Chapter 50
As soon as Tang Jianshe finished speaking, everyone present was shocked.
Wang Simei raised her head suddenly: "The child's father..."
When Mrs. Wu realized what was happening, she was so angry that she picked up something to beat him.
"What kind of nonsense are you talking about? Divide the family? What kind of family are you dividing? Do you want to starve yourself, your wife and your children to death?"
Old Mrs. Wu was almost out of breath and was about to fall. Tang Xingqiang quickly supported Old Mrs. Wu, helped her sit on a small stool nearby, and massaged her back.
Tang Qingqing hurried into the house and poured her a glass of water.
Tang Jianjun was also very unhappy, "Brother, what are you doing? Do you think that we are taking advantage of you by not dividing the family? Look how mad you have made Mom."
They haven't even complained about Tang Jianshe's family being a burden to them, but Tang Jianshe instead complains about them being a burden to him and wants to split the family. How heartless!
Mrs. Wu drank a glass of water, and then she felt her head wasn't buzzing anymore.
"Boss, you are crazy. You dare to talk about separation without even looking at your own situation. Do you want to die just for a little girl?"
Old Mrs. Wu felt very sad. Why did she make such a series of arrangements?
It's because they want Tang Jianshe to have someone to rely on in the future. It's hard to live in the village without a son, so everyone would think of adopting a child from the clan. Tang Jianguo is in this situation. Otherwise, there will be no one to take care of him when he gets older.
Tang Jianshe is also disabled and cannot take care of himself, but his temper is even worse than that of an average person.
Old Mrs. Wu really didn't know what sin she had committed to give birth to such a fool.
Now that the words have been spoken, what will Tang Jianjun and his family think? It's really a waste of effort.
Tang Jianshe breathed a sigh of relief when he saw that Old Lady Wu's complexion had returned to normal. He said calmly:
"Mom, I know you are thinking about me. I am sorry for causing you so much trouble these years."
Old Mrs. Wu turned her face to the side and quietly wiped away her tears.
She became a widow at a young age. Although her brothers from her mother's family helped her, she still had to support herself most of the time.
It is not easy for a widow to make a living with so many children, and there is also a disabled person in the family, who is laughed at and ridiculed by others.
But she managed to get through it all, and only she knows the hardships she went through.
Looking at the entire brigade, how many disabled people can survive and live well? She did it, raising Tang Jianshe and letting him get married and have children.
Since Tang Jianshe had no son, she also tried to find a way for him to have a suitable son to take care of him and take care of him in his old age.
The result was the word "separation". How could she not be disappointed?
For the sake of these arrangements, she was willing to let Tang Jianjun's family suffer losses, which might affect Tang Jianjun's support for her in the future. Unexpectedly, she was stabbed in the back by her eldest son.
"Let's just treat your words as a momentary confusion. Don't say such things again in the future. You are not a child anymore, and you are not a fool who does things without thinking about the consequences. If you don't think about yourself, you should think about your wife and children."
"Mom, I'm not saying this out of anger. I'm grateful for your care over the years. And Jianjun, you've been taking care of me, your disabled brother, for a lot of time. If it weren't for us, their lives would be much easier. That's why I decided to split up the family."
"This is my own life. I can't drag Jianjun down. I have to live my life as it should be. No matter how hard it is, it's my own life. I can't make others unhappy with it."
When Mrs. Wu heard this, she felt even more sad.
"What are you talking about?"
Tang Jianjun also said: "Brother, your words are too polite."
Tang Jianshe shook his head: "If it was just me, it would be fine. But now I'm married and have children, and they're all grown up. It's really inappropriate for me to be a burden to the whole family. Although I'm useless, I'm still a man after all. I can't rely on my brother and mother all my life."
Mrs. Wu's original anger was replaced by bitterness. This eldest son had always been taciturn, and this was the first time he spoke so much.
She had always thought that not only did he have a bad leg, but he was also a slow-witted person, so he couldn't speak clearly. She didn't expect that he actually knew everything in his mind.
"As the eldest son, I am already incompetent because I cannot support my mother in her old age. I cannot continue to take advantage of her."
Tang Jianjun didn't say anything at this time. In his heart, he was indeed resentful of having such a big brother.
