Chapter 217: Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law War 2 I am here and I am scolded by my daughter-in-law. I don’t...
Being a single mother is really heartbreaking.
When the Chu family was exiled to northern Shaanxi, they were truly regarded as plague gods and no one dared to touch them.
Even the cave house allocated to the Chu family was the worst one in the most remote corner.
It just so happened that her naive and cowardly son fell in love with Chu Lingyi's appearance. Otherwise, why would she go to so much trouble to help Chu Lingyi change her identity and pull her out of the quagmire.
Now, she has changed and become a city dweller again, and she no longer looks down on her son.
I really don’t want to pretend to have this ugly face for even a moment!
Still want to drive her, the mother-in-law, away? There is no such thing in the world!
But Shanmu was smart. She knew she was a stranger, had no roots, and was weak and powerless, so when faced with Chu Lingyi's anger, she simply stood there wiping her tears.
She took out her handkerchief, covered her face with it, and wept. "What a sin! If it weren't for the baby missing me, why would I come here to offend you? My old arms and legs are so frail, and just these three days of train travel are going to make me fall apart. And now I'm going to be scolded by my daughter-in-law. I...I'm going to die! I'm going to find a rope and hang myself."
Upon hearing this, Father Chu quickly scolded her, "Lingyi, you're so disrespectful! What are you doing? Is it easy for your mother-in-law to send the child all the way here? Why don't you hurry up and cook?"
Chu Lingyi had just been detained for a few days and was already full of anger. Now her mother-in-law was using her own tricks against her again. She was completely at a disadvantage and had to suppress her anger temporarily and talk about it after dinner.
Otherwise, wouldn't it be like Zhou Juan, pushing the people closest to you to the opposite side of yourself?
She came out of the room with a dark face, took the meat from her mother's hand, and went to cook.
Mother Chu was worried and quickly followed her to the kitchen, saying, "Lingyi, listen to me and stop making a fuss. Your father has lost his job, and we can't let any more jokes happen in our family right now. Wait for your father to think of a way to find a new job for him."
"I know. Don't worry. I can go to work in September. You won't starve." Chu Lingyi didn't know that the school had refused to recruit her.
Chu's mother had no choice but to whisper to her, "Jiuyue? Forget about that. Stay away from Teacher Xu from now on. We can't afford to offend his mother-in-law."
Chu Lingyi was dumbfounded, and the knife in her hand stopped. She said in disbelief: "What? I lost my job too?"
"Yeah, you don't think Zhou Juan's mother will let you go, do you?" Mother Chu sighed. "If you ask me, you're really being too hasty, kid. Even if you really want to climb up the social ladder, at least wait until you have a stable job."
Chu Lingyi was silent. She wasn't too anxious. Wasn't she taking it step by step, pushing only a little bit each time?
It’s all Zhou Juan’s fault. She actually used an ashtray to hit Teacher Xu’s hand. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have taken the opportunity to kick Zhou Juan.
She just wanted to teach Zhou Juan a lesson, but who would have thought that Zhou Juan was so fragile?
Chu Lingyi picked up the knife again, treating the flesh on his hand as that hateful Zhou Juan, and cut it open, cut ...
Seeing that she didn't speak, Chu's mother persuaded her again: "Okay, listen to me, don't quarrel with your mother-in-law. She can't stay for a few days. Just coax her and everything will be fine after she leaves."
Chu Lingyi just didn't want to coax her anymore, so she started quarreling.
She felt uncomfortable when she thought about the days when she had to be a servant in the Shan family. What's more, the mother and son came to her with the child, and they wanted to tell the world that she, Chu Lingyi, had a rural man who was not presentable.
I'm so angry, so angry!
The more Chu Lingyi thought about it, the more she couldn't swallow this anger. She didn't talk to the mother and son of the Shan family during the meal. Without waiting for the mother to pick up her chopsticks, she picked up all the meat on the plate and put it into the bowls of her parents and brother.
Not a single piece was left for the Shan family mother and son.
Chu's mother couldn't bear to watch it any longer, so she quickly gave the food in her bowl to Shan's mother.
