Chapter 158 Reunion Dinner
Before Cheng Meifang could explain, Wang Huapeng stepped forward and interrupted her, asking angrily, "I asked you to give my mother 30 yuan. Did you give it to her? Or did you not intend to give it at all?"
When Hu Jingying heard the word "thirty yuan", she was instantly furious.
"Thirty dollars?"
Her voice suddenly rose.
"You! You're such a bitch! You actually did something behind my son's back!"
As she spoke, she waved her arms excitedly.
The situation was about to get completely out of control.
At this moment, Wang Huapeng finally lost his patience and glanced at Ruan Chuxia and her group who were still standing nearby. He immediately interrupted them in a deep and stern voice, "Mom! Stop talking!"
Hu Jingying finally stopped talking.
She stood in the room, her hand tightly grasping the corner of her apron, with a hint of unwilling sneer on the corner of her mouth.
The room fell silent for a moment.
But Cheng Meifang was so angry that her face turned red and white.
She stood up suddenly and shouted without thinking.
"Thirty yuan? What are you thinking? How much do you make in a month? You give a little to your brother here, a little to your sister there, and you still have to give money to your parents for New Year's gifts. You have four children to take care of, and you've never thought about your own life?"
Then she choked, her eyes instantly turned red, and tears rolled down.
"You still accuse me of being a troublemaker? Have I had an easy life these past few years? A woman raising four children is exhausting, and have you ever helped me even a little? Everyone in the family, young and old, keeps asking me for money, all day long. Look at me now, my eldest daughter can barely afford to go to school, and she still can't afford the tuition..."
Hu Jingying scoffed, her face full of disdain, and said coldly, "Girls shouldn't go to school! It's a complete waste of money! Sooner or later, you'll get married, and no matter how much you learn, it will belong to someone else."
Cheng Meifang finally couldn't bear it anymore, her chest heaving violently, and she choked and shouted at her: "Girl! Girl! Aren't you a woman?! How can you say that?"
"Of course I'm a woman," Hu Jingying gritted her teeth and replied, "but I gave birth to three sons for the Wang family!"
As she spoke, a hint of pride appeared on her face.
"Unlike you, who always gives birth to girls and whose belly is not doing well, yet you still complain about this and that?"
The two of them were arguing more and more fiercely, and there was even a hint of violence.
Wang Huapeng, who had been silent the entire time, finally lost his patience and slammed the table, yelling, "Stop arguing!"
Xiaojun, who was hiding in Ruan Chuxia's arms, was startled and his body shook violently. His little hands tightly grasped Ruan Chuxia's clothes, his eyes full of panic and anxiety.
Ruan Chuxia quickly patted the child's back and coaxed him in a low voice, comforting him: "It's okay, it's okay, uncle's voice was a little loud, it's okay..."
Xiao Zhiyu's expression faded a little, and a hint of impatience flashed across his eyes.
He hugged Ruan Chuxia and slowly stood up.
"Lao Wang, Xiaojun is sleepy. Let's go home today and get together again later."
Wang Huapeng certainly understood this, but he had no reason to keep him.
In this deadlock, he knew that continuing to pull would only make it more embarrassing.
He simply went along with it and said, "Okay, that's it for today... Oh! We can make up for it another time when we have the chance."
In fact, he was also a little embarrassed.
It was he who originally proposed this dinner.
The purpose is for the two families to have a reunion dinner together, to strengthen their relationship, and to visit each other more often in the future.
The result was an unhappy parting, and the scene was even more embarrassing than imagined.
Besides, Xiao Zhiyu is not just a brother, but also more than an ordinary friend.
But it was his boss at work.
Wang Huapeng felt uncomfortable with the situation.
…
When I walked out the door, a cold wind blew in my face.
Ruan Chuxia shivered involuntarily, and quickly pulled up her collar. Her face shrank slightly, and she looked a little timid.
Xiao Zhiyu immediately picked up Xiaojun with one hand, held her in his arms with the other hand, and gently patted her arm a few times.
"Are you cold? You'll feel better once you get in the car."
She leaned towards a warmer place, rubbed her hands, and exhaled, letting out a cloud of white mist.
"It's so cold! Why is it so cold outside? I see Wang Huapeng's parents aren't wearing very warm clothes. It's almost Chinese New Year, and they don't seem to feel anything."
"If you're only thinking about making money, how can you feel cold?"
Xiao Zhiyu sneered in a low voice.
"He's always chasing his son for money, even taking away half of his filial piety. As for Old Wang, he really doesn't know what he's doing."
"You mean this isn't the first time this has happened?"
Ruan Chuxia turned her head to look at him with a hint of surprise on her face.
"first?"
Xiao Zhiyu snorted lightly, with a hint of impatience in his tone.
"So, they've been fighting for as long as I've known Old Wang! She's raising three sons, so logically, she shouldn't need that little money. But, unfortunately, the old lady is incredibly partial. She's always hanging around her eldest son, asking for this and that, and Old Wang never says 'no.'"
Ruan Chuxia was confused and frowned as she asked, "Why? This is too outrageous. Why would Uncle Wang let them torture him like this?"
"Old Wang is the best to talk."
Xiao Zhiyu said slowly.
"Don't be fooled by his fierce appearance. He is actually very generous and loyal. No matter if it's his brothers, relatives or parents, as long as he has the money, he will basically not refuse."
"Hey! What's going on?"
Ruan Chuxia couldn't help but sigh, her face full of dissatisfaction.
"My sister-in-law usually saves money even when buying something nice for herself, but he's so generous, spending all his hard-earned money on helping others. Isn't this just treating his wife like a decoration?"
Ruan Chuxia curled her lips, her eyes full of indignation for Cheng Meifang.
Xiao Zhiyu did not refute or explain too much.
He just lowered his head in silence for a while, then sighed silently.
…
On Sunday, when Ruan Chuxia saw Cheng Meifang again, she found that her eyes were still red and swollen.
He looked obviously more haggard, and it was obvious that he had not had a good rest the whole night.
Seeing her like this, Ruan Chuxia's heart tightened. She looked at her worriedly and said, "Sister-in-law, you're not in good condition right now. You look particularly pale. Why don't you just not go today? I can find someone. Just tell me the address, and I can handle it myself."
Originally, this Sunday was a rare day for Cheng Meifang to relax, but she was feeling low and emotionally unstable.
Ruan Chuxia really didn't want her to run around and suffer for these things anymore.
But Cheng Meifang rubbed her slightly cold face with her hands, trying to cheer herself up.
Then he tried hard to put on a rather unnatural smile.
"It's okay, Xiao Ruan, don't worry. Miss Wei said she would give me double my salary today. Just for this reason, I have to insist on going."
Seeing that she had said so much, although Ruan Chuxia still had some concerns in her heart, she felt embarrassed to persuade her any further.
Shenzhen is close to the sea.
The climate is not cold enough to snow.
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