Chapter 33 Betrayal Do you know where he is?
"It's not blood-sucking. This is family. How can you call family blood-sucking?" Jiang Yuqin said. "Ding Chao does earn money, and he gives me his salary. It's just that the child got burned, and the medical expenses were a bit higher. It's my fault for not taking good care of the child, which is why he got burned. If I had taken good care of him, none of this would have happened."
"How could this be your fault?" Wang Chunfen asked. "Of course you made a mistake, but it wasn't that serious."
"I..." Jiang Yuqin paused, then continued, "I really didn't take good care of her. I shouldn't have left the boiling water on the table. Maybe it's because I've never taken care of a child before, so this happened."
Jiang Yuqin felt guilty, thinking that it was probably because the child wasn't her biological child that she wasn't as good to him. It wasn't that Jiang Yuqin didn't want to be nicer to the child, but she had so much to do that she couldn't do well here or there.
"The neighbors all say this is how it is for all first-time mothers," Jiang Yuqin said. "With time, it gets better and you learn more."
"You..." Wang Chunfen didn't know what to say.
"I'm fine now. The child is still young. He just cried a few times at most." Jiang Yuqin said, "You know, I grew up under the care of my stepmother. I..."
"That's not your stepmother, nor your father," Wang Chunfen said. "It's already very good that they treat you like that."
"They haven't been very good to me." Jiang Yuqin refused to admit that Jiang's mother and father were good to her. She always felt that Jiang's mother and father cared more about Jiang Moli. "Look at the life Jiang Moli is living, and then look at the life I am living. Mine is not as good as Jiang Moli's. Jiang Moli..."
"Jiang Moli started learning to sing at a very young age, and she learned step by step." Wang Chunfen said, "Didn't you say she cried a lot when she was little? She learned while crying."
Jiang Yuqin once said that Jiang Moli was a crybaby and that she was not steady enough. Jiang Yuqin was unwilling to endure hardships and learn more, so who could blame her?
"Wang Chunfen, whose friend are you?" Jiang Yuqin frowned.
"Okay, okay, okay, let's not talk about her." Wang Chunfen said, "What I mean is that you take care of the children, but you still need to be more independent. Don't give out all the money you have. You still need to ask your husband to give more money. Your husband has a salary, so it's not that he can't give out money. You gave out so much money yourself, and you have no money left. You also asked your family for dowry money, you can't always ask your family for money to support them."
"I'm not supporting them. I'm being fair and just, and promoting equality between men and women," Jiang Yuqin said. "Now is a new era. Men can't be the sole breadwinners of the family. We women have to support the family even if we earn a salary. It's too hard for one person to support a family. Now that we're married, we naturally have to share the burden. That's the right thing to do. Chunfen, we can't look at this problem with old ideas. We have to look at it with the new ideas of a new society."
"..." After hearing the reasons given by Jiang Yuqin, Wang Chunfen was silent for a long time. Jiang Yuqin was really good at making excuses. What a bullshit new society and new ideas.
"Only by sharing the burden can this family last." Jiang Yuqin said, "I asked my family for money, and that's what they deserve. They owe me money, so they have to give me money. Some things can't be compensated with money, and their money can't fully make up for it."
Jiang Yuqin planned to ask those people for compensation in the future, and she had to make sure they paid her the full compensation.
"Chunfen, you're my friend, and you know what I lived through. Yes, I ate better before, but that was because I robbed people. If I hadn't robbed them, those things wouldn't have ended up in my stomach." Jiang Yuqin said, "I didn't know I wasn't the Jiang family's biological daughter at the time. I only found out after they told me. I'm innocent."
Jiang Yuqin always heard people say that the Jiang family treated her too well, but she didn't think so. It was because she was no longer a daughter of the Jiang family that those people said that. If Jiang Yuqin were still a daughter of the Jiang family, she thought people would definitely not say that. It was all her mother's fault. Why did her mother willingly lower herself to give birth to her with her second uncle?
"My stepmother...she's not my stepmother. She seems nice to me, but she's actually plotting against me." Jiang Yuqin said, "She makes others think I'm ignorant and that she's done a lot. In fact, she's not that nice to me at all. Do you know why I'm so nice to Hongwang? When I see him, I think of my past. It's the same whether Hongwang has a biological mother or not. His biological mother remarried, and his father is gone. I have no objection to Ding Chao taking him with him. I agree to it."
