Chapter 444: Husband and wife quarrel
In Shenzhen, Xiao Meiling looked at her husband who was about to go to bed, feeling uncomfortable. She pushed her husband and asked, "Shichang, did you know that Yaoyao from my eldest brother's family is going to study abroad? You said that studying abroad is something only rich people do, and my eldest brother and his wife don't look like they are rich, don't you think so?"
Han Shichang's eyelids were about to droop, but after hearing his wife's words, he just responded vaguely and prepared to go to bed.
Xiao Meiling became angry when she saw her husband's appearance. She pushed her husband hard again and said, "I'm asking you a question. Don't sleep anymore."
"Ah, what?" Han Shichang was pushed so hard that he lost his sleepiness. He sat up and half leaned against the headboard. "What did you just say?"
"You didn't hear what I said, you just kept saying 'um'. I said, did you know that Yaoyao from eldest brother's family is going abroad to study?" Xiao Meiling rolled her eyes at her husband after she said this.
When Han Shichang heard this, he nodded and replied, "I know. My eldest brother and his wife said they would treat us to a meal before Yaoyao goes abroad. This is also the first person in our Han family to study abroad. It's such an honor."
"No, I mean the cost of studying abroad is not low, right? Don't brother and sister-in-law have the spare money?" It's not that Xiao Meiling looked down on her brother and sister-in-law, after all, she had borrowed money from them before.
"Well, it's not bad. I'll study for two years, and the school will pay for half of it. I'll probably need to pay about 100,000 yuan, plus living expenses, so 200,000 yuan will be enough."
"Wow, that's not a small amount. It seems that my elder brother and his wife are also well-off." After all, if they can come up with over 200,000 yuan, then the family must have more than 200,000 yuan.
"No way, my aunt lent it to Yaoyao and said she would pay it back after Yaoyao got a job." Han Shichang also heard what his sister-in-law said. He felt unhappy that the money had to be paid back.
"Oh, it was my aunt who lent it to them! Hey, don't my parents have some money? There must be at least 200,000 yuan left? Why are they borrowing money from my aunt?" Xiao Meiling asked with pretended curiosity.
When Han Shichang heard his wife's words, he knew what she meant. He glanced at her and replied, "My parents' money must be kept for their old age. Why would it be considered giving it to Yaoyao?"
Although I said this, I was actually thinking in my heart that it wouldn't matter even if my parents' money was really used to pay for my niece's education.
Xiao Meiling was still a little skeptical and asked in a low voice: "I don't think my parents are that kind of people. They have their own money and won't borrow money from my aunt."
Han Shichang glanced at his wife and asked, "What do you want to say? Do you think Yaoyao's study abroad was paid for by her parents? Even if so, Yaoyao will have to pay it back in the future, right?"
"Whether you return it or not is up to your parents to decide, and we don't know about it."
"Hey, Meiling, why are you like this now? Are you starting to covet my parents' money like my sister-in-law and the others?"
Xiao Meiling was unhappy when she heard this. "Han Shichang, you should speak with conscience. Tell me, since we got married, have I ever asked your parents for anything? My parents are taking care of the child and taking care of the house. What have I expected from your parents?"
"That's not what I meant..." Han Shichang was a little annoyed.
"That's what you mean. I'm telling you, compared to my sister-in-law and the others, I'm at a disadvantage. At least their parents helped take care of their children when they were young, but I rely entirely on my parents. Now you're saying that I'm counting on my parents-in-law's money. Don't you feel bad when you say that?"
Xiao Meiling had long been resentful. If you were to recruit a son-in-law, it would be fine, but it wasn't. The child still had the surname Han. And she also saw that her parents-in-law treated the grandchildren of her eldest and second brothers better than her own Shuchuan. They were more affectionate and caring. No matter what good things they had, they always thought of the three in Haishi, and didn't say anything about buying more for their own Shuchuan. People said that being close to relatives was better, but their family did the opposite.
"Look at you, bringing up these old things again. It's not that my parents live far away, there's nothing we can do about it! Besides, my parents came to Shenzhen later, it's not that we have no place for them to live, and it's not that they don't want to take care of the children. There's nothing we can do about it." Han Shichang didn't think his parents were partial.
"Humph," Xiao Meiling rolled her eyes at her husband, "So you mean it's my fault?"
"Look at you, that's not what I meant. Anyway, my parents don't favor anyone, so you don't have to think too much. In the future, no matter how much property my parents leave behind, we won't worry about it, okay?"
Han Shichang knew that his parents must have some money, but as children, it was already unacceptable for them not to take care of their parents, and it was even worse for them to still be thinking about their money.
Xiao Meiling glared at her husband and asked, "You mean that the money left by our parents will go to our elder and second brothers? Han Shichang, you are so generous. If it was just a few thousand yuan, it would be fine, but it's hundreds of thousands, and you don't want it?"
"How do you know it's hundreds of thousands? Meiling, we have enough to spend, there's really no need to worry about our parents." Han Shichang persuaded earnestly.
"Hmph, you are so noble. My parents didn't touch the remaining money from the sale of the house. Their monthly living expenses are also given by my aunt and others. Add to that the filial piety money we give every year, what can they spend? They save it all. If you don't want it, that's fine. Then I won't give you the filial piety money every year. I won't get any benefits anyway." Xiao Meiling said angrily.
Han Shichang couldn't hold back any longer after hearing this, and shouted, "Xiao Meiling, do you dare?"
"I dare you, Han Shichang, you actually yelled at me?" Xiao Meiling looked at her husband in disbelief. After all these years of marriage, her husband had never yelled at her so loudly. When she thought of this, tears started to flow.
"Meiling, Shichang, what's wrong with you? Stop arguing and open the door." At this time, the voices of Xiao's father and mother came from outside the door.
Xiao Meiling then realized that the noise was too loud and woke up her parents. She wiped her tears and calmed down before opening the door. "Mom and Dad, why are you still awake? Were you woken up by us?"
Xiao's mother looked at her daughter's face and knew that she had just cried, so she touched her daughter's face distressedly and asked softly: "What were you doing with Shichang? Did he scold you? Tell mom, we are not afraid of him."
Xiao Meiling shook her head, not wanting to make her mother worry. "No, my eyes just started to hurt. It's okay. Go to bed!"
At this time, Father Xiao walked directly into the room and looked at Han Shichang who was sitting on the bed without saying a word. "Shichang, if you have anything to say, just say it nicely. Shuchuan is already so old, you should save some face for Meiling and not yell at her so loudly. Your mother and I were shocked when we heard it in the room. You said..."
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