To Liu Xiacao, these words sounded like her daughter-in-law was putting eye drops in her eyes in front of her son.
She was so angry that she pointed at her cheek and said, "You blind slut, look at my face, it was beaten like this by that bitch, and you still say I bully others.
You want to put your warm face on someone else's cold butt, you should be grateful to them for helping you beat your mother-in-law, go by yourself, don't instigate my son!"
Zhang Lingxiu didn't want to be nice to this old woman anymore and sneered, "If you don't keep cursing at me like this, will I get beaten up? You even want to kick me out of the family compound. How dare you? You're afraid Xuefeng will get too comfortable in the army, so you're giving him such a formidable opponent.
You are so foolish and have harmed us. If I had known you were such a wicked mother-in-law, I would never have agreed to this marriage!"
Her family background is good, and even if she lives alone, her brothers and sisters take good care of her. If she hadn't fallen in love with Zhao Xuefeng, wouldn't it be nice for her to live alone?
Zhao Dahua came out of the house and said softly, "Grandma, Aunt Wu is about to give birth. If the little brother can't see you the first time he comes out, he won't be close to you in the future!"
There is a saying in their countryside that when a child is born, he or she will be close to the first person he or she sees in the future.
Liu Xiacao gave birth to five sons and one daughter in total. The youngest son was a late-born child and was the apple of Liu Xiacao's eye. The fifth daughter-in-law was a good talker. Even though she was lazy and greedy, Liu Xiacao felt sorry for the couple.
Zhao Xuefeng gave Liu Xiacao fifteen yuan every month. Of this fifteen yuan, almost fourteen yuan and ninety cents went into the couple's pockets.
When the whole family was eating coarse food, the couple ate an egg a day and only ate refined grains, white flour and white rice without interruption.
Although Liu Xiacao wanted to stay here, she couldn't let go of her eldest son and daughter-in-law who couldn't come. Her eyes moved, and she was obviously tempted.
Zhao Xuefeng said hurriedly, "I'll buy you a ticket later. Pack your things today and I'll take you to the train tomorrow morning."
"I'll take Sanyong back." Liu Xiacao wanted to take Zhao Xuefeng's youngest son back, not because he felt sorry for his grandson, but because he wanted to keep the child by his side so that he could control Zhao Xuefeng.
Zhang Lingxiu had no intention of intervening in this matter, as she had no right to do so.
Zhao Dahua panicked, "Grandma, Sanyong is grown up, and Aunt Wu just gave birth to a little brother, who is still too young. What if Sanyong doesn't understand and hits the little brother?"
Liu Xiacao had a picture in her mind: her chubby little grandson was pinched by Sanyong until his body was covered with bruises. She was heartbroken.
"Isn't it enough for me to tell him not to hit his little brother?" How could Liu Xiacao be fooled by a twelve-year-old girl with just a few words?
Zhao Dahua pursed her lips. She would never let her brother go with her grandma no matter what. "If grandma takes my brother back, I will go back with you."
Erhua hurried over and said, "Big sister, I want to go back with you too. I want to be with my brother."
Zhang Lingxiu couldn't help but feel touched, but as a stepmother, she had no right to speak in the affairs of the Zhao family, and it might even bring trouble to herself.
Zhao Xuefeng saw through his mother's thoughts and said, "You and Dad stay at home. I will send you ten yuan every month. If you take Sanyong back with you, I won't give you a penny from now on."
"Dream on!" The old woman was instantly furious. "It used to be fifteen yuan, why is it only ten yuan from now on?"
"Before my younger brother got married, I helped him out a little. What's the matter? I'm his father, and he's married and has children, but he still wants me to support them?" Zhao Xuefeng was not a pushover either.
The three children came over, wearing tattered clothes. He asked them privately and found out what kind of life the three children lived in their hometown.
In the past, he had not been promoted to deputy battalion commander, and his years of military service were not sufficient, so his family members were not qualified to accompany the army and he had no choice but to raise his children in the countryside.
This year he was qualified to join the army and remarried, so he asked his mother to send the children over. As a result, he found that the three children were raised like ghosts, who could fly directly.
He was skinny, with yellow skin and looked like someone who had just come out of a refugee camp.
It would be fine if everyone was like this, but his mother, the grandmother, had a rosy complexion and was plump. Although Zhao Xuefeng didn't say anything, he might not feel comfortable in his heart.
He also always knew that his parents were partial to each other. When his younger brother got married, he was asked to find a way to collect a betrothal gift of 100 yuan and a ticket worth three turns and one ring. He received telegrams and phone calls every few days. He had no choice but to ask his comrades to exchange tickets and send them back.
How could Liu Xiacao give in so easily? She cursed Zhao Xuefeng for being unfilial and wanted to go to the boss to sue him. Zhao Xuefeng said disapprovingly, "Go ahead, sue me and I'll go back to farming. I bought the three turns and one ring for my younger brother's wedding, and there's also a hundred yuan for the betrothal gift. You have to pay it back later!"
Liu Xiacao didn't dare to speak!
If that happens, she won't get the ten dollars every month.
Ten dollars in the countryside is not a small amount of money. It is one hundred and twenty dollars a year, which is a huge income. Many families work hard for a year, but at the end of the year, they may not even get one hundred dollars in total.
Otherwise, when her eldest son got married, he bought such a good dowry that the matchmakers almost broke down the door of her house. She had carefully selected and chosen the best one.
Even the prince wasn't as careful in choosing his concubines as she was.
After Liu Xiacao was completely subdued, Zhang Lingxiu and Zhao Xuefeng went to the supply and marketing cooperative to buy gifts and apologize to Ji Xia.
When they reached a deserted place, Zhao Xuefeng whispered, "I'm sorry for making you suffer. I'll send my mother away tomorrow and we can live a good life."
Although Zhao Xuefeng didn't say anything, Zhang Lingxiu still wanted to say a few words for Ji Xia, "She scolded me at home, and I could have chosen not to argue with her for your sake, but Ji Xia has no obligation to take responsibility for her.
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