He was bullied when he was young. He couldn't fight for himself like his other brothers, and he was even bullied because of his disability.
It is really a big trouble that I am still being dragged down and unable to separate from the family even after growing up.
Old Mrs. Wu felt sad when she heard this, but when she saw Tang Jianjun's expression, she was speechless.
If the window had not been poked, we could have gotten by without any hesitation. But if the window had been poked, it would have been impossible to continue living without any regrets.
As she got older, she gradually lost the ability to make decisions, and from now on she would have to look at the expressions of her son and daughter-in-law.
Apart from sighing, Mrs. Wu had no other choice.
Tang Jianshe looked at Wang Simei and said apologetically:
"Fourth sister, I'm sorry that you have to live a hard life with me in the future. You didn't get anything when you married me. I'm sorry for you."
After they got married, they never called each other by their names, but always called each other "dad" and "mom".
Wang Simei was slightly stunned at first, then quickly shook her head:
"After marrying you, I have a better life than before. My son... Jianshe, no matter what decision you want to make, our mother and mother will support you."
Wang Simei meant what she said. After she married Tang Jianshe, she indeed had to do a lot of work every day and was busy all the time without a break.
Many people looked at her with sympathy, but she still felt very happy.
She used to have to do a lot of work and couldn't stop. She didn't think it was a big deal and felt that this was her fate.
But after marrying Tang Jianshe, she found that although Tang Jianshe was not a very capable man, he was a very reliable and considerate man.
Every time she returned to the house, Tang Jianshe would pour her a glass of water. When she was busy with spring sowing and autumn harvest, the man would massage her feet.
Due to his physical condition, he couldn't do many things, but as long as it was something he could do, he would never let her get involved.
When she first gave birth to Tang Qiaoqiao, she was so scared.
She still remembered what her in-laws and husband looked like when she gave birth to Yang Zhaodi.
At first glance, she gave birth to a daughter. Her nose was not a nose, and her eyes were not eyes.
She was very weak at the time, but no one brought her food, and she was so hungry that she saw stars.
Later, he managed to get up, made himself something to eat and finally managed to come down.
But even so, she was still scolded, saying that she still needed to eat and drink after giving birth to a daughter.
There was no such thing as confinement.
He started working on the day he was born, and went to the river to wash clothes the next day, dragging his sick body to work.
She also had to carry Yang Zhaodi on her back, otherwise she would probably be thrown away or drowned.
Although Wang Simei felt very sorry that the child was not a boy at that time, after all, he was her own flesh and blood, so she could not tolerate her own child being killed.
So she had to carry it with her every day, and to avoid being talked about, she had to work harder.
As a result, she is now in poor health and cannot do heavy work.
As soon as the man in front left, she and her daughter were immediately driven out. Her family also despised her because she was a widow and refused to let her go home.
With no other options left, she married Tang Jianshe, and only then did she realize that life could be like this.
While others felt sorry for her marrying a disabled man, she was extremely lucky to have married Tang Jianshe.
Although Tang Jianshe seems difficult to get along with, he is actually very considerate and helpful, much better than the husband mentioned above who beats people at every turn.
When she gave birth to Tang Qiaoqiao, Tang Jianshe was not unhappy at all. He took special care of her and their daughter. During the confinement period, it was Tang Jianshe who dressed Tang Qiaoqiao, changed her diapers, etc. From time to time, she could eat eggs and bird eggs that Tang Jianshe got from somewhere.
In addition, Yang Zhaodi was there to help take care of the baby, so she didn't have to do anything during the confinement period. She just waited for the baby to eat and drink and breastfeed every day without having to worry about anything.
After the confinement period, Wang Simei felt that all the minor ailments she had acquired from not taking good care of herself during the confinement period were gone, and she even gained some weight.
Her milk supply was particularly abundant, and Tang Qiaoqiao was stronger, taller, and better-looking than Yang Zhaodi since she was a child.
Tang Jianshe is not only good to his own daughter, but also to Yang Zhaodi. He doesn't talk much, but he is very decisive when doing things, which can be seen from Yang Zhaodi's marriage.
Others say that he is disabled and useless, but in Wang Simei's opinion, there is no man more responsible and capable than Tang Jianshe.