Shan's mother was reluctant to eat it, so she gave the meat to Shan Yong and the child.
Chu's father had no choice but to put down his chopsticks and exchange his bowl with Chu's mother's: "You are not in good health, eat more meat."
Mother Chu couldn't help but have tears in her eyes. Her man was really good.
But the more he did this, the more she was reluctant to eat alone, so she divided the meat in the bowl evenly, giving two pieces to Shan's mother and two pieces to Chu's father, and then ate the rest herself so that her face wouldn't feel sore.
Chu Lingze, who also couldn't stand Chu Lingyi's behavior, simply gave all the meat in his bowl to Shan Yong and the child: "You have come all the way here, you must have worked hard, eat more."
"Thank you, brother! Kid, hurry up and say thank you to your uncle!" Shan Yong is a complete coward. As long as his wife doesn't divorce him, everything will be fine.
Chu Lingze looked at his careless brother-in-law and sighed silently.
After dinner, he left quickly, making the excuse that he had to work overtime at the publishing house.
There was no way. The atmosphere in this family was too depressing, and he couldn't persuade his sister. Staying would only make him suffer.
But the publishing house was closed at that time, and he had nowhere to go, so he had to wander over to Zhang Wang's house and ask for a place to sit for a while.
He was worried. The huge pressure of life made him sigh. He wanted to borrow money but couldn't open his mouth. He felt uncomfortable.
Zhang Wang saw that he looked worried, but he didn't ask what was wrong. He just turned the fan towards him and asked, "Do you want to smoke?"
"Have one, thank you." Chu Lingze was in great pain. He had originally planned to get married and have children after his work became stable, but now under the current circumstances, he was afraid that he would not be able to do so.
Between puffs of smoke, he asked Zhang Wang a question: "You shouldn't have any financial pressure, right? Why haven't you gotten married yet?"
Zhang Wang was amused. He was very open-minded: "Is this hard to understand? I just don't want to get married."
"Don't want to get married?" Chu Lingze is still traditional at heart and cannot understand this idea.
Zhang Wang also lit a cigarette and blew out a string of beautiful smoke rings. "What's so good about getting married? Isn't it just having someone to look after me? We might even argue. If I have a child, I won't be able to eat this or buy that, and I'll be restricted in everything. I might as well be single."
"Then why did you let your mother remarry?" Chu Lingze still couldn't follow his train of thought.
Zhang Wang smiled. "I told you, I don't want anyone to control me. She keeps urging me to get married, which is so annoying. Now that I'm married and pregnant, she can't take care of me anymore."
"It's great that you are so free and easy." Chu Lingze sighed silently and still felt irritable after smoking a cigarette.
Perhaps marriage is like a besieged city. People inside want to get out, and people outside want to get in. Some people want to get out just to find a better city, while some people want to get in because they will feel out of place if they don't.
People who think like Zhang Wang are extremely rare.
However, Zhang Wang did not think that he was free and easy, but saw through it. However, he was too lazy to explain to a nerd like Chu Lingze, so he just smiled and said, "It's good to be free and easy. If you are free and easy, you will have no worries. Even if you live to be a hundred, you will still be an old baby!"
"Hahaha, you're so funny." Chu Lingze felt better. This Zhang Wang was really interesting.
The two chatted for a while, and when Chu Lingze was about to leave, Zhang Wang took the initiative to ask, "Are you short of money? Do you need me to lend you some money?"
Chu Lingze was stunned, his face flushed red, neither admitting nor denying.
Zhang Wang smiled. "Don't be embarrassed. I know you're short of money. You'd be embarrassed not to ask, right? Everyone has their good and bad days. It's okay. I'll give you a hundred first. We'll talk if it's not enough."
Chu Lingze looked away and hummed silently.
Zhang Wang opened the three-door cupboard, took out the money, and then pulled out a stack of supply coupons. "I can't use it all by myself. I was saving it for my mother, but she won't give birth for another few months, so it's too early. You can use it. Don't forget to take me out to eat and drink when you become rich."
