Seeing that Zhang Ling didn't say anything, Uncle Song sat aside smoking. The smoke was thick and the man's face looked dark.
Zhang Ling has not been in a good mood since she came back from Zhang's house.
Ever since the third room stopped asking her to help with the work, she has had less income.
In the past, I could help with some work and exchange it for some food, but now it’s all gone.
Song Wenxue sat aside, looking at her mother in a daze.
Zhang Ling suddenly said to Song Wenxue, "Xue, my daughter, you must strive to find a good son-in-law for me, okay? Even if you can't find a husband who is a battalion commander, a husband who is a company commander is not bad either. If that doesn't work out, find a college student."
She continued to mutter: "Mom has lost to Lan Yu in her life. Why is she so lucky? Woohoo, having a relative who is a teacher, the people in the third room must be laughing so hard, woohoo, I can't accept this."
"Wenxue, you are not much behind in terms of your parents' financial resources, family background, city hukou, and high school education. This is what many girls dream of. Can you promise me that you will study hard and get into college?"
Song Wenxue felt miserable and complained, "Mom, I really can't study. Can you stop pushing me? Song Wanyue was able to get into college because of her talent. I can't do that. How can I get 50 points in math?"
When it comes to studying and her son-in-law, her mother goes crazy and tries hard to compete with her aunt.
As soon as she finished speaking, Zhang Ling slapped him in the face.
"You useless piece of shit. I told you to study, but you didn't study well. Now you have to watch Song Wanyue and Song Xuemei get into college. As for me, I worked so hard to raise you five children, but none of you could get into college and bring honor to me."
"The second and third wives are so proud. Your grandparents specially prepared a banquet for them to celebrate. How do you feel about eating with them? Ah, in all these years, they have never asked you to make money. You can't even learn. How are you going to compete with other women in the future?"
As he said that, he poked Song Wenxue's forehead with his finger.
"As a woman without a job, how can you compete with men? Those men have families to support them, and if they can't get into college, their families can buy them jobs. But you don't have a job, and you can't even find a good man on a blind date. You just have to wait to be picked and chosen."
"Don't expect me to pay for you to find a job. If your second brother fails to get into college this year, I will have to pay for him to find a job. He has been in the countryside for three years, three whole years. My Wenli is already 21 years old and still hasn't gotten married. Woo woo."
"You are useless. If I had known that the college entrance examination would be reinstated, I would have sent you to the countryside. You are stupid anyway, and there is no point in keeping you at home."
Uncle Song stopped her, "Come on, Zhang Ling, Wen Xue is only 18 years old, why are you panicking? She's not doing well in her studies, just try harder. Don't hit the child."
After being slapped, Song Wenxue burst into tears. "I want to go to college, too. It would be a miracle if I could get in with my poor grades and stupid brain."
"If you want to be a college student so much, why don't you take the exam yourself? The college entrance examination didn't stop you from signing up."
"You can't get into university just by working hard, otherwise the universities would have been full of people."
Zhang Ling got even angrier when she heard this and cursed, "You ungrateful bastard, I told you to study hard, and I was wrong, right? Your poor grades are your fault, and your family doesn't ask you to make money, it's just studying, is it that hard?"
"If it's difficult, how come Song Wanyue and Song Xuemei both passed the exam? You have a pig brain and you don't allow me to say you are stupid? The stupid bird knows to fly first. If you don't have good grades, can't you just pass the junior college exam?"
The family has no money left, so my daughter and son went to work in the countryside, and the family has to subsidize them eight yuan each every month.
Old Song's monthly salary is only 45 yuan. For a big house, the salary of Old Song and his eldest son alone is not enough to cover the expenses.
She spends every penny carefully.
Her grandson and granddaughter are both one year old, and she, as the grandmother, and her eldest daughter-in-law still find some temporary jobs from time to time.
But it’s not easy to find a job in the city.
Song Wenxue sobbed, "You just want me to work hard. I have worked hard, but what can I do if the knowledge doesn't enter my brain? Second brother, what's the point of you nagging him every day? His grades are worse than mine."
"You have the money to buy him a job, why don't you buy one for me? Am I not your daughter?"
In her mother's heart, she knew that her daughter could not compare to her son.
Zhang Ling wiped away tears with a pained look on her face and said, "You are already eighteen years old and are going to get married soon. The money our family has saved is only enough to buy you a job. Naturally, this money will be spent on your second brother. We bought you a job, and you turned around and got married."
"What about your brother? Without a job, how can he support his wife and children? If we separate, will your second brother have to stay in the countryside for the rest of his life? I won't allow that. My children, Zhang Ling, can't live worse than the second and third wives."
She also has her own pride. The old Song family, her mother's family, has been a drag, and she can't let her child not be able to hold her head up in front of others.
With a flash of reluctance in her eyes, she said, "Xue, do you think that mom doesn't want to spend money to buy you a job? We have no money. If we had money, would I let your second brother and third sister go to the countryside? You are lucky that you are still studying, otherwise you would have to go to the countryside too."
"Have you calculated the expenses at home? Just to subsidize your second brother and third sister, it costs 16 yuan a month. I am afraid that they don't have enough food, and they don't have enough money to work, so they may have other ideas."
"Your father's salary is 45 yuan, your eldest brother's is 38 yuan, and your youngest brother's is 21 yuan. It seems like a lot, right?"
"A few years ago, you and Wenbin went to the mountains to catch pheasants. You were stabbed in the thigh and stomach by wild boar tusks. It cost you 600 yuan and you almost died. Your nephew was over one year old and was diagnosed with hepatitis. Your family spent another 300 yuan on his treatment."
"Your father, your mother, me, your eldest brother, eldest sister-in-law, a nephew, and a niece at home, just food and drink costs nearly seven dollars per person."
"All in all, your dad would be lucky if he could save ten dollars a month."
Song Wenxue was still unwilling: "But I am also your daughter, you are partial to me, I help you do so much work, but you still like your sons, and even buy jobs for them, I and my third sister have nothing."
Zhang Ling slapped him again, furious. "I've said so much to you, but you still didn't listen, right? Your second brother is 21 years old and still unmarried. I want him to take care of me in my old age. He's now working in another province. If he marries into the local family, I'll have raised this son for nothing."
"After you get married, will you still be able to take care of your father and me in our old age?"
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