Wang Simei felt that being able to marry such a man was the luckiest thing in her life.
With him around, no matter what happens, I won't feel nervous.
So when Tang Jianshe suddenly mentioned dividing the family, Wang Simei was a little surprised at first, but she quickly accepted it.
She felt that her man had his reasons for making such a decision. At most, life would be a little difficult, but as long as the family was together, they could get through it.
Furthermore, although Tang Jianshe usually didn't say anything, Wang Simei also vaguely felt that he had actually planned to split the family a long time ago.
Tang Qiaoqiao also reacted at this time and quickly said, "Dad, I'm grown up now and can do more work!"
Tang Jianshe touched her head and his eyes became more determined.
"Mom, Jianjun, let's split up."
This time, neither Old Lady Wu nor Tang Jianjun spoke any more.
Old Mrs. Wu hoped that Tang Jianjun would speak out in objection, but when she saw his expression, she quickly looked away.
Zhao Dahua, who had been paying attention to what was happening outside in the room, covered her mouth with her hands, looking shocked.
She didn't expect that Tang Jianshe would take the initiative to propose separation, which made her surprised, happy, and inexplicably angry.
Just now she wanted to cause some trouble, hoping that the eldest brother's family would listen to them in the future, including Tang Qiaoqiao's future marriage and so on.
I didn't expect that it would lead to a split.
Zhao Dahua had thought about dividing the family many times before and getting rid of the burden of Tang Jianshe's family, but when the time came, her thoughts became complicated again and she always felt uncomfortable.
If the family is divided, who will do all the housework in the future?
Tang Jianshe really doesn't have any skills, but Wang Simei is a good worker!
Whether it was the family's private plot, or the tasks of raising pigs, chopping wood and fetching water assigned by the village, she was in charge of everything.
Ever since Tang Qingqing went on strike and stopped doing laundry for the family, Wang Simei often helped take care of the clothes for Tang Xingwang's children.
If we divide the family, won't we have to do all these jobs by ourselves in the future?
When Zhao Dahua thought about this, he felt anxious and didn't want to split up the family anymore.
But she then thought that after the family split up, if she had good things in the future, she wouldn't need to give part of them to that family, so she felt that this kind of split up was not a bad idea.
"It would be great if we could still do the work together after the separation!"
Tang Jianshe acted as he said and asked Tang Jianjun to invite the captain and the elders of the Tang family to come and preside over the division of the family property for the two brothers.
Tang Jianjun looked at his elder brother. In fact, he had never taken a good look at his elder brother since he was old enough to understand.
He had always felt embarrassed to have such a brother, and had even been annoyed by him before, but when the family was really going to be separated, he felt a mixture of emotions.
"Brother, would you like to think about this again?"
Tang Jianshe waved his hands and said, "Now that I've said this, there's no point in taking it back. The most important thing, masters, is to keep your word."
Seeing that he was determined, Tang Jianjun stopped trying to persuade him and went to call the captain and the oldest cousin of the Tang family over.
When the captain and the uncle first heard it, they thought it was Tang Jianjun who was causing trouble for the family division, and they all started to blame him.
But when they learned that it was Tang Jianshe who had taken the initiative to propose this, the two of them only sighed and said nothing more. They dealt with the things at hand and made an appointment to go to Tang's house together.
When the captain arrived at the Tang family, he was not in a hurry to preside over the division of the family. Instead, he talked to Tang Jianshe alone.
He appeared in front of the crowd again and no longer objected to the two brothers' separation.
According to village rules, the eldest son usually gets more because he has to support the elderly.
However, Tang Jianshe's situation was special. He could not take care of himself and had no ability to support himself in his old age, so Tang Jianjun had to take the lion's share.
The whole house was divided into three parts. Tang Jianjun, Old Lady Wu and Tang Jianshe each took one part. Tang Jianjun supported Old Lady Wu, so he actually took two parts.
The captain emphasized: "Your mother's share is hers. It will belong to Tang Jianjun after he is gone. I will write it down in the deed of division of the family. If Tang Jianjun is unfilial in the future, your mother has the right to dispose of her share herself."
This was also done to prevent Mrs. Wu from being left with nothing after the family division. If Tang Jianjun was filial, it would be fine. But if he was not, her life would be difficult in the future.