Jiang Yuqin didn't want Wang Chunfen to keep talking about the child. "I will definitely take good care of this child. I will definitely raise him to be plump and healthy. I will definitely not let him suffer."
"You... forget it. Since you're willing, then take good care of her." Wang Chunfen said, "Go back quickly."
Wang Chunfen had nothing to say. If she continued, Jiang Yuqin would be upset. Wang Chunfen still liked the old Jiang Yuqin. Perhaps the old Jiang Yuqin was the same as the current Jiang Yuqin, except that the old Jiang Yuqin had not yet married.
When Wang Chunfen returned home and told her husband about Jiang Yuqin, he said, "Stop saying those things to her and spend less time with her. She's not very smart, but are you not very smart either?"
"I've been friends with her for many years, and I can't bear to see her suffer like that," Wang Chunfen said. "They should have sent the child away from the beginning. Some families lack children, and those people will treat their children well. Yuqin hasn't even had a child yet, and she has to take care of a child like this. It's not easy for her."
"It's hard to persuade a damned person with kind words." This is what Wang Chunfen, a man, would say.
"Oh." Wang Chunfen sighed. She had said everything she could say. She talked so much to Jiang Yuqin, but Jiang Yuqin didn't listen to anything she said.
Jiang Yuqin hurried back home, took care of the children, and then went to cook. Jiang Yuqin asked her son to stay in the room, as she didn't dare put anything dangerous on the table. Jiang Yuqin quickly finished cooking, then had to check on the children and wash their hands.
While having dinner in the evening, Jiang Yuqin was holding her child while eating, and she talked about Wang Chunfen.
"Chunfen said you and Hongwang sucked my blood, but I said no, we are a family, and both men and women should earn money to support the family, not just you." Jiang Yuqin fed the child, "If I let you pay alone, is this family for one person?"
Ding Chao was not very happy. How could Wang Chunfen say these words to Jiang Yuqin?
"Chunfen isn't me. She really can't understand how I feel." Jiang Yuqin continued to talk to herself. "She even wanted me to send the child away. She said that since you and I can have children, I shouldn't raise other people's children because they're hard to raise. I said, I don't expect Hongwang to take care of me in my old age. I just want to raise Hongwang with you."
"I can't possibly abandon Hongwang," Ding Chao said. "Your friend... doesn't have much of a conscience."
"She doesn't understand you," Jiang Yuqin said. "Actually, she cares about me. Seeing how hard I work as a stepmother, she keeps looking at the clock before it's time to get off work, hoping to leave quickly. Our factory isn't very profitable, and sometimes there aren't many orders. Everyone could finish their work and go home early, but she doesn't let anyone go home early and forces everyone to stay in the factory. It's really a waste of time to stay there with nothing to do."
"Go to work, just bear with it for a while." Ding Chao said, "It's okay as long as you work less and still get paid."
"I'm not afraid that the company will have to restructure or something," Jiang Yuqin said. "I heard that some factories have been transferred to private enterprises. Private factories don't need so many people, and if they don't accept so many people, some people will be out of work. I paid a lot of money for this job back then. Although I've made it back now, who wants to be out of work? Everyone wants to work for life."
Ding Chao's factory is doing OK for now; he sometimes even works overtime to keep up with orders. Jiang Yuqin's factory is a bit worse off, but with similar factories already around, the competition is fierce. Some private factories have also opened up, and the situation is different from before reform and opening up. Now it's market-driven, not a planned economy.
"Today, I said I would make steamed eggs with minced meat for Hongwang." Jiang Yuqin thought of Wang Chunfen again. "Chunfen said I used to eat so well, but now I give all the good food to you. I said it doesn't matter whether it tastes good or not, what matters is that I am happy."
Jiang Yuqin told Ding Chao some of what Wang Chunfen said, making it seem like Jiang Yuqin was very good to the child, while Wang Chunfen was not. If Wang Chunfen knew that Jiang Yuqin had such a trick, she would definitely grab Jiang Yuqin's arms tightly and ask: "Are you stupid?"
