Chapter 16 I'm Just Fair
Less than two months later, Zhao Fengxiu fell to her death in the countryside, and her children couldn't even make it back for her final funeral!
They only rushed back and wailed a few times after the funeral was over.
Having died once, Zhao Fengxiu didn't want to be soft-hearted towards them again. She gave them one last look and roared, "Those who don't pay, get out of here right now! We don't keep idle people in our family! Old Liu, grab a shovel and chase them away!"
This house is much quieter and more peaceful without them!
Liu Shiping quickly got up, grabbed a shovel from behind the door, and rushed over, startling his children who suddenly stood up!
Liu Jianbang's scalp tingled. "Mom and Dad! What are you doing? There's a limit to nonsense! What family acts like this, kicking their children out of the house? Is this even proper?"
Liu Jiancheng and Liu Jiangong agreed, saying, "Yes! Aren't we your children? Aren't we your precious sons? So what if we don't pay household expenses? Why are you so ruthless?"
Liu Jianmei pouted, looking aggrieved. "Am I not your precious daughter?"
Liu Jianguo's family and Liu Jianli quickly moved to the side to avoid being caught in the crossfire.
Lin Jingyi breathed a sigh of relief. It seemed that the old woman was serious, so their 2,500 yuan was well spent!
"Bullshit! I gave birth to you! I'd rather have given birth to a piece of barbecued pork! I'm fifty years old and still working hard to support you, and you're treated like princes and princesses, you can't be roused even by shouting. What, do I have to kneel down and beg you? Do you really think you're the crown prince or princess?! What other family spoils you like ours?"
Other kids are already working and earning money at fifteen or sixteen! Our family is amazing, our kids are in their mid-twenties and still playing around, still getting into trouble! They don't even pay household expenses! Other kids are all eager to contribute to household expenses, and their parents are already traveling all over the country by fifty!
"What kind of life am I living? If I'm not having a good life, none of you will be!" Zhao Fengxiu roared, pointing at them.
Liu Shiping also put in a good effort, using a shovel to dig around Liu Jianbang and the others' feet, taking over the ground piece by piece!
Lin Jingyi, standing to the side, added fuel to the fire, "That's right! Whose precious 20-year-old is that? Our son graduated in 2001, got married, and had children. He's contributed so much to household expenses now, he's much better off than you guys!"
Zhao Fengxiu turned her head and said, "You're so great! Your family has the biggest expenses! I almost forgot, don't think that just because you paid 2,500 you don't have to pay household expenses! From now on, you'll have to pay household expenses every month, just like them!"
What the Lin family doesn't want, our Liu family can't afford to raise either!
As she spoke, Zhao Fengxiu picked up a broom and chased the couple away. Lin Jingyi, holding her little girl and leading two boys, shouted, "Jianguo! Are you going to make us, mother and son, suffer like this?"
Liu Jianguo's eyelids twitched. "Mom! Don't be ridiculous! We've given so much, why should we have to pay household expenses too?"
Zhao Fengxiu said, "I'm being ridiculous? You're not even human! I raised you, sent you to school, helped you get married and have children, and supported your family for five or six years. And you've been secretly saving money behind my back, saving up so much! If it weren't for me weathering the storms and earning money to support you, your whole family would have starved to death long ago!"
"Get out! Get out of the house, all of you!"
Zhao Fengxiu and her husband ushered their children to the door, and as soon as the door opened, Liu Jianxin came in.
She looked haggard, with traces of tears on her face.
The sight made Zhao Fengxiu's heart skip a beat. She put down the broom, stepped forward, and pulled Liu Jianxin aside to ask, "What's wrong, Jianxin?"
Liu Jianxin bit her lip, unable to hold back her tears!
She stubbornly insisted, "Mom... I'm fine!"
Liu Jianxin was about to leave when Liu Jianguo called out, "What about your eldest sister? She's not married either, she lives at home and eats at home, why doesn't she contribute to household expenses? If she doesn't contribute, then what do we contribute? This isn't fair!"
Liu Jianbang and the others chimed in, "Yes! It's unfair!"
Zhao Fengxiu angrily slapped Liu Jianguo, shouting, "What I said is fair!"
Liu Jianguo was slapped to the ground, but luckily his three younger brothers caught him.
The slap made his head buzz, and he began to question the meaning of life!
Isn't he his mother's most beloved eldest son and the local teacher who benefits the most?
Why did Mom hit him?!
Liu Jianguo covered his face, looking at Zhao Fengxiu with humiliation and bewilderment, while his children were also shocked.
Liu Jian thought for a moment, then took out the money from his pocket and handed it all to Zhao Fengxiu, choking back tears as he said, "This is my household allowance for this month, 22 yuan. I'll get the rest for Mom tomorrow."
She didn't want the money in the first place, so this was exactly what she wanted.
After saying this, Liu Jianxin turned around and went upstairs to his room.
Liu Jianguo and his children were dumbfounded. How could their eldest sister just give it away like that? Was there no way they could continue playing?
Little did they know that Zhao Fengxiu was completely drawn to Liu Jianxin and followed him upstairs, ignoring them entirely, leaving Liu Shiping standing there puzzled with a shovel in his hand.
Are we even going to act anymore?
Upstairs in the house.
Liu Jianxin closed the door, and Zhao Fengxiu pounded on it, "Jianxin! Open the door quickly, what's wrong?"
There was a moment of silence in the room. Zhao Fengxiu patted the door for a while before she was allowed to enter.
...
After the meeting, Liu Jianxin was already exhausted and fell asleep. Zhao Fengxiu looked at him with a mixture of heartache and resentment.
Those Chen family members are truly beasts! They haven't even left Taihe Town yet, and they've already come back to their town, waiting for Liu Jianxin to get off work late at night to cause trouble!
Zhao Fengxiu was furious, thinking about her children who hadn't been dealt with yet.
She ran downstairs, but Liu Shiping and his children were nowhere to be seen, leaving only Liu Jianli there to tidy up and sweep the floor.
Liu Jianli called out, "Mom."
"Where are they? Why are you all alone? You're quite perceptive, sweeping the floor so quickly."
Liu Jianxin chuckled, "They've all gone back inside. Fourth Brother and Fifth Brother went out to put up the posters."
Zhao Fengxiu had nothing to say...
As dawn broke, Zhao Fengxiu got up early as usual and cooked porridge for three people, along with some stir-fried side dishes, before sitting down to wait for others.
Liu Shiping got up quickly, saw that there was some for him, and wolfed it down!
The remaining children got up one after another, went to the kitchen to look, and found nothing there!
Liu Jianguo frowned in displeasure. "Mom! Where's breakfast?"
Upon closer inspection, they saw there was another serving on the table and all rushed to sit down, but Zhao Fengxiu protected them.
Liu Jianguo immediately had a terrible headache. "Mom! I have to go to a meeting at school later. It's the new semester, and all the leaders will be there. How can I skip breakfast? Can you please stop messing around? I'm so annoyed!"
Liu Jianbang said, "I don't even have time to ask for leave! I have to rush to the restaurant to report for work, how can I leave without eating breakfast?"
The Liu brothers, Jiancheng and Jiangong, said, "We finished putting up the posters last night and successfully completed our eldest sister's matter. Mom, you can't forget our kindness!"
Bang!
Zhao Fengxiu slammed her fist on the table and roared, "Mom? What mom! I'm not your mom! I should have suffocated you heartless bastards back then! Last night, only your eldest sister paid her share of the household expenses, so today's share is hers. Those of you who didn't pay, go do it yourselves! You have hands and feet, yet you want to enjoy the treatment of disabled people? You're dreaming!"
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