It is not uncommon for parents to work hard all their lives to raise their children, let them get married and have children, but when they grow up they are kicked out or thrown into a small house to fend for themselves.
This was the result of giving all his property to his sons, leaving him with nothing.
The captain doesn't want this kind of thing to happen in his team, so whenever there is a family division, the older generation will not be excluded. Only when there is something in hand can there be real security.
As for those who gave their share to their children, the captain couldn't do much about it.
He has done his best, and there is nothing he can do if others do not appreciate it.
Zhao Dahua was very unhappy. "This is too unfair. We worked so hard, and now the old lady gives her share. We will suffer a great loss."
"It's written in black and white that if you are filial, your mother won't have the right to share."
"What if we do it well and she says we are unfilial?"
This kind of thing happens quite often, especially when the mother-in-law likes to target her daughter-in-law.
No matter how well the daughter-in-law does, she will always say it is not good.
If you favor one son, you will treat your other sons the same way.
Zhao Dahua knew very well in her heart that what her mother-in-law valued most was not Tang Jianjun, but the adopted son Tang Jianguo.
When she and her sister-in-law got pregnant and had a child, it was obvious that Old Lady Wu didn't care about her and was involved.
Tang Jianjun didn't say anything, but everyone knew that if he disagreed, he would speak up to stop Zhao Dahua.
The captain said: "As long as you take care of her, give her enough food to eat, and take care of her when she's sick, that's considered filial piety."
Zhao Dahua refused to give in, thinking that this was too unreliable and based entirely on personal preference.
The more distant the better, the more smelly the closer. There will definitely be frictions when a family lives together. If you accuse them of being unfilial after a quarrel, wouldn't they be the ones being taken advantage of?
Those who have contributed money and effort to support their parents in their old age have ended up becoming dowries for others.
"Anyway, I don't agree. It's so unclear. Not only will our efforts be wasted, but we will also be labeled as unfilial. Isn't that just a false accusation?"
Tang Jianshe: "There are only Jianjun and I in our family. I will not take my mother's share. I can write it down in black and white."
Zhao Dahua curled his lips. He really wasn't worried that the old lady would give her share to Tang Jianshe.
Although the old lady did her best to raise her disabled son, she still doted on Tang Jianjun in comparison.
Besides, we all live in the same village. If Tang Jianshe dares to accept me, he will be drowned in spit.
Even if we take a step back, he has no son, and there is no one to carry on the family line in the future, so what is she afraid of?
"We have more than just two sons in our family."
As soon as these words were spoken, everyone immediately knew what Zhao Dahua was worried about.
It was really hard for the captain and the elders to refute. After all, when Zhao Dahua gave birth to her first child, Old Lady Wu did make a very speechless choice.
They are all daughters-in-law. It is unacceptable for a daughter-in-law to take care of the adopted son's wife instead of the one around her.
It's just that Tang Jianguo gave back a lot of things, and he sent things back from time to time over the years, not only for his mother, but also for his younger brother, so everyone had nothing to say.
Things were so difficult at that time, and although Mrs. Wu wanted to help her son by adopting him out, it was also for the sake of making the family live a better life.
Otherwise, given their family situation, with one of them disabled and the other not able to work well, they would not be able to live such a comfortable life.
The uncle said directly: "Tang Jianguo has already inherited, so he has no right to inherit. If the old lady dares to give it, we will stop her."
After saying this, he turned to Old Lady Wu.
"Mother Jianshe, you tell me yourself."
Old Mrs. Wu felt very uncomfortable. She didn't feel it before the family split up, but once the family split up, some things were forced upon her.
"Jianguo has nothing, so why would he care about me and my two kids? Jianjun is also my child, I have brought him up since he was little, I feel bad for him too."
Tang Jianjun: "Mom, we are not calculating anything. We just want to make things clear to avoid future conflicts, which would be even worse."
Old Mrs. Wu nodded without saying anything.
Since Tang Jianshe did not fight for anything, it was not difficult to divide the things up, but they were very detailed and the pots, bowls, pans, bowls, chopsticks, and even a basket and a ladle had to be clearly divided one by one.