In front of Ding Chao, Jiang Yuqin had to behave better, which meant that she would not listen to what Wang Chunfen said, and she would not do what Wang Chunfen said. No matter what Wang Chunfen said, Jiang Yuqin would just ignore it.
"The child is still young and needs to eat more good food. He's too thin." Ding Chao said, "We have to work, so we have to eat well at least. We can't eat poorly all the time. And you, don't be too stingy. You have to eat a little too. The food is good and the cost is not that much. If it's something else, it's too expensive and we can't afford it."
After Jiang Yuqin and Ding Chao got married, they moved their dressing table from the Jiang family's house. The cosmetics and skincare products were also Jiang Yuqin's old clothes. After Jiang Yuqin moved in, she didn't buy any makeup or new clothes. It wasn't that she didn't want to, but her family needed the money. She didn't blame Ding Chao for not having much money left.
A grown man has his share of social connections, and he eats a lot on his own. Ding Chao manages his own money and has to hand over some of it, so naturally there won't be much left. Jiang Yuqin thought that if the two of them worked together to earn and save money, they would definitely be able to live a good life.
"I don't need anything too expensive," Jiang Yuqin said. "We just want to live our own lives."
Jiang Moli hadn't reported to her new unit yet. She would take a two-day break before reporting. The transfer order stated a certain date and month for her to report to, so Jiang Moli just had to report in according to the date. Jiang Moli wasn't in a hurry, nor was she worried that her superiors would suddenly withdraw the transfer order. The probability of such an event happening was very small, and if it did happen, Jiang Moli would be able to find someone.
On this day, Jiang Moli and Sheng Jiahao went to Teacher Lu's house together. After the two of them started dating, Jiang Moli had never come to Teacher Lu's house with Sheng Jiahao. Jiang Moli brought some things with her. She couldn't just go there empty-handed. Regardless of whether Teacher Lu was Jiang Moli's future mother-in-law or not, she was still Jiang Moli's teacher.
"Teacher." Jiang Moli said.
"Come, come, come, sit down, sit down." Teacher Lu said with a smile, "I made flat meat today. Didn't you think it was delicious before? I also made some dumplings and braised pork, all of which you like."
Teacher Lu and Jiang Moli have been teacher and student for several years. Jiang Moli has come to eat several times. Jiang Moli sometimes tells her what she likes to eat, and Teacher Lu remembers it.
After Teacher Lu learned that Sheng Jiahao and Jiang Moli were together, she was extremely happy. If Sheng Jiahao was with He Jingxian, then Teacher Lu would not be so happy. It's not that Teacher Lu dislikes He Jingxian for not being from South City, but He Jingxian has too many calculations in her mind. He Jingxian will only want more and more, unlike Jiang Moli who is so pure.
"Someday, Jiahao's father and I should go to your parents' place." Teacher Lu didn't want others to say that they didn't approve of Jiang Moli. They didn't think Sheng Jiahao had to marry a college student. They all thought Jiang Moli was fine. Jiang Moli was not uneducated. She was very smart. "Although you haven't reached the legal age for marriage, the elders of the two families still need to meet formally."
"Okay." Jiang Moli nodded. "Last time, when my grandma went to see the graduation drama, she met Jiahao. My grandma asked me to bring him over when I have time, but I haven't taken him there yet."
"Take some time to take him to your grandmother's place so that she can see him," said Teacher Lu.
"We plan to go there tomorrow." Sheng Jiahao peeled a banana and handed it to Jiang Moli, "We can't keep the old man waiting."
"That's right," Teacher Lu said. "You go ahead. Jasmine, talk to your parents later and ask them to come to your house on a suitable day for us to formally meet."
"Okay." Jiang Moli said, "Teacher, when is it convenient for you?"
"Silly child, it's your parents' convenience, not the teacher's." Teacher Lu said, "You only care about the teacher's convenience. Others will think you're pushing for it, and they'll say bad things about you. The teacher doesn't mean to say bad things about you. I'm your teacher, yes, but you don't have to be so considerate of me, understand? Be more natural, like you're treating an ordinary future mother-in-law."
"That's different. You're better, teacher." Jiang Moli chuckled. "You'll help me."
