Aunt Hong was very angry. For more than a year, the neighbors had seen that Qiu Meihua was a person who lived a peaceful life. Now that she had two children, she started to be on guard against thieves.
The matchmaker she acted as costly as her reputation.
"We agreed at that time that one baby would cost 100,000 yuan. Now that they have two, I don't want 200,000 yuan, I have to give 150,000 yuan." Her husband has never earned money in his life, and now they have two children who need money every day. She has to have some money in her hand to feel at ease.
"Bah, 150,000, why don't you just go and rob it? I gave you 50,000 as a betrothal gift last year, and you kept it. I have no money now. I emptied my family just to get a wife, and I have no money left."
She is content with everything now that she has a grandson. Now that she has a grandson, it doesn't matter whether she has a daughter-in-law or not.
What matters is the children.
"Don't be angry, don't be angry. You are still in confinement. Getting angry at this time will hurt your body." Aunt Hong quickly comforted Qiu Meihua. After all, she was the one she brought back, so she had to give her some face.
"Auntie Hong, we agreed on this at the beginning, why did you change your mind after the baby was born?"
Aunt Hong helped wipe her tears and sighed in her heart, saying that it was because of giving birth to a child that people held your vitals in their hands and that's why your penis started to become erect.
Silly girl.
The wife of the Wang family seemed to be strong before, but she was not so unreasonable.
This is because I have been scolded for years for saying that I will have no descendants, and my character has become corrupted.
But a daughter-in-law becomes a member of the family once she comes home. You have a grandson, but your son is still a fool.
At this time, he turned his back on people and destroyed the bridge after crossing it. This is too ugly.
But it's only one hundred thousand or two hundred thousand, and she wouldn't be willing to give it to her daughter-in-law.
Seeing that no one was there to support her, Qiu Meihua finally realized the pain of marrying far away.
Life was hard in her hometown as a replacement bride, but at least she had the support of her brothers from her natal family. Here, they are out of reach.
"Since you feel you don't need me anymore, then you can take care of the child yourself." Qiu Meihua knew very well that if she was caught now, she would never be able to stay in the Wang family.
"You—, just take care of the child yourself. If the child doesn't recognize you in the future, don't blame anyone else. Do you think I can't find food for my darling grandson without your milk bag?"
Wang's mother asked someone to bring back imported milk powder from the county. Looking at the smart little children, she was extremely happy.
Old man Wang found a job building houses in his hometown, and when he came back in the evening he was still told by her to do this and that.
Although it is a bit tiring, the old couple are very motivated as they have hope for the future.
"Why, are you still in a bad mood?"
"Of course not. Two hundred thousand is a huge sum of money."
"Why don't you give it to him first, to put his mind at ease. The child has his mother's milk, and we can save some money on milk powder."
"Waste that money? You might as well buy food and drink for my darling grandson. I've never seen a mother like this. She really is from a poor family. She doesn't even want to feed her own child, but only cares about money."
"Aren't you afraid that people will run away? In the town where I take the job, there are people brought back from outside who can't stand the hardship here and leave their children behind and run away." Father Wang didn't quite agree with Mother Wang.
A daughter-in-law who was married into the family in a proper manner, who gave birth to grandchildren, who did not despise his silly son, and who worked diligently at home, should be kept well.
"It's a sin for a child to be without a mother. We will only get older day by day, and the two children still have to rely on their biological mother." The stupid son also has to rely on others. Father Wang thinks that the woman has long hair and short knowledge, and only cares about having a good mouth.
"I don't know how miserable the child is without a mother. There's so much money here. What if Qiu Meihua takes the money and runs away? Who can I cry to? You've heard of those honey traps where they only ask for the bride price.
We worked our asses off on the construction site to save up this fortune, and now that we're getting older, it's becoming even harder to make money.
My son can't be relied upon, but my grandchildren are counting on us. I don't feel comfortable giving this money out." Mother Wang felt she had a point. After all, they only had one son, and after a hundred years, whatever was left would belong to him. Wouldn't it be the same if she gave it now or later?
"Hey~" Father Wang put out the cigarette in his hand and had nothing to say.
If my silly son wasn't stupid, there wouldn't be so many worries.
Ever since Wang's mother made it clear that she would not give any money, Qiu Meihua stopped caring about anything.
I used to think of this place as my home, but now I feel like an outsider here.
Mother Wang had to take care of two children, do the laundry, cook, and take care of the household chores for the whole family.
She was tired, but her daughter-in-law was ignorant, so she had to endure it.
I also have to spare some time to keep an eye on my daughter-in-law, for fear that she might sneak away.
Having a daughter-in-law sounds better in name, but it would be a joke if she runs away.
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"Auntie Hong, I want to go out and work." Qiu Meihua sent all the betrothal money back to her hometown without losing a penny.
It was not easy for her parents to raise her. Although they favored boys over girls, they still provided her with food and clothes.
She disregarded her parents' wishes and married far away. She didn't know how many times her parents scolded her behind her back.
But blood ties cannot be severed, and she should return the favor. She married far away, not to completely break off with her family, the betrothal money was her attitude.
She has her own children now, and she has to take care of them too.
"Have your parents-in-law allowed you to go out?" Aunt Hong disagreed, as she had just finished her confinement.
"You don't want to give me money and you're trying to deceive me into marriage. Don't you allow me to go out and earn money on my own?" Qiu Meihua didn't do well in her confinement period, and now she was in an even worse mood when she mentioned the Wang family. She also felt a little resentful towards Aunt Hong for making it sound like even a blade of grass was worthless here.
"No matter who has the money, it will eventually be spent on your two children. Don't you think so?" Aunt Hong comforted.
Qiu Meihua didn't want to argue with her about the logic behind this. They were on the same side, and she was just an outsider. Could she get the money if she won the argument?
Just a waste of breath.
At this time, a peanut was stuffed into his mouth.
Aunt Hong smiled and said, "Look, our Junjun still knows how to love his wife."
Qiu Meihua didn't say anything. While chewing the peanuts in her mouth, she took a handkerchief and wiped the hands of her stupid husband next to her.
He followed his neighbors wherever they went, and when they saw him, they treated him as a child. If they had food in their pockets, they would always share two pieces with him.
It's really stupid, but it's good for her.
But what’s the use of it being good? It can never be relied upon.
What can I do about the path I have chosen?
She didn't know whether marrying a fool was better than exchanging relatives.
The only thing is that her future children probably won't have to be exchanged for marriage.
"You have taken root here now. Aunt Hong will take you to make some friends of the same age." Every family has conflicts between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. It would make you feel better if you have people of the same age to talk to.
In fact, Qiu Meihua is not familiar with the people around her. She wants to go out to work and it would be nice to get familiar with the situation around here.
"Mrs. Lan, Mrs. Lan, are you at home?" Aunt Hong stood by the road and shouted towards the family on the ridge.
"She's at home, Aunt Hong, come up and sit down. Oh, this is the daughter-in-law of the Wang family, she's so pretty." A bench was put out, and a bowl of peanuts and a bowl of melon seeds were placed in the middle, and they chatted.
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