These things may seem worthless, but if you lose them, it will take a lot of effort and money to find them again. When added together, they are worth a lot.
It is said that a broken home is worth a thousand jewels. Only when you start to organize it can you understand the truth.
Valuable items like iron pots and kitchen knives need to be carefully calculated.
The big wok and kitchen knife were left for Tang Jianjun. Tang Jianshe took the axe, and Pot also took away the clay pot and steamer.
As for the money in Mrs. Wu's hand, Tang Jianshe did not ask how much it was. The old lady gave him ten yuan, and he took the ten yuan.
In fact, everyone knew in their hearts that the old lady must have more than that much money.
Although no one got much money last year because the grain was burned, everyone still got some money in previous good years.
The most important thing is that Tang Jianguo has received a lot of subsidies over the years, all of which were taken by the old lady.
But Tang Jianshe didn't say anything, so no one knew what to say.
While secretly thinking that Tang Jianshe was stupid, he also praised him for being grateful and kind.
Tang Jianshe did this to make his mother's life better in the future. After all, he was lucky enough to be able to take care of himself, and he certainly couldn't take care of Old Lady Wu.
On the issue of retirement care, it was nothing more than a verbal agreement. If Tang Jianshe had enough money, he only had to bring 50 kilograms of food to Old Lady Wu every year. If he couldn't, he wouldn't force him to do so.
On the other hand, Tang Jianjun knew clearly that his elder brother had suffered a great loss, but he did not say a word. He did not care at all about how the family would survive after Tang Jianjun divided the property.
After all, we are brothers. Doing this makes people feel that this person is too cold.
Compared to the various thoughts in adults' minds, children's minds are much simpler.
Whatever Tang Jianshe got, Tang Qingqing would take Tang Qiaoqiao back to the house and help them pack it up.
By the time everything was distributed, it was already time for dinner.
They had dinner together, but after that they went their separate ways.
Although Mrs. Wu was in a bad mood, she still took out five eggs and fried them to treat the captain and her uncle who had been busy all day.
After dinner, the captain said to Tang Jianshe before leaving:
"In a couple of days I will organize some people to help you change the door, and then we will give you a yard, and we will also choose a new place for your private plot. We will also record your contribution in raising pigs for the brigade, and we will not give you less work points at the end of the year."
Zhao Dahua kept the big fat pig. Even though she would be very busy in the future, she was reluctant to let Wang Simei take it away. Otherwise, she would lose many work points.
The captain had a clear mind and knew exactly who raised the pig.
Wang Simei is an expert in raising pigs. She had brought pigs home before and she always raised them to be the fattest and best.
Other people's pig pens are always smelly and messy, but Wang Simei's keeps them clean and tidy.
In her words, although pigs are animals, they also know what is clean and dirty.
Living in a clean place will make you feel comfortable and help you grow weight well.
Regardless of whether this makes sense or not, the pigs she raises are indeed the fattest and best.
Tang Jianshe: "Thank you for your trouble."
The captain waved his hands and sighed, "If you need any help in the future, just let me know. Now that we have decided to separate, let's live a good life."
The captain was very pessimistic and didn't know how this family of three would survive in the future.
But Tang Jianshe insisted on dividing the family business, and he could not stop him.
Tang Jianshe is already old and doesn't need anyone to teach him how to behave.
The news that Tang Jianshe wanted to split the family business spread throughout the Rongshan Brigade, and everyone thought that he was not in his right mind.
Especially knowing that the trigger was because he wanted to send his daughter to school and didn't want to adopt his brother's son, I couldn't understand what he was thinking.
When everyone was worried that their family would not be able to survive or that their future would be miserable, the atmosphere in Tang Jianshe's family was extremely relaxed.
Tang Qingqing was also in her uncle's house at this time, sitting with Tang Qiaoqiao.
Tang Jianshe's proposal to split the family was indeed impulsive, but it was also a well-considered one.
As early as when he decided to send Tang Qiaoqiao to school, he knew that this day would come.
Neither Tang Jianjun nor Old Lady Wu would agree to him spending money to support Tang Qiaoqiao's studies.
If he wants to insist, he must split up the family before he can make this decision.
Tang Jianshe actually had no idea whether life would be easier after the separation, but he was full of energy and confidence.