Chu Lingze hesitated for a moment, but still took the money and bills, turned and went into Zhang Wang's bedroom, found paper and pen, and wrote an IOU.
Even the amount of each ticket was clearly written, for example, whether the cloth ticket was half a foot or one foot, and whether the pork was two taels or five taels.
Zhang Wang accepted the IOU, smiled, and patted him on the back: "Why are you saying this? I'm just a gatekeeper. I don't have a better future than you. Take good care of yourself, and you'll help me make a fortune in the future."
Chu Lingze nodded and couldn't help but sigh that people who could hang out with Qi Changxiao all had pretty positive outlooks.
It’s no wonder that Qi Changxiao looks down on his sister and is polite to him. The people in the Chu family are indeed too petty.
When he returned home, his sister was still in a cold war with her single mother.
He counted out thirty yuan, first gave all the money for this month to the Shan family mother and son, then gave the material tickets to his mother, and then rode his bike to the hospital.
Of the remaining seventy, he took out sixty and gave them to Zhou Juan: "Take this for now. From now on, I'll give you twenty every month until I've paid you three hundred."
"Your sister caused the trouble. If she doesn't come, what's the point of you coming?" Zhou Juan had a cold face and had no good feelings towards Chu Lingze.
Chu Lingze said stubbornly: "Her mother-in-law and her husband are looking for her with their child. She is busy."
Zhou Juan was happy. She guessed that it was her mother who called people over. After all, she hadn't told Ding Can and the others yet.
She pretended to be shocked: "Ah, they're not going to quarrel, are they? Hey, go back and watch them. It would be embarrassing if they start fighting."
Chu Lingze didn't like what he heard. He frowned and wanted to ask Zhou Juan why she said that.
Before he could open his mouth, Yao Zhizhi arrived.
She hadn't visited Zhou Juan for two days. It was hot and she couldn't sleep well, so she came to the hospital to take a look.
Qi Changxiao was with her. When he saw Chu Lingze, his attitude was very distant, not like a close childhood friend.
Yao Zhizhi didn't ask, but just sat by the bed and cared about Zhou Juan's condition.
Liu Xiaoyu explained with a smile, "Editor-in-Chief Yao, it's fine. The doctor said my sister-in-law's intracranial pressure has dropped and the edema has subsided. She'll be on IV drip for two more days, and then she can be discharged after the stitches are removed."
Zhou Juan felt very aggrieved and touched her head: "I won't be able to see anyone after I'm discharged from the hospital."
Yao Zhizhi saw Zhou Juan's hair. In order to draw blood and suture the wound, a large area of her hair was shaved off, revealing her white scalp.
It looks very funny now with the bandages on. How will Zhou Juan face people after the bandages are removed?
I quickly checked the system store to see how much the wig cost. It was okay, not very expensive.
She comforted him, "Just shave it off later, let it grow back together, I'll send you a wig, it's okay."
"Really? Thank you." Zhou Juan hadn't smiled for several days, but now she smiled brightly.
Her mother was right. It would not be a disadvantage to have a good relationship with Yao Zhizhi.
It was her fault for being so stupid and not working hard, which annoyed Yao Zhizhi. She would never make the same mistake again.
She quickly grabbed Yao Zhizhi's hand: "Editor Yao, my manuscript——"
Yao Zhizhi was pleased to see her so motivated now, and said comfortingly, "The manuscript has been selected. I'll send you a sample issue in a few days, and the royalties will be settled at the end of the month. Don't let your mind wander these few days, and focus on healing first."
"Okay!" Zhou Juan was deeply moved. It didn't matter that the man didn't love her anymore. She still had a job. When she saw her work published in black and white, she would see who dared to look down on her!
In the evening, when Yao Zhizhi returned home from get off work, she heard a noisy sound coming from the Chu family as soon as she entered the alley.
The old woman from northern Shaanxi had a loud voice and cried loudly, saying that her daughter-in-law was trying to force her to death and she would not live anymore.
As he spoke, he pushed open the gate and rushed out. Yao Zhizhi quickly asked Qi Changxiao to stop to avoid bumping into him and being accused of scam.
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