"Kid, aren't you afraid of being cheated by me?" Teacher Lu said.
"Teacher, I won't cheat me." Jiang Moli said, "Teacher, if you don't want me to be with your son, just say the word and I'll break up with her immediately. No need for all the twists and turns."
"No, don't say that. The teacher didn't mean to stop you two from being together. It's good for you to be together, it's good for you to be together." Teacher Lu was really satisfied with Jiang Moli. "I told Jiahao that if he couldn't treat you well, then he shouldn't pursue you. He figured it out and wanted to treat you well, so he pursued you and wanted to be with you. The teacher has no other thoughts, she just hopes that the two of you can live in harmony and happiness."
Teacher Lu ignored the rumors and explained to others that she was very satisfied with Jiang Moli, and that her husband and her in-laws had no objections. If anyone did have any objections, Teacher Lu believed that her son didn't need to care about what those people thought.
The most important thing is what my son thinks. He will be with whoever he wants to be with.
"Just sit down. I'll go to the kitchen. The food will be ready in a while." Teacher Lu said, "Just sit down. We don't need your help. We don't need a daughter-in-law who can do housework."
Teacher Lu asked Sheng Jiahao to sit with Jiang Moli for a while, and Sheng's father sat next to them. Sheng's father was a quiet man, so Jiang Moli greeted him, but she didn't know what to say to him. Jiang Moli and Teacher Lu had more common topics, so the two of them could chat more.
"Dad, would you like some water?" Sheng Jiahao looked at his father. "Or would you like to help Mom in the kitchen?"
"I'll go help your mom... help your mom." Father Sheng said 'your mom' in a moment of haste.
Sheng's father knew his wife was upset. She still hoped that someone would learn opera from her children, but unfortunately, there was no one. Jiang Moli was good enough. Besides, his youngest son really liked Jiang Moli, and he didn't stay with Jiang Moli just to please his wife. Sheng's father understood his youngest son's personality. They couldn't force him to do things, they could only make him do things willingly.
"..." Jiang Moli didn't expect that Sheng Jiahao would actually let his father go to the kitchen. She turned around and looked at Sheng Jiahao in disbelief.
"Dad has nothing to do sitting here," Sheng Jiahao said, "Why not let him help Mom? You've met Mom several times already, and they probably know everything about you. They don't need to question you too much."
"Uh..." Jiang Moli thought about it carefully and it was true.
"Mom isn't unhappy, and Dad isn't unhappy either. They're both very happy, so don't worry." Sheng Jiahao held Jiang Moli's hand tightly. "If Dad were here, would you be too nervous to move?"
"That's useless." Jiang Moli reached out and gently patted Sheng Jiahao's arm. She didn't do that.
In the kitchen, Teacher Lu washed two more tomatoes and would make a tomato salad later. When Sheng's father started to slice them, Teacher Lu quickly stopped him.
"Don't cut it too thick, cut it thinner," Teacher Lu said. "Also, don't cut it like this, cut it like this."
Teacher Lu simply took the knife and cut it herself.
Jiang Moli and Sheng Jiahao had dinner at the Sheng family's house. Sheng's second sister and her friends didn't come, and Teacher Lu didn't specifically invite them over. Teacher Lu thought it was because her youngest son was bringing his girlfriend to meet his parents, and that was a meeting with the parents, not everyone. There were too many people, and Teacher Lu was worried that Jiang Moli would be nervous and not be able to adapt.
During the meal, Teacher Lu picked up more food for Jiang Moli and asked Sheng Jiahao to take better care of Jiang Moli.
When Jiang Moli was about to go back, Teacher Lu still held Jiang Moli's hand and said, "Remember to ask your parents when you go back. When they are free, we can go over there again."
"Okay, I will definitely remember it." Jiang Moli nodded.
Jiang Moli waved to Teacher Lu and left. Sheng Jiahao sent Jiang Moli back and told her to go back and rest first, as they still had to go to Old Lady Jiang's place tomorrow morning. Jiang Moli originally wanted to wait until the elders of the two families met before asking Old Lady Jiang to come over, but Sheng Jiahao said there was no need to wait until then, and they could go see Old Lady Jiang first.