"Qingqing, the mine will always need rattan baskets, right?" Tang Jianshe asked.
Tang Qingqing nodded affirmatively: "As long as we keep mining, we will collect it."
Even if the mines are exhausted in the future, you don’t have to worry because the area will be open to the public and you can start your own small business.
By then, you can think of other ways to make money and don’t have to worry about not being able to support your family.
Although my uncle is physically disabled, he is smart and has very dexterous hands.
He wove wicker baskets quickly and well, and thus saved some money.
It’s just that the family had not been divided before, so he had to give a portion to Old Lady Wu every time.
But this also gave him great confidence, making him feel that he could still do something.
And after the family was divided, he could take charge of some household affairs with his own house and yard.
For example, washing clothes and cooking, it’s not that he didn’t want to do it before, but if he touched these things, Wang Simei would scold him.
Old Mrs. Wu couldn't bear to see her son doing these things, and the gossip outside would make it difficult for Wang Simei to resist.
Everyone thinks that these are not men's jobs, and women must be very lazy and bad to let their men do these things.
Wang Simei didn't want to make him work hard in the first place, and after being scolded by her mother-in-law, she dared not let him touch her.
They separated and lived their own lives. As long as they kept hidden, they wouldn't be seen.
Even if they saw it, everyone felt that it was not easy for their family. Would they starve to death if he didn't lend a hand? It was easier to deal with than before, and there would be fewer people pointing fingers.
He took over all the chores at home, so Wang Simei was free to do other things.
Although Wang Simei was short, she was very hardworking and capable. However, she was always in charge of household affairs, so she had less time and energy to earn work points for the brigade.
Housework is the most despised thing. Although you work so hard, it seems like you have made no contribution. It is far less reassuring than earning work points.
I saw all these Tang constructions with my own eyes and had my own plans in mind.
Hearing Tang Qingqing's affirmative words, Tang Jianshe felt more assured.
Last year, Tang Qingqing brought back news that the mine needed a lot of rattan baskets, and Wang Heizi could help carry them over to sell. Wang Simei would go and cut rattan whenever she had time, and her daughter Yang Zhaodi would often come to help.
Tang Qingqing also told them not to take all of them home, but to put most of the rattan with Old Liu.
Although no one said why, everyone knew it.
Tang Jianshe and Wang Simei also thought this was a bad idea at first, and they were already making their own plans before the family division.
But Tang Qingqing said that if they didn't do this, the money they earned would definitely not go to them. It would be fine at other times, but Tang Qiaoqiao would have no money to support her studies.
Tang Jianjun and his wife did this many times, and whenever there was something good, it would never fall into the hands of my uncle's family, but would be distributed to their family instead.
Therefore, Tang Jianshe made the decision and asked Wang Simei to give a large part of the cut vines to Old Liu.
Tang Qingqing also secretly revealed this to Tang Jianjun, but Tang Jianjun and Zhao Dahua were both lazy and didn't want to do so much extra work. Although they were tempted, they did not take any action.
It is not a new thing to weave rattan baskets and sell them. The supply and marketing cooperatives have been collecting them all the time. If you want to make more money, you can also take them to the town to sell on market days, but you may not be able to sell them.
They didn't do this before, and they won't do it now that they have fixed channels.
Because a lot of rattan was harvested before, we need to weave it now. Once all the rattan harvested before is weaved, the new rattan can be harvested.
Therefore, for Tang Jianshe's family, weaving rattan baskets can be regarded as a fixed source of income. As long as they can weave fast enough, earning fifty or sixty yuan a year is no problem at all!
For a country family, earning this much money is already quite a lot.
In addition, Wang Simei goes to the brigade to earn work points, and next year she will catch two piglets and raise them, and feed two laying hens. I can't say that life is very good, but there is no problem in solving the problem of food and clothing.
If they save a little more, Tang Qiaoqiao will be able to go to school.
Tang Jianshe had a clear mind and a rare smile appeared on his face.
"That's good, that's good. I'll send Qiaoqiao to school next semester."
Tang Qiaoqiao's eyes were full of desire, but she shook her head and said, "Dad, I don't need to go to school. I'm doing well learning from Zhai Zhiqing."
