Chapter 38 If I hit you again, you'll be kicked out of the house.
They returned to the oil press shop in the evening.
Liu Jianmei was tidying up her stall when she saw them and quickly called out, "Mom and Dad, you're back!"
When Zhao Fengxiu and Liu Shiping left Liu Xiangqian's house, they stuffed the food back into their hands.
Liu Jianmei came over to help take the things from his hands, asking, "Why is there still food?"
Zhao Fengxiu remained silent and walked straight into the house.
After a long day, Zhao Fengxiu was too tired to cook dinner, so she handed it over to Liu Shiping and the others, and also asked them to pick up some things that Liu Xiangqian's family had sent over to cook.
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That evening, several fragrant meat dishes appeared on the dinner table, and the children almost cried with envy.
The three gluttons were practically screaming themselves hoarse.
"Wow! You're amazing! You're giving us so much good food! We won't be polite! Hurry, or we'll miss out!"
After they started eating, Zhao Fengxiu said, "It's good that you're eating well. Be more proactive in contributing to household expenses in the future. Look at your third uncle's children. When they heard that your third uncle was going to compensate me, they didn't say a word and even nodded in approval."
And look at you all, complaining about household expenses, there's no comparison! Next time you make me go through all this trouble, don't blame me for being ruthless.
After he said that, their food lost its flavor, but they could still eat, though they all looked a little uncomfortable and remained silent.
After they had almost finished eating, Zhao Fengxiu asked, "Do you know where we went today?"
Liu Jianguo said, "Third Uncle's family! Mom, are you trying to talk about Third Uncle's family?"
The children looked at Liu Jianguo in surprise. Zhao Fengxiu nodded. "Jianguo guessed right. It's that Liu Xiangqian, your father's younger brother, whom I haven't spoken to in thirty years."
We visited him today. Nothing important, just a brief chat. From now on, we'll just be considered ordinary relatives.
Liu Shiping smiled. "Your mother is right. From now on, you can have regular contact with your third uncle's children without having to hide anymore. Let me introduce you. This is your nephew... the person I went to talk to this time was Liu Zhenyu..."
Liu Shiping spoke eloquently and with great excitement.
Today might be a very happy day for him!
Zhao Fengxiu, unusually, didn't interrupt, letting him talk to his children about Liu Xiangqian's family, which stunned his children.
Especially Liu Jianbang and the other two, they all cried out!
Only Liu Jianmei kept her head down, lost in thought.
Lin Jingyi looked somewhat uneasy, glancing at Zhao Fengxiu every now and then before looking away.
Zhao Fengxiu then looked at Liu Jianmei and said, "Come with me for a moment."
The children were stunned for a moment, then continued listening to Liu Shiping's explanation.
Seeing Zhao Fengxiu leave, Lin Jingyi was extremely anxious and glared angrily at Liu Jianguo!
After Zhao Fengxiu led Liu Jianmei into the house, she closed the door and sat down beside her. "Tell me, have you been seeing Zhenyu from your third uncle's family for a while? You were classmates, you can't hide it from me."
Liu Jianmei rushed over and hugged Zhao Fengxiu's knees, explaining, "Mom, she's not only my classmate, but also my good friend. It's not that I didn't want to tell you before, I was just afraid you'd be angry with me if you found out."
Uncle's mistake is his own business, it has nothing to do with Sister Zhenyu! You went to Uncle's house today, and Dad talked about Sister Zhenyu again. I think Mom, you will forgive me, right?
If that doesn't work, I can just cut ties with them in the future.
Liu Jianmei slumped her head.
Zhao Fengxiu said, "I didn't say you can't have any contact with them! It's just that you shouldn't hide anything from them in the future, and don't secretly contact them in private. Tell your parents about everything. What kind of behavior is it for a grown woman to always keep things to herself?"
Don't you trust your mom that much? If you have something on your mind, just say it. Your parents won't blame you, make things difficult for you, or stop you. As long as things are reasonable, we can discuss anything. You don't necessarily have to hide it from them, okay?
You can continue to visit her normally in the future. She is your cousin Zhenyu, and you can bring her home for a visit. Just treat her like a normal relative.
Whether you're in a boyfriend or girlfriend relationship, you should be open and honest with each other, understand?
Hearing her mother say that, Liu Jianmei nodded solemnly, "Yes, I understand, Mom."
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After giving Liu Jianmei her instructions, Zhao Fengxiu prepared to wash up and go upstairs to rest, but was stopped by Lin Jingyi.
Liu Jianguo was also there.
Lin Jingyi said, "Mom, Zhenghong is about to start school, and there are a lot of tuition and fees to pay, snacks, and things to do to make friends. Can you help us out with some money? My parents really don't care, and we don't have much money on hand."
Zhao Fengxiu glanced at her coldly, "Why should I give you money? Isn't it enough for your whole family to eat and drink from me?"
Oh dear, you've finally deigned to ask me for help. I thought you were all that capable! Isn't Jianguo a school teacher?
He asked his colleagues and superiors for help, but instead of doing things himself, he made me pay for them. How dare you ask for that?!
Liu Jianguo said impatiently, "Mom! He's still your grandson, are you really not going to take care of him?"
Seeing that he still had a threatening and defiant look in his eyes, Zhao Fengxiu knew that he wasn't completely without confidence!
He immediately turned hostile and yelled, "Are you taking my words as bullshit? He's not my son, what business is it of mine! So what if I don't care? Are you threatening me?"
Threatening you to get out of here! Who can support a family of five like you?! It's only 30 yuan, and you're unwilling to ask your colleagues and superiors for help? Then Zheng Hong, you shouldn't be studying!
Acting like you're someone I care about or someone I'm afraid of, and talking to me like that. Don't bother me unless it's absolutely necessary; just seeing you two annoys me!
After Zhao Fengxiu finished yelling, she shook the water off her hands so it would splash onto them, then went upstairs, too lazy to pay any attention to them.
Liu Jianguo looked at Lin Jingyi with annoyance and said, "I told you not to look for Mom, really! I'll talk to the boss tomorrow. You should be more frugal from now on. So what if you don't have any snacks?"
"Do they really need to eat? School is for studying, not for playing and having fun! What are our conditions like now? Mom is right, we've almost fed them enough. We'll see how well Zhenghong does in school later."
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A few days later, Zhao Fengxiu was doing accounts in the house when a figure quickly passed by the door without even saying hello!
Zhao Fengxiu had just finished tidying up when she got up and came out, saying, "What are you doing? Why are you walking so fast? What have you done that you've been up to?"
Liu Jiangong paused, then slowly turned around, revealing some bruises on half of his face.
Zhao Fengxiu...
Liu Shiping chased after him, wondering if he was seeing things, and was shocked when he saw it again. "Oh my god, Jiangong, what happened to you? What have you been doing?"
Despite Liu Shiping's persistent questioning and concern, Liu Jiangong remained silent, his face bruised and swollen, looking stubborn and unhappy.
Sure enough, Liu Jiangong got into another fight these past two days. She was exasperated with her son, who only knew brute force, and spoke coldly.
"If you win, you go to jail; if you lose, you go to the hospital. If you fight again, you're kicked out of the house! You're so spoiled. When your dad asks you something, you don't even say a word?"
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