Sheng Jiahao drove Jiang Moli back home. When they arrived at the door, Sheng Jiahao reminded Jiang Moli not to forget to tell Jiang's father and mother.
"Appoint a time with uncle and aunt." Sheng Jiahao said, "Don't forget."
"I haven't forgotten, I haven't forgotten." Jiang Moli said.
Sheng Jiahao watched Jiang Moli go back. Jiang Moli planned to take a nap first, so Sheng Jiahao drove away first.
After Jiang Moli returned home, she saw her mother. Jiang's mother was unemployed and often stayed at home. She would go out to chat with people when she had time, and sometimes she would just clean the house.
Initially, Jiang's mother wanted to go to Niu Cuihua's place to help look after the child, but later decided not to. Jiang's mother didn't want Niu Cuihua to get ahead of her. If she had nothing to do, she could just rest and there was no need for her to find something to do.
Niu Cuihua believed from the bottom of her heart that Jiang's mother was not good to Zhao Guodong, but Jiang's mother was too lazy to say anything.
At this moment, Zhao Guodong's aunt, Aunt Zhao San, went to Niu Cuihua's place. Of course, Aunt Zhao San did not go to let Niu Cuihua and her husband inherit the Zhao family's property, but to let Niu Cuihua and her husband pay for the retirement of Old Lady Zhao and her husband.
Mrs. Zhao had three sons and two daughters. Zhao Guodong's biological father was the eldest, but he married relatively late. After Zhao Guodong's biological father died, the Zhao family kicked him and Jiang's mother out, claiming they had no share in the house. Mrs. Zhao and the others were incredibly aggressive. Zhao Guodong was still young at the time, so he probably doesn't remember it clearly.
Niu Cuihua didn't expect Aunt Zhao San to come. This was the first time she met Aunt Zhao San.
"Your Guodong is now employed, so it's his turn to take care of his grandparents in their old age." Aunt Zhao San didn't even enter Niu Cuihua's house. She said directly at the door, "It's his uncles who have taken care of his grandparents over the years. He's had a rest for those years, so it's time for him to take on the responsibility."
"What?" Niu Cuihua thought she had misheard. "Say it again?"
"What I mean is that you should give Guodong's grandparents pension money every month. He has to take care of them in their old age on behalf of his father. This is a responsibility he can't shirk." Aunt Zhao San said, "If he were still in the countryside, it would be fine, but he's back in the city now, he should show his filial piety to his grandparents. You've been back in the city for so many days, and you haven't even visited his grandparents. That's outrageous."
"Didn't you kick Guodong out?" Niu Cuihua said.
"Don't talk nonsense. We didn't kick him out. It was his mother who wanted to remarry, and she insisted on taking him with her." Aunt Zhao lied with her eyes wide open. Niu Cuihua didn't understand those things, and Zhao Guodong was very young at the time, so these people had no way to verify it clearly. "His mother wanted to take him with her, so how could we not let her take him with her? In all these years, he didn't even know to visit his grandparents. His grandparents missed him very much."
Niu Cuihua felt something was wrong. Her husband hadn't said much about his grandparents, and he had even mentioned how he and Jiang's mother had been kicked out. Zhao Guodong hadn't said much else, but Niu Cuihua could sense his dislike for the Zhao family.
"I can't make the decision on this matter," Niu Cuihua said. "Go find Guodong. If he says he's going, then go. If he says he'll give you pension money, then give it. If he says he won't, then don't even think about getting a penny from us."
Mother Jiang had sent so many things to Niu Cuihua and her husband, yet Niu Cuihua still felt resentful towards her, let alone the Zhao family. If possible, Niu Cuihua would have wanted to go to the Zhao family and fight for it, but from Zhao Guodong's words, she could tell that the Zhao family was very cruel. Those people had driven Zhao Guodong away when he was very young, and the two sides had not had any contact for many years. It was even more impossible for those people to give Zhao Guodong a share of the family property.
Zhao Guodong's biological father is no longer around, so how could those people possibly take care of Zhao Guodong? It's impossible. Those people can't possibly take care of Zhao Guodong.
"No matter what you think, you have to give it to him." Aunt Zhao San said, "He has to do it for his father..."