"We can't keep bothering Zhai Zhiqing. We still have to go to school seriously so that we can take the entrance exams for junior high school and high school in the future."
Wang Simei also said: "As long as you are willing to learn, we will support you no matter how hard or tiring it is."
Tang Qiaoqiao lowered her head, still not very happy.
Tang Qingqing: "Qiaoqiao, you don't want to go to school because you feel sorry for your parents and don't want them to suffer, right?"
Tang Qiaoqiao didn't say anything, but everyone saw it.
Tang Jianshe: "It's not hard for mom and dad. As long as you live well, better than us, we will be happy."
But the more she said this, the more panicked Tang Qiaoqiao became.
She has been very nervous today because their family is going to split up, all because of her.
Tang Qingqing touched her head and said, "As long as you study hard, you will be able to support your parents better in the future and save them from so much hardship. Otherwise, even if you want to support them in the future, you won't have the ability to do so."
It is difficult for girls like us to do physical work better than boys. Even if we work our asses off, we cannot get the same work points as boys, so we have to rely on our brains. I am the best example of this.”
Tang Qiaoqiao then raised her head and said with determination: "Sister, I understand. I will definitely work hard!"
Tang Qingqing understood that this would undoubtedly put great pressure on Tang Qiaoqiao, but with their backgrounds, they would not be able to change their fate without this kind of ruthlessness.
At first, she wanted to gain the master's recognition, but if she didn't study hard, there would be no future.
Tang Jianshe looked at Tang Qingqing with complicated eyes.
"Qingqing, thank you."
Tang Qingqing was stunned. Family members rarely express gratitude to each other, let alone the elders and the younger ones.
"Uncle, what are you talking about? Qiaoqiao is my sister, and I miss her too."
Tang Jianshe shook his head but did not explain anything. He just said:
"From now on, you will fire here. Uncle doesn't have much skills and can't make anything good, but he will never let you go hungry."
Tang Qingqing smiled and said, "Okay."
Although her relationship with Tang Jianjun and his wife has eased a lot now, she still doesn't want to see them.
Regardless of whether she desired another fate, their behavior was easily disgusting and offensive.
The reason they softened their attitude towards her was simply because they thought she had become more capable, so their attitude had changed.
If she ever fell into a low point, Tang Qingqing was convinced that the couple would trample her into the ground without mercy.
She could treat the two brothers Tang Xingsheng and Tang Xingqiang well because they were children and they knew how to repay each other more and more, and the change in her destiny had nothing to do with her.
She would never forgive that couple.
"Don't panic if you run into trouble in the future. Uncle is here for you."
Tang Qingqing smiled even more deeply, "Okay."
The small room where Tang Qingqing and Tang Qiaoqiao slept was also assigned to my uncle.
When the family split up, no one thought about where Tang Qingqing should live after the split, as if they had forgotten her.
Tang Qingqing didn't remind him, so everything remained the same.
The next morning after the separation, Wang Simei finally stopped secretly giving Tang Qingqing more steamed buns, but let Tang Qingqing eat more openly.
During breakfast, the atmosphere in the room was particularly good, unlike before when we all ate together and it always felt stuffy.
Wang Simei and Tang Qiaoqiao were especially worried about being scolded if they took a little more food, so they were always very reserved when eating.
Whenever someone dropped their spoon or chopsticks, Wang Simei would always stand up to help get them, making it impossible to eat in peace.
Now you don’t have to worry about that at all. You don’t need to be nervous. You just need to enjoy the delicious food.
In contrast, the other side was not so pleasant.
The family suddenly separated yesterday and Zhao Dahua hasn't adapted to the situation yet, so she didn't get up early in the morning. As a result, when Tang Jianjun and the children got up, they found that they hadn't even made breakfast!
It’s quite hot this day, so I won’t make too many steamed buns, otherwise they will go bad easily.
We entertained guests again yesterday, so we ate everything.
Tang Xingwang yelled the loudest: "Mom, you want to starve us to death! Why is there nothing?"
Zhao Dahua hurried to light the fire and cook. Over the years, she was used to having Wang Simei's help in everything. Suddenly, she had to do everything alone. For a moment, there was chaos and she almost burned down the kitchen.
After finally making the steamed bun, Tang Jianjun vomited it after taking a bite.
