“Fangzi, they are, after all, my children. I have indeed failed in my responsibilities since they were little. Lin Huaihua helped me take care of my parents, fulfilled her filial duties at their bedside, and saw them off. I can’t refuse to give them anything out of both emotion and reason. As for this money, consider it a severance of my relationship with them. That way, I can have a clear conscience when we get married!” Xiao Hu said in a low voice.
"But you've already helped them! Li Nianjun arranged jobs for your eldest son and youngest daughter, and your second son went to the Workers, Peasants and Soldiers University. All of this was done because of you. They're so ungrateful. They're only concerned about 1,800 yuan. They're so short-sighted!" You could hear Qi Zhifang deliberately lowering her voice to suppress her rage.
“Nianjun was my old squad leader and he treated me well. When you first came back and things were so tough, he arranged a job for you. You switched jobs with your son, and the money you earned wasn't enough to support your child. Didn't Nianjun still give you 20 yuan and food coupons every month? By the way, Fangzi, how come 500 yuan is missing from your account after only two days? What did you spend it on?” Only when money was mentioned did Xiao Hu remember this. Li Qiuxiang blinked. How come she didn't know about Qi Zhifang raising her child? 500 yuan spent in two days!
"That's because Fangfang just had a miscarriage. I rented a place for her, bought her some nutritional supplements, and the two of us went to buy a dress—you saw it and said it looked good!..." Hearing this, Li Qiuxiang's eyes widened. Holy crap, five hundred yuan for rent, some food, and the rest for clothes! What kind of dress is this?! A gold-embroidered robe? Studded with diamonds?
Even the God of Rice couldn't stay calm. He slowed down his eating and listened to the gossip with Li Qiuxiang. My goodness! Five hundred yuan is a lot of money, and he's wearing it? How good-looking can it be! Because with Zhao Aiguo's brain, he really couldn't imagine what kind of clothes it would look like.
"You spent five hundred yuan on two pieces of clothing?" Xiao Hu's voice involuntarily rose a little.
Then came Qi Zhifang's affected, coquettish voice: "Oh dear! No way! Didn't we rent a place and buy an old hen? That only cost ten yuan, and the rest was spent on miscellaneous purchases. What's wrong? Are you feeling bad about spending money on me?"
I can't do anything about it. Fangfang was eight months pregnant when her husband beat her and caused her to miscarry. She needs to recover. She's in a bad mood, so can't she wear a nice dress?
Why are you looking at me like that? Besides, you already gave your wife and kids 1300! What did I say? Seeing how much you're distressed over just 500 yuan, I've seen through you. Here's your money back! Let's call it even!
"Fangzi! Fangzi! Wait a minute..." Then there were footsteps, and the person left.
As soon as she heard footsteps, she saw Zhao Aiguo dart out. Li Qiuxiang was about to shout when she covered her mouth! A moment later, Zhao Aiguo arrived, his hands ten centimeters away from his head, waving his arms and legs excitedly as if he had drunk toad piss.
Li Qiuxiang's eyes lit up and she exclaimed, "What? Tell me quickly!"
Zhao Aiguo, still holding his hands, exclaimed happily, "My goodness! Her hair looks like a brooding hen..." Then, realizing something was off, he added, "She must have been shot by a cannon, hehehe! Dressed like a female spy! She's probably not from this era! And she walks like that..." He then imitated Qi Zhifang, swaying back and forth!
Li Qiuxiang laughed heartily, slapping the table. Zhao Aiguo was absolutely exaggerating; his buttocks were practically twisted to the roots of his ears. This older sister didn't seem embarrassed at all about her mother-in-law being caught red-handed; she just felt incredibly happy.
Then I saw Zhao Aiguo fiddling with his fingers and asked curiously, "Zhao Aiguo, what are you doing? Are you going to switch careers and become a fortune teller?"
Zhao Aiguo said seriously, "Let me do the math. Her daughter is already married and pregnant. How old must she be!"
Seeing his conflicted look, Li Qiu said directly, "You're almost fifty, in your forties."
Zhao Aiguo exclaimed, then leaned closer and said, "No way! She's almost the same age as my mom?"
He blinked, and when he saw his mother wanted to dress like that, he got goosebumps all over. He quickly ate a couple of bites of mutton to calm himself down, and then asked, "How did you know?"
Without even thinking, Li Qiuxiang replied, "It's from my front yard!"
Zhao Aiguo chuckled, "Having a neighbor like that must be quite a laughing stock! By the way, how come her daughter got pregnant for eight months and then had a miscarriage after being beaten? I was actually quite sympathetic, but wow, she was buying clothes with her mother. She's probably not a decent person, is she? Did she steal money from home to buy clothes and get beaten up?"
Li Qiuxiang glanced at him and said, "Zhao Aiguo, you won't die if you keep your mouth shut, and people will think you're smarter!"
Zhao Aiguo didn't think much of it, and the two happily finished their meal. Zhao Aiguo then went home, just in time to find the Zhao family eating pineapple. Zhao Aiguo exclaimed, "Why did you bring back such a big pineapple!"
Zhao's mother handed him a toothpick and said, "The boss gave your grandfather two, and there's one left for you in the kitchen! Come and have two pieces first!"
While eating, Zhao Aiguo told his family about the oddball he had met at the restaurant that day. The Zhao family was overjoyed, except for Wei Shuqing, who thought this person was just like Qi Zhifang. He was a spendthrift who never cared about other people's opinions. As long as he felt good, it was others who were disgusted.
Zhao Aiguo was imitating Qi Zhifang's walk, which made the Zhao family burst out laughing. Zhao's mother wiped away tears of laughter and said, "This child, who walks like that!"
Mr. Zhao said with a smile, "Your grandson is just trying to make you happy!"
Zhao Dahu watched with interest, then looked at Wei Shuqing with ill intent. Wei Shuqing instantly had a bad feeling and moved a little further away from Zhao Dahu.
Zhao Aiguo said in a serious tone, "No, it's true! This is really expensive! Four hundred and ninety yuan was gone in just two days. No wonder they say a man's three treasures are an ugly wife, a small plot of land, and a tattered cotton-padded jacket! Good food really does cost a lot of money, and a good woman really costs a lot of money!"
The Zhao family and Wei Shuqing were all dumbfounded. Zhao Dahu said unhappily, "What are you all talking about?"
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