Niu Cuihua looked around and picked up the kitchen knife next to her.
"I told you, I don't have any money. If you want to find money, go find Zhao Guodong and ask him to come and tell me he wants to give you money." Niu Cuihua said, "You don't support him, but you still come to him for money. What kind of logic is this? Do you think I'm a fool? Do you think I will definitely give you money? Dream on, ugh!"
Aunt Zhao hurried to find Jiang's mother. "Oh no, oh no, Zhao Guodong's aunt is here. She's looking for your wife and wants some pension money. They're about to get into a fight."
Jiang Moli hadn't taken a nap yet. She was just about to take a nap when she heard this. She became interested. Why should she sleep? She should go and see what was going on. When Jiang's mother saw Jiang Moli get up, she knew what she was thinking.
"Go and take a look." Of course Jiang's mother wanted to go and take a look.
Jiang's mother blamed her late ex-husband for marrying late because of the Zhao family. He had to give money to Mrs. Zhao and her husband every month from his salary, and Mrs. Zhao used that money to help her brother. Jiang's mother repeatedly told her ex-husband not to give the family's money to Mrs. Zhao, saying that since Mrs. Zhao had money, he still had to give it to her.
Old Lady Zhao knew what Jiang's mother had said and had argued with her. As soon as her ex-husband died, Old Lady Zhao couldn't wait to kick Jiang's mother and Zhao Guodong out, saying that Zhao Guodong might not be her ex-husband's son, but rather a bastard fathered by Jiang's mother and another man.
When Jiang's mother and Jiang Moli went over, they happened to hear what Aunt Zhao San said.
"Zhao Guodong is a member of our Zhao family. You can't change that. He looks very much like his deceased father." Aunt Zhao said, "You can pay for the pension whether you want or not."
Aunt Zhao San was a little afraid of the kitchen knife in Niu Cuihua's hand, but she also felt that Niu Cuihua would not dare to really chop her, so she stood a little further away.
"Zhao San!" Jiang's mother recognized Aunt Zhao San at a glance. She rushed forward, grabbed Aunt Zhao San's hair, slapped her, and kicked her a few times.
The Zhao family treated Jiang's mother very badly. Jiang's mother was still furious when she saw the Zhao family. She became even angrier when she heard what Aunt Zhao said.
Jiang Moli saw Jiang's mother rushing up to hit someone, and she quickly looked at Niu Cuihua, "What are you doing with the kitchen knife? Hurry up and help."
Jiang Moli took the kitchen knife from Niu Cuihua's hand, pushed Niu Cuihua, and told her to beat up Aunt Zhao San. Aunt Zhao San came to cause trouble for Niu Cuihua and her husband, so Niu Cuihua should take action. No matter whether Aunt Zhao San was Zhao Guodong's elder, she should just go straight for it.
Aunt Zhao San didn't really care about Zhao Guodong and his wife. She was here to ask for money and take advantage of them. If Niu Cuihua didn't act tough this time, the Zhao family would dare to come to their house again. Zhao Guodong didn't even bother the Zhao family, so how could they come?
"My brother was supposed to take over my brother's father's job, but it was snatched away by the Zhao family." Jiang Moli deliberately told Niu Cuihua, speaking loudly so that Niu Cuihua could hear clearly, "My brother's father originally lived in his house, so he should have had a room, but they wouldn't give it to my brother!"
Jiang Moli knew that Niu Cuihua cared very much about these interests, so she said a few more words.
"The Zhao family has several rooms. They live a good life with the hard-earned money of your man's father." Jiang Moli said, "Now they want to suck your man's blood, squeeze you, use you, and make you continue to live a hard life."
When Niu Cuihua heard this, she was so angry that she had to teach Aunt Zhao San a lesson. Aunt Zhao San had never thought that Niu Cuihua would dare to fight with her. Jiang Moli looked at Niu Cuihua's two children and didn't let them get close.
Seeing that Niu Cuihua and Jiang's mother had the upper hand, the neighbors did not step forward to help. Some neighbors knew a little about Jiang's mother's ex-husband's family. No one from the Zhao family came to see Zhao Guodong. Zhao Guodong's life in the Jiang family was mainly dependent on Jiang's father and mother.