"What the hell is this? Taste it and see if it's for human consumption!"
Seeing him like this, old lady Wu felt so distressed: "Why are you spitting out such a big piece of steamed bun?"
Zhao Dahua also took a bite. It wasn't that bad, but the texture was bad. The mixed grain steamed bun had a bad texture to begin with, and it would be even worse if it wasn't made well.
"I worked all by myself for so long this morning, and there was no one to help me. Can you blame me if I almost did a bad job?"
Zhao Dahua was very unhappy and kept glacing towards Old Lady Wu.
He is invisible when working, but very active when eating.
Tang Jianjun threw the steamed bun back into the bowl and took a steamed sweet potato to fill his stomach.
"Sister-in-law, you're always alone, but you still do a good job. I'm busy all day long, and you can't even cook a meal at home!"
Wang Simei became a little restless when she heard the commotion over there.
She has developed this habit over the years and feels that it is her responsibility if the food is not cooked well.
The whole family didn't have enough to eat, so she felt it was a mistake for her not to lend a hand.
Tang Qingqing quickly pulled her back and said, "Aunt, the family has already been divided, so just take care of yourselves. You have as many things to do as they do. If you take over, you won't be able to take care of your own family in the future."
Tang Jianshe: "Listen to Qingqing, you should take a good rest for two days. You haven't stopped since you married me."
Wang Simei was not used to it and did not insist, so she just pretended not to hear it.
Tang Qiaoqiao: "Our family has split up. Should we tell our eldest sister about this big thing?"
Wang Simei slapped her thigh and said, "I said yesterday that I seemed to have forgotten something. It turns out to be this."
After Yang Zhaodi got married, she often returned to her natal family to help out.
When the son-in-law is not busy, he will also come over.
To be honest, Tang Jianshe is confident about the future and sees hope in his stepdaughter.
As long as the child is raised well, even a girl will be filial and will do no worse than a son.
Even though Yang Zhaodi is not his biological daughter, she still cares so much about her stepfather. If she is his biological daughter, she can't be much worse.
Wang Simei was still looking for someone to help pass on the message, but on the third day after the separation, Yang Zhaodi and Zhu Yushan came back.
It wasn't just the couple who came. Zhu Yushan also brought his brothers and good friends with him.
As soon as Zhu Yushan entered the house, he said, "Dad, Mom, I heard that you split up, so I brought a few brothers over to help you renovate your house and build a yard."
Wang Simei was surprised and delighted: "Oh, I was just planning to find someone to tell you, but I didn't expect you to come back. You came and came to work right away. You didn't tell us in advance, so we didn't prepare anything."
Zhu Yushan said with a smile: "We are all family, what are we preparing for?"
Yang Zhaodi also said, "Mom, don't worry about it. I know what's going on."
Wang Simei was extremely terrified, while Tang Jianshe felt his throat aching and was unable to utter a word.
The captain knew that Tang Jianshe's son-in-law had brought people to help, so he also sent people to lend a hand. It was impossible for them to show no expression when all the other teams had come.
There is strength in numbers. A group of people quickly fixed the door and fenced off a large yard.
Because there was some spare land when the house was built, the direction was changed and each house became independent. Although they are close to each other, each can live independently.
This group of big men came and went in a hurry. Fortunately, Tang Qingqing went to borrow eggs in advance, and Wang Simei made a lot of steamed buns on the spot, with more white flour and less mixed flour, and the taste was particularly good.
At least let the helpers take something back with them, so that they don't get tired after working for half a day and then go away empty-handed, which would be very rude.
Yang Zhaodi was not in a hurry to leave and let her husband go back first.
She had been busy today and had no time to ask what was going on, so she wanted to stay and find out more about the situation.
Yang Zhaodi didn't dare to believe the rumors outside, as many of the rumors were distorted as they were passed around.
When Yang Zhaodi learned the reason, she was filled with joy and emotion.
She thought about her own marriage. If it weren't for this stepfather, she wouldn't have the good life she has now!
"Dad, Mom, don't worry. We have Yushan and I. As long as Qiaoqiao has the ability to study, we will definitely let her continue studying."
Tang Jianshe said sternly, "Boss, don't say such things again in the future."
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