Now he can't go home and explain to his wife. His own ten-odd yuan is his private stash, which he can still try to hide. The problem is, what about the thirty yuan he borrowed from his third brother's family?
After thinking it over, he had a sudden inspiration and did something disgusting. He gave Guo Mingli sixteen bags of laundry detergent to offset the thirty yuan, and said with conviction, "A bag of laundry detergent costs two yuan. I gave you an extra bag, so you're making a profit."
After saying that, he put down a large plastic bag of laundry detergent and left in a flash.
Guo Mingli was so angry!
She was a new bride and was already too embarrassed to talk much with her second brother-in-law, but she was really feeling aggrieved. You have to understand that this was in the 1980s, and thirty yuan was no small amount!
After thinking it over, she went directly to her second sister-in-law, Yu Xiuping. Unexpectedly, Yu Xiuping denied everything, saying that she knew nothing about what Han Shiyong had done and that if there was a problem, she should go find Han Shiyong, not her.
Guo Mingli had no choice but to wait until Han Shiping returned and tell him about it. Han Shiping remained silent for a long time before finally advising her to let it go, since they were all family and brothers, and she should just accept this loss in silence.
The man didn't want to take the lead, and out of consideration for their brotherly bond, Guo Mingli had no choice but to suppress her grievances.
Fortunately, the relationship between Han Shiping and Han Shiyong was not affected much, and they remained as close as the second and third brothers. However, a feud was formed between Guo Mingli and her second sister-in-law.
Since then, whenever the two sisters-in-law had the chance, they would openly or subtly mock each other. However, due to the large number of people in the family and the presence of Grandpa Han and Grandma Han above them, they couldn't openly break off relations, but it was common for them to subtly retort to each other.
Now that Guo Mingli has found such a powerful daughter-in-law, she's finally able to hold her head high. The other sisters-in-law are secretly envious, but they can still maintain a smile on their faces. Yu Xiuping, however, can't stand it. Her eyes darted around and she said, "So, Yunqi is much worse than his wife. Last year, when we heard that your Yunqi started his own company, we all thought that the boy had finally made something of himself. But now, it seems that's not good enough. A man should act like a man. If the head of the family doesn't earn as much money as the woman, isn't that just being a gigolo? What do people call men like that? A gigolo?"
These were harsh words, completely inappropriate for an elder to say. The eldest aunt, feeling that she was, after all, the eldest sister-in-law, and that she would be held responsible if her younger siblings caused a scene, immediately tugged at Yu Xiuping's sleeve.
Yu Xiuping never took this sister-in-law seriously and completely ignored her.
Guo Mingli showed no anger on her face, only saying calmly, "My son Yunqi was spoiled by his father and me. He didn't care about his studies and didn't even get into a proper university. In the end, he paid money to attend a junior college. We originally thought that was how his life would be. We thought that after his father and I retired, we would let him take over the family business so that he could at least live a life without worrying about food and clothing. But who told this child to be so lucky? He found such a good partner. When we were young, our parents arranged our marriages. If we were lucky, we could go through the motions of a blind date. If we were unlucky, we wouldn't know what our husbands looked like until we entered the bridal chamber."
At this point, the sisters-in-law all nodded in deep agreement. Guo Mingli continued, "We don't understand all that talk about love, but don't they say on TV that the power of love is boundless? I didn't believe it at first, but now, looking at my son, I really do. Look how successful he's become since he met Xiaoxiao! His father and I have been laughing in our sleep these past two years! The young couple can encourage each other to become better and better. What does it matter who's better than whom? They're all family. What do outsiders say? Can they make us lose a dollar or two ounces of flesh? They're all just worrying about things that don't concern them!"
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