The boy was at the age when he could eat, so Jiang's father didn't complain about Zhao Guodong eating so much. Instead, he bought more food and brought it home for Zhao Guodong to eat. Zhao Guodong was tall and strong. Aside from buying Jiang Yuqin a job, Jiang's father had done nothing wrong to Zhao Guodong.
Jiang's father had promised his mother that he would raise Zhao Guodong, and he did, and he did a pretty good job. The Zhao family hadn't contributed a cent and had even taken away Zhao Guodong's biological father's job. They initially said Zhao Guodong was too young and that things might change when he grew up, then later claimed that Zhao Guodong wasn't his biological father's child.
Jiang's mother originally said that the Zhao family had given them some money, which was equivalent to buying Zhao Guodong's father's job, but those people were unwilling to pay a penny, and even drove them away and slandered them. Jiang's mother always remembered what the Zhao family said and how they slandered her in front of the neighbors.
At this time, the reason why Zhao Guodong was able to return to the city was because Jiang's mother gave him the job, and the Zhao family didn't contribute a bit. The Zhao family actually had the nerve to come at this time. When they learned that Zhao Guodong had a job, they wanted to take advantage of him.
"Zhao San." Mother Jiang grabbed Zhao San's aunt by the collar, "Do you want to die?"
"Why is it you?" Aunt Zhao San didn't expect Jiang's mother to come so soon.
"Why can't it be me?" Jiang's mother asked, "Didn't you say that Zhao Guodong was a bastard born to me and another man? You kicked us out, stole our family savings, and took away the job Guodong's father left behind. Now, you have the nerve to ask Guodong to take care of your parents in their old age. Who the hell do you think you are? You Zhao family members are really capable. When we need you, you kick us out, and when we don't, you come and steal our money."
Jiang's mother kicked Aunt Zhao San again, and Niu Cuihua was a little scared when she saw Jiang's mother's action. Niu Cuihua finally understood that Jiang's mother was very indulgent towards her, and she didn't even slap her twice. You know, in the countryside, if the mother-in-law is dissatisfied with the daughter-in-law, the mother-in-law will do it herself, and she will also let the men in the family do it.
Before, Jiang's mother was too polite to Niu Cuihua, so Niu Cuihua was not afraid of her. When Niu Cuihua heard that Jiang's mother kicked Miao Guifeng's stove, she was a little scared. Now, she saw with her own eyes how Jiang's mother beat and scolded Aunt Zhao San, and she was even more scared. Aunt Zhao San's hair was pulled out.
"That's right, our Guodong can't provide for them in their old age." Niu Cuihua said.
"If they really want my brother to support them in their old age, then they should pay child support first." Jiang Moli said, "My dad can't help you raise your child for nothing. You must pay child support."
As for whether Zhao Guodong would still provide for them in their old age after paying them child support, that was another matter entirely. Mrs. Zhao still had children, so it wasn't Zhao Guodong's turn to provide for them in their old age. The Zhao family couldn't possibly be willing to give up the child support. If they were, they wouldn't have kicked Zhao Guodong out of the family.
"You are blinded by money." Aunt Zhao San wanted to shake off Jiang's mother, but Jiang's mother kicked Aunt Zhao San away.
Aunt Zhao San was in pain in several places, but she didn't dare rush to Jiang's mother. She didn't even dare to ask the other men in the Zhao family to come over. If Aunt Zhao San asked the other men in the Zhao family to come over, Jiang's mother would ask the other men in the Jiang family to come over.
Once, when Jiang's mother remarried to Jiang's father, the Zhao family came to cause trouble. They meant that since Jiang's mother had remarried, she had to return the betrothal money given by Zhao Guodong's biological father. Jiang's mother never expected that the Zhao family would be so shameless as to ask for the betrothal money back. Jiang's mother's family members were not present, but the Jiang family members were present. With the Jiang family around, the Zhao family did not dare to come.
"I remarried, and you still want me to pay back the betrothal gift and not support Guodong," Jiang's mother said. "You still have the nerve to come to Guodong and ask him to support your parents in their old age. Where do you get the nerve? Where do you get the nerve?"
