them, and she made a profit of fifty-six. This profit margin was so tempting that she was very happy.
But Meng Shulan waved her hand and said, "Sister, that's not how it works."
Meng Shulan took the abacus in front of her sister, put the beads back in place, and while fiddling with the black wooden beads, she explained to Meng Changli that although she was currently paying the wages, it had to be included in the cost, because she would need to pay wages to hire people in the future, and this could not be reduced.
There is also the wear and tear and depreciation of the sewing machine, as well as the travel expenses and food expenses to and from the city, all of which need to be included in the cost.
When Meng Changli heard that so many things had to be counted, she was nervous, thinking that there wouldn't be a lot. It was not until her sister finished counting and gave a number that the smile on her face returned.
Fortunately, my sister only deducted more than seven dollars. So when you calculate it this way, the business is quite profitable.
And this is just the first one. If we continue to do this, even if we don’t hire anyone, and we set up stalls seven or eight times a month, the profit margin will be several hundred? I dare not even think about it.
Meng Changli's face flushed with excitement, but it still felt a little unreal.
Meng Shulan said: "This business is just beginning. As everyone's needs are met and competitors emerge, our shipments will definitely be affected."
Meng Changli said indifferently: "As long as there is money to be made, a little less doesn't matter much."
Meng Changli was satisfied immediately as she had never thought she could make so much money from her first business.
Meng Shulan shook her head, "Sister, don't think like that."
Seeing her sister's serious expression, Meng Changli put away the smile on her face and became serious.
"Shulan, go ahead."
Meng Shulan: "Be prepared for danger in times of peace. The business world is like a battlefield. If you cannot become a leader and one of the best performers, perhaps an accident or a storm may overturn all your previous efforts.
Therefore, if you want to be invincible, you should not think that it doesn’t matter if you earn less, but you should work hard to become bigger and stronger, and keep growing like a snowball. When you really face the storm, you will have the strength to stabilize the present and expand the future. "
Meng Shulan understood the words "keep growing like a snowball".
"Shulan, you come up with ideas, and I'll listen to you."
My sister is an educated person, so needless to say, everything she says and does is in the right direction.
(End of this chapter)
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