Mother Jiang thought it was a pity that she didn't bring a rolling pin. If she had, she would have hit Aunt Zhao San a few more times. The rest of the Zhao family didn't come, so Aunt Zhao San took the lead. Aunt Zhao San also had the nerve to come over. How abominable. Mother Jiang thought that if it were her, she wouldn't come to make trouble for these things. If the rest of the Zhao family wanted to come, she could let them come.
Aunt Zhao San is a married woman, why does she care so much?
"Get out, get out, get out, you shameless thing." Jiang's mother looked at Niu Cuihua again, "If they dare to ask you for money again, don't give them. They didn't raise your man, they didn't give him money, why should you give them money?"
"No, no," Niu Cuihua said hurriedly. She didn't have much money in her hands. Niu Cuihua didn't want to give the money to the Zhao family at all. She heard what Jiang's mother said, and she felt that the Zhao family was really not human.
"Jasmine, let's go." Jiang's mother said.
"Okay." Jiang Moli then followed Jiang's mother away.
Neither Jiang's mother nor Jiang Moli said anything else to Niu Cuihua. Some things weren't always helpful if Jiang's mother said them. Zhao Guodong was better off discussing them with Niu Cuihua. Zhao Guodong knew the Zhao family hadn't given him any money, and many people knew what they had said. Someone once asked Zhao Guodong if he was actually a member of the Zhao family.
"Mom, how dare those people come here?" Jiang Moli said.
"They're shameless. They just want money. They'll do anything for it," Jiang's mother said. "They're all bastards."
"That's such a jerk." Jiang Moli said, "Mom, don't be angry, it's not worth it."
"Aren't you going to take a nap? Go take a nap." Jiang's mother said, "I told them that if your sister-in-law really wants to give those people money, then she must be mentally ill."
"No, she won't give it to you." Jiang Moli said.
Niu Cuihua always felt that Jiang's mother was not good to Zhao Guodong. Compared with the Zhao family, Jiang's mother was too good to Zhao Guodong. Niu Cuihua really didn't expect that the Zhao family was that kind of people. Today she only met Aunt Zhao San, and she didn't know what the other people in the Zhao family were like.
The people on the Jiang family's side were too simple, and they didn't come to trouble Zhao Guodong. Niu Cuihua thought that her husband's family was just that simple.
Third Aunt Zhao left, and she didn't dare stay there any longer, fearing that Jiang's mother would come and beat her again. She was on someone else's territory, and these people wouldn't all support her. Third Aunt Zhao had heard from her second sister-in-law and others that Zhao Guodong had returned and had a job. They also lamented the old lady Zhao and her husband's age, saying that if Zhao Guodong's father were still alive, he would have been able to provide for the old lady Zhao and her husband in their old age.
Those people deliberately whispered in Aunt Zhao's ear, and Aunt Zhao said that they had come to find Zhao Guodong and asked him to take responsibility. As long as Zhao Guodong still recognized his biological father, then Zhao Guodong should give him the pension. If Zhao Guodong did not give him the pension, they would not allow him to go to the memorial service for his biological father in the future.
Aunt Zhao San hadn't said those words yet, she had already been beaten. Aunt Zhao San was still angry when she thought about it. She thought that at worst she wouldn't go over there to look for Niu Cuihua, she would go to Zhao Guodong's workplace and block Zhao Guodong outside, wouldn't that be okay?
It's just that Aunt Zhao couldn't even remember what Zhao Guodong looked like. She hadn't seen him in many years. Aunt Zhao didn't care about Zhao Guodong at all. They all thought that Jiang's mother would definitely give Zhao Guodong food. They didn't have to worry about Zhao Guodong having nothing to eat. As long as Zhao Guodong didn't starve to death, that was all that mattered.
Aunt Zhao wanted Zhao Guodong to see the injuries on her body. She was beaten by Jiang's mother. However, she did not recognize Zhao Guodong. Zhao Guodong passed by her and Aunt Zhao did not recognize him. Zhao Guodong did recognize Aunt Zhao, but he did not stop.
"Hey, do you know where Zhao Guodong is?" Aunt Zhao couldn't find him and pulled Zhao Guodong. "He works in your unit. I'm his aunt. Do you know where he is?"
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